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In the Media: Religious Identity May Impact Suicide Risk

Dr. Courtney Beard writes about religious identity and how it influences feelings about death and how it may reveal ways religion can be supportive for patients experiencing suicidality.

In the Media: Are You in Control? The Answer May Feed Your Anxiety

Dr. Courtney Beard and IreLee Ferguson write about how a person’s perception of control over themselves and their environment affects how anxious they feel.

In the Media: Do Virtual Therapy Programs Work?

Drs. Courtney Beard and Chloe Hudson offer pros and cons of virtual therapy in partial hospital treatment programs.

In the Media: Addressing Sociocultural Identities in Treatment

Dr. Courtney Beard writes about new research that highlights the value of patients self-reporting their sociocultural identities.

Leadership Team Announced for Psychology Internship Program

McLean Hospital is thrilled to announce that Courtney Beard, PhD, Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP, and Matthew Schrock, PhD, have joined the new co-director leadership team for the McLean Hospital Psychology Internship Program. This team was recently appointed after longtime director of the...

In the Media: 3 Myths About Exposure Therapy

Dr. Courtney Beard dispels common misconceptions about using exposure therapy to treat anxiety disorders.

In the Media: Myths About Pedophilia OCD

Dr. Courtney Beard describes pedophilia OCD (POCD) and explains how it is different from pedophilia.

In the Media: How Hopelessness Takes Hold, and How To Stop It

Dr. Courtney Beard examines the factors that contribute to feelings of hopelessness and suggests possible treatments.

In the Media: Are Parents the Key To Treating Children’s Anxiety?

Dr. Courtney Beard explains interpretation bias and discusses ways that parents can stop passing anxiety on to their children.

In the Media: 6 Tips for Increasing Social Support

“Our support network can consist of anyone we surround ourselves with—family, friends, romantic partners, coworkers, classmates, or neighbors.” – Dr. Courtney Beard

In the Media: Primary Care – The Front Line for Mental Health Treatment

Dr. Courtney Beard examines a new online anxiety treatment for primary care patients.

In the Media: The Future of Digital Mental Health Treatment

Dr. Courtney Beard summarizes the results of a new consensus statement about the future of digital mental health treatment in the U.S.

In the Media: Getting Started Exercising

Listen to Dr. Courtney Beard offer tips on how to maintain an exercise routine despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the Media: 8 Tips for Overcoming Obstacles to Exercise

Dr. Courtney Beard offers ways to manage the challenges of exercising during the pandemic.

In the Media: What Is Self-Stigma and Why Does It Hurt?

“Internalized stigma is associated with unique emotional distress, loss of self-esteem, feelings of low self-worth, loss of self-efficacy, and ultimately mental health issues.” – Dr. Courtney Beard

In the Media: Cognitive Therapy Is Hard. Can a Simple App Help?

Dr. Courtney Beard discusses how computerized training tasks can shift interpretation bias and create new, healthier mental habits.

Survey Reveals High Interest in Smartphone Apps for Mental Health Care

A recent study by McLean Hospital researchers revealed the broad popularity of smartphone apps to assist in mental health monitoring and treatment. The findings were presented in “Smartphone, Social Media, and Mental Health App Use in an Acute Transdiagnostic Psychiatric Sample.” The paper...

Study Could Lead to ‘Cognitive Therapy in Your Pocket’

Based on a study by McLean Hospital researchers, individuals with anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions may soon be able to use a smartphone app to deliver on-demand cognitive bias modification for interpretation (CBM-I), a way to change mental habits without visiting a therapist...

A Bridge From Hospital to Home

The first 30 days following a period of psychiatric treatment can be treacherous. Patients have left the supportive, highly structured environment of the hospital, with its singular focus on recovery, to return to the same old stressors. They also have to navigate new stressors, such as explaining...

New Smartphone App Helps During Mental Health Treatment Transition

The transition out of an inpatient psychiatric setting is never easy—for the patient or the clinician. And the challenge escalates after the day program ends and the patient returns home. Now, clinicians at McLean Hospital’s Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program (BHP), a day program that...

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