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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

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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. Bennemann, B.,

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

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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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Identifying Mechanisms of Change in Clinical Supervision

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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. Mediators and mechanisms of change in psychotherapy research.

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Assertiveness Training: A Forgotten Evidence-Based Treatment

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Although psychotherapy has been in existence for over a century, the field has struggled to build upon research findings with consistent, accumulating evidence. What can the field of clinical psychology do to prevent past findings on psychotherapy from disappearing in the literature? candidate at Stony Brook University.

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

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Cultural Formulation Interview, APA, 2013; University of Connecticut Racial/Ethnic Stress and Trauma Survey, Williams et al., at Florida International University. Dr. Amanda Sanchez earned her PhD in Clinical Science at Florida International University. American Psychiatric Association. 2014) and/or interviews (e.g.,

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Emotional Support Animals: Considering the Ramifications

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Within days after receiving my master’s-level license to practice psychotherapy in Michigan, two acquaintances asked me to write them letters which they could use in order to obtain an emotional support animal (ESA). University of Louisville Law Review , 48 , 197-220. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48 (3), 216-223.

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Behavioral Activation for Depression During Pregnancy: Results from a multi-site pragmatic randomized controlled effectiveness trial.

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Addressing antenatal depression is of such public health concern that the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) issued guidelines in 2016 calling for universal screening for depression during pregnancy (ACOG, 2015). ­. in psychology from Cornell University 2005 and his Ph.D. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 19, 443–453.