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Endhoven B, De Cort K, Matthijssen SJMA, de Jongh A, van Minnen A, Duits P, Schruers KRJ, van Dis EAM, Krypotos AM, Gerritsen L, Engelhard IM. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy or supportive counseling prior to exposure therapy in patients with panic disorder: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial (IMPROVE). BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:157. [PMID: 36918861 PMCID: PMC10011792 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04320-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure-based therapy is the treatment of choice for anxiety disorders, but many patients do not benefit sufficiently from it. Distressing images of threat related to the future or past may maintain the anxiety symptomatology or impede exposure therapy. An intervention that targets threat-related imagery is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. The main goal of this multicenter randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether EMDR therapy plus exposure therapy, relative to supportive counseling plus exposure therapy, improves treatment efficacy, tolerability, and adherence in patients with panic disorder. In addition, we will examine potential predictors of optimal treatment allocation, mechanisms of change as well as the long term effects of treatment. Finally, we will assess cost-effectiveness. METHODS A multicenter randomized controlled trial mixed design will be conducted. Participants will be 50 patients, aged ≥ 18, diagnosed with a panic disorder. They will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: EMDR therapy (i.e., flashforward strategy) or supportive counseling (each consisting of four weekly sessions of 90 min each) prior to exposure therapy (consisting of eight weekly sessions of 90 min each). Assessments will be made pre-treatment (T1), between-treatments (T2), post-treatment (T3), one month post-treatment (FU1) and six months post-treatment (FU2) by an assessor blind to treatment condition. The primary outcome measure is severity of panic-related symptoms. Secondary outcome measures are: tolerability of exposure therapy (initial avoidance, willingness to start exposure therapy, considered drop-out; no-show and drop-out), related symptomatology (generalized anxiety, depression), and functional impairment. DISCUSSION The primary goals of this research are to compare the efficacy, tolerability, and adherence of EMDR therapy plus exposure therapy and supportive counseling plus exposure therapy and to identify predictors, moderators, and mediators for treatment success. This multi-center research aims to make a significant contribution to our understanding as to how treatment for patients with anxiety disorders can be optimized, and elucidate who can benefit most from this novel approach. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN-ISRCTN29668369: Improving anxiety treatment by modifying emotional memories before real-life exposure. Registered 27 June 2022-retrospectively registered. ISRCTN-ISRCTN29668369.
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- Bart Endhoven
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Altrecht Academic Anxiety Center, Nieuwe, Houtenseweg 12, 3524 SH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Academic Anxiety Center, Mondriaan/PsyQ, Oranjeplein 10, 6624 KD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Altrecht Academic Anxiety Center, Nieuwe, Houtenseweg 12, 3524 SH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- PSYTREC, Professor Bronkhorstlaan 2, 3723 MB, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam), Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- PSYTREC, Professor Bronkhorstlaan 2, 3723 MB, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, PO Box 9104, 6500HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Altrecht Academic Anxiety Center, Nieuwe, Houtenseweg 12, 3524 SH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Academic Anxiety Center, Mondriaan/PsyQ, Oranjeplein 10, 6624 KD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Research Group Health Psychology, PO Box 3726, 3000, Leuven, KU, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Research Group Health Psychology, PO Box 3726, 3000, Leuven, KU, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Altrecht Academic Anxiety Center, Nieuwe, Houtenseweg 12, 3524 SH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Speers AJ, Bhullar N, Cosh S, Wootton BM. Correlates of therapist drift in psychological practice: A systematic review of therapist characteristics. Clin Psychol Rev 2022; 93:102132. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Robertson A, Thornton C. Challenging rigidity in Anorexia (treatment, training and supervision): questioning manual adherence in the face of complexity. J Eat Disord 2021; 9:104. [PMID: 34419156 PMCID: PMC8379880 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-021-00460-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anorexia Nervosa is a debilitating illness. While there have been many advancements to treatment protocols and outcomes for people with eating disorders, the field acknowledges there remains considerable room for improvement. This timely Special Edition of the Journal of Eating Disorders has invited those of us in the field to consider a range of topics in aid of this task, including potential modifications and implementation of evidence-based practice, specific and common psychotherapy factors, treatment manuals, adherence and individualising treatment approaches for individuals and families. BODY: In this paper, we briefly outline the key manualised treatments currently available to treat children, adolescents and adults with Anorexia Nervosa, considering the benefits, potential reasons for adaptations and limitations. We then review the current evidence for training strict adherence to treatment manuals which is often a key focus in training and supervision, questioning the association of increased treatment adherence with improved therapeutic outcome. We then summarise some key evidence behind other therapeutic factors which have been demonstrated to affect outcome regardless of which manual is implemented, such as readiness to change and therapeutic alliance. CONCLUSION The paper concludes with implications and considerations for future research, clinical guidelines, training and supervision, highlighting the need to consider the therapeutic relationship and processes alongside manual content to conduct best evidence-informed practice.
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Wade T, Calvert S, Thompson E, Wild CA, Mitchison D, Hay P. A co-designed consumer checklist to support people with eating disorders to locate evidence-based treatment. Int J Eat Disord 2021; 54:1400-1404. [PMID: 33928663 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Identifying a therapist with expertise in treating eating disorders (EDs) can be a daunting process for a consumer, resulting in delayed access to evidence-based treatment, prolonging unnecessary suffering. We developed a consumer checklist designed to empower consumers to locate evidence-based treatment earlier. We co-designed (researchers and people with lived experience of an ED) a 15-item consumer checklist, for use in a meeting with a potential therapist. A survey about the checklist was sent out to people with lived experience and clinicians, seeking quantitative endorsement of each item's helpfulness in the checklist, and inviting qualitative feedback. Seventeen people with lived experience and 11 clinicians gave feedback. The items were rated as being helpful, with overlap between the two groups as to the most helpful items. Both groups rated the checklist as likely to help locate effective treatment earlier. The checklist forms a basis for a useful consumer tool in their treatment journey. Examination of its uptake and impact on outcomes for consumers seeking treatment is recommended.
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- Tracey Wade
- Blackbird Initiative, Órama Institute for Mental Health and Well-Being, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation Ambassador, South Australia, Australia
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- Blackbird Initiative, Órama Institute for Mental Health and Well-Being, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University School of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University School of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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de Jong R, Lommen MJJ, van Hout WJPJ, de Jong PJ, Nauta MH. Therapists' characteristics associated with the (non-)use of exposure in the treatment of anxiety disorders in youth: A survey among Dutch-speaking mental health practitioners. J Anxiety Disord 2020; 73:102230. [PMID: 32428821 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although there is consensus that exposure is the key ingredient in treating childhood anxiety disorders, several studies in the USA suggest exposure to be underused in clinical practice. Previous research pointed to therapists' beliefs about exposure, their age, experience, caseload, training and theoretical orientation, as well as the level of the therapists' own anxiety as important factors in the underusage of exposure in the treatment of adult anxiety disorders. This study examined what therapist characteristics may be involved in the (non-)use of exposure in treating childhood anxiety disorders. METHODS An internet-based survey among 207 youth mental health care professionals in the Netherlands and Belgium was conducted to assess therapists' beliefs about exposure, their age, experience, caseload, training and theoretical orientation, as well as the level of the therapists' own anxiety, depression and stress. RESULTS The current survey showed that therapists used exposure in about half of their cases of childhood anxiety and that the non-use was independently associated with the relatively strong negative beliefs about exposure, therapists' age, and non-CBT orientation. DISCUSSION Findings point to the importance of addressing negative beliefs about exposure in therapists' training and supervision to resolve therapy drift away from exposure, and consequently improve utilization and delivery of exposure-based therapy for childhood anxiety disorders.
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- Rachel de Jong
- University of Groningen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, the Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, the Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, the Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, the Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, the Netherlands.
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Supervisor practice when guiding therapists working with depression: the impact of supervisor and patient characteristics. COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST 2018. [DOI: 10.1017/s1754470x18000089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AbstractCurrently recommended psychotherapies for depression are not always delivered in a consistent manner. There is an assumption that the use of clinical supervision will ensure reliable treatment and patient recovery. However, there is limited research supporting this assumption. This study explored the role of supervision in the treatment of depression. In particular, it examined how supervisors’ own characteristics and those of patients can influence the focus of supervision sessions. Clinical supervisors who worked with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) therapists treating depression cases were asked to indicate their supervision focus for three different patient vignettes. These vignettes varied in clinical complexity. Participants’ intolerance to uncertainty and their self-esteem were also assessed. Supervisors tended to focus their supervisees on the use of evidence-based therapeutic techniques for both straightforward and complex cases. However, their approach was less evidence-based for diffuse cases. Three supervisory types emerged: an ‘Alliance- and Technique-Focused’ group, a ‘Case Management-Focused’ group, and an ‘Unfocused’ group. Personal characteristics of the supervisors varied across the groups. The content of supervision sessions is influenced by factors from outside the therapy process. These factors might cause supervisors to avoid focusing on evidence-based aspects of therapy, thus feeding therapist drift. Suggestions are made for new supervision protocols that consider the supervisor's personal characteristics.
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To deliver or not to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders: Replication and extension of our understanding of why therapists fail to do what they should do. Behav Res Ther 2018; 106:57-63. [PMID: 29763767 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the extent to which therapists fail to apply empirically supported treatments in a sample of clinicians in The Netherlands, delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders (CBT-ED). It aimed to replicate previous findings, and to extend them by examining other potential intra-individual factors associated with the level of (non-)use of core CBT-ED techniques. METHOD Participants were 139 clinicians (127 women; mean age 41.4 years, range = 24-64) who completed an online survey about the level of use of specific techniques, their beliefs (e.g., about the importance of the alliance and use of pretreatment motivational techniques), anxiety (Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale), and personality (Ten Item Personality Inventory). RESULTS Despite some differences with Waller's (2012) findings, the present results continue to indicate that therapists are not reliably delivering the CBT-ED techniques that would be expected to provide the best treatment to their patients. This 'non-delivery' appears to be related to clinician anxiety, temporal factors, and clinicians' beliefs about the power of the therapeutic alliance in driving therapy outcomes. DISCUSSION Improving treatment delivery will involve working with clinicians' levels of anxiety, clarifying the lack of benefit of pre-therapy motivational enhancement work, and reminding clinicians that the therapeutic alliance is enhanced by behavioral change in CBT-ED, rather than the other way around.
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Thompson-Brenner H, Brooks GE, Boswell JF, Espel-Huynh H, Dore R, Franklin DR, Gonçalves A, Smith M, Ortiz S, Ice S, Barlow DH, Lowe MR. Evidence-based implementation practices applied to the intensive treatment of eating disorders: Summary of research and illustration of principles using a case example. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- The Renfrew Centers; Philadelphia PA USA
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Brown CE, Nicholson Perry K. Cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders: how do clinician characteristics impact on treatment fidelity? J Eat Disord 2018; 6:19. [PMID: 30186605 PMCID: PMC6119328 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-018-0208-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinicians routinely report not practising evidence-based treatments with eating disorders. There has been limited research investigating the impact of adaptable clinician characteristics such as self-efficacy and therapeutic optimism in this area. This study evaluated if there is a relationship between clinician therapeutic optimism, self-efficacy and the provision of evidence-based practice in the treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. METHOD A survey developed for this study was administered to 100 psychologists who were recruited online via a range of organisations affiliated with psychology and/or eating disorders. The survey measured demographic factors, eating disorder treatment knowledge, treatment fidelity, the use of individual treatment components and a range of clinician characteristics including self-efficacy and therapeutic optimism. RESULTS Results demonstrated that clinician self-efficacy was positively associated with and predicted treatment fidelity. Therapeutic optimism had significant low correlations with treatment fidelity but did not predict treatment fidelity. CONCLUSION These findings would suggest that strengthening clinician self-efficacy is useful in improving evidence-based practice in the treatment of binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa and may also have implications in the training of clinicians. The study also demonstrated that the use of a range of knowledge translation strategies are valuable in enhancing clinician adherence to evidence-based practice. Further research with direct measures of treatment fidelity is needed to clarify these findings.
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- C E Brown
- Australian College of Applied Psychology, Discipline of Psychological Science, 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
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- Australian College of Applied Psychology, Discipline of Psychological Science, 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
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Waller G. Treatment Protocols for Eating Disorders: Clinicians' Attitudes, Concerns, Adherence and Difficulties Delivering Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2016; 18:36. [PMID: 26893234 PMCID: PMC4759212 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-016-0679-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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There are several protocols in existence that guide clinicians in the implementation of effective, evidence-based psychological interventions for eating disorders. These have been made accessible in the form of treatment manuals. However, relatively few clinicians use those protocols, preferring to offer more eclectic or integrative approaches. Following a summary of the research that shows that these evidence-based approaches can be used successfully in routine clinical settings, this review considers why there is such poor uptake of these therapies in such settings. This review focuses on the role of service culture and on clinicians' own attitudes, beliefs and emotions. Possible means of enhancing uptake are considered, but these cannot be considered to be ideal solutions at present.
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- Glenn Waller
- Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 1NT, UK.
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Waller G, Turner H. Therapist drift redux: Why well-meaning clinicians fail to deliver evidence-based therapy, and how to get back on track. Behav Res Ther 2015; 77:129-37. [PMID: 26752326 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Therapist drift occurs when clinicians fail to deliver the optimum evidence-based treatment despite having the necessary tools, and is an important factor in why those therapies are commonly less effective than they should be in routine clinical practice. The research into this phenomenon has increased substantially over the past five years. This review considers the growing evidence of therapist drift. The reasons that we fail to implement evidence-based psychotherapies are considered, including our personalities, knowledge, emotions, beliefs, behaviours and social milieus. Finally, ideas are offered regarding how therapist drift might be halted, including a cognitive-behavioural approach for therapists that addresses the cognitions, emotions and behaviours that drive and maintain our avoidance of evidence-based treatments.
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- Glenn Waller
- Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2NT, UK.
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- Southern Health Eating Disorders Service, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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Pyatak EA, Carandang K, Davis S. Developing a Manualized Occupational Therapy Diabetes Management Intervention: Resilient, Empowered, Active Living With Diabetes. OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH 2015; 35:187-94. [PMID: 26594741 PMCID: PMC4801110 DOI: 10.1177/1539449215584310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This article reports on the development of a manualized occupational therapy intervention for diabetes management. An initial theoretical framework and core content areas for a Stage I intervention manual were developed based on an in-depth needs assessment and review of existing literature. After evaluation by a panel of experts and completion of a feasibility study, the intervention was revised into a Stage 2 manual in preparation for a randomized study evaluating the intervention's efficacy. In developing the initial manual, we delineated core theoretical principles to allow for flexible application and tailoring of the intervention's content areas. Expert panel feedback and feasibility study results led to changes to the intervention structure and content as we developed the Stage 2 manual. Through describing this process, we illustrate the dynamic evolution of intervention manuals, which undergo revisions due to both theoretical and practical considerations at each stage of the research-to-clinical practice pipeline.
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- Achieve Beyond Pediatric Therapy and Autism Services, Whittier, CA, USA
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Turner H, Marshall E, Stopa L, Waller G. Cognitive-behavioural therapy for outpatients with eating disorders: effectiveness for a transdiagnostic group in a routine clinical setting. Behav Res Ther 2015; 68:70-5. [PMID: 25816766 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Whilst there is a growing evidence to support the impact of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in the treatment of adults with eating disorders, much of this evidence comes from tightly controlled efficacy trials. This study aimed to add to the evidence regarding the effectiveness of CBT when delivered in a routine clinical setting. The participants were 203 adults presenting with a range of eating disorder diagnoses, who were offered CBT in an out-patient community eating disorders service in the UK. Patients completed measures of eating disorder pathology at the start of treatment, following the sixth session, and at the end of treatment. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and psychosocial functioning were measured pre- and post-treatment. Approximately 55% of patients completed treatment, and there were no factors that predicted attrition. There were significant improvements in eating disorder psychopathology, anxiety, depression and general functioning, with particular changes in eating attitudes in the early part of therapy. Effect sizes were medium to large for both completer and intention to treat analyses. These findings confirm that evidence-based forms of CBT can be delivered with strong outcomes in routine clinical settings. Clinicians should be encouraged to deliver evidence-based treatments when working in these settings.
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- Hannah Turner
- Eating Disorders Service, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, April House, 9 Bath Road, Bitterne, Southampton SO19 5ES, UK; Clinical Psychology Programme, Psychology Academic Unit, University of Southampton, Shackleton Building (44a), Highfield Campus, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- Eating Disorders Service, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, April House, 9 Bath Road, Bitterne, Southampton SO19 5ES, UK
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- Clinical Psychology Programme, Psychology Academic Unit, University of Southampton, Shackleton Building (44a), Highfield Campus, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
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The research-practice gap is of concern in the treatment of eating disorders. Despite the existence of empirically supported treatments, few receive them. The barriers to wider dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatment include clinician attitudes towards such treatments and the lack of sufficient numbers of suitably trained therapists to provide treatment. In this review we discuss these barriers in the context of the wider issue of the dissemination and implementation of psychological treatments and review the research with regard to the treatment of eating disorders. Particular emphasis is placed on examining recent efforts to expand the availability and reach of treatments by making treatment delivery and training more scalable. We highlight promising developments and areas where further research is needed.
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- Zafra Cooper
- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 7JX UK
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