The effect of three chemical formulationstwo surfactants, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate (SDBS) and a builder Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP) on two aquatic plants – Azolla pinnata and Hydrilla verticillata was studied at various concentrations for a period of five months, from November to March. It was observed that while the detergents favoured the growth of p...

BACKGROUND Somatic symptom disorders are common, disabling and costly. Individually provided short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies (STPP) have shown promising results. However, the effectiveness of STPP for somatic symptom disorders has not been reviewed. METHODS We undertook a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and controlled before and after studies. The outcomes included ...

Objectives and Methods. This was an observational study of the efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) in a sample of 35 (30 women and 5 men) patients with moderate-to-severe "male depression" (Gotland Scale for Male Depression (GSMD) ≥ 13) comorbid with unipolar mood disorder (dysthymia and major depression) or anxiety disorder. Outcome measures were GSMD and BHS (Beck Hopele...

background: the occurrence of heavy metals in the environment is of important concern due to their toxicity and health effects on humans, including cancer. because metals have been extensively used for centuries in commerce, environmental contamination is widespread; moreover, exposure to metals and metal compounds continues to be a significant public health problem. electroplating sludge conta...

A recent meta-analysis of 17 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) showed that Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (STPP) for functional somatic disorders (FSD) reduced symptoms compared to wait list, minimal treatment, and treatment-as-usual controls. clinically important yet unanswered question is how much improvement patients experience within STPP treatment. Following a systematic search,...

Overview STPP methods have been developed and researched over the past 40 years to shorten emotionally focused treatment of a broad range of conditions including depression, anxiety, somatic problems and personality disorders. These treatments are under 40 sessions of average and have now been studied with over 60 randomized controlled trials of variable quality and 5 meta-analyses that support...

INTRODUCTION Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) is an empirically supported treatment that is often used to treat depression. However, it is largely unclear if certain subgroups of depressed patients can benefit specifically from this treatment method. We describe the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data (IPD) aimed at identifying predicto...

BACKGROUND Despite growing evidence for manualized psychodynamic treatments, there is a lack of studies on their transfer to routine practice. This is the first study to examine the effects of an additional training in manualized Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (STPP) on the outcome in routine psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder (SAD). The study is an extension to a large RCT compa...

OBJECTIVE Psychodynamically based brief psychotherapy is frequently used in clinical practice for a range of common mental disorders in children and adolescents. To our knowledge, there have been no meta-analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of these therapies. METHOD After a broad search, we meta-analyzed controlled outcome studies of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies (STPP, 40 or fe...

Incorporation of phosphate groups into a material may be of particular interest as they act as templates for hydroxyapatite growth through complexation with Ca(2+) and thus improve the osteoconduction property. The phosphate groups can be incorporated into chitosan through ionotropic gelation with tripolyphosphate (TPP). Interestingly, the ion pairs formed through negatively charged phosphate g...