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How do we know when posttraumatic stress disorder is getting better?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes a great deal of mental and physical distress, and can significantly reduce a person’s quality of life. Defining these constructs will also help to facilitate the development of clinical algorithms to guide decision-making and treatment planning for those people with PTSD. Cuijpers, P.

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

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Maternal mental health is the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of women during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Maternal mental health disorders can have serious consequences, such as impaired mother-infant bonding, poor child development, and increased risk of death from suicide or other causes.

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Am I Depressed? Depression Symptoms, Causes, Therapy

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According to the Mayo Clinic , “depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest…it affects how you feel, think, and behave, and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.” . Clinical Depression (AKA Major Depressive Disorder). Manic Depression (AKA Bipolar Disorder).

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Often times the field of clinical psychology assumes a “deficit-based” approach to minority mental health. degree in Psychology at Middlebury College and her Master of Science (M.S.) racial/ethnic identity, community support) within mental health treatment. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5 th edition).

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Prescriptive Authority for Clinical Psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

All prescribing professions, other than psychology, require undergraduate scientific coursework including biology, and organic and inorganic chemistry. This coursework is supplemented by a range of 1,500 (NPs, DNPs) to 9,000 (MD, DO) hours of supervised clinical training that involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment.

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What’s on the Menu: A Scoping Review of Decision-Making in Modular Youth Psychotherapies

Society of Clinical Psychology

What if you could select from a menu to create an effective personalized “recipe” for treating each youth receiving psychotherapy? This personalization is an aim of modular youth psychotherapy, which provides a menu of treatment elements from which therapists select a distinctive combination and permutation for each child or adolescent.

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When and How to Consult a Psychologist

Psychological Health Care

Occasional grief, stress, and sadness are normal feelings and not necessarily signs that you need psychological counselling. However, it’s also important to know that you don’t need to be diagnosed with a mental health problem to benefit from psychological counselling. Anxiety disorders. Eating disorders.