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Enhancing self-esteem in adults with body dysmorphic symptoms: experimental testing and initial evaluation of a brief internet-based training Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Katharina Bosbach, Alexandra Martin, Johannes Stricker, Katrin Schoenenberg
Background: Low self-esteem is an important factor associated with body dysmorphic concerns. In treatment, self-esteem cannot always be adequately addressed. Internet-based interventions offer a low-threshold and cost-efficient possibility for treating body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Aims: For this reason, we conducted two studies to explore the effectiveness of an internet-based intervention targeting
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The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for depression in women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Stephania Wieland, Sarah Melton, Anastasios Bastounis, Tim Carter
Background: Depression is a common co-morbidity in women with breast cancer. Previous systematic reviews investigating cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression in this population based their conclusions on findings from studies with varying and often limited specificity, quality and/or quantity of CBT within their interventions. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of a specific, well-evidenced
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Daydreaming and grandiose delusions: development of the Qualities of Daydreaming Scale Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Louise Isham, Bao Sheng Loe, Alice Hicks, Natalie Wilson, Richard P. Bentall, Daniel Freeman
Background: Daydreaming may contribute to the maintenance of grandiose delusions. Repeated, pleasant and vivid daydreams about the content of grandiose delusions may keep the ideas in mind, elaborate the details, and increase the degree of conviction in the delusion. Pleasant daydreams more generally could contribute to elevated mood, which may influence the delusion content. Aims: We sought to develop
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Evaluating the acceptability of remote cognitive remediation from the perspective of psychosis service users Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Lois Ann Parri, Katherine Barret, Rosie Hill, Arif Hoque, Iris Isok, Alex Kenny, Sarah Markham, Nike Oyeleye, Roisin Quinn, Angela Sweeney, Til Wykes, Matteo Cella
Objectives: Cognitive remediation (CR) can reduce the cognitive difficulties experienced by people with psychosis. Adapting CR to be delivered remotely provides new opportunities for extending its use. However, doing so requires further evaluation of its acceptability from service users’ views. We evaluate the acceptability of therapist-supported remote CR from the perspectives of service users using
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Effectiveness and predictors of group cognitive behaviour therapy outcome for generalised anxiety disorder in an out-patient hospital setting Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 B. L. Malivoire, K. E. Stewart, D. Cameron, K. Rowa, R. E. McCabe
Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Little is known about the effectiveness of CBT for GAD in real-world treatment settings. Aim: This study investigated the effectiveness of group CBT and predictors of treatment response in an out-patient hospital clinic. Method: Participants (n = 386) with GAD participated in
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Anxiolytic impact of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in patients with co‐morbid insomnia and generalized anxiety disorder Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Parky Lau, Elisha Starick, Colleen E. Carney
Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for chronic insomnia that also improves non-sleep symptoms, such as mood and anxiety. Identifying sleep-specific variables that predict anxiety change after CBT-I treatment may support alternative strategies when people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) do not improve from standard GAD treatment. Aims: To
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Psychological factors in symptom severity and quality of life in Raynaud’s phenomenon Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Dulcie Irving, Jo Daniels
Background: Despite emotional stress being recognised as a key trigger for Raynaud’s phenomenon episodes, research in the area is still in its infancy. Aims: This study investigated the role of psychological factors relating to symptom severity and quality of life, and differences between Raynaud’s types (primary and secondary) to further inform the development of intervention in this field. Method:
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The Resilient Youth Program: a promising skills-based online program for resiliency and stress management Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Néstor Noyola, Mikayla Ver Pault, Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker, Rana Chudnofsky, Jocelyn Meek, Linda N. Wells, Timothy E. Wilens, Aude Henin
Background: Prevention programs that target resilience may help youth address mental health difficulties and promote well-being during public health crises. Aims: To examine the preliminary efficacy of the Resilient Youth Program (RYP). Method: The RYP was delivered remotely from a US academic medical centre to youth in the community via a naturalistic pilot study. Data from 66 youth (ages 6–18, Mage
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‘Who will I become?’: possible selves and depression symptoms in adolescents Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Emily Hards, Ting-Chen Hsu, Gauri Joshi, Judi Ellis, Shirley Reynolds
Background: Adolescence is an important period for the development of the possible self. It is also a time when depression is prevalent. The cognitive theory of depression proposes that a negative view of the future is a key feature of depression. Targeting these negative thoughts about the future during cognitive behavioural therapy may be helpful in depression. However, little is known about how
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Virtually delivered guided self-help for binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa: findings from a service evaluation Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Bethan Dalton, Molly R. Davies, Michaela Flynn, Chloe Hutchings-Hay, Rachel Potterton, Eleanor Breen O’Byrne, Charmaine Kilonzo, Stefano R. Belli, Lucy Gallop, Gemma Gordon, Johanna Keeler, Imelda Minnock, Matthew Phillips, Lauren Robinson, Emma Snashall, Cindy Toloza, Luiza Walo, Jason Cole, Ulrike Schmidt
Background: Timely intervention is beneficial to the effectiveness of eating disorder (ED) treatment, but limited capacity within ED services means that these disorders are often not treated with sufficient speed. This service evaluation extends previous research into guided self-help (GSH) for adults with bulimic spectrum EDs by assessing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness
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Acceptability and feasibility of recovery-oriented group acceptance and commitment therapy for psychosis in routine practice: an uncontrolled pilot study Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 John Farhall, Marilyn L. Cugnetto, Eliot Goldstone, Jesse Gates, Jacinta Clemente, Eric M.J. Morris
Background: Personal recovery is a persisting concern for people with psychotic disorders. Accordingly, mental health services have adopted frameworks of personal recovery, prioritizing adaptation to psychosis alongside symptom remission. Group acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for psychosis aims to promote personal recovery alongside improved mood and quality of life. Aims: The objectives of
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How effective psychological treatments work: mechanisms of change in cognitive behavioural therapy and beyond Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Paul M. Salkovskis, Magnus Blondahl Sighvatsson, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson
Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has, in the space of 50 years, evolved into the dominant modality in psychological therapy. Mechanism/s of change remain unclear, however. Aims: In this paper, we will describe key features of CBT that account for the pace of past and future developments, with a view to identifying candidates for mechanism of change. We also highlight the distinction
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Nocebo Hypothesis Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (NH-CBT) for non-epileptic seizures: a consecutive case series Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Matt Richardson, Michael Cathro, Maria Kleinstäuber
Background: Research has demonstrated that implementation of Nocebo Hypothesis Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (NH-CBT) achieved full symptom remission in 93% of people with Functional Neurological Symptoms Disorder (FNSD), most of them exhibiting motor symptoms. The basis for NH-CBT is consistent with a predictive coding aetiological model of FNSD. This idea is transparently shared with people with
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Development and initial evaluation of a treatment integrity measure for low-intensity group psychoeducational interventions Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Jonah Gosling, Melanie Simmonds-Buckley, Stephen Kellett, Daniel Duffy, Katarzyna Olenkiewicz-Martyniszyn
Background: Despite the importance of assessing the quality with which low-intensity (LI) group psychoeducational interventions are delivered, no measure of treatment integrity (TI) has been developed. Aims: To develop a psychometrically robust TI measure for LI psychoeducational group interventions. Method: This study had two phases. Firstly, the group psychoeducation treatment integrity measure-expert
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Cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety in a carer for two family members with dementia: a single case experimental design study Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Lawson Falshaw, Leah Clatworthy
Background: Evidence suggests that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be a helpful approach for older adults experiencing anxiety and depression. Some research has suggested this is also the case for those caring for a family member with dementia. Little research has been conducted into the impact of CBT for older adults juggling the demands of caring for multiple family members with dementia
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Development of a training programme in individual case formulation skills and a scale for assessing its effectiveness Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Richard Hallam, Gary Brown, Liza Turner, Elizabeth Blomfield, Sharif El Leithy, Ines Mendes
Background: Little is known about the skills involved in clinical formulation. The individual case formulation (ICF) approach, based on functional analysis, employs clinical descriptions that are theory-free and depicts formulations constructed according to a set of basic conventions.Aims: We report a test of whether this method could be taught and if the quality of the resulting diagrams could be
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Brief scales for the measurement of target variables and processes of change in cognitive behaviour therapy for major depression, panic disorder and social anxiety disorder Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Erland Axelsson, Fredrik Santoft, Josefin Särnholm, Brjánn Ljótsson
Background: The measurement of process variables derived from cognitive behavioural theory can aid treatment development and support the clinician in following treatment progress. Self-report process measures are ideally brief, which reduces the burden on patients and facilitates the implementation of repeated measurements. Aims: To develop 13 brief versions (3–6 items) of existing cognitive behavioural
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The impact of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for perfectionism: a reinterpretation through the lens of the Model of Excellencism and Perfectionism Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Patrick Gaudreau, Benjamin J. I. Schellenberg
Background: Grieve et al. (2022) tested the effects of an intervention designed to reduce perfectionism. Contrary to their hypotheses, the intervention reduced both perfectionism and excellencism. Furthermore, excellencism positively correlated with negative outcomes (e.g. anxiety). Aims: A theory-driven framework (with five hypothetical scenarios) is proposed to reconsider how we interpret the effectiveness
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Mapping evidence-based interventions to the care of unaccompanied minor refugees using a group formulation approach Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 V. B. Dobler, Judith Nestler, Maren Konzelmann, Helen Kennerley
Background: How we adapt treatment algorithms to complex, clinically untested, difficult-to-engage patient groups without losing evidence base in everyday practice is a clinical challenge. Here we describe process and reasoning for fast, pragmatic, context-relevant and service-based adaptations of a group intervention for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UASC) arriving in Europe. We employed a
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Automated VR therapy for improving positive self-beliefs and psychological well-being in young patients with psychosis: a proof of concept evaluation of Phoenix VR self-confidence therapy Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Daniel Freeman, Jason Freeman, Memoona Ahmed, Phoebe Haynes, Helen Beckwith, Aitor Rovira, Andre Lages Miguel, Rupert Ward, Matthew Bousfield, Ludovic Riffiod, Thomas Kabir, Felicity Waite, Laina Rosebrock
Background: Low self-confidence in patients with psychosis is common. This can lead to higher symptom severity, withdrawal from activities, and low psychological well-being. There are effective psychological techniques to improve positive self-beliefs but these are seldom provided in psychosis services. With young people with lived experience of psychosis we developed a scalable automated VR therapy
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A feasibility and pilot additive randomised control trial of attachment security priming during behavioural activation Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Charlotte Heathcote, James Walton, Stephen Kellett, Abi Millings, Melanie Simmonds-Buckley, Andy Wright
Background: There is some initial evidence that attachment security priming may be useful for promoting engagement in therapy and improving clinical outcomes. Aims: This study sought to assess whether outcomes for behavioural activation delivered in routine care could be enhanced via the addition of attachment security priming. Method: This was a pragmatic two-arm feasibility and pilot additive randomised
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Measuring dissociation across adolescence and adulthood: developing the short-form Černis Felt Sense of Anomaly scale (ČEFSA-14) Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Emma Černis, Bao S. Loe, Katie Lofthouse, Polly Waite, Andrew Molodynski, Anke Ehlers, Daniel Freeman
Background: Dissociation may be important across many mental health disorders, but has been variously conceptualised and measured. We introduced a conceptualisation of a common type of dissociative experience, ‘felt sense of anomaly’ (FSA), and developed a corresponding measure, the Černis Felt Sense of Anomaly (ČEFSA) scale.Aims: We aimed to develop a short-form version of the ČEFSA that is valid
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Feasibility, acceptability and clinical benefit of a trauma-focused stabilisation group for post-traumatic stress disorder patients with complex presentations on primary care waitlists Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Michelle Wells, Anke Karl, Rachel Handley
Background: Large numbers of people showing complex presentations of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the NHS Talking Therapies services routinely require multi-faceted and extended one-to-one National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommended treatment approaches. This can lead to longer waits for therapy and prolong patient suffering. We therefore evaluated whether a group stabilisation
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The addition of employment support alongside psychological therapy enhances the chance of recovery for clients most at risk of poor clinical outcomes Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Graham R. Thew, Ana Popa, Claire Allsop, Elaine Crozier, Josef Landsberg, Samantha Sadler
Background: Many people achieve positive outcomes from psychological therapies for anxiety and depression. However, not everyone benefits and some may require additional support. Previous studies have examined the demographic and clinical characteristics of people starting treatment and identified a patient profile that is associated with poor clinical outcomes.Aims: To examine whether the addition
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Targeting beliefs and behaviours in misophonia: a case series from a UK specialist psychology service Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Jane Gregory, Tom Graham, Brett Hayes
Background: Misophonia, a disorder of decreased sound tolerance, can cause significant distress and impairment. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be helpful for improving symptoms of misophonia, but the key mechanisms of the disorder are not yet known.Aims: This case series aimed to evaluate individual, formulation-driven CBT for patients with misophonia in a UK psychology service.Method: A service
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Therapist guided, parent-led cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for pre-adolescent children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): a non-concurrent multiple baseline case series Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Chloe Chessell, Brynjar Halldorsson, Sasha Walters, Alice Farrington, Kate Harvey, Cathy Creswell
Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) including exposure and response prevention (ERP) is an effective treatment for preadolescent children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); however, there is a need to increase access to this treatment for affected children. Aims: This study is a preliminary evaluation of the efficacy and acceptability of a brief therapist-guided, parent-led CBT intervention
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Cognitive change before sudden gains in cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-10-12 Rachel Lee, Dean McMillan, Jaime Delgadillo, Rachael Alexander, Mike Lucock
Background: Sudden gains occur in a range of disorders and treatments and are of clinical and theoretical significance if they can shed light on therapeutic change processes. This study investigated the relationship between sudden gains in panic symptoms and preceding cognitive change during cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for panic disorder.Method: Participants with panic disorder completed in
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Intersections of phenomenology, voice beliefs and distress in bipolar disorder: a comparison with schizophrenia Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Lindsay Smith, Susan L. Rossell, Neil Thomas, Wei Lin Toh
Background: Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH), or voice-hearing, can be a prominent symptom during fluctuating mood states in bipolar disorder (BD).Aims: The current study aimed to: (i) compare AVH-related distress in BD relative to schizophrenia (SCZ), (ii) examine correlations between phenomenology and voice beliefs across each group, and (iii) explore how voice beliefs may uniquely contribute
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‘A more human approach … I haven’t found that really’: experiences of hoarding difficulties and seeking help Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Megan McGrath, Amy M. Russell, Ciara Masterson
Background and aims: People with hoarding behaviours often struggle to engage in treatment. This study aimed to explore the experiences of a sample of people who identify as engaging in hoarding behaviours and who are seeking support. Exploring motivation to seek help, the barriers those who hoard face in accessing support and what facilitates accepting help, can aid understanding of how best to intervene
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Psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire in a community sample of the Portuguese population Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Bruno Faustino, Patricia M. Pascoal
Background: Intrapersonal aspects of emotion regulation have been at the forefront of research, while interpersonal aspects have received less attention. The Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) was developed to address this issue. However, this scale was neither adapted nor validated for European Portuguese.Aims: The present study aims to adapt the IERQ to European Portuguese and
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What’s in the mind’s eye of individuals with bipolar disorders: an exploration of the content and characteristics of mental images in different thymic phases Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 K. M’Bailara, F. Echegaray, M. Di Simplicio
Background: Mental imagery, or ‘seeing with the mind’s eye’ (Kosslyn et al. 2001), provokes strong emotional responses (Ji et al., 2016). To date, there is a lack of data on the content and clinical characteristics (e.g. vividness, likelihood, emotional effects) of spontaneous mental images (MI) in people with bipolar disorder (BD) according to their thymic states.Aim: The current study sought to assess
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Expectations and perspectives of cognitive behavioural therapy for childhood anxiety and related disorders Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Rebecca R. Henderson, Alyssa M. Nielsen, Aqueena M. P. Fernandez, Seth T. Downing, Ryan J. McCarty, Yulia A. Strekalova, Journa Cobite-Njoh, Tannaz Mirhosseini, Andrew G. Guzick, Joseph P. H. McNamara, Carol A. Mathews
Background: Anxiety disorders are the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a well-established and effective treatment for anxiety and related disorders across the lifespan. Expectations of psychotherapy have been demonstrated to affect outcomes, yet there is sparse existing literature on adolescent patient and parent perspectives
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The role of interpretation biases and safety behaviours in social anxiety: an intensive longitudinal study Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Ángel Prieto-Fidalgo, Esther Calvete
Background: Interpretation bias and safety behaviours (Safe-B) have been proposed as factors perpetuating social anxiety (SA). However, longitudinal research on how they contribute to SA in everyday life is scarce.Aim: The aim was to examine whether interpretation bias predicts daily Safe-B and SA. A mediated moderation was hypothesized, where the relationship between daily social stressors and Safe-B
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An investigation of treatment return after psychological therapy for depression and anxiety Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Ben Lorimer, Stephen Kellett, Julia Giesemann, Wolfgang Lutz, Jaime Delgadillo
Background: Some patients return for further psychological treatment in routine services, although it is unclear how common this is, as scarce research is available on this topic.Aims: To estimate the treatment return rate and describe the clinical characteristics of patients who return for anxiety and depression treatment.Method: A large dataset (N=21,029) of routinely collected clinical data (2010–2015)
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The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for social anxiety symptoms in people living with alopecia areata: a single-group case-series design Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Connor Heapy, Paul Norman, Sarah Cockayne, Andrew R. Thompson
Background:Alopecia areata (AA) is an immunological disorder characterised by hair loss. Individuals with AA report high levels of social anxiety. One intervention that holds potential for reducing social anxiety in individuals with AA is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT).Aims:Our key aim was to investigate whether MBCT reduces social anxiety in individuals with AA. The study also investigated
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The development and preliminary evaluation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Loneliness in Young People Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Tom Cawthorne, Anton Käll, Sophie Bennett, Elena Baker, Gerhard Andersson, Roz Shafran
Background:Approximately 10% of young people ‘often’ feel lonely, with loneliness being predictive of multiple physical and mental health problems. Research has found CBT to be effective for reducing loneliness in adults, but interventions for young people who report loneliness as their primary difficulty are lacking.Method:CBT for Chronic Loneliness in Young People was developed as a modular intervention
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Building resilience in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) role: a qualitative grounded theory study Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Marco Vivolo, Joel Owen, Paul Fisher
Aim: Staff retention, particularly in the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) workforce, has historically been challenging for Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services. This study sought to develop an explanatory model of the resilience-building process in PWPs working within the IAPT programme.Method: A qualitative design was conducted, using a grounded theory methodology.
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Anxiety sensitivity and disgust sensitivity predict blood-injection-injury fears in individuals with dental anxiety Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Jedidiah Siev, Rachel H. Sinex, Samantha D. Sorid, Evelyn Behar
Background: Anxiety sensitivity (AS) and disgust sensitivity (DS) are transdiagnostic vulnerability factors for anxiety. Both correlate with blood-injection-injury (BII) phobia symptoms in several studies; however, there is ambiguity about their relative contributions, and studies investigating this have relied on unselected samples. Furthermore, although DS reliably predicts BII in studies that do
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Implementation of a case formulation to reduce restrictive interventions on a psychiatric intensive care unit: quasi-experimental single case evaluation Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Fay Cox, Stephen Kellett
Background: Despite the use of case formulation being encouraged for in-patient psychiatric care, there have been no previous examples and evaluations of this type of work on a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU).Aims: To evaluate whether a schema-informed formulation with a patient diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and mild learning
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Effects of abstract versus concrete rumination about anger on affect Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Carlotta V. Heinzel, Michelle Moulds, Martin Kollárik, Roselind Lieb, Karina Wahl
Background: The processing-mode theory of rumination proposes that an abstract mode of rumination results in more maladaptive consequences than a concrete ruminative mode. It is supported by evidence mostly from the area of depression and little is known of the relative consequences of abstract versus concrete rumination for anger.Aims: We investigated the differential effects of abstract versus concrete
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The glass half-full or half-empty: a within-subject comparison of solution-focused versus problem-focused client descriptions on therapist emotions and hope for treatment Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Nicole Geschwind, Barnaby D. Dunn
Background: Intake assessments vary in their focus on strengths and solutions compared with problems. They provide therapists with first impressions of their clients. Research shows that first impressions may have strong and lasting effects.Aims: To compare how solution- versus problem-focused case descriptions influence therapists’ emotions and initial expectations for successfully working with a
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Development and testing of an intervention to increase staff knowledge and confidence in responding to health anxiety in the context of cognitive decline: a pilot study Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Jessica Colenutt, Rita De Nicola, Jo Daniels
Background: Memory complaint in the absence of organic pathology is a common phenomenon accounting for up to one third of patients presenting to memory clinics. Health anxiety has been specifically linked to dementia worry and repeated presentations to the National Health Service (NHS). Providing reassurance that an individual does not have dementia appears ineffective in reducing presentations to
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What if we have too many models of worry and GAD? – ADDENDUM Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Mark H. Freeston
Background and Aims: It is almost 40 years since Borkovec et al. (1983) provided the definition of worry that has guided theory, research and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). This review first considers the relative paucity of research but the proliferation of models. It then considers nine models from 1994 to 2021 with the aim of understanding why so many models have been developed
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Living with loss: a cognitive approach to prolonged grief disorder – incorporating complicated, enduring and traumatic grief – ADDENDUM Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Michael Duffy, Jennifer Wild
The subject of prolonged, complicated and traumatic grief has become more topical as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. CBT practitioners have been asked to provide effective therapeutic responses for clients with enduring distressing grief reactions. These enduring grief conditions have now been categorised as Prolonged Grief Disorder in the two main mental health classification systems: in the
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Feasibility and initial impact of single-session internet-delivered acceptance vs change skills for emotions for stress- and trauma-related problems: a randomized controlled trial Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Caitlin L. McLean, Allison K. Ruork, Megan K. Ramaiya, Alan E. Fruzzetti
Background: Current psychological trauma-focused interventions have left a gap for individuals who may not be ready for trauma-focused treatment and/or who present with other forms of clinically significant distress, such as subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Emotion regulation is a possible transdiagnostic mechanism of change that may promote and maintain some of the varied mental
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Decoupling: adaptation of a treatment for body-focused repetitive behaviour to Tourette syndrome. A case report Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Steffen Moritz, Danielle Penney, Stella Schmotz
Aims: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition; its etiology is not yet fully understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy with habit reversal training is the recommended first-line treatment, but is not effective in all patients. This is the first report examining the usefulness of decoupling, a behavioural self-help treatment originally developed for patients with body-focused repetitive behaviours
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Increasing ethnicity reporting to better understand cultural needs accessing a primary care talking therapy service Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Maisha Murshed, Rebecca Doherty, Sepideh Mhojatoleslami, Said Aris Tarabi, Anupama Rammohan
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the under-utilisation of statutory mental health care services by minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom (UK).Aim: To improve ethnicity reporting to better understand the needs of patients accessing a primary care talking therapies service.Method: We conducted a clinical audit to observe outcomes from pre-COVID (2019), first wave of COVID-19 (2020)
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Zoom up your mood – a pilot study examining the efficacy of video-conferencing versus face-to-face delivery of group CBT for depression for out-patients attending a secondary mental health service in Ireland Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Dearbhail Ryan, Clodagh Cogley, Lucy Moore
Background: Cluain Mhuire is a secondary adult mental health service based in Ireland. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many services moving online, including our coping with depression group. A shortened, online version of the face-to-face group was piloted; however, analysis showed that it was not as effective as the longer face-to-face group. Thus, a 12-session, 2.5-hour online group CBT (gCBT)
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A pilot study of experiencing racial microaggressions, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the role of psychological flexibility Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Morgan E. Browning, Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson, Sidney L. Satterfield, Akshay V. Trisal
Background: Experiencing racial microaggressions has clear effects on physical and psychological health, including obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms (OCS). More research is needed to examine this link. Psychological flexibility is an important process to examine in this work.Aims: This study aimed to examine if, while controlling for depression and anxiety, experiences of microaggressions and
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Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI): psychometric properties in clients with serious mental illness and co-occurring PTSD Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Weili Lu, Kim T. Mueser, Philip T. Yanos, Amanda Siriram, Yuane Jia, Alyssa Leong, Steven M. Silverstein, Jennifer Gottlieb, Mary K. Jankowski
Background: People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exhibit negative cognitions, predictive of PTSD severity. The Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) is a widely used instrument measuring trauma-related cognitions and beliefs with three subscales: negative thoughts of self (SELF), negative cognitions about the world (WORLD), and self-blame (BLAME).Aims: The current study attempted
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What if we have too many models of worry and GAD? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Mark H Freeston
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The evolution of motivational interviewing Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 William R. Miller
This review traces the development of motivational interviewing (MI) from its happenstance beginnings and the first description published in this journal in 1983, to its continuing evolution as a method that is now in widespread practice in many professions, nations and languages. The efficacy of MI has been documented in hundreds of controlled clinical trials, and extensive process research sheds
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CBT for difficult-to-treat depression: self-regulation model Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Stephen B. Barton, Peter V. Armstrong, Lucy J. Robinson, Elizabeth H.C. Bromley
Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression but a significant minority of clients do not complete therapy, do not respond to it, or subsequently relapse. Non-responders, and those at risk of relapse, are more likely to have adverse childhood experiences, early-onset depression, co-morbidities, interpersonal problems and heightened risk. This is a heterogeneous
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Identifying types of problems and relative priorities in the problem lists of participants in CBT for psychosis trials Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Anthony P. Morrison, Cláudia C. Gonçalves, Heather Peel, Amanda Larkin, Samantha E. Bowe
Background: There is wide variation in the problems prioritised by people with psychosis in cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp). While research trials and mental health services have often prioritised reduction in psychiatric symptoms, service users may prioritise issues not directly related to psychosis. This discrepancy suggests potential challenges in treatment outcome research. Aims:
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Living with loss: a cognitive approach to prolonged grief disorder - incorporating complicated, enduring and traumatic grief. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Michael Duffy,Jennifer Wild
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Low self-esteem: a refined cognitive behavioural model Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Katharine A. Rimes, Patrick Smith, Livia Bridge
Melanie Fennell’s (1997) seminal cognitive approach to low self-esteem was published in Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. The current paper proposes a refined model, drawing on social theories, and research with people with socially devalued characteristics. This model emphasises how self-esteem relates to perceptions of one’s value in the eyes of others. It is proposed that core beliefs typical
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Cognitive behavioural anger treatment for adults with intellectual disabilities: effects of therapist experience on outcome Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 John L. Taylor, Raymond W. Novaco
Background: Anger has been shown to be associated with aggression and violence in adults with intellectual disabilities in both community and secure settings. Emerging evidence has indicated that cognitive behavioural anger treatment can be effective in reducing assessed levels of anger and violent behaviour in these patient populations. However, it has been suggested that the effectiveness of these
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Validation of a French version of the Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory–Mental Contamination scale (VOCI-MC) and the Contamination Thought–Action Fusion scale (CTAF) in non-clinical and clinical samples Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Cindy Lebrun, Alexandre De Connor, Charline Dellouve, Caroline Novara, Valentin Adloff, Delphine Capdevielle, Catherine Bortolon, Stéphane Raffard
The Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory–Mental Contamination scale (VOCI-MC) and the Contamination Thought–Action Fusion scale (CTAF) are two self-report instruments that assess symptoms of mental contamination and fusion between thoughts, and feelings and behaviours associated with contamination, respectively. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the French
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Is clinical decision making in stepped-care psychological services influenced by heuristics and biases? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Benjamin Michael, Stephen Kellett, Jaime Delgadillo
Background: The manner in which heuristics and biases influence clinical decision-making has not been fully investigated and the methods previously used have been rudimentary. Aims: Two studies were conducted to design and test a trial-based methodology to assess the influence of heuristics and biases; specifically, with a focus on how practitioners make decisions about suitability for therapy, treatment
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Validation of the French version of the Emotion and Regulation Beliefs Scale (ERBS) and Dissociation Belief Scale (DBS) Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IF 2.467) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 A. Vancappel, H. Kerbage, C. Réveillère, W. El Hage
Introduction: Dissociation is a recurrent symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is associated with emotional dysregulation. Beliefs about emotions seem to be involved in emotional dysregulation but have not been studied in relation to dissociation. Likewise, there is currently little empirical evidence of beliefs about dissociation. The aims of the study were to validate psychometric