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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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Harnessing the power of feedback in psychotherapy: Insights from a belief updating perspective

Society of Clinical Psychology

Based on your clinical experience, you have certain beliefs about how the therapy is progressing. Clinical and Public Health Implications The power of feedback in psychological treatments lies in its ability to update beliefs. So, what do these insights into belief updating mean precisely for clinical practice?

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Festive opening of the university outpatient clinic

Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

On 09.09.2022, the new outpatient clinic for psychotherapy and psychodiagnostics, headed by Prof. Dr. Isabel Dziobek, at the Humboldt University of Berlin was officially opened. Prior to the tour of the new outpatient clinic premises, a scientific symposium was held at the Erwin Schrödinger Zentrum. 7, 12489 Berlin.

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Clinician and client political values in culturally-competent psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

The ways in which client and therapist political values affect the therapeutic process has been a neglected factor in clinical practice, with many clinicians committing “culturally-competent malpractice” in this area (Redding, 2020). Sociopolitical values: The neglected factor in culturally-competent psychotherapy.

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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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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

Systemic racism in the economy, the healthcare system, and the field of clinical psychology perpetuates the disparities in access, retention, and effectiveness of mental health services. The FSU Psychology Clinic is a training clinic staffed by doctoral students and housed within the university’s clinical psychology PhD program.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Recruiting participants with the full range of psychopathology will further help determine whether these effects vary by levels of clinical severity. . Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Matt Southward, PhD is a postdoc at the University of Kentucky. Clinical Psychology Review , 30 (2), 217–237. Target Article.

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