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Therapeutic Experience (therapeutic + experience)

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Humanities and Social Sciences	40%

Selected Abstracts

DELINQUENCY AND BEING TAKEN INTO CARE: A THREE-GENERATIONAL STUDY

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, Issue 4 2000
Tom Pitt-Aikens
ABSTRACT Therapeutic experience has suggested that there may be an association between parental loss and delinquency. Losses experienced by boys in care and their families were compared with losses experienced by control boys and their families. Boys in care had experienced significantly more losses through the death, divorce or separation of their parents than had control boys. The mothers of boys in care had also experienced significantly more losses when they were minors than any other group, including their sons. Maternal losses are significantly associated with boys being taken into care following legal proceedings. [source]

A brief overview of mechanisms of mitochondrial toxicity from NRTIs,

ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS, Issue 3-4 2007
James J. Kohler
Abstract Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) in combinations with other antiretrovirals (highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART) are the cornerstones of AIDS therapy, turning HIV infection into a manageable clinical entity. Despite the initial positive impact of NRTIs, therapeutic experience revealed serious side effects that appeared to originate in the mitochondria and which ultimately manifested as dysfunction of that organelle. It may be reasonable to consider that as the AIDS epidemic continues and as survival with HIV infection is prolonged by treatment with HAART, long-term side effects of NRTIs may become increasingly common. This consideration may be underscored in children who are born to HIV-infected mothers who received NRTI therapy in utero during gestation. The long-term effect of that NRTI exposure in utero is not clear yet. This review examines some proposed mechanisms of NRTI mitochondrial toxicity, including genetic predisposition, defects in mitochondria DNA replication, the encompassing "DNA pol-, hypothesis," the relationship between mitochondrial nucleotide and NRTI pools, mitochondrial DNA mutation and dysfunction, and oxidative stresses related to HIV infection and NRTIs. Mechanisms of mitochondrial toxicity are reviewed with respect to key cell biological, pathological, and pharmacological events. Environ. Mol. Mutagen., 2006. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

Relational Drawings in Couple Therapy

FAMILY PROCESS, Issue 1 2009
PETER ROBER
In couple therapy sessions, partners often get into long and drawn-out discussions, heavy with pain, resentment, and blame. It is vital for the therapist to avoid becoming entangled in these escalating interactions. In this article, as one way of avoiding these interactions, a protocol is proposed of using relational drawings in couple therapy for opening space for new stories. This approach is strongly rooted in extensive therapeutic experience, as well as in dialogical ideas. Not the content of the partners' imagery is central, but rather the dialogical exchange about the drawings. In particular, the focus of the therapist is on the partners' interactions, their hesitations and their surprises. Working in this way opens space for the partners to reflect on what they experience as crucial in their bond. The protocol is illustrated with two detailed case examples. RESUMEN En las sesiones de terapia de pareja los pacientes suelen tener conversaciones muy prolongadas cargadas de dolor, resentimiento y culpa. Es de vital importancia que el terapeuta evite enredarse en estas interacciones, que se hacen más y más intensas. En este artículo se propone un modo de conseguirlo, un procedimiento en el que se usan dibujos relacionales en la terapia de pareja para abrir un espacio para nuevas historias. Este enfoque está fuertemente arraigado en una amplia experiencia en terapia, así como en ideas dialógicas. No es el contenido de las imágenes creadas por los pacientes lo que tiene mayor importancia, sino el intercambio dialógico sobre los dibujos. En especial, el terapeuta se concentrará en las interacciones de la pareja, sus dudas y sus sorpresas. Trabajar de este modo abre un espacio para que ambos miembros de la pareja reflexionen sobre lo que consideran crucial en su unión. El procedimiento se ilustra con dos ejemplos detallados. Palabras clave: terapia relacional, no-verbal, dialógico, dibujos In couple therapy sessions, partners often get into long and drawn-out discussions, heavy with pain, resentment and blame. It is vital for the therapist to avoid becoming entangled in these escalating interactions. In this article, as one way of avoiding these interactions, a protocol is proposed of using relational drawings in couple therapy for opening space for new stories. This approach is strongly rooted in extensive therapeutic experience, as well as in dialogical ideas. Not the content of the partners' imagery is central, but rather the dialogical exchange about the drawings. In particular, the focus of the therapist is on the partners' interactions, their hesitations and their surprises. Working in this way opens space for the partners to reflect on what they experience as crucial in their bond. The protocol is illustrated with two detailed case examples. relational therapy, non-verbal, dialogical, drawings [source]

Biologic therapy in the management of extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES, Issue 11 2007
Arthur Barrie MD
Abstract The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), notably Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are systemic inflammatory diseases primarily involving the gastrointestinal tract. Twenty percent to 40% of patients with IBD develop extraintestinal inflammation and symptoms, known as extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs).1,7 The most common EIMs affect the joints, skin, eyes, and biliary tract. The EIMs associated with IBD bear a negative impact on patients with UC and CD. Thus, the successful treatment of EIMs is essential for improving the quality of life of IBD patients. For most EIMs, their resolution often parallels that of the active IBD in both timing and therapy required. However, some EIM such as axial arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, uveitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis run a clinical course independent of IBD disease activity. The advent of biologic response modifiers, e.g., tumor necrosis factor-, (TNF) inhibitors, has improved the treatment of IBD and its associated EIMs. This article reviews the therapeutic experiences of the 2 most widely used anti-TNF neutralizing antibodies, infliximab and adalimumab, for immune-mediated EIM of IBD. (Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007) [source]

The Experiences of Parents of Adolescents in Family Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation

JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, Issue 2 2010
Maryann Sheridan
While understanding clients' experiences in family therapy is becoming increasingly important, we know very little about how the parents of adolescents in family therapy perceive and experience this process. The current study uses a multicase qualitative design and constructivist theoretical framework to describe the experiences of 15 parents of adolescents attending family therapy in private practices. Constant comparative analysis revealed four core categories that described parents' therapeutic experiences: (a) pretherapy presentation, (b) supportive therapeutic climate, (c) family therapy process, and (d) reflections on the therapy experience. The implications of study findings for clinicians and researchers are presented and discussed. [source]