OBJECTIVE To use process evaluation methods to describe the development of a hospital-based mental health clinic for children facing medical stressors. METHODS Over a 21-month time period, we collected data regarding presenting concern, service use, and referral source using hospital administrative, clinic intake, and clinical records for 356 children. RESULTS Nearly 90% of the children wer...

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Profile Study of Low-Income Population Seeking the Services of the Clinic of the Latin American Center of Parapsychology Maria Helena Brandalise1,2* and Gilberto Safra3 1Department of Psychology, University of São Paulo/USP, Av. Prof. Mello de Moraes, 1721 Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Post Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo,...

Charlotte A. Boettiger,1,2,3 Jennifer M. Mitchell,1 Venessa C. Tavares,1 Margaret Robertson,1 Geoff Joslyn,1 Mark D’Esposito,4 and Howard L. Fields1,2 1Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, Emeryville, California 94608, 2Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, 3Department of Psychology, Biomedical Research Imaging Center, and Curricu...

1Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, Boston, MA 02115, USA 2Departments of Occupational Therapy, Psychology, and Psychiatry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02115, USA 3Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA 4Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA 5Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, S...

To explore whether psychotherapy models are applicable in the training clinic setting, the dose-effect model of psychotherapy outcome was tested in the outpatient clinic of an American Psychological Association-approved doctoral training program in clinical psychology. Outcome data, using the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2, were gathered immediately prior to each psychotherapy session during the co...

conclusions the results of this study show that narrative therapy is a suitable approach for solving couples’ conflicts. background conflict among couples is one of the most important issues in the family and often causes wives to refer for therapy. one of the most important therapeutic approaches is narrative therapy, the efficacy of which is investigated in this paper. objectives the aim of t...

comparison of hardiness in different levels of religiosity in nurses     gorbanalipour m [1] *, yagobi h [2]     received: 1 aug, 2011 accepted: 1 nov, 2011     abstract:   background & aims : effects of religion on mental health has been debated for years, nevertheless only in the last half century have these theories been empirically tested. the purpose of this study was to compare hardiness ...