Posts tagged with 'cbt'
Keeping up with research: does it make any difference to our practice?
26th June 2015
I'm running a one day workshop in Belfast this weekend entitled "Keeping up with research: does it make any difference to our practice?". Here's a downloadable copy of the 50 or so slide initial Powerpoint presentation. I'll also be giving the trainee cognitive therapists a series of exercises to try. …
How to WOOP
14th May 2015
WOOP is an acronym for Wish-Outcome-Obstacle-Plan. This sequence is based on the very impressive body of research on how to boost motivation, goal setting & goal achievement assembled over many years by professors Gabrielle Oettingen & Peter Gollwitzer. I have written extensively about their work in previous blog posts (and …
If you see a therapist, how many sessions are you likely to need?
14th April 2015
Is this one question or many? If you see a therapist, how many treatment sessions are you likely to need? Sometimes that's a little like asking "If I go on a journey, how long should I travel for?" Happily though, we do now have enough research evidence to be able …
Some current research evidence for therapeutic uses of reading & writing (1st post)
12th January 2015
I was asked by a friend to write a short piece on research evidence backing up therapeutic uses of reading & writing to be used in a local initiative supporting health workers in a diverse range of settings. Today's and tomorrow's post give the piece with hyperlinks to the various …
Treatment of prolonged grief disorder
26th December 2014
A couple of recent research studies have underlined the value of specific forms of psychotherapy for complicated grief reactions: Shear, M. K., et al. (2014). "Treatment of complicated grief in elderly persons: a randomized clinical trial." JAMA Psychiatry 71(11): 1287-1295. IMPORTANCE: Complicated grief (CG) is a debilitating condition, most prevalent …
Maximizing exposure therapy
9th October 2014
Michelle Craske & colleagues from the Anxiety Disorders Research Center of UCLA have, for many years, been publishing careful, challenging research on underlying mechanisms & on ways of boosting the effectiveness of exposure therapies for different forms of anxiety. Craske's list of publications & research presentations runs to 31 pages …
Recent research: articles from summer journals
10th August 2014
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - EndNote - which currently contains over 21,000 abstracts. I also regularly tweet about emerging research, so following me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ (click on the relevant icon …
Treating social anxiety disorder: still more on video (and still) feedback (7th post)
6th August 2014
I recently wrote a post on using video in the most effective treatment we have for social anxiety ... "Treating social anxiety disorder: video (and still) feedback (6th post)". Typically with social anxiety there are several "layers" to a sufferer's fears about potential negative judgements from others. For example they …
Treating social anxiety disorder: video (and still) feedback (6th post)
5th August 2014
Back last autumn I wrote five detailed blog posts about CBT treatment of social anxiety disorder and also a further post giving access to a series of assessment & monitoring questionnaires - "Self-practice, Self-reflection (SP/SR) & David Clark's treatment for social anxiety: introduction (1st post)", "David Clark's treatment for social …
Birmingham BABCP conference: final morning - positive affect in depression, therapy adverse effects & overall review (5th post)
27th July 2014
The last morning of this excellent BABCP conference dawned bright & sunny ... as it has all week. I have particularly enjoyed this year's BABCP get-together. I think this has been due to a combination of factors including presentations that have been personally of real interest, the weather, the University …