When a patient is undergoing treatment for a substance use disorder (SUD), one of the greatest risks for relapse is encountering the...
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Importance of Addressing Internalized Racism in Clinical Practice (SCP Diversity Committee)
Racism against Black Americans has a long history in the United States, but it is getting worldwide attention due to recent...
Reflecting on the Effectiveness of Reflective Practice
Self-knowledge is highly valued in contemporary society; one needs only to browse the psychology or self-help sections in any...
How do we know when posttraumatic stress disorder is getting better?
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes a great deal of mental and physical distress, and can significantly reduce a person’s...
What does Distress Tolerance have to do with Depression? A Review
Distress tolerance is often conceptualized as one’s ability to tolerate and withstand negative or uncomfortable emotional states....
Why Reporting Harms Matters
What is the public health significance of this article? Clinical practice guidelines are increasingly important in healthcare....
Loneliness and psychosis in clinical practice
In practice, clinical psychologists typically focus on diagnosing and treating specific mental health conditions. As a consequence,...
Internalized Racism and Mental Health
A recent article out now by Sosoo, Bernard, and Neblett (2019) titled “the influence of internalized racism on the relationship...
When patients overreport symptoms: More than just malingering
Every clinician is familiar with patients who describe their complaints in a way that raises concerns as to the plausibility of their...
Training therapists in evidence-based mental health interventions: What works and what holds promise for the future?
“Jenna” was an adolescent who presented for treatment at a specialty clinic after having been in therapy for several years. During...
When and How Video Games Can Be Good
It is commonly believed that video games are inherently unhealthy for individuals and for society as a whole. For example, a recent...
Anxiety Treatments on Repetitive Negative Thinking
A client presents with problems of anxiety. Most distressing to the client is his excessive worry about a number of things that he...












