psychotherapy
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BMC Psychology, child and adolescent, clinical psychology, domestic abuse, domestic violence, early intervention, families, family psychoeducation, For Baby’s Sake, intergenerational trauma, mental illness prevention, parenting, parenting support, psychological intervention, psychotherapy, qualitative, qualitative research, trauma, violence, whole-family early-intervention programmeFor Baby’s Sake: can whole-family support break the cycle of domestic violence and abuse?
Children who experience domestic violence and abuse (DVA) are challenged in every…
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BMC Psychiatry, CBT, clinical effectiveness, cognitive behavioural therapy, depression, dodo bird, Editor Dafni Katsampa, major depression, Norway, psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychological interventions, psychotherapy, randomised controlled trial, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, topicalPsychodynamic therapy matches CBT for depression in real-world trial
Affecting an estimated 332 million worldwide, depression represents a major public health…
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British Journal of Psychology, depression, disclosure, Editor Dafni Katsampa, identity leadership theory, lived experience, mental health recovery, Mental Health Studies MSc IoPPN, practitioner-service user relationships, prototypicality, psychotherapists, psychotherapy, therapeutic relationship, vignette design studyLived experience in therapy: what should therapists share, and when?
Should your therapist tell you about their own mental health struggles? This…
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acute pain, catastrophising, Editor Dafni Katsampa, endometriosis, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Menstruation, Mental health, new zealand, pain, pain behaviour, prospective study, psychological wellbeing, psychotherapy, quality of life, self-compassion, women’s health, women’s mental healthEndometriosis and self-compassion: breaking the pain catastrophising cycle
You don’t want a baby yet, though, do you? A seemingly simple…
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CAMHS, child and adolescent, Diagnosis, early intervention, Editor Dafni Katsampa, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, meta-analysis, psychotherapy, quality of life, systematic review, topical, transdiagnostic, transdiagnostic interventions, Young people, youth mental healthThe diagnosis dilemma: can transdiagnostic approaches close the care gap for distressed youth?
Have you ever met a young person who is clearly struggling, but…
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abuse, advocacy, BMC Public Health, community outreach, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Editor Laura Hemming, intimate partner violence, meta-analysis, meta-analytic review, perpetration, psychotherapy, sexual abuse, sexual violence, systematic review, trauma, violence, violence perpetration, vulnerable people, women’s health, women’s mental healthWhat works in domestic abuse and sexual violence services? Encouraging signals, fragmented evidence, and an urgent measurement problem
Domestic abuse and sexual violence are highly prevalent and have profound consequences…
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ESVP, group therapy, loneliness, older veterans, pilot trial, Psychiatry, Psychology, psychotherapy, PTSD, social function, social isolation, veteran mental healthPTSD Social Function Therapy Improved Family Function in Older Veterans
A 2026 pilot randomized trial involving 36 older U.S. veterans with PTSD…
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brief intervention, Editor Dafni Katsampa, personality disorders, psychotherapies, psychotherapy, randomised controlled trial, Structured Psychological Support (SPS), The Lancet Psychiatry, topicalBrief psychological support for ‘personality disorders’: no shortcut found
Individuals diagnosed with ‘personality disorders’, of which borderline personality disorder (BPD) is…
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CBT, childhood trauma, delusions, EMDR, hallucinations, meta-analysis, prolonged exposure, psychological interventions, Psychological Medicine, psychosis, psychotherapy, systematic review, trauma, trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapyTrauma-focused therapy for psychosis: helpful for delusions, less so for hallucinations
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner…
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adult mental health, CMHT, community mental health services, compassion focused therapy, Editor Dafni Katsampa, group intervention, group psychotherapy, group therapy, International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mixed methods, NHS services, psychoeducation, psychotherapy, secondary care, self-compassion, self-criticism, service evaluation, shameCan compassion focused therapy groups support people in CMHTs?
Demand for adult mental health services in England continues to rise. According…
