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Radical healing in psychotherapy: Addressing the wounds of racism-related stress and trauma.
This article introduces and illustrates the Keeping Radical Healing in Mind Therapeutic Approach using a sample therapy session. To contextualize the therapeutic approach, we outline the need for antiracist and liberatory approaches to psychotherapy and describe in detail the Psychology of Radical Healing theoretical framework. The clinical stance that underpins the Keeping Radical Healing in Mind Therapeutic Approach includes helping clients develop, internalize, and nurture (a) Critical Consciousness, (b) Cultural Authenticity and Self-Knowledge, (c) Radical Hope and Envisioning Possibilities, (d) Collectivism, and (e) S...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - March 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Personalized high-frequency monitoring of a process-oriented psychotherapeutic approach to seizure disorders: Treatment utilization and participants’ feedback.
Psychotherapy, Vol 59(4), Dec 2022, 629-640; doi:10.1037/pst0000430High-frequency monitoring of psychological variables has been recommended to monitor and manage psychotherapeutic processes. However, high-frequency monitoring might be regarded as burdensome for participating patients. This feasibility study applied the concept of high-frequency treatment monitoring in patients with seizures and psychiatric comorbidities in an outpatient neurology service. The treatment monitoring entailed the development of a personalized process questionnaire, daily online monitoring, and regular reflection of the current time series gra...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

First do no harm: Principles of care for clients with sexual identity confusion and/or conflict.
Psychotherapy, Vol 59(4), Dec 2022, 487-497; doi:10.1037/pst0000426Individuals who experience sexual identity confusion and/or conflict face unique stressors and life circumstances for which they may seek psychotherapy; however, little specific guidance exists for therapists working with clients who experience sexual identity confusion and/or conflict. To meet this need, we present a framework for therapists whose clients experience distress related to sexual identity confusion and/or conflict. We first define and describe sexual identity confusion and conflict, situating both in developmental theories of sexual identity. ...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The single case archive: Review of a multitheoretical online database of published peer-reviewed single-case studies.
In conclusion, the SCA is a unique resource that makes case studies more easily accessible, facilitates meta-studies and reviews of case studies, and stimulates methodological developments in the field of case study research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training)
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - February 21, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

User experiences of a culturally adapted web-based intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in Egypt: A qualitative study.
The following study describes the usability and the acceptability of an online intervention for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), PTSD Coach Online that was culturally adapted and translated into local Egyptian dialect. The adapted intervention was piloted in a randomized control trial with 87 Egyptians meeting clinical criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. Of the 41 participants who participated in the treatment condition, 15 participants (10 females, 5 males) were randomly selected to take part in a semistructured interview to explore their user experience. Favorable feedback centered on the program’s ...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - February 17, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Bridging religion and spirituality with gestalt psychotherapy to improve clinical symptoms: Preliminary findings using gestalt pastoral care.
Psychotherapy, Vol 59(3), Sep 2022, 400-404; doi:10.1037/pst0000425An inherent tension between religion and psychotherapy has inhibited the conversation between the two paradigms in determining the most effective approaches to improving mental health outcomes for people of faith. Preliminary research has suggested that the intersection between the two may prove fruitful in providing mental health interventions. As a part of a broader big-data study sponsored by the Bridges Consortium of Brigham Young University and underwritten by the John Templeton Foundation, the present study evaluated the effectiveness of the spiritual...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - February 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Bridging religion and spirituality with gestalt psychotherapy to improve clinical symptoms: Preliminary findings using gestalt pastoral care.
An inherent tension between religion and psychotherapy has inhibited the conversation between the two paradigms in determining the most effective approaches to improving mental health outcomes for people of faith. Preliminary research has suggested that the intersection between the two may prove fruitful in providing mental health interventions. As a part of a broader big-data study sponsored by the Bridges Consortium of Brigham Young University and underwritten by the John Templeton Foundation, the present study evaluated the effectiveness of the spiritually integrated strategies of the modality Gestalt Pastoral Care (GPC...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - February 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A comparison of emotion-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: Results of a feasibility randomized controlled trial.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic mental health difficulty typically present in primary care settings. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the psychological intervention with the best evidence for its efficacy for GAD. The development of other psychological interventions can increase client choice. This feasibility trial examined an initial assessment of the efficacy of EFT in comparison to CBT in the treatment of GAD in the context of an Irish public health service. The trial provided information on recruitment, therapist training/adherence, and client retention relevant for a potential noninferiority tria...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - February 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Clients’ experience of LGBQ affirmative and nonaffirmative practice in China: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) affirmative therapy originated from an individualistic culture that emphasizes autonomy and personal independence, but it has become more commonly practiced in Mainland China. Given the influence of collectivistic culture, where Chinese people value interpersonal relationship and harmony more than personal interest, it is unclear whether Chinese sexual minority clients have different expectations and experiences of LGBQ affirmative practice. The purpose of this study is to explore Chinese LGBQ clients’ perceived characteristics and impacts of LGBQ affirmative and nonaffirmat...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - January 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Defining and assessing adverse events and harmful effects in psychotherapy study protocols: A systematic review.
Psychotherapy, Vol 60(1), Mar 2023, 130-148; doi:10.1037/pst0000359The assessment of safety data has become a standard across many clinical interventions. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the extent to which harm is addressed within psychotherapy study protocols. The review includes study protocols of randomized controlled trials published between 2004 and 2017 investigating the effects of psychotherapy in adult patients with affective disorders, phobia, anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and/or personality disorders. We conducted a systematic search in the CENTRAL, ...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - January 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A latent trajectory analysis of inpatient depression treatment.
Patients seeking psychotherapy may progress through treatment in varying ways. Modeling multiple treatment trajectories through growth mixture modeling provides a comprehensive way of understanding a patient population. Multiple trajectories may additionally help researchers describe complexities within a patient population, such as those with severe and persistent disorders and comorbid symptoms, to understand characteristics of patients that may be struggling during treatment. We analyzed the depression symptom outcome measures (PHQ-9) for 246 patients receiving inpatient depression treatment. We constructed a growth mix...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - January 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

One more wall to cross: The role of psychologists in addressing integrated health among undocumented Latinx immigrants in inpatient medical settings.
Over the past decade, there has been increased attention to the benefits of an integrated health-care care model in which psychologists play a vital role collaborating with other health providers to deliver services in inpatient medical settings, such as emergency departments and acute care medical units. Psychologists working in inpatient medical settings can facilitate access to mental health services and referrals, reduce mental health stigma, improve health outcomes associated with insight into psychosocial factors that affect health and illness, improve communication between patients and providers, and increase sensit...
Source: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training - January 13, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research