For many years, there have been heated debates about the best way to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of psychological therapies. On the one hand, there are those who argue that the randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the only reliable and scientifically credible way to assess psychological interventions. On the other hand, there are those who have argued that psychological therapies ca...

Background: "Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is globally promoted as the ideal method of infant feeding during the first six months of life due to its health benefits to both the mother and child" (1). The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the interventions leading to increased awareness, knowledge, and self-efficacy regarding exclusive breastfeeding and duration of breastfeeding. M...

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a distressing condition, which is often treated with psychological and/or pharmacological therapies. the talk will give information about current treatment regimes in ptsd which haven proven evidence in reviews and meta-analysis. furthermore, new and somewhat experimental treatments will be presented to provide insights into new treatment approaches.

This article highlights recent studies on novel psychological and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches for acute/procedural and chronic/recurrent pediatric pain. Computerized databases were searched from 1996-2006 to identify controlled trials on CAM therapies and psychological interventions that extended beyond traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), defined as clini...