Couples treatment of agoraphobia

Reconstructing Clinical Training: Implications From Research

“…Findings suggested that severely depressed patients responded more positively to the IMI-CM treatment versus the PLA-CMgroup, while among less depressed patients, no significant differences were found between any treatment group. These results seem to refute earlier findings that point to the effectiveness of the use of cogntttve therapies for the treatment of depressive disorders (Barlow, O'Brien, & Last, 1984;Emmelkamp, 1994;Heimberg et al, 1990). In most cases, studies on the effectiveness of treatments for depression and anxiety in children and adolescents have examined treatments adapted from those designed for treating adults (Roth & Fonagy, 1996).…”

Perceptions of Couple Functioning Among Female Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

“…When effective and utilized appropriately, conjoint therapy can foster the development of both individuals within the relational context, and can dispel the myth that survivors are the only people with issues affecting the couple. Kirschner et al (1993) further note that spouses have been successfully included in the treatment of individuals with anxiety and depressive disorders (Barlow, O'Brien, & Last, 1984;Coyne, 1987), and since survivors often experience these same problems, it makes sense to include partners in their treatment as well. This approach contrasts with traditional treatments of CSA in which partners have been included in survivors' individual therapy in an ancillary role, primarily to support and facilitate the identified patient's (i.e., the survivor's) individual adjustment.…”

Assessing compliance with homework assignments: Review and recommendations for clinical practice

“…Of those studies reporting the rate of compliance (n ϭ 13), one study reported that 49% of the sample "made video homework a regular part of therapy" (Gasman, 1992, p. 94), one study reported that 94% of the sample "had practiced [homework] after each of the sessions" (Kazdin & Mascitelli, 1982, p. 253), and one reported that self-report data indicated that clients had "accurately completed the [homework] assignments" 55% of the time (Kornblith, Rehm, O'Hara, & Lamparski, 1983, p. 519). Studies that obtained a weekly estimate of compliance (n ϭ 3) reported average rates ranging from 2.5 times per week to 12 times per week (Barlow, O'Brien, & Last, 1984;Ingram & Salzberg, 1990;Taylor et al, 1983). Studies that obtained a weekly estimate of time spent on homework per week (n ϭ 2) reported rates ranging from 68 min per week to 120 min per week (Hoelscher et al, 1984(Hoelscher et al, , 1986.…”