Pilotäre Zwischenergebnisse zur Evaluation eines
                    störungsspezifischen, körperpsychotherapeutisch orientierten
                    Gruppenbehandlungsprogramms für Menschen mit psychogenen
                    Anfällen

Senf-Beckenbach, Philine; Hinkelmann, Kim; Hoheisel, Matthias; Rose, Matthias

doi:10.1055/a-1146-3208

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“…SHGs could be most valuable in rural areas where trained therapists are less available. These findings are also consistent with those of previous studies in other areas of behavioural health [21], pointing towards self-help approaches as a veritable alternative to therapist-delivered treatment [10].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…We reported interim results of our study only from the intervention group in an earlier publication [10]. Based on the patient collective of our study some other studies with a cross-sectional design were performed and published [28][29][30].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on those pilot trials in the English-speaking area, we developed a body-focused group therapy program in German. Its content is presented in detail in a previous publication [10], including cognitive-behavioural aspects that are already established in the existing English treatment programs [7][8][9]. A new aspect is that it also involves a body-focused psychotherapy approach with symptom-specific exercises.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this study, we performed a randomized controlled feasibility trial to evaluate the effects on seizure severity and dissociation level of our treatment program CORDIS for PNES patients. We compared these effects with those of a guided self-help group (SHG), an effective therapy option for psychological diseases with expected nonspecific treatment effects [10]. We hypothesized that our program is superior to an SHG in decreasing seizure severity and level of dissociation in patients with PNES.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of a new body-focused group therapy versus a guided self-help group program for adults with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES): a pilot randomized controlled feasibility study

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Objective Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), a common phenomenon in neurological settings, are regarded as a paroxysmal type of functional neurological disorder (FND). In a substantial proportion, PNES are disabling with poor long-term outcomes and high economic costs. Despite the clinical and financial consequences of PNES, there is still a lack of controlled clinical trials on the treatment of this challenging disorder. The study aims to evaluate the feasibility and collect first evidence of the efficacy of a group based-intervention in PNES-patients. Methods A pilot randomized controlled feasibility study with a parallel-group design was performed in adult outpatients with PNES to evaluate a new body-focused group therapy (CORDIS) versus guided self-help groups. Self-assessment of dissociation (Dissociation Experience Scale—DES-20) and seizure severity (Liverpool Seizure Severity Scale—LSSS) were assessed two weeks before and two weeks after the treatment intervention and also six months after treatment as primary outcome parameters. Results A total of 53 patients were recruited from a specialized outpatient clinic, and out of those, 29 patients completed either the body-focused group therapy program (n = 15) or a guided self-help group (SHG) therapy (n = 14). When analyzing the ITT sample (n = 22 CORDIS group, n = 20 SHG), both groups showed an effect on seizure severity and level of dissociation. In the per protocol sample (n = 13 CORDIS group, n = 12 SHG), CORDIS was superior to the self-help group for reducing seizure severity 6 months after the treatment. Significance CORDIS is a newly developed body-focused group therapy program for adults with PNES. Further studies should include a multicentric design with a higher number of participants.

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“…The sample consisted of 41 patients with NES recruited from the Charité University Hospital's dissociative seizure outpatient clinic as part of an ongoing randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate a treatment program for NES patients and 41 healthy controls matched by age, gender and educational level [55].…”

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Emotional and cognitive empathy in patients with non-epileptic seizures

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Gerhardt

Hamouda

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Evidence suggests that impairments in social cognition are associated with the occurrence of NES. Our aim was to investigate impairments in social cognition in the form of emotional and cognitive empathy in patients with NES compared to healthy controls. Methods: For this purpose, we recruited 41 patients with video-EEG secured NES and compared them to 41 healthy controls matched by age, gender and educational level. Emotional and cognitive empathy were assessed using the Multifaceted Empathy Task (MET) and the Read the Mind in the Eye Test (RMET). Self-assessment questionnaires were used to record psychopathology in both groups. Results: Patients with NES showed no differences in cognitive empathy compared to the healthy controls. Additionall, they seem to have less emotional empathy specifically towards positive emotions, compared to healthy controls. Discussion: Our results are an indication of possible emotional empathy abnormalities in patients with NES. Those deviations, if replicated in large sample sizes, could implicate, that interventions for patients with NES should focus on improving empathy skills.

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Pilotäre Zwischenergebnisse zur Evaluation eines störungsspezifischen, körperpsychotherapeutisch orientierten Gruppenbehandlungsprogramms für Menschen mit psychogenen Anfällen

Cited by 2 publications

References 31 publications

Evaluation of a new body-focused group therapy versus a guided self-help group program for adults with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES): a pilot randomized controlled feasibility study

Evaluation of a new body-focused group therapy versus a guided self-help group program for adults with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES): a pilot randomized controlled feasibility study

Emotional and cognitive empathy in patients with non-epileptic seizures

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