Efficacy And Psychological Interventions For Psychosis And...

Reference Stafford, M. R., Mayo-Wilson, E., Loucas, C. E., James, A., Hollis, C., Birchwood, M., Kendall, T. (2015). Efficacy and safety of pharmacological and psychological interventions for the treatment of psychosis and schizophrenia in children, adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 10(2) doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117166 Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness and safety issues surrounding pharmacological and psychological interventions as treatments for psychosis and schizophrenia in children, adolescents, and young adults. This study contrasted different medications and their impacts on patient outcomes - both positive and negative. Furthermore, head-to-head comparisons between medications were made; highlighting which medications had better significant impacts on patients. Also, contrasting psychological interventions taking in to consideration the benefits of family and individual cognitive behavioural therapy were examined in this study. Design/Method The design of this study was a systematic review and meta-analysis. The authors conducted research of several different databases analyzing randomized controlled trials comparing: pharmacological, psychological, or combined interventions for psychosis, and schizophrenia in children, adolescents and young adults. Sample/Setting Twenty-seven randomized controlled trials including 3067 participants reported in 52 publishedShow MoreRelatedSchizophreni Symptoms And Symptoms Of Schizophrenia3854 Words   |  16 Pageschronic disabling brain disorder. Schizophrenia was once thought as, as a disorder that only affect teens and adults. It wasn?t unstill recently that doctors and researchers discovered that schizophrenia can affect children under the age of 13. Children have the same sign and symptoms of schizophrenia as adults. The same medications used to treat the symptoms of the disorder is used both in adults and children. Schizophrenia is a complex disorder. It is hard to diagnose the disorder because many of theRead MoreSurvey Of Cognitive Remediation Practices For Individuals With Schizophreni Implementation And Barriers9236 Words   |  37 Pagesthose, a majority were community treatment centers. For centers currently utilizing CR, reimbursement-related issues were the most highly cited barriers to imple mentation. Rehabilitation counselors can play an important role in ensuring these interventions are made available to individuals with schizophrenia, part 5rdes aicularly in vocational rehabilitation settings where CR has been shown to improve supported employment outcomes. Keywords : Schizophrenia, Cognitive Remediation, Cognition, NeurocognitionRead MoreOcd - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment131367 Words   |  526 Pagesof the mentoring of Dr. Beck. My purpose in writing this book is to provide a comprehensive account of contemporary cognitive-behavioral theory, research, and treatment of OCD. Written with a scientist-practitioner orientation, it assumes that psychological treatment of OCD will be effective only if it is theoretically guided and empirically verified. As a result, half of the book is devoted to cognitive-behavioral theory and research of OCD, whereas the rest of the book constitutes a CBT treatmentRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagestheory focuses attention on the human issues in organization ‘There is nothing so practical as a good theory’ How Roethlisberger developed a ‘practical’ organization theory Column 1: The core contributing social sciences Column 2: The techniques for analysis Co lumn 3: The neo-modernist perspective Column 4: Contributions to business and management Four combinations of science, scientific technique and the neo-modernist approach reach different parts of the organization Level 1: Developing the organization