Different Types Of Psychotherapy Research Articles

Stress reduction and psychological therapy for IBS: a scoping review

IntroductionIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent functional gastrointestinal disease that is commonly associated with psychological comorbidities and maladaptive thought patterns. Previous studies report psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and gut-directed therapy (GDP) improve IBS symptom management and quality of life. This review seeks to understand the effectiveness of various psychotherapies across delivery methods for patients with irritable bowel syndrome.MethodsA scoping literature review of PubMed articles highlighting psychological and stress reduction treatments for IBS was conducted. 120 studies were included in the title and abstract screening. 32 studies were selected for full text review. Primary and secondary research studies that investigated the benefit of psychological therapies focusing on stress reduction and cognitive therapies for patients with gastrointestinal condition’s symptom relief met inclusion criteria for the review. 12 studies were selected for inclusion.ResultsAll 12 reviewed studies reported statistically significant improvements in IBS symptoms with psychological therapies. 8 studies also addressed quality of life and reported statistically significant improvement in intervention groups. 3 studies demonstrated persistent improvement after 12 months. 2 studies compared different types of psychotherapies and reported improvements compared to control groups but no significant differences between psychotherapies. 6 studies that compared face to face therapy with minimal contact or telephone therapy showed no difference in clinical outcomes.DiscussionPsychological therapies demonstrate reported statistically significant improvements in IBS symptoms and patient quality of life with no reported statistically significant difference across forms of healthcare delivery. Most improvements reportedly persist long-term. Further research with a broader demographic base is needed to assess the economic costs of psychological therapies and their implications for underserved communities.

Perceived Physical Health and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Supportive Psychotherapy Outcomes in Adults With Late-Life Depression

Physical diseases co-occur with late-life depression (LLD). The influence of physical diseases and the subjective perception of physical health (PPH) on treatment outcome in LLD, however, is not well understood. To assess the association of physical diseases and PPH with the outcomes of 2 different types of psychotherapy in LLD. This post hoc secondary analysis of a multicenter, observer-blinded, controlled, parallel-group randomized clinical trial assessed participants 60 years or older with moderate to severe depression recruited at 7 psychiatric-psychotherapeutic outpatient trial sites in Germany from October 1, 2018, to November 11, 2020. Data analysis was performed from April 1 to October 31, 2023. Patients received LLD-specific cognitive behavioral therapy (LLD-CBT) or supportive unspecific intervention (SUI). Depression severity, response, and remission were measured during treatment and at 6-month follow-up by the change in the 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score. Physical health and PPH were assessed by the number of physical diseases, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version physical health subscale. A total of 251 patients were randomized to LLD-CBT (n = 126) or SUI (n = 125), of whom 229 (mean [SD] age, 70.2 [7.1] years; 151 [66%] female) were included in the intention-to-treat analysis. Patients with low and moderate PPH at baseline had significantly less reduction in the GDS score across both treatment groups than patients with high PPH (estimated marginal mean difference [EMMD], 2.67; 95% CI, 0.37-4.97; P = .02 for low PPH and EMMD, 1.82; 95% CI, 0.22-3.42; P = .03 for moderate vs high PPH). Higher PPH at baseline was associated with higher likelihood of response (odds ratio [OR], 1.04; 95% CI, 1.00-1.06; P = .009) and remission at the end of treatment (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.02-1.08; P = .002) and response (OR, 1.05; 95% CI, 1.02-1.08; P < .001) and remission at follow-up (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03-1.10; P < .001) across both treatment groups. However, a significant interaction of PPH with treatment group was observed with low PPH at baseline being associated with significantly larger reduction in GDS scores in SUI compared with LLD-CBT at the end of treatment (EMMD, -6.48; 95% CI, -11.31 to -1.64; P = .009) and follow-up (EMMD, -6.49; 95% CI, -11.51 to -1.47; P = .01). In contrast, patients with high PPH at baseline had a significantly greater reduction in GDS scores in LLD-CBT compared with SUI at all time points (week 5: EMMD, -4.08; 95% CI, -6.49 to -1.67; P = .001; end-of-treatment: EMMD, -3.67; 95% CI, -6.72 to -0.61; P = .02; and follow-up: EMMD, -3.57; 95% CI, -6.63 to -0.51; P = .02). The number of physical diseases or CCI at baseline did not have an effect on the change in GDS score, response, or remission, neither across both groups nor within either group. In this secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial, subjective PPH was associated with treatment outcome, response, and remission in psychotherapy of LLD. Patients with LLD responded differently to LLD-CBT and SUI, depending on their baseline PPH score. Treatment approaches for patients with LLD should address PPH in personalized interventions. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03735576; Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien Identifier: DRKS00013769.

Meta-analysis of Psychotherapy for Autistic Youth.

In order to provide more individualized support, it is imperative to further understand the effectiveness of different types of psychotherapy on the clinical areas of need common in autistic youth (Wood et al. in Behav Ther 46:83-95, 2015). Randomized controlled trials of psychotherapy for autistic youth were included if published in English, included random assignment to treatment or control group, required a previous diagnosis of autism, had a mean age of 6-17years, and provided outcome measure data from both intervention and control groups. A total of 133 measures were coded across 29 studies and included 1464 participants with a mean age of 10.39years (1.89). A small mean effect size (0.38,95% CI [0.26, 0.47]) was found overall, with the largest effects for cognitive behavioral therapies on autism-related clinical needs (0.81) and overall mental health (0.78). The results show the significant impact of psychotherapy interventions for autistic youth. Additional research should further assess the details of the most effective psychotherapies for each area of clinical need.

Schema therapy enriched with psychomotor therapy for cluster B and/or C personality disorders in later life; a randomized controlled trial.

Background:Different types of psychotherapy have been shown to be successful in treating personality disorders in younger age groups. Nevertheless, well-powered, randomized controlled trials evaluating effectiveness of these therapies in older are lacking. That is why we set up the first randomized controlled trial worldwide into the effect and cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy in older patients with a personality disorder.Method:We randomized 145 patients (mean age 68 years, range 60 – 80, 65% females) with a cluster B and/or C personality disorder to either group schema therapy enriched with psychomotor therapy (GST+PMT) or to usual care (UC) in specialized geriatric mental health care. The effects were measured after 6 months (end of therapy) and 12 and 18 months (one-year follow-up). Primary outcome measure was psychological distress, as measured with the 53-item Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-53). Secondary outcome measures were mental well-being, assessed with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, and personality functioning assessed with the Severity Indices of Personality Problems – Short Form (SIPP-SF). Intention to treat analyses using linear mixed models were applied to compare GST+PMT with UC.Results:Group schema therapy significantly outperformed usual care with an medium effect-size of 0.4 post-treatment, which faded out to a small effect-size of 0.2 at the end of follow-up on the primary outcome parameter. Interestingly, the lower effect-size during follow-up could be explained by a slower treatment response in the usual care condition as post-treatment results of schema therapy were fully maintained during follow-up. Similar results were found with respect to improvement of mental well-being and improvement of personality functioning, although effect-sizes of the latter were a little bit smaller. Age, sex, level of education, and/or cognitive functioning had no impact of these outcomes.Conclusion:Schema therapy enriched with psychomotor therapy is more effective for the treatment of personality disorder in later life than usual care (which often consists of drug treatment combined with supportive nurse-led care and/or individual psychotherapy).

Psychotherapies in opioid use disorder: toward a step-care model

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is characterized by a lack of control in opioid use, resulting in psychological distress and deficits in interpersonal and social functioning. OUD is often associated with psychiatric comorbidities that increase the severity of the disorder. The consequences of OUD are dramatic in terms of increased morbi-mortality. Specific medications and psychotherapies are essential tools not only in the treatment of OUD but also in the prevention of suicide and overdoses. In our review, we assess the different types of psychotherapies (counseling, motivational interviewing, contingency management, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and dialectical-behavior therapy) that are delivered to opioid users, either associated or un-associated with OUD medications and/or medications for psychiatric disabilities. We describe the application of these therapies first to adult opioid users and then to adolescents. This work led us to propose a stepped-care model of psychotherapies for OUD which provided information to assist clinicians in decision-making regarding the selection of psychotherapeutic strategies according to patients’ OUD severity.

The Ghent Psychotherapy Study: A Pragmatic, Stratified, Randomized Parallel Trial into the Differential Efficacy of Psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in Dependent and Self-Critical Depressive Patients

Introduction: Different types of psychotherapy are effective for treating major depressive disorder across groups yet show large within-group differences. Patient personality style is considered a potentially useful variable for treatment matching. Objective: This study is the first experimental test of the interaction between therapeutic approach and patients’ dependent versus self-critical personality styles. Methods: A pragmatic stratified parallel trial was carried out with 100 adult patients diagnosed with DSM-IV-TR major depressive disorder. They were randomly assigned to short-term (16–20 sessions) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP). Patients were assessed at baseline, during therapy, post-therapy, and at 3- and 6-month follow-up. Primary outcome is depression severity measured by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression posttreatment. Primary analysis was by intention to treat. This trial is registered with the ISRCTN registry (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.isrctn.com" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">www.isrctn.com</ext-link>), number ISRCTN17130982. Results: The intention-to-treat sample consisted of 100 participants; 40 with self-critical and 60 with dependent personality styles were randomized to either CBT (n = 50) or STPP (n = 50). We observed no interaction effect (−0.34 [−6.14, 5.46]) between therapy and personality style and found no evidence for a difference in effectiveness between the treatments in general in terms of symptom reduction and maintained benefits at 6-month follow-up. Conclusion: We found no evidence that dependent versus self-critical personality styles moderate the relation between treatment and outcome in depression. Research using individual patient data could gain further insight into why specific therapeutic approaches work better for specific patients.

Einstein exponential operation laws of spherical fuzzy sets and aggregation operators in decision making.

The spherical fuzzy set (SFS) model is one of the newly developed extensions of fuzzy sets (FS) for the purpose of dealing with uncertainty or vagueness in decision making. The aim of this paper is to define new exponential and Einstein exponential operational laws for spherical fuzzy sets and their corresponding aggregation operators. We introduce the operational laws for exponential and Einstein exponential SFSs in which the base values are crisp numbers and the exponents (weights) are spherical fuzzy numbers. Some of the properties and characteristics of the proposed operations are then discussed. Based on these operational laws, some new aggregation operators for the SFS model, namely Spherical Fuzzy Weighted Exponential Averaging (SFWEA) and Spherical Fuzzy Einstein Weighted Exponential Averaging (SFEWEA) operators are introduced. Finally, a decision-making algorithm based on these newly introduced aggregation operators is proposed and applied to a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem related to ranking different types of psychotherapy.

Effect of psychotherapy on peripheral BDNF concentration levels in patients with bipolar disorder. A systematic review

Introduction Psychotherapy is a treatment of proven efficacy in bipolar disorder (BD), but little is known about the molecular and cellular mechanisms that it produces in the brain. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is thought to be important in neuroplasticity and could be increased by psychopharmaceuticals and psychotherapy in BD patients, but evidence in the literature is limited.ObjectivesTo analyze the scientific studies that relate psychotherapies with the increase in BNDF levels in patients with BD.MethodsSystematic review with PRISMA recommendations in PUBMED and Web of Science in July 2022. The search was performed using the combination of keywords “bipolar disorder” AND (“BDNF” OR “Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor”) AND “psychotherapy”.ResultsWith the initial search, 839 studies were obtained, finally 8 articles were analyzed. The available literature supports the role of psychotherapy in increasing BNDF in patients with BD.ConclusionsBDNF could be a biomarker of therapeutic efficacy in BD. Psychotherapy increases BDNF levels. No differences were found between the different types of psychotherapies. More studies are needed to determine the mechanisms by which psychotherapies produce molecular changes in the brain.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

What Works for Whom: Patients' Psychological Resources and Vulnerabilities as Common and Specific Predictors of Working Alliance in Different Psychotherapies.

BackgroundAcross different types of psychotherapy, one of the most robust predictors of better therapeutic outcomes is a good working alliance between patient and therapist. Yet there is little comparative research on whether particular patients more likely achieve a better alliance in certain treatments which represent particular therapeutic approaches or durations.Methods326 patients suffering from depressive and/or anxiety disorder were randomized into two short-term (solution-focused or psychodynamic) and one long-term (psychodynamic) therapy models. Treatments lasted ~7 and 36 months, respectively. Before randomization, patients were assessed with the interview-based Suitability for Psychotherapy Scale and filled Childhood Family Atmosphere and Life Orientation Test questionnaires. Patients filled Working Alliance Inventory after 3rd therapy session and at end of treatment; the long-term therapy patients, additionally, at 7 months' time point. Linear regression models were used.ResultsGreater psychological resources (e.g., capacity for self-reflection, affect regulation, flexible interaction) had little effect on alliance during the course of the short-term therapies. However, they did predict better working alliances at end of long-term as opposed to short-term therapy. Childhood adversities impacted alliances already at 7 months.ConclusionsAlthough patients with certain qualities achieve better alliances in long-term as opposed to short-term therapies, apparently the theoretical orientation of therapy makes little difference. For patients with childhood adversities, differences between long-term (psychodynamic) treatment vs. various brief therapy models may be particularly salient.

Group-based compassion-focused therapy for prolonged grief symptoms in adults – Results from a randomized controlled trial

Prolonged grief disorder is a debilitating condition, which affects approximately one out of ten who lose a loved one. While existing meta-analyses have synthesized evidence regarding the overall effect of psychological interventions for pathological grief across different types of psychotherapy, it remains clinically relevant to explore whether specific types of psychological interventions are efficacious in the treatment of grief. The present study investigated the efficacy of group-based Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) for adults who had lost a spouse or a parent, and who reported clinically relevant levels of prolonged grief symptoms (PGS) at 11 months post-loss. A total of 82 participants were randomized to the CFT group (n = 42) or the waitlist control (n = 40). Time × group interactions showed no statistically significant effects of the intervention on the primary outcome PGS at post-intervention or 6-month follow-up. Likewise, no statistically significant effects were found for any of the secondary outcomes or process variables, with the exception of posttraumatic stress symptoms and self-reassurance.Taken together, in the present study group-based CFT did not emerge as an efficacious treatment for PGS. Possible explanations include that CFT may not target core maintaining processes in PGS and that the group-based, 8-week operationalization of CFT may be less than optimal.

Pragmatique et dispositifs de soin par la parole

ObjectivesEven though the precise evaluation of the effectiveness of different types of psychotherapy has proved difficult, the French state has only just committed to recognizing these types of treatment through its funding. Together, with regard to the development of epidemiological knowledge in mental health and the most recent neurobiological conceptions, a new modeling of psychotherapies is taking shape. Here, the models and the evolutions of pragmatics appear both fundamental and difficult, as few psychologists and psychiatrists are familiar with them. MethodIn this interest of didactic clarity, we take up the definitions and the very essence of pragmatics by synthesizing its origins, its applications, and its contemporary uses. ResultsPragmatics is the science of language in action: it aims to model the functions of construction of meaning by the “actants” and “acted” of linguistic behaviors and discourses, by attempting to answer the question: “What is language for?” For communicating, of course, but communicating what? Three dimensions: descriptions of the world, expressions of the speaker's psychological state, and actions. These three functions – respectively referred to as “referential,” “modal,” and “illocutionary” – constitute the operational base of the discipline. In psychopathology, the contributions of pragmatics can be applied to the highlighting of deficits concerning comprehension, as well as to the modeling of communication situations. Finally, the modeling of clinical situations is required to study therapeutic processes. The active principle of any talk therapy consists in the therapist communicating new interpretations to the patient that can account for her/his condition. However, interpreting acts and thoughts amounts either to associating new acts with intentional properties expressed by the patient or to attributing new intentional properties to acts. DiscussionOne might think that the clinician's action stems from a principle of external influence exerted on the patient, which would lead the latter to say what the former expects them to say. However, the goal of the therapeutic enunciative procedure is to make patients aware of parts of themselves that they must conquer in order to escape their torments. It is in so far as patients will recognize the word pronounced by the therapist as being ultimately their own (or the expression of their own words), that they will be able to overcome the representations of themselves and of their social environment that hinder recovery. Such communication is driven by objectives of dissociation and concordance. Dissociation consists of freeing oneself from the domain spontaneously expressed by the patient, the domain of complaint and of problem, in order to direct the communication towards additional, less sensitive and less controlled domains. In talk therapy, concordance represents a matching of the feelings and interpretations of the two protagonists of the dialogue. ConclusionWhat is a true statement? A true statement is present in a word that sets in motion the relationship of self to self that is constituent of an increased self-awareness. We are not what we are because we are not a thing-in-itself. This dichotomy of consciousness that governs its property of being reflective is at the heart of the principle of healing that underlies the actions of psychological care.

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

BackgroundAvailable evidence on the comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents remains uncertain.ObjectiveWe aimed to compare and rank the different types and...

Which psychotherapy is effective in panic disorder? Findings and reflections from a systematic network meta-analysis

IntroductionPanic disorder is among the most prevalent anxiety diseases. Although psychotherapy is recommended as first-line treatment for panic disorder, little is known about the relative efficacy of different types of psychotherapies.ObjectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of different types of psychotherapies for adults suffering from panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia.MethodsWe are conducting a systematic network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examining panic disorder. A comprehensive search was performed to identify relevant studies. The primary efficacy outcome is anxiety symptoms at study endpoint. The primary acceptability outcome is all-cause trial discontinuation at endpoint. Pairwise and network meta-analysis will be conducted. We are considering any kind of psychotherapy delivered by any therapist, as long as they were trained to deliver the therapy, or as self-help.ResultsTo date we have identified 126 panic disorder and agoraphobia trials. The publication time span ranges from 1968 to 2020. We are now extracting data to provide an overview of the included study characteristics. The statistical analysis will be conducted between December 2020 and January 2021, and its results presented for the first time at the forthcoming 2021 EPA congress.Conclusions126 trials on psychotherapy for panic disorders in adults are available. Because of this huge body of knowledge, it is important that the results of these studies are summarized using network meta-analytic techniques. The findings of this study will guide future research as knowledge gaps will be easily identified. Moreover, policymakers will have the opportunity to use this summarized knowledge to inform evidence-based decision making.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

General view regarding the different types of psychotherapy used for the treatment of drug addiction

General view regarding the different types of psychotherapy used for the treatment of drug addiction

Effectiveness of mental therapy for poor medication adherence in depression: A review

Purpose: To review the effectiveness and underlying mechanism of different types of psychotherapy to improve medication adherence (MA).Methods: In this review, the status and possible factors influencing medication adherence in patients with depression patients based on information obtained from various literature.Results: Although the focus of psychologists' analysis of the causes and solutions of mental illness is different, several of these therapies can improve patient compliance with their medications. An effective psychotherapy can change patients’ attitudes towards disease and help them reduce the disease recurrence rate.Conclusion: Psychotherapy has an irreplaceable role in dealing with the major depressive disorder. This review aimed to provide effective instructions for improving medication adherence and reducing disease relapse and recurrence in the future.&#x0D; Keywords: Depression, Medication adherence, Psychotherapy

Exploring effectiveness of psychotherapy options for sexually abused children and adolescents: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

• Thirty-two RCTs tested effectiveness of psychotherapy for child sexual abuse victims. • Comparison across treatment types was difficult because outcome measures differed. • Treatment types did not differ in their effectiveness to improve mental health. • Trauma narration is an effective treatment component for child sexual abuse victims. • More large RCTs, with long-term follow-up and uniform outcome measures are needed. Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can have major implications for child mental health on the short-term, but also for developmental outcomes later in life, especially when left untreated. Yet, there is no consensus about best practices in psychotherapy for child and adolescent CSA-victims. In this study, we therefore systematically reviewed existing literature on the effectiveness of different types of psychotherapy, as well as specific treatment components, for improving CSA-victims’ mental-health outcomes. We searched databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science) for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining effectiveness of psychotherapy for child or adolescent victims of CSA. This search yielded 32 RCTs testing effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (with and without adaptation to CSA), trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy, prolonged-exposure treatment, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and play therapy. For each type of psychotherapy, some studies demonstrated evidence for its effectiveness in improving CSA-victims’ mental health, but other studies did not. We also found some evidence that certain therapy approaches might be specifically effective for specific groups of clients, i.e., TF-CBT for highly vulnerable and traumatized clients, group therapy for girls, and briefer approaches for younger children. Regarding treatment components, trauma narration and pharmacotherapy appeared to enhance effectiveness of psychotherapy. A thorough comparison between studies was difficult, because control-groups and measured outcomes differed greatly. Therefore, the field needs more rigorous large-scale RCTs, with long-term follow-up and more uniformity in outcome measures, investigating the effectiveness of specific treatment components, to be able to draw evidence-based conclusions about best practices for CSA-victims.

Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder.

Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder.

Використання гумору як багатоаспектного явища в психотерапії

In the article a theoretical analysis of scientific literature on the humor use in psychotherapeutic practice is provided. The author's approach to the distribution of the use of regulation methods of the emotional sphere in psychotherapy is given. A humor is distinguished (gelotology) as a direct method of regulation which has a positive effect on human activity. The essence of the phenomenon "humor" under the different types of psychotherapy, such as rational-emotional-behavioral, psychoanalysis, body-oriented psychotherapy, as well as the use of humor in different techniques, such as yoga-laughter, hospital clownery, etc is revealed. The polyfunctionality of humor is characterized taking into account inter-scientific approaches, which makes it possible to present the overall complex structure of the humor use as a multidimensional phenomenon in psychotherapy, which includes psychological, psycholinguistic, medical, physiological, psychological-pedagogical, game, diagnostic aspects.Keywords: humor, psychotherapy, gelotology, laughter, methods of regulation, multifunctionality of humor, the multiaspect of humor.

The effects of fifteen evidence-supported therapies for adult depression: A meta-analytic review

Objective: In the past decades, many different types of psychotherapy for adult depression have been developed. Method: In this meta-analysis we examined the effects of 15 different types of psychotherapy using 385 comparisons between a therapy and a control condition: Acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), guided self-help using a self-help book from David Burns, Beck’s CBT, the “Coping with Depression” course, two subtypes of behavioral activation, extended and brief problem-solving therapy, self-examination therapy, brief psychodynamic therapy, non-directive counseling, full and brief interpersonal psychotherapy, and life review therapy. Results: The effect sizes ranged from g = 0.38 for the “Coping with Depression” course to g = 1.10 for life review therapy. There was significant publication bias for most therapies. In 70% of the trials there was at least some risk of bias. After adjusting studies with low risk of bias for publication bias, only two types of therapy remained significant (the “Coping with Depression” course, and self-examination therapy). Conclusions: We conclude that the 15 types of psychotherapy may be effective in the treatment of depression. However, the evidence is not conclusive because of high levels of heterogeneity, publication bias, and the risk of bias in the majority of studies.

Tradução e adaptação cultural do Questionário de Avaliação de Sessões (Session Evaluation Questionnaire) para o português do Brasil

&#x0D; Avaliações da eficácia da psicoterapia, bem como da diferença de eficácia entre tipos diferentes de psicoterapia, têm grande relevância tanto científica quanto social. Os critérios adotados para avaliação dos processos psicoterapêuticos incluem, além de resultados, medidas relacionadas à eficiência, custo e avaliação do tratamento pelo paciente. Dentre estas medidas, destaca-se o Questionário de Avaliação de Sessões (“Session Evaluation Questionnaire” – SEQ), desenvolvido para avaliar e comparar a percepção do cliente e do terapeuta, independentemente, ao final de cada sessão. O objetivo do presente estudo foi fazer uma tradução e adaptação cultural, para uso no Brasil, da versão mais recente do SEQ. Foi traduzida a quinta versão do SEQ, que inclui 21 itens em formato “likert” de 7 pontos, com escolhas entre pares de adjetivos. O processo de tradução foi conduzido em cinco etapas: tradução, síntese, tradução reversa, revisão e pré-teste. A versão final em português foi aplicada em uma amostra independente de clientes e terapeutas (N=36) a fim de realizar uma análise de consistência interna da escala. A escala e seus fatores apresentaram bons níveis de consistência interna, o que aponta para uma boa qualidade desta versão, tornando-a passível de comparação às versões em outros idiomas.