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Rethinking the sufficient dose needed for PTSD treatment

Society of Clinical Psychology

Denise Sloan and Brian Marx discusses findings from a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry that compares the effectiveness of a brief exposure-based therapy for PTSD with Cognitive Processing Therapy with implications for finding the ‘right treatment dose’ for reducing symptoms. Watts et al.). 2012; Nacasch et al.,

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

Adults make most of the decisions about a child’s life from where they live, what they eat and when, where they go to school, what clothes they have and much more. Children can experience ongoing stressful situations and this may lead to children developing mental illnesses such as Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or cPTSD.

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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

Stop Abuse Campaign

“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . Bipolar disorder. Eating disorders.

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

Adults make most of the decisions about a child’s life from where they live, what they eat and when, where they go to school, what clothes they have and much more. Children can experience ongoing stressful situations and this may lead to children developing mental illnesses such as Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or cPTSD.

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Finding Help on Self-Injury Awareness Day in Chicago

Gateway Foundation

If you or someone you know struggles with a mental health disorder, engages in substance misuse, or uses self-harm as a coping mechanism, getting help is crucial. Some common warning signs and symptoms of substance use disorder include: Bloodshot eyes. That’s the idea behind Self-Injury Awareness Day. Poor personal hygiene.

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It’s Time for a Change in How We Design, Develop, Test and Disseminate Empirically Supported Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

There are other public health contexts in which there is a crying need for integrated behavioral health services as well: schools, jails, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, to name just a few. This raises a whole host of questions about the actual mechanisms of change that underpin effective psychotherapies.

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News Items – April 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Melissa Webb is on a mission to treat, educate and destigmatize a broad spectrum of mental health disorders , with an emphasis on sexual health and sexual abuse. I really enjoyed tonight,” said LaDoris Politte, a special education teacher at North Lewis Elementary School. MN School Social Workers: Mental-Health Demands are Real.