Practice Briefs

Hoarding disorder (HD) was recently added as a distinct mental health diagnosis in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental and Emotional Disorders (DSM-5; APA, 2013).

Years before Hoarding Disorder (HD) became a distinct DSM-5 diagnosis, hoarding behaviors exploded into popular culture, captivating television audiences with depictions of clutter, unsanitary living conditions...

The terms “spirituality” and “religion” are difficult to define and differentiate from one another as both concepts are broad, multidimensional, and dependent on social and historical perspectives (Hill et al., 2000).

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an umbrella term that describes “any form of physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and/or verbal abuse between partners in an intimate relationship” (Murray & Graves, 2012, p. 14).

ntimate partner violence (IPV) is an umbrella term that describes “any form of physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and/or verbal abuse between partners in an intimate relationship” (Murray & Graves, 2012, p. 14).

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an umbrella term that describes “any form of physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and/or verbal abuse between partners in an intimate relationship” (Murray & Graves, 2012, p. 14).

BDSM is an overlapping acronym that includes bondage and discipline (BD), dominance and submission (DS), and sadism and masochism (SM).

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ)-affirmative counseling embraces and validates clients’ diverse sexual and gender identities and proactively addresses the impact of heterosexism and transgender...

Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary science concerned with the study of the structure and function of the nervous system (Nature, 2019).

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury is “the intentional destruction of one’s body tissue without suicidal intent and for purposes not socially sanctioned” (Klonsky, Muehlenkamp, Lewis, & Walsh, 2011, p. 6)