Category: Psychology

Psychological Therapies

Annual report on the use of IAPT services 2019-2020

The publication contains analyses on activity, waiting times and outcomes such as recovery in 2019-20. In addition, the report covers a range of demographic analyses including outcomes for patients of different ages, ethnic group and separately for ex-British Armed Forces personnel.

Key facts include;

  • 1.69 million referrals to talking therapies
  • 87.4% started treatment within 6 weeks
  • 1.17 million referrals started treatment
  • 6.9 sessions of treatment on average
  • 606,192 referrals completed course of treatment
  • 51.1% referrals moved to recovery

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British Journal of Clinical Psychology – June 2019

The June edition of British Journal of Clinical Psychology has been published.  This issue includes articles on improving empathy with motivational strategies in batterer intervention programmes, a systematic review of the value for money of acceptance and mindfulness interventions, and a feasibility study of a cross‐diagnostic, CBT‐based psychological intervention for acute mental health inpatients.
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The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry – February 2019

The February issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry has been published.  This issue includes articles on the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage, the effects of cesarean delivery and antibiotic use in early childhood on risk of later attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and developmental changes in longitudinal associations between academic achievement and psychopathological symptoms from late childhood to middle adolescence.
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Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines – November 2018

The November issue of Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines has been published.  This issue includes a systematic review of anxiety associated with negative interpretations of ambiguity in children and adolescents, an article on development of autistic social traits across childhood and adolescence in males and females, and a randomized waitlist‐controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy to improve emotion regulation in children with autism.
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British Journal of Clinical Psychology – November 2018

The November issue of the British Journal of Clinical Psychology has been published.  This issue includes articles on the combined influence of cognition in adolescent depression, neurocognitive functioning over the course of trauma‐focused psychotherapy for PTSD, and staff perceptions of borderline personality disorder and recovery.
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The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology – October 2018

The October issue of The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology has been published.  This issue includes articles on acting on delusions and the role of negative affect in the pathway to serious violence, the relationship between forensic mental health staff and patients, and family support groups for family members of mentally ill offenders.
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