Guidare non è un’azione naturale, ma un apprendimento complesso che coinvolge mente, corpo ed emozioni. Per questo l’automobile può diventare il luogo in cui emergono paure profonde: attacchi di panico, timore di perdere il controllo o di sentirsi male, claustrofobia nelle gallerie, agorafobia, ossessioni legate alla velocità o agli incidenti. Anche chi ha la patente […]

Non basta conoscersi per cambiare: occorre imparare a intervenire su sé stessi in modo efficace e strategico. In questo libro, Giorgio Nardone condensa oltre trent’anni di ricerca, pratica clinica e lavoro con professionisti, manager e atleti in un metodo operativo capace di produrre cambiamenti concreti e misurabili. Al centro del suo approccio vi è un’intuizione […]

This article examines the application of Brief Strategic Therapy in treating a patient with panic disorder in a private therapy setting. The patient, a 50-year-old man with a history of panic attacks, experienced debilitating daily crises for three months despite undergoing pharmacological treatment. His symptoms were triggered by physical exercise and manifested as episodes of […]

Assessing client progress in therapy is fundamental in shaping treatment decisions. Major barriers to routinely implementing multi‐item clinical progress measures in clinical practice include required training, time to administer measures, complex scoring processes, and the need for different measures to assess different clinical issues. By contrast, a universal single‐item measure of clinical progress requires no […]

Approximately 1.7% of people meet criteria for panic disorder at some point in their lives.  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of brief strategic therapy for the treatment of panic disorder in Mexico. A pretest-posttest design was implemented with data collected prior to treatment, after each of the 10 sessions, and […]

The integration of digital technology into the healthcare sector has led to groundbreaking advancements, particularly within the realm of mental health. Online therapy, initially met with skepticism, has emerged post-COVID-19 pandemic as a focal point of clinical research and practice. Several meta-analyses have concluded there are no significant differences in clinical outcomes between online therapy […]

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)—unwanted repetitive thoughts and behaviors—significantly impacts individuals and their family members. This study assessed the effectiveness of Brief Strategic Therapy (BST), a systemic intervention aimed at interrupting the perceptive-reactive systems that maintain OCD symptoms. A study of 60 adult clients seeking treatment for OCD at public and private outpatient clinics was conducted in […]

Empirical research supports the effectiveness of brief strategic therapy (BST) in treating bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) symptoms in Italy. Additional research is needed to determine whether results are replicable in other countries. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of BST for BN and BED through one-year […]

Los distintos tipos de fobia son trastornos comunes y muy frecuentes entre la población a nivel mundial. Con una alta prevalencia afectan tanto a hombres como a mujeres. La fobia es definida como un miedo intenso ante la presencia real o imaginaria de una determinada situación, cosa o animal. El objetivo de la presente investigación […]

I disturbi alimentari si nutrono dell’inganno del controllo, rendendo la cura una sfida ardua e delicata. Cosa significa ammalarsi di questo tipo di disturbi oggi e quali sono le implicazioni per le famiglie? Quali i fattori di rischio, di formazione e mantenimento? E quanto influiscono i social media sulla loro diffusione? Elisa Valteroni, psicologa e […]

Non c’è ambito della nostra vita che non richieda confronti, dibattiti, trattative. Uno dei valori fondamentali degli esseri umani è la capacità di venirsi incontro: la nostra intera società, infatti, si basa sulla possibilità di discutere e di accordarsi. Sulla possibilità di negoziare, appunto. La negoziazione è quindi uno strumento essenziale per vivere insieme in […]

A Brief Strategic Therapy In Panic Disorder Treatment Abstract Panic Disorder is often associated with low quality of life. Brief Strategic Therapy aims to reduce PD symptoms in the first sessions giving patient the ability to improve his life as soon as possible. For its brevity and cost-effectiveness, it might be suggested as a first-choice […]