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Maintaining the Therapeutic Alliance When Reporting Child Maltreatment: Recommendations for Mental Health Clinicians
AbstractChild maltreatment is a significant public health issue often resulting in long-term physical and mental health difficulties among the affected youth. The first steps in promoting child safety require the accurate identification and prompt reporting of suspected child maltreatment. However, mandated reporters, including mental health clinicians, often struggle to know how to identify and when to report child maltreatment, especially due to concerns that a report will disrupt or end the therapeutic alliance, a core component of the therapeutic process that is strongly related to successful psychotherapy outcomes. To...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - September 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Examining DBT Day Treatment in Treating Mood Dysregulation Expectancy and Anxiety in Women Diagnosed with Eating Disorders
AbstractEating disorders (EDs), particularly anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), are characterized by emotional and behavioral disturbances in eating patterns and body image that result in significant distress and functional impairment (as reported by APA, (APA dictionary of psychology, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2015)). Ben-Porath and colleagues (Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 40:115-123, 2010) have researched the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) day treatment program in reducing negative mood regulation and anxiety among women diagnosed with AN, BN, and eat...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - September 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Review of Empirical Studies Investigating Narrative, Emotion and Meaning-Making Modes and Client Process Markers in Psychotherapy
The objective  is to review the studies about client narrative and narrative-emotional processes in psychotherapy that used the Narrative Process Coding System or the Narrative-Emotion Process Coding System (1.0 and 2.0). To identify the studies, we searched The Book Collection, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOK S, PEP Archive, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Academic Search Complete and the Web of Knowledge databases. We found 27 empirical studies using one of the three coding systems. The studies applied the Narrative Process Coding System and the Narrative-Emotion Process Coding System to different thera...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - September 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

David A. Clark: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD and Its Subtypes: Second Edition
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Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - September 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Effects of Drug Camp in Treatment of Methamphetamine Use with a New Behavioral Change Model: A Quasi-Experimental Study
This study explored the drug camp’s effects by comparing a drug camp model, developed based on 12-Step, cognitive–behavioral theory, and group psychotherapy theory with one that currently has been used in drug camps in T hailand. One drug camp in Nakhon Ratchasima was selected as an area of study. Drug attendants who lived in Khong district were assigned into a 12-Step group, which used the new model (n = 35). Meanwhile, other attendants who lived in other districts in Nakhon Ratchasima were assigned into a treatment-as-usual group (n = 57). Methamphetamine use behavior was assessed before and after the camp. T...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - August 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Curriculum-Based Animal-Assisted Therapy in an Acute Outpatient Mental Health Setting
This study examined the utility of this manualized curriculum as a supplemental component of a pediatric intensive behavioral health treatment program for children with a range of psychiatric conditions. Patients, psychiatrists, and caregivers completed assessments o f children’s (N = 22) symptoms before and after treatment, with analyses investigating the difference in symptoms for patients who received animal-assisted therapy (AAT) as a part of their treatment and patients who did not. Patients also completed mood scores before and after group sessions w ith and without a therapy dog present. Results indicate that ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - August 11, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Exploratory Study of Common Changes in Client Behaviors Following Routine Psychotherapy: Does Psychological Flexibility Typically Change and Predict Outcomes?
This study explored the degree to which aspects of clients’ psychological flexibility, specifically acceptance-and-mindfulness and commitment-and-behavioral activation, changed after episodes of routine psychotherapy and were predictors of outcome changes for a clinically heterogeneous sample (n = 197) in a naturalistic treatment setting. Results showed statistically significant and small improvements in acceptance-and-mindfulness (d = 0.22) and commitment-and-behavioral activation (d = 0.24) and that changes in psychological flexibility were significant predictors of changes in both flourishing and distress,...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

People Engaging Each Other: A Dual-Perspective Study of Interpersonal Processes in Useful Therapy
AbstractTo explore how clients and therapists experience and engage in a therapeutic relationship which the client can make use of. We explored 11 psychotherapy dyads using in-depth qualitative methods. Selected dyads were ones in which the client experienced the therapy as useful. The data collection method was serial interviews with both therapists and clients. Therapists and clients were interviewed separately, four and two times, respectively, about their personal development, their views on and experiences with therapy, and their collaboration in the concrete therapeutic dyad. Transcripts of interviews were analyzed u...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - July 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

CBT-Informed Interventions for Essential Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AbstractEssential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic face heightened levels of anxiety and depression due to increased work demands, lack of adequate personal protective equipment, fear of contracting the virus, and fear of spreading it to loved ones. This is a time of urgent need for mental health support for workers affected by the pandemic crisis. Clinicians may employ empirically supported interventions derived from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and related therapies. Psychological First Aid, an evidence-based crisis intervention, may be utilized to emphasize basic needs and support, but is intended as an acute ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - July 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Containing the Anxieties of Children, Parents and Families from a Distance During the Coronavirus Pandemic
AbstractThe coronavirus pandemic and the move to teletherapy has created uncertainty among both clinicians and patients. As therapists who work with children, we have heard from parents who are desperate for support and advice about how to respond to their children ’s behavioral changes, as well as those who feel too overwhelmed to continue their children’s sessions at the moment and want to take a break from treatment. We have had to rethink the frame in concrete ways, reimagine how to play, and renegotiate parameters around confidentiality. At a time whe n fear and uncertainty make mentalizing difficult, the hallmark...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - July 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Fidgeting Behavior During Psychotherapy: Hand Movement Structure Contains Information About Depressive Symptoms
AbstractFidgeting may be a motor sign reflecting self-regulation processes in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD) and depressive patients. Since SAD co-occurs with comorbid depression, the question arises whether fidgeting is a disorder-unspecific phenomenon or a specific and therefore diagnostically relevant sign of depression. 33 SAD patients with (n  = 12) and without (n = 21) depression from the Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network project were compared regarding their nonverbal behavior. Four video sequences of a psychotherapy session with each patient were analyzed using a standardized system ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - July 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

What is Morita Therapy? The Nature, Origins, and Cross-Cultural Application of a Unique Japanese Psychotherapy
AbstractMorita Therapy is a Japanese psychotherapy which contrasts with established Western approaches in teaching, through behavioural experience, that symptoms are part of the natural ecology of human experience. Morita Therapy has received increasing international interest over the decades, and the first randomized controlled trial of Morita Therapy to be published outside of China has recently demonstrated the promise of the approach in treating Western patients. To respond to the resulting interest in Morita Therapy from patients and practitioners, and facilitate further Morita Therapy research, it is necessary to pro...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - July 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Nature and Treatment of Pandemic-Related Psychological Distress
AbstractThe COVID-19 crisis has created a “mental health pandemic” throughout the world. Scientific data are not available to fully understand the nature of the resulting mental health impact given the very recent onset of the pandemic, nevertheless, there is a need to act immediately to develop psychotherapeutic strategies that may all eviate pandemic-related distress. The psychological distress, in particular fear and sadness, is a function of the pandemic’s negative impact upon people’s ability to meet their most basic needs (e.g., physical safety, financial security, social connection, participation in meaningf...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - June 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Study of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Versus Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Emotion Regulation and Mindfulness in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
AbstractAlthough the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has not been addressed to date, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is the gold-standard psychotherapy for GAD patients. The present study investigated effects of DBT versus CBT on emotion regulation and mindfulness in GAD patients. Conducted in Iran, 68 GAD patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups: CBT or DBT. Assessment was performed at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 3  months follow-up. Evaluation included the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), Structured Clinical Inte...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - June 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Becoming “Teletherapeutic”: Harnessing Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) for Challenges of the Covid-19 Era
AbstractThe covid-19 pandemic raises substantial challenges for the practice of psychotherapy. The rapid changes in the personal experiences of both clients and therapists, and the required adaptations in the therapeutic setting, affect the therapeutic relationship and its process. We examine common challenges observed through supervision of therapists and peer group discussions, viewing them in light of reports of previous collective traumatic events. Consequently, we introduce major premises and techniques borrowed from Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy as they may apply to teletherapy. These interventions a...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - June 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research