John F Buss, Lauren A Rutter, Jacqueline Howard, Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces
{"title":"The Road to Cognitive Skill Acquisition: Psychometric Evaluation of the Competencies of Cognitive Therapy Scale.","authors":"John F Buss, Lauren A Rutter, Jacqueline Howard, Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Cognitive therapy (CT) skills are an index of treatment progress. They predict changes in patients' acute depressive symptoms and symptom relapses. However, the psychometric properties of the various measures of CT skills are poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the factor structure of the Competencies of Cognitive Therapy Scale-Self Report (CCTS-SR) and assess its concurrent validity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The psychometric properties of the CCTS-SR were explored by using data from a panel of online respondents (N=410). The fit of a one-factor solution was explored by using a confirmatory factor analysis. Exploratory bifactor analyses (EBFA) were then conducted to determine other possible factor structures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The one-factor solution did not fit the data well. Results of the EBFA suggested that the factor structure of the CCTS-SR may be characterized by a single underlying dimension capturing the general use of CT skills as well as by more specific factors the authors labeled \"behavioral activation\" and \"CT comprehension.\" The variance captured by the factor initially labeled as CT comprehension was correlated with measures of depression and emotional dysregulation, suggesting that these items do not capture CT comprehension and should be removed from the scale.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CCTS-SR seems to be characterized by more than a single factor, and items that seemingly compose CT comprehension (i.e., items 13 and 14) may need to be removed. Although the CCTS-SR may be a valid index of therapy progress, more attention needs to be paid to its psychometric properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"75 2","pages":"75-81"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10119972/pdf/nihms-1888306.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9705026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remembering Silvano Arieti 40 Years Later.","authors":"M. Ruffalo","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210039","url":null,"abstract":"Silvano Arieti is known for his comprehensive psychodynamic and biological theory of schizophrenia and mental illness. His writings continue to inform modern psychiatric theory and psychotherapeutic approaches to schizophrenia.","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy20210039"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43835635","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":"Addressing Challenging Moments in Psychotherapy: Clinical Wisdom for Working With Individuals, Groups and Couples.","authors":"F. Weiss","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy20220026"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49620806","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":"Compassion Is Our Mantra.","authors":"J. Kaitz, Kurt D Lebeck, C. Catalfamo","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy20210026"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45013086","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":"A Historical Reflection: We Are All Passing Through.","authors":"T. Karasu","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy20220001"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46083668","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":"The Platinum Anniversary of The American Journal of Psychotherapy.","authors":"Bruce J Schwartz, S. Wetzler","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy20220002"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48125115","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}
Neil Krishan Aggarwal, Danny R. Chen, R. Lewis-Fernández
{"title":"If You Don't Ask, They Don't Tell: The Cultural Formulation Interview and Patient Perceptions of the Clinical Relationship.","authors":"Neil Krishan Aggarwal, Danny R. Chen, R. Lewis-Fernández","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210040","url":null,"abstract":"SYNOPSIS\u0000More than half of participating patients expressed mistrust or ambivalence toward clinicians related to differences in cultural background using the Cultural Formulation Interview, which can help enhance communication and trust and help clinicians to anticipate treatment barriers.","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy20210040"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47233865","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}
Y. Sawamura, R. Taketani, Hitomi Hirokawa-Ueda, Takuro Kawakami, Haruka Sakane, Koki Teramoto, Ami Yamamoto, H. Ono
{"title":"Depression Among University Students With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms: A Study of Interpersonal Counseling.","authors":"Y. Sawamura, R. Taketani, Hitomi Hirokawa-Ueda, Takuro Kawakami, Haruka Sakane, Koki Teramoto, Ami Yamamoto, H. Ono","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2021.20210028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2021.20210028","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE\u0000University students with symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience depression. This study examined whether interpersonal counseling (IPC) could be an effective treatment for depression among students with ADHD symptoms.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000Participants were assigned to either an IPC (N=5) or control (N=7) group. Depression was assessed by using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) at baseline, postintervention, and at 4-, 8-, and 12-week follow-ups.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000No significant changes in the SDS total score were observed for either group at each postintervention point. However, the IPC group showed a large effect size at the 4- and 12-week follow-ups. A significant intergroup difference was observed after 4 weeks. No significant intergroup difference was observed after 12 weeks, but there was a large effect size.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000IPC appeared to have effects at 4 weeks postintervention. Because this was an exploratory study, further research is necessary.","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy202120210028"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49254283","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":"Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Mentalizing-Synergies in Clinical Practice.","authors":"R. Law, P. Ravitz, Clare M. Pain, P. Fonagy","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210024","url":null,"abstract":"Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an evidence-supported, relationally focused treatment for people living with depression and other psychiatric disorders in the context of stressful life events. Mentalizing, also relationally focused, promotes the ability to perceive, understand, and interpret human behavior in terms of intentional mental states of others or oneself, in order to support social leaning. IPT and mentalization-based treatments (MBT) both seek to improve interpersonal effectiveness, albeit with different emphases in the therapeutic process, with IPT promoting interpersonal problem solving and MBT promoting understanding of the obstacles to this outcome. In this article, the authors propose that the central intentions of IPT and mentalizing are essentially linked and complementary; understanding others and oneself in relationships facilitates interpersonal problem resolution and symptomatic recovery and enhances resilience. The clinical synergies of IPT and mentalizing are elaborated and illustrated through a case example of treatment for a socially isolated woman with depression and interpersonal sensitivities.","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy20210024"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46127519","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":"Supportive Evidence: Brief Supportive Psychotherapy as Active Control and Clinical Intervention.","authors":"J. Markowitz","doi":"10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2021.20210041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2021.20210041","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE\u0000Supportive psychotherapy has long had an undeservedly weak reputation. This review aims to describe the use of manualized, time-limited brief supportive psychotherapy (BSP) and its testing in clinical trials across three decades. Although numerous clinical descriptions of supportive psychotherapy exist, its use is reportedly widespread, and several supportive psychotherapies have been used in psychotherapy trials, BSP is the first and sole supportive psychotherapy manualized for research. BSP was designed as a nondirective, affect-focused, bare-bones common-factors treatment.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000Collecting data from the nine randomized controlled trials involving BSP, eight of them published, the author presents a narrative summary of findings.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000Eight trials addressed mood disorders and one addressed social anxiety disorder. Sample size varied. Most BSP trials resulted in \"dead heat\" comparable outcomes. BSP generally showed large effect sizes for improvement on the primary outcome variable (range d=0.62-1.01). Delivering it won over some therapists from exposure-based backgrounds.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Despite its perennial role as an unfavored control condition, BSP held its own in competition with more symptom-focused therapies, usually producing a dead-heat outcome. The findings indicate the importance of psychotherapeutic common factors and the potency of BSP as an active treatment condition.","PeriodicalId":46822,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY","volume":"1 1","pages":"appipsychotherapy202120210041"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48334975","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}