They are by nature counselors, skilled in the art of listening, equipped to assess and advise, and trained in the practices
of psychological therapy, or, fittingly enough, psychotherapy.
Sara is committed to the provision
of psychological therapy that is offered in a respectful and non-judgemental way.
There have been six randomized controlled trials
of psychological therapy with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) using DSM - III - R and DSM - IV.
The first edition of Integrated Family Therapy contained an extensive account of task - setting, and tasks remain integral to several models
of psychological therapy, notably CBT.
Yoga benefits anyone's mental health by helping him or her relax, and it is an effective form
of psychological therapy.
In all such accounts
of psychological therapy there is overwhelming evidence that the ability of the counselor in some way to become a means of the self - expression for the other is of crucial importance, and that means the counselor's ability to take the feelings of the other sympathetically into his own being.
I just finished a book on a new form
of psychological therapy that has at least four chapters with demons in a chapter title.
The authors provide a comprehensive review of all forty identified scientific studies of the effects
of psychological therapies for survivors of torture and trauma (e.g., refugees from ethnic violence).
«In this study we looked at the effect
of psychological therapies on gastrointestinal symptoms.
The studies that Laird analyzed included a number of different types
of psychological therapies, including cognitive therapies, relaxation and hypnosis.
The researchers next plan to examine the effects
of psychological therapies on patients» ability to function at work, school and during other routine activities.
e-couch full access Skills training drawn from a range
of psychological therapies for depression and anxiety disorders, as well as coping strategies for people experiencing divorce and grief.
Objective To explore conflicts of interest (COI) and their reporting in systematic reviews
of psychological therapies, and to evaluate spin in the conclusions of the reviews.
Also the conclusion of equal effects
of psychological therapies and pharmacological interventions does not face a risk of spin (OR = 0.12 (0.01 to 1.08).
Since nothing is known about the extent and nature of non-financial COI in systematic reviews
of psychological therapies, the aim of this study was to investigate how often non-financial COI are present and disclosed in systematic reviews
of psychological therapies, and to analyse whether these COI increase the risk of spin in the conclusions of the reviews.
The conclusion of the equality of effects
of psychological therapies, however, showed a trend for a spin, which means that for the primary outcome of interest the review more often states equality despite inequality of treatment effects (OR = 2.69 (0.86 to 8.41).
Conclusions Non-financial COI, especially the inclusion of own primary studies into reviews and researcher allegiance, are frequently seen in systematic reviews
of psychological therapies and need more transparency and better management.
This, of course, is a less relevant COI for psychotherapist assessing treatment effects
of psychological therapies.
The reviews and meta - analyses addressed anxiety disorders (n = 42), depressive disorders (n = 48), and / or personality disorders (n = 13), and allowed conclusions about the following interventions: 59 reviews compared psychological therapies with other forms
of psychological therapies, and 36 compared psychological therapies with pharmacological interventions.
Individuals» experiences and opinions
of psychological therapies for psychosis: A narrative synthesis.
Of the psychological therapies, parent management training (PMT) is the method demonstrated to have the most impact on the child's coercive pattern of behavior.
This approach goes against much contemporary thinking about the efficacy
of psychological therapies and the general trend which has suggested that specifically targeted psychotherapies are more effective.2
Jacobson methodology, in distinguishing between improvement and recovery on a standardized measure of general vulnerability to anxiety, provides a stringent but clinically more meaningful evaluation of the efficacy
of psychological therapies with GAD than has been available hitherto.
OpenUrlAbstract / FREE Full Text Q What are the effects
of psychological therapies in children who have been sexually abused?
Randomized controlled trials
of psychological therapies for management of chronic pain in children and adolescents: an updated meta - analytic review
«My integrative training and years of experience enables me to draw on a range
of psychological therapies in my work with children, adults, couples and families.
Not exact matches
The bill primarily targets so - called «conversion
therapy,» a type
of counseling that remains controversial, and essentially operates under the principle that individuals can seek a sort
of treatment (usually
psychological) to change their sexual orientation.
What America needs is not
therapy for a poor white version
of Psychological Man but a renewed vision
of the common good built on a renewed understanding
of a common human nature.
Sadly, many, if not all,
of the most influential organs
of our culture are committed to the cultivation
of Psychological Man as the norm and thus the categories
of therapy as the answer.
It will be helpful to the minister to acquaint himself with a more comprehensive discussion
of the medical and
psychological therapies than is presented in this volume.
We quickly learn that these were not «traditional
therapy groups,» even though individual
psychological problems, hurts and fears were very much a part
of the agenda.
It transposed, not always uncritically, into its own setting a variety
of therapies which had yielded some success in secular psychiatric and
psychological clinical settings.
Images and symbols are accumulators and transformers
of the
psychological energies that empower all growth, whether in
therapy, education, or in other contexts.
I have had to be doing a lot
of self -
therapy to rescue my brain from the adverse
psychological experiences which I have had as a result
of intense prayer and meditation.
LifeWay Research asked three groups
of Protestants — pastors, family members
of people with acute mental illness (severe depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia), and those with such illnesses — when «
psychological therapy» should be used.
BamaDaniel — H o m o s e x u a l i t y is considered a normal part
of human s e x u a l i t y by the following professional mental health associations: The American
Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy, the American Counseling Association, the Canadian
Psychological Association, and the National Association
of Social Workers.
If counseling and
therapy are to enable whole - person growth they must use methods that raise the level
of physical vitality as well as those which enliven the
psychological dimensions
of people's lives.
He covers also the varieties
of modernist theologians, many ethnic groups who tried to stay sheltered from modernity, the major denominational types, all sorts
of countermodernist movements, and groups that sought to restore wholeness through physical or
psychological therapies, ecumenism, social Christianity or patriotism.
It is not obvious that the ultimate responsibility
of man is acknowledged in
psychological therapy.
But even if this be acknowledged, surely, some will say, when we speak
of the personal grace
of forgiveness, we are going far beyond what can be documented in any
psychological account
of therapy.
When we give a Christian interpretation
of that decision, and speak
of personal faith in God who has revealed himself through a personal life, we go beyond what
psychological analysis can require, but we are speaking relevantly to the very search which
psychological therapy involves.
It's a framework that, in its fullest conception, contains
psychological appreciation that is at once deeper, more supple and more holistic than the reductive sexual identity assumptions that anchor mere sexual
therapy, be it one
of conversion or acceptance.
Another item
of interest (that may spark some controversy) is news that the American
Psychological Association announced on Wednesday that it can be dangerous / destructive for mental health professionals to tell gay clients that
therapy can make them straight.
The Canadian Association for Play
Therapy believes in the value of play therapy and its contribution to an individual's mental, emotional, social and psychological well
Therapy believes in the value
of play
therapy and its contribution to an individual's mental, emotional, social and psychological well
therapy and its contribution to an individual's mental, emotional, social and
psychological well being.
As a member
of Play
Therapy Ireland and the
Psychological Society
of Ireland, she adheres to strict codes
of practice, including clinical supervision, continuing professional development and clinical governance, as well as to Ireland's child protection guidelines Children First.
She is doing PhD in Psychology at the University
of Toronto and works as an intern at the Richmond Hill Psychology Center, where she maintains «
Psychological Resources for Parents» blog and helps with psycho - educational assessments and play
therapy.
This marriage counseling technique is a blend
of behavioral, spiritual and Western
psychological therapies.
Perinatal mood disorders are treatable, and a range
of pharmacological (medicines),
psychological (talking
therapy) and social
therapies (support groups) have been validated as effective treatments for the range
of perinatal mood disorders.
He is a member
of the American
Psychological Association (APA), the New York State
Psychological Association (NYSPA), the Association
of Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies (ABCT) and the Anxiety and Depression Association
of America (ADAA) and a fellow in the American Academy
of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology.
He argues that income is an insufficient measure
of individual happiness and his work has resulted in the creation
of the Improving Access to
Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative.