Posts tagged with 'ptsd'
Improving treatments for complex PTSD and for survivors of child abuse (first post)
7th August 2010
I've just come across a very interesting research study published in this month's American Journal of Psychiatry: Cloitre, M., K. C. Stovall-McClough, et al. (2010). "Treatment for PTSD Related to Childhood Abuse: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Am J Psychiatry 167(8): 915-924. The abstract reads: "Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related …
Recent research: CBT for a variety of conditions – back pain, PTSD, obsessions, bipolar disorder, schemas & social anxiety
20th May 2010
Here are six recent papers on CBT treatment for a variety of disorders - for fuller details, abstracts and links, see further down this page. Lamb et al explored the value of "Group cognitive behavioural treatment for low-back pain in primary care". That their results were reported in the Lancet, …
Writing (& speaking) for resilience & wellbeing 3: personal growth
24th January 2010
They taught me more about, in the midst of all this trauma and suffering and uncertainty - of remaining true to who you are, and what love can be about in those moments. And there are three or four of those that really stand out very strongly, whose lives were …
Writing (& speaking) for resilience & wellbeing 2: traumas & difficulties
17th January 2010
Fear is the mind-killer ... I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. …
Four aspects model & some associated evidence for relaxation, meditation & imagery
13th September 2009
Relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, hypnosis, imagery and other associated methods form a complex, loosely interlinked field. The "Four aspects of helpful inner focus" model, that I've put together to help me make more sense of this territory, looks like this: For a downloadable copy of this diagram click here. There is …
Recent research: six studies on the long-term effects of abuse & deprivation
20th August 2009
Here are half a dozen studies on the long-term effects of various forms of abuse & deprivation. Paras et al systematically reviewed the association between a history of sexual abuse and a lifetime diagnosis of a somatic disorder. They found significant links with functional gastrointestinal disorders, nonspecific chronic pain, psychogenic …
Exeter conference day 3: positive psychology, imagery symposium, compassion lecture, & closing remarks
18th July 2009
Third and last day of the full conference. In fact we finish at lunch time today. Up, then an interesting conversation about bipolar disorder at breakfast. It's fun how I can chat with almost any of the well over 1,000 conference participants and almost certainly we'll have a whole lot …
Recent research: six papers relevant to psychotherapy
28th May 2009
Here are six studies relevant to improving psychotherapy outcomes. Brewin et al report on using imagery-based interventions to help people with depressioin. Lydiard et al highlight the importance of sleep-related disturbances as a treatment target in PTSD. McCrady and colleagues show that working with couples rather than just individuals seems …
The broadening, evidence-based relevance of emotional processing
13th May 2009
"There's nothing so practical as a good theory". Kurt Lewin I wrote yesterday about the "triangle of emotions". I am a medical doctor and accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist. I was drawn to CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) because I wanted to help people as effectively as possible. When I started to …
Recent research: a mixed bag of six papers on anxiety
19th February 2009
Here are half a dozen papers with anxiety relevance. The first couple are about the interaction between genetic vulnerability (or resilience) and childhood experience. The Stevens et al paper is an update on the large body of research looking at psychological genetic vulnerability/resilience in macaque monkeys and how this interacts …