DIRT – Obsessive-compulsive washers – Treatment

DIRT - danger ideation reduction therapy for obsessive-compulsive washers: a comprehensive guide to treatment, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, online early view, 2009 Kieron O’Connor – Department of Psychiatry, University of Montreal, Canada Abstract: Danger ideation reduction therapy (DIRT) for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a new intervention focusing on providing corrective information, and is the subject of [...]

Schizophrenia – The Lancet

Schizophrenia, The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9690, 22 August 2009-28 August 2009, Pages 635-645 Prof Jim van Os PhD and Prof Shitij Kapur PhD Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands bDivision of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, De [...]

What Makes Therapy Work? A Multifaceted Question

What Makes Therapy Work? A Multifaceted Question, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, online early view 2009 Lars-Gunnar Lundh Abstract: The question “what makes therapy work?” has many facets. For instance, if there is evidence for a certain form of psychotherapy, one must question whether the positive effects are due to its methods or rather to “common factors” [...]