Crying in psychotherapy: The perspective of therapists and clients.

Eighteen U.S.-based doctoral students in counseling or clinical psychology were interviewed by phone regarding experiences of crying in therapy.

From dodo bird to mindfulness: the effect of theoretical orientation on work and self.

I discuss my transformation from a confused graduate student with a common factors theoretical orientation to a licensed psychologist focused on humanistic, cognitive, and mindfulness approaches. My theoretical journey was shaped by my work with clients and my own personal development and primarily motivated by a sense of uncertainty that accompanied the lack of a specific theoretical identity. This discussion of trying to find the "right" theoretical approach is set against the well-supported empirical findings that theoretical techniques (i.

Gestational weight gain and child cognitive development.

Background: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently revised gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines, yet little is known about the association between extremes of GWG and child cognition.

Methods: The authors examined this association using U.S.