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Tackle your Tics, a brief intensive group-based exposure treatment for young people with tics: results of a randomised controlled trial
AbstractTics can have a serious impact on the quality of life of children and their families. Behavioural therapy is an evidence-based first line treatment for tic disorders. This randomised controlled trial studied the efficacy of a brief, condensed group-based programme for children with tics (Dutch Trial Registry NL8052, 27 September 2019). Tackle your Tics is a four-day group treatment, including exposure and response prevention and supporting components, delivered by therapists and ‘experts by experience’. We collected outcome measures at baseline (T1), directly post-treatment (T2), and at three- and 6-months foll...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Comparing psychological versus pharmacological treatment in emotional disorders: A network analysis
This study used Network Intervention Analysis (NIA) to investigate the direct and differential effects of TD-GCBT + TAU and TAU on specific symptoms of anxiety and depression. Data are from a multicentre randomised clinical trial (N = 1061) comparing TD-GCBT + TAU versus TAU alone for EDs. The networks included items from the PHQ-9 (depression) and GAD-7 (anxiety) questionnaire and mixed graphical models were estimated at pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3-, 6- and 12-month follow-up. Results revealed that TD-GCBT + TAU was associated with direct effects, mainly on several anxiety symptoms and depressed mood after treatme...
Source: PLoS One - April 3, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Francisco Jurado-Gonz ález Source Type: research

Gender Differences in Suicidal Ideation during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Iranian Adolescents and its Contributing Factors
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Source: Child and Family Behaviour Therapy - March 29, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Maryam ShayganSaghar SalariAzita JaberiSara Shaygana Department of Nursing, Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iranb Nursing instructor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Me Source Type: research

Postnatal depression in British mothers of African and Caribbean origin: a randomised controlled trial of learning through play plus culturally adapted cognitive behaviour therapy compared with psychoeducation
ConclusionsLTP+CaCBT intervention is culturally appropriate and acceptable and reduces postnatal depression in British mothers of African/Caribbean origin. A fully powered RCT is recommended to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of LTP+CaCBT, including the child’s outcomes compared with routine treatment as usual.Clinical trial registrationwww.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT04820920. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Five-Factor Model Domains as Moderators of Treatment Outcomes in a Transdiagnostic Young Adult Sample
AbstractEmotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic phenomenon. In evidence-based treatments for disorders involving emotion dysregulation, there are still many who do not achieve clinically significant gains. The primary goal of the present study was to examine the effect of personality on treatment outcomes in individuals experiencing symptoms of emotion dysregulation. Participants were involved in a randomized control trial, where they participated in one of two group therapy programs, dialectical behavioural therapy or positive psychotherapy (PPT). Hierarchical regressions were performed to examine the main effects and ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - March 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Defining and operationalizing personalized psychological treatment - a systematic literature review
Cogn Behav Ther. 2024 Mar 27:1-23. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2024.2333345. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis systematic literature review aimed to propose a definition of personalized psychological treatment and to suggest how the definition can be operationalized. PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched up to 11 December 2023 for studies in which a definition of personalized psychological treatment was included or a systematic operationalization of personalized psychological treatment was described. Based on a narrative synthesis of the collected definitions, summary categories were developed that inform...
Source: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan J Harnas Hans Knoop Mirjam A G Sprangers Annemarie M J Braamse Source Type: research

A randomized controlled trial testing theory-driven enhancements to increase the efficacy of and engagement in a brief cognitive-behavioural therapy text-message intervention for co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and alcohol misuse
CONCLUSIONS: This study will identify the simplest, most efficacious CBT intervention for PTSD + AM. Its use of cognitive and social psychology-based enhancement and of a factorial decision can serve as examples of how to enhance and increase engagement in brief, self-directed CBT interventions.PMID:38532251 | DOI:10.1111/bjc.12463 (Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michele Bedard-Gilligan Kristen Lindgren Emily Dworkin Ty Tristao Debra Kaysen Isaac Rhew Source Type: research