OBJECTIVES The efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) for depression is debated. Recently, a number of large-scale and high-quality studies have been conducted. We examined the efficacy of STPP by updating our 2010 meta-analysis. RESULTS After a thorough literature search, 54 studies (33 randomized clinical trials) totaling 3946 subjects were included. STPP was significantl...

We set out hypotheses which are based in the technique of Brainspotting (Grand, 2013) [1] but have wider applicability within the range of psychotherapies for post-traumatic and other disorders. We have previously (Corrigan and Grand, 2013) [2] suggested mechanisms by which a Brainspot may be established during traumatic experience and later identified in therapy. Here we seek to formulate mech...

BACKGROUND It is well established that psychotherapy is effective in the treatment of depression in younger as well as in older adults. Whether these psychotherapies are equally effective in younger and older age groups has not been examined in meta-analytic research. METHODS We conducted a systematic literature search and included 112 studies with 170 comparisons between a psychotherapy and ...

OBJECTIVE No recent meta-analysis has examined the effects of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for adult depression. We decided to conduct such an updated meta-analysis. METHODS Studies were identified through systematic searches in bibliographical databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, and the Cochrane library). We included studies examining the effects of CBT, compared with control groups,...

There has been a profound reconceptualization of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology during the last 15 years. Substantial scientific advances have broadened our understanding of the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). As has been true of other psychiatric disorders throughout this century, initial etiologic explanations were based on psychoa...

We explore the mode of action of multimodal arts psychotherapy through a longitudinal study with 56 adolescents suffering from conduct disorders and treated by means of arts psychotherapies, based on literary and musical production. Original rating scales for the literary production as well as observational frames for active music therapy, allow us going from qualitative analysis to quantificat...