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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., Capturing therapist-patient interactions.

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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., 2013), psychological problems (e.g., 2001) as well as stakeholder input from therapists (Contractor, Caldas, et al., 2015; Kilpatrick et al.,

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How Stress Can Affect Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

And then there’s psychological stress, which might be harder than the other stress types to notice and acknowledge. Psychological stress might be cumulative and ongoing, it might be pervasive and come from triggers both obvious or hidden. Communication: When I’m stressed, my communication is often affected.

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What is assertiveness and why is it important?

Lawson Psychology

We can think of communication styles as being on a continuum. At one end is passive communication where someone might be overly mindful of others’ needs, but struggle to confidently voice their own. In contrast, at another end is aggressive communication. Copyright © 2023 Lawson Clinical Psychology. What is assertiveness?

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Why Is It So Hard To Ask For Help When Facing Psychological Distress?

Beautiful Voyager

One interesting question raised by the host JF Lacasse was: why is it so hard, especially for men, to talk about their psychological and emotional challenges, and ask for help? Why would men hide their psychological challenges more than women? They are a barrier to the accurate identification and treatment of psychological conditions”.

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Whole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important

Relias

This has been especially true for psychology, where mental health has traditionally been seen as something wholly separate from physical health. This means that separate organs do not operate in a vacuum, and our psychological health cannot be completely separated from our physiological health.

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What is neuroaffirmative practice?

Prosper Health Collective

This means that rather than viewing neurodivergent conditions as deficits or disorders, they are taken as differences that are part of the natural variation of human neurology. We provide Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Psychology services. The post What is neuroaffirmative practice?

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