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Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change
01 Jan 1986-
TL;DR: The NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program: Where We Began and Where We Are (I. Elkin, et al. as discussed by the authors ) presents a methodology, design, and evaluation in psychotherapy research.
Abstract: Methodology, Design, and Evaluation in Psychotherapy Research (A. Kazdin). Assessing Psychotherapy Outcomes and Processes (M. Lambert & C. Hill). The NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program: Where We Began and Where We Are (I. Elkin). The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy (M. Lambert & A. Bergin). Research on Client Variables in Psychotherapy (S. Garfield). Therapist Variables (L. Beutler, et al.). Process and Outcome in PsychotherapyNoch Einmal (D. Orlinsky, et al.). Behavior Therapy with Adults (P. Emmelkamp). Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (S. Hollon & A. Beck). Psychodynamic Approaches (W. Henry, et al.). Research on Experiential Psychotherapies (L. Greenberg, et al.). Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents (A. Kazdin). The Process and Outcome of Marital and Family Therapy: Reseach Review and Evaluation (J. Alexander, et al.). Experiential Group Research (R. Bednar & T. Kaul). Research on Brief Psychotherapy (M. Koss & J. Shiang). Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology (E. Blanchard). Medication and Psychotherapy (G. Klerman, et al.). Research on Psychotherapy with Culturally Diverse Populations (S. Sue, et al.). Overview, Trends, and Future Issues (A. Bergin & S. Garfield). Indexes.
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TL;DR: Research-informed health care decisions that take into account the solid evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy, including psychodynamic psych Therapy, have the potential to promote choice, increase mental health, and reduce society's burden of disease in the long run.
Abstract: The growing number of individuals seeking treatment for mental disorders calls for intelligent and responsible decisions in health care politics. However, the current relative decrease in reimbursement of effective psychotherapy approaches occurring in the context of an increase in prescription of psychotropic medication lacks a scientific base. Using psychodynamic psychotherapy as an example, we review the literature on meta-analyses and recent outcome studies of effective treatment approaches. Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an effective treatment for a wide variety of mental disorders. Adding to the known effectiveness of other shorter treatments, the results indicate lasting change in many cases, especially for complex and difficult to treat patients, ultimately reducing health-care utilization. Research-informed health care decisions that take into account the solid evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy, including psychodynamic psychotherapy, have the potential to promote choice, increase mental health, and reduce society's burden of disease in the long run.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a case formulation of the patient's plan is used to study the effects of therapist interventions on patient progress (within-session change), and the plan formulations are used to develop individualized psychodynamic outcome measures (plan attainment).
Abstract: The value of adopting a case-specific approach to studies of psychotherapy has been noted in numerous recent reviews. However, few studies have assessed the suitability of therapist behaviors or have tailored process and outcome measures to the specific patients studied. The application of a particular kind of case formulation—a formulation of the patient's plan—to psychotherapy research is described. We review how patient plan formulations are used to study the effects of therapist interventions on patient progress (within-session change), and we describe how the plan formulations are used to develop individualized psychodynamic outcome measures (plan attainment).
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...The need for case-specific outcome measures has been widely discussed in the psychotherapy literature (eg, Bergin & Lambert, 1978; Garfield et al,, 1971, 1974; Lambert et al,, 1986; Malan, 1973; Mintz & Kiesler, 1982; Strupp, 1982, 1986; for a methodological critique of individualized measures, see Beutler & Hamblin, 1986)....
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TL;DR: Results suggest length of residence in the Netherlands to be an important predictor of both behavior and attitudes, with the more recently migrated most in need of education on the utility of Dutch mental health services.
Abstract: The authors explored help-seeking behaviors and attitudes regarding psychosocial problems of Surinamese people in the Netherlands. Data of Surinamese citizens in the general population (n = 292) and of Surinamese (n = 96) and native Dutch (n = 89) outpatients in mental health care were collected. Results suggest length of residence in the Netherlands to be an important predictor of both behavior and attitudes, with the more recently migrated most in need of education on the utility of Dutch mental health services. The health symptoms and help-seeking orientations of the Surinamese people are quite similar to those of the indigenous Dutch. Ethnic background nevertheless remains a moderately important factor. Satisfaction with the mental health services appeared to be quite high, although more practical help is often wanted.
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...Not all ethnic minorities show this pattern, however: African Americans have been frequently found to overuse mental outpatient health services relative to the proportion of the general population that is African American (eg, Sue, Zane, & Young, 1994)....
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TL;DR: Results indicated that cultural identity and self-construals moderated credibility ratings across CT and TLDP rationales, underscoring the importance of moving beyond ethnic group analyses to the examination of specific culturally based variables.
Abstract: Treatment rationales for 2 widely used and empirically supported interventions, cognitive therapy (CT) and time-limited dynamic psychotherapy (TLDP), were examined for their perceived credibility among 136 Asian American college students. This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of culturally based variables (often assumed to underlie ethnicity) and their related effects on credibility perceptions. Variables assessed included cultural identity, self-construals, values, and mental health beliefs. Participants were randomly assigned to read either a CT or TLDP treatment rationale for depression and then rated the credibility of the interventions. Results indicated that cultural identity and self-construals moderated credibility ratings across CT and TLDP rationales. Findings underscore the importance of moving beyond ethnic group analyses to the examination of specific culturally based variables.
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...Though considerable empirical support hasaccumulated for various treatments, relatively few studies haveinvolved ethnic minority populations(Sue, Zane, & Young, 1994)....
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...Garfield, 1971, 1978, 1989; Koss, 1979) and that pharmacotherapy only takes between four and eight weeks to have a significant impact (Elkins et al,, 1989)....
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