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Examining the effectiveness of the Seven Challenges® comprehensive counseling program with adolescents
- Author:
- KORCHMAROS Josephine D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 18(4), 2018, pp.411-431.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examined the effectiveness of The Seven Challenges® comprehensive counselling programme. Results, based on data from 392 adolescent clients enrolled in 7 different agencies providing The Seven Challenges, showed decreases in number of crimes committed; in frequency of substance use; and in severity of substance problems, substance issues, substance use disorders, and internalizing and externalizing disorder symptomatology. Finally, results evidenced improved involvement in self-help activities. These findings strengthen the existing evidence base of The Seven Challenges suggesting its effectiveness as a comprehensive counselling programme and its effectiveness across multiple types of health-related outcomes and multiple treatment provider agencies. (Edited publisher abstract)
Are you sad or what?
- Author:
- POINTON Clare
- Journal article citation:
- Therapy Today, 18(8), October 2007, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Therapists must recognise the signs of Seasonal Affective Disorder or they risk harming the client. This article looks at what therapists must consider in assessment and treatment.
Developing treatment choice guidelines in psychotherapy
- Author:
- PARRY Glenys
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(3), June 2000, pp.273-281.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Research-based clinical practice guidelines are one of a range of methods to improve the quality and effectiveness of psychotherapies delivered within mental health care services. This article reviews the concept of evidence-based practice in the psychological therapies, describes the process of guideline development and suggests the best way to use guidelines. Examples of guidelines in the mental health field are presented and the development process for the national guideline on treatment choice in psychological therapies and counselling is summarised. Professional and scientific misgivings with guideline development are discussed and the case against developing them addressed.
Mental illness: treatments - the facts
- Author:
- SIDDALL Rhonda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.4.94 Supplement, 1994, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many types of treatment are offered to people diagnosed with mental illness including: counselling, psychotherapy, medication, and electro-convulsive therapy (ECT). Looks at current treatments.
The power of words
- Author:
- STOREY Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, December 1993, p.5.
- Publisher:
- MIND
'The Power of Words: Uses and Abuses of Talking Treatments', MIND's discussion paper on counselling and psychotherapy has been launched. Reports on its key messages.
Exercise and counseling for smoking cessation in smokers with depressive symptoms: a randomized controlled pilot trial
- Authors:
- BERNARD Paquito, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 11(3-4), 2015, pp.205-216.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Objective: Despite various strategies to help smokers with depressive disorders to quit, the smoking relapse rate remains high. The purpose of this pilot study was to estimate the effects of adding an exercise and counseling intervention to standard smoking cessation treatment for smokers with depressive disorders. We hypothesized that the exercise and counseling intervention would lead to improved abstinence, reduced depressive symptoms, and increased physical activity. Methods: Seventy smokers with current depressive disorders were randomly assigned to standard smoking cessation treatment plus exercise and counseling (n = 35) or standard treatment plus a time-to-contact control intervention on health education (n = 35). Both programs involved 10 sessions over 8 weeks. The primary outcome was continuous abstinence since the quit date and was measured at week 8 (end of the intervention) and again at 12-, 24-, and 52-week follow-ups. Results: Nearly 60% of participants were female (n = 41), 38 (52.3%) were single, 37 (52.9%) had education beyond high school, and 32 (45.7%) met criteria for major depressive disorder or dysthymia. Participants in the two treatment conditions differed at baseline only in marital status (χ2 = 4.28, df = 1, p =.04); and smoking abstinence self-efficacy, t(66) = -2.04, p =.04). The dropout rate did not differ significantly between groups and participants attended 82% and 75% of the intervention and control sessions, respectively. Intention-to-treat analysis showed that, at 12 weeks after the beginning of the intervention, continuous abstinence did not vary significantly between the intervention and control groups: 48.5% versus 28.5%, respectively, ORadj = 0.40, 95% CI [0.12–1.29], p =.12. There were no group differences in depressive symptoms, but the intervention group did outperform the control group on the 6-minute walking test (Mint = 624.84, SD = 8.17, vs. Mcon = 594.13, SD = 8.96, p =.015) and perceived physical control (Mint = 2.84, SD = 0.16, vs. Mcon = 2.27, SD = 0.18, p =.028). The sample was not large enough to ensure adequate statistical power. Conclusions: This finding, while preliminary, suggests that an exercise and counseling intervention may yield better results than health education in improving smoking abstinence. This study is registered at www.clinincaltrials.gov under # NCT01401569. (Publisher abstract)
NICE guidelines for mental health
- Author:
- KHELE Suky
- Journal article citation:
- Therapy Today, 19(10), December 2008, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
NICE have currently published 15 guidelines for the treatment of mental health and behavioural conditions. This article lists the conditions covered in each of the guidelines and the psychological therapies recommended for them.
Improving health outcomes among individuals with HIV, mental illness, and substance use disorders in the Southeast
- Authors:
- WHETTEN K., et al
- Journal article citation:
- AIDS Care, 18(Supplement 1), 2006, pp.S18-S26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Providing behavioural treatment for mental health and substance use disorders among HIV-infected individuals is critical because these disorders have been associated with negative outcomes such as poorer medication adherence. This study examines the effectiveness of an integrated treatment model for HIV-infected individuals who have both substance use and mental disorders. One hundred and fourteen study participants were recruited through routine mental health and substance abuse screening at tertiary Infectious Disease clinics in North Carolina. The study participants received integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment for one year and were interviewed at three-month intervals. Using linear regression analyses, we detected statistically significant decreases in participants' psychiatric symptomatology, illicit substance use, alcohol use, and inpatient hospital days. Participants also reported fewer emergency room visits and were more likely to be receiving antiretroviral medications and adequate psychotropic medication regimens at follow-up. No changes in sexual risk, physical health, or medical adherence were detected after treatment participation. This integrated treatment model offers an option for treating HIV-infected individuals with mental health and substance use disorders that can be adapted for use in a variety of psychiatric and medical treatment settings.
The clinical advantage of the death instinct
- Author:
- WASKA Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Psychoanalytic Social Work, 8(2), 2001, pp.23-40.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The death instinct is dirived from Kleinian theory and has been subject to great debate. This paper explores the advantages of the concept from both a clinical and theoretical perspective. Due to their self-destructive ways, certain patients seem to create difficult and destructive transference-countertransference patterns. Case material is used to illustrate manifestations of the death instinct.
Building a strong alternative to crime
- Author:
- HARRIS Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Today, 12(70), May 2001, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
Now that Drug Treatment and Testing Orders are used nationally, looks at how the first UK drug court is faring.