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• Principles of psychotherapy
  ...cation]] and [[behavior]] change that are designed to improve the [[mental health]] of a client or patient, or to improve group relationships (such as in a [ ...sychology]], [[clinical social work]], [[counseling psychology]], [[mental health counseling]], [[social work|clinical or psychiatric social work]], [[marria
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• Psychotherapy
  '''Psychotherapy''' is the treatment of mental and emotional disorders through the use of psychological techniques designe ...munication and behavior change and that are designed to improve the mental health of a client or patient, or to improve group relationships (such as in a fam
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• Health
  '''Health''' is the general condition of a [[person]] in all aspects. ...t/governance/eb/who_constitution_en.pdf WHO.int] Constitution of the World Health Organization- ''Basic Documents'', Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October
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• Psychiatry
  ...cal research|study]] and [[treatment of mental disorders|treatment]] of [[mental disorders]]—which include various [[affective]], [[behavioural]], [[cogni ...l illness. ''JAMA, 303'', 1970-1971.</ref> In other words, the genetics of mental illness may really be the genetics of brain development, with different out
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• Clinical psychology
  ...es, clinical psychology is a regulated [[mental health professional|mental health profession]]. ...y [[Wilhelm Wundt]], attempts to create methods for assessing and treating mental distress existed long before. The earliest recorded approaches were a combi
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• Mental disorders
  ...sorders]], although standard guideline criteria are widely accepted. A few mental disorders are diagnosed based on the harm to others, regardless of the subj
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• Treatment of mental disorders
  ..., from http://science-education.nih.gov/supplements/nih5/Mental/guide/info-mental-c.htm</ref> ...hotherapy is an interpersonal intervention, usually provided by a [[mental health professional]] such as a clinical psychologist, that employs any of a range
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• Mental health professional
  ...ice]] often differs. The most significant difference between mental health professionals are the laws regarding required education and training in the various group ===Comparison of American mental health professionals===
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• Psychologist
  * [[Industrial psychology|Academic professionals]] who apply psychological research, theories and techniques to "real-world" * [[Clinical psychology|Clinical professionals]] who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts (contrast wit
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• American Psychological Association
  ...fective champion of the application of psychology to promote human rights, health, well being and dignity ...pplied psychologists who furnish services outside of the health and mental health field.
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• Mental health counseling
  ...essina, Gary Seiler and others came together to form the [[American Mental Health Counselors Association]] (AMHCA) in 1976. ...e branches and a certification process for the [[Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor]] (CCMHC) credential in 1979. Early efforts included the recogni
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• Social work
  ...orkers can include a variety of services such as [[Case management (mental health)|case management]] (linking users/clients with agencies and programs that w |title=Social Work in Mental Health: An Evidence-Based Approach
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• Marriage and family therapy
  ...It emphasizes family relationships as an important factor in psychological health. ...m of intervention - especially as an adjunct to the treatment of serious [[mental disorder]]s with a significant [[Biological psychiatry|biological]] basis,
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• Occupational therapy
  ...individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations to facilitate health, well-being and justice through engagement in occupation. Occupational ther ...therapists use careful analysis of physical, environmental, psychosocial, mental, spiritual, political and cultural factors to identify barriers to occupati
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• Psychiatric nursing
  ...f [[nursing]] that cares for people of all ages with [[mental illness]] or mental distress, such as [[schizophrenia]], [[bipolar disorder]], [[psychosis]], [ ...''in:'' {{cite book | author=Barker, P (ed)| title=Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The craft of caring| location=London | publisher=Arnold | pages =
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• Applied behavior analysis
  ...e = 2| pages = 195–203 | pmid = 16033166 | pmc = 1226155 }}</ref> severe mental disorders,<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80270-9 | autho ...Nonetheless, extinction procedures must be implemented with utmost care by professionals, as they are generally associated with extinction bursts. An extinction bur
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• Mental illness
  ...sorders]], although standard guideline criteria are widely accepted. A few mental disorders are diagnosed based on the harm to others, regardless of the subj
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• Psychiatrist
  ...their evaluation of the patient, psychiatrists are one of the few [[mental health professional]]s who may prescribe [[psychiatric medication]], conduct physi ..., [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine|DO]], etc) who specialize in treating [[mental illness]].
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• Family therapy
  ...It emphasizes family relationships as an important factor in psychological health. ...m of intervention - especially as an adjunct to the treatment of serious [[mental disorder]]s with a significant [[Biological psychiatry|biological]] basis,
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• Psychologists
  * [[Industrial psychology|Academic professionals]] who apply psychological research, theories and techniques to "real-world" * [[Clinical psychology|Clinical professionals]] who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts (contrast wit
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• Psychosis
  ...12. Oxford University Press Inc., New York. ISBN 9780198528630.</ref> Some professionals say that the term psychosis is not sufficient as some illnesses grouped und ...support voice hearers, regardless of whether they are considered to have a mental illness or not.
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• Well-being
  '''Health''' is the general condition of a [[person]] in all aspects. ...t/governance/eb/who_constitution_en.pdf WHO.int] Constitution of the World Health Organization- ''Basic Documents'', Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October
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• Gestalt therapy
  ...estalt therapy as "a conceptual and methodological base from which helping professionals can craft their practice".<ref>Nevis, E. (2000) Introduction, in ''Gestalt ...that supports our physical existence. The ontological dimensions are all mental and physical dynamics that contribute to a person’s sense of self, one’
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• Bipolar disorder
  ...ffective]] disorder''' or '''manic depression''', is a [[Classification of mental disorders|psychiatric diagnosis]] that describes a category of [[mood disor ...another serious mental illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/what-are-the-symptoms-of-bipolar-disorder.sht
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• Karen Horney
  ...opinions of her contemporaries who believed neurosis was, like more severe mental conditions, a negative malfunction of the mind in response to external stim ...ill promises, which in turn could have a detrimental effect on the child's mental state.
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• Clinical depression
  ...son's family, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health. In the United States, around 3.4% of people with major depression commit [ ..., with a later peak between 30 and 40 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.health.am/psy/major-depressive-disorder/|title=Major Depressive Disorder|publisher
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• Mental health
  ...d efforts to achieve [[psychological resilience]].<ref name=About/> Mental health is an expression of our emotions and signifies a successful adaptation to a ...BA & Jorm, AF, 2002, Mental Health First Aide Manual. Centre f.o.r Mental Health Research, Canberra.. p 5</ref>
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• Biofeedback
  Biofeedback may be used to improve health or performance, and the physiological changes often occur in conjunction wi ...o learn how to change physiological activity for the purposes of improving health and performance. Precise instruments measure physiological activity such as
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• Pastoral counseling
  ...and Clergy: Partners in Healing |journal=Counselor: Magazine for Addiction Professionals |issn=1047-7314 |url=http://www.counselormagazine.com/feature-articles-main ...iatry, now known as the Blanton-Peale Institute. Today, hundreds of mental health centers with links to specific religious traditions may be found across Nor
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• Transactional Analysis
  ...individual and/or others in a variety of forms, including many types of [[mental illness]]. ...o be disdained in many{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} mainstream mental health circles as an example of "[[Popular psychology|pop psychology]]". ''[[I'm O
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• Mental Disorder
  ...sorders]], although standard guideline criteria are widely accepted. A few mental disorders are diagnosed based on the harm to others, regardless of the subj
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• Phobias
  ...own by age and gender, the study found that phobias were the most common [[mental illness]] among women in all age groups and the second most common illness ...America]</ref> and, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition ([[DSM-IV]]), such phobias are considered to be s
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• Anxiety Disorder
  ...erm [[anxiety]] covers four aspects of experiences an individual may have: mental apprehension, physical tension, physical symptoms and dissociative anxiety ...e="Barker2003">{{cite book|author=Phil Barker|title=Psychiatric and mental health nursing: the craft of caring|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6qdoQgAAC
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• Anxiety disorder
  ...erm [[anxiety]] covers four aspects of experiences an individual may have: mental apprehension, physical tension, physical symptoms and dissociative anxiety ...e="Barker2003">{{cite book|author=Phil Barker|title=Psychiatric and mental health nursing: the craft of caring|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6qdoQgAAC
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• Beck Depression Inventory
  ...depression|depression]]. Its development marked a shift among health care professionals, who had until then viewed depression from a [[psychodynamic]] perspective, ...ished in 1996. The BDI is widely used as an assessment tool by health care professionals and researchers in a variety of settings.
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• Acceptance and commitment therapy
  ...e, account for 16 - 29% of the variance in psychopathology (general mental health, depression, anxiety) at baseline, depending on the measure, using correlat ...and functional contextualism. Also helpful for training opportunities for professionals interested in ACT and RFT
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• Attachment theory
  ...ogical]] theory. It developed as a result of the experiences of child care professionals during World War II in England in caring for the many thousands of small ch ...l stress indicate the presence of environmental risk (for example poverty, mental illness, instability, minority status, violence). This can tend to favour t
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• Attachment-based therapy (children)
  ...rly child-parent relationships is an increasingly prominent goal of mental health practitioners, community based service providers and policy makers..... At ...ence-based intervention protocol that can be used in a partnership between professionals trained in scientifically based attachment procedures, and appropriately tr
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• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  ...rld, by clinicians, researchers, [[psychiatric drug]] regulation agencies, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and policy makers. ...ders]], although some have been removed and are no longer considered to be mental disorders, most notably [[homosexuality]].
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• Health psychology
  ...ical Association and the [http://www.health-psychology.org.uk/ Division of Health Psychology] of the British Psychological Society. ....g., genetic predisposition), behavioral factors (e.g., lifestyle, stress, health beliefs), and social conditions (e.g., cultural influences, family relation
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• Occupational health psychology
  ...field also speaks to ways to effect workplace changes that benefit worker health without adversely affecting productivity. ...during the financial crisis. ''Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 5'', 3-4. [http://www.sohp-online.org/SOHPNewsletterV5January2
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• School psychology
  ...ning and childhood behavioral problems, which largely contrasts the mental health focus of clinical psychologists.{{sfn|Phillips|1990|p=8}} ...Due to the compulsory schooling laws, there was an influx of students with mental and physical defects who were required by law to be in school.{{sfn|Fagan|1
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• Adventure therapy
  ...th Project. Courses were offered to adults dealing with substance abuse, mental illness, being a survivor of sexual assault and other issues. In 1980 Step ...</ref><ref name="Ziven 1988" /> PA programs were often used at part of the health curriculum in PE programs.
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• Mindfulness (psychology)
  ...ned on immediate experience, thereby allowing for increased recognition of mental events in the present moment. The second component involves adopting a part ...in [[metacognitive]] skills for controlling concentration. [[Orientation (mental)|Orientation]] to experience (the second component) involves accepting one'
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• Evidence-based practice
  ...se associations. Pressure toward EBP has also come from public and private health insurance providers, which have sometimes refused coverage of practices lac ...ased treatment (EBT) is an approach that tries to specify the way in which professionals or other decision-makers should make decisions by identifying such evidence
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• Art therapy
  ...[[marriage and family therapy|marriage and family therapist]]s and mental health counseling, art therapists throughout the US are licensed as either MFTs, L ...ields: creative arts therapy, art therapy, professional counseling, mental health counseling, or marriage and family therapy.
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• Borderline personality disorder
  ...Borderline personality disorder] - [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]] Fourth edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) [[American Psychiatric ...xis IV]]), rather than belonging strictly in the personality disorders and mental retardation section ([[DSM-IV#Multi-axial_system|Axis II]]) of the [[DSM-I
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• Licensure
  ...ail, 4 December 2007]</ref> Rodney Ledward<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/772981.stm ''Patients still not protected,'' BBC News, 1 June 2000]</ref> a ...t licensure can also prevent people with criminal records or severe mental health issues from working in occupations that require public trust.
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• Human Givens
  ...oday: The journal for the British Society of Counselling and Psychotherapy Professionals, Volume 20, Issue 10. December 2009 http://www.therapytoday.net/article/sho ...he or she will flourish. When these needs are not met in a balanced way, mental distress results. The focus of the therapy is the discovery and rectificati
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• Systemic coaching
  ...>{{cite book | title=Peformance Coaching - the Handbook for Managers, H.R. Professionals & Coaches | first=Angus | last=McLeod | isbn=1904424058 }}</ref>to describe ...ded|date=March 2010}} Coaches help coachees to build skills. Mentors shape mental attitudes.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} Alternately, instructors trai
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