正式反馈的发展与临床应用

摘要:正式反馈通过系统收集当事人的效果反馈来追踪其治疗进展,进而识别缺乏治疗进展的个案,并通过促进治疗策略的调整来阻止治疗失败。正式反馈是近20年来发展出的一种循证治疗手段,其目的为进一步提高当事人的咨询效果。正式反馈的发展大致经历了临床有效性检验和实用性发展两个阶段。正式反馈可用于促进个体、夫妻和团体咨询的效果,也可用于评估临床督导效果、确定督导个案和指导临床督导。未来研究可探讨咨询师对待正式反馈的态度,拓展正式反馈的使用价值,建立正式反馈系统的本土化常模。     

心理治疗中的循证实践及其哲学思考

心理治疗中的循证实践是指治疗者根据个体已有的临床技能与经验,利用最佳的研究证据,在考虑病人人格、文化及偏好等因素的情况下进行的心理治疗实践。通过描述心理治疗中循证实践运动发展的两个阶段,考察其哲学基础及存在的问题,对其发展趋势及对整个心理学发展的意义进行了展望。     

心理治疗循证实践中“证据”的四个基本问题

循证实践正在成为西方心理治疗发展的主流方向。但如何理解循证实践的"证据"仍是见仁见智。部分社会大众甚至心理学专家仅将"循证"当作一种"修辞"或"时尚",顾名思义地界定"证据",或按主观信仰随意地选择与应用"证据"。文章以"证据"为研究焦点,试图建构系统理解"证据"的全面图景,探讨了心理治疗循证实践中关于"证据"的4个基本问题:(1)从历史考察与理论分析的视角出发,探讨了"心理治疗为什么需要证据";(2)从证据的类型范围、生产者及存在形式三个视角,描述了"心理治疗存在哪些证据";(3)从证据的科学程度、研究设计的严谨程度及解决实践问题的契合程度出发,阐述了"哪些证据才是好的证据";(4)从6个步骤推广证据及创新研究设计两个方面展开,分析了"在现实世界中如何推广与应用证据"。     

循证心理治疗解析

心理治疗服务的有效性得到研究证据支持,但在临床中采用循证实践很难。本文简介心理治疗循证实践的模式、研究成果和现状,分析工作中推行循证实践困难的原因,介绍一种新循证方式——循效施治。该方式能被整合到心理治疗中,以一种临床治疗师不感到胁迫的方式使其积极参与收集和反思证据的过程,并且允许其以创新方式将证据运用到实践中。     

循证医学与心理治疗

随着循证医学在医学领域逐步普及 ,许多医学诊断方法和治疗措施面临科学检验和评价的今天 ,作为具有医学性质的心理治疗 ,笔者认为 ,也应借鉴循证医学的方法。1　以循证医学的方法 ,用现有最好的证据来制定诊断的依据和为每一个患者作出心理治疗方法的选择心理治疗的步骤 ,首先是建立良好的医患关系 ,为取得患者的配合 ,以便进行心理测验 ,使治疗师能根据个人临床经验和心理测验结果对症状作出正确评估和诊断。循证医学不排除个人临床经验 ,心理治疗也不例外。心理治疗中 ,有许多个案病例报道。尽管从学术的立场上讲 ,任何个案报导 ,都不能…     

幽默在心理治疗中的应用

幽默治疗是将幽默技术引入心理治疗,使当事人获得身心健康且能以幽默的态度看待生活的一种方法或手段.幽默治疗风险与机会并存,但只要遵循其理论基础,选择恰当的时机和形式,考虑到当事人的个体和文化差异,其风险就会降到最低.研究显示幽默治疗的使用存在争论,所以在治疗过程中要谨慎地引入,避免滥用或误用.     

心理治疗的循证实践与循效施治

循证实践与循效施治是当前国外心理治疗的两种相互补充的模式,二者在理论假设、获取证据的来源、操作流程等方面存在着明显不同。从影响来看,循证实践的影响力超过了循效施治,它被美国提升推广为一种心理学运动,它的倡导昭示着目前临床心理治疗的一个关键性改革。然而,在心理治疗中要真正实施循证实践存在着很多困难和挑战,循效施治是解决这些困难和问题的方法之一。我国心理治疗的专业化水平不高,藉美国心理治疗循证实践提供的理念和方法去思考中国心理治疗的问题,我们亦可获得有益于中国心理治疗发展的思路。     

价值观在心理治疗中的作用

心理治疗也有“道”和“术”的问题。现在人们所关注的大多是“术”非“道”,也就是重视对治疗技术的研究而忽视价值观对心理治疗的作用。从近些年发表的有关心理治疗文章我们就可看到这种倾向。美国心理学家Ｃ．Ｍａｒｓｈａｌｌ．Ｗｏｅｌ曾指出,“搞研究而不考虑服务那种价值倾向就像制造没有方向盘的高速汽车”［１］。其结果是不言而喻的。１价值观和心理治疗的关系心理治疗是门科学,科学处理“是什么”的问题。价值观是一哲学议题,它涉及“应该是什么”、“好与坏”的问题。科学陈述客观事实,价值观是对客观事实的主观认识。在科…     

心理治疗效果研究的进展

自Eysenck（1952）以来,心理治疗的效果评价问题一直存在争议。该文介绍了近年 来西方心理治疗领域有关心理治疗有效性的理论发展和研究设计,并就进一步研究的方向提 出了看法。     

人际心理治疗的发展

人际心理治疗是一种有时间限制、基于操作手册和生活事件、诊断指向的实证性心理治疗方法。它最初主要被用于重型抑郁成年患者的门诊治疗,现已被用于治疗多种心理障碍。人际心理治疗过程变化包括：是否还赋予患者“病人”角色、人际关系问题领域的变化、如何处理结束和安排时间等。不过,有关治疗过程的研究还很少。为了更好地满足大众的需要,它与其他心理治疗成分进行了整合及其自身的简化。文章最后讨论了人际心理治疗发展的特点和问题     

Initiation of evidence-based psychotherapies in Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires that all VA hospitals and clinics provide access to evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs). Despite these widespread dissemination efforts, only a minority of Veterans receive EBP services. Reasons for these low rates of EBP utilization are largely unknown. This study examined the characteristics of Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who did (Initiation group) and did not (No-Initiation group) initiate a VA-approved EBP after participating in an information session. Veterans chose their preferred treatment from a menu of EBPs. Results demonstrated that Veterans in the No-Initiation group had longer periods of time between their referral and first EBP visit. Among Veterans in the Initiation group, the majority (68%) initiated a trauma-focused EBP as their first or second treatment, suggesting that providing a range of treatment options did not negatively impact their willingness to engage in PTSD treatment. Results are discussed in terms of VA initiatives to improve access to and initiation of mental health care for Veterans.     

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Means Evidence-Informed,Not Evidence-Driven

Some advocates of empirically-supported treatments (ESTs) argue that practitioners who do not use them are practicing unethically. I argue that it is unethical to try to impose EST criteria on the field of psychotherapy practice when (a) there is considerable controversy over these criteria, (b) there are alternative ways to construe evidence-based practice, and (c) by other criteria many approaches are evidence-based. I consider views of the relationship of science to practice, and other bases for practice such as practical knowledge and ethics. I conclude with a case history of client-centered therapy.     

THE ‘OTHER 23 HOURS’: SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IN A ‘SPECIAL’ HOSPITAL

In this paper, I describe and discuss the complexities of being a therapist in a maximum security forensic psychiatric hospital, working with patients who have committed acts of serious violence, and who also suffer from severe mental illness and personality disorders. I suggest that profound disturbances in the patient's inner world get played out in triangular disputes between the patient, the therapist and other professionals working in the hospital. I also describe how real events in the life of the institution impact on the therapeutic process, and the importance for the therapist of reflection on the ‘other 23 hours’ that the patient lives outside of therapy. Finally, I raise some ethical dilemmas that arise for therapists working in such settings, where the stated therapeutic aim is not only treatment but also the containment and prevention of future violence.     

“It’s Worth It in the End”: Veterans’ Experiences in Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy

Despite the efficacy of evidence-based psychotherapies (EBP) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and efforts to disseminate them, only 6–13% of veterans seeking care through the Veterans Affairs health care system receive these treatments. EBPs such as prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) are exposure-based treatments. Provider and patient fears regarding the tolerability of exposure-based treatments likely impede their delivery and completion. The present study utilized qualitative interviews with 23 veterans who completed at least eight sessions of either PE or CPT to elicit firsthand accounts of veterans’ experiences in these EBPs. Results suggest that while a minority of veterans reported initial symptom worsening, the majority of veterans reported positive experiences and felt that, despite being stressful, these EBPs were “worth it.” Most veterans discussed thoughts of discontinuing treatment prematurely, but stated that adherence was encouraged by their commitment to finishing, desperation for relief, therapist/group support, and family support. Veterans believed exposure made an important contribution to symptom improvement, as did greater self-understanding and changing negative or unhelpful beliefs. These findings indicate veteran satisfaction with PE and CPT, and may assist providers to develop strategies to increase adherence and treatment completion.