Sarah McDonald, Maral Melkonian, Eyal Karin, Blake F Dear, Nickolai Titov, Bethany M Wootton
{"title":"Predictors of response to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): a systematic review.","authors":"Sarah McDonald, Maral Melkonian, Eyal Karin, Blake F Dear, Nickolai Titov, Bethany M Wootton","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is considered the first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, some individuals with OCD remain symptomatic following CBT, and therefore understanding predictors of outcome is important for informing treatment recommendations.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The current study aimed to provide the first synthesis of predictors of outcome following CBT for OCD in adults with a primary diagnosis of OCD, as classified by <i>DSM-5</i>.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Eight studies (<i>n</i>=359; mean age range=29.2-37.7 years; 55.4% female) were included in the systematic review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Congruent with past reviews, there was great heterogeneity of predictors measured across the included studies. Therefore, a narrative synthesis of findings was conducted. Findings from this systematic review indicated that some OCD-related pre-treatment variables (i.e. pre-treatment severity, past CBT treatment, and levels of avoidance) and during treatment variables (i.e. poor working alliance and low treatment adherence) may be important to consider when making treatment recommendations. However, the results also indicate that demographic variables and psychological co-morbidities may not be specific predictors of treatment response.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings add to the growing body of literature on predictors of CBT treatment outcomes for individuals with OCD.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9567579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validation of a French version of the Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory-Mental Contamination scale (VOCI-MC) and the Contamination Thought-Action Fusion scale (CTAF) in non-clinical and clinical samples.","authors":"Cindy Lebrun, Alexandre De Connor, Charline Dellouve, Caroline Novara, Valentin Adloff, Delphine Capdevielle, Catherine Bortolon, Stéphane Raffard","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory-Mental Contamination scale (VOCI-MC) and the Contamination Thought-Action Fusion scale (CTAF) are two self-report instruments that assess symptoms of mental contamination and fusion between thoughts, and feelings and behaviours associated with contamination, respectively. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the French version of these two scales in non-clinical and clinical samples. We included 79 participants diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), 31 diagnosed with anxiety disorders, who were recruited from the University Department of Adult Psychiatry in Montpellier, and 320 non-clinical participants recruited from the general population. Psychometric properties of the French VOCI-MC and CTAF were investigated. Results showed that the French versions of the VOCI-MC and the CTAF had high internal consistency, good convergent and divergent validity, as well as good temporal stability. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed a one-factor structure for the two scales in both non-clinical and OCD samples. Adequate discriminative validity was established by comparing OCD patients with contamination-related symptoms and OCD patients who did not report contamination-related symptoms. The French VOCI-MC and CTAF are valid and appropriate tools for measuring mental contamination in both clinical and research contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9948896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin Michael, Stephen Kellett, Jaime Delgadillo
{"title":"Is clinical decision making in stepped-care psychological services influenced by heuristics and biases?","authors":"Benjamin Michael, Stephen Kellett, Jaime Delgadillo","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The manner in which heuristics and biases influence clinical decision-making has not been fully investigated and the methods previously used have been rudimentary.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>Two studies were conducted to design and test a trial-based methodology to assess the influence of heuristics and biases; specifically, with a focus on how practitioners make decisions about suitability for therapy, treatment fidelity and treatment continuation in psychological services.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Study 1 (<i>N</i>=12) used a qualitative design to develop two clinical vignette-based tasks that had the aim of triggering heuristics and biases during clinical decision making. Study 2 (<i>N</i>=133) then used a randomized crossover experimental design and involved psychological wellbeing practitioners (PWPs) working in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme in England. Vignettes evoked heuristics (anchoring and halo effects) and biased responses away from normative decisions. Participants completed validated measures of decision-making style. The two decision-making tasks from the vignettes yielded a clinical decision score (CDS; higher scores being more consistent with normative/unbiased decisions).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Experimental manipulations used to evoke heuristics did not significantly bias CDS. Decision-making style was not consistently associated with CDS. Clinical decisions were generally normative, although with some variability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Clinical decision-making can be 'noisy' (i.e. variable across practitioners and occasions), but there was little evidence that this variability was systematically influenced by anchoring and halo effects in a stepped-care context.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9948899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Walter, Ulrike Behrendt, Eva Katharina Matthias, Martin Hellmich, Lydia Dachs, Hildegard Goletz, Anja Goertz-Dorten, Daniela Perri, Christiane Rademacher, Stephanie Schuermann, Katrin Woitecki, Tanja Wolff Metternich-Kaizman, Manfred Doepfner
{"title":"Effectiveness and long-term stability of outpatient cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders under routine care conditions.","authors":"Daniel Walter, Ulrike Behrendt, Eva Katharina Matthias, Martin Hellmich, Lydia Dachs, Hildegard Goletz, Anja Goertz-Dorten, Daniela Perri, Christiane Rademacher, Stephanie Schuermann, Katrin Woitecki, Tanja Wolff Metternich-Kaizman, Manfred Doepfner","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have provided considerable evidence for the short-term efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in children and adolescents with depressive and anxiety disorders. However, the effectiveness and long-term stability of treatment effects under routine care conditions remain unproven.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This observational study investigates the effectiveness and stability of CBT under routine care conditions within a large sample of clinically referred youth with depressive and anxiety disorders.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Two hundred and twenty former patients (age 6-18 years at start of treatment) underwent a follow-up assessment (follow-up interval: <i>M</i>=5.3 years, <i>SD</i>=2.47). Parent and self-ratings of behavioural and emotional problems were obtained at the beginning and end of treatment and at follow-up. Additionally, at follow-up, a telephone interview and questionnaires exploring other mental symptoms and life satisfaction were administered.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A repeated measures ANOVA yielded statistically significant, medium to large pre- post symptom reductions (η<sub>p</sub><sup>2</sup>=.15 to η<sub>p</sub>²=.47) and small to medium post-follow-up symptom reductions (η<sub>p</sub>²=.03 to η<sub>p</sub>²=.19). At follow-up, between 57 and 70% of the sample reported a decrease in different emotional symptoms since the end of treatment, and 80% reported improved life satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings provide evidence for the effectiveness and stability of treatment effects of CBT in youth with depressive and anxiety disorders under routine care conditions. Due to the lack of a direct control condition and a substantial proportion of missing data, the results must be interpreted with caution.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9947828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amanda M Muñoz-Martínez, Yvonne Gómez, Iona Naismith, Daniela González-Rodríguez
{"title":"Implementation of a brief online skills group of dialectical behaviour therapy for emotional dysregulation in Latinx: a withdrawal experimental single-case design.","authors":"Amanda M Muñoz-Martínez, Yvonne Gómez, Iona Naismith, Daniela González-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills groups have shown promise as an effective treatment for clients with emotional dysregulation, especially when combined with individual DBT. However, their efficacy is not well established as an online therapy, or in the Latinx population.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to explore satisfaction, retention and effects of an internet-based DBT group added to individual online sessions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An ABAB withdrawal experimental single-case design was conducted to evaluate the effect of a brief online DBT skills group on emotional dysregulation, anxiety and depression for five Latinx participants. DBT skills group (phase B) were compared with placebo group sessions (phase A) and fortnightly individual DBT sessions were offered throughout to manage risk.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Visual inspection showed a decrease in level of emotional dysregulation and a large effect size according to the Nonoverlap of All Pairs when comparing group DBT and placebo phases. Although depression symptoms decreased after introducing group DBT, anxiety indicators decreased most during the second round of group placebo sessions.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Whilst only a pilot, this study suggests that online group DBT in Latinx populations is feasible and effective for changing emotional regulation processes but may not effectively target anxiety. Future research might increase the number of DBT sessions in order to enhance learning opportunities and generalization. Replication with larger sample sizes and diverse modalities is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9574392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peta N Maguire, Navjot Bhullar, Suzanne M Cosh, Bethany M Wootton
{"title":"Help-seeking and treatment delivery preferences for women experiencing perinatal anxiety symptoms.","authors":"Peta N Maguire, Navjot Bhullar, Suzanne M Cosh, Bethany M Wootton","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Anxiety is common during the perinatal period and despite effective treatments being available, many women with perinatal anxiety disorders experience barriers when accessing treatment.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aims of the current study were to explore women's perceived barriers to treatment uptake; cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment delivery preferences; and the utility of the Health Belief Model (HBM) in predicting intention to seek psychological help for women with perinatal anxiety symptoms.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study employed a cross-sectional design consisting of women with self-reported anxiety in the perinatal period. A total of 216 women (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub>=28.53 years; <i>SD</i>=4.97) participated in the study by completing a battery of online self-report measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicated that the most salient barriers to accessing care were: (1) the cost of treatment, (2) wanting to solve the problem on their own, and (3) thinking the problem would go away without treatment. Group-delivered CBT was the least acceptable treatment method, while face-to-face individual CBT was the most acceptable treatment method. The HBM variables predicted approximately 35% of the variance in help-seeking intention.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study has important implications for the delivery of psychological care in the perinatal period and may be used to improve treatment uptake.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9574405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validation of the French version of the Emotion and Regulation Beliefs Scale (ERBS) and Dissociation Belief Scale (DBS).","authors":"A Vancappel, H Kerbage, C Réveillère, W El Hage","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000097","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Dissociation is a recurrent symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is associated with emotional dysregulation. Beliefs about emotions seem to be involved in emotional dysregulation but have not been studied in relation to dissociation. Likewise, there is currently little empirical evidence of beliefs about dissociation. The aims of the study were to validate psychometric tools assessing these beliefs, to assess their role in dissociation, and to explore the mediating role of emotional dysregulation and beliefs about dissociation in the relationship between beliefs about emotion and dissociation.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We recruited a sample from the general population (<i>n</i>=1009) and a sample of patients with PTSD (<i>n</i>=90). All participants completed self-report questionnaires to evaluate symptoms of PTSD (PTSD Checklist/Impact of Event Scale, PCL-5/IES-6), dissociation (Dissociative Experiences Scale, DES), difficulties in emotion regulation (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, DERS), beliefs about dissociation (Dissociation Beliefs Scale, DBS), and beliefs about emotion (Emotion and Regulation Beliefs Scale, ERBS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The questionnaires used to assess the beliefs about emotion (ERBS) and dissociation (DBS) had good psychometric properties. Dissociation was positively associated with positive and negative beliefs about dissociation and with negative beliefs about emotions in both the clinical and non-clinical groups. The relationship between beliefs about emotions and dissociation was mediated by emotional dysregulation and positive beliefs about dissociation in both groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The ERBS and DBS are effective tools to assess beliefs. Beliefs about emotion and dissociation seem to be involved in dissociative manifestations in both clinical and non-clinical individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9577050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel E Menzies, Alexandra Julien, Louise Sharpe, Ross G Menzies, Fjóla Dögg Helgadóttir, Ilan Dar-Nimrod
{"title":"Overcoming death anxiety: a phase I trial of an online CBT program in a clinical sample.","authors":"Rachel E Menzies, Alexandra Julien, Louise Sharpe, Ross G Menzies, Fjóla Dögg Helgadóttir, Ilan Dar-Nimrod","doi":"10.1017/S135246582300005X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S135246582300005X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Growing research indicates that death anxiety is implicated in many mental health conditions. This increasing evidence highlights a need for scalable, accessible and cost-effective psychological interventions to reduce death anxiety.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The present study outlines the results of a phase I trial for one such treatment: <i>Overcome Death Anxiety</i> (ODA). ODA is the first CBT-based online intervention for fears of death, and is an individualised program requiring no therapist guidance.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A sample of 20 individuals with various mental health diagnoses commenced the ODA program. Death anxiety was assessed at baseline and at post-intervention. Depression, anxiety and stress were also measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 50% (10/20) reached the end of the program and completed post-treatment questionnaires. Of these, 60% (6/10) showed a clinically reliable reduction in their overall death anxiety, and 90% (9/10) showed a reduction on at least one facet of death anxiety. There were no adverse events noted.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ODA appears to be a safe and potentially effective treatment for death anxiety. The findings have provided initial evidence to support a randomised controlled trial using a larger sample, to further examine the efficacy of ODA.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9931718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peta N. Maguire, Navjot Bhullar, Suzanne M. Cosh, Bethany M. Wootton, Amanda M. Muñoz-Martínez, Yvonne Gómez, I. Naismith, D. Walter, Ulrike Behrendt, Eva Katharina Matthias, M. Hellmich, L. Dachs, Hildegard Goletz, A. Goertz-Dorten, Daniela Perri, C. Rademacher, Stephanie Schuermann
{"title":"BCP volume 51 issue 4 Cover and Back matter","authors":"Peta N. Maguire, Navjot Bhullar, Suzanne M. Cosh, Bethany M. Wootton, Amanda M. Muñoz-Martínez, Yvonne Gómez, I. Naismith, D. Walter, Ulrike Behrendt, Eva Katharina Matthias, M. Hellmich, L. Dachs, Hildegard Goletz, A. Goertz-Dorten, Daniela Perri, C. Rademacher, Stephanie Schuermann","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000255","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46667450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BCP volume 51 issue 4 Cover and Front matter","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/s1352465823000243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1352465823000243","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44145408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}