The effectiveness of group logo therapy on death anxiety, feeling of loneliness and meaning of life in the elderly women with fear of coronavirus

It was late 2019 when a new virus from the Coronavirus family with the ability of spreading in humans was identified in China for the first time. The speed of the global pandemic of this virous and the release of news regarding its greater risks for the elderly led to numerous psychological disorders in this age group. Therefore, the present study was to consider the effectiveness of group logotherapy on death anxiety, feeling of loneliness and meaning of life in the elderly with fear of Coronavirus. This was a quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and a control group design. The statistical population consisted of all the elderly women (65 years old and higher) who were member of the daily rehabilitation services working under supervision of Tabriz Welfare Organization in 2021, among whom 24 eligible women were selected based on inclusion criteria, and randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of group logotherapy, while the control group received no intervention. The tools used in this study included the Templer's death anxiety, Russell et al.'s feeling of loneliness, and the Steger et al.'s meaning of life questionnaires. The data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS-24 software. The results revealed that there is a significant difference between control and experimental groups in terms of death anxiety, feeling of loneliness and meaning of life (P < 0.05). In other words, group logotherapy decreased death anxiety and feeling of loneliness and increased the meaning of life in the elderly. According to the results, it appears that this treatment can be effectively used in rehabilitation centers and other psychological and counseling centers in order to improve the mental health of the elderly. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

A Guide to Mental Health in Family Under the COVID-19 Epidemic

This book tells us from a professional perspective how to deal with stress response in the family, effectively address family problems in the epidemic, and handle the infectious emotions. This book is a profound explanation of the new stress, conflicts, and problems arising at home amid the epidemic. It provides people with a psychological self-help scale to effectively distinguish the normal and abnormal states of psychological response. Besides, it also provides professional psychological assistance and suggestions for special groups, including children, the elderly, the quarantined, and the bereaved, in order to help all families actively respond to the epidemic with the power of psychology. © Beijing Normal University Press 2022.

Managing Alzheimer's Dementia with Homecare in an African American Family During the COVID Pandemic.

In the US, over 95 million people have been infected with COVID and over 1 million have died. 10% of Californians are infected with COVID with higher rates reported among Latinx, Pacific Islanders, and low-income people. Higher death rates have been reported among African Americans. People living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are also more likely to be infected with COVID. African Americans with AD have three times the COVID rate of Whites. Homecare workers who care for moderate to severe AD in home and community settings are frontline essential workers who manage complex AD-related problems like incontinence. Little is known about communication and problem-solving processes between homecare workers and families of people with AD to manage continence at home. This report describes the challenges facing homecare workers illustrated by an African American family caring for a relative with advanced AD during pandemic.

Embodied approaches to supervision: The listening body

Movement and the body are an essential aspect of supervision, whether we explicitly work with the body or not. The interest of this book is in the intentional focus on the body and movement and how this can serve the supervisory process. The book presents innovative approaches and reflective accounts of working with the body in supervision. The supervisory interventions open up new ways of seeing, listening and understanding through embodied processes. The authors, all experts in their fields, each bring a wealth of experience and knowledge, raising awareness of the value of working with the body in the supervisory relationship. The hybrid nature of the book reflects the current climate of cross-modality fertility in the world of psychotherapy. The book offers further insights into how embodiment is defined and can be attended to within supervision sessions. It presents with clarity diverse approaches to supervision practice where the body is at the center of facilitating the reflection and containment of supervisees, in both a one-to-one and a group context. In addition, each chapter contains case vignettes illustrating the application of a particular supervision model, whether working in person, online, indoors or outside or in the context of self-supervision. Taking shape in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the book emerges at a time of unprecedented challenges. So, besides reflecting on their specific approach, some contributors offer reflections on the impact of the pandemic on their practice. The ten chapters present a variety of embodied approaches to supervision rooted in a diverse range of practices including body psychotherapy, psychodrama, eco-supervision, dance movement psychotherapy, family therapy and drama therapy. This text will be of value to supervisors and supervisors-in-training, psychotherapists, practitioners seeking supervision and anyone keen to learn more about embodied approaches in supervision. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Keeping connected: Family therapists' experiences of working online during the COVID‐19 pandemic

For this qualitative study, eight family therapists were interviewed about their experiences of practising online during the pandemic. Findings are organised using a framework of problems, possibilities, resources and restraints (PPRR, Neden & Burnham, 2007). Despite variation in therapist confidence in online practice, all participants found new possibilities in this way of working, including connecting family members across distance, increased co‐construction within therapeutic relationships and engaging clients who would not usually attend appointments. Therapeutic alliance was generally possible to establish online, though felt more challenging with whole families than individuals. Problems and restraints included therapist fatigue, risk and safety management, and attuning to nuanced expression of emotion. Implications for practice and future research are proposed. It is suggested that systemic practice has unique qualities to offer the field of online psychotherapy.

The changing face of telesupervision and digital training in response to COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the ways in which marriage and family therapists (MFTs)/couple and family therapists (CFTs) engage in clinical supervision. Traditional face-to-face supervisory relationships have transitioned to telesupervision, which refers to supervisors using the internet as a training medium for their supervisees. Supervisors and supervisees alike are necessarily adapting to telesupervision relationships in an evolving world. As emergency protocols begin to give way to more routine procedures, it is important for supervisors to engage in meaningful conversations around the benefits, the challenges, and the future of telesupervision. This article discusses the various facets of telesupervision, including ethical implications, supervision modalities, the virtual supervisory alliance, the impact of telesupervision upon self-of-the-therapist work, and the potential benefits of telesupervision.

Response to the 45th Annual Foulkes Lecture: When foundation matrices move-Reflections on the 'third global world'

This article provides a brief overview of the 45th Annual Foulkes Lecture on When foundation matrices move- challenges for a group analysis of our time. Whilst acknowledging the idea that the personal is social, it seems that this reconnection, both literally and metaphorically, is indicative of the continuous and parallel process of healing and working through traumatic personal, professional, social, and political experiences. Dualistic, dichotomous, or binary thinking significantly over-simplifies our understanding of the world. That is not to suggest that there the distinction is without merit: the Global South is one of a family of terms, including 'Third World', 'periphery', colonized, developing countries, etc., in contrast to the terms such as 'developed', 'industrialized', 'colonizers' etc. in the Global North: the wealthy ones with one quarter of the world population who controls four-fifths of the income earned anywhere in the world. In contrast, the South-with three quarters of the world population-has access to one-fifth of the world income. These are important facts. But an overly economic characterization tends to flatten the experiences of many from the Global South, who are Othered in the Global North. And it fails to acknowledge the role and responsibilities of the Global North in creating the majority of tensions in the Global South, as if their economic underdevelopment occurred in a vacuum. Moreover, especially so in the last few decades, socio-economic and cultural inequality has risen massively within the Global North itself, something which Covid19 has brought to prominence. Those who have the position, the power, and the privilege manipulate the lives of people in both global worlds, directly or indirectly, horizontally and vertically. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Correction: A qualitative evaluation of team and family perceptions of family-based treatment delivered by videoconferencing (FBT-V) for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Reports an error in "A qualitative evaluation of team and family perceptions of family-based treatment delivered by videoconferencing (FBT-V) for adolescent anorexia nervosa during the COVID-19 pandemic" by Jennifer Couturier, Danielle Pellegrini, Laura Grennan, Maria Nicula, Catherine Miller, Paul Agar, Cheryl Webb, Kristen Anderson, Melanie Barwick, Gina Dimitropoulous, Sheri Findlay, Melissa Kimber, Gail McVey, Rob Paularinne, Aylee Nelson, Karen DeGagne, Kerry Bourret, Shelley Restall, Jodi Rosner, Kim Hewitt-McVicker, Jessica Pereira, Martha McLeod, Caitlin Shipley, Sherri Miller, Ahmed Boachie, Marla Engelberg, Samantha Martin, Jennifer Holmes-Haronitis and James Lock (Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022[Jul][26], Vol 10[111]). In the original article, there was an error in co-author Gina Dimitropoulos's name: the name was incorrectly presented as "Gina Dimitropoulous". The correct name is included in the author list of this Correction and has been updated in the original article. (The following of the original article appeared in record 2022-86500-001). Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, outpatient eating disorder care, including Family-Based Treatment (FBT), rapidly transitioned from in-person to virtual delivery in many programs. This paper reports on the experiences of teams and families with FBT delivered by videoconferencing (FBT-V) who were part of a larger implementation study. Methods: Four pediatric eating disorder programs in Ontario, Canada, including their therapists (n = 8), medical practitioners (n = 4), administrators (n = 6), and families (n = 5), participated in our study. We provided FBT-V training and delivered clinical consultation. Therapists recorded and submitted their first four FBT-V sessions. Focus groups were conducted with teams and families at each site after the first four FBT-V sessions. Focus group transcripts were transcribed verbatim and key concepts were identified through line-by-line reading and categorizing of the text. All transcripts were double-coded. Focus group data were analyzed using directed and summative qualitative content analysis. Results: Analysis of focus group data from teams and families revealed four overarching categories-pros of FBT-V, cons of FBT-V, FBT-V process, and suggestions for enhancing and improving FBT-V. Pros included being able to treat more patients and developing a better understanding of family dynamics by being virtually invited into the family's home (identified by teams), as well as convenience and comfort (identified by families). Both teams and families recognized technical difficulties as a potential con of FBT-V, yet teams also commented on distractions in family homes as a con, while families expressed difficulties in developing therapeutic rapport. Regarding FBT-V process, teams and families discussed the importance and challenge of patient weighing at home. In terms of suggestions for improvement, teams proposed assessing a family's suitability or motivation for FBT-V to ensure it would be appropriate, while families strongly suggested implementing hybrid models of FBT in the future which would include some in-person and some virtual sessions. Conclusion: Team and family perceptions of FBT-V were generally positive, indicating acceptability and feasibility of this treatment. Suggestions for improved FBT-V practices were made by both groups, and require future investigation, such as examining hybrid models of FBT that involve in-person and virtual elements. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Digital systemic practices in Europe: A survey before the COVID-19 pandemic

Knowledge regarding digital practices in the field of systemic therapy is poor. A few surveys have been conducted in non-European countries investigating the provision of digitally based therapy, counselling, training, and supervision by systemic family and couple therapists (SCFTs). Thus, a survey aiming to investigate the use of information and communication technology (ICT) among European SCFTs was launched in 2017. A sample of 220 SCFTs was included in the survey. The majority were residents in Greece, France and Italy. Descriptive analysis compared SCFTs' digital practices and concerns from the above three countries with those from the rest of Europe. Results showed that 81.4 per cent of European SCFTs used ICT for clinical purposes and 47.7 per cent in training and supervision. Main concerns among European SCFTs related to the quality of therapeutic relationship, ethical and legal issues, and a lack of national and transnational regulation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) Impact Statement ICT use and e-therapy increase access to mental health services and maintain therapeutic contact. Systemic individual therapy, supervision and training are workable online settings. Legislation regulating ICT use in therapy, supervision and training (e.g. General Data Protection Regulation) has to be respected. Training and continuous education in online practices enhance therapists' and clients' options, and ensure digital safeness and effective treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

The outside and family therapy: A perspective from the relational thinking of Gilles Deleuze

This article was inspired by a reflection on what unfolded with the COVID-19 virus, especially how it brought to light the interconnectedness of individual and collective well-being. This calls for a reassessment of the family therapy approach, which has traditionally focussed on the internal dynamics of the family to explain problems faced by individuals inside the family system without taking into account social, political and historical aspects. This approach, which is referred to in the article as ‘familialism,' is challenged using the relational philosophy put forward by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, and a fresh viewpoint is also given from the concept of the ‘outside.' This outside perspective seeks to prevent the family system from closing in on itself, allowing for the creation of open systems. By doing so, it is argued, it is possible to incorporate different elements of the social, political and historical order in therapeutic practice and prevent underestimating the complexity of the human experience. © 2023 Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT).

Dr. Joan C. Williams' gender judo and feminist leadership: A follow-up interview

In 2001, Dr. Joan C. Williams' interview was published in the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy. Twenty years later she proves that feminism is intersectional, relational, and continually evolving in this updated check-in. Ashton West Veasey, a licensed therapist and doctoral student at Texas Woman's University, follows up with Dr. Williams to explore how feminism has changed within the sociopolitical context of American politics and the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Online Telesupervision: Competence Forged in a Pandemic

Online telesupervision (OTS) is synchronous (real-time) audio and video interactions between a supervisor and a clinician who are not in the same physical location. The COVID-19 pandemic created an abrupt pivot to OTS, requiring systemic supervisors and clinicians to adopt and utilize technologies which were unfamiliar to many. To facilitate the effective adoption and implementation of OTS we draw attention to three distinct competencies critical to the effective use of OTS: technological, contextual, and relational. These competencies are in no way exhaustive but lay the ground work for systemic supervisors to engage and connect with supervisees using video conferencing technology. In addition to the competencies, specific techniques and strategies are suggested to assist supervisors hone their skills in OTS and subsequently improve the quality and effectiveness of supervision in a virtual environment.

Telehealth psychoeducational groups with latinx college students: Findings from focus groups

ABSTRACT The literatures examining psychoeducational groups and telehealth services have demonstrated positive results but less is known about the efficacy of psychoeducational telehealth groups. This study examines the perspectives of 105 Latinx college students who participated in an 8-session psychoeducational group via a telehealth platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research questions included (a) What was the experience of these Latinx college students participating in telehealth psychoeducational groups? and (b) What were the potential perceived advantages and disadvantages of implementing telehealth psychoeducational groups? Postintervention, a total of 16 focus groups were convened with a total of 105 Latinx college students (average number of participants per group = 6). Interviews were coded using conventional qualitative analysis and yielded four main themes: (1) group cohesion, which involved group members feeling that they were connected and that the group was a safe space;(2) group leaders, which involved leaders' preparation and knowledge and their ability to foster a safe environment);(3) cultural issues, which involved cultural values and acculturative and first-generation stress.;and (4) telehealth implementation, wherein participants described advantages and disadvantages of the telehealth approach. We discuss study limitations and directions for future research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

A case series of compulsive hair pulling (trichotillomania) in children and young people presenting at a tertiary paediatric psychodermatology clinic

Globally, 14% of 10-19 year olds experience psychological difficulties. Evidence shows that some children/young people's (CYP) psychological wellbeing has been substantially affected during the pandemic. With the prevalence of social media and necessity of online teaching, CYP self- and otherfocused awareness has increased, leading to lowered mood and potential stigmatization from peers around visible differences, including hair loss. CYP struggling with compulsive hair pulling are often referred to dermatology clinics, which can cause considerable distress for them and their families. We present a case series focusing on CYP with compulsive hair pulling who attended a tertiary paediatric psychodermatology service. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, this clinic was run using a hybrid model of online and face-to-face appointments. We will discuss how applying a systemic family intervention that has been implemented in the psychodermatology clinic, run by a consultant dermatologist and paediatric clinical psychologist, has enabled optimal outcomes and a reduction of distress. To date, seven CYPs have presented and most (57%) were adolescents, supporting existing literature that compulsive hair pulling arises during this time and that this is the ideal time to focus interventions on. CYPs were seen on average for three appointments (range 1-5) prior to discharge from the service and/or a positive resolution of hair pulling. Several themes have also emerged as a result of this case series and these include stress and anxiety (57%), sexuality (14%) and challenges as a result of family discord or dynamics including family communication (29%). These will be explored in greater detail, including the underlying function and consequences of hair pulling and how a systemic family-based intervention has been beneficial. This case review also highlights the importance of having a multidisciplinary approach to managing cases within paediatrics and how differential diagnoses should always be considered prior to any treatment. We found that a family model of care was successful in treatment of hair pulling and henceforth we will also discuss learning points and best practice guidance for managing such cases.

Nocturnal enuresis in an adolescent with anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The case of an adolescent with nocturnal enuresis since childhood, and anxiety symptoms during adolescence, associated with psychosocial factors and family dynamics, is presented. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he presented intense symptoms of anxiety related to fears of dying and/or experiencing a serious illness, reasoned for which he was taken to the emergency room on several occasions. The patient responded favorably to antidepressant medications, and individual and family psychotherapy approaches. Nocturnal enuresis es an elimination disorder rarely seen in adolescence, and whose diagnosis and treatment are important due to its impact on the patient's psychosocial functioning and greater probabilities of comorbidity. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents and its higher risk of presenting anxiety, depression and stress associated with enuresis, are also discussed.Copyright © 2022 Authors.

Association of Systemic Family Dynamics and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Survey

This cross-sectional survey evaluated well-being and family dynamics before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in 1287 (16 + years of age, 68.3% female) Chinese participants. Structural equation modeling was used to test the association of well-being and systemic family dynamics, and related moderating factors. Results indicated some subscales of well-being and systemic family dynamics significantly worsened during the pandemic. A modified model fits well for both data before and during the pandemic in which well-being was significantly associated with systemic family dynamic and by family income. Age also positively related systemic family dynamics. The relationship between family income and well-being and the relationship between systemic family dynamics and well-being were moderated by the pandemic. The results suggest that well-being and systemic family dynamics and their associations are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Systemic family dynamics could be a potential resource for enhancing well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic by some interventions. © The Author(s) 2023.

Zooming into Feminist Family Therapy Telesupervision: Experiences of Supervisors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way feminist clinical supervisors provide supervision to family therapist trainees. This study explored the experiences of feminist family therapy supervisors who engaged in supervision remotely or had transitioned to virtual supervision. Using thematic analysis, four themes emerged from analysis of eight supervisors' answers to an online survey: using technology as a collaborative medium, self-of-the-supervisor process, intentional supervisory relationship, and supervisor responsibilities. In telling their stories, the supervisors described how they pivoted to support therapists, attended to parallel processes, and adjusted their own supervision techniques to maintain their feminist focus. The authors discuss implications of supervision adjustments and offer suggestions and considerations for remote feminist supervision and recommendations for future research.

A systemic-oriented child and adolescent psychiatric unit in Piraeus, Greece: Sailing in troubled waters

A systemic approach to child and adolescent psychiatry involves not only the immediate family but also the wider environment in which the subject lives. Despite growing evidence confirming the effectiveness of systemic family therapy in child and adolescent psychiatry, this approach is not well represented in inpatient services in Greece. We present systemic principles as practiced at a child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient clinic embedded in a general hospital. We consider the competencies and strengths achieved by the team within a systemic epistemology, the difficulties of functioning in a biomedical-oriented environment, and the challenges faced during the 10-year socioeconomic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Association of Systemic Family Dynamics and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Survey

This cross-sectional survey evaluated well-being and family dynamics before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in 1287 (16 + years of age, 68.3% female) Chinese participants. Structural equation modeling was used to test the association of well-being and systemic family dynamics, and related moderating factors. Results indicated some subscales of well-being and systemic family dynamics significantly worsened during the pandemic. A modified model fits well for both data before and during the pandemic in which well-being was significantly associated with systemic family dynamic and by family income. Age also positively related systemic family dynamics. The relationship between family income and well-being and the relationship between systemic family dynamics and well-being were moderated by the pandemic. The results suggest that well-being and systemic family dynamics and their associations are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Systemic family dynamics could be a potential resource for enhancing well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic by some interventions. [ FROM AUTHOR]

Is Virtual Therapy Effective for Pediatric Eating Disorder Patients? An Exploratory Study

Objectives: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person pediatric eating disorder treatment was moved to a virtual format. The study explored the early treatment response and effectiveness of family-based treatment (FBT) delivered virtually. Method(s): Twenty patients were included in the study;10 patients who received virtual treatment during the pandemic were compared to 10 patients who received in-person treatment prior to the pandemic. All patients completed an in-person interdisciplinary comprehensive assessment and received a DSM-5 eating disorder diagnosis. Patients were included in the study if they were 90% or lower than an estimated target weight (ETW) at treatment start and FBT was recommended. The study examined patient weight restoration at 1-, 3-, and 6-months posttreatment start. Independent sample t tests assessed group differences, and a Fisher's exact test was used to evaluate the association between treatment group and weight restoration. Result(s): Weight restoration did not significantly differ between treatment groups (virtual vs in-person) at any time point. Weight gain between the virtual (M = 1.99 kg;SD = 1.25) and in-person (M = 1.51 kg;SD = 0.86) groups was similar at 1 month (p =.48). The percentage of estimated target weight (%ETW) was also not significantly different between the groups at 3 and 6 months (p >.05). Further, there was no association between treatment group and remission weight at 6 months (p >.05) (70% of patients in each group reached at least 95% of an ETW). Conclusion(s): The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized an already recognized need for increased access to evidence-based pediatric eating disorder treatments. Results suggest that pediatric eating disorder patients may benefit from family therapy delivered via a virtual platform. Study results are considered exploratory. Future research should utilize a randomized controlled design, larger sample, the inclusion of an eating pathology measure, and longer follow-up. EA, TVM, FT Copyright © 2022