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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Rural Women With Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a debilitating symptom that may or may not have an organic cause. In rural communities, chronic pain may be more difficult to treat due to patients’ limited access to care, lower socioeconomic status (SES), and geographic isolation (Thorn et al., 2011). Psychosocial approaches are viable options for treatment, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy […]
Alicia San Miguel, B.S.
September 15, 2014
Doing Psychotherapy Research
I began my three-year term as the new Science and Scholarship Domain Representative for the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy on January 1, 2014. One of my key goals in this capacity is to support students and Early Career Psychologists (ECPs) who are interested in psychotherapy research. Students and ECPs often wonder how to build […]
Susan S. Woodhouse, Ph.D.
September 15, 2014
The Arc of the Moral Universe
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. So said Martin Luther King Jr. (1968). As I write this, on April 29, 2014, the sports world gave us proof of this. When the National Basketball League banned Donald Sterling for life from the NBA family and pressed for his removal […]
Armand R. Cerbone, Ph.D., ABPP
September 15, 2014
Cognitive Errors of Commission and Omission Among Novice Group Counseling Trainees About Group Situations
In the realm of group counselor training and development, an emerging area of research has addressed how novices differ from experts in their organization of domain knowledge. Existing research has investigated experts and novices’ knowledge structure about group members (Kivlighan, Markin, Stahl, & Salahuddin, 2007; Kivlighan & Quigley, 1991) and group leader interventions (Kivlighan & […]
Xu Li, PhD + 1 more
September 15, 2014
Ethics and Mindfulness
Much of life is spent in motion—physical , mental/emotional, relational , and especially neural motion. Our conscious and non-conscious brain continually scans and interprets this motion, allowing us to focus our attention on other needs and desires, rather than having to pay attention to each motion as it occurs. In the absence of this scanning, […]
Ron Schwenkler, M.A., LPC
September 15, 2014
Never Turn Down the Opportunity to Give a Talk
Two years after graduation from my doctoral program, a friend invited me to give a grand rounds presentation at a major university. Despite the fact that I was guaranteed a sympathetic audience and a topic I knew (it was whatever I wanted to speak on), I found myself reluctant to respond and even going to […]
Kevin S. McCarthy, Ph.D.
September 15, 2014
A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Psychodynamic Treatments for DSM-5 Eating Disorders
Introduction Given the recent changes to the diagnostic criteria of eating and feeding disorders in the DSM-5, specifically the addition of Binge Eating Disorder (BED), I aimed to examine the current research supporting effective psychodynamic treatment of eating disorders (EDs) and how DSM-5 modifications will affect diagnosis, treatment, and awareness of EDs. There is a […]
Jaclyn Lopez, M.Psy.
September 15, 2014
Internet-Based Psychotherapy Treatments
Research on Internet-based psychotherapy treatments for depression, anxiety disorders and other conditions has grown rapidly during the past 15 years, and the evidence shows that some forms of Internet-based treatments often result in similar outcomes as traditional face-to-face psychotherapy. Surveys report lifetime prevalence rates of mental disorders of up to 47.4%, but only a small […]
Thomas Berger, Ph.D.
September 12, 2014
Think Globally, Treat Locally
Introduction In the June issue of Psychotherapy, Newman, Przeworski, Consoli, and Taylor presented a study on the use of a Palmtop computer-assisted therapy for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (Newman et al., 2014). Since developing prototypes for this computer program in the early 1990s, there have been significant advancements in the use of technology in health […]
Nitya Kanuri, B.A. + 2 more
September 12, 2014
Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. Hanna Levenson
Dr. Levenson talks about her transition from personality and social psychology to clinical psychology, her use of video recording in psychotherapy and supervision, her clinical work as couples counselor, advice to new therapists, and how teaching energizes her. http://youtu.be/-dch9PoCeTM Hanna Levenson, Ph.D. Dr. Levenson is an expert in time-limited dynamic, emotionally-focused, relational psychotherapy. She is […]
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
September 7, 2014
Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. Leslie Greenberg
Dr. Greensburg talks about his career transition from engineering to psychology, studying emotion at a time when it was not a part of mainstream psychology, Emotion-Focus Therapy and affect theory, developing a healthful career as a psychotherapist, and observational research in psychotherapy. About Leslie Greenberg, Ph.D. Dr. Greenberg is a psychologist and one of the […]
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
September 7, 2014
Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. Laura Brown
Dr. Brown talks about her career in understanding and treating complex trauma, her leading role in feminist therapy, her role as trainer, supervisor, and author, and her hopes for the future of the field of psychotherapy. http://youtu.be/KCfn2R4LIkQ About Laura Brown, Ph.D. Dr. Brown is a clinical psychologist in Washington with a practice of psychotherapy, consultation and […]
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
September 7, 2014