Psychotherapeutic interventions in Tinnitus

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S561-S561
Author(s):  
M. Silva ◽  
A.R. Figueiredo ◽  
A. Fornelos ◽  
P. Macedo ◽  
S. Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Interventions ◽  
Behavioral Techniques ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionTinnitus is defined as the subjective or objective perception of a hearing sensation in the absence of a corresponding external stimulus. It is a very common medical symptom, and some studies show that 5 to 15% of adults had tinnitus in life. It is a condition that could be chronic and for some patients could be very debilitating. Anxiety and depression are common findings in patients with tinnitus. Tinnitus can also interfere with sleep and concentration and affect the quality of life of patients. The heterogeneity of the etiology, pathophysiology and clinical features of tinnitus probably exacerbate the variability of response to treatment of the population and the decision on the best treatment option could be complex.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is try to understand how the psychotherapeutic interventions may be useful in the treatment of tinnitus.MethodsBibliographic research in Pubmed.ResultsCurrently there are no available effective pharmacological treatments. In some cases, surgical interventions may be effective with respect to ear pathology, but not to tinnitus. Most studies show that psychological interventions are needed to reduce the distress and the impact caused by tinnitus in patients’ lives and the cognitive-behavioral therapy is the primary therapeutic intervention in chronic tinnitus.ConclusionAlthough cognitive-behavioral techniques demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of the distress and impact caused by tinnitus, little is known about the mechanisms by which this technique achieves this effect, therefore most authors suggest that further studies should be conducted in this area.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The Effect of Psychotherapy on Quality of Life in IBD Patients: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Paulides ◽  
Inge Boukema ◽  
Christien Janneke van der Woude ◽  
Nanne K H de Boer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Interventions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Background Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) express a need for additional psychotherapy; however, psychological support is not incorporated in the routine care of persons with IBD. This systematic review aims to assess the effect of psychotherapy on quality of life (QoL). Methods A systematic search was conducted on October 7, 2019, using Embase, Medline (Ovid), PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Google Scholar to collect all types of clinical trials with psychotherapeutic interventions that measured QoL in patients with IBD aged ≥18 years. Quality of evidence was systematically assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation criteria. Results Out of 2560 articles, 31 studies (32 articles) were included with a total number of 2397 patients with active and inactive IBD. Of the 31 eligible studies, 11 reported a significant positive effect and 6 had ambiguous results regarding the impact of psychotherapeutic interventions on QoL. Treatment modalities differed in the reported studies and consisted of cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, stress management programs, mindfulness, hypnosis, or solution-focused therapy. All 4 studies focusing on patients with active disease reported a positive effect of psychotherapy. Trials applying cognitive-behavioral therapy reported the most consistent positive results. Conclusions Psychotherapeutic interventions can improve QoL in patients with IBD. More high-quality research is needed before psychological therapy may be implemented in daily IBD practice and to evaluate whether early psychological intervention after diagnosis will result in better coping strategies and QoL throughout life.

Psychosomatic Features, Compliance and Complementary Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-223
Author(s):  
Rostislav A. Grekhov ◽  
Galina P. Suleimanova ◽  
Andrei S. Trofimenko ◽  
Liudmila N. Shilova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Interventions ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Regulation Of Emotion ◽  
The Impact

This review highlights the issue of psychosomatic conditions in rheumatoid arthritis, paying special attention to new researches and trends in this field. Emerging concepts in all the major parts of the problem are covered consecutively, from the impact of chronic musculoskeletal pain on the emotional state to disease influence over quality of life, socio-psychological, and interpersonal relationships. Chronic pain is closely related to emotional responses and coping ability, with a pronounced positive effect of psychotherapeutic interventions, family and social support on it. Psychosexual disorders, anxiety, depression also commonly coexist with rheumatoid arthritis, leading to further decrease in quality of life, low compliance, and high suicide risk. Influence of psychosomatic conditions on the overall treatment effect is usually underestimated by rheumatologists and general practitioners. Psychosomatic considerations are of great importance for up-to-date management of rheumatoid arthritis, as they strongly influence the quality of life, compliance, and thereby disease outcomes. Two major approaches of psychological rehabilitation exist, both coping with pain through the regulation of emotion and psychotherapeutic intervention, which not only helps patients in coping with the disease, but also aimed at improving the overall adaptation of the patient. It includes techniques of relaxation, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and biofeedback therapy. Current data about the efficacy of the additional correcting therapies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, both emerging and common ones, are discussed in the review.

A technology for providing therapeutic training of children with the anxiety-depressive disorders, comorbid with obesity

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S455-S455
Author(s):  
P.T. ◽  
E. Mykhailova ◽  
T. Matkovska ◽  
N. Reshetovska ◽  
A. Goloborodko
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Inappropriate Behaviors ◽  
Education Of Patients ◽  
Projective Drawing ◽  
Competing Interest

Background and aimsThe study considers the problem of the anxiety-depressive disorders (ADD) in children with concomitant obesity in the context of the search for effective methods of their correction.Materials and methodsIncluded 64 children at puberty with the anxiety-depressive disorders, comorbid with obesity. Design comprised: clinicopsychopathological, somatoneurological, psychological monitoring (CDRS-R); the Spielberger, “Me and my illness” and “Man in the Rain” projective drawing tests.ResultsThe symptoms of emotional and vegetative tension, depression registered in all studied children.In the developed model of support, the interventions of primary level are aimed on family and closest encirclement of the child (family psychotherapy, psycho-educational programs for children and their parents). Strategies:– stressful situation in the family (practical, psychological support and education of parents);– for relief of depressive and vegetative-anxious symptoms (using art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy);– for education of patients in the wider context – quality of life, coping, motivation and modification of inappropriate behaviors (modeling of new cognitions).The technology includes the diagnosis of the psychosomatic core of the disease, areas of neurotic fixation of the child with ADD and obesity, correction of emotional homeostasis and cognitive imbalance by activation of the personality individual resources as a result using cognitive-behavioral and art-dynamic therapy, as well as a “Control of eating behavior” training program, and solving certain situational problems by a child with the disease.ConclusionOur method makes the tactics of psychotherapeutic and psycho-educational intervention at an early stage of the disease.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Cognitive behavioral approaches to coping with suffering and hardship

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S560-S560
Author(s):  
J. Vyskocilova ◽  
J. Prasko ◽  
M. Ociskova ◽  
Z. Sedlackova ◽  
M. Slepecky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Permanent Disability ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Compassion Focused Therapy ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches

IntroductionLow level of ability to endure discomfort, hardship and distress, which are integral parts of adverse life events, may lead to loss of mental stability and maintenance of psychological disorder.MethodReview of literature and case descriptions.ResultsThe patient often tries to cope with their suffering through avoidance and compensatory behavior which may relieve his suffering immediately; however, in the long term, it leads to the deterioration in the quality of his life and the persistence of suffering. Cognitive behavioral approaches focused on increasing the ability to endure unpleasant and distressful life experiences, allow the patient to better bear the inevitable losses in life, which he is exposed to, endure his anxiety, sadness, and the urge to impulsive action or escape; so the patient have more possibilities to act more freely, functionally and purposefully. Modern cognitive behavioral approaches, such as Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy developed and applied therapeutic methods designed to increase the patient's resistance to suffering and his ability to cope it better. These approaches are applied not only in patients with chronic psychiatric disorders, but also in patients with chronic physical illnesses and permanent disability.ConclusionsThe modern CBT strategies can help patients to increase his/her resistance to the distress, discomfort and suffering.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

An Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Application of Tolin’s Criteria for Empirically Supported Treatments

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra L. Boness ◽  
Rachel Hershenberg ◽  
Joanna Kaye ◽  
Margaret-Anne Mackintosh ◽  
Damion Grasso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Empirically Supported Treatments ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Strong Recommendation ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
High Quality Evidence

The American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology recently adopted the “Tolin Criteria” to evaluate empirically supported treatments. These criteria better account for strength and quality of rapidly accumulating evidence bases for various treatments. Here we apply this framework to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Following procedures outlined by Tolin and colleagues (2015), Step 1 included an examination of quantitative systematic reviews; nine met inclusion criteria. Step 2 evaluated review quality and effect size data. We found high-quality evidence that CBT-I produces clinically and statistically significant effects on insomnia and other sleep-related outcomes. Based on the Tolin Criteria, the literature merits a “strong” recommendation for CBT-I. This report is a working model for subsequent applications of the Tolin Criteria.

scholarly journals Feasibility and acceptability of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) or acupuncture for insomnia and related distress among cancer caregivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 644-647
Author(s):  
Allison J. Applebaum ◽  
Kara Buda ◽  
Michael A. Hoyt ◽  
Kelly Shaffer ◽  
Sheila Garland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Treatment Modality ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
Psychological Outcome ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Preliminary Support

AbstractObjectiveInsomnia is a common, distressing, and impairing psychological outcome experienced by informal caregivers (ICs) of patients with cancer. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and acupuncture both have known benefits for patients with cancer, but such benefits have yet to be evaluated among ICs. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of CBT-I and acupuncture among ICs with moderate or greater levels of insomnia.MethodParticipants were randomized to eight sessions of CBT-I or ten sessions of acupuncture.ResultsResults highlighted challenges of identifying interested and eligible ICs and the impact of perception of intervention on retention and likely ultimately outcome.Significance of the resultsFindings suggest preliminary support for non-pharmacological interventions to treat insomnia in ICs and emphasize the importance of matching treatment modality to the preferences and needs of ICs.

scholarly journals 216-76: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy improves symptoms and quality of life in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

EP Europace ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. i30-i30
Author(s):  
Helga Skúladóttir ◽  
Särnholm Josefin ◽  
Christian Rück ◽  
Susanne Pedersen ◽  
Ljótsson Brjánn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral
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