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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Rosa specifically reports significant worries about her Spanish accent in her predominately English-speaking school (e.g., “my Rosa responds and shares “it helps me talk to my grandparents and classmates at school. American Psychiatric Association. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5 th edition).

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

For access to services, we compared the demographic makeup of our clinic to that of people with mental disorders in Leon County. Ethnoracial status, intersectionality with gender, and psychotherapy utilization, retention, and outcomes. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, & Practice, 52(3), 308–314. TARGET ARTICLE Joiner, T.

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News Items – February 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Disruptions to school and family life during the pandemic have put children at the center of this crisis. The letter was signed by 11 groups, including the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers , the American Psychiatric Association, and the Psychotherapy Action Network.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

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. Sam Hubley, Ph.D. earned his B.A.

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Prescriptive Authority for Clinical Psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

It would be wise for the future of the profession to resist the temptation to promote pharmacological approaches by less scientifically trained professionals over empirically supported psychotherapies that psychologists are remarkably well-prepared to deliver. Reference Article. Robiner, W. Tompkins, T, L., & Hathaway, K. December 2019).

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Branching out: Religion-based mental health promotion

Society of Clinical Psychology

Boxley from the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology School, Prairie View A&M University addresses mental health promotion among faith communities. . Future research may do well consider a population based examination of disorder prevalence, attitudes toward mental health treatment, utilization, and resiliency. Author Bio.