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Volume 8, Issue 1

Psychotherapy

January 2010

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FROM THE GUEST EDITOR

January 2010

From the Guest Editor

Priyanthy Weerasekera, M.D., M.Ed.

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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc1

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

January 2010

Psychotherapy Update for the Practicing Psychiatrist: Promoting Evidence-Based Practice

Priyanthy Weerasekera, M.D., M.Ed.

Pages:3–18
Published Online:1 January 2010

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc3

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The last three decades have witnessed significant advances in psychotherapy. Numerous scholarly articles and books have been devoted to pertinent topics in the field, making it difficult for the practicing clinician to keep up with this rapidly growing ...

January 2010

Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

Kathy M. Sanders, M.D.

Pages:19–24
Published Online:1 January 2010

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc19

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Mindfulness is a natural human mental state of moment-to-moment awareness of present experience. It is a skill that can be trained using meditation techniques that sustain focus on the present moment with a nonjudgmental attitude. Mindfulness training has ...

January 2010

Beyond the Supportive-Expressive Continuum: An Integrated Approach to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Clinical Practice

Deborah L. Cabaniss, M.D.,
Melissa R. Arbuckle, M.D., Ph.D., and
Carolyn Douglas, M.D.

Pages:25–31
Published Online:1 January 2010

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc25

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A psychotherapy that is based on psychodynamic principles uses an understanding of unconscious processes in order to help patients with problematic feelings and behaviors. This can involve making patients more aware of their unconscious thoughts and ...

January 2010

Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Clinical Synthesis

Leslie S. Greenberg, Ph.D.

Pages:32–42
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc32

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A summary of an emotion-focused approach to therapy (EFT) and its research base is presented. In this view, emotion is seen as foundational in the construction of the self and is a key determinant of self-organization. People, as well as simply having ...

January 2010

Ask the Expert: E-mail in Communication with Patients

Glen O. Gabbard, M.D.

Page:43
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc43

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January 2010

Ethics Commentary: Ethics in Psychotherapy

Kristi Estabrook, M.D.,
Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., and
Glen O. Gabbard, M.D.

Pages:44–47
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc44

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INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

January 2010

Bibliography: Psychotherapy

Pages:48–49
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc48

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This section contains a compilation of recent publications that have shaped the thinking in the field as well as classic works that remain important to the subject reviewed in this issue. This bibliography has been compiled by experts in the field and ...

January 2010

Abstracts: Psychotherapy

Pages:50–54
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc50

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Randomized Controlled Trial of Outpatient Mentalization-Based Treatment Versus Structured Clinical Management for Borderline Personality Disorder

Anthony Bateman, M.A., F.R.C.Psych., and
Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., F.B.A.

Pages:55–65
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc55

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Objective:This randomized controlled trial tested the effectiveness of an 18-month mentalization-based treatment (MBT) approach in an outpatient context against a structured clinical management (SCM) outpatient approach for treatment of borderline ...

January 2010

Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Falk Leichsenring, D.Sc.,
Simone Salzer, M.Sc.,
Ulrich Jaeger, M.Sc.,
Horst Kächele, M.D.,
Reinhard Kreische, M.D.,
Frank Leweke, M.D.,
Ulrich Rüger, M.D.,
Christel Winkelbach, D.Sc., and
Eric Leibing, D.Sc.

Pages:66–74
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc66

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Objective:While several studies have shown that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an efficacious treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, few studies have addressed the outcome of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, even though this treatment ...

January 2010

Psychotherapy for Depression in Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Outcome Studies

Pim Cuijpers,
Annemieke van Straten,
Gerhard Andersson, and
Patricia van Oppen

Page:75
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc75

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Although the subject has been debated and examined for more than 3 decades, it is still not clear whether all psychotherapies are equally efficacious. The authors conducted 7 meta-analyses (with a total of 53 studies) in which 7 major types of ...

January 2010

Neuroimaging Studies of Psychological Interventions for Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Empirical and Methodological Review

Paul A. Frewen,
David J.A. Dozois, and
Ruth A. Lanius

Pages:92–109
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc92

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This article reviews the methods and results of published neuroimaging studies of the effects of structured psychological interventions for mood and anxiety disorders. The results are consistent with neural models of improved affective- and self-...

January 2010

Randomised Controlled Trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Depression

Suzanne E. Luty,
Janet D. Carter,
Janice M. McKenzie,
Alma M. Rae,
Christopher M. A. Frampton,
Roger T. Mulder, and
Peter R. Joyce

Pages:110–119
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc110

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Background:Interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) are established as effective treatments for major depression. Controversy remains regarding their effectiveness for severe and melancholic depression. Aims:To compare the ...

January 2010

Treatment-resistant Depressed Patients Show a Good Response to Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy

M.A. Kenny, and
J.M.G. Williams

Pages:120–126
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc120

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Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a class-based programme designed for use in the prevention of relapse of major depression. Its aim is to teach participants to disengage from those cognitive processes that may render them vulnerable to future ...

January 2010

Adult Attachment Patterns and Individual Psychotherapy: A Review

Sarah I.F. Daniel

Pages:127–142
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc127

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Attachment theory provides an empirically grounded framework for understanding important aspects of interpersonal functioning in children as well as adults. Recently attachment theory has found increasing use within the field of individual psychotherapy ...

January 2010

Brief Psychotherapy at the Bedside: Countering Demoralization From Medical Illness

James L. Griffith, M.D., and
Lynne Gaby, M.D.

Pages:143–150
Published Online:1 January 2010

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc143

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Bedside psychotherapy with medically ill patients can help counter their demoralization, which is the despair, helplessness, and sense of isolation that many patients experience when affected by illness and its treatments. Demoralization can be usefully ...

January 2010

Using Metaanalysis to Evaluate Evidence: Practical Tips and Traps

Raymond W. Lam, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., and
Sidney H. Kennedy, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

Pages:151–158
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc151

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Although practising evidence-based medicine is the goal of most physicians, it can be a real challenge to sift through the vast body of data to determine the best strategies. Most clinical guidelines regard replicated randomized controlled trials (RCTs), ...

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