Treating tinnitus distress via the Internet: A mixed methods approach of what makes patients seek help and stay motivated during Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy

Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) has proven to be an effective treatment in improving patients’ ability to cope with tinnitus. However, some patients prefer face-to-face therapy to ICBT, and a few studies have shown considerable dropout rates if the treatment is not guided. This renders it important to identify factors that contribute to the commencement … Read more

Patientens nivå av abstrakt analytisk slutledningsförmåga inte viktig för utfallet av psykoterapi

Internetbaserad psykologisk behandling mot exempelvis social fobi, nedstämdhet och tinnitusbesvär ger ofta goda resultat. Men vi vet samtidigt att det inte är någon mirakelbehandling som passar alla. Det ideala vore förstås om man på förhand kunde förutsäga vilka personer behandlingen passar bäst för och vilka som troligtvis inte skulle ha någon större behållning av den. … Read more

Lower cognitive flexibility does not impede successful outcomes in psychological treatments

Little is known about the individual factors that predict outcomes in Internet-administered psychological treatments. In a paper that was published in PeerJ today we hypothesized that greater cognitive flexibility (i.e. the ability to simultaneously consider several concepts and tasks and switch effortlessly between them in response to changes in environmental contingencies) would provide a better … Read more

Selektiv uppmärksamhet på cancer möjlig förklaring till vidmakthållande av posttraumatiska stressymptom hos vissa

Vi ville undersöka om posttraumatiska stressymptom är relaterade till selektiv uppmärksamhet för cancerrelaterade ord hos en grupp föräldrar som alla hade barn som nyligen fått en barncancerdiagnos. I en studie, som idag publicerats i tidskriften PLoS ONE, fick 66 föräldrar svara på ett antal frågeformulär gällande grad av posttraumatiska stressymptom samt enkäter som mäter ångest- … Read more

Posttraumatic Stress and Attentional Bias towards Cancer-Related Stimuli in Parents of Children Recently Diagnosed with Cancer

We wanted to investigate whether posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are related to attentional bias towards cancer-related stimuli among parents of children recently diagnosed with cancer. We conducted a study and included 66 participants. These participants were parents who completed questionnaires measuring posttraumatic stress symptoms, level of depression and anxiety as well as the emotional Stroop … Read more