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Featured Research Findings
Ozempic for alcohol misuse too??
New weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are all the rage now. These mediations were originally developed to treat...
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Therapist resources for seasonal affective disorder
The colder months are a time when many individuals experience seasonal affective disorder. Some individuals even experience these symptoms in...
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Motivational Interviewing training: Foundations for change
Creating change can be one of the hardest things for many of us to do. Anything from quitting smoking to...
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New Years resolutions: Supporting client behavior change
Many individuals try to enact new years resolutions to make some change(s) in their lives. These changes are difficult to...
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Anniversary and holiday grief support
Experiences of grief can intensify at so many points in life. Especially during particular importance to a individual (e.g., anniversaries)...
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Holiday stress coping strategies for clients
So many of us experience higher levels of stress during the Holidays. That can add a lot for therapy clients...
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Ozempic and eating disorders: Not a miracle drug.
New weight loss medications are all the rage. The weight loss benefits seem too good to be true and many...
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Research Findings
Bipolar I and II: Can therapy really help?
Medication management is vital to the treatment of bipolar, but does therapy have an impact on symptoms? With a myriad...
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Behavioral activation: Literal and figurative movement.
We've all heard the maxim "just do what you love". But that's often easier said than done. Especially for so...
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New AI / virtual reality therapy comes to Apple Vision Pro
Wait, which episode of Black Mirror are we in now? No, this isn't science fiction. It's now just science. A...
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Impacts of Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)
Borderline personality disorder can be very hard to treat, but don't worry, Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) has your back. MBT...
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Trauma and the brain: It’s different for PTSD
There has been an increasing interest in understanding trauma and the brain. Ideas like the body "keeping score" have helped...
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Rumination. Let’s mull it over (but not for too long).
We often ask clients to consider many aspects of difficult events and how they respond. But we have probably all...
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Kratom: What clinicians should know
So.... Does anyone actually know what kratom does? Kratom is an herbal substance from Southeast Asia that has both stimulant...
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Our best OCD treatment: Training is out there!
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be extremely difficult for those who experience it. The best OCD treatment options to help...
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The 5 love languages debunked.
Now we're not trying to burst anyone's love bubble here. Especially not for something so nebulous and often "confusing AF"...
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Longer-term client outcomes in telehealth vs in-person
Will clients benefit more from telehealth vs in-person treatment? The pandemic changed many areas of our lives, including how we...
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Does exposure therapy harm clients?
"The only thing to fear is fear itself." Was Roosevelt onto something in his attempts to encourage citizens to face...
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Attention and its difficulties: More than ADHD?
ADHD seems to have really gained popularity among consumers. It may be that when individuals have difficulties with attention, labeling...
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How do prodromal symptoms influence client diagnoses?
Have you ever heard parents or loved ones say something like "I always knew something was different" about your client?...
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RDoC: A new(ish) effort to understand mental health
Ever notice how so many clients with depression ruminate, but so do clients with anxiety and trauma? Or how clients...
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Social media and mental health in youth: As bad as we think?
Social media seems baked into the lives of children and teens today. We see it. But the stats back it...
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Dr. Google and Mental Health Self-Diagnosis
Research suggests that as social media and Internet use has increased, there has been a steady increase in self-diagnosis. Some...
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Gratitude journal and other strategies: Is less more?
Gratitude and gratitude enhancement has become an increasingly popular topic. And it makes sense why! Research has increasingly shown multiple...
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GAD and worry: Not just anxiety about anything
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has often been thought of as anxiety about a range of topics. This may lead clinicians...
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New integrative therapy: The Unified Protocol
-"My type of therapy is the best." -"No my theories are better." "-You're both wrong, my perspective is the best...."...
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CBT for ADHD: An effective nonmedication option?
Medication has long been the frontline treatment for both child and adult ADHD. But medication can be a big decision...
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Curated Research Findings
bridge finds and posts high quality articles discussing therapist resources and research important to the mental health field. New articles posted weekly and directly linked here!
- Why the “optimism bias” rules our hopes for the futureby Sumit Paul-Choudhury on January 17, 2025 at 12:48 am
What actually is optimism? One approach is to consider it as a psychological trait — an individual personality characteristic that affects an …
- From Wages to Wellness: The Hidden Fight Against Suicideby By on January 17, 2025 at 12:43 am
New York University researchers have explored how a variety of public policies — not just those explicitly targeting mental health — can effectively …
- Ketamine Reduces “Giving Up” by Targeting Brain Support Cellsby Neuroscience News on January 17, 2025 at 12:41 am
Researchers have found that ketamine’s antidepressant effects target astroglia, a type of brain support cell, rather than neurons, challenging …
- New Hope for Rapid-Acting Depression Treatmenton November 7, 2024 at 10:53 pm
A new study, funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, showed that a new medication derived from ketamine is safe and acceptable for …
- Dandelion or orchid, early sensitivity shapes kids’ mental health journeysby Emily Reynolds on November 7, 2024 at 10:52 pm
Differences in sensitivity in young people are sometimes referred to as the "dandelion–orchid" dichotomy: 'orchid' children, like the flowers, are …
- Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb?by Daliah Singer on November 7, 2024 at 10:38 pm
Lying on the hospital bed with two elastic belts wrapped around my pregnant belly, I was doing my best to focus on the intake nurse’s questions: Have …
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