Paul M Salkovskis, Magnus Blondahl Sighvatsson, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson
{"title":"How effective psychological treatments work: mechanisms of change in cognitive behavioural therapy and beyond.","authors":"Paul M Salkovskis, Magnus Blondahl Sighvatsson, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000590","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465823000590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has, in the space of 50 years, evolved into the dominant modality in psychological therapy. Mechanism/s of change remain unclear, however.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>In this paper, we will describe key features of CBT that account for the pace of past and future developments, with a view to identifying candidates for mechanism of change. We also highlight the distinction between 'common elements' and 'mechanisms of change' in psychological treatment.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The history of how behaviour therapy and cognitive therapy developed are considered, culminating in the wide range of strategies which now fall under the heading of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). We consider how the empirical grounding of CBT has led to the massive proliferation of effective treatment strategies. We then consider the relationship between 'common factors' and 'mechanisms of change', and propose that a particular type of psychological flexibility is the mechanism of change not only in CBT but also effective psychological therapies in general.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Good psychological therapies should ultimately involve supporting people experiencing psychological difficulties to understand where and how they have become 'stuck' in terms of factors involved in maintaining distress and impairment. A shared understanding is then evaluated and tested with the intention of empowering and enabling them to respond more flexibly and thereby reclaim their life.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"595-615"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139098986","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":"Low self-esteem: a refined cognitive behavioural model.","authors":"Katharine A Rimes, Patrick Smith, Livia Bridge","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000048","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465823000048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Melanie Fennell's (1997) seminal cognitive approach to low self-esteem was published in <i>Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy</i>. The current paper proposes a refined model, drawing on social theories, and research with people with socially devalued characteristics. This model emphasises how self-esteem relates to perceptions of one's value in the eyes of others. It is proposed that core beliefs typical of low self-esteem relate to one's value in relation to personal adequacy (e.g. having worth or status) and/or to social connection (e.g. being liked, loved, accepted or included). In each of these value domains, beliefs about both the self (e.g. 'I am a failure', 'I am unlovable') and others (e.g. 'Others look down on me', 'Others don't care about me') are considered important. The model suggests that everyone monitors their value but in people with low self-esteem, cognitive biases associated with underlying beliefs occur. In the context of trigger situations, this results in a greater likelihood of negative appraisals of perceived threat to one's value. Such appraisals activate underlying negative beliefs, resulting in negative mood (e.g. low mood, anxiety, shame, disgust) and other responses that maintain low self-esteem. Responses which can be used excessively or in unhelpful ways include (a) corrective behaviours; (b) compensatory strategies; (c) increased value monitoring; (d) safety-seeking behaviours; (e) rumination; (f) unhelpful mood regulation responses. These responses can adversely impact daily functioning or health, having the counterproductive effect of maintaining negative beliefs about one's value. Examples are provided for low self-esteem in lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"579-594"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9817061","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":"Living with loss: a cognitive approach to prolonged grief disorder - incorporating complicated, enduring and traumatic grief - ADDENDUM.","authors":"Michael Duffy, Jennifer Wild","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000279","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465823000279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The subject of prolonged, complicated and traumatic grief has become more topical as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. CBT practitioners have been asked to provide effective therapeutic responses for clients with enduring distressing grief reactions. These enduring grief conditions have now been categorised as Prolonged Grief Disorder in the two main mental health classification systems: in the ICD -11 in November 2020 and as a revision to the DSM-5 in 2021. In this paper we draw on our research and clinical experience in applying cognitive therapy for PTSD (CT-PTSD) to traumatic bereavement to derive lessons for the treatment of prolonged grief. During the pandemic the authors of this paper delivered several workshops on prolonged grief disorder (PGD) during which clinicians raised several thought-provoking questions; how do we differentiate between normal and abnormal or pathological grief; how do we categorise pathological grief; how effective are existing therapies and is there a role for CBT; and how do our experiences with Cognitive Therapy for PTSD help with conceptualisation and treatment of PGD. The purpose of this paper is to answer these important questions and in so doing, consider the historical and theoretical concepts relating to complex and traumatic grief, factors that differentiate normal grief from abnormal grief, maintenance factors for PGD and implications for CBT treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"660"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9625175","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":"What if we have too many models of worry and GAD? - ADDENDUM.","authors":"Mark H Freeston","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000267","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465823000267","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>It is almost 40 years since Borkovec <i>et al.</i> (1983) provided the definition of worry that has guided theory, research and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). This review first considers the relative paucity of research but the proliferation of models. It then considers nine models from 1994 to 2021 with the aim of understanding why so many models have been developed.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>By extracting and coding the components of the models, it is possible to identify similarities and differences between them. While there are a number of unique features, the results indicate a high degree of similarity or overlap between models. The question of why we have so many models is considered in relation to the nature of GAD. Next, the treatment outcome literature is considered based on recent meta-analyses. This leads to the conclusion that while efficacy is established, the outcomes for the field as a whole leave room for improvement. While there may be scope to improve outcomes with existing treatments, it is argued that rather than continue in the same direction, an alternative is to simplify models and so simplify treatments.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Several approaches are considered that could lead to simplification of models resulting in simpler or single-strand treatments targeting specific processes. A requirement for these approaches is the development of brief assessments of key processes from different models. Finally, it is suggested that better outcomes at the group level may eventually be achieved by narrower treatments that target specific processes relevant to the individual.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"659"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9693503","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":"What if we have too many models of worry and GAD?","authors":"Mark H Freeston","doi":"10.1017/S1352465822000649","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465822000649","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"559-578"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9464169","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":"CBT 50 years on: a celebration of empirically grounded and evidence-based psychological therapy.","authors":"Paul Salkovskis, Richard Thwaites","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000080","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000080","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":"51 6","pages":"509-511"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139576927","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":"What's in the mind's eye of individuals with bipolar disorders: an exploration of the content and characteristics of mental images in different thymic phases.","authors":"K M'Bailara, F Echegaray, M Di Simplicio","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental imagery, or 'seeing with the mind's eye' (Kosslyn <i>et al</i>. ), provokes strong emotional responses (Ji <i>et al</i>., ). To date, there is a lack of data on the content and clinical characteristics (e.g. vividness, likelihood, emotional effects) of spontaneous mental images (MI) in people with bipolar disorder (BD) according to their thymic states.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The current study sought to assess the characteristics associated with the contents of MI in people with BD.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Forty-two euthymic individuals diagnosed with BD (American Psychiatric Association, ) were asked to self-report their MI during depression, (hypo)mania and euthymia. Participants also rated levels of vividness, likelihood and emotional activation related to MI (i.e. valence, arousal, type of emotion).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The contents of the MI revealed phenomenological aspects of BD. Different themes were associated with each thymic phase. In (hypo)mania and in euthymia, the mental images were assessed as being as vivid as probable (<i>p</i>>.05). (Hypo)manic and euthymic-related MI activated more pleasure than displeasure (<i>p</i><.001) and were mainly associated with joy. In depression, MI were assessed as more vivid than likely (<i>p</i><.05). In depression, MI activated more displeasure than pleasure (<i>p</i><.0001) and induced mainly sadness.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Overall, a congruence between the contents of images and the three thymic phases was found. The content of the MI was related to self-reported emotional effects that were congruent with the thymic phases concerned. The results add new clinical information for the use of imagery-based cognitive therapy in individuals with BD.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41153011","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":"Implementation of a case formulation to reduce restrictive interventions on a psychiatric intensive care unit: quasi-experimental single case evaluation - CORRIGENDUM.","authors":"Faye Cox, Stephen Kellett","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000383","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465823000383","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":"51 5","pages":"507"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10013025","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}
Connor Heapy, Paul Norman, Sarah Cockayne, Andrew R Thompson
{"title":"The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for social anxiety symptoms in people living with alopecia areata: a single-group case-series design.","authors":"Connor Heapy, Paul Norman, Sarah Cockayne, Andrew R Thompson","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alopecia areata (AA) is an immunological disorder characterised by hair loss. Individuals with AA report high levels of social anxiety. One intervention that holds potential for reducing social anxiety in individuals with AA is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT).</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>Our key aim was to investigate whether MBCT reduces social anxiety in individuals with AA. The study also investigated whether MBCT reduces depression, general anxiety, and increases quality of life and increases trait mindfulness in individuals with AA.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Five participants with AA took part in an 8-session in-person MBCT intervention. A multiple-baseline single-group case series design was adopted. Idiographic measures of social anxiety were measured each day from baseline, through intervention, to follow-up. Standardised questionnaires of trait mindfulness, social anxiety, depression, anxiety, and quality of life were completed at baseline, post-intervention, and at 4-week follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All participants completed the MBCT course, but one participant was excluded from the idiographic analysis due to a high amount of missing data. The remaining four participants demonstrated reductions in idiographic measures of social anxiety from baseline to follow-up. These effects were larger between baseline and follow-up, than between baseline and post-intervention. Two participants demonstrated significant improvement in standardised measures of wellbeing from baseline to follow-up - they also practised mindfulness most regularly at home between sessions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MBCT may be effective in reducing social anxiety and improving wellbeing in individuals with AA, although this might be dependent on the extent to which participants regularly practise mindfulness exercises.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":"51 5","pages":"381-395"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10013026","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":"Decoupling: adaptation of a treatment for body-focused repetitive behaviour to Tourette syndrome. A case report.","authors":"Steffen Moritz, Danielle Penney, Stella Schmotz","doi":"10.1017/S1352465823000152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition; its etiology is not yet fully understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy with habit reversal training is the recommended first-line treatment, but is not effective in all patients. This is the first report examining the usefulness of decoupling, a behavioural self-help treatment originally developed for patients with body-focused repetitive behaviours, in a patient with TS.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Patient P.Z. showed 10 motor and three vocal tics on the Adult Tic Questionnaire (ATQ) before treatment. He was taught decoupling by the first author.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The application of decoupling led to a reduction of P.Z.'s eye tics, which was one of his first and most enduring and severe tics. It was not effective for other areas. Quality of life and depression improved, which P.Z. attributed to the improvement of his tics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Decoupling may be adopted as an alternative, when habit reversal training is not feasible. Future research, preferably using a controlled design with a large sample, may elucidate whether decoupling is only effective for tics relating to the eyes, the most common symptom in tic disorder/TS, or whether its effects extend to other symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":"51 5","pages":"475-478"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10329164","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}