Sentences with phrase «prevent psychological disorders»

Explore the contemporary approaches used to understand, treat and prevent psychological disorders.

Not exact matches

The brains of people with epilepsy appear to react to music differently from the brains of those who do not have the disorder, a finding that could lead to new therapies to prevent seizures, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 123rd Annual Convention.

«This suggests that targeting individuals who store more of their fat in the midsection and adapting psychological interventions to focus specifically on body fat distribution could be beneficial for preventing eating disorders.»

According to Dr. Raül Andero Galí, lead researcher in this study, «Once we discovered the relationship between the Ppm1f gene and different psychological disorders after exposure to traumatic stress, we wanted to find an effective drug to prevent these changes and its negative consequences on the brain.»

The findings could lead to more effective interventions to prevent depression and other psychological disorders from being passed from parent to child.

Some limit laws are aimed at preventing hoarding: a psychological disorder where someone maintains more animals than he or she can adequately care for in an enclosed space.

It has stated that it is U.S. policy to «deter child abductions» and that «the Convention's purpose [is] to prevent harms resulting from abductions,» which «can have devastating consequences for a child» and may be «one of the worst forms of child abuse» that «can cause psychological problems ranging from depression and acute stress disorder to posttraumatic stress disorder and identity formation issues» and lead to a child's experiencing «loss of community and stability, leading to loneliness, anger, and fear of abandonment» and «may prevent the child from forming a relationship with the left - behind parent, impairing the child's ability to mature.»

Prevention: Actions taken to prevent the occurrence of significant psychological problems or mental disorders — may occur at the primary, secondary or tertiary level

Preventing the onset of major depressive disorder: a meta - analytic review of psychological interventions

Review: a brief psychological intervention (debriefing) is ineffective in preventing post-traumatic stress disorder

Community approaches, such as home visitation, have been shown to be highly successful in changing the behavior of parents at risk for perpetrating maltreatment.18 Targeted programs for mothers with affective disorders and substance abuse have also been shown to be useful in preventing psychological maltreatment.19, 20

Her specialty is helping children successfully transition through difficult life challenges in order to prevent future psychological problems, especially anxiety disorders.

The results of this study also touched upon the idea that it does not matter how much training and knowledge one has on the topic of the psychological disorder itself, expressed emotion, or ways to prevent it, because expressed emotion may be an inevitable outcome in any relationship with a patient.

The practice of clinical social work also includes counseling, behavior modification, consultation, client - centered advocacy, crisis intervention, and the provision of needed information and education to clients, when using methods of a psychological nature to evaluate, assess, diagnose, treat, and prevent emotional and mental disorders and dysfunctions (whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral), sexual dysfunction, behavioral disorders, alcoholism, or substance abuse.

The practice of mental health counseling also includes counseling, behavior modification, consultation, client - centered advocacy, crisis intervention, and the provision of needed information and education to clients, when using methods of a psychological nature to evaluate, assess, diagnose, treat, and prevent emotional and mental disorders and dysfunctions (whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral), behavioral disorders, sexual dysfunction, alcoholism, or substance abuse.

The practice of marriage and family therapy includes methods of a psychological nature used to evaluate, assess, diagnose, treat, and prevent emotional and mental disorders or dysfunctions (whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral), sexual dysfunction, behavioral disorders, alcoholism, and substance abuse.

«Practice of professional counseling» means the application of mental health, psychological, and human development principles in order to facilitate human development and adjustment throughout the life span; prevent, assess, and treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders and associated distresses which interfere with mental health; conduct assessments for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and objectives; and plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions.

Do multiple session early psychological interventions starting within 3 months of a traumatic event prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?