theory and practice: reflections of an academic
... It is not a question of whether one abandons “scientific standards of proof,” because one is operating in a clinical context where hard data may be hard to come by. It is more than that. It has ethical implications when I make life-and-death decisions about people and collect the patient’s or the ta ...
... It is not a question of whether one abandons “scientific standards of proof,” because one is operating in a clinical context where hard data may be hard to come by. It is more than that. It has ethical implications when I make life-and-death decisions about people and collect the patient’s or the ta ...
How the Right Drugs Can Treat Bipolar Disorder
... when I was 25. I have since had seven or eight episodes, and they usually happen when I undergo a major change: my mother’s death, a new job, or a longer commute to work. Although I find it hard to remember my behavior during my manic stages, I know I have a bundle of symptoms: I tend to lose my sen ...
... when I was 25. I have since had seven or eight episodes, and they usually happen when I undergo a major change: my mother’s death, a new job, or a longer commute to work. Although I find it hard to remember my behavior during my manic stages, I know I have a bundle of symptoms: I tend to lose my sen ...
ch16_Psy_TX
... Although psychodynamic treatment has received support, there are three important caveats: » Psychodynamic treatment offers advantage compared to control only when treatment lasts more than 20 sessions » Psychodynamic treatments have not been found to be more helpful than general treatment as offered ...
... Although psychodynamic treatment has received support, there are three important caveats: » Psychodynamic treatment offers advantage compared to control only when treatment lasts more than 20 sessions » Psychodynamic treatments have not been found to be more helpful than general treatment as offered ...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
... traumatizing event, at the mental, psychoemotive or physical level. For the person, the indescriptable or unimaginable nature of the event, the intensity or the assiduous repetition leaves an indelible mark, at that time, we are speaking of PTSD. September 2006, Volume 2 ...
... traumatizing event, at the mental, psychoemotive or physical level. For the person, the indescriptable or unimaginable nature of the event, the intensity or the assiduous repetition leaves an indelible mark, at that time, we are speaking of PTSD. September 2006, Volume 2 ...
Health Objectives Fall 2014
... Use this packet to help guide you through the semester. Each Unit is broken down by chapter and objective. When you feel like you know an objective, put a you need to study. ...
... Use this packet to help guide you through the semester. Each Unit is broken down by chapter and objective. When you feel like you know an objective, put a you need to study. ...
Underwriting Considerations for Dissociative Disorders
... The majority of the patients report auditory and/or visual hallucinations. Ellason and Ross17 noted that 24–50% of patients with dissociative disorder have been previously diagnosed and treated for schizophrenia. The hallucinations primarily consisted of commentary from internal parts sometimes supp ...
... The majority of the patients report auditory and/or visual hallucinations. Ellason and Ross17 noted that 24–50% of patients with dissociative disorder have been previously diagnosed and treated for schizophrenia. The hallucinations primarily consisted of commentary from internal parts sometimes supp ...
Glossary
... Phobia - an irrational, disproportionate fear of an object or situation leading to avoidance behaviour. Pressure of speech - is manifest in a very rapid rate of delivery, a wealth of associations, which may be quite unusual,, (e.g. rhymes and puns) and often wanders off the point of the original con ...
... Phobia - an irrational, disproportionate fear of an object or situation leading to avoidance behaviour. Pressure of speech - is manifest in a very rapid rate of delivery, a wealth of associations, which may be quite unusual,, (e.g. rhymes and puns) and often wanders off the point of the original con ...
Treatments for Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Disorders
... (c) Are such programs truly effective? For example, patients may change overt behaviors but not underlying psychotic beliefs (d) Transition from a token economy system to community living may be difficult for patients Token economies helped improve the personal care and self-image of patients, probl ...
... (c) Are such programs truly effective? For example, patients may change overt behaviors but not underlying psychotic beliefs (d) Transition from a token economy system to community living may be difficult for patients Token economies helped improve the personal care and self-image of patients, probl ...
APA Education Meetings How to Submit a Scientific and Clinical
... to examine predictive values and symptom distribution by examining the algorithmic flow of numbers from the screening questions to final diagnosis of MDE during the last 12 months and lifetime. Methods: The Montreal Epidemiological Catchment Area Study (ECA) is a longitudinal project currently under ...
... to examine predictive values and symptom distribution by examining the algorithmic flow of numbers from the screening questions to final diagnosis of MDE during the last 12 months and lifetime. Methods: The Montreal Epidemiological Catchment Area Study (ECA) is a longitudinal project currently under ...
The Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia (STYL
... For over ten years, a Liberian non-profit organization, the Network for Empowerment and Progressive Initiatives (NEPI) has been conducting a behavioral change therapy program with small groups of highrisk men. The therapy program is inherently grounded in Liberian culture, beliefs, and conceptions o ...
... For over ten years, a Liberian non-profit organization, the Network for Empowerment and Progressive Initiatives (NEPI) has been conducting a behavioral change therapy program with small groups of highrisk men. The therapy program is inherently grounded in Liberian culture, beliefs, and conceptions o ...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
... Obsessive-compulsive disorders have long been hidden conditions. Many people suffering from obsessivecompulsive disorders manage to completely conceal their problem from others, even from those closest to them. In spite of this, obsessive-compulsive disorders are relatively common. More than 100 000 ...
... Obsessive-compulsive disorders have long been hidden conditions. Many people suffering from obsessivecompulsive disorders manage to completely conceal their problem from others, even from those closest to them. In spite of this, obsessive-compulsive disorders are relatively common. More than 100 000 ...
Activity in parahippocampal gyrus during cognitive tasks
... disorders, and is associated with poorer clinical outcome. Ruminative thinking has been proposed to originate from abnormalities in cognitive processes such as associative thinking or mental flexibility (1–3). Moreover, rumination might be a relevant dimensional trait which encompass mood and anxiet ...
... disorders, and is associated with poorer clinical outcome. Ruminative thinking has been proposed to originate from abnormalities in cognitive processes such as associative thinking or mental flexibility (1–3). Moreover, rumination might be a relevant dimensional trait which encompass mood and anxiet ...
community mental health team for adults referral form
... Relevant history and previous treatment: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ...
... Relevant history and previous treatment: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ...
Psychology of a Crisis - Central Colorado Area Health
... Children more vulnerable – less experience in ...
... Children more vulnerable – less experience in ...
Psychology Grades 10/11/12
... Comparing and contrasting personality characteristics of two persons Describing how test validity and reliability are established and related Determining which of two tests would be more useful for a particular purpose when given relevant data about validity and reliability Citing one or more studie ...
... Comparing and contrasting personality characteristics of two persons Describing how test validity and reliability are established and related Determining which of two tests would be more useful for a particular purpose when given relevant data about validity and reliability Citing one or more studie ...
Obsessive Compulsive disorder for medical students
... picking were more prevalent in women and girls with OCD, whereas tics, Tourette’s syndrome and alcohol dependence were more common in men and boys with OCD ...
... picking were more prevalent in women and girls with OCD, whereas tics, Tourette’s syndrome and alcohol dependence were more common in men and boys with OCD ...
Therapy PPT.
... chemical imbalance in your pancreas, take insulin and no one will call you names. If the imbalance is in your heart muscle, take potassium or whatever you need; people will understand. • But if that chemical problem is in your brain, God help you. Your fellow man sure won’t. Jerome Sabel ...
... chemical imbalance in your pancreas, take insulin and no one will call you names. If the imbalance is in your heart muscle, take potassium or whatever you need; people will understand. • But if that chemical problem is in your brain, God help you. Your fellow man sure won’t. Jerome Sabel ...
Managing Mood Disorders In Primary Care
... • Primary care is usually the first and often the only contact that patients have with health care professionals. • Primary care interventions can be sufficient, without need for referral to mental health specialists. ...
... • Primary care is usually the first and often the only contact that patients have with health care professionals. • Primary care interventions can be sufficient, without need for referral to mental health specialists. ...
Ecological Theories Derived from Learning Theories
... Consequences of a behavior become the causes of later behavior ...
... Consequences of a behavior become the causes of later behavior ...
Mood Disorders: Introduction and Overview
... treatment. Despite many of the largely societal criticisms of the modern use of ECT, this modality should be given a higher priority when treating patients with extreme suicidality, associated medical illnesses, difficult adverse reactions to routine psychopharmacological agents, or other medical em ...
... treatment. Despite many of the largely societal criticisms of the modern use of ECT, this modality should be given a higher priority when treating patients with extreme suicidality, associated medical illnesses, difficult adverse reactions to routine psychopharmacological agents, or other medical em ...
Unclear Antecedent (Uncl./Ant.)
... The 12-step members believe addiction is a disease, that they have it, and that it is a spiritual, not a mental condition. They “had their fun,” and they make A.A. “fun.” They have the fun disease. There are no doctors, surgeries, or medications for it and no clergy; health insurance pays for its tr ...
... The 12-step members believe addiction is a disease, that they have it, and that it is a spiritual, not a mental condition. They “had their fun,” and they make A.A. “fun.” They have the fun disease. There are no doctors, surgeries, or medications for it and no clergy; health insurance pays for its tr ...
Learning PPT
... Those who viewed the model’s actions were much more likely to lash out at the doll By watching, we learn to anticipate a behavior’s consequences in situation like those we are observing. We are likely to imitate people we perceive as similar to ourselves, as successful, or as admirable ...
... Those who viewed the model’s actions were much more likely to lash out at the doll By watching, we learn to anticipate a behavior’s consequences in situation like those we are observing. We are likely to imitate people we perceive as similar to ourselves, as successful, or as admirable ...
The Conceptual Development of DSM-V
... psychotic, somatic, substance use, and personality disorder symptoms for the original Feighner diagnoses (15). It is clear that a hierarchy was present that tended to suppress the significance of lower-order symptoms in the syndrome definitions in order to achieve such pure types. This hierarchical ...
... psychotic, somatic, substance use, and personality disorder symptoms for the original Feighner diagnoses (15). It is clear that a hierarchy was present that tended to suppress the significance of lower-order symptoms in the syndrome definitions in order to achieve such pure types. This hierarchical ...
Document
... Fluoxetine may not be the drug of first choice for patients in whom a rapid antidepressant effect is important or for those who are agitated, Fluoxetine may have advantages over other SSRIs in patients who are poorly compliant with treatment and those who have previously had troublesome discontinuat ...
... Fluoxetine may not be the drug of first choice for patients in whom a rapid antidepressant effect is important or for those who are agitated, Fluoxetine may have advantages over other SSRIs in patients who are poorly compliant with treatment and those who have previously had troublesome discontinuat ...