On the importance of identifying mechanisms and active ingredients of psychological treatments
Behav Res Ther. 2023 Oct 28;170:104425. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104425. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis commentary addresses the thought-provoking article by Lorenzo-Luaces (in press). We review areas of both agreement and disagreement with the author's points, noting that readers should not infer that research into active ingredients and mechanisms is pointless. We conclude with a call for more research into the mechanisms of therapeutic change and the active ingredients of therapeutic interventions, with the aim of disseminating treatments that are both effective and efficient.PMID:37913558 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023....
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David F Tolin Dean McKay Bunmi O Olatunji Jonathan S Abramowitz Michael W Otto Source Type: research

On the importance of identifying mechanisms and active ingredients of psychological treatments
Behav Res Ther. 2023 Oct 28;170:104425. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104425. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis commentary addresses the thought-provoking article by Lorenzo-Luaces (in press). We review areas of both agreement and disagreement with the author's points, noting that readers should not infer that research into active ingredients and mechanisms is pointless. We conclude with a call for more research into the mechanisms of therapeutic change and the active ingredients of therapeutic interventions, with the aim of disseminating treatments that are both effective and efficient.PMID:37913558 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023....
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David F Tolin Dean McKay Bunmi O Olatunji Jonathan S Abramowitz Michael W Otto Source Type: research

Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, anxiety disorders were characterized by reduced approach but not stronger habitual avoidance. These results do not indicate a direct association between anxiety disorders and the acquisition of pervasive habitual avoidance in this devaluation paradigm.PMID:37879245 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Valentina M Gl ück Juliane M Boschet-Lange Roxana Pittig Andre Pittig Source Type: research

Cognitive Therapy-as-Usual versus Cognitive Therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention for adults with depression: 12-month outcomes and opportunities for improved efficacy in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight ways to strengthen the efficacy of the Memory Support Intervention, such as applying memory support strategies across a wider variety of treatment contents, which in turn, may boost patient recall and outcomes.PMID:37879246 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104419 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Garret G Zieve Laurel D Sarfan Lu Dong Sondra S Tiab Melanie Tran Allison G Harvey Source Type: research

Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, anxiety disorders were characterized by reduced approach but not stronger habitual avoidance. These results do not indicate a direct association between anxiety disorders and the acquisition of pervasive habitual avoidance in this devaluation paradigm.PMID:37879245 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Valentina M Gl ück Juliane M Boschet-Lange Roxana Pittig Andre Pittig Source Type: research

Cognitive Therapy-as-Usual versus Cognitive Therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention for adults with depression: 12-month outcomes and opportunities for improved efficacy in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight ways to strengthen the efficacy of the Memory Support Intervention, such as applying memory support strategies across a wider variety of treatment contents, which in turn, may boost patient recall and outcomes.PMID:37879246 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104419 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Garret G Zieve Laurel D Sarfan Lu Dong Sondra S Tiab Melanie Tran Allison G Harvey Source Type: research

Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, anxiety disorders were characterized by reduced approach but not stronger habitual avoidance. These results do not indicate a direct association between anxiety disorders and the acquisition of pervasive habitual avoidance in this devaluation paradigm.PMID:37879245 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Valentina M Gl ück Juliane M Boschet-Lange Roxana Pittig Andre Pittig Source Type: research

Cognitive Therapy-as-Usual versus Cognitive Therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention for adults with depression: 12-month outcomes and opportunities for improved efficacy in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight ways to strengthen the efficacy of the Memory Support Intervention, such as applying memory support strategies across a wider variety of treatment contents, which in turn, may boost patient recall and outcomes.PMID:37879246 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104419 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Garret G Zieve Laurel D Sarfan Lu Dong Sondra S Tiab Melanie Tran Allison G Harvey Source Type: research

Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, anxiety disorders were characterized by reduced approach but not stronger habitual avoidance. These results do not indicate a direct association between anxiety disorders and the acquisition of pervasive habitual avoidance in this devaluation paradigm.PMID:37879245 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Valentina M Gl ück Juliane M Boschet-Lange Roxana Pittig Andre Pittig Source Type: research

Cognitive Therapy-as-Usual versus Cognitive Therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention for adults with depression: 12-month outcomes and opportunities for improved efficacy in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight ways to strengthen the efficacy of the Memory Support Intervention, such as applying memory support strategies across a wider variety of treatment contents, which in turn, may boost patient recall and outcomes.PMID:37879246 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104419 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Garret G Zieve Laurel D Sarfan Lu Dong Sondra S Tiab Melanie Tran Allison G Harvey Source Type: research

Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, anxiety disorders were characterized by reduced approach but not stronger habitual avoidance. These results do not indicate a direct association between anxiety disorders and the acquisition of pervasive habitual avoidance in this devaluation paradigm.PMID:37879245 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Valentina M Gl ück Juliane M Boschet-Lange Roxana Pittig Andre Pittig Source Type: research

Cognitive Therapy-as-Usual versus Cognitive Therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention for adults with depression: 12-month outcomes and opportunities for improved efficacy in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight ways to strengthen the efficacy of the Memory Support Intervention, such as applying memory support strategies across a wider variety of treatment contents, which in turn, may boost patient recall and outcomes.PMID:37879246 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104419 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Garret G Zieve Laurel D Sarfan Lu Dong Sondra S Tiab Melanie Tran Allison G Harvey Source Type: research

Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, anxiety disorders were characterized by reduced approach but not stronger habitual avoidance. These results do not indicate a direct association between anxiety disorders and the acquisition of pervasive habitual avoidance in this devaluation paradigm.PMID:37879245 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Valentina M Gl ück Juliane M Boschet-Lange Roxana Pittig Andre Pittig Source Type: research

Cognitive Therapy-as-Usual versus Cognitive Therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention for adults with depression: 12-month outcomes and opportunities for improved efficacy in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight ways to strengthen the efficacy of the Memory Support Intervention, such as applying memory support strategies across a wider variety of treatment contents, which in turn, may boost patient recall and outcomes.PMID:37879246 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104419 (Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Garret G Zieve Laurel D Sarfan Lu Dong Sondra S Tiab Melanie Tran Allison G Harvey Source Type: research

Rates of attrition and engagement in randomized controlled trials of mindfulness apps: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Behav Res Ther. 2023 Oct 14;170:104421. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104421. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRandomized controlled trials (RCT) have established the efficacy of mindfulness apps for numerous mental health and behavioral outcomes. However, studies of this kind are characterized by significant problems with attrition and engagement, making it challenging to interpret these findings and realize the full potential of mindfulness app-based solutions. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine rates of attrition from, and engagement in, mindfulness apps in 70 RCTs located through four databases. The weig...
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jake Linardon Source Type: research