This meta-analysis, including six studies (13 effect sizes) and 164 adolescents, examined the effectiveness of individually oriented treatment (which means that the intervention contained at least an individual component, possibly in combination with group and/or family therapy) with CBT-eleme...

Background. Cognitive therapy (CT) has been studied in 78 controlled clinical trials from 1977 to 1996. Method. The meta-analysis used Hedges and Olkin d 1 and included 48 high-quality controlled trials. The 2765 patients presented non-psychotic and non-bipolar major depression, or dysthymia of...

Despite evidence that exposure therapy is an effective way to treat anxiety, many clinicians fail to implement it appropriately. The current review investigated whether training can improve practicing clinicians' beliefs about and implementation of exposure therapy. A systematic search of four da...

Background Fatigue is a common and potentially distressing symptom for people with rheumatoid arthritis with no accepted evidence based management guidelines. Non-pharmacological interventions, such as physical activity and psychosocial interventions, have been shown to help people with a range o...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in children and is associated with significant risk of educational failure, interpersonal problems, mental illness, and delinquency. Despite a number of comparative and comprehensive reviews on the effe...

Background Chronic pain is frequent in persons living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Conventionally, the pain is treated pharmacologically, yet longterm pain medication is oLen refractory and associated with side effects. Non-pharmacological interventions are frequently advocated, although the be...

Background Chronic pain is common and significantly impacts on the lives of persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Various types of nonpharmacological interventions are widely used, both in hospital and ambulatory/mobility settings to improve pain control in pwMS, but the effectiveness and safet...

Background Pain is prevalent during orthodontics, particularly during the early stages of treatment. To ensure patient comfort and compliance during treatment, the prevention or management of pain is of major importance. While pharmacological means are the first line of treatment for alleviation ...

Background Agitation in dementia is common, persistent and distressing and can lead to care breakdown. Medication is often ineffective and harmful. Aims To systematically review randomised controlled trial evidence regarding non-pharmacological interventions. Method We reviewed 33 studies fitting...

Background Although high rates of depression symptoms are reported in adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs), there is a lack of knowledge about non-pharmacological treatment options for depression in this population. The first research question of this paper is: Which non-pharmacological in...