This paper highlights the typical clinical features of aggressive periodontitis (formerly known as juvenile periodontitis in the South Western region of Nigeria), the attending psychological effect following tooth loss, and the rehabilitative management offered which included periodontal therapy, psychotherapy, and prosthetic replacement of the missing teeth. The psychotherapy is the main disti...

BACKGROUND Few studies have tested whether individually tailored text messaging interventions have an effect on clinical outcomes when used to supplement traditional psychotherapy. This is despite the potential to improve outcomes through symptom monitoring, prompts for between-session activities, and psychoeducation. OBJECTIVE The intent of the study was to explore the use of individually ta...

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...

Little research has been done on the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on depression and anxiety after spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of HBO on psychological problems and never function, especially on depression and anxiety in the patients with incomplete SCI (ISCI).Sixty patients with ISCI combined with depression and anxiety were randomly divid...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether recovery-focused multimodal psychotherapy can facilitate symptom and function improvement in people with treatment-resistant psychotic illness. METHOD Nine people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder whose symptoms and level of functioning necessitated inpatient care were engaged in individual multimodal psychotherapy for up to 21 mont...

OF DISSERTATION EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF CLIENT FEEDBACK IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY A review of the adult psychotherapy outcome literature reveals decades of empirical studies that support the efficacy of group treatment for mental health concerns (Burlingame, Fuhriman, & Mosier, 2003; Horne & Rosenthal, 1997). Although research demonstrates positive results for the utilization of group therapy, ...

Objective: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Lazarus Multimodal Psychotherapy (MMT) on perceived stress in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Methods: Through a quasi-experimental design, forty patients in Qazvin city in Iran were selected by convenient sampling and then divided into two groups: experimental and control groups. After group assignme...