psychotherapy

Re-visiting professional ethics in psychotherapy: reflections on the use of talking therapies as a supportive adjunct for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ Joanne Hunt; Charlotte Blease Following years of debate over the effectiveness of...

Absolute and relative outcomes of psychotherapies for eight mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.21203 Psychotherapies are first-line treatments for most mental disorders, but their absolute outcomes (i.e., response and...

Preliminary clinical and cost effectiveness of augmented depression therapy versus cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of anhedonic depression (ADepT): a single-centre, open-label, parallel-group, pilot, randomised, controlled trial...

The “torpillage” neurologists of World War I: Electric therapy to send hysterics back to the front Laurent Tatu; Julien Bogousslavsky; Thierry Moulin; Jean-Luc Chopard The French neurologists and psychiatrists who were mobilized during the Great War were confronted with numerous soldiers with...

Abstract Objective We examine deterioration in psychotherapies, as reported in the recent evaluation of the Australian Medicare Better Access initiative. Conclusion A focus on patients who experience poor clinical outcomes helps programs minimise harm and improve quality of care. The Better...

Abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue (ME/CFS) is a post-infectious, chronic disease that can lead to severe impairment and, even, total disability. Although the disease has been known for a long time, and has been coded in the ICD since 1969 (G93.3), medical research has not yet...

Peters, S., Wearden, A., Morriss, R. et al. Challenges of nurse delivery of psychological interventions for long-term conditions in primary care: a qualitative exploration of the case of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis. Implementation Sci 6, 132 (2011)...

Abstract Background Recent empirical literature on autoimmune diseases has focused extensively on the implementation and evaluation of psychosocial interventions. Psychotherapy and counselling processes for multiple sclerosis (MS) have gained special attention given the cognitive and behavioral...

The ME/CFS patient community has long worked on debunking graded exercise and CBT as treatments for the disease but I am not aware of similar efforts in the fibromyalgia patient community. Rather, it seems to me that they have accepted these treatments as part of their standard of care. I...

Abstract The bio-psycho-social model highlights intra-individual and inter-individual interactions, including psychotherapy. The processing of these interactions within a person takes place, among others, in the central autonomic network (CAN). The CAN's autonomic output to the periphery can be...

https://theconversation.com/cbt-is-wrong-in-how-it-understands-mental-illness-175943

Seems someone got in there first... :wink: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/601237

This is a study from Aarhus, Denmark recently published as a paywalled Letter to the Editor in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic. Aarhus University has written a press release about the study. Aarhus is by the way also where Per Fink is located and the epicentre of the Danish...

Full title: Adverse event recording failed to reflect potential harms: a review of trial protocols of behavioral, lifestyle and psychological therapy interventions...

paper here: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-45656-003 Potentially harmful therapies: A meta-scientific review of evidential value. Abstract Lilienfeld (2007, Psychological treatments that cause harm. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2, 53) identified a list of potentially harmful...

Abstract Background and Objectives: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic condition distinguished by disabling fatigue associated with post-exertional malaise, as well as changes to sleep, autonomic functioning, and cognition. Mind-body interventions (MBIs)...

Full reference: Boot, W. R., Simons, D. J., Stothart, C., & Stutts, C. (2013). The pervasive problem with placebos in psychology: Why active control groups are not sufficient to rule out placebo effects. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 8(4), 445-454. Link to fulltext...

This article although not about ME/CFS has been cited in a number of papers: Citations of: Evidence-Based Practice and Psychological Treatments: The Imperatives of Informed Consent https://philarchive.org/citations/BLEEPA https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01170/full

https://www.sci-hub.ee/10.1001/jama.2017.13737# eta: Citation/ pubmed link to the article: Leichsenring F, Steinert C. Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy the Gold Standard for Psychotherapy?: The Need for Plurality in Treatment and Research. JAMA. 2017 Oct 10;318(14):1323-1324. doi...

Meichenbaum, D., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2018). How to spot hype in the field of psychotherapy: A 19-item checklist. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 49(1), 22. Abstract: Scott Lilienfeld has written some exceptional pieces on the limits of psychotherapy. He recently passed away, a...