A systematic review of the effectiveness of brief psychological therapies in primary health care.

Hemmings, Adrian

doi:10.1037/h0091857

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“…Program efficacy research, for the purpose of this study, is defined as research that has occurred in a ''controlled'' environment or best case scenario and utilizes treatment or interventions that are regulated by adherence to a set curriculum (Laurenceau et al, 2004;Hemmings, 2000). Specifically, we sought to evaluate the immediate effects of a premarital educational program, but did not seek to explore the long term effects of attending an intervention on later marital quality (Carroll & Doherty, 2003).…”

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Premarital Education: An Assessment of Program Efficacy*

McGeorge

Carlson

2006

Contemp Fam Ther

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a premarital educational program, with the secondary goal of determining if the structure (conjoint versus group) and the participants' gender influenced program effectiveness. Data were collected from 29 heterosexual couples. Couples were placed in one of three conditions:(1) premarital education in a group format, (2) premarital education as an individual couple, or (3) the comparison group (no premarital education). The goal of the 8-week intervention was to improve couples' readiness and preparation for marriage as measured by the PREP-M. The findings suggested that the educational program achieved its stated goal.

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confidence: 99%

Premarital Education: An Assessment of Program Efficacy*

McGeorge

Carlson

2006

Contemp Fam Ther

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“…Bower and Rowland () undertook a review for the Cochrane Collaboration that aimed to assess the efficacy and cost‐effectiveness of counselling in primary care by reviewing outcome data in eight RCTs published before June 2005 for patients with psychological and psychosocial problems considered suitable for counselling. Hemmings () sought to evaluate the effects of counselling in primary care, taking on board evidence from both RCTs and more naturalistic counselling service evaluations on studies undertaken between 1975 and 1998. Van Schaik et al () reviewed studies of patient preferences.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…• Studies already appraised within a relevant systematic review (Bowers & Rowland, 2006; Hemmings, ; Van Schaik et al, 2004)…”

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Counselling in primary care: a systematic review of the evidence

Brettle

Hill

Jenkins

2008

Couns and Psychother Res

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Primary objective: To undertake a systematic review which aimed to locate, appraise and synthesise evidence to obtain a reliable overview of the clinical effectiveness, cost‐effectiveness and user perspectives regarding counselling in primary care. Main results: Evidence from 26 studies was presented as a narrative synthesis and demonstrated that counselling is effective in the short term, is as effective as CBT with typical heterogeneous primary care populations and more effective than routine primary care for the treatment of non‐specific generic psychological problems, anxiety and depression. Counselling may reduce levels of referrals to psychiatric services, but does not appear to reduce medication, the number of GP consultations or overall costs. Patients are highly satisfied with the counselling they have received in primary care and prefer counselling to medication for depression. Conclusions and implications for future research: This review demonstrates the value of counselling as a valid choice for primary care patients and as a broadly effective therapeutic intervention for a wide range of generic psychological conditions presenting in the primary care setting. More rigorous clinical and cost‐effectiveness trials are needed together with surveys of more typical users of primary care services.

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“…Around 70% of practice counsellors report having a good working relationship with GPs and most GPs are satisfied with their relationship with counsellors 8 , 11. However, problems can arise particularly over issues of confidentiality (including access to counselling notes) 8…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Numerous descriptive, uncontrolled studies suggest that counselling is popular among patients, who often report improvements in well-being with the therapy 11–15. By contrast, there are relatively few formal randomised controlled trials on how the effectiveness of counselling compares with that of usual GP care.…”

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Counselling in general practice

Waydenfeld¹,

Waydenfeld²

2000

DTB

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Up to 30% of the problems that patients consult their GPs about have a psychosocial component.1,2 Managing the needs of these patients has contributed to the increase of counselling provision in primary care. Most primary care groups (81%) have some provision for practice-based counselling,3 and around a third4 to a half 5 of general practices now have counselling services provided by a range of practitioners. Here, we assess the effectiveness of counselling for managing emotional and mental health problems in general practice.

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A systematic review of the effectiveness of brief psychological therapies in primary health care.

Cited by 33 publications

References 81 publications

Premarital Education: An Assessment of Program Efficacy*

Premarital Education: An Assessment of Program Efficacy*

Counselling in primary care: a systematic review of the evidence

Counselling in general practice

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