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Studies May Overstate The Benefits of Talk Therapy For Depression
NPR: The benefits of talk therapy for depression have been overstated in the scientific literature, according to a study in the journal PLOS ONE. The finding comes several years after a similar study reached the
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Data ‘Salvation’ for Suicide Research
A psychological scientist renowned for developing evidence-based treatment for suicidality warns that standard interventions for suicidal behavioral — including hospitalization — are largely unsupported by science.
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Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 49th Annual Convention
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) will host its 49th Annual Convention November 12–15, 2015, in Chicago. ABCT is a diverse yet specialized group of behavioral and cognitive experts, including scientists, clinicians, academicians, administrators, and students
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Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist
The New York Times: Elle is a mess. She’s actually talented, attractive and good at her job, but she feels like a fraud — convinced that today’s the day she’ll flunk a test, lose a
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Books to Check Out: April 2015
To submit a new book, email [email protected]. The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Mindfulness edited by Amanda Ie, Christelle T. Ngnoumen, and Ellen J. Langer; Wiley–Blackwell, April 2014. Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science
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Brain Training Doesn’t Make You Smarter
Scientific American: If you’ve spent more than about 5 minutes surfing the web, listening to the radio, or watching TV in the past few years, you will know that cognitive training—better known as “brain training”—is
