Emotional Pain and Suffering: The Search for Global Solutions
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- Springer
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- Chapter
- Citation:
- Beyond the Psychology Industry, 2020, pp. 11-22
- Issue Date:
- 2020-12-11
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Recent research has highlighted the enormity of psychological suffering reported in communities around the globe. Healthcare systems are buckling under the strain of dealing with the extent of emotional pain arising from the traumas of everyday life. At the same time, questions are being raised about the effectiveness of psychological treatment programmes beyond the strict confines of the randomised trial. Even within research environments, several reviews have questioned the efficacy of gold standard treatments (e.g., Westen, Morrison, J Consulting Clin Psychol 69:875–899, 2001). The industry of psychology may not be meeting the needs of communities, and critics have argued that treatment protocols may be too superficial, focusing on presenting symptoms rather than the mediating drivers of emotional distress (Iverach et al, Clin Psychol Rev 34:580–593, 2014). This chapter will explore the importance of transdiagnostic concepts in mental health, with a focus on death anxiety and existential issues as an example of critical factors that are largely being ignored within the field. A variety of perspectives will be explored, with suggested solutions emerging from social psychology, Buddhism and Existentialism.
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