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COVID-19 Inquiry: The Missing Mental Health Impact

MQ Mental Health

Why were the psychiatric hospitals emptied at the same time as community care was shut down? It might be sometimes more difficult for people with a psychiatric illness to self-isolate. This} decision means key questions will go unanswered, questions like: Why was there no public mental health plan?

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Rethinking the sufficient dose needed for PTSD treatment

Society of Clinical Psychology

Denise Sloan and Brian Marx discusses findings from a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry that compares the effectiveness of a brief exposure-based therapy for PTSD with Cognitive Processing Therapy with implications for finding the ‘right treatment dose’ for reducing symptoms. Watts et al.). 2012; Nacasch et al.,

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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., As such, intervening on memory-related processes has been a key focus when treating PTSD. Bomyea et al., 2017; Brewin & Holmes, 2003; Contractor et al.,

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News Items – July 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Opening the conference was keynote speaker Rosalie Fish, a track and field champion and social work major at the University of Washington known for her advocacy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. June is PTSD Awareness Month. She specializes in treating trauma and PTSD. Life Changing: When History is Taught Honestly.

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., Augmentation of PTSD treatments is particularly appealing to both clinicians and trauma survivors for several reasons. Combine two standard PTSD treatments.

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News Items – April 1, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Graduate students at the University of Michigan School of Social Work walked out of their classes Monday morning and gathered on the Diag to rally for Payments for Placements (P4P). Dawn Cooperstein is a member: Navigating Intimate Relationships with Complex PTSD. The Michigan Daily. Rebellious.

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

universities (some incorporated in the 1600s and 1700s) were created as segregated institutions. Question: When it comes to diagnosing, we see that Black/African Americans have higher rates of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, where instead the diagnoses should be PTSD or MDD. Additionally, many of the major U.S.