Sofiia Kornatska
Can compassion focused therapy groups support people in CMHTs?
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Small service evaluation of compassion-focused therapy groups in two CMHTs found some participants improved on self-compassion and depression measures. Findings preliminary, not evidence of effectiveness.
[read the full story...]Acceptance, mindfulness, and Parkinson’s: do third-wave therapies make a difference?
Mindfulness-based approaches show early promise for people with Parkinson’s, but the evidence is small, scattered, and underpowered. This systematic review maps what we know, what we don’t, and why psychological care needs far more attention in Parkinson’s services.
[read the full story...]Therapy through the lens of autism: what helps autistic adults feel safe and supported?
What makes therapy feel safe and effective for autistic adults? This new qualitative study sheds light on the adjustments that matter most.
[read the full story...]Talking about suicide in psychosis: does a targeted therapy make a difference?
People with psychosis face unique risks around suicide, but most treatments aren’t designed with them in mind. This new RCT tested a targeted therapy that tackles those specific challenges. So what did it find?
[read the full story...]Diagnostic overshadowing in PTSD and autism: what do we know about trauma in ASD?
Sofiia Karnatska blogs on a systematic review of PTSD in autistic individuals, which provides some useful insights about effective assessment and treatment of PTSD in autism.
[read the full story...]Can we ease the suffering now? Psychological interventions during an ‘ongoing threat’
Sofiia Kornatska considers a recent systematic review on effective and feasible psychological interventions for populations under ongoing threats; including terrorist attacks, shootings, fire, physical and psychological abuse, political and armed violence, and ongoing intimate partner violence.
[read the full story...]Universal DBT intervention in schools: help or hindrance?
Sofiia Kornatska reviews a non-randomised trial exploring a dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) based universal intervention on adolescent social and emotional well-being in Australian schools.
[read the full story...]From criminal to person: therapeutic relationships through the eyes of young offenders
Sofiia Kornatska reviews a qualitative study on the importance of child-staff therapeutic relationship in the Children and Young People’s Secure Estate, which offers insights into the implementation of the SECURE STAIRS trauma-informed framework that has been commissioned by NHS England across these settings.
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