Only 40% of trials psychotherapies for depression publish­ed between 2015 and 2018 were prospectively registered, discrepancies publications protocols noted 76% registered trials1. It is often assumed that such divergences are the result intentionally favoring statistically significant findings (“selective reporting”). However, could be due to other reasons, as justified protocol amendments, lo...

This article considers the contribution that psychodynamics can make to the work of teams providing early intervention in psychosis. Psychodynamic understanding enriches the stress and vulnerability psychosis model; can contribute to resolving the issues involved in relapse prevention; informs individualised formulations; and can make sense of patients’ reactions to prescribing in psychosis. A ...

Humanism and multiculturalism are partners in an evolutionary alliance. Humanistic and multicultural psychotherapies have historically influenced each other. Humanism represents the third force in psychotherapy, while multiculturalism embodies the fourth developmental stage. Multiculturalism embraces humanistic values grounded in collective and social justice contexts. Examples of multicultural...

Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are currently considered ‘gold standard’ for evaluating psychosocial interventions, including psychodynamic psychotherapies (PDTs). The aim of this review is to summarize all available RCTs involving PDTs. A thorough search yielded 298 studies published between 1967 and 2022. number has increased over time with 123 (41.2%) in the last 10 years. Most have been...

Intervention: Joint crisis plan: contained information on contact details, history of mental and physical illnesses, previous antidepressants and psychotherapies, signs predicting relapse, and instructions for care if a future relapse occurs. The plans were developed by negotiation and agreement between mental health staff and the person with severe mental illness. A carer, friend, or advocate ...

The Zung self-depression scale and Beck Anxiety Inventory were used to study the depression and anxiety levels of Armenian Crohn’s disease patients, as well as to reveal the relation between emotional status and placebo effect of these patients. Despite of registered high levels of depression and anxiety, the high placebo rate during investigations was described. The importance of use of psycho...

Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) has been reported sparsely from the Indian subcontinent. The index case is presented for highlighting its atypical features, which possibly has a determining role in its course and prognosis. These atypical features included the uncommon stress, longer duration of alter state (than host state), and the absence of history of physical and sexual trauma. The cas...

Developmental attachment theory and research is now beginning to inform practice, particularly in the field of foster care and adoption. A brief outline of attachment theory and the four main patterns of attachment is followed by a review of attachment-based support services and psychotherapies with fostered and adopted children, including infants, preschoolers, school age children, and caregiv...