- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Mental Health Research Topics
Brigham Young University
2004-2023
Abstract Many branches of medicine rely heavily on lab tests to monitor client treatment response and use this information modify their treatment. By contrast, those who offer psychological interventions seldom formal assessments (lab tests) clients' Data are presented that demonstrate clinicians rarely accurately predict will not benefit from psychotherapy. This finding is contrasted with the a questionnaire test data) decision rules basis client's expected progress. Results have indicated...
This study investigated the processes and outcomes associated with religiously sponsored pornography addiction support group meetings. We identified a variety of themes using collaborative hermeneutic interpretation method. Results showed that participants experienced shame due to their use member-to-member sharing in meetings facilitated self-compassion, cohesion, reduction, spiritual experiences. Participants reported such as adopting lifelong recovery approach, viewing symptom,...
Research finds that sexual minority university students experience considerable psychological and emotional distress. Furthermore, a recent study at Brigham Young University (BYU)—a affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints—found suicidality prevalence severity were twice as high among compared to their heterosexual peers. To better understand this finding, we interviewed ten BYU who reported clinically significant current or previous suicidality. A coding team auditors...