BACKGROUND Estimates of relative efficacy between alternative treatments are crucial for decision making in health care. When sufficient head to head evidence is not available Bayesian mixed treatment comparison models provide a powerful methodology to obtain such estimates. While models can be fit to a broad range of efficacy measures, this paper illustrates the advantages of using continuous ...

purpose: to determine the effectiveness of group supportive psychotherapy by interpersonal psychotherapy method in reducing anxiety of addicts who are quitting. materials and methods: among rehabilitation centers for drug abusers in isfahan, a total of 30 addicted patients in the process of withdrawal were selected by convenience sampling, and randomly divided into two groups of 15 people as te...

background & aim: co-morbidity with schizotypal personality in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) has been widely reported to be associated with poor treatment response. studies have repeatedly revealed a positive and a negative dimension for schizotypy. the primary aim of the present study was to explore if all or only certain features of schizotypy are predictive for therapy ou...