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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Over about the last 50 years, clinical research has proven without a doubt that psychotherapy significantly alleviates the symptoms of a wide range of mental illnesses, for example, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addictions (Lutz et al., in an early session of psychotherapy.

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What Is and Is Not a Psychological Treatment?

Society of Clinical Psychology

The Society of Clinical Psychology maintains a list of empirically supported treatments (ESTs), using a set of requirements colloquially referred to as the “Tolin criteria” (Tolin et al., To address this thorny issue, the Society of Clinical Psychology assembled a task force charged with defining what psychological treatments are and are not.

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Mental wellbeing can, and should, be assessed in clinical samples

Society of Clinical Psychology

Before you continue reading this blog, take a moment and reflect for one moment: what do you, as a clinical psychologist, use as a criterion for recovery or therapy success? What would it mean for clinical psychology if we maintained an intentional focus on both treating mental illness and promoting mental wellbeing?

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

Trauma exposure takes a toll on societies and individuals, leading to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a sizable minority of individuals (Magruder et al., Thus, providing effective preventive care and clinical interventions to individuals who are struggling with PTSD symptoms is imperative.

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A Framework to Test Emotion Regulation in the Lab and the Clinic

Society of Clinical Psychology

Thus, there are many lines of inquiry open to affective science and intervention researchers to test what constitutes high quality strategies and whether capitalizing on patients’ strengths by improving the quality of their strategies (Cheavens et al., Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Strunk et al., 2015; Gibbons et al.,

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Clinical Considerations When Clients Have Children

Society of Clinical Psychology

This SCP blog by Zalewski, Goodman, Cole, and McLaughlin corresponds with a new Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice article titled, “Clinical Considerations when Treating Adults who are Parents.” These estimates suggest that a significant number of adults seeking psychotherapy are parents. Ammerman et al.,

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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.