Research Library

The COSI study tested whether the Circle of Security-Parenting (COS-P) programme is a helpful and acceptable way for NHS perinatal mental health services to support mothers, birthing parents and their relationships with their babies.

This study compares MBT-C with PSSG, showing that while both had similar effects at 12 weeks, MBT-C was superior at 36 weeks in reducing problems and improving emotion regulation in parents and children. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.

This letter from the INSPIRE research group summarises expert views on the benefits and future of measurement-based care, where client progress is shared to guide therapy. The authors call for greater co-ordination across settings, cultures and systems to support the development of measures and practice.

This study examines the psychotherapy process in short-term psychoanalytic treatment with a depressed adolescent, highlighting changes in the patient’s engagement and presentation over time, despite persistent depressive symptoms.

This study developed an evidence-based model to guide psychodynamic therapists in flexibly and empathetically repairing alliance ruptures with depressed adolescents.

This study used the Power Threat and Meaning Framework to explore how young people with depression understand their experiences, highlighting the need for more tailored interventions.

This article highlights how developments in child analysis at Anna Freud crucially shaped the evolution of mentalization-based treatment (MBT), alongside its better-known influences.

This article presents the development and evaluation of an Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy (IPDT) program for adolescent depression, highlighting its potential for clinical use and future research.

This review highlights the importance of the therapeutic alliance in adolescent psychotherapy, offering evidence-based recommendations for building strong alliances and addressing alliance ruptures effectively.