Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Patients with Electric Sensitivity – a Multidisciplinary Approach in a Controlled Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 302-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Hillert ◽  
Birgitta Kolmodin Hedman ◽  
Barbro F. Dölling ◽  
Bengt B. Arnetz
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Electric Sensitivity

scholarly journals Cognitive–behavioural therapy for refractory psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia resistant to atypical antipsychotic medication

2005 ◽  
Vol 186 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia R. Valmaggia ◽  
Mark van der Gaag ◽  
Nicholas Tarrier ◽  
Marieke Pijnenborg ◽  
Cees J. Slooff
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Positive Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Supportive Counselling ◽  
Treatment Refractory

BackgroundThere is increasing evidence that cognitive–behavioural therapy can be an effective intervention for patients experiencing drug-refractory positive symptoms of schizophrenia.AimsTo investigate the effects of cognitive–behavioural therapy on in-patients with treatment-refractory psychotic symptoms.MethodManualised therapy was compared with supportive counselling in a randomised controlled study. Both interventions were delivered by experienced psychologists over 16 sessions of treatment. Therapy fidelity was assessed by two independent raters. Participants underwent masked assessment at baseline, after treatment and at 6 months' follow-up. Main outcome measures were the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and the Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scale. The analysis was by intention to treat.ResultsParticipants receiving cognitive–behavioural therapy had improved with regard to auditory hallucinations and illness insight at the post-treatment assessment, but these findings were not maintained at follow-up.ConclusionsCognitive–behavioural therapy showed modest short-term benefits over supportive counselling for treatment-refractory positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Long-term Effects of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Lithium Therapy on Depression in the Elderly

1995 ◽  
Vol 167 (5) ◽  
pp. 653-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. C. M. Wilson ◽  
M. Scott ◽  
M. Abou-Saleh ◽  
R. Burns ◽  
J. R. M. Copeland
Keyword(s):  
Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Lithium Therapy ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Depression Severity ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural

BackgroundWe examine the effects of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) as an adjuvant to acute physical treatment and lithium maintenance therapy in reducing depression severity over a follow-up year in elderly depressed patients.MethodThe study consists of three phases. During the acute treatment and continuation phase, 17 of 31 patients received CBT as an adjuvant to treatment as usual. During the maintenance phase of 1 year, subjects were entered into a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of low-dose lithium therapy.ResultsReceiving adjuvant CBT significantly reduced patients' scores on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression during the follow-up year (repeated measures analyses of variance; P = 0.007). No significant differences were found between lithium and placebo maintenance therapy.ConclusionsCBT can be adapted as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of severely depressed elderly patients and reduces depression severity during follow-up. The prophylactic failure of long-term lithium therapy may be explained through poor compliance.

Treatment of atypical depression: Post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled study testing the efficacy of sertraline and cognitive behavioural therapy in mildly depressed outpatients

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 491-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Henkel ◽  
R. Mergl ◽  
A.-K. Allgaier ◽  
M. Hautzinger ◽  
R. Kohnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Hamilton Depression Scale ◽  
Atypical Depression ◽  
Depressed Patients ◽  
Atypical Features ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Blind Comparison

AbstractObjectiveAtypical features are common among depressed primary care patients, but clinical trials testing the efficacy of psychopharmacological and/or psychotherapeutic treatment are lacking. This paper examines the efficacy of sertraline and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) among depressed patients with atypical features.Subjects and methodsAnalyses involve a double-blind comparison of sertraline versus placebo (N = 47) and a single-blind comparison between CBT versus a guided self-help group (GSG) (N = 48), with primary efficacy endpoints being the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDSC) and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17).ResultsIn intent-to-treat (ITT) analyses, the decrease on the IDSC scale (and HAMD-17) was greater after CBT compared to GSG: p = 0.01 (HAMD-17: p = 0.01). The difference between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) versus placebo was not significant: p = 0.22 (HAMD-17: p = 0.36).LimitationsThe number of cases in each treatment group was small, thereby limiting statistical power. Patients medicated with sertraline were 10 to 15 years younger than those included in the other groups of treatment.ConclusionsCBT may be an effective alternative to GSG for mildly depressed patients with atypical features. Although SSRI were not superior to placebo, it would be premature to rule out SSRI as efficacious in atypical depression.

scholarly journals Cultural adaptation and feasibility of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy in China: a pilot randomised controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Li ◽  
Jina Li ◽  
Lin Yuan ◽  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Zhiyong Qu
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Adaptation Process ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Abstract Background: The contradiction between the burden of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the lack of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) is common in low- and middle-income countries of Asia. The adaptation of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) is helpful for meeting the needs of children in these countries. The objectives of this study were to describe the cultural adaptation process of TF-CBT and to explore the feasibility and acceptability of adapted interventions in China.Method: Based on the Map of the Adaptation Process (MAP), this study adapted the types of participants, form, content elements, length and language of TF-CBT. A total of 115 children and 8 facilitators participated in the pilot randomised controlled study. Feasibility was measured by the retention of children. Acceptability was assessed by the client satisfaction questionnaire (CSQ-8) and interviews with the children and facilitators.Result: An intervention based on TF-CBT that included 7 group sessions and 3 individual sessions was developed. The results of the pilot study showed that children had a high average retention rate (above 97%) and satisfaction (78.95%) with the intervention. Qualitative interviews showed that children and facilitators had high acceptance of the adapted intervention.Conclusion: The adapted group-based TF-CBT had good participant retention and satisfaction. It could be smoothly implemented in the Chinese school environment.Trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR1800019837. Registered 2 December 2018, http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=33479.

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