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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

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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?

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Psychiatric medications, for example, might address psychological problems but are obviously not psychological treatments. In our article below, we discuss the rationale behind each part of the definition, and list both positive and negative examples of various interventions. Reference/Target Article Tolin, D. Boness, C. Olatunji, B.

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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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., Thus, providing effective preventive care and clinical interventions to individuals who are struggling with PTSD symptoms is imperative. Bomyea et al.,

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Assertiveness Training: A Forgotten Evidence-Based Treatment

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Although psychotherapy has been in existence for over a century, the field has struggled to build upon research findings with consistent, accumulating evidence. All of that supports the utility of assertiveness training as an important stand-alone clinical intervention. behavior rehearsal) and/or cognitive means (e.g., saying no).

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety: An Overview and Future Directions

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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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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

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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., American Psychiatric Association. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5 th edition).

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

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All over the world, people held in our jails and prisons experience far greater levels of mental illness than the general population including PTSD, major depression, psychotic illness and personality disorder (Fazel & Seewald, 2012, Goff et al., lock downs’) which affect their intervention and studies. 2007; Butler et al.,