Systematic Reviews of Psychotherapy

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy.

Reviewed April 2008

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Title:   Psychotherapies for hypochondriasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The objective of this review was to assess whether any form of psychotherapy is effective in the management of people suffering from hypochondriasis. Six studies were included in the review. Analysis of data suggested that, compared to being on a waitin...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Individual psychotherapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review aimed to assess evidence about the effects of outpatient psychotherapy on older adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa. Although anorexia nervosa is a severe and disabling disorder, only seven trials were found. The trials used differe...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa and binging
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder in which people binge on food and then try to make up for this by extreme measures such as making themselves sick, taking laxatives or starving themselves. A special form of psychotherapy called cognitive behav...
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Psychotherapy for depression among incurable cancer patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Depressive states represent frequent complications among cancer patients and are more common amongst advanced cancer patients. Psychotherapy comprises of various interventions for ameliorating or preventing psychological distress conducted by direct ver...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Individual psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for schizophrenia and severe mental illness
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Psychodynamic treatment is an intervention that can be classed as one of the 'talking' therapies. The relationship between the person seeking therapy and the therapist form the main component of the therapy. Its use for people with schizophrenia as sole...
Date:   May 2001
Title:   Pharmacotherapy for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs after exposure to significant trauma and results in enormous personal and societal costs. Although traditionally treated with psychotherapy, there is increasing recognition of a theoretical basis for medicati...
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   Psychological interventions for depression in adolescent and adult congenital heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sometimes young adults and adults who are born with heart problems grow up and have depression. Treatments to help them other than anti-depressant drugs include psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapies and talking therapies. Benefits to having ...
Date:   May 2003
Title:   Psychosocial interventions for erectile dysfunction
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Authors conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) compared to oral drugs, local injection, vacuum devices, or other psychological interventions. Distinct sources...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for deliberate self harm
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Deliberate self-harm is a major health problem associated with considerable risk of subsequent self-harm, including completed suicide. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of various treatments for deliberate self-harm patients in terms of...
Date:   Jul 1999
Title:   Music therapy for autistic spectrum disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have difficulties with communication, behaviour and/or social interaction. Music therapy uses music and its elements to enable people to communicate and to express their feelings. In this way music therapy add...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Supportive therapy for schizophrenia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many people who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia receive support from their family, friends or from mental health services. Typically, after a person is established in the care of mental health services, the only intervention they will receive from a m...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Psychosocial combined with agonist maintenance treatments versus agonist maintenance treatments alone for treatment of opioid dependence
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Abuse and dependence on opioid drugs are major health and social issues in many societies. Different interventions are available to deal with problems related to opiate dependence. Substituting opioids with the agonist methadone at proper doses effectiv...
Date:   Jul 2004
Title:   Biopsychosocial rehabilitation for upper limb repetitive strain injuries in working age adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Biopsychosocial rehabilitation means a programme of rehabilitation which includes attention to medical, psychological and social issues. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a term used to describe upper limb disorders apparently associated with overuse in...
Date:   May 2000
Title:   Psychological interventions for non-ulcer dyspepsia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with unexplained gastrointestinal complaints and negative investigations for dyspepsia are said to have non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD). Previous studies have shown a higher incidence of psychological disorders and also a possible link between emotiona...
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The reviewers recognise that it may be thought that convicted sex offenders and those with disorders of sexual preference are quite different groups. In combining them within this review we have taken the view that legal process alone should not define the population...
Title:   Music therapy for schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illnesses
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Music therapy is a therapeutic method that uses musical interaction to help people with serious mental illness to develop relationships and to address issues they may not be able to using words alone. Studies to date have examined the effects of music t...
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Atopic eczema is an itchy inflammatory skin condition which affects the quality of life of children with eczema and their parents; it can affect up to 15% of school children in the UK. Psychological and educational approaches to treating eczema have bee...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Psychological interventions for overweight or obesity
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Several psychological methods are used to try and help people who are overweight or obese to lose weight. This review found that cognitive behaviour therapy and behaviour therapy significantly improved the success of weight loss for these people. Cogn...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Psychological treatments can reduce symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma focused treatments are more effective than non-trauma focused treatments. This review concerns the efficacy of psychological treatment in the treatment of PTSD...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Crisis intervention for people with severe mental illnesses
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Over the past three decades mental health care of people in crisis has moved from predominantly hospital-based to being largely community based. We sought evidence for the effectiveness of a specific home-care package for people in crisis; crisis interv...
Date:   Aug 2006
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