How Can Psychology Improve Psychotherapy? Development Perspectives of Translational Psychotherapy ResearchAbstract:Theoretical background: Because of psychotherapy’s growing importance as an application area of psychology, ...
Anxiety DisordersAnxiety disorders are among the most frequent mental disorders in adulthood. During the past decades, pharmacotherapy and behaviour therapy have been established as state-of-the-art treatments. Evidence for these strategies is critically ...
Measurement of change in clinical practiceMeasurement of chance is of crucial importance in the context of clinical-psychological and psychiatric research. Even if there are no satisfactory and generally accepted solutions, pragmatic approaches in ...
Self-injurious behaviorChildren aged 12 and above show self-injurious behavior (e. g. cutting and carving) fairly frequently. Emotional disturbances and massive social stress can often be the cause whereas very different motives for self-injurious ...
Challenges in Outpatient Psychotherapeutic Care for Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Clinical Practitioner’s ViewAbstract. Eating disorders (ED) such as anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating ...
Abstract. Our study addresses the question, “In what settings, with what age groups, and for what purposes is the Rorschach used internationally?” We present preliminary results from 342 Rorschach users representing 36 different countries ...
Torture has been defined most precisely in legal contexts. Practitioners who work with torture survivors and researchers who study torture have frequently cited legal definitions, particularly those in the United States’ Torture Victims Relief Act, the ...