Researchers are figuring out how sense of self develops differently in autistic teens
By guest blogger Dan Carney
Our autobiographical memory is fundamental to the development of our sense of self. However, according to past research, it may be compromised in autism, together with other skills that are also vital for self understanding, such as introspection and the ability to attribute mental states to others (known as mentalising).
For example, experiments involving autistic children have highlighted retrieval difficulties, “impoverished narratives”, and a greater need for prompting, while also suggesting that semantic recall (facts from the past) may be impaired in younger individuals.
Now a UK resea...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - June 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Autism guest blogger Memory Thought Source Type: blogs
False economy? Half of “low intensity” CBT clients relapse within 12 months
Low-intensity CBT can include group-guided self-help, computerised CBT and telephone support
By Christian Jarrett
Heralded as a revolution in mental health care – a cost-effective way to deliver evidence-based psychological help to large numbers – low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is recommended by NICE, the independent health advisory body in England and Wales, for mild to moderate depression and anxiety and is a key part of the “Improving Access to Psychological Therapies” programme in those countries. Prior studies into its effectiveness have been promising. However, little research has ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - June 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Mental health Therapy Source Type: blogs
An open letter to Psychological Medicine, again!
In conclusion, noted Wilshire et al., “the claim that patients can recover as a result of CBT and GET is not justified by the data, and is highly misleading to clinicians and patients considering these treatments.”
In short, the PACE trial had null results for recovery, according to the protocol definition selected by the authors themselves. Besides the inflated recovery results reported in Psychological Medicine, the study suffered from a host of other problems, including the following:
*In a paradox, the revised recovery thresholds for physical function and fatigue–two of the four recovery measures–were so lax ...
Source: virology blog - March 23, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Commentary Information adaptive pacing therapy CFS chronic fatigue syndrome clinical trial cognitive behavior therapy Dave Tuller exercise graded exercise therapy mecfs myalgic encephalomyelitis outcome PACE trial recovery Source Type: blogs
An open letter to Psychological Medicine about “ recovery ” and the PACE trial
In conclusion, noted Wilshire et al., “the claim that patients can recover as a result of CBT and GET is not justified by the data, and is highly misleading to clinicians and patients considering these treatments.”
In short, the PACE trial had null results for recovery, according to the protocol definition selected by the authors themselves. Besides the inflated recovery results reported in Psychological Medicine, the study suffered from a host of other problems, including the following:
*In a paradox, the revised recovery thresholds for physical function and fatigue–two of the four recovery measures–were...
Source: virology blog - March 13, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Commentary Information adaptive pacing therapy CFS chronic fatigue syndrome clinical trial cognitive behavior therapy Dave Tuller exercise graded exercise therapy mecfs myalgic encephalomyelitis outcome PACE trial recovery Source Type: blogs
On the value of doing, being and becoming
An old occupational therapy tagline was “doing, being, becoming”. The meaning of this phrase is intended to point to the tight relationship between what we do, who we are, and how we develop and grow. As I read blogs discussing an increased emphasis on “real world” outcomes there is something missing from the narratives: that intangible quality that marks the difference between colouring in – and painting. Or filling in a form – and writing a poem. Going from room to room – and dancing. Something about expressing who we are and what we value.
Values are things we hold dear. They ar...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - January 15, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: adiemusfree Tags: Health Resilience Wellness biopsychosocial Clinical reasoning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Motivation Therapeutic approaches values Source Type: blogs
The Number One Mistake in Dealing with Rejection
This is Part Two in a series on Overcoming Rejection. Read Part One here: Overcoming Rejection: 5 Inspiring Lessons from Famous Women.
Tell me if any of this sounds familiar. You’re being criticized by friends, family, or coworkers. You try to defend yourself but you end up feeling embarrassed, angry, or some other negative emotion. Most importantly, this situation happened days ago and you’ve been reliving it in your mind ever since. If this describes you, then you have done post-event processing and it can be one of the most harmful reactions to rejection.
Am I Overthinking Rejection?
Post-event processing is fancy...
Source: World of Psychology - January 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jason Drwal, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety and Panic Brain and Behavior Depression General Happiness Motivation and Inspiration Research Self-Esteem Self-Help Stress Coping Skills Rejection Resilience Rumination self-confidence self-worth Worry Source Type: blogs
Why some clinical psychologists are ignoring official best practice guidelines
By Christian Jarrett
In England there’s an independent health advisory body that provides guidelines to clinicians working in the NHS, to make sure that wherever patients are in the country, they receive the best possible evidence-backed care. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) was set up in 1999 and many of its guidelines pertain to mental health, and they often promote psychological approaches – for example, the guidelines for depression state that talking therapies should be the first-line of treatment for all but the most severely affected patients. While clinical and counselling psy...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 13, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Mental health Qualitative Therapy Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error, Continued: The Dutch Studies (Again!), and an Esther Crawley Bonus
In this study, providing CBT in groups of four or eight patients worked significantly better than placing patients on a waiting list and providing them with absolutely nothing. Of course, no one could possibly take these findings to mean that group CBT specifically is an effective treatment—except they did.
When I’m reading this stuff I sometimes feel like I’m going out of my mind. Do I really have to pick through every one of these papers to point out flaws that a first-year epidemiology student could spot?
One big issue here is how these folks piggy-back one bad study on top of another to build what appears to be a...
Source: virology blog - December 2, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Commentary Information CBT/GET chronic fatigue syndrome cognitive behavior therapy Esther Crawley FITNET-NHS graded exercise therapy mecfs PACE Source Type: blogs
No ‘ Recovery ’ in PACE Trial, New Analysis Finds
We present a preliminary exploratory analysis of the frequency and percentage of participants meeting all the recovery criteria in each group, based on the intention-to-treat principle, as well as the available-case subgroup.
Neither the published trial protocol [3] nor the published statistical analysis plan [11] specified a method for determining the statistical significance of the differences in recovery rates between treatment groups. In their published paper on recovery, White et al. (2013) presented logistic regression analyses for trial arm pairwise comparisons, adjusting for the baseline stratification variables of...
Source: virology blog - September 21, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Commentary Information chronic fatigue syndrome data request Freedom of Information mecfs myalgic encephalomyelitis PACE trial recovery Source Type: blogs
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD)
The Mission of NEA-BPD is to provide education, raise public awareness and understanding, decrease stigma, promote research and enhance the quality of life of those affected by Borderline Personality Disorder.
NEA.BPD works with families and persons in recovery, raises public awareness, provides education to professionals, promotes research, and works with Congress to enhance the quality of life for those affected by this serious but treatable mental illness.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious psychological and psychosocial disorder where people have extreme difficulties regulating their emotions. Problems...
Source: PsychSplash - August 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clyde Tags: Anger Anyone Clinical Psychology Cognitive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Cognitive Fitness Community and Social Networking Consumers Depression DVDs and Videos Emotional Health Features For Foundation Website General Psychology Source Type: blogs
The Simpler Talk Therapy That Treats Depression Effectively
The talk therapy that is quicker (and cheaper) than cognitive-behavioural therapy.
(Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - July 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
An open letter to PLoS One
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Dear PLoS One Editors:
In 2012, PLoS One published “Adaptive Pacing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Graded Exercise, and Specialist Medical Care for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.” This was one in a series of papers highlighting results from the PACE study—the largest trial of treatments for the illness, also known as ME/CFS. Psychologist James Coyne has been seeking data from the study based on PLoS’ open-access policies, an effort we support.
However, as David Tuller from the University of California, B...
Source: virology blog - May 23, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Commentary Information chronic fatigue syndrome cognitive behavior therapy data request graded exercise therapy mecfs PACE Source Type: blogs
Mental Health Europe (MHE)
Mental Health Europe is an umbrella organization which represents associations, organizations and individuals active in the field of mental health and well-being in Europe, including (ex)users of mental health services, volunteers and professionals. As such, MHE bridges the gap between its 73 member organizations and the European institutions, and keeps its members informed and involved in any developments at European Union level.
MHE’s work takes different forms. As the main mental health organization active in Brussels, MHE is committed to advocating for its cause, whether this takes the form of submitting ame...
Source: PsychSplash - May 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clyde Tags: Anyone Articles Biological Psychology Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Common Factors Community and Social Networking Counselling Depression Educational Psychology Emotional Health Features For Source Type: blogs
28% Of Referrals To A Mood & Anxiety Clinic Had Undiagnosed ADHD
This study shows what we adult ADHD coaches have known for a long time. Only 5% of adults have ADHD. But,
28.4% of referrals to a tertiary-care mood and anxiety clinic had undetected ADHD.
ADHD was also diagnosed in 22.6% of patients referred to the clinic for treatment-resistant depression.
Chart of study SSRI Treatment Response may Predict Undetected Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Depressed Patients.
Adults who fail to respond to antidepressant therapy may have underlying attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and not treatment-resistant depression, as is often assumed, new research sugges...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - May 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADD / ADHD Medication ADD / ADHD Treatment adult ADHD anxiety depression dysthymia misdiagnosed undiagnosed Source Type: blogs
Klar, Douglas and McGuire: Autism strategy masks societal exclusion of autistic Ontarians
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services has announced a revamped autism program, promising to cut waitlists for behavioural therapies by limiting access to children under five.
This has ignited a storm of controversy from parents and advocates who are angered that children five and older will no longer be eligible for funded Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI).
The Liberal government grounds its new policy in clinical research that claims early intervention is the most effective way of lessening the signs of autism. They argue that it is better to invest in “treating” the youngest of children, than to continue...
Source: The Autism Acceptance Project - April 22, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: TAAP Admin Tags: News Source Type: blogs
