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

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2019), only a minority of youth with these difficulties receive interventions with strong research support (McCart & Sheidow, 2016). Despite DBT’s focus on changing thoughts and behaviors that precede and relate to interpersonal conflict, externalizing problems are rarely examined as a primary aim in DBT-based intervention studies.

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

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She had dropped out of school, had increasing depression symptoms, and had been hospitalized several times for suicidality. However, despite all her years of psychosocial intervention, she had never received evidence-based interventions for her anxiety.

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Targeting Anxiety Sensitivity in Prevention Treatments: A Meta-Analysis

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Importantly, anxiety sensitivity is a malleable risk factor that can be addressed with a range of short-term interventions, making it a potentially important treatment target for both intervention and prevention efforts. The interventions additionally needed to be brief: six sessions or less.

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Assertiveness Training: A Forgotten Evidence-Based Treatment

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This SCP Blog post by Brittany Speed, Brandon Goldstein, and Dr. Marvin Goldfried discuss their recent publication in CP:SP addressing the role of assertiveness training in clinical psychology. All of that supports the utility of assertiveness training as an important stand-alone clinical intervention.

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The Impact of Immigration Policy on Latino Families: A Call to Action for Psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

As psychologists, it is crucial to become aware of how immigration policies can impact the presence of trauma, depression, anxiety, and behavioral disorders. Moreover, fear of deportation or mistrust can permeate the family unit and have a damaging psychological impact on both parents and children, regardless of documentation status.

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Prioritizing Mental Health on College Campuses

Society of Clinical Psychology

In our recently published study in Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Auerbach et al., This result has challenging clinical implications, as it indicates that transdiagnostic interventions directed at students with high comorbidity will be needed to reduce suicidal behaviors among students at risk by virtue of having suicide ideation.