American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 75
- Number 2
- June 2022
Editorials
Articles
Publication date: 30 July 2021
Pages61–66Objective: Pathological lying has been discussed in the research literature for more than a century, mostly in case studies. Recent research has supported pathological lying as a diagnostic entity, although it remains absent from nosological systems. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210006Publication date: 16 September 2021
Pages67–74Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in considerable stress for families, placing parents at risk for heightened psychological distress, while prompting widespread changes in mental health service delivery. This study evaluated treatment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210005Publication date: 26 October 2021
Pages75–81Objective: Cognitive therapy (CT) skills are an index of treatment progress. They predict changes in patients’ acute depressive symptoms and symptom relapses. However, the psychometric properties of the various measures of CT skills are poorly understood. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210002Publication date: 02 November 2021
Pages82–88Objective: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the relevance, feasibility, acceptability, and instructional efficacy of the Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) curriculum for enhancing the teaching of psychotherapy to child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210010Publication date: 17 December 2021
Pages89–96Objective: The authors adopted a task-sharing strategy in which lay health workers delivered group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) in primary care clinics in Nairobi, Kenya, to young mothers with HIV and depression. The study examined the acceptability,...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200050