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Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources
Continuing Ed. Research

Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources

Treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders often use methods originally developed for other mental health concerns. Research shows promising...
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Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question
Policy Research

Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question

Serotonin imbalances in the brain have become a popular explanation for depression, anxiety, and OCD. The understanding of serotonin's role...
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Alcohol use disorder: Research says still common but undertreated
Research

Alcohol use disorder: Research says still common but undertreated

Alcohol use disorder is still extremely common. Despite declines in alcohol use among youth in the US, research finds that...
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The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help
Continuing Ed. Research

The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help

Surprise, surprise: many patients with physical pain also experience emotional pain. This mind-body connection is strong for chronic pain. This...
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Postpartum depression updates: Research and treatment to know
Research

Postpartum depression updates: Research and treatment to know

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s old school short story, The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) offers a chilling depiction of postpartum depression. This depression...
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Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources
Continuing Ed. Research

Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources

Medication has long reigned supreme as the key treatment for bipolar disorder. And in many ways, that is still the...
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Effects of cannabis: What to know from new mental health research
Research

Effects of cannabis: What to know from new mental health research

What's up with the wacky weed? Does it help? Does it not help? Clients often believe it helps them. But...
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Self-harm and nonsuicidal self-injury: What to know and what to do
Research

Self-harm and nonsuicidal self-injury: What to know and what to do

Self-harm and self-injury come when an individual harms themselves physically. Nonsuicidal self-injury is not intended to lead to suicide, but...
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Brief, easy-to-digest articles on the new and important research information and therapist resources for your clients.

Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources
Continuing Ed. Research

Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources

Treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders often use methods originally developed for other mental health concerns. Research shows promising...
Read More
Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question
Policy Research

Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question

Serotonin imbalances in the brain have become a popular explanation for depression, anxiety, and OCD. The understanding of serotonin's role...
Read More
Alcohol use disorder: Research says still common but undertreated
Research

Alcohol use disorder: Research says still common but undertreated

Alcohol use disorder is still extremely common. Despite declines in alcohol use among youth in the US, research finds that...
Read More
The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help
Continuing Ed. Research

The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help

Surprise, surprise: many patients with physical pain also experience emotional pain. This mind-body connection is strong for chronic pain. This...
Read More
Postpartum depression updates: Research and treatment to know
Research

Postpartum depression updates: Research and treatment to know

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s old school short story, The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) offers a chilling depiction of postpartum depression. This depression...
Read More
Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources
Continuing Ed. Research

Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources

Medication has long reigned supreme as the key treatment for bipolar disorder. And in many ways, that is still the...
Read More
Effects of cannabis: What to know from new mental health research
Research

Effects of cannabis: What to know from new mental health research

What's up with the wacky weed? Does it help? Does it not help? Clients often believe it helps them. But...
Read More
Self-harm and nonsuicidal self-injury: What to know and what to do
Research

Self-harm and nonsuicidal self-injury: What to know and what to do

Self-harm and self-injury come when an individual harms themselves physically. Nonsuicidal self-injury is not intended to lead to suicide, but...
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Continuing Education and Trainings (CEs)

Curated up-to-date, evidence-based CE trainings in therapy, assessment, and topics for practice from the best outlets. So you don’t have to search all day and you can get back to helping your clients.

Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources
Continuing Ed. Research

Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources

Treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders often use methods originally developed for other mental health concerns. Research shows promising...
Read More
The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help
Continuing Ed. Research

The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help

Surprise, surprise: many patients with physical pain also experience emotional pain. This mind-body connection is strong for chronic pain. This...
Read More
Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources
Continuing Ed. Research

Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources

Medication has long reigned supreme as the key treatment for bipolar disorder. And in many ways, that is still the...
Read More
Eating disorders: Important factors and how to help
Continuing Ed. Research

Eating disorders: Important factors and how to help

Eating disorders are extremely difficult for individuals to experience. And difficult for therapists to help with! They affect both mental...
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Therapist Resources

bridge provides a number of research-based therapist resources for evidence-based practice!

psych medication information - Therapist resources homepage

Digestible info on what psychiatric medications treat and how each class of medications acts in the brain

ICD - DSM diagnosis codes - Therapist resources homepage

Free ICD / DSM diagnosis codes look-up table with diagnostic classification categories.

therapist books and self help books - Therapist resources homepage

Evidence-based treatment texts for therapists to skills books / workbooks for clients

assessment - Therapist resources homepage

Free and validated assessment measures to understand client difficulties or progress

Tech and Policy

News updates on tech and policy in mental health to stay informed on evidence-based practice.

Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question
Policy Research

Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question

Serotonin imbalances in the brain have become a popular explanation for depression, anxiety, and OCD. The understanding of serotonin's role...
Read More
AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.
Tech

AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.

There is a new rash of AI apps for therapy session notes on the scene. Transcription software for mental health...
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