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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

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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Episode: Dr Max Taquet and Why Some People Develop Brain Fog

MQ Mental Health

The effects of Covid-19 on brain function and mental health, as well as the reasons for flaws in diagnosis of psychiatric illness, are all discussed in this episode of the MQ Open Mind podcast. That doesn't really matter in some ways since treatment is very much the same both psychologically and medically.

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Violent offender treatment effectiveness: What we know and where to from here?

Society of Clinical Psychology

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. Dowden & Andrews, 2000; Lipsey, 2009).

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Can Happiness Make Us Healthier? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Society of Clinical Psychology

To examine whether happiness has a causal impact on health, we thus conducted a six-month RCT with a nonclinical population of 155 community adults of average physical and mental health. Even at this more granular level, participants in our positive psychological intervention reported fewer sick days (Figure 1).

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SMALL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FREQUENT CANNABIS USE AND COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN YOUTH APPEAR TO WANE AFTER BRIEF ABSTINENCE: RESULTS FROM A META-ANALYSIS

Society of Clinical Psychology

At the same time, perceptions regarding the risks of cannabis use have decreased (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2014). In view of these trends, it is of considerable public health importance to delineate the potential risks of cannabis use. in Psychology from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Many people associate crime with poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues. Mental Health Mental health has become a go-to explanation for violent crime, creating a stigma that hinders the disbursement of resources to people who need them. Tobacco use as an adult.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Many people associate crime with poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues. Mental Health . Mental health has become a go-to explanation for violent crime, creating a stigma that hinders the disbursement of resources to people who need them. Tobacco use as an adult.