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What five decades of research tells us about the effects of youth psychological therapy: A multilevel meta-analysis and implications for science and practice. Open
Across 5 decades, hundreds of randomized trials have tested psychological therapies for youth internalizing (anxiety, depression) and externalizing (misconduct, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) disorders and problems. Since th…
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Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda: a cluster randomised trial Open
Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme.
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Therapeutic alliance in psychological therapy for people with schizophrenia and related psychoses: A systematic review Open
Therapeutic alliance is a key predictor of therapy outcomes. Alliance may be particularly pertinent for people with schizophrenia as this group often have a history of interpersonal trauma and relationship difficulties including difficult …
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Cortisol as a predictor of psychological therapy response in depressive disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background Many patients with depressive disorders demonstrate resistance to psychological therapy. A frequent finding is hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis alterations. As cortisol is known to modulate cognitive processes, those pa…
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PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Open
Objective. Breast cancer is the world's leading cause of cancer mortality in women. Stress is an imminent risk factor with a documented negative impact on neuro-endocrine and immune system. Numerous epidemiological studies have investigate…
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Computation in Psychotherapy, or How Computational Psychiatry Can Aid Learning-Based Psychological Therapies Open
Learning-based therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, are used worldwide, and their efficacy is endorsed by health and research funding agencies. However, the mechanisms behind both their strengths and their weaknesses are inadeq…
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Long-Term Changes of Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue in Cancer Patients 6 Months After the End of Yoga Therapy Open
Background: Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and cancer-related fatigue are commonly associated with cancer. Cancer patients increasingly use complementary and alternative treatments, such as yoga, to cope with psychological and physical i…
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Stress and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: Medical and Psychological Intervention Open
It can be concluded that combined MPI has a positive impact - decreasing stress and improving QoL in cancer patients, which can further enhance their prognosis.
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Psychological and educational interventions for subfertile men and women Open
The effects of psychological and educational interventions on mental health including distress, and live birth or ongoing pregnancy rates is uncertain due to the very low quality of the evidence. Existing trials of psychological and educat…
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How Inclusive, User-Centered Design Research Can Improve Psychological Therapies for Psychosis: Development of SlowMo Open
Background Real-world implementation of psychological interventions for psychosis is poor. Barriers include therapy being insufficiently usable and useful for a diverse range of people. User-centered, inclusive design approaches could impr…
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AVATAR Therapy for Distressing Voices: A Comprehensive Account of Therapeutic Targets Open
AVATAR therapy represents an effective new way of working with distressing voices based on face-to-face dialogue between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. To date, there has been no complete accou…
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Client feedback in psychological therapy for children and adolescents with mental health problems Open
Due to the paucity of high-quality data and considerable inconsistency in results from different studies, there is currently insufficient evidence to reach any firm conclusions regarding the role of client feedback in psychological therapi…
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Effects of Manual Therapy on Fatigue, Pain, and Psychological Aspects in Women with Fibromyalgia Open
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterised by chronic widespread muscle pain and fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive disorders, and mood disturbance. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a manual therapy techni…
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Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Psychological Therapies for Treating Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Women Following Childbirth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Background: Approximately 3% of women in community samples develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth. Higher prevalence rates are reported for high risk samples. Postpartum PTSD can adversely affect women's wellbeing, m…
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The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Group Counseling on Psychological and Inflammatory Responses of the Women With Breast Cancer Open
Introduction: Breast cancer is common among women and reduces their quality of life. The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction group counseling in alleviating psychological responses suc…
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The Alliance-Outcome Relation in Internet-Based Interventions for Psychological Disorders: A Correlational Meta-Analysis Open
Background: The alliance between therapists and patients is one of the most investigated factors of psychotherapy and a robust predictor of treatment outcome in face-to-face interventions. The implementation of internet-based interventions…
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Dialectical behavior therapy-based psychological intervention for woman in late pregnancy and early postpartum suffering from COVID-19: a case report Open
At the end of 2019, a new form of pneumonia disease known as the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly spread throughout most provinces of China, and the total global number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 500 000 by Mar. 27, 2020 (…
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Psychological flexibility mediates change in intuitive eating regulation in acceptance and commitment therapy interventions Open
Objective Despite the promising results related to intuitive eating, few studies have attempted to explain the processes encouraging this adaptive eating behaviour. The focus of the present study was on exploring mechanisms of change in in…
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Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) - The Need for Radical Reform Open
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is a UK government-funded initiative to widen access to the psychological treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. The author has had the opportunity to independently assess 90 Improving Ac…
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Clown Intervention on Psychological Stress and Fatigue in Pediatric Patients With Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy Open
Background Clown intervention has been shown to enhance emotional and behavioral processes, but few studies have comprehensively examined the effectiveness of this practice using biomarkers. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate …
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Efficacy and Moderators of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis Versus Other Psychological Interventions: An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis Open
IPD suggest that patient characteristics, including severity of psychotic symptoms, do not significantly influence treatment outcome in psychological interventions for psychosis while investing in sufficient dosage of CBTp is important. IP…
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Cognitive-behavioural therapy reduces psychological distress in younger patients with cardiac disease: a randomized trial Open
Aims To test whether usual outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) supplemented by a cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention may reduce anxiety and depression compared with usual CR. Methods and results In this multicentre randomiz…
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Psychological distress and coping in military cadre candidates Open
Recruits recommended for promotion exhibited less psychological distress during basic training and exhibited a socially more conducive profile of distress. They also endorsed more efficient and more prosocial coping strategies than those r…
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Treatment of depression and/or anxiety – outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of the tree theme method® versus regular occupational therapy Open
Clinical Trials.gov: NCT01980381 ; registered November 2013.
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Is cognitive behaviour therapy an effective option for women who have troublesome menopausal symptoms? Open
What is known already on this subject? What this study adds? Hormonal and menstrual changes and hot flushes typically occur during the menopausal transition, but women's experience of the menopause, as a whole, is very much influenced by p…
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Psychological barriers to optimal insulin therapy: more concerns in adolescent females than males Open
Objective The aim of this study is to investigate psychological barriers (illness perceptions, insulin beliefs, and coping strategies) to optimal insulin therapy among adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), with a specific focus on gender…
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Stress and infertility: a review Open
Most of the couples suffering from infertility report it to be the most stressful and depressing period of their life. Stress can be a contributor to infertility and can adversely affect the treatment success, Recent scientific evidence su…
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Experiences and psychological distress of fertility treatment and employment Open
Purpose: This study examined experiences and psychological distress about fertility treatment in people combining work and treatment. Methods: Five hundred and sixty-three participants in the UK completed an online survey asking about diff…
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Measurement-based care and psychological assessment: Using measurement to enhance psychological treatment. Open
This special issue highlights new research in psychological assessment and measurement-based care. Psychological assessment has historically been central to the field of psychology. Measurement-based care, considered an evidence-based prac…
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Symptomatic distress and effectiveness of psychological treatments delivered at a nationwide student counseling service Open
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of student counseling in Denmark and to compare the symptomatic distress among student counseling clients with that of Danish outpatients. The pre-intervention level of self-reporte…