Bibliotherapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Brief interventions for depression in primary care: a systematic review.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess existing, brief nonpharmacologic interventions that are available for primary care physicians with minimal training in psychotherapy to use in managing depression in adult patients. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE was searched from 1996 ... Read more...

Bibliotherapy for mental health service users Part 2: a survey of psychiatric libraries in the UK.

30 May 2009 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: UK health policy advocates a patient-centred approach to patient care. Library services could serve the rehabilitation needs of mental health service users through bibliotherapy (the use of written, audio or e-learning materials ... Read more...

Cognitive-behavioural bibliotherapy for hypochondriasis: a pilot study.

4 May 2009 AIMS: The present study aims to determine whether cognitive-behavioural minimal contact bibliotherapy is acceptable to participants suffering from DSM-IV-TR hypochondriasis, and whether this intervention is able to reduce hypochondriacal complaints, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Bibliotherapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brief interventions for depression in primary care: a systematic review. 30 Jul 2009
• Bibliotherapy for mental health service users Part 2: a survey of psychiatric libraries in the UK. 30 May 2009
• Cognitive-behavioural bibliotherapy for hypochondriasis: a pilot study. 4 May 2009
• Enjoying and enduring: groups reading aloud for wellbeing. 16 Apr 2009
• Self-help therapies for sexual dysfunction. 27 Feb 2009
• Comparing different modes of delivery: a pilot evaluation of a family-focused, cognitive-behavioral intervention for anxiety-disordered children. 20 Jan 2009
• Anxiety disorders during childhood and adolescence: origins and treatment. 30 Dec 2008
• [Scientific evidence for CBT-based self help in depression. Via Internet can more receive treatment] 30 Dec 2008
• A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing a health-related lifestyle self-management intervention with standard cardiac rehabilitation following an acute cardiac event: Implications for a larger clinical trial. 7 Dec 2008
• Film essay: Michel Deville's La lectrice: Honouring or deriding Freud's theories through bibliotherapy? 29 Nov 2008
• Bibliotherapy for mental health service users Part 1: a systematic review. 29 Nov 2008
• Early parental depression and child language development. 21 Oct 2008
• Integrating self-help materials into mental health practice. 29 Sep 2008
• Brief cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program for high-risk adolescents outperforms two alternative interventions: a randomized efficacy trial. 30 Jul 2008
• Development and evaluation of a problem-focused psychosocial intervention for patients with head and neck cancer. 13 Jul 2008
• The clinical effectiveness of a brief consultation and advisory approach compared to treatment as usual in child and adolescent mental health services. 29 Jun 2008
• Therapist-assisted, self-administered bibliotherapy to enhance parental competence: short- and long-term effects. 30 Apr 2008
• Equity and service innovation: the implementation of a bibliotherapy scheme in Wales. 30 Mar 2008
• Parent--child joint picture-book reading among children with ADHD. 24 Mar 2008
• Effectiveness of bibliotherapy self-help for depression with varying levels of telephone helpline support. 28 Feb 2008

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Technical information about 'Bibliotherapy'

Definition: A form of supportive psychotherapy in which the patient is given carefully selected material to read.

Descriptor UI: D001638

Alternative terms: Bibliotherapy; Bibliotherapies;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.831.169; F04.754.168;

Technical Notes: a psychother technique; DF: BIBLIOTHER