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Choosing talking therapies?
- Author:
- COONEY Geraldine
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet provides information for people who feel depressed or unhappy, or who have emotional problems they cannot sort out on their own. It tells about the psychological help - or talking therapies - that are available for adults on the National Health Service (NHS). It explains what talking therapies are and what they aim to do. The information in this booklet is based on evidence from research studies on psychological therapies. They have been turned into guidelines for GPs on treatment options for people with emotional difficulties or mental health problems. The booklet also includes evidence and quotes from services users; this comes from research by the Mental Health Foundation.
The therapy seesaw: achieving therapeutically balanced approaches to working with emotional distress
- Authors:
- TALKES Kirsty, TENNANT Allison
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 6(3), August 2004, pp.3-12.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Discusses barriers that can obstruct a structured therapeutic approach. Focuses on dialectical behaviour therapy as a model and discusses how the concept of 'dialectics' can provide an overriding context for case conceptualisation. Illustrates dialectical dilemmas and powerful dynamics that can be enacted between individuals, teams and patients endeavouring to cope with distress. Describes and elaborates the dialectical philosophy, providing a framework for the synthesis of clinical interpersonal encounters and metaphorical concepts of a therapy seesaw. Discusses how these ideas can guide work with emotionally distressed individuals.
Stepping Stones
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Trevor
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2003, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Describes a two-day training course based on a seven stage model of adjustment to loss.
The listeners
- Author:
- MOORE Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 103, May 2000, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Profiles the radical work and far-reaching impact of Marius Romme and Sandra Escher, catalysts of the hearing voices movement.
Tuned in
- Author:
- SHELDON Kay
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 95, January 1999, p.14.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The author talks to two music makers who have used their experiences of mental ill-health as a positive force in their music.
The cooperative dividend
- Author:
- CRICHTON Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 27.10.93, 1993, pp.66-67.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Psychiatric patients are sometimes coerced into undertaking pointless, repetitive or exploitative work as 'therapy' - argues that forming cooperatives might prove more rewarding.
Significant therapy events with clients with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- WILLS Sarah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 12(5-6), 2018, pp.173-183.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore significant events in psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Design/methodology/approach: Four therapy dyads, each consisting of one client and one therapist, were recruited. Following the brief structured recall procedure (Elliott and Shapiro, 1988), semi-structured interviews focused on helpful events in psychotherapy, using video of particular sessions as a stimulus to help prompt recall of that session. Findings: Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, five super-ordinate themes were identified: “The Uniqueness of the Therapeutic Relationship”; “Using adaptations to Express Emotions”; “Client Behaviour/Therapist Behaviour”; “Hope and Paternalism”; and “Meaning-Making”. The results provide additional evidence that significant therapy events occur for clients with IDs. Furthermore, the research enabled insights to be gained about the process of therapy for this client group and for exploration of therapeutic factors that may be involved in facilitating a significant therapy event. Research limitations/implications: This study highlights the need for therapists to work in such a way as to facilitate significant events in therapy. Whilst this study was a necessary first step, owing to the non-existence of research in this area, the sample size and qualitative design may limit any wider generalisation of the findings. Originality/value: Significant events have not previously been explored in psychotherapy with clients with IDs. This research could therefore make an important contribution to our understanding of the process of psychotherapy for this client group. (Publisher abstract)
On the ball
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September/October 2015, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A football-based mental health project is helping people with mental ill health recover through a mix of on-the-pitch action and peer support. This article provides a brief overview of the project, Football Therapy, which is run in partnership with Lewes Football Club. The project is primarily aimed at people aged 16-25 and offers free football sessions to anyone dealing with a wellbeing issue. (Edited publisher abstract)
The CORE-10: a short measure of psychological distress for routine use in the psychological therapies
- Authors:
- BARKHAM Michael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 13(1), 2013, pp.3-13.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: There is a need for a generic, short, and easy-to-use assessment measure for common presentations of psychological distress in UK primary care mental health settings. This paper sets out the development of the CORE-10 in response to this need. Method: Items were drawn from the CORE-OM and 10 items were selected according to a combination of usefulness, coverage of item clusters, and statistical procedures. Three CORE-OM datasets were employed in the development phase: (1) a primary care sample, (2) a sample from an MRC platform trial of enhanced collaborative care of depression in primary care, and (3) a general population sample derived from the Office of National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity Follow-up survey. A fourth dataset comprising a sample from an occupational health setting was used to evaluate the CORE-10 in its standalone format. Results: The internal reliability (alpha) of the CORE-10 was .90 and the score for the CORE-10 correlated with the CORE-OM at .94 in a clinical sample and .92 in a non-clinical sample. The clinical cut-off score for general psychological distress was 11.0 with a reliable change index (90% CI) of 6. For depression, the cut-off score for the CORE-10 was 13 and yielded sensitivity and specificity values of .92 (CI=.83–1.0) and 0.72 (CI=.60–.83) respectively. Conclusion: The CORE-10 is an acceptable and feasible instrument that has good psychometric properties and is practical to use with people presenting with common mental health problems in primary care settings. (Publisher abstract)
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
An interdisciplinary journal that publishes research papers dealing with all aspects of anxiety disorders for all age groups (child, adolescent, adult and geriatric). Areas of focus include: traditional, behavioural, cognitive and biological assessment; diagnosis and classification; psychosocial and psychopharmacological treatment; genetics; epidemiology; and prevention. Theoretical and review articles which contribute substantially to current knowledge are also included. The journal also contains sections for clinical reports (single-case experimental designs and preliminary but innovative case series) and book reviews on all aspects of anxiety disorders. Coverage on Social Care Online from this journal is limited to relevant systematic reviews only.