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An interview with Dr. Marisa Marraccini

MQ Mental Health

This idea came from my research and clinical conversations with teens and school professionals, and my excitement about the potential of immersive virtual reality and its effectiveness for exposure therapy. Our qualitative research was focused on helping improve school reintegration experiences for youth following a psychiatric crisis.

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Depression and suicide risk: An interview with new MQ Fellow Dr Alexandre Lussier

MQ Mental Health

My doctoral research focused on the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on epigenomic and transcriptomic patterns in animal models and clinical cohorts of individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Research is the key to understanding and developing better interventions to prevent and treat mental health conditions.

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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

a licensed clinical psychologist and advocate for Asian American mental health in the state of New York. in clinical and school psychology at Hofstra University. As part of her graduate training, Dr. Following the acquisition of her doctoral degree, Dr. Chang dedicated herself to the pursuit of research, clinical work, and training.

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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., 2009; Cahill et al., 2003; Carpender et al., Bennemann, B.,

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

Society of Clinical Psychology

Often times the field of clinical psychology assumes a “deficit-based” approach to minority mental health. cultural socialization, or emphasizing cultural pride and heritage) have been identified as important treatment targets in interventions that were specifically designed with and for African American families (e.g., Anderson et al.,

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

for example, 20% of individuals recall meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) at some point in their lives (Hasin et al., patients who experience better outcomes in other interventions than in CBTs). CBT) than others.

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Genogram in Social Work: Worth a Thousand Words?

Social Work Haven

It can be used in assessment as well as interventions. Ensure your interviews are person centred to help you create a genogram client-centred diagram. Ten minutes for the family: systemic interventions in primary care. The Genogram Casebook: A Clinical Companion to Genograms: Assessment and intervention.