Identify and describe an evidence-­‐based pairing of a mental health disorder (e.g., DSM5 diagnosis such as PTSD) and a specific type of psychotherapy for that diagnosis (e.g., Prolonged Exposure for PTSD).

The purpose of this assignment is evaluate your ability to identify and describe an evidence-­‐based pairing of a mental health disorder (e.g., DSM5 diagnosis such as PTSD) and a specific type of psychotherapy for that diagnosis (e.g., Prolonged Exposure for PTSD).Yourpaper should be between 5 and 6pages long, double-­‐spaced with 1 inch margins, using a standard 12-­‐point font (e.g., Calibri, Times, Arial). Your reference list does not counttoward this page limit.Include page numbers, centered at the bottom of the page, Do not include a title page. Use APA format for all citations and references. Your assignment should focus on one pairing of a specific mental health disorder and a specific treatment for that disorder (e.g., Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD) where that specific pairing has been established as being empirically supported (i.e., listed on the APA Division 12 websitewith strong or modest evidence).The primary goal of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the EST pairing that you have chosen to describe (for simplicity’s sake, Therapy X for Disorder Y). To accomplish this goal, you need to achieve two main objectives: (1) provide convincing evidence from the research literature that the pairing you have chosen is empirically supported, and (2) clearly explain the theory of why Therapy X is thought to be helpful for Disorder Y. For this latter point, you’ll need to describe what Therapy X says about the causes and maintaining factors underlying symptoms and problems that people with Disorder Y often experience (i.e., symptom rationale), and how Therapy X can help address these issues (i.e., treatment rationale). This paper has three main components (plus Reference List):(1)A description of Disorder Y(2)The identification of Therapy X as an EST for Disorder Y, with relevant empirical research support(3)The description of the symptom rationale and treatment rationale for this specificpairing(A)Depicting Disorder Y (approx. 1page)Describe key features of Disorder Y, highlighting those features most relevant to selecting an appropriate therapy. Focus on making sure you’ve clearly described Disorder Y and related problems in such a way that it is compatible with Therapy X. Do not simply list the DSM-­‐5 criteria for this disorder. Instead, try to capture the phenomenological of people experiencing Disorder Y (e.g., the types of experiences a person with this disorder might have, how these symptoms have affected family, social, work and parentingresponsibilities, other common comorbidities). Highlight key features of Disorder Y, and to enhance your ability to describe why Therapy X is an appropriate option for Disorder Y in other parts of your paper. (B)Establishing Therapy X as an EST for Disorder Y, with relevant empirical research evidence (approx. 2-­‐3pages)IMPORTANT NOTE: In terms of the layout of the paper, you can choose to organize it as you see fit, so long as you clearly meet all the requirements listed below. For those who find this kind of flexibility a challenge, you could very easily frame this task as a high school style essay: a brief introductory paragraph, parts A, B and C in that order, with a short conclusion.TYour paper should focus on a specific pairing of an empirically supported therapy for a particular DSM5 diagnosis. Start by reviewing options from the APA Division 12 website, andselect one of the optionslisted there.The therapy you select mustbe classified under one of the 6types listed in the table below. Note that the items listed mostly reflect different schools of therapy, as opposed to specific therapy subtypes. For instance, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD would be a reasonable choice as it is a form of (cognitive) behavioural therapy. Similarly, you may find that different treatment variants are available for some of these options, such as couples or group therapy formats; these are perfectly fine, so long as they are also evidence based.IMPORTANT NOTE: Just because a therapy is listed below, it does NOT mean there are existing research studies associated with your chosen diagnosis/disorder. It is your responsibility to complete an appropriate literature review to determine that the evidence exists for the pairing you’re interested in.Any form of behaviour therapyAny form of psychodynamic therapyCognitive (or Cognitive-­‐behavioural) therapyEmotion-­‐focused therapyMindfulness-­‐based cognitive therapyDialectical behaviour therapyYou will need to identify 2 empirical research articles that demonstrate the efficacy of a SPECIFIC kind of treatment for your chosen disorder. You should definitelyread these articles in their entirety before attempting to write this section. The articles you cite mustbe clinical treatment trials (e.g., RCTs or other treatment evaluation studies with more than one patient) –a good clue for this is that you will see a FLOW diagram depicting treatment assignment and number of participants at various stages of the treatment process. Do not include meta-­‐analyses, theoretical papers, case studies, or researchdonewith analogue or translational samples (e.g., undergraduates who are slightly depressed), although these articles may reference other eligible studies.You must complete a proper literature review that includesrecent research developments. The APA Division 12 website only includes research from their last review and a lot of research has been done since their list of ESTs was published. It is your responsibility to ensure your information and evidence is up to date and includes any recent developments in the field. Important Note: Because the DSM5 is relatively new, you will almost assuredly have to use articles that involve DSM-­‐IV diagnoses for the same condition. Both articles should focus on the SAME kind ofpsychotherapy for the SAME disorder; it is also ideal if they are similar to one another, and relatively recent. Remember that broad therapy categories often contain specific subtypes with very different protocols; pay attention to this when you select articles (e.g., PE and CPT might both be called CBT treatments but they are two unique approaches that involve different techniques). Typically, you will want to look for studies that describe very similar treatment protocols or cite the same therapy manuals when describing their interventions in the Method section.For each study, you must include:T•Sample characteristics (N, demographics, etc) andtreatment setting (e.g.,outpatient)•Alist of all treatment conditions involved and how patients were assigned totreatment•2 major findings/results reported by theauthors•At least 1 limitation to the study (can be drawn from thesource)(C)Describing the symptom rationale and treatment rationale for your chosen EST pairing (approx.1-­‐2pages)For this section, you will explain why Therapy X is thought to be a helpful option for Disorder Y. You should not base this section on your own creative explanations, personal beliefs or intuitions about why Therapy X is helpful. Instead, draw on ideas and theories presented in the empirical research literature, supplementing this with materials from class or course readings.Be sure to cite your sources appropriately! Most RCTs include a description of their protocol in the Method section, often with a reference to a theoretical paper or treatment manual. You should be clear about where the information you are providing comes from, and select appropriate sources. For instance, if an RCT refers to a treatment manual when describing the symptom rationale for that therapy-­‐disorder pairing, you should cite the manual rather than theRCT.This section should include:•Aclear explanation of the symptom rationale (i.e., how Disorder Y is caused /maintained, according to the theoretical model underlying TherapyX)•An overview of the treatment rationale(i.e., how Therapy X helps people recover from DisorderY)•3 techniques that are likely to be used in therapy with the specific goal of helpingovercome Disorder Y (e.g., interventions orprocesses)References, Formatting, and Caution against PlagiarismFormat your paper in line with APA style guidelines –see the link under Support Resources if you are unfamiliar with how to do so. References and in-­‐text citations should be formatted following these general guidelines, with a complete reference list starting on a new page at the end of your paper. You are free to use headers but not required to do so.You are responsible for ensuring that your paper has appropriate citations and references (with aminimum of 5references). Be sure cite the most appropriate source for the idea, fact or finding you are presenting. For instance, if you are citing diagnostic symptoms for a DSM5 disorder, it would not be appropriate to cite an RCT; rather, you should cite the DSM itself or another diagnosis-­‐focused source. If you have questions about how to use references appropriately, I suggest you contact your TAs for feedback (well in advance of the assignment due date), orseek help from the Writing Centre.Make sure you are aware of the different types of plagiarism, including inadequate T•Sample characteristics (N, demographics, etc) andtreatment setting (e.g.,outpatient)•Alist of all treatment conditions involved and how patients were assigned totreatment•2 major findings/results reported by theauthors•At least 1 limitation to the study (can be drawn from thesource)(C)Describing the symptom rationale and treatment rationale for your chosen EST pairing (approx.1-­‐2pages)For this section, you will explain why Therapy X is thought to be a helpful option for Disorder Y. You should not base this section on your own creative explanations, personal beliefs or intuitions about why Therapy X is helpful. Instead, draw on ideas and theories presented in the empirical research literature, supplementing this with materials from class or course readings.Be sure to cite your sources appropriately! Most RCTs include a description of their protocol in the Method section, often with a reference to a theoretical paper or treatment manual. You should be clear about where the information you are providing comes from, and select appropriate sources. For instance, if an RCT refers to a treatment manual when describing the symptom rationale for that therapy-­‐disorder pairing, you should cite the manual rather than theRCT.This section should include:•Aclear explanation of the symptom rationale (i.e., how Disorder Y is caused /maintained, according to the theoretical model underlying TherapyX)•An overview of the treatment rationale(i.e., how Therapy X helps people recover from DisorderY)•3 techniques that are likely to be used in therapy with the specific goal of helpingovercome Disorder Y (e.g., interventions orprocesses)References, Formatting, and Caution against PlagiarismFormat your paper in line with APA style guidelines –see the link under Support Resources if you are unfamiliar with how to do so. References and in-­‐text citations should be formatted following these general guidelines, with a complete reference list starting on a new page at the end of your paper. You are free to use headers but not required to do so.You are responsible for ensuring that your paper has appropriate citations and references (with aminimum of 5references). Be sure cite the most appropriate source for the idea, fact or finding you are presenting. For instance, if you are citing diagnostic symptoms for a DSM5 disorder, it would not be appropriate to cite an RCT; rather, you should cite the DSM itself or another diagnosis-­‐focused source. If you have questions about how to use references appropriately, I suggest you contact your TAs for feedback (well in advance of the assignment due date), orseek help from the Writing Centre.Make sure you are aware of the different types of plagiarism, including inadequate Tparaphrasing and mosaic plagiarism. More broadly, you are responsible for knowing and adhering to the principles of Academic Integrity referenced in the course syllabus. Keep in mind that, per APA guidelines, when you cite an academic source you are affirming that you have readthat source yourself (not just copied and pasted it).SUGGESTIONS for SUCCESSI.Start from the Division 12 site and identify a treatment you think you can work with, then “work backwards” to find treatment outcome studies and flesh out key details of thediagnosis.II.Make an outline of the key elements you want to include in your paper, referencing the requirements described above. Use this to start mapping out your paper, and then return to the checklist before submitting your paper to make sure you haven’t forgottenanything!III.Make things easy on yourself! Pick an EST that has strong research support from the Division 12 site. Look for cited articles on that page as a starting point for identifying empirical research evidence. It may be easiest to choose a therapy we have (or will) discuss in class. Tparaphrasing and mosaic plagiarism. More broadly, you are responsible for knowing and adhering to the principles of Academic Integrity referenced in the course syllabus. Keep in mind that, per APA guidelines, when you cite an academic source you are affirming that you have readthat source yourself (not just copied and pasted it).SUGGESTIONS for SUCCESSI.Start from the Division 12 site and identify a treatment you think you can work with, then “work backwards” to find treatment outcome studies and flesh out key details of thediagnosis.II.Make an outline of the key elements you want to include in your paper, referencing the requirements described above. Use this to start mapping out your paper, and then return to the checklist before submitting your paper to make sure you haven’t forgottenanything!III.Make things easy on yourself! Pick an EST that has strong research support from the Division 12 site. Look for cited articles on that page as a starting point for identifying empirical research evidence.