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- Thorslund, Birgitta, 1976-, et al.
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Hearing loss and a supportive tactile signal in a navigation system : Effects on driving behavior and eye movements
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Eye Movement Research. - : INT GROUP EYE MOVEMENT RESEARCH. - 1995-8692. ; 6:5, s. 1-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- An on-road study was conducted to evaluate a complementary tactile navigation signal on driving behaviour and eye movements for drivers with hearing loss (HL) compared to drivers with normal hearing (NH). 32 participants (16 HL and 16 NH) performed two preprogrammed navigation tasks. In one, participants received only visual information, while the other also included a vibration in the seat to guide them in the correct direction. SMI glasses were used for eye tracking, recording the point of gaze within the scene. Analysis was performed on predefined regions. A questionnaire examined participant's experience of the navigation systems. Hearing loss was associated with lower speed, higher satisfaction with the tactile signal and more glances in the rear view mirror. Additionally, tactile support led to less time spent viewing the navigation display.
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- Falkenström, Fredrik, et al.
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Can psychotherapists function as their own controls? Meta-analysis of the crossed therapist design in comparative psychotherapy trials
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. - : Physicians Postgraduate Press. - 0160-6689 .- 1555-2101. ; 74:5, s. 482-491
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE:Clinical trials sometimes have the same therapists deliver more than 1 psychotherapy, ostensibly to control for therapist effects. This "crossed therapist" design makes controlling for therapist allegiance imperative, as therapists may prefer one treatment they deliver to the other(s). Research has established a strong relationship between principal investigators' allegiances and treatment outcome. Study therapists' allegiances probably also influence outcome, yet this moderating factor on outcome has never been studied.DATA SOURCES:English language abstracts in PsycINFO and MEDLINE from January 1985 to December 2011 were searched for keywords psychotherapy and randomized trial.STUDY SELECTION:The search yielded 990 abstracts that were searched manually. Trials using the same therapists in more than 1 condition were included.DATA EXTRACTION:Thirty-nine studies fulfilled inclusion criteria. Meta-regression analyses assessed the influence of researchers' allegiance on treatment outcome, testing the hypothesis that studies poorly controlling for therapist allegiance would show stronger influence of researcher allegiance on outcome. A single-item measure assessed researchers' reported attempts to control for therapist allegiance.RESULTS:Only 1 of 39 studies (3%) measured therapist treatment allegiance. Another 5 (13%) mentioned controlling for, without formally assessing, therapist allegiance. Most publications (67%) did not even mention therapist allegiance. In studies not controlling for therapist allegiance, researcher allegiance strongly influenced outcome, whereas studies reporting control for therapist allegiance showed no differential researcher allegiance. Researchers with cognitive-behavioral therapy allegiance described controlling for therapist allegiance less frequently than other researchers.CONCLUSIONS:The crossed therapist design is subject to bias due to differential psychotherapist allegiance. Worrisome results suggest that researchers strongly allied to a treatment may ignore therapist allegiance, potentially skewing outcomes. All clinical trials, and especially crossed therapist designs, should measure psychotherapist allegiance to evaluate this possible bias.
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- Frankl, My, 1968-
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Psychotherapy for Substance Use Disorders – the importance of affects
- 2017
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Substance use disorder (SUD) is a serious disorder with severe consequences for the individual, the family and for society. Comorbidity is common in the SUD population and the diversity of the disorder calls for a multiplicity of treatment options.The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the role of affects in psychotherapy for SUD. Further aims were to investigate affect-focused therapeutic orientations, demonstrate the importance of common factors and evaluate a measure of affect phobia.In Study I a naturalistic design was employed to examine how the discrepancy between patients' expectations and experience of psychotherapy related to alliance in 41 patients: 24 in individual therapy and 17 in group. An additional analysis concerned whether different dimensions of role expectations predicted retention in psychotherapy. Study II was the first psychometric evaluation of the Affect phobia test – a test developed to screen the ability to experience, express and regulate emotions. Data were collected from two samples: A clinical sample of 82 patients with depression and/or anxiety participating in a randomized controlled trial of Internet-based affect-focused treatment, and a university student sample of 197 students. Data analysed included internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factor analysis and calculation of an empirical cut-off. Study III focused on the feasibility of individual 10 week Affect Phobia Therapy (APT) for patients diagnosed with mild to moderate alcohol use disorder (AUD) and problematic affective avoidance in a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design. Study IV comprised an evaluation of the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of APT adapted to a structured group format for patients (n=22) with comorbid substance use disorder and ADHD with core features of affective avoidance/emotion dysregulation in an open design.In Study I an overall discrepancy between role expectations and experiences was significantly related to a lower level of therapeutic alliance in group therapy. This relationship was not found in individual therapy. Expectations prior to psychotherapy characterized by defensiveness correlated negatively with therapy retention, even when controlling for waiting time for therapy. In Study II the internal consistency for the total score on the Affect phobia test was satisfactory but it was not for the affective domains, Anger/Assertion, Sadness/Grief, and Attachment/Closeness. Test retest reliability was satisfactory. The exploratory factor analysis resulted in a six-factor solution and only moderately matched the test´s original affective domains. An empirical cut-off between the clinical and the university student sample were calculated and yielded a cut-off of 72 points. In Study III patients reported no adverse events due to the treatment and finished the whole study period. The patients had different trajectories of alcohol consumption and craving and the hypothesis that heavy episodic drinking would subside during the time in therapy did not hold true. In Study IV patients reported significant pre-to post changes in increased self-compassion and decreased affect phobia but no change in psychological distress or emotion dysregulation. Craving fluctuated throughout the study period and patients’ drinking pattern changed in the direction of more social drinking.Main conclusions are the following: The Affect Phobia Test is a useful screening instrument for detecting emotional difficulties related to psychological malfunction. APT in both group and individual format are feasible treatments for the SUD population and has the potential to broaden the treatment options for some patients with SUD. Investigating expectations and fears prior to therapy may be means to prevent attrition.
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- Gidhagen, Ylva, 1951-, et al.
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Attachment style among outpatients with substance use disorders in psychological treatment
- 2018
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Ingår i: Psychology and Psychotherapy. - : Wiley. - 1476-0835 .- 2044-8341. ; 91:4, s. 490-508
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives To explore the associations between self-rated attachment style, psychological distress and substance use among substance use disorder (SUD) outpatients in psychological treatment.Design and Methods In this practice-based study, 108 outpatients were asked to fill in the Experiences in Close Relationships - Short form, the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM), the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) at treatment start and end. Patients were given psychological treatments with a directive, reflective or supportive orientation.Results An insecure attachment style was more common among the SUD outpatients, compared to non-clinical groups. Patients with a fearful attachment style scored higher on psychological distress than patients with a secure attachment style. The associations between the attachment dimensions and psychological distress were stronger than those between attachment and SUD. Significantly more patients had a secure attachment style at treatment end.Conclusions This study shows significant relations between patients' attachment style and their initial psychological distress. The causal relationship between attachment style and psychological distress is, however, not clear and can likely go in both directions. The psychological treatment of patients with SUD contributed significantly to changes from insecure to secure attachment style.
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- Gidhagen, Ylva, et al.
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Outcome of psychological treatment of patients with substance use disorders in routine care
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of Substance Use. - Cardiff, Wales, UK : Taylor & Francis. - 1465-9891 .- 1475-9942. ; 22:3, s. 343-352
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: More knowledge is needed about outcome of treatments in routine care for patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). These patients often suffer from psychological distress in addition to SUDs. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of community-based psychological treatment on SUD patients’ psychosocial problems, as well as on their substance use. Design: All patients who were referred or self-referred for psychological treatment to a social worker or a psychotherapist at three outpatient treatment centers for SUD patients were asked to participate in the study. Methods: Ratings at treatment start and end were obtained on Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM, n = 100), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (AUDIT-C, n = 49), and Drug Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (DUDIT-C, n = 27). Results: CORE-OM mean scores were significantly improved. In total 14% of the patients were recovered, 10% improved, and 5% deteriorated. Both AUDIT-C and DUDIT-C mean scores were significantly improved for patients with alcohol use and patients using illicit drugs, respectively. Conclusions: Routine psychological treatment had positive effects on psychological distress as well as on reduction of substance use. A substantial number of patients remained however unchanged, particularly regarding psychological distress. More studies with larger patient groups are needed to develop treatment for SUD patients in routine care.
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- Holmqvist, Rolf, et al.
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Client and therapist agreement about the clients problemsAssociations with treatment alliance and outcome
- 2016
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Ingår i: Psychotherapy Research. - : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. - 1050-3307 .- 1468-4381. ; 26:4, s. 399-409
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: A shared understanding of the patients symptoms and problems is seen by most theories as a crucial aspect of the collaboration in therapy, presumably influencing alliance and outcome. The empirical ground for this argument is not solid, however. Several studies have found weak associations between a common view of the patients problems and outcome. The purpose of the present study was to analyze whether agreement in the understanding of the patients depression and anxiety problems was important for alliance and outcome. Method: The study used data from a practice-based study using the CORE system with 846 patients who received psychological treatment in primary care. Results: The analyses indicated that although patients who were assessed by their therapists as having depression and anxiety problems scored higher on these subscales than other patients, about half of the patients reported such problems when the therapists did not, and vice versa. Agreement was not associated with better alliance or outcome. Conclusions: Productive collaboration in psychotherapy may be based on other factors than agreement about symptoms.
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- Holmqvist, Rolf, et al.
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Developing practice-based evidence : Benefits, challenges, and tensions
- 2015
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Ingår i: Psychotherapy Research. - : Routledge. - 1050-3307 .- 1468-4381. ; 25:1, s. 20-31
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Attempts to regulate service delivery in line with results from randomized trials have been vigorously debated. In this paper, results from practice-based studies using the CORE System illustrate the potential to enrich knowledge about the actual outcome of psychological therapy in routine care. These studies also provide data for important questions in psychotherapy research, like orientation differences, the importance of the therapist factor, number of sessions needed for clinical effect, and the alliance-outcome question. Obstacles and challenges in making such studies are illustrated. In conclusion, arguments are put forward for introducing a common measurement system that strikes a balance between clinicians' questions and the need for comparable data, and that encompasses the complexities of patients' reasons for seeking psychological help.
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- Söderberg Gidhagen, Ylva, 1951-
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Psychological treatment of outpatients with substance use disorders in routine care : attachment style, alliance, and treatment outcome
- 2018
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: Substance use disorder is one of the most important threats to health and welfare in the world. More knowledge is needed about the outcomes of treatments in routine care for patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). These patients often suffer from psychological distress in addition to substance use disorders.Aims: To evaluate the effects of community-based psychological treatment on SUD outpatients’ psychological distress and substance use, and also to analyze the importance of their attachment style and the alliance with regard to treatment outcome.Methods: Patients who were referred or self-referred to a social worker or a psychotherapist at three outpatient treatment centers for SUD were invited to participate in the study. At each session the patients filled out an instrument measuring psychological distress, the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) and to evaluate the alliance to the therapist the Working Alliance Inventory – short form revised (WAI-SR). At treatment start and end the patient filled out the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test including the extended version (DUDIT/DUDIT-E) and the Experiences in Close Relationships – short form (ECR-S) categorizing attachment style. Therapists filled out the CORE Therapy Assessment form at treatment start and the End of Therapy form at treatment termination. After each session, they also filled out the Working Alliance Inventory – short form for therapists (WAI-S).Results: Of the 119 patients who agreed to participate in the study, there were 100 patients who filled out two or more CORE-OM and WAI-SR forms. Outcome on substance use as measured with AUDIT-C and DUDIT-C was collected for 63 patients. The analyses showed that CORE-OM mean scores were significantly improved. In total 14% of the patients were recovered, 10% improved and 5% deteriorated. AUDIT-C and DUDIT-C mean scores were significantly improved for patients using alcohol and for patients using illicit drugs, respectively.An insecure attachment style was more common among the patients in this research project, compared to non-clinical groups. The patients with a fearful attachment style scored higher on psychological distress than the patients with a secure attachment style. The associations between the attachment dimensions and psychological distress were stronger than those between attachment and SUD. The causal relationship between attachment style and psychological distress is, however, not clear and can likely go in both directions. Significantly more patients had a secure attachment style at treatment end.Previous studies have found that the associations between alliance and outcome for SUD patients may be weaker than for other clinical groups, which was confirmed in this thesis. Three moderators of the alliance-outcome association – type of substance use, attachment style and treatment orientation – were assessed. None of the potential moderators tested showed any effect on the association between alliance and psychological distress. The variance among the therapies concerning the session-to-session alliance-outcome association was considerable, indicating that other moderating variables might be found.Conclusions: Routine psychological treatment had positive effects on psychological distress as well as on reduction of substance use. However, a substantial number of patients remained unchanged, particularly regarding psychological distress. Among patients with SUD there seems to be a strong relationship between attachment style and psychological distress. Knowledge of the patient’s attachment style may help the therapist to tailor the treatment to the patient’s needs. A change from an insecure to a secure attachment style can be an important goal for SUD treatment, as it may prevent the patient from using strategies involving substance use for regulating emotions and interpersonal relationships. This thesis confirms and strengthens the finding of a weaker association between alliance and outcome for SUD patients, compared to other clinical groups. A challenge for further research is to find factors that contribute to the alliance-outcome association among SUD patients.Studies with larger patient groups, additional instruments and methods are needed to develop treatments for SUD patients in routine care.
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- Söderberg Gidhagen, Ylva, et al.
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The role of the working alliance in psychological treatment of substance use disorder outpatients
- 2021
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Ingår i: Psychotherapy Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1050-3307 .- 1468-4381. ; 31:5, s. 557-572
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: The main objective of this study was to explore the relationship between alliance and treatment outcome of substance use disorder (SUD) outpatients in routine care. Attachment, type of substance use, and treatment orientation were analyzed as potential moderators of this relationship.Method: Ninety-nine SUD outpatients rated their psychological distress before every session. Patients and therapists rated the alliance after every session. At treatment start and end, the patient completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT), and the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-S). Data were analyzed using multilevel growth curve modeling and Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling (DSEM).Results: The associations between alliance and outcome on psychological distress and substance use were, on average, weak. Within-patient associations between patient-rated alliance and outcome were moderated by self-rated attachment. Type of abuse moderated associations between therapist-rated alliance and psychological distress. No moderating effect was found for treatment orientation.Conclusions: Patients' attachment style and type of abuse may have influenced the association between alliance and problem reduction. A larger sample size is needed to confirm these findings.
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- Uckelstam, Carl-Johan, 1983-, et al.
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A relational perspective on the association between working alliance and treatment outcome
- 2020
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Ingår i: Psychotherapy Research. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 1050-3307 .- 1468-4381. ; 30:1, s. 13-22
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: Evidence is inconclusive on whether variability in alliance ratings within or between therapists is a better predictor of treatment outcome. The objective of the present study was to explore between and within patient and therapist variability in alliance ratings, reciprocity among them, and their significance for treatment outcome. Method: A large primary care psychotherapy sample was used. Patient and therapist ratings of the working alliance at session three and patient ratings of psychological distress pre-post were used for analyses. A one-with-many analytical design was used in order to address problems associated with nonindependence. Results: Within-therapist variation in alliance ratings accounted for larger shares of the total variance than between-therapist variation in both therapist and patient ratings. Associations between averaged patient and therapist ratings of the alliance for the individual therapists and their average treatment outcome were weak but the associations between specific alliance ratings and treatment outcome within therapies were strong. Conclusions: The results indicated a substantial dyadic reciprocity in alliance ratings. Within-therapist variation in alliance was a better predictor of treatment outcome than between-therapist variation in alliance ratings.
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