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Introducing a Psychological Formulation Model of Maladaptive Daydreaming

The March BABCP Article of the Month is from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and is entitled “Introducing a psychological formulation model of maladaptive daydreaming“ by Amy Lucas and Alexandra Bone Our journey began with Amy’s doctoral thesis, delving into the uncharted depths of Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD) and ‘dark fantasy’ (Lucas, 2021).…

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Should we focus more on mental imagery to improve adolescent mental health? Clues from anxiety and “flashforwards”

The December BABCP Article of the Month is from Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy and is entitled “‘Flashforward’ mental imagery in adolescents: exploring developmental differences and associations with mental health” by Alex Lau-Zhu, James Stacey, Daisy Gibson, Carmen Chan and Myra Cooper Current CBT interventions are often thought to rely on “verbal thinking” yet much of our mental lives is also shaped by mental images – imagining visual scenes, sounds, smells, etc.…

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Mapping evidence-based interventions to the care of unaccompanied minor refugees using a group formulation approach

The January BABCP Article of the Month is from Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BCP) and is entitled Mapping evidence-based interventions to the care of unaccompanied minor refugees using a group formulation approach by Veronika Dobler, Judith Nestler, Maren Konzelmann and Helen Kennerley  ‘Stop the boats’ slogans dominate current headlines.…

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Exploring whether practitioners working for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services are culturally competent to deal with the needs of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities

The March BABCP Article of the Month is from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT) and is entitled “‘It’s been quite a poor show’ – exploring whether practitioners working for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services are culturally competent to deal with the needs of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities” by Afsana Faheem.…

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Echoes of Shame: A Comparison of the Characteristics and Psychological Sequelae of Recalled Shame Experiences Across the Voice Hearing Continuum

The January BABCP Article of the Month is from Behavioural and Cogntive Psychotherapy (BCP) and is entitled “Echoes of shame: a comparison of the characteristics and psychological sequelae of recalled shame experiences across the voice hearing continuum” by Rachel Brand, Rosalie Altman, Carla Nardelli, Maxine Raffoul, Marcela Matos and Catherine Bortolon Over the last few years, we, among many other researchers, have been involved in the developing field of clinical and research work on trauma-related voice-hearing (hearing voices without the corresponding external stimuli, also known as auditory verbal hallucinations).…

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‘I’m unlikeable, boring, weird, foolish, inferior, inadequate’: How To Address The Persistent Negative Self-evaluations That Are Central To Social Anxiety Disorder With Cognitive Therapy

The December BABCP Article of the Month is from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT) and is entitled “‘I’m unlikeable, boring, weird, foolish, inferior, inadequate’: how to address the persistent negative self-evaluations that are central to social anxiety disorder with cognitive therapy” by Emma Warnock-Parkes, Jennifer Wild, Graham Thew, Alice Kerr, Nick Grey and David M.

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How can the CBT community better meet the needs of older people?

The November BABCP Article of the Month is from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT) and is entitled “Embedding the silver thread in all-age psychological services: training and supervising younger therapists to deliver CBT for anxiety or depression to older people with multi-morbidity” by Georgina Charlesworth Older people respond better to psychological therapy than working age adults – a consistent evidence-based conclusion from analyses of large datasets and national surveys.…

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“I don’t need to worry about anybody else and what they’re thinking… I’m not as paranoid”: Using compassionate imagery to overcome paranoia.

The October BABCP Article of the Month is from Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BCP) and is entitled “A compassionate imagery intervention for patients with persecutory delusions” by Ava Forkert, Poppy Brown, Daniel Freeman and Felicity Waite “I don’t feel quite so threatened as I did.…

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The barriers, benefits and training needs of clinicians delivering psychological therapy via video.

The May BABCP Article of the Month is from Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy and is entitled “The barriers, benefits and training needs of clinicians delivering psychological therapy via video” by Joshua Buckman, Rob Saunders, Judy Leibowitz and Rebecca Minton As lockdowns were announced in response to COVID-19, services had to radically change how psychological treatment was provided, moving from face-to-face to remote delivery.…

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Can we improve outcomes for teenagers with social anxiety disorder treated in NHS CAMHS services?

The April BABCP Article of the Month is from Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy and is entitled “Delivering cognitive therapy for adolescent social anxiety disorder in NHS CAMHS: a clinical and cost analysis” by Eleanor Leigh, Cathy Creswell, Paul Stallard, Polly Waite, Mara Violato, Samantha Pearcey, Emma Brooks, Lucy Taylor, Emma Warnock-Parkes and David M.…

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