the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional regulation training group therapy, based on dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt) and cognitive therapy, on improving emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills and relapse prevention in addicts.in a quasiexperimental study, 39 patients with the diagnosis of opioid dependence based on dsm-iv criteria were randoml...

Depression is a complex condition, and its classical biological/psychosocial distinction is fading. Current guidelines are increasingly advocating psychotherapy as a treatment option. Psychodynamic psychotherapy models encompass a heterogeneous group of interventions derived from early psychoanalytic conceptualizations. Growing literature is raising awareness in the scientific community about t...

Bonding psychotherapy is an intensive form of group therapy with the goal of overcoming the fear of intimacy and rejection. The theory, method and the research results of the bonding psychotherapy are described in this article. The ultimate aim of the bonding psychotherapy is to increase the ability to fulfil the biopsychosocial basic needs, to be able to enter into positive relationships and t...

In an experimental analog of group psychotherapy situations, the effects of two dosages of a tranquillizing agent (prazepam) are compared with those of placebo treatment. Pulse frequency and psychic strain on 24 healthy young volunteers was measured in different social interactions. Variations of social situations induced great changes both in physiological and in psychological measures. The dr...