The British Psychological Society's Clinical Division in Northern Ireland have welcomed the launch of the Psychological Therapies Strategy for Northern Ireland by the Minister for Health Mr Michael McGimpsey. The new strategy has encompassed key priorities that Clinical Psychologists support for improving access and use of mental services across Northern Ireland...
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June 21, 2010
New Psychological Therapies Strategy Welcomed By Clinical Psychologists In Northern Ireland
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January 20, 2010
Psychologist Whose Research Changed Opinion On Abortion Side Effects Dies
One of the first clinical psychologists to study the psychological effects of abortion, Henry David, died on Dec. 31 at age 86 of congestive heart failure, the Washington Post reports. David was best known for his research that "showed that unwanted children were more likely to experience long-term difficulties in school and life than those whose families planned their births," the Post reports..
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October 6, 2009
The Sorry State Of Psychotherapy
The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling short by using methods that are out of date and lack scientific rigor. This is in part because many of the training programs - especially some Doctorate of Psychology (PsyD) p
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October 3, 2009
Where’s The Science? The Sorry State Of Psychotherapy
The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling short by using methods that are out of date and lack scientific rigor, according to a new report.
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May 20, 2009
Clinical Psychologists Welcome Lord Layard’s Call For More Child Therapists
The British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology has welcomed Lord Layard's call for 1,000 more child therapists to be employed by the NHS to improve access to evidence-based psychological interventions for children. Lord Layard devised the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) approach to adult mental health services, and he has now proposed that this approach b
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