{"title":"Group Psychotherapy as a Treatment of Choice","authors":"J. Rutan, C. Rice","doi":"10.1300/J288V01N02_02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J288V01N02_02","url":null,"abstract":"Summary In past years diagnostic schemata were both simpler and more descriptive. For instance, we distinguished people with “affective” disorders, “thought” disorders, and “personality” disorders. In other words, people had trouble with their feelings, their capacity to think rationally, or with their fundamental personality. The latter is the focus of this paper.","PeriodicalId":146212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice","volume":"155 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122964131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Group Psychotherapy and Group Work in Israel-1998","authors":"H. Weinberg","doi":"10.1300/J288v01n02_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J288v01n02_06","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Israelis have a reputation for being quite individualistic, but no one can compete with their social and group spirit. This quality is prominent especially in times of personal and national distress. The public' quest for mutual help and affiliation needs are especially apparent during these stressful periods. When an Israeli is in distress, friends, neighbors, and good people will surround him to offer material or spiritual assistance. When the nation experiences difficulties, such as periods of war or waves of terror attacks, there are many spontaneous expressions of mutual help, cohesion, and getting together. There is an interesting phenomenon in Israel; group therapy blossoms after each war. People become interested in group work and more therapeutic groups become available.","PeriodicalId":146212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114356712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PTSD-Related Symptoms in Women with Breast Cancer","authors":"Jennifer B. Naidich, R. Motta","doi":"10.1300/J288v01n01_04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J288v01n01_04","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study investigated whether PTSD was present in a sample of women with breast cancer. Thirty-one women who were diagnosed with breast cancer were compared with 31 women who were cancer free. PTSD symptomology was assessed with the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale-form 1, the Impact of Events Scale, and the emotional Stroop. Depression and anxiety were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results indicated that women diagnosed with breast cancer displayed unequivocal symptoms of PTSD, including intrusive thought and avoidance behavior related to breast cancer stimuli. All women showed significant interference effects in response to breast cancer related words on the emotional Stroop but women with breast cancer took longer to color name all stimulus material. PTSD symptomology was significantly related to a lack of knowledge of the stage of breast cancer progression. Women with breast cancer were significantly more depressed than the comparison group but did not differ from them on anxiety.","PeriodicalId":146212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126828998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical Psychologists in a Medical/Surgical Hospital Setting","authors":"Cheryl Gotthelf","doi":"10.1300/J288v01n01_03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J288v01n01_03","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article describes the professional and non-professional activitiesof a clinical psychologist as an independent consultant in a medical/surgical hospital setting. Discussed are roles such as behavior management specialist, consultant to staff, and types of appropriate interventions for specific diagnoses. Illustrations of cases and examples of interventions are provided. This article also addresses suggestions for training clinical psychologists who are interested in entering the medical/ surgical hospital setting as well as future trends in behavioral medicine.","PeriodicalId":146212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114860310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gloom and Doom","authors":"R. Weitz, A. Shapiro","doi":"10.1300/J288V01N01_05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J288V01N01_05","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Managed care has had a large impact on the socioeco-nomic status of modern-day psychologists, leading to a negative mood and outlook for the future of the profession. However, managed care is but one of many challenges to the lives and careers of professional psychologists over the past fifty years. This essay is both a personal and historical look at the problems and obstacles professional psychologists have had to face in the past five decades. With strong leadership, new ideas, and the support of all professional psychologists, this period of pessimism for the field will pass, and the profession will prosper, just like it has over all the other hurdles it has faced thus far.","PeriodicalId":146212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124114433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating Wellness Work into Mental Health Private Practice","authors":"Paul F. Granello","doi":"10.1300/J288v01n01_02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J288v01n01_02","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The American public's interest in wellness has grown considerably. Thisarticle offers an introduction to incorporating wellness methods into private practice. A parallel is made between the use of theory, assessment, and treatment planning in traditional practice and a practice that has a wellness focus. Examples of wellness models are introduced, two wellness assessment instruments associated with the models are presented. The transtheoretical model of change is reviewed in relation to its utility of working with a client on wellness issues. Finally, a case study is given to illustrate the use of wellness methods with a client.","PeriodicalId":146212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice","volume":"14 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121015775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differences in Family Dynamics Among Anorexic, Bulimic, Obese and Normal Women","authors":"J. K. Moreno, M. Selby, K. Aved, Christine Besse","doi":"10.1300/J288v01n01_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J288v01n01_06","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Family dynamics and communication patterns among eating disordered women were investigated. In general, anorexic, bulimic, and obese subjects exhibited more family disturbance than controls. In addition, bulimic subjects evidenced more family disturbance than anorexic or obese subjects. Implications for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.","PeriodicalId":146212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133717799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}