Clinician Burnout Reduces Efficacy of Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Therapist burnout is associated with reduced effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapies, according to a study published online April 17 in JAMA Network Open. Nina A. Sayer, Ph.D., from the Center for Care... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Social support and psychotherapy outcomes for international students in university/college counseling centers - Robbins KA, Bartholomew TT, Joy EE, Keum BTH, P érez-Rojas AE, Lockard AJ.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between international students' social support at intake and international student distress at end of treatment. Participants: Data was collected from participants (n  = 40,085) from 90 United States universities using... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Spirituality, security, compassion, and play: innovative ways group psychotherapy addresses human suffering - Marmarosh C.
We are surrounded by trauma, grief, pandemics, health care inequality, poverty, climate change, and social injustice, not to mention increases in suicide, depression, and loneliness. How can group therapists address these issues and thrive? The current spe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The influence of psychotherapy on individuals who have attempted suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Xu X, Song J, Jia L.
INTRODUCTION: Suicide is a serious global public health issue, and a history of attempted suicide is the most critical indicator of suicide risk. There are limited studies on the effectiveness of psychotherapy in individuals who have attempted suicide, and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Randomized controlled trial of two internet-based written therapies for World Trade Center workers and survivors with persistent PTSD symptoms - Feder A, Kowalchyk ML, Brinkman HR, Cahn L, Aaronson CJ, B öttche M, Presseau C, Fred-Torres S, Markowitz JC, Litz BT, Yehuda R, Knaevelsrud C, Pietrzak RH.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains prevalent among individuals exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks. The present study compared an Internet-based, therapist-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD to an active control interventi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Innovative Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Services Offer New Hope for Mental Health Treatment
Nushama introduces groundbreaking Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) services, merging the rapid effects of Ketamine infusion with psychotherapy for holistic mental health care. Offering a unique approach, individuals can experience transformative insights and breakthroughs, resetting... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Fluence Partners with Psyence Biomed and iNGEN ū CRO to Train Research Therapists for Phase IIb Psilocybin Trial
New collaboration on psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy trial for Adjustment Disorder in cancer patients NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fluence, a global leader in professional education and training for psychedelic therapy research, announces an exciting partnership with... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Safety and risk assessment of psychedelic psychotherapy: a meta-analysis and systematic review - Romeo B, Kervadec E, Fauvel B, Strika-Bruneau L, Amirouche A, Verroust V, Piolino P, Benyamina A.
Psychotherapies assisted by psychedelic substances have shown promising results in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate safety data in human subjects. We carried out a search on MEDLINE... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

The Menstrual Mood Disorder You ’ve Never Heard About
Ever since she was a teenager, Tanya knew her mood swings were a problem. She had periodic bouts of anger and depression that left her wanting to die. Her life was a roller coaster of highs and lows but doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Five years ago, she decided she’d had enough. She wanted to end her life. Tanya managed to talk herself out of it and instead did some googling. She stumbled across a website about premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a menstrual mood disorder, that impacts roughly 3 to 8% of menstruators. PMDD means having severe and debilitating mood swings right around one&rsq...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shalene Gupta Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Downtown-based Flourish Psychotherapy acquired by fast-growing Kentucky firm
Downtown Cincinnati-based Flourish Psychotherapy has been acquired by a Kentucky group as the latter firm looks to expand its footprint to the north. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joel Stinnett Source Type: news

Mental Health Treatment Linked to Better Outcomes in CAD, Heart Failure
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- For individuals with coronary artery disease or heart failure and comorbid anxiety or depression, receipt of psychotherapy and antidepressant medication is associated with improved outcomes, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Developing an individualized treatment rule for Veterans with major depressive disorder using electronic health records - Zainal NH, Bossarte RM, Gildea SM, Hwang I, Kennedy CJ, Liu H, Luedtke A, Marx BP, Petukhova MV, Post EP, Ross EL, Sampson NA, Sverdrup E, Turner B, Wager S, Kessler RC.
Efforts to develop an individualized treatment rule (ITR) to optimize major depressive disorder (MDD) treatment with antidepressant medication (ADM), psychotherapy, or combined ADM-psychotherapy have been hampered by small samples, small predictor sets, an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Optimizing smartphone psychotherapy for depressive symptoms in patients with cancer: multiphase optimization strategy using a decentralized multicenter randomized clinical trial (J-SUPPORT 2001 Study) - Akechi T, Furukawa TA, Noma H, Iwata H, Toyama T, Higaki K, Matsuoka H, Zenda S, Iwatani T, Akahane K, Inoue A, Sagara Y, Uchida M, Imai F, Momino K, Imaizumi G, Yamaguchi T, Mashiko T, Miyaji T, Horikoshi M, Sakurai N, Onishi T, Kanemitsu Y, Murata T, Wanifuchi-Endo Y, Kuroda H, Nishikawa R, Miyashita M, Abe M, Uchitomi Y.
AIM: Patients with cancer experience various forms of psychological distress, including depressive symptoms, which can impact quality of life, elevate morbidity risk, and increase medical costs. Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are effective for reducing ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news

Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with sertraline on cognitive level, inflammatory response and neurological function in depressive disorder patients with non-suicidal self-injury behavior - Liu J, Guan J, Xiong J, Wang F.
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorder is a chronic mental illness characterized by persistent low mood as its primary clinical symptom. Currently, psychotherapy and drug therapy stand as the primary treatment modalities in clinical practice, offering a certain d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Group cohesion in psychoeducational groups with Latinos: examining cultural correlates - Terrazas-Carrillo E, V ásquez D, Garcia E.
Group psychotherapy is an effective therapeutic modality for the treatment of many mental health and related issues. Group therapy is cost-effective and could decrease barriers to mental health services for ethnic minority populations, including Latinx peo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news