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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

PTSD Is Only for Military Veterans or First Responders. Engaging in combat or seeing a person get injured or pass away can develop PTSD. Moving away from the idea that PTSD only affects military veterans or first responders is one of the best ways to destigmatize the condition and ensure people can reach out when they need help.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

As mental health providers within an institution, we must continue engaging in community outreach to erase treatment gaps. Ethnoracial status, intersectionality with gender, and psychotherapy utilization, retention, and outcomes. Department of Defense-funded Military Suicide Research Consortium (msrc.fsu.edu). Robison, M.,

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Dr Tracey Varker is a Senior Research Fellow at Phoenix Australia and has over 15 years’ experience in posttraumatic mental health, working with emergency services and military personnel, traumatic injury patients, and survivors of natural disasters. Targets and outcomes of psychotherapies for mental disorders: An overview.

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Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Nita Tewari

Society of Clinical Psychology

Dr. Tewari began her professional life at UCI, providing individual and group psychotherapy in the student counseling center and teaching Asian American Psychology. Based on her teaching curriculum, Dr. Tewari obtained a book contract and published Asian American Psychology: Current Perspectives in 2009.

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Realizing the Promise: Strategic Dissemination and Implementation of CBT in Public and Private Health Care Systems

Society of Clinical Psychology

Indeed, recent estimates suggest that as few as 5 percent of individuals with depression or anxiety receive CBT or other evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP). How can we promote individualization in EBP training and treatment for promoting engagement among clinicians and patients? Military Medicine, 178 , 95-99. 2018.08.002.

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