Abstract Unlike best practice guidelines for detecting and addressing medication side effects, there are no widely adopted to help therapists identify address the possible negative effects of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is a first-line evidence-based intervention youth depression anxiety, but literature contains few studies psychotherapy’s potential even fewer direct reports their psychotherap...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a formal economic evaluation of various dosages of psychotherapy for patients with avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive (ie, cluster C) personality disorders (Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality criteria). METHOD We developed a decision-analytic model to assess the cost-effectiveness of 5 dosages of psychotherapy (ie, long-term outpatient psychotherapy, s...

WHAT IS PSYCHOTHERAPY ? "Psychotherapy is the t rea tment , by psychological means, of problems of an emotional nature in which a trained person deliberately establishes a professional relationship with the patient with the object (1) of removing, modifying or re tarding existing symptoms, (2) of mediat ing disturbed patterns of behaviour, and (3) of promoting positive personality growth and de...

The aim of this exploratory study was to examine the possible mechanisms of behavioral change in a cognitive-behavioral intervention supporting medication adherence in HIV-infected persons. A total of 60 persons currently under medical treatment were randomized to psychotherapy or usual care and were compared with a sociodemographically matched group of general psychotherapy clients. Outcome me...

Although integration has been formally influencing the field of psychotherapy since the 1930s, its impact gained significant momentum during the 1980s. Practical, theoretical, and scientific reasons help to explain the growing influence of integration in psychotherapy. The field of psychotherapy is characterized by many challenges which integration may change into meaningful opportunities. None...

The text presented below, consisting of two complementary parts, was written almost three years ago as a chapter for a book on cognitive therapy. As the publication of the book was continually delayed, a week before his death Professor Leder asked the book editor, Andrzej Kokoszka, if he didn’t think it suitable to publish at least parts of the book separately, since the publication date was in...

distressing character of infertility has led to the development of several psychosocial interventions. we describe two women who suffered from infertility with unknown cause for a long-time period. they participated in weekly, one and half hour group psychotherapy for 10 sessions regularly and became pregnant after these sessions. group psychotherapy can be used for infertile women who suffer f...

Psycho-spiritual therapy (PST) is an approach that incorporates religion and spirituality into psychotherapy. For centuries, this has been done in many settings, and across different religions. BhagavadGita’s concept of a mentally healthy person focuses itself on certain special characteristics in the personality development of an average Indian which is the key to its psychotherapeutic context...

Depression is a crippling mental health issue which affects millions of people worldwide. It can interfere with a young person’s social functioning, as well as how they perform at school and at work. Despite depression being a common experience for young people, few appear to be seeking help for symptoms. This paper sets out best practice intervention strategies for people working with young pe...