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Towards rigorous and flexible research designs for personalized psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

As clinical psychotherapists, we know about the dilemma that traditional research methods pose for everyday clinical practice. We then invited methodological and clinical experts to participate in a subsequent Delphi study to condensate their most essential advancements and challenges for psychotherapy research and practice.

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Compassion-Focused Therapy Strongly Improves Mental Health Outcomes: A Series of Meta-Analyses

Society of Clinical Psychology

Remarkably, CFT has found application in treating various mental health difficulties, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. But it doesn’t stop there; CFT has also ventured beyond clinical settings to promote mental well-being in the general public. 49) on depressive symptoms.

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Women Working In Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

Women Working on Preventions and Interventions Dr Susanne Ahmari, (USA) identified brain activity related to Obsessive behaviours, the first step towards developing new treatments for OCD in 2013. Dr Ethel Nakimuli-Mpungu (Uganda) developed a highly successful intervention for remote communities living with HIV and depression in 2015.

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Members in the News – August 29, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kristen Lee is a member of NASW-RI: 3 Ways to Become Psychologically Rich Psychology Today New research shows that the relentless pursuit of happiness might not be yielding the return on investment we’re promised. Granet , licensed clinical social worker at The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California wonders.

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What is metacognition and what does it have to do with worry and rumination?

Lawson Psychology

While worry is most closely related to anxiety, and rumination to depression, both thinking styles are common part of a wide range of mental-health related problems, including OCD, eating and body image disorders, health anxiety, and even chronic pain. appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology. What is metacognition?

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

However, these gold-standard CBT treatments remain extremely difficult to access, leaving wide gaps between those who need psychological care and those who actually receive it (Wang et al., is a clinical research coordinator in the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders program at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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How Can Love Affect Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

Feeling loved and feeling love for others has a positive effect on mental health and those who feel loved and love others experience fewer depressive symptoms than those who do not. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. But love can show up and shape our lives in a great many different ways that are not romantic.