Clinical Research Directory

EMDR Psychotherapy to Treat Anxious-depressive Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patient

The study will consist in an adjustment/adaptation of the "standard EMDR protocol" for cancer disease, and most particulary for women who present a breast cancer and during adjuvant therapy. It will also test the faisability of the research, with a view to adjust the calendar and the ressources to put at disposal for a randomized control trial that follow. This study will also allow to test the need and acceptibility of this new psychotherapy for the patient, and to identify facilitators and obstacles : participation/rejection ratio, inclusion rythm, adhesion of the medical staff about the project

Psychopathology in Adolescence

This observational study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of two different psychotherapy approaches-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Brief Strategic Therapy (BST)-in treating adolescents with psychological disorders. The study will follow adolescents aged 12 to 20 who are receiving psychotherapy as part of their routine clinical care at the IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo" in Messina, Italy. Participants will not be randomly assigned to a treatment; instead, their natural clinical path will be observed. Data will be collected through standardized psychological assessments at the beginning, during, and after the therapy, as well as at follow-ups at 3 and 9 months. The goal is to understand which therapeutic model is more effective in improving symptoms, quality of life, and self-esteem in adolescents, and how individual and family factors influence treatment outcomes.