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Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective as a Standalone Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? An Evaluation Using the Tolin Criteria

Society of Clinical Psychology

To answer the question “Is cognitive-behavioral therapy effective as a standalone treatment for substance use disorder?”, In other words, how do we know if a given psychosocial treatment is effective for a given mental disorder? Why is it important to identify effective treatments for substance use disorder?

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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options. Large hospital systems typically employ LMSW social workers because they have demonstrated clinical acumen and the ability to navigate practice scenarios. So why should students enter the realm of clinical social work in addiction? What are Opiates?

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Targeting Anxiety Sensitivity in Prevention Treatments: A Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

Although anxiety sensitivity was originally studied in relation to panic- and anxiety-related disorders, it subsequently has been conceptualized as a transdiagnostic measure of distress intolerance and a risk factor for important health behaviors (Otto et al., Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Edmondson, D., & Otto, M.

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A roadmap to prevent people being gone too soon

MQ Mental Health

For this first time, we have brought together a multidisciplinary global team of academic, policy, clinical, and lived and living experience experts with the specific aim of understanding the driving forces behind these deaths together with what needs to be done to tackle this public health crisis." App co-design 6.

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Do Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Interventions Decrease Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms? A Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

We hope that future DBT research will continue to investigate externalizing symptom outcomes among adolescents with thoughtful inclusion of potential moderators, as well as evaluate adolescents who meet criteria for disruptive behavior disorders given DBT’s potential effectiveness for youth who might not currently receive DBT. Jakubovic, M.A.

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

Children can experience ongoing stressful situations and this may lead to children developing mental illnesses such as Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or cPTSD. Clinical terminology isn’t easy for adults to use correctly, let alone younger age groups. It is human nature to learn from each other.

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Training therapists in evidence-based mental health interventions: What works and what holds promise for the future?

Society of Clinical Psychology

“Jenna” was an adolescent who presented for treatment at a specialty clinic after having been in therapy for several years. During that time, she had been having several panic attacks per day and met criteria for multiple anxiety disorders. Clinical Psychology : Science and Practice. About the Authors. Hannah Frank, M.A.