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New research disproves belief that group psychotherapy extends the lives of cancer patients
Previously-published research has given credence to the notion that psychotherapy extends the lives of people with cancer. View More (2007-05-01)
Psychiatrists shift away from providing psychotherapy
A declining number of office-based psychiatrists appear to be providing psychotherapy to their patients, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. View More (2008-08-05)
Bulimics receive negative family support
Researchers investigating the role family plays on the development and maintenance of bulimia have found patients with the condition see their ongoing and past family relationships in a negative light. The research findings are published today, Tuesday 23 September 2003 in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. Dieter Benninghoven of the University of Schleswig-Holstein in... View More (2003-09-23)
SSRI Antidepressants And Suicide: The Debate Is Still On
One year ago Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics hosted a controversial article by David Healy (University of North Wales) suggesting a link between use of SSRI antidepressant drugs and suicidal ideations. Subsequent events from trails of antidepressants in children and adolescents have substantiated Healy's hypotheses and have lead to the banning of these drugs in countries such as the UK. But the... View More (2004-06-22)
Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy is effective in treating social phobia
In the past decade there has been increasing interest in social phobia, as a disability condition with little spontaneous improvement. Several psychotherapeutic techniques have been shown to be effective. Does the type of psychotherapy matter? It does. For the first time, a sophisticated multicenter randomized controlled French study by Jean Cottraux and associates has shown that a specific... View More (2000-05-18)
60 percent of psychotherapy clients felt therapy didn't end on time
Sixty percent of private practice dynamically oriented psychotherapy clients felt that their therapy either lasted too long or ended too soon, according to recent research conducted by Prof. David Roe, Head of the Department of Community Mental Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences at the University of Haifa. View More (2008-01-10)
Should All European Science Meetings Require Disclosure Of Conflict Of Interest?
The issue of conflict of interest was discussed on April 15 in a plenary session of the Association of European Psychiatrists (AEP) in Geneva, Switzerland. Giovanni A. Fava, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Bologna and editor-in-chief of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, addresses the dangers of the growing influence of the pharmaceutical industry on clinical medicine, and,... View More (2004-04-22)
MDMA: Empathogen or love potion?
MDMA or 'ecstasy' increases feelings of empathy and social connection. These 'empathogenic' effects suggest that MDMA might be useful to enhance the psychotherapy of people who struggle to feel connected to others, as may occur in association with autism, schizophrenia, or antisocial personality disorder. View More (2010-12-15)
Family-based treatment more effective than supportive psychotherapy in treating bulimia
Bulimia patients age 12 to 19 years who received family-based treatment were less likely to continue to binge and purge than those who received supportive psychotherapy, which explores the underlying issues of the disorder. View More (2007-09-04)
Efficacy Of The Cognitive Behavioural Group Psychotherapy For HIV-Infected Patients
A group of investigators of the University of Barcelona have reported on the value of a group psychotherapy program in HIV-1 infected patients. Most HIV-infected patients attending a consultation-liaison psychiatry service show symptoms of anxiety and depression. The present study sought to evaluate the immediate and long-term efficacy of a structured cognitive-behavioural group therapy reducing... View More (2002-03-19)
Psychotherapy May Prevent Relapse In Depression
In the first issue of the new journal of the World Psychiatric Journal (World Psychiatry), two investigators of the Affective Disorders Program of the Department of Psychology of the University of Bologna, Giovanni A. Fava and Chiara Ruini review the evidence supporting the use of psychotherapy for preventing relapse in depression. Relapse and recurrence are two vexing problems of unipolar... View More (2002-03-19)
Psychotherapy helps
Eight out of ten patients who have undergone psychotherapy feel better afterward. Results from five studies carried out by Suzanna Lundblad, psychologist and doctoral student at the Department of Psychology, Göteborg University in Sweden, show the complexity of the psychotherapeutic method of treatment. It affects not only the patient but also the psychotherapist. "Most patients want it... View More (2003-01-10)
LONG-LASTING RESULTS CAN BE OBTAINED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SOCIAL PHOBIA.
Social phobia is a chronic and disabling illness, with little spontaneous improvement. A report by a team of researchers of the Affective Disorders of the University of Bologna, headed by Professor Giovanni Fava, however, sheds a new light on the prognosis of the disorder. In the longest follow-up study published in the literature (2-12 years), they have found that behavioural psychotherapy based... View More (2001-09-21)
LONG-LASTING RESULTS CAN BE OBTAINED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY IN PANIC DISORDER
Panic disorder with agoraphobia is a chronic and disabling illness, with little spontaneous improvement. A report by a team of researchers of the Affective Disorders of the University of Bologna, headed by Professor Giovanni Fava, however, sheds a new light on the prognosis of the disorder. In the longest follow-up study published in the literature (2-14 years), they have found that behavioural... View More (2001-09-21)
Patients With Panic Are Less Likely To Relapse If They Had Psychotherapy In Addition To Drug Treatment
Two researchers of the University of Roma report on the importance of psychological treatment in preventing relapse of panic. Many short-term trials suggested that the combination of psychotherapy with medication might be more effective than either treatment alone. However, only few studies examined the long-term effectiveness of this combination. A private practice sample of consecutive patients... View More (2003-01-13)
Does Social Anxiety Disorder Respond to Psychotherapy? Brain Study Says Yes
When psychotherapy is helping someone get better, what does that change look like in the brain? This was the question a team of Canadian psychological scientists set out to investigate in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder. View More (2011-02-15)
Patients stay with phone psychotherapy longer than office visits
The problem with psychotherapy has long been that nearly half the patients quit going after a few sessions. Therapy can't work if patients stop coming to the therapist's office. View More (2008-09-22)
Monthly interpersonal psychotherapy prevents relapse of depression in many women
Most women with recurrent depression may be able to prevent subsequent depressive episodes with monthly maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). View More (2007-05-01)
When Depression Comes Back: What To Do Is Not What "Big PHRMA" Wants You To Do.
Relapse is a major problem for depressed patients. With this review, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics launches a new section (case Management), which addresses management of cases in clinical practice. Investigators with conflict of interest are excluded from contributing. The Authors are from the Department of Psychology of the University of Bologna (Drs Fava and Ruini) and the Department of... View More (2003-01-13)
Phone-based therapy eases depression long term
When people receive brief telephone-based psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication, strong positive effects may continue 18 months after their first session. So concludes a Group Health study in the April Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. View More (2007-03-22)
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