Questions tagged [clinical-psychology]
For questions specific to applying the theoretical aspects of psychology to therapeutic settings in both assessments and psychotherapy
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Which schools of psychotherapy are most credible to a hard scientist?
There is a problem in all therapies that if the client doesn't have faith or trust in the therapist then it is unlikely that anything can be achieved. Therefore effective therapy for an extreme ...
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Have the core CBT "Thinking Errors" been found to NOT be effective in evidence-based clinical practice?
This is his chart of the ten "thinking errors." It's taken from The Feeling Good Handbook.
Table 3–1. Definitions of Cognitive Distortions
ALL-OR-NOTHING THINKING: You see things in black-and-...
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Limitations
In treating people with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy:
Which people can't be helped by therapy?
How are some people more treatable than others?
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How effective is court imposed therapy compared to self-initiated therapy?
People are frequently court ordered to some form of therapy, whether it be in the form of a course, group therapy or individual therapy.
Some examples being; road rage, anger management, drunk ...
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Is "gaslighting" a mainstream concept in the cognitive sciences?
The term "gaslighting" (referring to abusive manipulation of the facts to confuse victims) is common in pop-psychology sources, and I have friends who report that their psychologists or psychiatrists ...
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How can a narcissist be given negative feedback without triggering aggressive behavior?
I've interacted with several individuals over the years that had narcissistic personality disorder. In particular, I find I have difficulty navigating their nebulous relationship with truth and find ...
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How do clinicians control for their own mental disorders?
Has any research been done on how clinicians' (either internists or psychiatrists) known psychological conditions influence the diagnoses, misdiagnoses, and prognoses they make?
And, related to that, ...
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Why do people who stutter have less difficulty singing than speaking?
From what I have read, stutterers tend to have much less trouble singing than speaking. Do we know why this is the case?
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Is there a conflict between Mindfulness-based and Acceptance-based Therapies and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)?
Mindfulness-based and Acceptance-based therapies are gaining vast momentum in the treatment of mental illnesses. These therapy modalities are seen to share some similarity with Cognitive Behaviour ...
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Why does a person feel sad without knowing the reason?
I have known people to behave in a way they despise, and they don't know why.
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How to prevent insults from unconsciously causing negative emotions?
When someone is insulted, they can feel anxiety and shame, even though his/her conscious mind knows the insult isn't true and tries to be as logical and unemotional about it as possible.
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How effective is cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders?
How effective have cognitive behavioral therapy type techniques been shown and proven to work for anxiety based on published literature?
Citations please.
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Is it normal for men in long term relationships to want to have sexual relationships with other women?
If a man who is married or in a long term relationship wants to have sexual relationships with other women, is this pathological, deviant, maybe even a disorder? Or is it part of normal and healthy ...
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Does completing a thesis make you a better practicing psychologist?
I am a strong believer in the importance of the scientist-practitioner model for psychology. I think that training in the scientific method is a major component of what makes a person trained in ...
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Is it ethically appropriate for a client to buy their psychologist a gift?
I have been having free psychology therapy in my school for almost one year. Now the therapeutic relationship is coming to end. I want to give a small gift to my therapist to show my gratitude when my ...
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What rules are tested during the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task?
I was reading about the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and although I understand the concept, I'm not clear on what rules are usually tested. Does it always vary between associations between shape, ...
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Ways to treat disorganized thinking, other than pharmacotherapy
Disorganized thinking is a cognitive deficit symptomatic of thought disorders such as schizophrenia. This affects your ability to process and connect thoughts and ideas, rendering them disorganized, ...
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What is the difference between social anxiety disorder and shyness?
It seems that there are similar symptoms shown by people who suffer social anxiety and shyness, but what is actually the main difference between them? Thank you.
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How does recalling a specific memory decrease depression?
Research by Serrano et al (2004) indicated that
older adults with depressive symptoms showed that with increased
specificity of memories, individuals show decreased depression and
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Is paraphilia a disorder?
There has been some confusion in recent questions about the term paraphilia. In most questions and answers, including my own, paraphilias have been seen as disorders that might require treatment.
But ...
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Is there scientific evidence that narcissists cannot be treated?
I've often heard that people affected by narcissism cannot recover.
I can understand that it's a long path and that a narcissist may lack the motivation and so on, but I wonder why cognitive therapy ...
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Would most people benefit from psychotherapy?
At least in my country, undergoing psychotherapy is perceived negatively.
People in my country perceive people as either healthy (normal), or mad and in need of a psychologist. My perception is ...
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Dopamine deficiency more frequent in the addiction prone?
I found this clip about dopamine deficiency.
...[P]eople with low dopamine activity may be more prone to addiction.
Is the reverse also true? Does susceptibility to addiction (genetic, etc.) have ...
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Can positive self-affirmation improve mood?
Most people get "depressed" every now and then - nothing serious, but people sometimes feel down. I am wondering if positive self-affirmation can make you happier by physically increasing the ...
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Cannot find a journal paper on a study on caffeine, even though it is registered at clinicaltrials.gov
Can somebody help me find the following study:
Effects of Low Doses of Caffeine on Mood, Physiology and Mental Function, listed under trial identifier NCT00487227 on ClinicalTrials.gov.
It's a very ...
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Is art therapy really effective?
I read the whole Wikipedia article. But I still have doubts. Is art therapy effective? If so, in which ways has it been studied?
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What's the difference between a "mental disorder" and a bad personality trait?
Most people are held accountable for their actions. If diagnosed with a "mental disorder" however, they are often forgiven/treated more leniently and exempted from punishment.
The same thing couldn'...
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Is there a phenomenon where one feels alienation towards certain body parts
I am wondering whether is there a name for a phenomenon where one has feelings of "alienation" or feels that body parts (limbs, internal organs, etc) do not belong to him or are not "part of his body" ...
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How are the logical and mathematical skills of people with ADHD?
How does rationality and the logical thought processes of those with and without ADHD compare? Please explain the source of the differences. Are the differences thought to be caused by dopamine, ...
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Do people who experience a psychotic episode ever go back to normal?
Do people who experience a fully blown psychotic episode ever go back to their pre-psychosis self?
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Are there any circumstances where schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are not lifelong?
It is known that psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar I, and bipolar II are for life, and require long term treatment (lifelong).
Is this always the case?
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Double blindedness in a fully remote trial
We are planning to do a fully remote clinical trial to test an online intervention for depression. We will be using a self-rated PHQ-9 at base-line, post intervention, and 90 days follow-up to test ...
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Using CBT for a justified fear?
I am a speech language pathologist. I have a 19 year old patient who grew up with a number of different speech impediments (not a stutter). He was bullied a lot, and because of this he is very ...
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How can the mind be trained to accept ongoing mental or emotional suffering?
We have physical, emotional and mental needs and wants; some tangible, some intangible.
In the case where we know that some of our needs and/or wants are not going to be met; how can the mind be ...
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Can tinnitus be measured with EEG or MEG?
Can tinnitus be measured with EEG or MEG (magnetoencephalography)?
Is it visible in a power spectrum?
In an ERP/ERF?
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Is acrophobia connected to falling in dreams?
I'm interested in the link between phobias and related nightmares.
Specifically, is acrophobia (i.e., irrational fear of heights) connected to falling in dreams?
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Difference between brain disease and brain disorder
Is there any difference between the terms brain disease and brain disorder? They are often used in combination without ...
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Cases of psychopathy
According to this Learning-Mind website, the 3 basic behaviors of a person which indicate likely psychopathy are
Unhealthy obsession around arson
Cruelty to animals
Bed wetting after the age of ...
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Are there any benefits to having Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
OCD is a chronic mental health disorder. It is a major handicap when trying to lead a normal life.
But are there any positive effects of having the disorder? Is there any such thing as high ...
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What is the current status of Paraphrenia?
First mentioned by Kalbhaum in 1863, and better known by Kraepelin's descriptions in 1912, paraphrenia seems to be forgotten after the publication of DSM-III. It is always described by its nosology, ...
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Is there a rating scale in psychology that is related to happiness?
There are many rating scales used in psychiatry to rate the severity of disorders. Thus, the extensive depression scales. What about the opposite, happiness scales? If 0 denotes excessive depressive ...
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Is Allen Carr's "easy way to stop smoking" a form of cognitive therapy?
David Burns is a cognitive therapist, who in his Feeling Good describes how to overcome depression. He states that depression is a logical result of irrational negative thoughts, which can be ...
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Current diagnostic interviews for DSM-V
I was wondering if there are currently any diagnostic interview schedules that have been made/adapted to fit DSM-V criteria? Have you heard of anything?
Specifically, I am looking for interviews for ...
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What are the best known causes and treatments for apathy?
Has any extensive research been done into what the most common causes of apathy are and are there any treatments with a highly reported success rate? If so, what are these?
For clarification of what ...
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Brain Wave Research PTSD, Depression
Let me preface this with I am a Software Engineer, NOT a neuro-scientist. Please forgive me if my terminology isn't spot on.
I am obsessed with using my skills as a computer scientist to help ...
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Validity of regression therapy and degree of acceptance of the subject within the psychology community
I had a debate with my friend on regression therapy as he feels it is an accepted method to discover a person's past life & his memories. I find it completely unacceptable to my sense.
What ...
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Does CBT help with non-sexual crime recidivism rates?
In the same vain as a previous question I asked, (Are Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (SOTPs) effective?) I am wondering if CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) based therapies and interventions have ...
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Lunar cycles linked with mental health issues?
From what I can find...
Anecdotally, my mother used to work in nursing homes for the elderly and found that around the full moon, patients slept less and were more agitated.
Anecdotal evidence ...
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Are there psychiatric medications that have an anti-tolerance effect?
Patients usually develop tolerance to their psychiatric medications when used over a long period of time. This is because of how the brain gets used to the dosage in order to reach equilibrium again. ...
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Why are counsellors not supposed to give advice or lead the client? Is it possible for a counsellor not to be leading?
I’ve taken a course on counselling psychology and have attended a counselling sessions myself. All the literature I’ve read has said counsellors should not give advice. My question is why is this ...
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