The Critical Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Whilst there are various alternative interventions to managing moderate to severe mental health presentations, psychotropic medications remain the mainstay interventions used in various clinical settings. haloperidol or clozapine) might either worsen or improve the person’s physical, mental and psychological wellbeing.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 10, 2020

Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., Augmentation can include pharmacological treatments, psychological treatments, or novel or emerging treatments such as exercise, acupuncture, or art therapy.

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 5, 2022

Professor Jehannine Austin from the University of British Columbia in Canada is a psychiatrist whose research work involved studying the impact of genetic counselling for people with psychiatric disorders and their families. Additionally, she is also the Director of the Mood Disorders Research program at Yale.

Psychiatry 52

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Society of Clinical Psychology

APRIL 14, 2017

Is “Abnormal Psychology” Really all that Abnormal – a blog post by Jonathan D. Schaefer, a doctoral student of Clinical Psychology at Duke University. An assumption held by many—including many mental health professionals—is that people who suffer from one or more mental disorders constitute a small, troubled minority.

Psychology 52

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 2, 2017

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. This SCP blog by Karen Slade, Psy.D. 2007; Butler et al., 2007; Butler et al.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 14, 2023

Several interventions for SITB include strategies to improve cognitive flexibility (e.g., There is also some evidence that higher cognitive flexibility may have an indirect protective effect on SITB via buffering effects of stress and psychological pain. boys with adjustment disorders). Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

A nervous breakdown, also called mental breakdown, refers to the inability to perform functions of daily life due to intense psychological distress. In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

Disorder 96

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention. Dementia Associated Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms Screening and Management. Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment. Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan. Dementia: Cognitive Assessment.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 16, 2023

This review examined 137 published studies, predominantly from rich countries in Europe and Asia, that measured psychological distress in the general population before, during and after the COVID pandemic. These numbers include children who are suicidal, self-harming, suffering serious depression or anxiety, and those with eating disorders.

Mental Health 59

Mental Health Anxiety Psychology Depression 59

Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 7, 2021

Often times the field of clinical psychology assumes a “deficit-based” approach to minority mental health. cultural socialization, or emphasizing cultural pride and heritage) have been identified as important treatment targets in interventions that were specifically designed with and for African American families (e.g., Anderson et al.,

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Clinic Psychology Psychiatric 52

Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

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. saying no). saying no).

Psychotherapy 59

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 4, 2020

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), deemed a “well-established” intervention for the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety (Hollon & Beck, 2013), typically addresses anxiety using a two-pronged approach. comorbid disorders, family dysfunction), moving the field toward the ultimate goal of person-centered intervention.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 31, 2017

by Kate MacDuffie and Tim Strauman about their newly published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Would you feel better, or worse, after being given a biological explanation for your disorder? Do Beliefs About Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Mental Health 52

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 2, 2019

This SCP Blog piece by Drs Papalia, Spivak, Daffern, and Ogloff discusses a recent meta-analytic review of psychological treatments for violent offenders published in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. We found and analysed 27 controlled evaluations involving more than 7,000 violent offenders.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2017

Casados about her recently published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. The stigma experienced because of one’s mental illness can in turn exacerbate psychological symptoms and deter treatment-use and recovery, thus further compromising an individual’s mental health (e.g., employment discrimination).

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Psychiatry Schizophrenia Psychology Empathy 59

Social Workers Speak

MAY 20, 2022

The practice lacks scientific credibility, is unethical, and operates under the misguided belief that being LGBTQ is a disorder that requires treatment. Sexual orientation efforts have been discredited or highly criticized by all major medical, psychiatric, psychological, and professional mental health organizations,” Feldman said.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

APRIL 5, 2020

2018) that involved a group of 40 psychiatric outpatients with no obvious motive to exaggerate, we observed that symptom over-reporting was moderately associated with alexithymia ( r =.56). In addition, some patients might not benefit from treatment interventions that generally yield positive effects. In one study (Merckelbach et al.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

APRIL 30, 2017

Second, BA is based on straightforward behavioral principles that employ a limited number of basic intervention procedures. There is a high need for effective interventions that can be delivered in the clinical settings where pregnant women receive healthcare, that is, in obstetrics and gynecology clinics. Author Bios. earned his B.A.

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Depression Clinic Psychology Psychiatry 52

Society of Clinical Psychology

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Participants were part of a de-identified database comprised of 19,384 patients from an outpatient psychiatric clinic. This study was archival and included a sample size of 7,413 adults who upon intake, completed a questionnaire packet assessing psychiatric and brain injury symptomatology. About the Author. Zachar, M.S. , References.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

However, these gold-standard CBT treatments remain extremely difficult to access, leaving wide gaps between those who need psychological care and those who actually receive it (Wang et al., 2017), most smartphone-based interventions that are publicly available lack efficacy data (e.g., Leigh & Flatt, 2015). Discussion Questions.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2023

by Nicholas L Balderston Anxiety disorders are among the most diagnosed classes of mental disorders with 1 in 5 individuals meeting criteria for an anxiety disorder within a given year in the US (Kessler & Chiu, 2005). 2007a), obsessive compulsive disorder (Carmi et al., 2019), and smoking cessation (Zangen et al.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Buss, BS; Robinson De Jesús-Romero, BA, MsC; Allison Peipert, BS; Isabella Starvaggi, BS Psychotherapy research in the 21st century Mental disorders account for a substantial proportion of the disability attributable to health conditions (Whiteford et al., In the United States (U.S.), 2010; Wells & Horwood, 2004). 2021; Cuijpers et al.,

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Psychotherapy CBT Psychiatry Depression 45

Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

This SCP Blog by Dr. Kathryn McHugh discusses a recent article published in Clinical Psychology Review about why gender matters in the study and treatment of substance use disorders. For many years, knowledge on the nature and treatment of substance use disorders was based on research conducted in males.

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Relias

JANUARY 27, 2023

Trauma-related disorders typically form when there is a delay in seeking treatment or an individual has practiced forms of avoidance. Trauma, in fact, is a major public health issue and its effects go far past the initial physical or psychological impact. Make medical/psychiatric referrals as needed.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 12, 2019

In our recently published study in Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Auerbach et al., In our recently published study in Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Auerbach et al., Not surprisingly, MDD (21.2%) and GAD (18.6%) are the most common lifetime disorders. Second, the study examined a wide range of socio-demographic (e.g.,

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Psychiatric Disorder Psychiatry 52

Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Understanding what aspects of the disease experience signal higher stigma may help clinicians interpret patient symptoms and guide interventions to improve wellbeing. Interventions may be needed outside memory centers to aid Black older adults and their family members in seeking out care they may need. 2022; Corrigan et al.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Boxley from the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology School, Prairie View A&M University addresses mental health promotion among faith communities. . The best socioecological model based health intervention would reach the individual within his or her system environment across multiple levels (e.g., Planned Parenthood).

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Stop Abuse Campaign

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

According to one study , 12 percent of adult psychiatric patients receiving treatment in the San Diego County health system had prior incarcerations. In contrast, 28 percent of Connecticut residents treated for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder had been arrested or detained. Substance abuse disorders fuel much juvenile crime.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

According to one study , 12 percent of adult psychiatric patients receiving treatment in the San Diego County health system had prior incarcerations. In contrast, 28 percent of Connecticut residents treated for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder had been arrested or detained. . Substance abuse disorders fuel much juvenile crime.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 25, 2016

This blog piece by Dr. Douglas Samuel from Purdue University discusses a recently published article in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. . In other words, how similar are the individuals diagnosed with a given disorder in clinical practice to those who are diagnosed in research settings? Although, there were a few bright spots (e.g.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 11, 2018

By investigating the underlying mechanism of action in our earlier work, we were able to create an efficient and efficacious intervention that we hope will improve treatment access and the subsequent health, well-being and quality of life of people exposed to trauma and in need of treatment services. Psychological Services, 12, 73-82.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 13, 2018

Levy, Springer, and Tolin discuss a recent meta-analytic review of remission in CBT for anxiety disorders published in Clinical Psychology Review. . The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders is well established, at least in terms of pre- to post-treatment reductions in anxiety severity.

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The Critical Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Notable psychiatrists have challenged the objective basis of psychiatric diagnoses: the reliability of diagnosis (Rosenhan, 1973 ), the arbitrary tendency to medicalise behaviour (Szasz, 1974 ; Lane, 2008 ), and the presentation of subjective, fallible personal judgements as objective diag- noses (Frances, 2013 ).

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