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10th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS and 15th
NATIONAL of CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY


MONASTERIO SAN MARTÍN PINARIO
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (SPAIN)
16-19 NOVEMBER, 2017 
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Stefanie J. Schmidt 
Swiss Association for Behaviour Modification (AVM-CH)
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My name is Stefanie J. Schmidt and I am a member of the executive board of the Swiss Association for Behaviour Modification (AVM-CH). I work at the University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Bern in Switzerland as a head of the section for psychotherapy research. After having finished my Ph.D., which dealt with Cognitive Remediation Therapy in schizophrenia patients in group settings, my main research focus is now on the early detection and intervention of mental disorders, in particular psychotic disorders. Moreover, since 2010 I work as a clinical psychologist at the Early Recognition and Intervention Centre for mental crisis (FETZ Bern).

INVITED SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACT
Empirical evidence and implementation of cognitive-behavioral group psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy has attracted increasing interest in recent years due its economic benefits and study results showing that psychotherapy carried out in group settings produced similar effects as in individual-based settings. Furthermore, evidence suggests that in particular group cohesion may be a powerful mechanism of change of psychotherapeutic interventions, especially with regard to social and emotional outcomes. Against this background, this symposium will summarize recent developments in group psychotherapy in patients with insomnia with a particular focus on its dynamics and motivational aspects and in patients with an affective disorder. Furthermore, concepts of group-psychotherapy specifically developed for patients with substance use disorders as well as for adolescents with poor resilience will be presented.