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Financial Incentives for Therapy Attendance and Adherence
Premature termination in therapy occurs when a client discontinues therapy prior to recovering from his or her presenting concern and against clinician recommendation. Although research indicates that premature termination has decreased in recent years from 47% (Wierzbicki & Pakarik, 1993) to 20% (Swift & Greenberg, 2012), it still presents a major problem. The effectiveness of […]
Susannah Parkin, B.S.
November 21, 2016
Replication and Open Science
Replication has been a recent hot topic in Psychology research. With all of the concerns that have been raised, many of us may wonder how replication problems will impact practitioners and psychotherapy researchers. The purpose of this article is to review some recent research on publication and replication. I will make suggestions and argue that […]
Cody D. Christopherson, Ph.D.
November 11, 2016
Clinicians Self-Judgment of Effectiveness
Background Research has demonstrated significant between-therapist variability in both process (e.g., working alliance) and outcome (e.g., symptom reduction), pointing to the so-called therapist effect (Baldwin & Imel, 2013). Although still in its infancy with regard to empirical scrutiny, thinking in this area has largely assumed that more effective therapists possess specific characteristics that foster consistently […]
James F. Boswell, Ph.D. + 1 more
October 30, 2016
Psychotherapy Science
Since 1992, I have been exposed to psychotherapy research, either working on other researchers’ trials or as a principal investigator. Of the time-limited approaches to which I have been exposed, interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) resonates with me as a therapist, a clinical supervisor, and a mentor. I have observed IPT meaningfully impact the lives of clients […]
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
October 9, 2016
A Collaborative Study of Development in Psychotherapy Trainees
In an era when many in our field are preoccupied with defining the nature of empirically supported psychotherapies (e.g., American Psychological Association, 2006) and empirically supported therapy relationships (e.g., Norcross, 2011), it was only a matter of time until those responsible for training therapists began to ask whether there are yet any empirically supported methods […]
David E. Orlinsky, Ph.D. + 8 more
August 19, 2016
The Impact of a Mindfulness Intervention on Burnout Levels in Direct Care Staff
Studies have found burnout is prevalent among mental health workers (Paris & Hoge, 2010), with 21% to 67% endorsing “high” levels of burnout (Morse, Salyers, Rollins, Monroe-DeVita, & Pfahler, 2012). Burnout occurs when individuals are unable to effectively cope with high levels of prolonged occupational stress. Burnout can be characterized by three distinct dimensions: emotional […]
Francesca Lewis-Hatheway, Psy.D. + 1 more
August 7, 2016
Practice Oriented Research
The practice of psychotherapy is not an easy task. Many psychotherapists are balancing multiple responsibilities and roles at any given moment. As clinicians, they have to conduct assessments, develop case conceptualizations and treatment plans, relate to their patients therapeutically, and deliver interventions effectively. As mental health providers, they have to find time to manage responsibilities […]
Soo Jeong Youn, M.S. + 2 more
July 24, 2016
Caring for a Patient with Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a disabling, chronic psychiatric disorder that occurs in approximately 1% of the population (Goldner, Hsu, Waraich & Somers, 2002; Mueser & Jeste, 2008). It has severe consequences for patients with the disorder, as well as their caregivers who often present with high levels of psychological distress (Awad & Voruganti, 2008). In addition to […]
Giulia Suro, Ph.D. + 1 more
July 17, 2016
Does Client Attachment Matter in Eating Disorder Treatment?
Theory, research, and clinical experience have led us to believe that attachment patterns and processes are highly relevant to the treatment of eating disorders – a point that has also been argued persuasively by colleagues in the field (Tasca & Balfour, 2014; Tasca, Ritchie, & Balfour, 2011). Thus, in the design of the Copenhagen Bulimia […]
Sarah Ingrid Franksdatter Daniel + 2 more
July 3, 2016
Most Psychotherapy Research Probably Isn’t Reproducible (But We Can Fix That)
Papers about reproducibility are filling journals; arguments about reproducibility ricochet through the blogosphere. Concerns about the trustworthiness of published research are not limited to psychology: they extend to the biomedical sciences (Begley & Ionannidis, 2015), political science (Esarey, Stevenson, & Wilson, 2014), and even computer science (LeVeque, Mitchell, & Stodden, 2012). But only psychotherapy researchers […]
Samantha L. Bernecker, M.S.
May 22, 2016
Prolonged Exposure in VA Residential PTSD Treatment Programs
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one of the largest comprehensive health care systems in the world. Although unique in some regards, it can serve as an ideal laboratory to study the implementation of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) given the abundance of federal funding and top-down administrative support. The VA provides an organized, centralized […]
Vanessa Simiola, Psy.D + 2 more
May 8, 2016
Are You Any Good…as a Therapist?
Introduction Are you any good as a therapist? Overall, therapists seem to be quite a confident group. A study by Walfish, McAllister, O’Donnell, and Lambert (2012) asked 129 therapists to compare their psychotherapy results to those of their peers. They found that 25% of the therapists estimated that their results were in the upper 10% […]
S. (Jeb) Brown, Ph.D. + 2 more
April 10, 2016