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What can we learn from cultural adaptations of dialectical behavior therapy?

Society of Clinical Psychology

However, the psychotherapies that treat these concerns have been mainly developed by and for people who are White and live in Western countries. Because of this, many efforts have been made adapt psychotherapy to the cultures of people of color and cross-cultural clients. Challenges with mental health occur worldwide.

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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

Stop Abuse Campaign

Psychologists have attained either a doctorate in philosophy or a doctorate in psychology. Along with psychotherapy, they can dispense medication if needed to help with the overall course of therapy. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Clinical Psychology PHD Student. Psychologists .

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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. The Challenge. Author Bios.

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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Some of the treatments available to individuals with PTSD include: Psychotherapy: During therapy, you’ll talk with a mental health professional to help address your traumatic experiences and learn how to move on and improve your symptoms. A child in an abusive home or a person in a violent domestic relationship might develop C-PTSD.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Understanding how people regulate their emotions well is a key question of interest for both basic and applied psychology researchers. People who have access to a larger repertoire of emotion regulation strategies tend to report better psychological health, but this relation is small ( r =.12; Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.

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Clinicians and Clients Disagree: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice

Society of Clinical Psychology

This blog piece by Dr. Douglas Samuel from Purdue University discusses a recently published article in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. . Arguably the greatest accomplishment in mental health over the past few decades has been the increased focus on providing psychological treatment that is supported by empirical research.

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