In their meta-analysis, Leichsenring, Rabung, and Leibing (2004) found that short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STPP) and cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) were equally efficacious. However, they did not examine whether the treatments were delivered as intended. In our review of nine studies comparing STPP and CBT, we found that most did not adequately implement treatment integrity procedur...

Frank S. Prato*, Dawn Desjardins-Holmes, Lynn D. Keenliside, Julia C. McKay, John A. Robertson and Alex W. Thomas Bioelectromagnetics Group, Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada N6A 4V2 Department of Imaging, St Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON, Canada N6A 4V2 Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Onta...

Literature analysis What does the literature say about the selection of an induction agent for ECT? It is in fact a very difficult question since most of the studies are of limited benefit because of their study design in terms of outcome measurements. While seizure duration is helpful, it is by no means the best measure of ECT outcomes. Another problem is that most studies use methohexitone as...

Mentalization-based group therapy (MBT-G) has its roots in group analytic psychotherapy. Modifications were made in order to suit the needs of more disturbed personality disordered patients, and to avoid the chaotic and destructive processes often encountered in groups dominated by these patients. In this article I outline the kind of leadership, structure and authority that MBT proscribes and ...

As evidenced by several trials, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a highly effective treatment for many conditions including panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. However, therapists are short in supply, and patients with conditions like agoraphobia may not seek therapy due to fear of leaving their homes or traveling certain distances. A major challenge therefore is to increase the acce...

Results Treatmenteffectsweremodest butthe CBT condition gave significantly greater improvement in overall symptom severity thanthe SPTorTAUconditions combined (F (1,53)1⁄44.14; P1⁄40.05).Both the CBTand SPT conditions combined gave significantlygreater improvement in severityof delusions than did theTAU condition (F (1,53)1⁄44.83;P1⁄40.03). Clinically significant improvementswere achievedby 7/2...