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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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What Is and Is Not a Psychological Treatment?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Psychiatric medications, for example, might address psychological problems but are obviously not psychological treatments. Should anything that addresses a mental health problem (including things like medications) be considered psychological treatments? He is a member of the German Scientific Board of Psychotherapy.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019).

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Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Do Beliefs About Biology Matter for Mental Health? Imagine that you have just visited a mental health professional and received a diagnosis of depression. by Kate MacDuffie and Tim Strauman about their newly published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.

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Behavioral Activation for Depression During Pregnancy: Results from a multi-site pragmatic randomized controlled effectiveness trial.

Society of Clinical Psychology

Behavioral Activation for Depression During Pregnancy: Results from a multi-site pragmatic randomized controlled effectiveness trial – an SCP blog piece by Drs. For others, life changes during pregnancy can become major challenges and 1 in 7 pregnant women become clinically depressed (Gavin et al., Hubley and Dimidjian.

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

correspondents with a new article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology titled, “Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners with Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. What implications might this have on the lack of sustained improvement in depression and anxiety?

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. Did anyone else in my family experience mental health issues? One sibling with bipolar disorder and a parent with psychotic depression, neither one chronic. Part 2: Orientation I’d been in a psychiatric hospital before, almost a year ago to the day. he asked me.