scholarly journals Cognitive Hypnotherapy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Brooker
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Psychodynamic Therapy ◽  
Conscious Awareness ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unconscious Mind

Cognitive hypnotherapy (CH) is an assimilative therapy rooted in cognitive therapy and behavioural therapy, with the addition of hypnosis. It is a psychodynamic therapy that focuses on the unconscious mind (implicit thoughts, actions and emotions) no longer in conscious awareness. This chapter gives a brief synopsis of the hypnotic procedures and protocols that are most pertinent for understanding the case for integration. It gives the background of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and a brief history of how this therapy evolved. It further gives the rationale for the integration of hypnosis with CBT, corroborated with evidence from the literature. CH treatments are documented in some detail in a number of different domains where hypnosis is used as an adjunct to therapy for the treatment of debilitating psychological conditions. The techniques and procedures are designed to desensitise and reprocess dysfunctional cognitions, emotions and memories enabling positive change in cognitive perceptions and visualisation. The author, an academic and experienced clinical practitioner of CH for more than 10 years, recognises that there is much scepticism regarding this therapy. It is hoped that this review will give greater understanding and more credence to this highly effective therapy in both the scientific community and medical profession.

scholarly journals Case Report: Acute Onset Fear of Falling and Treatment With “Cognitive Physical Therapy”

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Castro ◽  
Shree Vadera ◽  
Matthew James Bancroft ◽  
Joseph Buttell ◽  
Diego Kaski
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Abrupt Onset ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Cognitive Changes ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
History Of ◽  
Behavioural Alteration

Fear of falling (FoF) is prevalent in older adults, especially those with previous falls, and typically starts insidiously. We present a 78-year-old woman with an abrupt onset FoF and no history of falls, balance problems, vertigo, oscillopsia, psychiatric or psychological issues to account for this. These cognitive changes led to a behavioural alteration of her gait that became slow and wide-based, with her gaze fixed on the floor. She began a tailored program of “Cognitive Physical Therapy (CPT)” combining cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and physical rehabilitation. 1 month later her 6 m walk time and steps were reduced by a 25 and 35%, respectively, and the stride length increased by 34%, with further improvement 2 months later. We postulate that the abrupt onset of symptoms triggered a central shift toward postural hypervigilance and anxiety, suppression of anticipatory (feed forward) postural adjustments (APA) leading to FoF. CPT improved objective gait parameters related to FoF and reduced postural anxiety suggesting that early diagnosis and prompt treatment may avoid chronic symptoms and social isolation.

scholarly journals Dissociation and the Unconscious Mind: Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on Mediumship

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-596
Author(s):  
Carlos S. Alvarado
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
William James ◽  
General Interest ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
History Of ◽  
Memory States ◽  
Hippolyte Taine ◽  
Unconscious Mind

There is a long history of discussions of mediumship as related to dissociation and the unconscious mind during the Nineteenth Century. After an overview of relevant ideas and observations from the mesmeric, hypnosis, and spiritualistic literatures, I focus on the writings of Jules Baillarger, Alfred Binet, Paul Blocq, Théodore Flournoy, Jules Héricourt, William James, Pierre Janet, Ambroise August Liébeault, Frederic W.H. Myers, Julian Ochorowicz, Charles Richet, Hippolyte Taine, Paul Tascher, and Edouard von Hartmann. While some of their ideas reduced mediumship solely to intra-psychic processes, others considered as well veridical phenomena. The speculations of these individuals, involving personation, and different memory states, were part of a general interest in the unconscious mind, and in automatisms, hysteria, and hypnosis during the period in question. Similar ideas continued into the Twentieth Century.

Practical pharmacotherapy for anxiety

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Nutt ◽  
Caroline Bell
Keyword(s):  
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ◽  
Tricyclic Antidepressants ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Brain Circuits ◽  
Drug Companies ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Similar Growth ◽  
The Brain

Anxiety is a very common and disabling condition which has serious consequences for patients, their families and society in general. The past decade has witnessed an increase in the recognition and understanding of the problem but considerable confusion and debate remains over attitudes towards treatment. The background to this controversy dates from the late 1980s when widespread and vehement criticism of doctors and drug companies over the use of benzodiazepines began. Although the litigation was unsuccessful, it resulted in a pervading feeling of uncertainty (both within the medical profession and among patients) about prescribing or taking any drug as a treatment for anxiety. The situation has been further confounded by the split that has occurred between the proponents of pharmacological and psychological approaches to management. These controversies have left the practising clinician in an unenviable position, with few practical or relevant guidelines to follow. Developments over recent years, however, should put an end to this confusion; new pharmacotherapies such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and buspirone, and older ones such as the tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), have emerged as effective alternatives to the benzodiazepines and have been paralleled by a similar growth in effective and available psychological treatments, particularly cognitive and cognitive–behavioural therapy. This progress seems set to continue with the rapid expansion of knowledge about the brain circuits and transmitters regulating anxiety that is now emerging from imaging studies.

Psychotherapy

2019 ◽  
pp. 881-930
Author(s):  
David Semple ◽  
Roger Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Object Relations Theory ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
History Of ◽  
Behavioural Therapies ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Background Context ◽  
Selection Of

This chapter covers the psychotherapies, a collection of treatments for mental disorders which employ language and communication as a means of producing change. It covers assessment and selection of an appropriate method for the individual patient, a history of Freud and other pioneers of psychotherapy to provide a background context, before examining different types of therapy. Briefly explaining the theory of psychotherapy, the phases of psychosexual development, and the object relations theory, it goes into detail on behavioural therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, and solution therapy. Counselling methods are described to aid the reader in developing their skills.

scholarly journals Modular-Based Psychotherapy (MoBa) versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for patients with comorbid depression and a history of childhood maltreatment: Study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz Elsaesser ◽  
Sabine C. Herpertz ◽  
Hannah Piosczyk ◽  
Carolin Jenkner ◽  
Martin Hautzinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Treatment Algorithm ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
History Of

Introduction: In depression treatment, most patients do not reach response or remission with current psychotherapeutic approaches. Major reasons for individual non-response are interindividual heterogeneity of etiological mechanisms and pathological forms, and a high rate of comorbid disorders. Personalised treatments targeting comorbidities as well as underlying transdiagnostic mechanisms and factors like early childhood maltreatment may lead to better outcomes. A Modular-Based Psychotherapy (MoBa) approach provides a treatment model of independent and flexible therapy elements within a systematic treatment algorithm to combine and integrate existing evidence-based approaches. By optimally tailoring module selection and application to the specific needs of each patient, MoBa has great potential to improve the currently unsatisfying results of psychotherapy as a bridge between disorder-specific and personalised approaches.Methods and analysis: In a randomized controlled feasibility trial (RCT), N=70 outpatients with episodic or persistent major depression, comorbidity and childhood maltreatment are treated in 20 individual sessions with MoBa or standard Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for depression. The three modules of MoBa focus on deficits associated with early childhood maltreatment: the systems of negative valence, social processes, and arousal. According to a specific questionnaire-based treatment algorithm, elements from Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), Mentalization-Based Psychotherapy (MBT) and/or Mindfulness (MBCT) are integrated for a personalised modular procedure.As a proof of concept, this trial will provide evidence for the feasibility and efficacy (post-treatment and six month follow-up) of a modular add-on approach for patients with depression, comorbidities and a history of childhood maltreatment. Crucial feasibility aspects include targeted psychopathological mechanisms, selection (treatment algorithm), sequence and application of modules, as well as training and supervision of the study therapists. Ethics and dissemination: This study obtained approval from independent Ethics Committees. All findings will be disseminated broadly via peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and contributions to national and international conferences.Trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register (www.drks.de): DRKS00022093.

Translators of the Soul: Bingham Dai, Pow-Meng Yap, and the Making of Transcultural Psychoanalysis in the Asia Pacific

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-185
Author(s):  
Howard Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Cultural Narratives ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Conceptual Innovation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unconscious Mind

This essay argues that Asian psychoanalysts developed a new style of science, what I call transcultural reasoning, in the twentieth century. This conceptual innovation drew on the power of cultural narratives to elucidate the unconscious mind across different historical and geographical contexts. Focusing on the life and work of two experts in particular, Bingham Dai (1899–1996) and Pow-Meng Yap (1921–71), this article reconsiders the role of biography in the history of psychoanalysis and elucidates the importance of the Asia Pacific region to the transformation of mental health science in the twentieth century.

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