Pilot evaluation of a remote psychotherapy service for students who self-harm: University-Community Outpatient Psychotherapy Engagement (U-COPE) - Worsley J, Young D, Harrison P, Corcoran R.
Self-harm is becoming increasingly common in student populations. Brief psychological therapies might be helpful for those who have recently self-harmed. The current paper reports on an evaluation of a brief psychotherapy service delivered via remote means... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Looking for a Good Therapist? Experts Offer Guidance
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 -- If you decide to see a therapist, finding one who’s right for you presents one of the biggest early hurdles.“The field of psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy has advanced over the years, and one of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Feasibility of a family-involved intervention to increase engagement in evidenced-based psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: a pilot study - Shepherd-Banigan M, Shapiro A, Stechuchak KM, Glynn S, Calhoun P, Ackland PE, Bokhour B, Edelman D, Falkovic M, Weidenbacher HJ, Eldridge MR, Lanford T, Swinkels C, Dedert E, Wells S, Ruffin R, Van Houtven CH.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of a family-involved intervention, family support in mental health recovery (FAMILIAR), for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seeking psychotherapy at a single Veterans Administration Health System. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Psychotherapy, Meds Effective to Treat Depression in Patients With Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 -- For individuals with heart failure and depression, behavioral activation psychotherapy (BA) and antidepressant medication management (MEDS) reduce depressive symptoms, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Addressing structural racism in child and adolescent psychiatry in psychotherapy - Akubuiro S, Clay W, Nelson S, Cowan AE.
The increase in mental health issues among children and adolescents has been declared a health crisis in the United States, and recent increases in key measures (e.g., self-harm and suicidal behaviors) have been found to disproportionately impact youth fro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The rapid shift to virtual mental health care: examining psychotherapy disruption by rurality status - Miller-Matero LR, Knowlton G, Vagnini KM, Yeh HH, Rossom RC, Penfold RB, Simon GE, Akinyemi E, Abdole L, Hooker SA, Owen-Smith AA, Ahmedani BK.
BACKGROUND: Given the low usage of virtual health care prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was unclear whether those living in rural locations would benefit from increased availability of virtual mental health care. The rapid transition to virtual services ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news
A systematic review and narrative analysis of the evidence for individual psychodynamically informed psychotherapy in the treatment of dissociative identity disorder in adults - Yeates S, Korner A, McLean L.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a highly disabling diagnosis, characterized by the presence of two or more personality states which impacts global functioning, with a substantial risk of suicide. The International Society for the Study of Trauma an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Retention in individual trauma-focused treatment following family-based treatment among US veterans - Dodge J, Sullivan K, Grau PP, Chen C, Sripada R, Pfeiffer PN.
IMPORTANCE: Despite the availability of several empirically supported trauma-focused interventions, retention in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) psychotherapy is poor. Preliminary efficacy data shows that brief, family-based interventions may improve ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Sociodemographic differences in the impacts of video-enabled tablets on psychotherapy usage among veterans - Gujral K, Van Campen J, Jacobs J, Lo J, Kimerling R, Blonigen DM, Wagner TH, Zulman DM.
OBJECTIVE: To examine potential health disparities due to a broad reliance on telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors studied the impact of video-enabled tablets provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on psychotherapy usage a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Early Evidence Supports Psilocybin for Bipolar Depression Early Evidence Supports Psilocybin for Bipolar Depression
An early trial suggests a combination of psilocybin and psychotherapy may be safe and effective for treatment-resistant depression associated with bipolar II disorder and deserves further study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - December 15, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
A New Drug Compound Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
For people with schizophrenia, treatment is an ongoing, life-long process of antipsychotic medications and psychotherapy. Medications are key to controlling episodes, but most have serious enough side effects—including uncontrolled muscle movements, gaining weight and drowsiness—that people skip doses or decide not to take them.
In a study published Dec. 14 in the Lancet, researchers report on a promising new treatment for the psychiatric disorder that could give patients better options. KarXT, developed by biotech company Karuna Therapeutics, targets a different brain chemical than most existing schizophren...
Source: TIME: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Single-dose synthetic psilocybin with psychotherapy for treatment-resistant bipolar type ii major depressive episodes: a nonrandomized controlled trial - Aaronson ST, van der Vaart A, Miller T, LaPratt J, Swartz K, Shoultz A, Lauterbach M, Sackeim HA, Suppes T.
IMPORTANCE: Bipolar II disorder (BDII) is a debilitating condition frequently associated with difficult-to-treat depressive episodes. Psilocybin has evidence for rapid-acting antidepressant effects but has not been investigated in bipolar depression. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Kate Robertson obituary
My friend and colleague Kate Robertson, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 65, was a child and adolescent psychotherapist who became head of child psychotherapy at the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and chair of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP). She was a passionate advocate for widening access to the child psychotherapy profession and helped to extend government funding for NHS child psychotherapy training.Kate was born in Theydon Bois in Essex, the second daughter of Beryl (nee Jenkins), a secretary, and Bob Robertson, a company director. When she was 17 her mother died suddenly, and she went...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Katie Argent Tags: Children Psychology London University of Sussex Source Type: news
Effects of psychotherapy on brain activation during negative emotional processing in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Aarts I, Thorsen AL, Vriend C, Planting C, van den Heuvel OA, Thomaes K.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition which has been related to problems in emotional regulation, memory and cognitive control. Psychotherapy has a non-response rate of around 50% and understanding the neurobiological working me... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Psilocybin Shows Promise in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Type II Depression
(MedPage Today) -- Synthetic psilocybin with psychotherapy was effective and safe for patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression, a small nonrandomized controlled trial suggested.
Among 15 people with bipolar type II disorder with a... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
