Outcomes of psychotherapy

Question 1

Conditions which make it easier for a psychotherapy model to be studied for its outcomes

Answer 1

Therapy is of a fixed duration
Therapy is standardised between therapists
Patients can be randomly assigned
Patients come with a specific well defined issue
Outcome of the therapy is measured in symptom counts

Question 2

NICE recommendations of conditions for which CBT should be considered

Answer 2

Psychosis/schizophrenia
Depression
Anxiety disorders
Eating disorders
PTSD

Question 3

NICE recommendations of conditions for which interpersonal therapy should be considered

Answer 3

Depression
Eating disorders

Question 4

NICE recommendations of conditions for which mentalisation based therapy should be considered

Answer 4

Personality disorder

Question 5

NICE recommendations of conditions for which mindfulness based cognitive therapy should be considered

Answer 5

Recurrent depression

Question 6

NICE recommendations of conditions for which dialectical based therapy should be considered

Answer 6

Personality disorder

Question 7

NICE recommendations of conditions for which cognitive analytic therapy should be considered

Answer 7

Depression
Anxiety disorders
Personality disorder

Question 8

NICE recommendations of conditions for which psychodynamic psychotherapy should be considered

Answer 8

Depression
Anxiety
PTSD
Personality disorder

Question 9

NICE recommendations of conditions for which behavioural psychotherapy should be considered

Answer 9

Addictions

Question 10

NICE recommendations of conditions for which family/systemic therapy should be considered

Answer 10

Eating disorders
Psychosis/schizophrenia

Question 11

Patient factors which were thought to improve response to psychotherapy according to William Schofield in his 1964 book Psychotherapy: The Purchase of Friendship

Answer 11

Young
Attractive
Verbal
Intelligent
Successful

Question 12

Best predictor of psychotherapy outcome

Answer 12

The therapeutic alliance

Question 13

Conditions found to respond better to psychotherapy/pharmacology combination rather than pharmacology alone, according to Huhn et al.

Answer 13

Depression
Social phobia
Panic disorder
Bulimia

Question 14

Best therapy type for bulimia nervosa

Answer 14

Transdiagnostic enhanced CBT

Question 15

Effectiveness of CBT vs. IPT for depression comorbid with personality disorder

Answer 15

CBT more effective than IPT

Question 16

Indicators of poor outcome when chronic fatigue syndrome is treated by CBT/graded exercise

Answer 16

Claiming disability related benefit
Low sense of control
Focus on physical symptoms
Being passive with reduced activity
Membership of a self help group

Question 17

Cognitive outcome which would be aimed for when treated someone with hypochondriasis

Answer 17

Less distress at thoughts of illness

Question 18

Most useful type of group for carers

Answer 18

Support groups

Question 19

Most useful type of group for people with alcohol or drug issues, or sexual deviancy

Answer 19

Problem focussed groups

Question 20

Most useful type of group for people with phobias

Answer 20

Behavioural groups