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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Over about the last 50 years, clinical research has proven without a doubt that psychotherapy significantly alleviates the symptoms of a wide range of mental illnesses, for example, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addictions (Lutz et al., in an early session of psychotherapy.

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Harnessing the power of feedback in psychotherapy: Insights from a belief updating perspective

Society of Clinical Psychology

About the Authors Philipp Herzog, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU), currently visiting the Richard J. McNally Lab at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. posttraumatic stress disorder), aiming to improve clinical decision-making.

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Festive opening of the university outpatient clinic

Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

On 09.09.2022, the new outpatient clinic for psychotherapy and psychodiagnostics, headed by Prof. Dr. Isabel Dziobek, at the Humboldt University of Berlin was officially opened. These disorders include, for example, autism spectrum disorders, social anxiety disorders or chronic depression. 7, 12489 Berlin.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

OUR STUDY Our team at Florida State University (FSU) sought to study differences in access to, retention throughout, and effectiveness of therapy across gender, ethnic, and racial groups in our local community of Leon County, Florida. Ethnoracial status, intersectionality with gender, and psychotherapy utilization, retention, and outcomes.

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

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., Next, we piloted our PPMT intervention among 12 trauma-exposed individuals seeking services at a university psychology training clinic (Contractor, Jin, et al.,

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Emotion Regulation Strategies and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents: Insights from a Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

Emotion regulation seems to lie at the heart of mental health and psych opathology – e.g., maladaptive emotion regulation strategies like rumination, avoidance, and suppression appear to be commonly used by patients across several mental disorders. Her main research interests include gaming disorder and internet use disorder.

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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. She has experience working in public and university mental health research specialising in posttraumatic mental health problems among refugees and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.