Introduction: Narrative therapy is a psychological intervention focusing on remembering and reconstruction of the people's life events in ways that are of benefit to them, and reduce the impact of challenges in their lives. This study was performed to examine the effect of narrative group therapy (NGT) on aging perceptions and death anxiety among older adults.   Methods: Forty-seven subjects,...

This article presents an approach to refugee care that is based on a hermeneutic understanding of the meanings constituted by narratives in therapy. It proposes distinguishing psychotherapeutic models commonly used therapy with refugees, such as post-traumatic stress disorder or growth theories, from involves many different form multi-voiced conversation within therapeutic setting. Such concept...

Abstract When post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) co-occurs with obsessive compulsive (OCD), symptoms of the former can interfere evidence-based treatment latter. As a result, exposure-based treatments are recommended for both OCD and PTSD, potentially facilitating concurrent approach. This case study describes application cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT including exposure response preventio...

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive disease and is treated with inhaled medication to optimize the patient's lung health through decreasing their symptoms, especially breathlessness. Halotherapy is the inhalation of micronized dry salt within a chamber that mimics a salt cave environment. Recent media reports suggest that this therapy may help with ...

Yakın zamanda psikolojik danışma alanında post-modernist olarak nitelendirilen çeşitli kuram ve yaklaşımları ortaya çıkmaya başlamıştır. Post-modern bu yaklaşımlardan birisi ise Öyküsel Terapi yaklaşımıdır. 1990 yılında White Epston isimli araştırmacıların sosyal yapılandırmacı postmodenizim kuramlarından etkilenilerek oluşturdukları, “Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends” kitaplarını yayımlamal...

OBJECTIVES We understand ambivalence as a cyclical movement between two opposing parts of the self. The emergence of a novel part produces an innovative moment, challenging the current maladaptive self-narrative. However, the novel part is subsequently attenuated by a return to the maladaptive self-narrative. This study focused on the analysis of the therapeutic collaboration in episodes in whi...