The Relevance of Attachment Research for Adult Narratives Told in Psychotherapy

This paper discusses categories of attachment organization in infants, with an emphasis on the avoidant and disorganized/disoriented category. An example of how the avoidant infant attachment organization shows continuity throughout the lifespan is discussed. Finally, a case example of a man seen to have a dismissing/unresolved pattern of attachment organization is presented. In the ensuing discussion, the authors suggest that knowledge of infant attachment research can help therapists identify patterns that manifest in adult psychotherapy.     

Message in a Bottle

Abstract

This qualitative study explores the meanings of taking antidepressant medications as well as their impact above and beyond their psychopharmacological action. The data were collected from face-to-face, audiotaped interviews with eleven people who took antidepressant medication and were engaged in psychotherapy with a non-physician therapist. My analysis yielded themes that clustered around five categories: (a) stigma and antistigma, (b) dependency, (c) biology and depression, (d) choice, control, power, and social systems, and (e) antidepressants and psychotherapy. Implications for practice and training are discussed.     

积极心理治疗与贫困大学生的心理成长

将积极心理治疗的理念运用于贫困大学生的心理成长，达到改变其消极的人格特质的目的。通过五个阶段的心理治疗观察和保持距离阶段、调查阶段、处境鼓励阶段、语言表达阶段、扩大目标阶段，培养贫困大学生三种积极的人格特质：主观幸福感、乐观情绪和快乐感，激发和强化贫困大学生自身两种认识能力和爱的能力，促进贫困大学生的心理成长。     

A group-based,acceptance & commitment therapy intervention for chronic pain

ABSTRACT

As the effects of the opioid epidemic continue, the availability of interventions that address the emotional and psychological needs of people who suffer from chronic pain are increasingly necessary. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is one of the more actively researched psychological approaches amongst the third wave of developing psychotherapies. In fact, ACT has been shown to improve chronic pain in several different populations. In order to widen access to treatment, the use of group-based, ACT interventions with individuals who suffer from chronic, non-cancer pain should be made available in more traditional, mental health settings. The purpose of the current article is to describe a group-based, ACT intervention for people who suffer from chronic, non-cancer pain. A 10-session group intervention is outlined, and recommendations intended to increase the intervention’s efficacy are provided.     

The Joy of Therapy: An Interview with Moshe Lang

This interview with Moshe Lang by Kim Bieber discusses his life work and formative years and what has helped to keep him engaged and enthused by psychotherapy and family therapy after some 50 years of practice. Moshe shares many stories about therapy and the importance of relationship, connection, autonomy, the joy of doing therapy, language, time, being collaborative, playful and humorous and always open to new learning.     

Borderline Personality Disorder

SUMMARY

Our knowledge about borderline personality disorder (BPD) has taken some unexpected turns: BPD is less stable, it is more genetic, and it is more treatable than we would ever have imagined even 15 years ago. These developments have profound implications for understanding and treatment of individuals with BPD.     

The Utility of Social Class,Race, and Gender in Clinical Practice: A Case Study Involving Intraracial Dyads

This article focuses on clinical work involving a male Black practitioner and a male Black client in which issues of social class, race, and gender were prominent in the treatment process. Three questions raised by the client early in the therapeutic encounter informed assessment, treatment, and the clinician's countertransference. Tenets from self-psychology, relational theory, intersubjectivity, and sociocultural factors relative to Black men are used to ground the discussion. Finally, the article illustrates why intraracial therapy should be understood in the context of the delivery of culturally competent services, highlighting how the intersection of a client's psychological issues, social class, race, and gender can emerge as functional features in psychotherapeutic work.     

Abstracts of theses: Smith College School for Social Work,July 1954

Abstract

Many clients relate in ways that elicit emotional responses in practitioners and may also feel pressure to intervene when appropriate action is not yet clear. Practitioners must develop sufficient self-awareness so their own reactions do not interfere with the work they do with clients. Educators exhort their students to be self-aware, but locating methods that foster the capacity can be difficult. Infant observation is an elegant training model that helps to develop self-awareness. The method described here makes use of regular observation, supportive small groups, and repeated detailed examination of what is seen in training both generalist and specialized practitioners. It has become a prototype for the observational study of several kinds of specific populations. Because it attends to people in their own environments and demonstrates a flexible, reflective, multi-modal manner of information-gathering, infant observation is particularly useful in the education of social work practitioners.     

Incremental Change: The Pace of Progress in Health

Abstract

In a prospective study of acute diarrheal illness among college students, during one academic year, the incidence of Campylobacter enteritis was 5.57 per 1,000. Approximately 17% of all patients with acute diarrheal illness had Campylobacter enteritis. Campylobacter enteritis is briefly discussed. The value of the stool wet-mount examination is emphasized. It can serve as a guide to which stools to culture and often can lead to a presumptive diagnosis of Campylobacter enteritis. Student health center labs are urged to perform stool wet-mount exams and to provide cultures for isolating the Campylobacter organism.