Amanda Wallick, Abbie J. Brady, & Lisa M. Brown, PhD, ABPP Why are the New Haven Trauma Core Competencies important for graduate students, trainees, and psychologists? Applying a standardized set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes […]
Nicole Freeman-Favia, B.S., Mindy Merricle, Psy.M., & Jeremiah A. Schumm, Ph.D. The following is a review of literature, focusing on Monson and Fredman’s (2014) Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its […]
Ana Abu-Rus M.A., Ken Thompson M.L.A., Cassie Brown B.A., Monica Ortiz B.A., Brandi Naish M.A., & Constance Dalenberg, Ph.D. Malingering is an issue that most, if not all, professionals in the mental health field will […]
Ainelle Mercado, Marie Valsaint, Skultip (Jill) Sirikantraporn, Grant J. Rich, & Wismick Jean-Charles Despite being the first nation in the world created as a result of a successful slave revolt and also the first independent nation […]
Sex trafficking, viewed as the modern day form of slavery is a worldwide problem with significant frequency in the U.S. The United Nations estimates that sex trafficking is the third largest source of organized crime […]
Introduction The Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC) of the brain has been linked to value-based decision-making and regulation of negative emotions. Further, one study of the vmPFC utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has helped to […]
By: Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP I write this blog response as a clinician with over 40 years of experience (just retired from practice) and an author/trainer who has devoted my career to the development […]
By: Jordan Joyner, MS & Valerie Leake, PhD, LCP The Conservation of Resource Theory (COR; Hobfoll, 2001) has been found to be a reliable basis for understanding the processes involved with experiencing, coping with, and […]
By: Carly Yasinski, PhD, Andrew M. Sherrill, PhD, Jessica L. Maples-Keller, PhD, Sheila A.M. Rauch, PhD ABPP, and Barbara O. Rothbaum PhD ABPP Exposure-based psychotherapies are highly effective and strongly recommended by APA and VA/DOD […]
By: Joan M. Cook. Vanessa Simiola, Elana Newman, and Richard Thompson Psychological trauma and its consequences have been recognized by multiple agencies as a significant concern requiring specialized training for mental health professionals working […]
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