Psychotherapies
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Most cited CAMH paper #24 of 25: A Follow‐up Study of Characteristics of Young People that Dropout and Continue Psychotherapy: Service Implications for a Clinic in the Community
Geoffrey Baruch, Ioanna Vrouva, Pasco Fearon.
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Key Practitioner Message includes: Externalising problems, homelessness and being younger increase the likelihood of dropping out -
In Conversation… Interpersonal Psychotherapy with Dr. Fiona Duffy
Fiona Duffy explains IPT and how it differs from CBT. They touch upon interpersonal risk and maintaining factors, and how the therapy has been adapted for children and young people.
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Valuing the work of therapy: how to take real value into account
What is the gap between what we value in the work of therapy, and how we measure it? How as a society do we evaluate the worth of child therapy compared to the tangible results we’re used to measuring.
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Supportive counselling is ineffective for managing PTSD in youth
More than half of children and young people are exposed to potentially traumatic events,and a significant minority of those exposed go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because PTSD can be chronic, it can have a notable impact on child development, as well as social, academic and occupational function – it is therefore imperative that effective treatments are identified and prioritized.
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Dr. Ramya Mohan – The Creative Arts and Mental Health
Dr. Ramya Mohan combines the creative arts and neuroscience to improve young people’s mental health through therapeutic technique (CAPE).
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In Conversation… Dr. Ramya Mohan
In this podcast, Ramya Mohan discusses the interactive and practical method combining neuroscience and the creative arts CAPE (Creative Arts for Processing Emotion) as a therapeutic technique.
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Parental Mental Illness Special Edition
Welcome to The Bridge. In this edition we focus on parental mental illness and its effect on children. This is published in advance of the ACAMH conference “Parental Mental Illness – Supporting children and young people who live with a parent with a mental illness”.
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Family group cognitive behavioural therapy reduces youth internalising problems
Living with a parent with depression can have a marked impact on a child’s overall psychological, behavioural and social welfare. Preventative programs that alter parenting and boost children’s coping strategies in affected families seem to reduce youth internalizing problems, but the broader effects of these programs are unclear.
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Improving outcomes for children exposed to parental mental illness: “it takes a village”
This intervention aims to break down barriers to the care of vulnerable children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) residing in Austria, and improve child development and well-being outcomes.
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In Conversation… Dr. Trudie Roussow
In this podcast, Dr. Trudie Roussow discusses Mentalisation Based Treatment for adolescents (MBT-A), how it differs from MBT for adults, and how this type of intervention can be utilised for those who self-harm.
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