scholarly journals The impact of a family skills training intervention among Burmese migrant families in Thailand: A randomized controlled trial

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. e0172611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eve S. Puffer ◽  
Jeannie Annan ◽  
Amanda L. Sim ◽  
Carmel Salhi ◽  
Theresa S. Betancourt

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 692-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Clarke ◽  
Georgina Taylor ◽  
Helen Bolderston ◽  
Joanna Lancaster ◽  
Bob Remington

Background: Patients diagnosed with a personality disorder (PD) are often stigmatized by the healthcare staff who treat them. Aims: This study aimed to compare the impact on front-line staff of a self-management Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based training intervention (ACTr) with a knowledge- and skills-based Dialectical Behaviour Training intervention (DBTr). Method: A service-based randomized controlled trial was conducted comparing the effects of 2-day ACTr (N = 53) and DBTr (N = 47) staff workshops over 6 months. Primary outcome measures were staff attitudes towards patients and staff-patient relationships. Results: For both interventions, staff attitudes, therapeutic relationship, and social distancing all improved pre- to postintervention, and these changes were maintained at 6-month follow-up. Conclusions: Although offering different resources to staff, both ACTr and DBTr were associated with an improved disposition towards PD patients. Future research could evaluate a combined approach, both for staff working with PD patients and those working with other stigmatized groups.





2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 908-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah C. Beidel ◽  
Candice A. Alfano ◽  
Michael J. Kofler ◽  
Patricia A. Rao ◽  
Lindsay Scharfstein ◽  
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