But, it's become clear to me over many years of working with husbands and wives who are struggling in their relationships, that the stronger their focus on God's plan for the marriage, the more powerful and
positive the outcome of therapy.
Relational factors in music therapy can contribute to
a positive outcome of therapy for children with autism.
Not exact matches
In a review co-authored in 2011 by Yale psychologist June Gruber, researchers found that the pursuit
of happiness can actually lead to negative
outcomes — not because surrounding yourself with
positive people, mastering a skill, smiling, getting
therapy or practicing self - governance aren't conducive to happiness, in and
of themselves, but because «when you're doing it with the motivation or expectation that these things ought to make you happy, that can lead to disappointment and decreased happiness.»
«The recent niacin clinical trials offer important new evidence that raising «good» cholesterol (HDL) levels on top
of statin
therapy does not have the
positive outcome that had been hoped for,» said Neil Stone, M.D., the Robert Bonow MD Professor in Cardiology at Feinberg and a cardiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Since yoga yields many
of the same
positive outcomes as heat
therapy, going through a short routine in your infrared sauna will accelerate the beneficial results.
And in our view it works better when you go to someone who is optimistic about marriage recovering from hard times (vs being neutral or pessimistic), skilled (training and advanced knowledge
of the couples
therapy profession), and has the experience, developed over time,
of seeing every type
of couple over and over and having
positive outcomes with these couples.
Measurable
outcome studies continue to have trouble collecting data to evidence
positive behavior change as a result
of therapy.
In this Interest Group, we explore how to develop an evidence base for the effectiveness
of postmodern / narrative / constructionist
therapies that is both congruent with their conceptual foundations and also sufficiently robust to demonstrate model fidelity and
positive outcomes.
In working with individuals and couples, as well as children and adolescents and their families, I have great appreciation for the importance
of addressing developmental milestones across the lifespan.Whether adolescent identity or women's role conflicts, the client's understanding
of both developmental challenges and cultural context is central to lasting
positive therapy outcomes.»
I work with each individual to develop specific strategies and skills and believe incorporating a combination
of individual, family, and group
therapy can lead to
positive outcomes.»
Compare which
of the therapist's actions that are critical to
positive outcomes in couples
therapy.
I draw from an eclectic mix
of evidence based practices, including cognitive behavioral
therapy, acceptance & commitment
therapy, solutions focused
therapy, and mindfulness techniques, to help you build both a better awareness
of your challenges, and the confidence needed to work toward
positive outcomes.
There is growing evidence for online mindfulness courses being as effective as other face - to - face interventions and online courses for stress even without a therapeutic alliance.37 — 40 Previously found Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) effect sizes are comparable to those found with face - to - face mindfulness and CBT interventions, including our previous research examining the course currently under investigation.40 — 42 One RCT found that an automated internet - based
therapy including CBT and mindfulness actually had better
outcomes for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) than the comparative online therapist - led intervention, suggesting that the effects
of internet interventions can not be attributed to, and do not rely on, therapist interaction.43 Studies are finding that online mindfulness courses can be beneficial for depression in samples with IBS and epilepsy and anxiety symptoms in a non-clinical sample comparing a 3 - week mindfulness course with
positive psychology interventions and treatment as usual (see Monshat38 for a review).
Ingersoll - Dayton, Arndt, and Stevens (1988) found that family
therapy approaches that involved at least three generations
of family members resulted in more
positive outcomes for family members than those with two.
I believe that successful
therapy outcomes work best in the context
of a
positive treatment alliance.
To that end, Imago Relationship International supports research that involves the use
of Imago
Therapy and any aspect
of Imago
Therapy that is explicitly described by its founder, research that evaluates the impact Imago
Therapy has on individuals, couples, and other systems over a wide range
of impact variables including
outcome studies
of workshops and in - office treatment regimes, neuroscience and biological studies involving Imago Relationship
Therapy; and the use
of Imago Relationship
Therapy with specific diagnostic categories and its effect on
positive outcomes.
While existing reviews report
positive outcomes for cognitive - behavioral
therapy, behaviour management, and parenting interventions, either alone or in combination with family - based approaches, the authors suggest that evidence for interventions with a child - only component was limited because
of the small number
of studies and that the estimate for child - only interventions was imprecise.
But,
therapy can have
positive outcomes even if only one
of you is willing to attend.
A study
of individual cognitive
therapy for bipolar disorder showed
positive outcomes at 1 - year follow - up, but the benefits were reduced over time, suggesting the need for booster sessions to sustain the gains.19 As with many forms
of therapy, CBT has been found to be more successful in reducing relapse in the depressive pole compared with the manic pole.30 A large randomised trial
of CBT showed no difference between CBT and treatment as usual, when all participants were included in the analyses.31 However, results
of a post-hoc analysis suggested that CBT was effective for participants who reported fewer than 12 prior episodes
of illness and were not acutely unwell when
therapy began; numbers
of episodes
of mania rather than depression seemed to predict treatment response.32 Such data can help guide the clinical application
of CBT for bipolar patients.
Out
of the 65
outcome criteria evaluated, 56 and 58 significant
positive changes from pretreatment to follow - up were reported in the parent and family
therapy groups, respectively.
Positive correlations were found between the patients» ratings
of the working alliance and
therapy outcome.
Research reviews have consistently reported a
positive relationship across studies between the quality
of the therapeutic alliance and
therapy outcome, although there are some instances where the working alliance fails to predict
outcome or where associations are nonsignificant [5 - 10].
Alternatively, although the alliance has been shown to predict the
outcome of other modes
of delivery, it may not be a crucial factor in facilitating
positive psychological change in Internet - based manualized
therapies.
Content: Introduction to the major schools
of thought regarding group
therapy and the common factors associated with
positive outcomes.
With this model
of therapy, most clients experience
positive outcomes within a relatively short time.
We also hypothesized that T - CBT would produce greater increases in
positive affect, which is an important
outcome independent
of negative affect.25 Cognitive - behavioral
therapy promotes active coping, resulting in increased
positive affect.20 We further hypothesized that these improvements would be maintained over a 1 - year follow - up and that patients receiving T - CBT would remain less depressed over the follow - up period.