Dose-effect relations and responsive regulation of treatment duration: the good enough level.

This study examined rates of improvement in psychotherapy as a function of the number of sessions attended. The clients (N=1,868; 73.1% female; 92.

Integrating approaches to psychotherapy in psychosis*.

Objective: The evidence base for specific psychological treatments for psychosis is now well established, but many practitioners see themselves as integrationist in approach. The basic tenets of integration are explored with an emphasis on understanding how different levels of need can be conceptualized and then used to 'adapt' a treatment to meet those needs in an individual. The needs are then incorporated into an integrated treatment formulation.

Brief psychotherapy in Alzheimer's disease: randomised controlled trial.

Background: Although there is good evidence that interventions for carers of people with Alzheimer's disease can reduce stress, no systematic studies have investigated psychotherapeutic intervention for patients themselves. This may be important in the earlier stages of Alzheimer's disease, where insight is often preserved.

Aims: The aim was to assess, in a randomised controlled trial, whether psychotherapeutic intervention could benefit cognitive function, affective symptoms and global well-being.

Evidence-based medicine in the psychological treatment of schizophrenia.

Treatments should be based on reviews of the best available evidence. However, there are different views about the types of evidence that may be included. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has its own clear hierarchy with systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) at the top level and expert and user opinion at the lowest level of evidence.

Towards a standardised brief outcome measure: psychometric properties and utility of the CORE-OM.

Background: An acceptable, standardised outcome measure to assess efficacy and effectiveness is needed across multiple disciplines offering psychological therapies.

Aims: To present psychometric data on reliability, validity and sensitivity to change for the CORE-OM (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation--Outcome Measure).

Method: A 34-item self-report instrument was-developed, with domains of subjective well-being, symptoms, function and risk.