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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. Is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at The Institute of Living and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. About the Authors David F. Cassandra L.

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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., References American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Association.

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Clinical Philosophy

The 8 chapters of section five look holistically at the different life worlds of persons with different conditions (schizophrenia, mood disorders, hysteria, BPD, addictions, autism, eating disorders). Section six entitled ‘Clinical Psychopathology’ contains 9 essays on different aspects of (mainly) psychotic experience.

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

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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. Costello, E. Mustillo, S., Erkanli, A.,

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Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

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Would you feel better, or worse, after being given a biological explanation for your disorder? In search of an answer to these questions, we reviewed the literature on what happens when people are given biological explanations for mental disorders. malleable), and potentially controllable. biofeedback or neurofeedback approaches).

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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

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., Mental disorders in Australian prisoners: a comparison with a community sample.

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

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Many women who screen positive for depression during pregnancy have limited options, especially for psychotherapy in the obstetric setting, their most preferred treatment option for depression (Battle, Salisbury, Schofield, & Ortiz-Hernandez, 2013). Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 19, 443–453. Cuijpers, P., Andersson, G.,