Researcher allegiance: the Achilles’ heel of psychotherapy trials
Ioana Cristea considers the impact that researcher allegiance can have on the conducting and reporting of psychotherapy research. The post Researcher allegiance: the Achilles’ heel of psychotherapy...
View ArticleTelemedicine psychotherapy for older veterans with depression
Lisa Burscheidt appraises an RCT of telemedicine psychotherapy for depression in older veterans, which establishes non-inferiority of telemedicine delivery versus same-room delivery of behavioural...
View ArticlePsychotherapies for depression and anxiety in dementia
Clarissa Giebel summarises a recent systematic review that investigates the effectiveness of various psychotherapies (CBT, interpersonal therapy, counselling) for depression and anxiety in people with...
View ArticleIntegrated treatment for first episode psychosis: media hype versus reality
Alex Langford reflects on the media hype surrounding a new RCT of the NAVIGATE intervention; a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, team-based treatment approach for first episode psychosis. The post...
View ArticleIPT and CBT best for depression in children and young people, says network...
Laura Hemming summarises a recent network meta-analysis of psychotherapies for depression in children and young people, which finds that Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Cognitive Behavioural...
View ArticlePsychosocial suicide prevention in youth: is the evidence strong enough?
Rachel Upthegrove appraises a recent systematic review of psychosocial suicide prevention for youth, which leaves her calling for better evidence to support investment in universal school-based...
View ArticleAre Internet interventions cost-effective for mental health?
Chris Sampson looks at a systematic review of the economics of Internet interventions for common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. The post Are Internet interventions...
View ArticleGroup psychotherapies for schizophrenia
Tracey Roberts appraises a systematic review of group psychotherapies for schizophrenia, which includes group CBT, music therapy, art therapy and social skills training. The post Group psychotherapies...
View ArticleA new MANTRA for treating anorexia nervosa? The MOSAIC study
Helen Bould considers the findings of the MOSAIC RCT that compares the Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA) with Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) in...
View ArticleHow and why do psychotherapies improve social support?
Mark Smith summarises a meta-analysis that explores the effects of psychotherapy for adult depression on social support. The post How and why do psychotherapies improve social support? appeared first...
View ArticleCBT plus medication for treatment-resistant depression: the CoBalT RCT...
Sarah McDonald considers the findings of the CoBalT RCT long-term follow-up, which finds that CBT plus antidepressants are clinically and cost effective for treatment-resistant depression in primary...
View ArticleIs the NICE guideline for bipolar disorder biased in favour of psychosocial...
Guy Goodwin reviews a new paper in the Lancet Psychiatry by Jauhar, McKenna and Laws, that calls into question the trustworthiness of the NICE bipolar disorder guidance. The post Is the NICE guideline...
View ArticleWhich psychotherapies are best for college students with depression?
Shirley Reynolds laments the lack of recent high quality evidence, as she reviews a recent meta-analysis of psychological treatment of depression in college students. The post Which psychotherapies are...
View ArticleCognitive therapies for depression in adults: let’s just stick to the facts
Ioana Cristea reviews the NIHR-DC Highlight on cognitive therapies for depression, published online today, which summarises three NIHR-funded trials (REEACT, CoBalT and PREVENT) looking at cCBT, CBT...
View ArticleLong-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression
Sarah McDonald presents the results of the Tavistock Adult Depression Study; a pragmatic RCT of long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression. The post Long-term...
View ArticleDoes the placebo effect inflate the effectiveness of psychotherapy?
Sarah Knowles reviews a recent meta-analysis about the effects of blinding on the outcomes of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression. The post Does the placebo effect inflate the...
View ArticlePersonality disorders, IAPT treatment and recovery from depression and anxiety
Mark Smith reviews a recent prospective cohort study, which considers the impact of comorbid personality problems on response to IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) treatment for...
View ArticleMindfulness-based cognitive therapy cannot substitute maintenance...
Ioana Cristea takes a closer look at a recent non-inferiority RCT, which compares mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) plus discontinued antidepressants versus MBCT and maintenance...
View ArticlePsychotherapy for people with learning disabilities: the views and...
Reed Cappleman critiques a recent study of IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Treatments) practitioners’ experiences of providing therapy to people with intellectual disabilities. The post...
View ArticleThe harms of psychotherapy: are BME and LGBT communities more at risk?
Keith Laws and Samei Huda mull over a recent national survey looking at patients experiences of the harms of psychotherapy. The study reports that both black and minority ethnic people and lesbian, gay...
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