Interventions: Recent submissions
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Clients' experience of change: an exploration of the influence of reformulation tools in Cognitive Analytic Therapy
(2018-10-10)Case formulation is considered important in both the development of the therapeutic relationship and in starting the process of therapeutic change. Cognitive analytic therapy describes the developmental origins and maintenance ... -
Mesolimbic Dopamine Function is Related to Salience Network Connectivity: An Integrative PET and MR Study
(2018-09-29)A wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders from schizophrenia to drug addiction involve abnormalities in both the mesolimbic dopamine system and the cortical salience network. Both systems play a key role in the detection ... -
Adapted CBT to Stabilize Sleep on Psychiatric Wards: a Transdiagnostic Treatment Approach
(2018-04-04)Background: Almost all patients admitted at acute crisis to a psychiatric ward experience clinically significant symptoms of insomnia. Ward environments pose challenges to both sleep and the delivery of therapy. Despite ... -
Technology Delivered Interventions for Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(2018-09)Depression and anxiety are common during adolescence. Whilst effective interventions are available treatment services are limited resulting in many adolescents being unable to access effective help. Delivering mental health ... -
A Smartphone App (BlueIce) for Young People Who Self-Harm: Open Phase 1 Pre-Post Trial
(2018-01-30)Background: Recent years have seen a significant increase in the availability of smartphone apps for mental health problems. Despite their proliferation, few apps have been specifically developed for young people, and ... -
A case series to examine whether people with learning disabilities can learn prerequisite skills for cognitive behavioural therapy
(2018-01-17)Although cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended for the treatment of a number of mental disorders among the general population, the ability of individuals with learning disabilities (LD) to understand CBT ... -
Childhood Maltreatment and Violent Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
(2018-08)The risk of violence following childhood maltreatment is uncertain. This meta-analytic review identified prospective studies that have examined this association. We systematically searched three electronic databases ... -
A systematic review of co-responder models of police mental health ‘street’ triage
(2018-08)Background: Police mental health street triage is an increasingly common intervention when dealing with police incidents in which there is a suspected mental health component. We conducted a systematic review of street ... -
Improving the effectiveness of psychotherapy in two public hospitals in Nairobi
(2017-08)This paper is the first in a planned series of papers studying the effectiveness of psychotherapy and counselling in Nairobi. It describes a method for checking the effectiveness of psychotherapy and improving service ... -
Automated psychological therapy using immersive virtual reality for treatment of fear of heights: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
(2018-08)Background: Engaging, interactive, and automated virtual reality (VR) treatments might help solve the unmet needs of individuals with mental health disorders. We tested the efficacy of an automated cognitive intervention ... -
A narrative review of the success of intramuscular gluteal injections and its impact in psychiatry
(2018-07)There are 12 billion injections given worldwide every year. For many injections, the intramuscular route is favoured over the subcutaneous route due to the increased vascularity of muscle tissue and the corresponding ... -
An online survey of young adolescent girls’ use of the internet and smartphone apps for mental health support
(2018-07)Background Adolescents are digital natives, with the majority now owning their own smartphones and having internet access. Although the internet and smartphone applications (apps) can provide mental health support, little ... -
A systematic review exploring therapist competence, adherence, and therapy outcomes in individual CBT for children and young people
(2018-04)Objective: Whilst the evidence base for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with children and young people is growing, the mechanisms through which these beneficial effects occur are still unclear. This systematic review ... -
Is placebo response in antidepressant trials rising or not? A reanalysis of datasets to conclude this long-lasting controversy
(2018-01)It had long been believed that placebo response rates in antidepressant trials have been increasing and that they were responsible for rising numbers of so-called failed antidepressant trials. Two recent systematic reviews ... -
Web-based rehabilitation interventions for people with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review
(2018-04)Background: Rehabilitation approaches for people with rheumatoid arthritis include joint protection, exercises and self-management strategies. Health interventions delivered via the web have the potential to improve access ... -
What proportion of patients at the end of life contact out-of-hours primary care? A data linkage study in Oxfordshire
(2018-04)Objectives: Out-of-hours (OOH) primary care services are a key element of community care at the end of life, yet there have been no previous attempts to describe the scope of this activity. We aimed to establish the ...