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Chapter 15 - Psychological Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2024

By
Elspeth Guthrie
Edited by
Rachel Thomasson ,
Elspeth Guthrie  and
Allan House
Rachel Thomasson
Affiliation:
Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences
Elspeth Guthrie
Affiliation:
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
Allan House
Affiliation:
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
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Summary

Psychological therapies are used widely in liaison mental health settings to treat individuals with a variety of different mental health problems. The three most common clinical problem areas, however, are persistent physical symptoms (PPS), depression/anxiety associated with physical disease and self-harm. There is a relatively strong evidence base for treatments which target PPS, albeit with certain caveats, whereas the evidence for co-morbid depression/anxiety is quite weak. Psychological treatments for self-harm are discussed in Chapter 5. The most common psychological intervention is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for which there is a large evidence base. There is, however, no clear evidence that CBT is superior to most other bona fide therapies which are currently delivered in a National Health Service (NHS) setting.

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Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry , pp. 250 - 270
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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