beneficial effects of stimulants on core symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) have been reported in several studies. behavioral interventions have also been proposed as empirically supported interventions for adhd. although cognitive-behavioral therapies (cbt) have been criticized for the lack of evidence-based data, some studies have indicated the positive effects of cbt...

BACKGROUND To date, there are no empirically validated treatments of good quality for adolescents showing suicidality and non-suicidal self-injurious behavior. Risk factors for suicide are impulsive and non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, depression, conduct disorders and child abuse. Behind this background, we tested the main hypothesis of our study; that Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for A...

. . . Mr. C, diagnosed as brain-damaged and schizophrenic . . . gradually became more and more unmanageable . . . continually disrupting ward routine, both by provoking other patients and by directly plaguing the staff with demands. Mr. C's rehabilitation and psychotherapy were retarded because of his direct lack of motivation as well as the staff's unwillingness to have anything to do with him...

Emotional complexity (the co-occurrence of positive and negative affect) is more prevalent in East Asian than North American cultures. Although researchers have attributed this robust finding to dialectical thinking (tolerance of contradiction), this hypothesis has not been experimentally tested. In this study, dialectical thinking about salient life events was manipulated among mainland Chines...

LEARNING OBJECTIVE After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:• Evaluate evidence-based therapies for borderline personality disorder ABSTRACT Several manualized psychotherapies for treating borderline personality disorder (BPD) have been validated in randomized, controlled trials. Most of these approaches are highly specialized, offering different formulation of ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was twofold: to examine the acceptability and preference for the two behavioral therapies, and to identify factors persons with chronic insomnia take into account when choosing treatment. Methods: The data were obtained in a large trial evaluating the effects of Stimulus Control and Sleep Restriction therapies. Prior to treatment, participants completed the tr...

The growth of the evidence based practice (EBP) movement has created a need for efficient models of EBP training that provide timely feedback to trainees. This feasibility trial examined a technological approach to clinical supervision called bug-in-the-eye (BITE) among trainees learning Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Eight DBT trainees within a psychiatry residency program were randomized...