Book Review: In a Safe Place to Grow: A Group Treatment Manual for Children in Conflicted, Violent, and Separating Homes

Objectives: To evaluate feasibility and preliminary effects of a new group treatment manual for adults with ADHD and to explore adherence to treatment and its relation to outcome. Method: Eighteen adults with ADHD recruited from neuropsychiatric units in Stockholm underwent a 14-week program including combined cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy. Assessments were made at baseline, posttreatment, and follow-up, at one and six months after treatment end. Primary outcome measure was the Adult ADHD Self Report Scale version 1.1. Results/Conclusion: ADHD symptoms significantly decreased ( d = 1.29) and remained stable for 6 months. Measures of depression, perceived stress, and anxiety were also significantly reduced. Attendance and patient satisfaction was high. Use, comprehension, and perceived benefit of treatment components varied from medium to high. Total use of treatment components was, in general, positively correlated with favorable outcome. The current combination of treatment components may be a valuable addition to available treatments in psychiatric care.

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Book Review: Confronting Abusive Beliefs: Group Treatment for Abusive Men

Criminal Justice Review ◽

10.1177/073401689702200214 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 240-241

Author(s):

Susanne Mosteller Rolland

Keyword(s):

Group Treatment ◽

Abusive Men

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Body dysmorphic disorder: A treatment manual: A book review

Clinical Psychologist ◽

10.1111/j.1742-9552.2011.00033.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 139-139

Author(s):

Tracey Wade

Keyword(s):

Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽

Treatment Manual

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Group Telehealth Interventions Fostering Social Connection Among Older Veterans and Their Families

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.789 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 206-206

Author(s):

Michelle Mlinac ◽

Rachel Weiskittle

Keyword(s):

Group Treatment ◽

The United States ◽

Spanish Speakers ◽

Treatment Manual ◽

Social Connection ◽

Veterans Health ◽

User Centered Design ◽

Health Administration ◽

Mental Health Needs ◽

Provider Surveys

Abstract During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual and telephone visits rapidly replaced most in-person care within the Veterans Health Administration (VA) to reduce virus spread. To address the emerging mental health needs of older Veterans (e.g., isolation, loneliness), we developed an 8-week group treatment manual, deliverable over telephone or videoconference, to foster social connection and address pandemic anxieties. The manual was disseminated in March 2020 as a rapid response to emergent COVID-19 pandemic realities, during which many locations in the United States called for immediate self-quarantine measures for unknown durations. This talk will present the user-centered design of the manual, preliminary feasibility and acceptability findings from provider surveys, and introduce versions of the manual targeting specific populations (e.g., caregivers, Spanish speakers) currently in development or in pilot testing.

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Effects of Environmental Props on Communication in Aphasia Group Therapy

Perspectives on Gerontology ◽

10.1044/gero14.1.12 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 12-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jane Pimentel ◽

Dana Algeo

Keyword(s):

Group Therapy ◽

Group Treatment ◽

World Health ◽

Individual Treatment ◽

Halfway House ◽

Safe Place ◽

The Social ◽

Participation Restrictions ◽

Perception Of Self ◽

Health Organization

Abstract Group treatment is a viable intervention for adults with a variety of acquired neuropathologies. Using groups for intervention has been best established with persons with aphasia and allows for a focus on activity limitations and participation restrictions (World Health Organization [WHO], 2001). Wertz et al. (1981) showed that group therapy was at least as good as individual treatment and Elman and Bernstein-Ellis some years later demonstrated the efficacy of aphasia group therapy (1999a). This group therapy has been described as a communication halfway house, providing a safe place to produce less than perfect speech and practice compensatory strategies to communicate in a meaningful way (Helm-Estabrooks & Albert, 2004). Meaningful language goes beyond expressing wants and needs and addresses the social component to language (Light, 1988). The National Aphasia Association aptly describes this social focus of language saying that “the reach of aphasia seldom ends within the domain of language, as our ability to communicate shapes our perception of self and our ability to interact with friends and loved ones” (NAA, 2002). Elman and Bernstein-Ellis also demonstrated this psychosocial benefit of aphasia group therapy (1999b).

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