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Conversion therapy case reaches US Supreme Court
Policy Research

Conversion therapy case reaches US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a lower court ruling accepting the State of Colorado's ability...
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Emotion regulation in therapy: Evidence-based does it
Continuing Ed. Research

Emotion regulation in therapy: Evidence-based does it

We hear the term emotion regulation all the time. This concept has even become increasingly popular in the mental health...
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How effective are AI therapists? What are human therapists to do?
Research Tech

How effective are AI therapists? What are human therapists to do?

We have written about initial research on AI therapy chatbots. Recent reports point to a drastic recent increase in AI...
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Why are negative emotions good?
Research

Why are negative emotions good?

There is discussion lately about how why negative emotions are good. This reframing is helpful for clients and individuals trying...
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How to conduct measurement based care in mental health
Research

How to conduct measurement based care in mental health

Measurement-based care helps us identify how well clients progress during therapy. Our recent article discussed why this evidence-based approach helps....
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Facing love addiction: What it is and therapist training to help clients
Continuing Ed. Research

Facing love addiction: What it is and therapist training to help clients

Desperately seeking attachment bonds without healthy ways of maintaining those bonds? Research has begun to study these patterns and consider...
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Measurement-based care: How do we know we are helping?
Research

Measurement-based care: How do we know we are helping?

We all feel pretty good when we help the clients we work with. After all, that’s what we want and...
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Narcissistic personality disorder training for therapists
Continuing Ed. Research

Narcissistic personality disorder training for therapists

It's interesting that those who experience narcissistic personality disorder often don't show up for therapy. At least not for narcissistic...
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Research Findings

“I think I have early-onset Alzheimer’s.”

“I think I have early-onset Alzheimer’s.”

Research
"I can't remember anything these days! I must have early-onset Alzheimer's...." It is not uncommon to hear clients wonder whether...
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Is Adult ADHD real? Controversies and pitfalls

Is Adult ADHD real? Controversies and pitfalls

Research
ADHD has affected many adults. But the concept of adult ADHD is actually controversial among researchers and neuropsychologists. This is...
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Never suppress?? Suppressing emotion and context

Never suppress?? Suppressing emotion and context

Research
Never suppress your emotions? Giving clients the maxim "never suppress" is a behavior we may need to suppress. A lot...
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Prolonged grief disorder makes the cut!! (in DSM-5-TR)

Prolonged grief disorder makes the cut!! (in DSM-5-TR)

Research
Prolonged grief disorder is now a diagnosis in the new DSM-5-TR. So how cool are you to get to be...
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Myths of catharsis and emotional venting

Myths of catharsis and emotional venting

Research
The modern conceptualization of catharsis originated from Freud, Breuer, and their other colleagues. They described the process of "abreation" (the...
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Prolonged exposure therapy training for PTSD

Prolonged exposure therapy training for PTSD

Continuing Ed. Research
Trauma and PTSD following a discrete traumatic event(s) is something the mental health field does well in treating. Mountains of...
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Types of narcissism: It’s not so cut and dry.

Types of narcissism: It’s not so cut and dry.

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Narcissism has become a popular framework to explain behavior that appears dominant in workplaces and maladaptive or harmful in relationships....
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Bloody Depression! A blood test for depression??

Bloody Depression! A blood test for depression??

Research Tech
Researchers at Indiana University have developed a blood test to identify depression and bipolar disorders. It is thought to have...
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“Trauma-informed care”: Roots and directions

“Trauma-informed care”: Roots and directions

Research
Many now refer to "trauma-informed care" as any assessment or intervention that acknowledges the possibility of a traumatic event(s). It...
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Psychedelic assisted therapy: All the rage.

Psychedelic assisted therapy: All the rage.

Policy Research
There is no doubt that people who experience depression, anxiety, PTSD, and a number of other conditions can feel trapped...
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VR shows promise for pain psychology

VR shows promise for pain psychology

Research Tech
Continued research has led chronic pain psychology and treatment to focus increasingly on cognitive-behavioral methods for managing pain (e.g., cognitive...
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Brain inflammation and depression

Brain inflammation and depression

Research
Recent research has found that depression may constitute a response to inflammation in the brain. Inflammation happens when you get...
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