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Computer-aided psychotherapy for anxiety disorders: a meta-analytic reviewPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cogn Behav Ther 38:66-82. 2009Computer-aided psychotherapy (CP) is said to (1) be as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy, while requiring less therapist time, for anxiety disorder sufferers, (2) speed access to care, and (3) save traveling time...
Collaborative care for depression: a cumulative meta-analysis and review of longer-term outcomesSimon Gilbody
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, England
Arch Intern Med 166:2314-21. 2006....
Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studiesP Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Psychol Med 40:1943-57. 2010..A systematic search in bibliographical databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cochrane) resulted in 21 studies with 810 participants...
Treatment integrity in psychotherapy research: analysis of the studies and examination of the associated factorsFrancheska Perepletchikova
Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 75:829-41. 2007..evaluating, and reporting integrity; therapist treatment adherence; and therapist competence) implemented in psychotherapy research, as well as predictors of their implementation...
The effects of psychotherapy for adult depression are overestimated: a meta-analysis of study quality and effect sizeP Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Psychol Med 40:211-23. 2010No meta-analytical study has examined whether the quality of the studies examining psychotherapy for adult depression is associated with the effect sizes found. This study assesses this association.
Mediators and mechanisms of change in psychotherapy researchAlan E Kazdin
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8205, USA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 3:1-27. 2007There has been enormous progress in psychotherapy research. This has culminated in recognition of several treatments that have strong evidence in their behalf...
Impact of concurrent naturalistic pharmacotherapy on psychotherapy of complicated griefNaomi M Simon
Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02114, USA
Psychiatry Res 159:31-6. 2008..A targeted psychotherapy for complicated grief (CGT) was recently shown to be efficacious [Shear, K., Frank, E., Houck, P.R...
Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: a revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelinesI M Anderson
Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, UK
J Psychopharmacol 22:343-96. 2008....
Therapist variation within randomised trials of psychotherapy: implications for precision, internal and external validityRebecca Walwyn
Biostatistics, Health Methodology Research Group, University of Manchester, UK
Stat Methods Med Res 19:291-315. 2010Nesting of patients within therapists in psychotherapy trials creates an additional level within the design...
How psychotherapy changes the brain--the contribution of functional neuroimagingD E J Linden
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, UK
Mol Psychiatry 11:528-38. 2006A thorough investigation of the neural effects of psychotherapy is needed in order to provide a neurobiological foundation for widely used treatment protocols...
Cognitive therapy vs interpersonal psychotherapy in social anxiety disorder: a randomized controlled trialUlrich Stangier
Department of Psychology, University of Frankfurt, Varrentrappstr 40 42, D 60054 Frankfurt, Germany
Arch Gen Psychiatry 68:692-700. 2011..Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) aims to change problematic interpersonal behavior patterns that may have an important role in the ..
A comparison of narrative exposure therapy, supportive counseling, and psychoeducation for treating posttraumatic stress disorder in an african refugee settlementFrank Neuner
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:579-87. 2004..These results indicate that NET is a promising approach for the treatment of PTSD for refugees living in unsafe conditions...
Adjunctive psychotherapy for bipolar disorder: state of the evidenceDavid J Miklowitz
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 0345, USA
Am J Psychiatry 165:1408-19. 2008b>Psychotherapy has long been recommended as adjunctive to pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder, but it is unclear which interventions are effective for which patients, over what intervals, and for what domains of outcome...
Treatment of bereavement-related major depressive episodes in later life: a controlled study of acute and continuation treatment with nortriptyline and interpersonal psychotherapyC F Reynolds
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, PA 15213, USA
Am J Psychiatry 156:202-8. 1999The authors tested the hypothesis that nortriptyline and interpersonal psychotherapy, alone and in combination, are superior to placebo in achieving remission of bereavement-related major depressive episodes.
Screening for depression in adult patients in primary care settings: a systematic evidence reviewElizabeth A O'Connor
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227, USA
Ann Intern Med 151:793-803. 2009..In 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening adults for depression in clinical practices that have systems to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up...
Internet-delivered psychotherapy for depression in adultsNickolai Titov
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Curr Opin Psychiatry 24:18-23. 2011..The rapidly growing number of published research papers attests to the increasing interest in Internet-delivered psychotherapy (iPT)...
National trends in the outpatient diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in youthCarmen Moreno
Unidad de Adolescentes, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Servicio do Psiquiatría, Madrid, Spain
Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:1032-9. 2007..Although bipolar disorder may have its onset during childhood, little is known about national trends in the diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder in young people...
Designing research studies on psychosocial interventions in autismTristram Smith
Department of Pediatrics, Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood, Box 671, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 37:354-66. 2007....
Pragmatic evaluation of computer-aided self-help for anxiety and depressionIsaac M Marks
Department of Psychological Medicine, Charing Cross Campus, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK
Br J Psychiatry 183:57-65. 2003..Most anxiety/depression is not effectively treated. Aims Open evaluation of a free clinic giving immediate computer-aided cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) self-help plus brief advice from a therapist...
The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorders: Update 2010 on the treatment of acute bipolar depressionHeinz Grunze
Newcastle University, RVI, Division of Psychiatry, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
World J Biol Psychiatry 11:81-109. 2010..Their purpose is to supply a systematic overview of all scientific evidence pertaining to the treatment of acute bipolar depression in adults...
Psychotherapy for depression among children and adolescents: a systematic reviewN Watanabe
Department of Psychiatry and Cognitive Behavioral Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Psychiatr Scand 116:84-95. 2007..To examine the clinical benefit, the harm and the cost-effectiveness of psychotherapies in comparison with no treatment, waiting-list controls, attention-placebos, and treatment as usual in depressed youths...
Improving depression care for older, minority patients in primary carePatricia A Arean
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Med Care 43:381-90. 2005..This study examines whether a collaborative care model for depression in primary care is as effective in older minorities as it is in nonminority elderly patients in improving depression treatment and outcomes...
Mind does really matter: evidence from neuroimaging studies of emotional self-regulation, psychotherapy, and placebo effectMario Beauregard
Department of Radiology, Universite de Montreal, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Prog Neurobiol 81:218-36. 2007..Neuroimaging studies of the effect of psychotherapy in patients suffering from diverse forms of psychopathology (obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, ..
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders, Part 1: Acute and continuation treatment of major depressive disorderMichael Bauer
Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles ULCA, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 2330, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
World J Biol Psychiatry 3:5-43. 2002....
Examination of the utility of psychotherapy for patients with treatment resistant depression: a systematic reviewRanak B Trivedi
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington School of Public Health, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:643-50. 2011To examine the utility of psychotherapy in managing treatment resistant depression.
A quality-based review of randomized controlled trials of psychodynamic psychotherapyAndrew J Gerber
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, 10032, USA
Am J Psychiatry 168:19-28. 2011The Ad Hoc Subcommittee for Evaluation of the Evidence Base for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of the APA Committee on Research on Psychiatric Treatments developed the Randomized Controlled Trial Psychotherapy Quality Rating Scale (RCT-PQRS)..
Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy for early-onset chronic depression: a randomized pilot studyElisabeth Schramm
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
J Affect Disord 129:109-16. 2011The only psychotherapy specifically designed and evaluated for the treatment of chronic depression, the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), has never been directly compared to another depression-specific ..
The efficacy of various modalities of psychotherapy for personality disorders: a systematic review of the evidence and clinical recommendationsRoel Verheul
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int Rev Psychiatry 19:25-38. 2007..is to review the level of empirical evidence for four different formats and settings that are available for psychotherapy delivery, i.e...
School-based mental health intervention for children affected by political violence in Indonesia: a cluster randomized trialWietse A Tol
HealthNet TPO, Department of Public Health and Research, Tolstraat 127, 1074 VJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
JAMA 300:655-62. 2008..Childhood mental health problems are difficult to address in situations of ongoing poverty and political instability...
Evidence and implications for early intervention in bipolar disorderMichael Berk
Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
J Ment Health 19:113-26. 2010..To review the evidence that supports early intervention in the treatment of bipolar disorder...
Effectiveness of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: a meta-analysisFalk Leichsenring
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Giessen, Ludwigstrasse 76, 35392 Giessen, Germany
JAMA 300:1551-65. 2008The place of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LTPP) within psychiatry is controversial. Convincing outcome research for LTPP has been lacking.
The dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychological treatments. A review of current effortsR Kathryn McHugh
Department of Psychology, Boston University, MA 02215, USA
Am Psychol 65:73-84. 2010..Recommendations for future implementation strategies will derive from evaluating outcomes of training procedures and developing a consensus on necessary training elements to be used in these efforts...
The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapyJonathan Shedler
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, 80045, USA
Am Psychol 65:98-109. 2010..The perception that psychodynamic approaches lack empirical support does not accord with available scientific evidence and may reflect selective dissemination of research findings...
Preventing the onset of depressive disorders: a meta-analytic review of psychological interventionsPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Psychiatry 165:1272-80. 2008..A growing number of studies have tested the efficacy of preventive interventions in reducing the incidence of depressive disorders. Until now, no meta-analysis has integrated the results of these studies...
Dignity-conserving care--a new model for palliative care: helping the patient feel valuedHarvey Max Chochinov
PX246, 771 Bannatyne Ave, Winnipeg Manitoba R3E 3N4 Canada
JAMA 287:2253-60. 2002..Dignity-conserving care offers an approach that clinicians can use to explicitly target the maintenance of dignity as a therapeutic objective and as a principle of bedside care for patients nearing death...
Psychological interventions for major depression in primary care: a meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trialsBiancamaria Bortolotti
Institute of Psychiatry, Bologna University, Viale C Pepoli, 5IT 40123 Bologna, Italy
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:293-302. 2008..The present meta-analysis was aimed at assessing currently available evidence on the topic...
A stepwise psychotherapy intervention for reducing risk in coronary artery disease (SPIRR-CAD) - rationale and design of a multicenter, randomized trial in depressed patients with CADChristian Albus
Dept of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Germany
J Psychosom Res 71:215-22. 2011..However, previous psychotherapy trials in depressed CAD patients produced small to moderate effects on depression, and null effects on cardiac ..
Adding psychotherapy to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depressive disorders in adults: a meta-analysisPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Clin Psychiatry 70:1219-29. 2009A considerable number of studies has examined whether adding psychotherapy to pharmacotherapy results in stronger effects than pharmacotherapy alone...
Enhancing multiyear guideline concordance for bipolar disorder through collaborative careMark S Bauer
Harvard Medical School and the Center for Organization, Leadership, and Management Research, Boston VA Healthcare System, MA, USA
Am J Psychiatry 166:1244-50. 2009..In a multiregion effectiveness trial in veterans with bipolar disorder, the authors assessed the effects of a collaborative care model for this disorder on guideline concordance in care over a 3-year period...
The role of psychotherapy in bipolar disorderSue D Lauder
Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences Barwon Health, University of Melbourne, Geelong, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 193:S31-5. 2010..Evidence to date supports the use of adjunctive psychosocial interventions in the management of bipolar disorder...
Treatment of pathological gamblingKit Sang Leung
Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
Curr Opin Psychiatry 22:69-74. 2009..This paper highlights the development of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for pathological gambling and is based on a review of the literature published in the past 12 months...
The efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in specific psychiatric disorders: a meta-analysisFalk Leichsenring
Clinic of Tiefenbrunn, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
Arch Gen Psychiatry 61:1208-16. 2004..The efficacy of psychodynamic therapy is controversial. Previous meta-analyses have reported discrepant results...
Delineating mechanisms of change in child and adolescent therapy: methodological issues and research recommendationsAlan E Kazdin
Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 7900, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 44:1116-29. 2003..Indeed, extending treatment trials to clinical settings, without complementary research that studies why and how treatment works, could have great limitations...
Virtual reality in psychotherapy: reviewGiuseppe Riva
Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
Cyberpsychol Behav 8:220-30; discussion 231-40. 2005..effective way to provide general and specialty health care services, and appears poised to enter mainstream psychotherapy delivery...
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders, Part 2: Maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder and treatment of chronic depressive disorders and subthreshold Michael Bauer
University of California Los Angeles UCLA, Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA
World J Biol Psychiatry 3:69-86. 2002....
A 5-year follow-up of general practice patients experiencing depressionIan Wilson
Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
Fam Pract 20:685-9. 2003..Depression is a common disease in primary care and produces significant morbidity in the community. Little is known about the outcomes of depression in general practice...
8-year follow-up of patients treated for borderline personality disorder: mentalization-based treatment versus treatment as usualAnthony Bateman
Halliwick Unit, St Ann s Hospital, Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey Mental Health Trust, London, UK N15 3TH
Am J Psychiatry 165:631-8. 2008....
Religious--sociocultural psychotherapy in patients with anxiety and depressionS M Razali
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian Kelantan
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 32:867-72. 1998....
State of the science on psychosocial interventions for ethnic minoritiesJeanne Miranda
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 1:113-42. 2005
Integrating self-help books into psychotherapyLinda F Campbell
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
J Clin Psychol 59:177-86. 2003This article describes a systematic and integral method of incorporating self-help books into psychotherapy as a collaborative function...
Out-patient psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: cost-effectiveness of schema-focused therapy v. transference-focused psychotherapyAntoinette D I van Asselt
University Hospital Maastricht, Department KEMTA, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
Br J Psychiatry 192:450-7. 2008Schema-focused therapy (SFT) and transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) for borderline personality disorder were recently compared in a randomised multicentre trial.
Placebo psychotherapy: synonym or oxymoron?Irving Kirsch
Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth, UK
J Clin Psychol 61:791-803. 2005..Although expectancy also plays an important role in psychotherapy outcome, the logic of placebo-controlled trials does not map well onto psychotherapy research...
Do patients drop out prematurely from exposure therapy for PTSD?Elizabeth A Hembree
School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Trauma Stress 16:555-62. 2003..The results indicated no difference in dropout rates among exposure therapy, cognitive therapy, stress inoculation training, and EMDR. These findings are consistent with previous research about the tolerability of exposure therapy...
Controlled clinical trial of interpersonal psychotherapy versus parenting education program for depressed pregnant womenMargaret G Spinelli
New York State Psychiatric Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, 10032, USA
Am J Psychiatry 160:555-62. 2003..APA has identified treatment of depression during pregnancy as a priority for clinical guidelines...
Effects of psychotherapy for depression in children and adolescents: a meta-analysisJohn R Weisz
Judge Baker Children s Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02120 3225, USA
Psychol Bull 132:132-49. 2006..youth depression, plus recent concerns over medication safety, prompt growing interest in the effects of youth psychotherapy. In previous meta-analyses, effect sizes (ESs) have averaged ...
Atypical features and treatment response in the National Institute of Mental Health Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research ProgramJ W Stewart
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 18:429-34. 1998..outpatients with major depression were randomly assigned to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), imipraminecase management (IMI-CM), or pill placebo-case management (Pbo-CM)...
Hormonal alteration in obese adolescents with eating disorder: effects of multidisciplinary therapyJune Carnier
Post Graduate Program of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Horm Res 70:79-84. 2008....
Dissemination of effective mental health treatment procedures: Maximizing the return on a significant investmentBruce F Chorpita
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Behav Res Ther 47:990-3. 2009..Three of the authors' most pressing questions are proposed and explored...
Narrative exposure therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy. A pilot randomized controlled trial with Rwandan genocide orphansSusanne Schaal
Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Psychother Psychosom 78:298-306. 2009..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment modules for trauma spectrum disorders in a sample of Rwandan genocide orphans...
Psychological treatment of depression in primary care: a meta-analysisPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Br J Gen Pract 59:e51-60. 2009....
Efficacy of meta-cognitive therapy for adult ADHDMary V Solanto
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Gustave Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
Am J Psychiatry 167:958-68. 2010..The authors investigated the efficacy of a 12-week manualized meta-cognitive therapy group intervention designed to enhance time management, organization, and planning in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
The relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analysis of direct comparisonsSteven G Benish
Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53703, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 28:746-58. 2008b>Psychotherapy has been found to be an effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but meta-analyses have yielded inconsistent results on relative efficacy of psychotherapies in the treatment of PTSD...
Psychotherapy versus the combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depression: a meta-analysisPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology and EMGO Institute, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Depress Anxiety 26:279-88. 2009..Although several studies have examined the relative effects of psychological and combined treatments, this has not been studied satisfactorily in recent statistical meta-analyses...
From psychotherapy to e-therapy: the integration of traditional techniques and new communication tools in clinical settingsGianluca Castelnuovo
Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Laboratory, VEPSY UPDATED Project, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Spagnoletto 3, 20149 Milan, Italy
Cyberpsychol Behav 6:375-82. 2003..In particular, computer-mediated communication (CMC) is providing new tools that can be fruitfully applied in psychotherapy. These new technologies do not substitute for traditional techniques and approaches but they could be used as ..
Effectiveness of psychotherapy and combination treatment for chronic depressionBruce A Arnow
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305 5722, USA
J Clin Psychol 59:893-905. 2003Although considerable research has been conducted on the efficacy of psychotherapy for depression, with and without medication, relatively few studies have focused on chronic forms of depression...
Problem solving treatment and group psychoeducation for depression: multicentre randomised controlled trial. Outcomes of Depression International Network (ODIN) GroupC Dowrick
Department of Primary Care, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB
BMJ 321:1450-4. 2000..To determine the acceptability of two psychological interventions for depressed adults in the community and their effect on caseness, symptoms, and subjective function...
Randomized controlled trials and psychotherapy researchArthur Rifkin
Am J Psychiatry 164:7-8. 2007
Analysis of the patient-therapist relationship in dynamic psychotherapy: an experimental study of transference interpretationsPer Høglend
Psykiatrisk institutt, Vindern, P O Box 85, 0319 Oslo, Norway
Am J Psychiatry 163:1739-46. 2006The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of transference interpretations (the assumed core active ingredient) in dynamic psychotherapy, using an experimental design.
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression? The need to define its ecological nicheGordon Parker
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Black Dog Institute, Australia
J Affect Disord 95:1-11. 2006Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) has long been viewed as an efficacious treatment for depression, with a large number of published studies allowing its efficacy and utility to be considered closely.
Does Interpersonal Psychotherapy improve clinical care for adolescents with depression attending a rural child and adolescent mental health service? Study protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trialCate Bearsley-Smith
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
BMC Psychiatry 7:53. 2007..One such intervention, found to be effective and easily learned amongst novice clinicians, is Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). The study described in the current paper has two main objectives...
Technological innovations in clinical assessment and psychotherapyPaul M G Emmelkamp
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Psychother Psychosom 74:336-43. 2005..A number of reasons are discussed which will preclude large-scale implementation of computer-driven assessment and therapy in the near future...
[Mental distress and the use of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatments services: results of the Study of Health in Pomerania]Hans Jörgen Grabe
Klinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat Greifswald, Klinikum der Hansestadt Stralsund, Rostocker Chaussee 70, 18437 Stralsund, Germany
Psychiatr Prax 32:299-303. 2005....
Psychotherapy in long-term care: A reviewAshok J Bharucha
Advanced Center in Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders and the John A Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 7:568-80. 2006..for depression and psychological well-being in LTC facilities by reviewing controlled trials of psychotherapy for LTC residents published in English-language peer-reviewed journals...
Psychotherapy for chronic major depression and dysthymia: a meta-analysisPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology and EMGO Institute, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Psychol Rev 30:51-62. 2010Although several studies have examined the effects of psychotherapy on chronic depression and dysthymia, no meta-analysis has been conducted to integrate results of these studies...
Problems in psychotherapy with suicidal patientsHerbert Hendin
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 120 Wall St, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10005, USA
Am J Psychiatry 163:67-72. 2006The authors studied recurrent problems in psychotherapy with suicidal patients by examining the cases of patients who died by suicide while receiving open-ended psychotherapy and medication.
Psychotherapy approaches for adolescents with eating disordersLisa Varchol
Mental Health Service, MIT Medical, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Curr Opin Pediatr 21:457-64. 2009..Primary care providers should feel equipped to discuss psychotherapy approaches for eating disorders with adolescents and their families and to provide appropriate referrals...
Treatments for later-life depressive conditions: a meta-analytic comparison of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapyMartin Pinquart
Institute of Psychology, University of Jena, Am Steiger 3, Haus 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
Am J Psychiatry 163:1493-501. 2006..interventions for depressed older adults, data are needed on the comparative effects of pharmacotherapy versus psychotherapy. Given that most older adults with clinically significant depressive symptoms do not have major depression, ..
Changes in CREB phosphorylation and BDNF plasma levels during psychotherapy of depressionJakob M Koch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Niemannsweg 147, Kiel, Germany
Psychother Psychosom 78:187-92. 2009..In the present study, we focused on patients treated only with psychotherapy to exclude direct pharmacological actions. In addition to pCREB, we also measured the BDNF plasma levels.
[Functional neuroimaging in psychotherapy research]M E Beutel
Klinik fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Johannes Gutenberg Universitat Mainz, Untere Zahlbacher Strasse 8, 55131 Mainz, BRD
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 49:749-58. 2006Only recently has functional neuroimaging been used increasingly in the context of psychotherapy research...
Who is providing what type of psychotherapy to eating disorder clients? A surveyKristin M von Ranson
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Int J Eat Disord 39:27-34. 2006..We sought to describe the education and training of psychotherapists working with eating-disordered clients, the psychotherapeutic approaches used, and the reasons for use...
Cost-effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for elderly primary care patients with major depressionJudith E Bosmans
VU University Medical Center, Van de Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 23:480-7. 2007Major depression is common in elderly patients. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a potentially effective treatment for depressed elderly patients...
Predicting the outcome of antidepressants and psychotherapy for depression: a qualitative, systematic reviewHenricus L Van
Depression Research Group, Mentrum Mental Health Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Harv Rev Psychiatry 16:225-34. 2008..the one hand, and outcomes of pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and interpersonal/psychodynamic psychotherapy for major depression, on the other...
Issues of spirituality and religion in psychotherapy supervisionDavid Bienenfeld
Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio 45404 1815, USA
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 44:178-86. 2007We note gaps between the basic science of psychotherapy and the spiritual dimensions of religious life; between the beliefs and practices of patients and those of therapists; and between evidence for the influence of spirituality on ..
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression: a meta-analysisPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Psychiatry 168:581-92. 2011Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), a structured and time-limited therapy, has been studied in many controlled trials. Numerous practice guidelines have recommended IPT as a treatment of choice for unipolar depressive disorders...
Combination treatment for acute depression is superior only when psychotherapy is added to medicationMarc B J Blom
Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands
Psychother Psychosom 76:289-97. 2007..Combining psychotherapy and medication may be an effective strategy...
Active multimodal psychotherapy in children and adolescents with suicidality: description, evaluation and clinical profileGöran Högberg
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 13:435-48. 2008..The patients were treated with active multimodal psychotherapy. This consisted of mood charting by mood-maps, psycho-education, wellbeing practice and trauma resolution...
[Treatment of depressive disorder and comorbid personality pathology: combined therapy versus pharmacotherapy]S Kool
Mentrum GGZ Amsterdam, Polikliniek West, Frederik Hendrikstraat, Amsterdam
Tijdschr Psychiatr 49:361-72. 2007..There is no equivocal treatment method of choice in literature, and opinions differ as to whether personality pathology has an adverse influence on the efficacy of the treatment for depression...
Treatment of patients with substance use disorders, second edition. American Psychiatric AssociationHerbert D Kleber
Am J Psychiatry 164:5-123. 2007
Time course of response to antidepressants: predictive value of early improvement and effect of additional psychotherapyDietrich van Calker
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
J Affect Disord 114:243-53. 2009..Little is known about the potential influence of additional psychotherapy on the speed of response to antidepressant treatment...
Impact of psychotherapy on cancer survival: time to move on?Ellen H Boesen
Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
Curr Opin Oncol 20:372-7. 2008The effect of psychotherapy on the survival of cancer patients has been debated for the past 20 years, mainly due to contradictory findings in the studies published so far...
Psychotherapy and mental health teamsIan B Kerr
Sheffield Care Trust, Michael Carlisle Centre, Sheffield, UK
Int Rev Psychiatry 19:63-80. 2007..these teams are an important resource, they receive limited training, supervision or support in models of psychotherapy, especially those incorporating a relational dimension and offering a coherent 'common language'...
Racial and ethnic disparities in use of psychotherapy: evidence from U.S. national survey dataJie Chen
Department of Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, 2N 229, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:364-72. 2010This study investigated racial and ethnic disparities in psychotherapy use and expenditures in the United States and identified important factors associated with these disparities.
Using interpersonal therapy (IPT) with older adults today and tomorrow: a review of the literature and new developmentsMark D Miller
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 10:16-22. 2008Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) has been shown to be an efficacious evidence-based treatment for major depression in combination with antidepressant medication, as a maintenance treatment in combination with medication, and as ..
[Bipolar disorders]H Grunze
Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
MMW Fortschr Med 150:37-40. 2008
Psychological treatment of late-life depression: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsPim Cuijpers
Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 21:1139-49. 2006..However, these earlier meta-analyses also included non-randomized studies, and did not include newer high-quality randomized controlled trials...
Treatment-resistant depressionDaniel Souery
Department of Psychiatry, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
J Clin Psychiatry 67:16-22. 2006..However, the optimal strategy for treating TRD has yet to be identified. Therefore, further controlled clinical trials are essential to identify the most effective treatment strategies...
Expert survey for the management of adolescent depression in primary careAmy H Cheung
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 33 Russell St, Third Floor Tower, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada
Pediatrics 121:e101-7. 2008..This study surveyed experts on key management issues regarding adolescent depression in primary care where empirical literature was scant or absent...
The psychosocial context of trauma in treating PTSD patientsHerbert Hendin
Suicide Prevention International, 1045 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
Am J Psychiatry 165:28-32. 2008
Identifying and managing depression in primary care in the United kingdomAndre Tylee
Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
J Clin Psychiatry 67:41-5. 2006..Improving awareness of the symptoms of depression and physician core skills through guideline-driven practice will hopefully increase the recognition rates for depression in England...
Management of depression in adultsMarkku Timonen
Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Box 5000, FIN-90014, Finland
BMJ 336:435-9. 2008
New developments in psychosocial interventions for adults with unipolar depressionMark A Lau
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Curr Opin Psychiatry 21:30-6. 2008..However, several new developments support an expanded role for psychotherapy in depression treatment...
Research Grants
- Optimizing Care for Older Adults with Back Pain and DepressionJordan F Karp; Fiscal Year: 2010..Treatment with combination pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy is often required for patients with difficult to treat MDD and CLBP, especially when they are comorbid...
- The Treatment of Binge Eating DisorderScott Crow; Fiscal Year: 2004..research suggests that binge eating can be effectively treated in obese individuals using certain forms of psychotherapy such as cognitive behavioral techniques, and certain antidepressant drugs, strategies that have also been ..
- The Treatment of Binge Eating DisorderJames Mitchell; Fiscal Year: 2004..research suggests that binge eating can be effectively treated in obese individuals using certain forms of psychotherapy such as cognitive behavioral techniques, and certain antidepressant drugs, strategies that have also been ..
- Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy in Advanced Cancer PatientsWilliam Breitbart; Fiscal Year: 2010..We have developed, manualized, and pilot-tested just such a novel intervention we call Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP)...
- A comparison of cognitive and dynamic therapy for MDD in community settingsMARY BETH GIBBONS; Fiscal Year: 2010..non-inferiority clinical trial that tests the hypothesis that a widely used form of manualized dynamic psychotherapy (supportive expressive psychodynamic therapy) is not inferior to cognitive therapy when implemented in ..
- A comparison of cognitive and dynamic therapy for MDD in community settingsMARY BETH GIBBONS; Fiscal Year: 2009..non-inferiority clinical trial that tests the hypothesis that a widely used form of manualized dynamic psychotherapy (supportive expressive psychodynamic therapy) is not inferior to cognitive therapy when implemented in ..
- Modeling Adherence to Psychotherapy for DepressionGregory Simon; Fiscal Year: 2009Abundant evidence supports the efficacy of psychotherapy for treatment of depression. Consumers often prefer psychotherapy as a first-line treatment...
- Patient Centered Depression Care for African-AmericansLisa Cooper; Fiscal Year: 2007..whites to be recognized as depressed, offered pharmacotherapy, and to initiate or complete pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy for depression...
- Improving the Effectiveness of Treatment for Depression in HispanicsCarlos Blanco; Fiscal Year: 2010..Dropout rates from pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in Hispanics are substantially higher than in non-Hispanic whites...
- INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR COCAINE AND MOOD DISORDERSJoy Schmitz; Fiscal Year: 2003..Two levels of psychotherapy will compare integrated CBT and Clinical Management (CM) for depression and substance use...
- Psychotherapy for Major Depression in the CommunityPaul Crits Christoph; Fiscal Year: 2007Although an extensive literature exists on the efficacy of psychotherapy treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD), there is limited data on the effectiveness of such treatments in diverse, community-based real-world practice ..
- Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy in Advanced CancerWilliam Breitbart; Fiscal Year: 2002..We have developed and manualized an 8-week Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy, based on the principles of Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy, designed to help patients with advanced cancer ..
- Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy in Advanced CancerWilliam Breitbart; Fiscal Year: 2010..We have developed, manualized and piloted an 8-week Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy, designed to help patients with advanced cancer sustain or enhance a sense of meaning, peace, purpose, ..
- Pediatric MDD: Sequential Treatment with Fluoxetine and Relapse Prevention CBTGraham Emslie; Fiscal Year: 2009..Despite several positive RCTs in both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy with relatively strong response rates (55-65%), remission rates (being "well") remain ..
- Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy in Advanced CancerWilliam Breitbart; Fiscal Year: 2007..We have developed, manualized and piloted an 8-week Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy, designed to help patients with advanced cancer sustain or enhance a sense of meaning, peace, purpose, ..
- Pediatric MDD: Sequential Treatment with Fluoxetine and Relapse Prevention CBTBeth D Kennard; Fiscal Year: 2010..Despite several positive RCTs in both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy with relatively strong response rates (55-65%), remission rates (being "well") remain ..
- Improving HAART Adherence in Depressed HIV Clinic Patients: A Real-World RCTBRIAN W PENCE; Fiscal Year: 2010..A handful of small randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using psychotherapy-based depression interventions in PLWHA has tended to show improved ART adherence...
- Improving HAART Adherence in Depressed HIV Clinic Patients: A Real-World RCTBRIAN W PENCE; Fiscal Year: 2010..A handful of small randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using psychotherapy-based depression interventions in PLWHA has tended to show improved ART adherence...
- Dynamic Therapy Vs. CBT for Panic DisorderJacques P Barber; Fiscal Year: 2010..We have developed and tested a manualized psychodynamic psychotherapy for panic disorder, Panic Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PFPP)...
- Dynamic Therapy Vs. CBT for Panic DisorderJacques Barber; Fiscal Year: 2007..We have developed and tested a manualized psychodynamic psychotherapy for panic disorder, Panic Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PFPP)...
- Dynamic Therapy Vs. CBT for Panic DisorderBarbara L Milrod; Fiscal Year: 2010..We have developed and tested a manualized psychodynamic psychotherapy for panic disorder, Panic Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PFPP)...
- Dynamic Therapy Vs. CBT for Panic DisorderBarbara Milrod; Fiscal Year: 2007..We have developed and tested a manualized psychodynamic psychotherapy for panic disorder, Panic Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PFPP)...
- Treating Depressed, Cognitively Impaired EldersDimitris Kiosses; Fiscal Year: 2007..aims to support the candidate's research training to become an independent investigator in the area of psychotherapy for depressed, cognitively impaired, disabled elders...
- Antepartum Interpersonal Psychotherapy at 3 NYC SitesMargaret Spinelli; Fiscal Year: 2007..This application is based on findings from a previous bilingual controlled clinical trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for APD (IPT-P)...
- Antepartum Interpersonal Psychotherapy at 3 NYC SitesMargaret Spinelli; Fiscal Year: 2009..This application is based on findings from a previous bilingual controlled clinical trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for APD (IPT-P)...
- PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT EFFECTS ON CANCER SURVIVALDavid Spiegel; Fiscal Year: 1999The goal of this study is to examine the psychological and physiological effects of a group psychotherapy intervention for metastatic breast cancer patients...
- Group IPT-A in School-Based ClinicsLaura Mufson; Fiscal Year: 2007..The overall aim of this grant is to test whether group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-AG) improves the clinical effectiveness of the treatment of adolescent depression currently provided ..
