Sarah Coe-OdessBetter Late Than Never but Better Never Than Early?Several weeks ago, we discussed (among the limitations of the DSM) the fact that the DSM symptoms for depression match DSM symptoms of…Nov 24, 2015Nov 24, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessThe p factor: a complex, comprehensive approach to a simplified view of psychiatric disordersGiven past weeks’ readings on similar etiologies and symptoms among anxiety disorders, among mood disorders, and the role of neuroticism, I…Nov 12, 2015Nov 12, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessLearning about Learning Theory in Anxiety DisordersAs with previous weeks, these authors stress the role of a diathesis-stress model in the development of various anxiety disorders. Mineka…Nov 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessKnowledge about Neuroticism — Research that puts me on edgeI was intrigued by this week’s focus on neuroticism and the suggestion that neuroticism may play an underlying, predominate role in anxiety…Oct 25, 2015Oct 25, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessAre we really sleeping too little?I am remiss to admit that I fall prey to Booztin’s second stimulus control instruction, also termed the “Six Steps Towards A Good Night’s…Oct 17, 2015Oct 17, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessActivating long-term benefitsWith its strong focus on and emphasis of the context, rather than the content, of one’s thinking, the 2001 article “Behavioral Activation…Oct 11, 2015Oct 11, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessIs CBT too broad of a term to analyze?While Butler, Chapman, Forman, & Beck’s (2005) metanalysis on cognitive-behavioral therapies provides a helpful framework for the efficacy…Sep 30, 2015Sep 30, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessThe Alliance Among the Working Alliance, the Person-Centered Approach, and Less Traditional…Something that I wondered while reading “The Working Alliance: Where Are We and Where Should We go?” by Castonguary and Constantino (2006)…Sep 20, 2015Sep 20, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessLess is more — how too many specializations can decrease efficiency of clinical psychologyWhile the objective of Sechrest and Smith’s (1994) “Psychotherapy is the Practice of Psychology” was not to attack the DSM, their section…Sep 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015
Sarah Coe-OdessESTs with an extra cup of flexibility, pleaseTo me, the question of whether empirically supported therapies should establish efficacy is not so black and white as Chambless and Hollon…Sep 7, 2015Sep 7, 2015
