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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

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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Harnessing the power of feedback in psychotherapy: Insights from a belief updating perspective

Society of Clinical Psychology

Monitoring patients’ progress and providing therapists with feedback is a powerful tool that can make a significant difference in the effectiveness of psychological treatments. Clinical and Public Health Implications The power of feedback in psychological treatments lies in its ability to update beliefs. Target Article Herzog, P.,

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Festive opening of the university outpatient clinic

Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

On 09.09.2022, the new outpatient clinic for psychotherapy and psychodiagnostics, headed by Prof. Dr. Isabel Dziobek, at the Humboldt University of Berlin was officially opened. From now on it is located at Justus-von-Liebig-Str. 7, 12489 Berlin. Eröffung HSA HU Berlin Download. Specialized outpatient clinic for anxiety disorders.

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Clinician and client political values in culturally-competent psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Half of therapists said that their political beliefs influenced how they practiced psychotherapy, and 23% identified the client’s political preferences as being among the top three demographic and cultural factors that affect them the most when working with clients who are different from them. Reference/Target Source. Redding, R.E.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Systemic racism in the economy, the healthcare system, and the field of clinical psychology perpetuates the disparities in access, retention, and effectiveness of mental health services. The FSU Psychology Clinic is a training clinic staffed by doctoral students and housed within the university’s clinical psychology PhD program.

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Sexism Makes it Harder for Girls to Benefit from Therapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

In this blog post, I describe a study that my colleagues and I conducted examining whether psychotherapies are less effective for girls in places with higher sexism. how efficacious an intervention, such as psychotherapy or medication, is). how efficacious an intervention, such as psychotherapy or medication, is). McKetta, S.,

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The Promise of Data Informed Patient-Therapist Matching: Context Matters

Society of Clinical Psychology

It may come as no surprise to patients and therapists to hear that the therapist matters when it comes to the quality of psychotherapy. Findings from psychotherapy outcome research have “caught up” to anecdote and patient and therapist intuition. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90, 61-74. Boswell, J.F.,