Clinical supervision based on video vs. verbal report: a randomized controlled trial.

Clinical supervision is considered important in psychotherapy training, but little is known about the efficacy of specific supervision methods. We investigate two such methods (video-based vs. verbal report-based supervision) in a randomized controlled trial.

Exposure therapy tailored to inhibitory learning principles in a naturalistic setting: an open pilot trial in obsessive-compulsive outpatient care.

Inhibitory learning (IL) theory offers promising therapeutic strategies. However, more evidence is needed, especially regarding OCD treatment in routine care. The present pilot study investigated the positive and negative effects of IL-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in a university outpatient setting.

Modeling in psychotherapy training: A randomized controlled proof-of-concept trial.

Objective: Despite the importance of modeling for learning, it has only so far been investigated in a few controlled studies in psychotherapy training. We, therefore, investigated, across several study outcomes, whether modeling outperformed a control group.

Method: Sixty-nine trainees (i.

The concise measurement of clinical communication skills: Validation of a short scale.

Objective: There is a lack of brief rating scales for the reliable assessment of psychotherapeutic skills, which do not require intensive rater training and/or a high level of expertise. Thus, the objective is to validate a 14-item version of the Clinical Communication Skills Scale (CCSS-S).

Methods: Using a sample of = 690 video-based ratings of role-plays with simulated patients, we calculated a confirmatory factor analysis and an exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), assessed convergent validities, determined inter-rater reliabilities and compared these with those who were either psychology students, advanced psychotherapy trainees, or experts.

Differences in psychotherapy preferences between psychotherapy trainees and laypeople.

Despite increasing research on psychotherapy preferences, the preferences of psychotherapy trainees are largely unknown. Moreover, differences in preferences between trainees and their patients could (a) hinder symptom improvement and therapy success for patients and (b) represent significant obstacles in the early career and development of future therapists. We compared the preferences of = 466 psychotherapy trainees to those of = 969 laypersons using the Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences.

Corrigendum: Assessing Patient Preferences: Examination of the German Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences.

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Assessing Patient Preferences: Examination of the German Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences.

Despite the positive effects of including patients' preferences into therapy on psychotherapy outcomes, there are still few thoroughly validated assessment tools at hand. We translated the 18-item Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences (C-NIP) into German and aimed at replicating its factor structure. Further, we investigated the reliability of the questionnaire and its convergence with trait measures.

Standardized patients in psychotherapy training and clinical supervision: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Psychotherapy is highly effective and widely acknowledged for treating various mental disorders. Nevertheless, in terms of methods for teaching effective psychotherapeutic approaches and competencies, there has been a lack of investigation. Training and supervision are the main strategies for teaching therapist competencies, and standardized role-plays with simulated patients (i.

Telemedical Interventional Monitoring in Heart Failure (TIM-HF), a randomized, controlled intervention trial investigating the impact of telemedicine on mortality in ambulatory patients with heart failure: study design.

Remote patient management (telemonitoring) may help to detect early signs of cardiac decompensation, allowing optimization of and adherence to treatments in chronic heart failure (CHF). Two meta-analyses have suggested that telemedicine in CHF can reduce mortality by 30-35%. The aim of the TIM-HF study was to investigate the impact of telemedical management on mortality in ambulatory CHF patients.

A new telemonitoring system intended for chronic heart failure patients using mobile telephone technology--feasibility study.

Background: Remote monitoring is one modality of structured care in chronic heart failure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new wireless telemonitoring system via a mobile phone network.

Methods: Portable home devices for electrocardiogram, blood pressure, body weight and self-assessment measurements were connected (via Bluetooth) to a personal digital assistant (PDA) that performs automated encrypted transmission via mobile phone.

"Let's get down to business: a validation study of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory among a sample of MBA students.".

While the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) has gained increasing attention as a measure of noncriminal psychopathy, absent has been research involving samples including business people. This study investigated the validity of the PPI with such a population by examining the association between psychopathic traits and moral decision-making among MBA students. Sixty-six MBA students were assessed using the PPI, the MACH-IV (a measure of Machiavellianism), the Ethical Position Questionnaire (EPQ), and the Defining Issues Test (DIT-2).

CT, MRI and video based analysis of knee kinematics--a basis for CT based simulation.

With the new computer aided surgery techniques a surgery can be split in two phases, which are pre-operative planning and intervention. The planning is frequently based on three dimensional image data and takes place in the office of the surgeon. Using this approach the surgical feeling, the physical feedback of the patient, is not available during the planning phase.

3D structure from endoscopic images.

Endoscopy is an important procedure for the diagnostic and therapy of various pathologies. In 2000, the Institute for Process Control and Robotics/Universität Karlsruhe (TH) has developed a basic framework for reconstructing 3D models from image sequences. The framework is able to realise automatic navigation for new colonoscopes with own driving system and on the other hand to offer a virtual 3D endoscopic view during bad visibility conditions caused by e.

Realtime textured 3D-models for medical applications.

Realistic visualisation becomes more and more important in medicine. Whenever a patient individual 3D-model was generated the aim is to visualise the model as realistic as possible. We use 3D-models in our diagnostic and therapeutic tools for intraoperative visualisation of e.

Atlas-based segmentation of pathological knee joints.

Efficiency, comparability and simplicity are key aspects for user acceptance of surgical planning systems in the long term. Automatic segmentation and identification of geometric reference systems of the anatomical structures are essential to fulfill these requirements. A statistical motivated shape atlas of the knee joint, based on 235 normal and abnormal MR and CT volume sets, is constructed for automatic segmentation of CT image data.