Nada Abou Seif summarises a network meta-analysis which finds that EMDR and trauma-focused CBT remain the most effective ways to treat adult PTSD.
[read the full story...]Trauma-focused CBT for PTSD in patients experiencing an ongoing threat of trauma
In her debut blog, Tanya Garg summarises a systematic review that suggests trauma-focused CBT may be helpful for people with PTSD symptoms who are also experiencing an ongoing threat of trauma.
[read the full story...]How important is understanding perfectionism for reducing depression and anxiety? #BABCP2022
Alice Potter considers a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on the link between anxiety, depression, and perfectionism in young people, and the implications for treatment.
[read the full story...]Let’s group them together! Transdiagnostic group therapy for anxiety and depression
Melissa Black blogs an RCT which finds that transdiagnostic group therapy is not inferior to diagnosis specific CBT for anxiety and depression.
[read the full story...]CBT for eating disorders: which approach works best for whom?
Alice Potter reviews a trial of CBT for eating disorders, which finds that motivational work may be important for patients with initially low motivation and resistance to therapy.
[read the full story...]Interpersonal psychotherapy for eating disorders: a viable alternative to CBT?
Georgie Parker summarises a systematic review which suggests that interpersonal psychotherapy may be as effective as CBT for eating disorders, particularly in certain groups.
[read the full story...]On the dangers of protocolising telephone psychotherapy
In his debut blog, Richard Byng summarises a study which finds that protocolising psychological therapy could be detrimental for telemental health.
[read the full story...]Videoconference delivered CBT for anxiety disorders: working alliance and intolerance of uncertainty
Tyler Hughes blogs about a randomised controlled trial which explores therapeutic alliance in videoconference delivered CBT for anxiety.
[read the full story...]What’s the best approach for managing social disability in young people with emerging severe mental illness?
Zoe Hunter and Derek Tracy summarise a new RCT on social recovery therapy out today in the British Journal of Psychiatry, which investigates how to prevent and treat social disability in young people with emerging severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]Psychological interventions for youth depression and anxiety can improve emotion regulation skills #ActiveIngredientsMH
In her debut blog, Ariadna Albajara Saenz summarises a recent active ingredients review, which finds that psychological interventions for youth anxiety & depression can improve emotion regulation skills.
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