Posted by fleeting flutterby on June 18, 2009, at 14:05:20
In reply to Evidence-based practices: CBT, posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 18, 2009, at 0:00:04
> CBT is widely used for OCD and other anxiety disorders. Experts in OCD, in fact, will tell you it is THE only treatment (if it includes exposure and response prevention) for OCD. In a literature review of 27 published articles that researched CBT for anxiety, the authors found that indeed, CBT demonstrated efficacy over placebos that lasted after termination of treatment.<<
----flutterby: Thank you for sharing. I can certainly understand how CBT can help, it's helped me quite a bit.
> CBT for PTSD. The Department of Veteran Affairs reports that CBT results in 60-80% reduction in PTSD symptoms in civilian populations (esp. survivors of rape). As for pyschodynamic approaches, the Department states: "Research on the use of psychodynamic therapy is difficult to conduct because psychodynamic techniques do not focus on symptom reduction. Instead, they focus on more fluid intra- and interpersonal processes. To date, there has been only one randomized clinical trial on the efficacy of psychodynamic treatment in reducing PTSD symptoms.<<----flutterby: I don't understand why it's difficult to tell if psychodynamic therapy is helpful or not..... Isn't it apparent if ones life has improved-- thoughts are healthier and actions are more productive? Isn't that the way to know if any type of therapy is working or not? Seems to me if one is in therapy for years and keeps struggling over the same things, then that kind of therapy is failing that person- no? (sorry if this is a dumb question-- I'm not knowledgeable and am trying to understand)
> CBT for PTSD in patients who also have schizophrenia. According to a study published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, researchers found that 12 of 13 completers of an 11-week program in CBT to reduce PTSD had such a reduction in symptoms that 3 months later, 10 no longer met the criteria for PTSD.
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> J Anxiety Disord 2009; 23: 665-675<<----flutterby: This is very encouraging. I hope many people can have much improved lives. :o)
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> There are many, many more sources of evidence out there. I will post about DBT later in the week.
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----flutterby: I don't know anything about DBT. Wonder if it would help me?Well, thanks for sharing this. I'm very interested in knowing all I can about all types of therapies and all types of experiences, in hopes that having learned more will increase my chances of improving my life.
flutterby-mandy
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