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Compassion-Focused Therapy Strongly Improves Mental Health Outcomes: A Series of Meta-Analyses

Society of Clinical Psychology

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , 12 (4), e80945. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry , 8 (3), 113. Compassion-focused group therapy for treatment-resistant OCD: Initial evaluation using a multiple baseline design. [link] Gharraee, B., Tajrishi, K. Farani, A. Bolhari, J., & Farahani, H. Gilbert, P.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

is an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a Psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. is a clinical research coordinator in the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders program at Massachusetts General Hospital. World Psychiatry, 16 , 287–298. Author Bios. Nicholas, J.,

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Members in the News – August 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

I think we do need to move away from focusing on appearance as a measure of fitness and health,” said Hemendinger.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety: An Overview and Future Directions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Archives of General Psychiatry, 60 , 837-844. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 57 (7), 471-480. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 49 , 980-989. Exposure Therapy for Anxious and OCD Children. Costello, E. Mustillo, S., Erkanli, A., Ginsburg, G.

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How Does Language Affect Our Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

You might have heard someone make a common throwaway comment that uses medical terminology linked to mental health, such as describing themselves as being ‘a bit OCD’ just because they like things neat. Diagnosis in Psychiatry is not made based on tests, blood tests or even scans. This common misconception has power.

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How Does Language Affect Our Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

You might have heard someone make a common throwaway comment that uses medical terminology linked to mental health, such as describing themselves as being ‘a bit OCD’ just because they like things neat. Diagnosis in Psychiatry is not made based on tests, blood tests or even scans. This common misconception has power.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Outcomes in Anxiety: We’re Halfway There

Society of Clinical Psychology

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) had the highest remission rates (53% and 51%, respectively), whereas social anxiety disorder (SAD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) had the lowest rates (40% and 38%, respectively). JAMA Psychiatry. World Psychiatry, 13 (1), 28-35. Tolin, Ph.D.

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