Meta-analyses support the effectiveness of behavioral interventions for the treatment of insomnia, although few have systematically evaluated the relative efficacy of different treatment modalities or the relation of old age to sleep outcomes. In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled tria...

Background. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) are both widely used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There has, however, been debate regarding the advantages of one approach over the other. This s...

I . The recommended treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are psychological therapies and medication, but the best approach is still discussed. Exposure to traumatic events in psychotherapy tends to cause high drop- out rates. Likewise, little effect or adverse events of medication...

Objectives: We aimed to identify the best form of cognitive therapy among 3 main cognitive interventions of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) including cognitive training (CT), cognitive stimulation (CS), and cognitive rehabilitation (CR). Design: Systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis. ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a treatment with moderate to large effects. These effects are believed to be sustained long-term, but no systematic meta-analyses of recent evidence exist. In this present meta-analysis, we investigate long-term effects in 30 randomized control...

IMPORTANCE Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) remains one of the most prevalent and troublesome adverse events experienced by patients with cancer during and after therapy. OBJECTIVE To perform a meta-analysis to establish and compare the mean weighted effect sizes (WESs) of the 4 most commonly reco...

Background and Objectives: Migraine headaches are chronic neurological diseases that reduce the quality of life by causing severe headaches and autonomic nervous system dysfunction, such as facial flushing, nasal stuffiness, and sweating. Their major treatment methods include medication and cogni...

Background: There is ongoing debate about the efficacy of placebos in the treatment of mental disorders. In randomized control trials (RCTs) about the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, the administration of a psychological placebo or placement on a waiting list are the two most commo...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is increasingly recommended in the management of people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This rapid review presents the evidence base for CBT for people with COPD and describes 1) the nature of CBT interventions and comparators in contro...

Introduction Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is an increasingly popular therapeutic modality. Its holistic and integrative approach to universal human suffering means that it is well-placed as a transdiagnostic therapy. Research into its ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT effectiveness and acceptabili...