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Positive Personality Traits as Predictors of Psychotherapy Progress
The objectives of this paper were to study if the traits of the Positive Personality Model (PPM; de la Iglesia and Castro Solano, in Front Psychol 9:2025,2018) were stable throughout time, if patients perceived change in psychotherapy process, and if positive traits at the beginning of the treatment (Time 1) predicted psychotherapy progress after 3 (Time 2) and 6 (Time 3) months of psychological treatment. The sample was composed of 38 subjects, with a mean age of 38.82 (SD = 12.76; 63.2% female; 36.8% male), who had just initiated psychotherapy treatment (Time 1). Results of a repeated measures ANOVA indicated that th...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - February 12, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Use of Standard Parenting Management Training in Addressing Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: A Pilot Study
AbstractParent management training has demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of child behavioural issues and associated conduct difficulties. Anger, aggression, and irritability are common symptoms amongst children presenting with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Currently, there are no well-established evidence-based interventions for children presenting with symptoms of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. This pilot study aims to assess if a standard, well-established, parent management training program (group Triple P) may be effective in addressing disruptive mood dysregulation disorder symptoms. Thirt...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - February 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Effects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Craving, and Depression in Patients with Opioid Dependence Disorder
AbstractMethadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is a common drug treatment for opioid dependence disorder. This treatment, with positive results, has many physical and psychological complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, craving, and depression in patients under MMT. The present study was a randomized controlled clinical trial with two groups of intervention (MMT with Dialect-Behavioral Therapy (DBT)) and control group (MMT). Initial evaluations were performed by clinical psychiatrist at the clinic. 50 men...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - February 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychodynamic Factor as Predictor of Outcome in the Treatment of a Psychosomatic Spectrum Patient
AbstractTo investigate through the prototype methodology as well as the interaction structures methodology which are the factors involved in the psychotherapeutic progress in the treatment of a patient with chronic diseases and somatic symptoms. 62 of the total 120 videotaped sessions were analysed by independent judges using the Psychotherapy Process Q-Set. The interaction structures as well as the extent to which each session conformed to the ideal psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and reflective function prototypes were evaluated through multiple regression analysis, in order to test which factors were ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - January 21, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How Does Grief Lead to Change? Understanding the Process of Change in Three Contemporary Psychotherapies
AbstractThere is an increased interest in emotions across the psychotherapy field, but a lack of theoretical work on how emotions are understood in different affect-oriented psychotherapies. In this article, we investigate the role of grief and grieving in three contemporary affect-oriented psychotherapies, that emphasize emotional processing as a pathway to change. Within Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), grieving is related to the development of acceptance and agency. Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) postulates that grieving without defenses enables recognition and acceptance of painful losses. In Compassi...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - January 5, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Brief Mindfulness Therapy and Mental Health in People Exposed to a Recent Stressful Event: A Study of Multiple Cases with Follow-Up
AbstractStressful events have important consequences for mental health, among the most frequent are posttraumatic and depressive symptoms. Brief mindfulness-based interventions are currently of great research interest as preventive interventions. In this sense, the objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a four-sessions mindfulness program in reducing posttraumatic and depressive symptoms, in people that have been exposed to a recent stressful event. A mixed qualitative-quantitative design was used. Qualitatively, a phenomenological method was used. On the other hand, an A-B type intra-subject case ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - January 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How do Psychotherapists Develop a Case Conceptualisation? Thematic Analysis of Conceptual Maps
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to reconstruct the main ideas —universal but grounded in particular diagnostic experiences—used by psychotherapists during the case conceptualisation process. Authors focus on the process of diagnostic thinking expressed in graphic conceptual maps of a specific case. Two main questions were posed: (1) how do psychotherapists build patient understanding (a model of a patient)? (2) With what conceptual tools (categories, assumptions, ideas) do they think? The sample of fourteen conceptual maps from psychotherapists was used for the study presented here. The psychotherapists who were ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - January 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Motivational Monitoring: How to Identify Ruptures and Impasses and Enhance Interpersonal Attunement
AbstractAttachment theory is useful, but per se it may not be sufficient to understand the complexity of human relationships. For this reason, we believe that there is the need to refer to a broader (evolutionary theory of motivation; Liotti, Psychoanal Inquiry 37(5):319 –331,2017) that considers normal functioning as the result of the harmonious activation of various motivational systems, each aimed at achieving an objective of high evolutionary value (adaptive for the individual, the social group, and the species). In this approach, pathology results from the disharmonious and dysfunctional activation of one or more mo...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - January 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Cognitive-Behavioral and Existential Therapies for Marital Satisfaction in Women: A Comparative Investigation of the Efficacy, Stability and Mechanisms of Changes
AbstractDue to limited of comparative studies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), as an objective approach, and Existential Therapy (ET), as a subjective approach, on marital relationship, the current study investigates the efficacy of these two types of group psychotherapy on marital satisfaction in women. Hence, the main objects of this study are: comparative study on the efficacy of ET and CBT on marital satisfaction, stability of the intervention after 2 months, and assessing the mechanisms of changes. 16 eligible women who enrolled in the study were randomly assigned to ET or CBT groups. They were requested to fill...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - January 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Brief Strategic Treatment of Cardiophobia: A Clinical Case Study
This article presents a case of cardiophobia treated in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation unit and, for the first time, describes the application of brief strategic therapy for the treatment of this condition. In the case reported, the first therapeutic encounter and the key elements of the strategic approach are described in detail with the aim to explain how brief strategic therapy works and how it can be used to identify and address cardiophobia-related behaviors. A 64-year-old male presented to cardiac rehabilitation reporting intense anxiety-provoking heart palpitations, and believing he was at risk of dying from a...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - November 23, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Effect of Mindfulness, Psychological Flexibility, and Emotional Intelligence on Self-Efficacy and Functional Outcomes Among Chronic Pain Clients
This study investigated whether better functional outcomes (physical and psychosocial daily functioning) and greater self-efficacy among persons with chronic pain is associated with mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and emotional intelligence (N = 148). Two multiple regression analyses, each controlling for demographic factors, indicated that psychological flexibility predicted both daily functioning and self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence predicted self-efficacy among chronic pain clients. Mental health benefits of psychological flexibility and emotional intelligence can therefore potentially be used by psy...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - November 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Descriptions and Reflections on the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model of Psychotherapy Training & amp; Supervision
AbstractThis paper offers a detailed description of a Cognitive Apprenticeship Model for psychotherapy training and supervision. This form of training has been utilized in a novel psychotherapy training program developed for psychiatric trainees, enrolled in a specialized psychotherapy scholars track, embedded in an adult psychiatric residency training program. The paper offers new elaborations of the model, reflections on the apprenticeship supervision and implementation, and clinical lessons learned. The four dimensions of this model include: (1) acquisition of psychotherapy content knowledge; (2) an application of the C...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - November 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

From Pandemic to Progression: An Educational Framework for the Implementation of Virtual Mental Healthcare for Children and Youth as a Response to COVID-19
AbstractCOVID-19 restrictions have necessitated child/youth mental health providers to shift towards virtually delivering services to patients ’ homes rather than hospitals and community mental health clinics. There is scant guidance available for clinicians on how to address unique considerations for the virtual mental healthcare of children and youth as clinicians rapidly shift their practices away from in-person care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we bridge this gap by discussing a six-pillar framework developed at Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for delivering...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - October 23, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Pilot Study of a Treatment Using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills for Adults with Overweight/Obesity and Emotional Eating
AbstractThe current study was a preliminary investigation of Live FREE, a pilot study of a treatment that included a combination of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and behavioral weight loss techniques for overweight/obese adult emotional eaters. Live FREE was based on the premise that impaired emotion regulation skills promote emotional eating behavior and lead to weight gain. Consistent with the ORBIT model of behavioral treatment development, the primary study aim was to refine the treatment protocol. Adults with overweight/obesity (n  = 10) who self-identified as emotional eaters were enrolled in Live FREE and...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - October 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Helping Clients Victimized by Intimate Partners Through Stages of Change: An Emotion-Focused Approach
AbstractIntimate partner violence results in extensive negative mental health outcomes including depression, posttraumatic stress, and anxiety. Moreover, victimized partners who experience cumulative episodes of abuse over time can also present severe affect dysregulation and interpersonal difficulties. Preliminary evidence for existing psychological treatments shows that these are globally effective on a symptomatic level and in reducing revictimization. Nonetheless, systematic reviews show high attrition rates and suggest that future interventions need to address a wider range of emotional difficulties and contextual cha...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - September 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research