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Synthesizing Findings on Cognitive Flexibility and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

Society of Clinical Psychology

Scientists have dedicated a tremendous amount of effort and resources toward understanding potential risk and protective factors for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB). Several interventions for SITB include strategies to improve cognitive flexibility (e.g., 2006; Park & Ammerman, 2023). Bryan, 2019; Kiosses et al.,

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

correspondents with a new article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology titled, “Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners with Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. This SCP blog by Karen Slade, Psy.D. 2007; Butler et al., 2007; Butler et al.,

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

A nervous breakdown, also called mental breakdown, refers to the inability to perform functions of daily life due to intense psychological distress. Symptoms of a Nervous Breakdown Various physical, psychological, and behavioral symptoms are present when someone is dealing with a breakdown. Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

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What impact did the pandemic really have on mental health?

MQ Mental Health

This review examined 137 published studies, predominantly from rich countries in Europe and Asia, that measured psychological distress in the general population before, during and after the COVID pandemic. These numbers include children who are suicidal, self-harming, suffering serious depression or anxiety, and those with eating disorders.

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Identifying Mechanisms of Change in Clinical Supervision

Society of Clinical Psychology

This is a Section 10 Student Blog Post on identifying mechanisms of change in clinical supervision written by Lucas Zullo , a fourth year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and his clinical supervisor, Dr. Mona Robbins. In the case example above, the mechanism of change for Ms.

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You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

Relias

Trauma, in fact, is a major public health issue and its effects go far past the initial physical or psychological impact. When a child suffers trauma or seriously adverse experiences, it can cause psychological damage that, if left untreated, will worsen over time. Such invalidation is harmful to the traumatized individual.

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Effects of Social and Clinical Characteristics on Alzheimer’s Disease Stigma: A Narrative Review for Clinicians Talking with Patients and Families

Society of Clinical Psychology

Understanding what aspects of the disease experience signal higher stigma may help clinicians interpret patient symptoms and guide interventions to improve wellbeing. to 54.6]), most self-identified as White (77.9% [95%CI, 75.9 Each can lead to distinct experiences of stigma and require its own clinical conversation. adult population.

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