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Compassion-Focused Therapy Strongly Improves Mental Health Outcomes: A Series of Meta-Analyses

Society of Clinical Psychology

Remarkably, CFT has found application in treating various mental health difficulties, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. link] Discussion Questions Which mental disorders are most greatly impacted by shame and self-criticism? Iranian Journal of Psychiatry , 8 (3), 113.

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Members in the News – August 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Emily Hemendinger is a member of NASW-CO: A Healthier Climb to the Top: Treating Eating Disorders in Sports CU Anschutz Medical Campus As both a climber and therapist, Emily Hemendinger , MPH, LCSW, clinical director of the OCD Program and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine , sees the (..)

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How Does Language Affect Our Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

We refer to certain conditions as ‘acute’ or ‘severe’ which might refer to their symptom length or intensity rather than the personal experience or hidden life-threatening repercussions of the behaviours associated with the condition, such as the physical effects of eating disorders. I have anxiety disorder , that has been diagnosed.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

comorbid disorders, family dysfunction), moving the field toward the ultimate goal of person-centered intervention. Prevalence and development of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence. Archives of General Psychiatry, 60 , 837-844. Anxiety disorders in youth. Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in U.S.

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How Does Language Affect Our Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

We refer to certain conditions as ‘acute’ or ‘severe’ which might refer to their symptom length or intensity rather than the personal experience or hidden life-threatening repercussions of the behaviours associated with the condition, such as the physical effects of eating disorders. I have anxiety disorder , that has been diagnosed.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

is an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a Psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. is a clinical research coordinator in the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Journal of Anxiety Disorders , 55 , 70–78.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Outcomes in Anxiety: We’re Halfway There

Society of Clinical Psychology

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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