A Cognitive-behavioral Approach to Reconstructing Intergenerational Family Schemas

This article suggests the use of cognitive-behavioral techniques, namely cognitive restructuring combined with family-of-origin sessions, for reconstructing intergenerational family schemas. A case example portrays the use of the techniques as an effective intervention for addressing ingrained schemas, such as in the case of spousal abuse.Portions of this article were drawn from a lecture provided to the University of London’s Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital, UK in August of 2005. The author wishes to acknowledge Mr. Eric Frey and Ms. Katherine Adams for their assistance with the literature search.     

Spirituality, Gender, and Supervisory Style in Supervision

This study used the following guiding question: Is gender associated with variations in perceptions of supervisory style and the frequency with which spiritual issues are addressed in supervision? Results suggest that spirituality is perceived relevant to numerous aspects of supervision. For example, findings indicate that a relationship exists between two characteristics of supervisory style and the frequency with which spirituality is addressed in supervision. Results also intimate that male therapists viewed male supervisors as addressing spirituality more frequently than female supervisors, and female therapists viewed female supervisors as addressing spirituality more frequently than male supervisors. Overall, these findings highlight the significance of spirituality within the context of supervision and underscore the critical need for attention to gender in the study of spirituality within clinical settings.     

肿瘤治疗的过度与不足

当前肿瘤的治疗面临着两个极端治疗过度和治疗不足。通过分析这两种现象的危害、原因以及存在的基础,总结提出应对策略,有利于肿瘤治疗步上更加健康的发展之路。     

子宫内膜异位症的诊断和治疗进展

子宫内膜异位症(endometriosis,EMT)是妇科最常见的疾病之一,是引起痛经、月经不调、不孕等证状的重要原因,发病率呈逐年上升趋势,严重危害妇女的身心健康,影响患者的生活质量。其发病机制不清,疗效差,易复发,一直是妇科研究的热点和难点。多年来随着对EMT发病机制的不断认识,使EMT的诊治得到了进一步的完善和发展。从哲学的角度以认识和发展的观点对子宫内膜异位症的诊断和治疗进展进行综述,以有助于临床上的诊治。     

我国恶性肿瘤的治疗现状与对策

尽管我国现在对恶性肿瘤的治疗已取得巨大成绩,但依然存在诸多问题及误区,一是医患双方对肿瘤治疗认识上存在误区;二是应调整肿瘤防治的思路,要努力做到“三早”,由过去的任其发展转变为有效检控;三是充分利用医疗资源避免晚期恶性肿瘤的过度治疗与必要时终止治疗;四是要不断更新观念,坚持个体化治疗,提高患者的生存质量。     

产褥期抑郁症的高危因素及防治措施的分析

产褥期抑郁症是指产妇在产褥期内出现抑郁症状,是产褥期精神综合征中最常见的一种类型.国外报道发生率达30%,国内资料较少,防治措施亦少.通常在产后6周内发病,产后2周出现症状,表现为易激惹、恐怖、焦虑、沮丧等,有时还会陷入错乱或嗜睡状态.既往无精神病史,包括抑郁症在内的抑郁症史.现对我院2004年6月～2005年6月分娩产妇中随机抽取有随访条件的1824例产妇进行调查,有产后抑郁症状者达289例,发生率15.84%.     

Emotional Processing Theory (EPT) and Exposure Therapy for PTSD

Emotional processing theory developed by E. B. Foa and M. J. Kozak (1986) has informed the conceptualization of anxiety disorders and the development of effective treatments for these disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article presents a summary and update of emotional processing theory as it applies to the treatment of PTSD, data in support of this theory, and clinical examples of how the theory can be used to assist in the treatment of clients with PTSD. Common difficulties confronted during exposure therapy for PTSD, including underengagement and overengagement, are discussed in the context of emotional processing theory and suggestions for how to manage these difficulties are presented.     

Focused group therapy: An integrative approach

Focused Group Therapy (FGT) was developed within a research project on treatment for burned out patients on long-term sick leave. The core of FGT is to find and formulate an individual focus expressed in behavioural terms. This focus is then worked with in the here-and-now of the group therapy. It is argued that the use of common factors in group therapy, rather than a special technique, improves the clinical work. Thesupport factor in group therapy is understood in terms of cohesion, therapeutic alliance and goal-corrected empathic attunement. Thelearning factors that are stressed are the experience of being a part of a developing group, building on similarities instead of differences, affective communication and the implicit knowledge developed in new ways of dealing with interpersonal relations. Theaction factor is considered to consist of challenging interpersonal situations corresponding to the individual focus, which are mastered in the here-and-now of the group.     

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: An Emotion-Focused Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) that is based on the theory that emotion dysregulation is the core feature of BPD. This article focuses on aspects of DBT theory and techniques that specifically address emotion. The dialectical and biosocial theories that underlie DBT are reviewed with an emphasis on how each relates to emotional experiencing in BPD. Selected treatment strategies that address emotion dysregulation and their hypothesized mechanisms of change are also described. Relevant research findings are incorporated throughout to provide an empirical foundation for the DBT theories and strategies that are discussed.     

Cognitive Therapy for Command Hallucinations: Not a Quasi-Neuroleptic

Command hallucinations (CH) are a distressing and high-risk group of symptoms that have long been recognised but little understood, with few effective treatments. In this paper we report and discuss the efficacy of cognitive therapy (CT) modified in accordance with ‘social rank theory,’ in a single blind randomised controlled trial. 38 patients with command hallucinations were randomly allocated to CT or treatment as usual and followed up for 6 then 12 months. Large reductions in compliance behaviour were obtained (effect size = 0.97) favouring the CT group. Other significant differences were found and maintained at 6 months follow up.