Behavioural Treatment Programs and Selectivity of Speaking at Follow-Up in a Sample of 25 Selective Mutes

1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Sluckin ◽  
Nigel Foreman ◽  
Martin Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Behavioural Treatment

THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING THERAPIST CONTACT AND TOTAL LENGTH OF THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF PANIC DISORDER

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Botella ◽  
Azucena García-Palacios
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Cost

This study compares the effectiveness of a standard cognitive-behavioural treatment for panic disorder with a reduced therapist contact program supported by self-help materials. This program shortens the total therapy length (from 10 to 5 weeks) and the contact time with the therapist (from 10 to 5 sessions). The sample was mostly referred from a public mental health unit, and it had a low level of education (average of 9.7 years). The subjects were assessed according to several variables related with panic disorder at pre- and post-test, and at 12-month follow-up. The results demonstrated that both programs produced significant improvements for all variables at post-test, the benefits were maintained at follow-up assessment, and even heightened for some of the measures. Also, both treatment programs obtained comparable improvements for most measures. These results suggest that the programs that reduce the contact with the therapist, supported by self-help materials, and shorten the time that the patient suffers from this problem (Margraf, Barlow, Clark, & Telch, 1993) may be a good intervention for the treatment of panic disorder. These programs can help to overcome some of the cost-benefit therapeutic limitations of standard cognitive-behavioural programs.

scholarly journals Medication Possession Ratio: Predicting and Decreasing Loss to Follow-Up in Antiretroviral Treatment Programs in Côte dʼIvoire

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. S34-S39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugène Messou ◽  
Martial Kouakou ◽  
Delphine Gabillard ◽  
Patrice Gouessé ◽  
Mamadou Koné ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Medication Possession Ratio ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Loss To Follow Up

Individualized Behavioural Treatment of Severe Stuttering

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Ecker ◽  
Victor Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Oral Reading ◽  
Reading Improvement ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
Communication Situations ◽  
Cognitive Techniques ◽  
One Year

This case study illustrates the reduction of severe stuttering by an individually tailored treatment programme. Interventions are derived from a tripartite analysis (Lang, 1971) and include EMG biofeedback, regulated breathing, exposure in vivo to stressful communication situations and cognitive techniques to reduce relapse risk. The role of dysfunctional response system interactions in stuttering is emphasized. Treatment resulted in a marked reduction of stuttering and associated facial contortions during videotaped conversations with strangers and oral reading. Improvement was maintained at one-year follow-up.

Surgery and Radiosurgery in Autism: A Retrospective Study in 10 Patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Cristina V. Torres ◽  
Nuria Martínez ◽  
Marcos Ríos-Lago ◽  
Monica Lara ◽  
Juan Alvarez-Linera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Radiofrequency Lesions

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> A subgroup of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show self or heteroaggression, dyscontrol episodes, and others are of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) profile; some of them are resistant to medical and behavioural treatment. We describe the long-term outcome in a group of these patients, treated with radiofrequency brain lesions or combined stereotactic surgery and Gamma Knife (GK) radiosurgery. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We reviewed the medical records of 10 ASD patients with pathological aggressiveness and OCD, who had undergone radiofrequency lesions and/or radiosurgery with GK in our institution. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The 10 patients had a significant reduction of their symptoms (PCQ 39.9 and 33, OAS 11.8 and 5, CYBOCS-ASD 30.4 and 20), preoperatively and in the last follow-up, respectively; <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.005 (in all cases), although all but 2 needed more than 1 treatment to maintain this improvement. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> We observed a marked improvement in behaviour, quality of life, and relationship with the environment in all our 10 patients after the lesioning treatments, without long-lasting side effects.

A Retrospective Follow-up of Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents: Identifying Predictors of Treatment Outcome

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Leone ◽  
Ronald Fitzmartin ◽  
Frank Stetson ◽  
Jennifer Foster
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Day Treatment ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Successful Completion ◽  
Behaviorally Disordered ◽  
Residential Status ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Day Treatment Program

Behaviorally disordered adolescents are a heterogeneous group. Determining which students enrolled in particular treatment programs are likely to be successful is a difficult task. This retrospective follow-up systematically investigated behaviorally disordered youth and identified factors associated with successful completion of a comprehensive residential and day treatment program. Results suggest that, for the 70 subjects studied, attendance, day or residential status, and prior adjudication were related to treatment outcomes. A dditionally, for a subset of 34 subjects directly interviewed and assessed at follow-up, measures of academic achievement were unrelated to outcomes.

The Effectiveness of a Child Psychiatric Unit: A Follow-up Study

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 793-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip G. Ney ◽  
R. Robert ◽  
Bruce R. Hanton ◽  
Emma S. Brindad
Keyword(s):  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Child Psychiatric

This follow-up study to determine the effectiveness of a child psychiatric unit found evidence to support a program emphasizing a predetermined period of hospitalization. Most measures of family satisfaction, behaviour and social function improved significantly. The unit appears to treat older children as well as those less than 9, children from fighting families as well as those with less fighting, and sexually abused children as well as physically abused children. The program includes: 2 weeks of preadmission evaluations, 5 weeks hospitalization and 5 weeks of follow-up, placement decisions made before admission, primary responsibility for front line staff and treatment programs composed of various combinations of techniques from a list of 65 possible techniques.

Behavioural Treatment of Orgasmic Dysfunction: A Controlled Study

1976 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Munjack ◽  
Alan Cristol ◽  
Alan Goldstein ◽  
Debora Phillips ◽  
Alice Goldberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Sexual Relations ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
Symptom Check List ◽  
Orgasmic Dysfunction ◽  
Multiple Assessment

SummaryTwenty-two anorgasmic women received 20 sessions of a multiple-technique behavioural therapy. The design included blind ratings by two independent assessors, multiple assessment instruments, and a waiting list control group.Treatment was significantly better than no treatment in terms of: (1) the percentage of patients experiencing orgasm during at least 50 per cent of sexual relations; (2) the percentage of women reporting satisfactory sexual relations at least 50 per cent of the time; (3) patients' ratings of positive reactions to various sexual behaviours; and (4) assessors' global clinical ratings.Significant improvement was also noted on the MMPI, IPAT, and Symptom Check List. Improvement was maintained at a follow-up average 9 months later. These results support the impression that a behavioural approach offers much promise in treating female orgasmic dysfunction.

A Case Study of the Behavioural Treatment of Chronic Stomach Pain in a Child

1986 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Linton
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Adolescent Girl ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
Stomach Pain ◽  
Applied Relaxation ◽  
And Coping

Behavioural treatment of an adolescent girl with chronic stomach pain is described. The client was treated with a broad spectrum behavioural package including applied relaxation and coping skills. Results indicated considerable improvements in ratings of down-time, nausea, health, and mood. Moreover, she was nearly pain-free, and her activity and depression levels were substantially improved. The effects of treatment generalized to the natural environment and were sustained at a 9 month follow-up.

Neuropsychological correlates of adolescent substance abuse: Four-year outcomes

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 481-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN F. TAPERT ◽  
SANDRA A. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Withdrawal ◽  
Neuropsychological Functioning ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Involvement ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Neuropsychological Impairments ◽  
The Relationship

Alcohol and other drug use are common in youth, but neurocognitive sequelae are unclear. This study examines the relationship between neuropsychological functioning and protracted substance use in adolescence. One hundred fifteen adolescents, ages 13 to 19 years, were recruited from inpatient substance abuse treatment programs and followed for 4 years. Adolescents were administered a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and evaluated on substance use involvement during treatment, and at 6-month, 1-year, 2-year, and 4-year follow-up time points. Protracted substance abuse over the 4 years of follow-up was associated with significantly poorer subsequent functioning on tests of attention. In addition, alcohol and drug withdrawal accounted for significant variance in visuospatial functioning, above and beyond demographic, educational, and health variables in detoxified late adolescents and young adults. Results suggest that alcohol and drug withdrawal may be a more powerful marker of protracted neuropsychological impairments than other indices of youthful alcohol and drug involvement. (JINS, 1999, 5, 481–493.)

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document