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Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective as a Standalone Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? An Evaluation Using the Tolin Criteria

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How do we know if psychological treatments are effective? we must first answer the following: “How do we delineate effectiveness from non-effectiveness in evaluating psychological treatments?” In other words, how do we know if a given psychosocial treatment is effective for a given mental disorder?

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Guest Post: Helping and Compassion Fatigue by Thomas R. Metzinger, LCSW, CCHt (USMC Veteran)

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Compassion fatigue causes sufferers to find a way of coping with their vicarious trauma, which manifests as intense emotional, physical, and psychosocial challenges. Self-care practices must include multiple physical, psychological, and emotional components. The goal would be to increase a helper’s fulfillment of their work.

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Do Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Interventions Decrease Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms? A Meta-Analysis

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Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. is a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Rafaella earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the Tulane University Honors Program in 2016 before matriculating at Temple, where she completed her Master’s degree in 2018. Target Article Jakubovic, R. Jakubovic, M.A.

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2022 International Women’s Day

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She found that altering the timing of psychological therapy for women with anxiety disorders to work around their hormonal fluctuations can make the treatment more effective. She has also received 9 other awards and recognitions including a prestigious American Association for Psychological Science ‘Rising star’ award.

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How Stress Can Affect Mental Health

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And then there’s psychological stress, which might be harder than the other stress types to notice and acknowledge. Psychological stress might be cumulative and ongoing, it might be pervasive and come from triggers both obvious or hidden. Stressful Start to the Year Stress affects me, my body and mind more than I ever realised.

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Targeting Anxiety Sensitivity in Prevention Treatments: A Meta-Analysis

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Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. is a clinical psychology PhD student at Boston University in Michael Otto’s Translational Research Program. is pursuing her clinical psychology PhD at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Clinical Psychology Review, 49, 67-78. (in press). Discussion Questions.

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Training therapists in evidence-based mental health interventions: What works and what holds promise for the future?

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However, despite all her years of psychosocial intervention, she had never received evidence-based interventions for her anxiety. Clinical Psychology : Science and Practice. is a clinical psychology intern at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a doctoral candidate at Temple University. About the Authors.