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Factors associated with alexithymia among the Lebanese population: results of a cross-sectional study
To our knowledge, no research project on alexithymia has been conducted in Lebanon. The objective of this study was to assess risk factors associated with alexithymia in a representative sample of the Lebanese...BMC Psychology 2019 7:80Validation of a brief mental health screening tool for pregnant women in a low socio-economic setting
In South Africa, the prevalence of symptoms of common mental disorders (CMD), i.e. depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts are high. This study aimed to use a cognitive interviewing technique to validate the...BMC Psychology 2019 7:77Perceived stigma and barriers to care in UK Armed Forces personnel and veterans with and without probable mental disorders
Previous studies have found that perceptions of mental health related stigma can negatively impact help-seeking, particularly in military samples. Moreover, perceptions of stigma and barriers to care can vary ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:75Minding the adolescent in family-based inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study of former inpatients’ views on treatment collaboration and staff behaviors
For some young persons diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, treatment will inevitably involve phases where hospitalization is required. Inspired by the encouraging evidence-base for outpatient family-based treatme...BMC Psychology 2019 7:72Psychodynamic case formulations without technical language: a reliability study
To bridge the gap between symptoms and treatment, constructing case formulations is essential for clinicians. Limited scientific value has been attributed to case formulations because of problems with quality,...BMC Psychology 2019 7:67Psychometric properties of a Korean version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) in a military sample
Perceived stress reflects a person’s feeling of how much stress the individual is under at a given time. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a popular instrument measuring the extent to which individuals perce...BMC Psychology 2019 7:58Empirical research in clinical supervision: a systematic review and suggestions for future studies
Although clinical supervision is considered to be a major component of the development and maintenance of psychotherapeutic competencies, and despite an increase in supervision research, the empirical evidence...BMC Psychology 2019 7:54Cognitive behavioral therapy for postpartum panic disorder: a case series
Clinical anxiety is common during the perinatal period, and anxiety symptoms often persist after childbirth. Ten to 30 % of perinatal women are diagnosed with panic disorder (PD)—far more than the 1.5–3% rate ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:53A new conception and subsequent taxonomy of clinical psychological problems
A taxonomy of the objects of study, theory, assessment, and intervention is critical to the development of all clinical sciences. Clinical psychology has been conceptually and administratively dominated by the...BMC Psychology 2019 7:46Offering mental health first aid to a person with depression: a Delphi study to re-develop the guidelines published in 2008
Depressive disorder is ranked as the largest contributor to non-fatal health burden. However, with prompt treatment, outcomes can improve. Family and friends are well placed to recognise the signs of depressio...BMC Psychology 2019 7:37Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Mental Health Self-management Questionnaire among people with mental illness living in the community
Self-management is an important factor in maintaining and promoting mental health and recovery from mental health challenges. Thus, it is important to assess and support mental health self-management. In this ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:30Attentional avoidance in peer victimized individuals with and without psychiatric disorders
Attentional biases are a relatively robust phenomenon among clinical populations but less pronounced in healthy participants. However, regarding the components of attentional biases and the directions of atten...BMC Psychology 2019 7:12Psychological and work-related outcomes after inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation of chronic low back pain: a prospective randomized controlled trial
This study investigated the long-term effects (12 months post-rehabilitation) of a standard inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), in which a control...BMC Psychology 2019 7:6The transportability of Memory Specificity Training (MeST): adapting an intervention derived from experimental psychology to routine clinical practices
Accumulating evidence shows that a cognitive factor associated with a worsening of depressive symptoms amongst people with and without diagnoses of depression – reduced Autobiographical Memory (rAMS) – can be ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:5Music-instruction intervention for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized pilot study
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common sequelae of severe combat-related emotional trauma that is often associated with significantly reduced quality of life in afflicted veterans. To date, no publi...BMC Psychology 2018 6:60Mental health, violence and psychological coercion among female and male trafficking survivors in the greater Mekong sub-region: a cross-sectional study
Human trafficking is a pervasive global crime with important public health implications that entail fundamental human rights violations in the form of severe exploitation, violence and coercion. Sex-specific a...BMC Psychology 2018 6:56Changes and predictive value for treatment outcome of the compulsive exercise test (CET) during a family-based intervention for adolescents eating disorders
The aim of this study was to explore changes in the Compulsive Exercise Test (CET) following a family-based intervention in adolescents with restrictive eating disorders (ED). It was hypothesized that compulsi...BMC Psychology 2018 6:55Factor analysis of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measures (CORE-OM) in a Kenyan sample
There is no generic psychotherapy outcome measure validated for Kenyan populations. The objective of this study was to test the acceptability and factor structure of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation...BMC Psychology 2018 6:48Coming to terms with oneself: a mixed methods approach to perceived self-esteem of adult survivors of childhood maltreatment in foster care settings
A broad range of psychopathological sequelae was found in adult survivors of institutional childhood maltreatment (IM). Childhood maltreatment is also associated with lower self–esteem (SE). In previous qualit...BMC Psychology 2018 6:47How group singing facilitates recovery from the symptoms of postnatal depression: a comparative qualitative study
Previous research has demonstrated that making music can enhance positive emotions as well as support positive psychological functioning. However, studies tend to be limited by lack of comparison with other ps...BMC Psychology 2018 6:41Cognitive-Behavioural therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of post-natal depression: a narrative review
Post-natal Depression (PND) is a depressive disorder that causes significant distress or impairment on different levels in the individual’s life and their families. There is already evidence of the efficacy of...BMC Psychology 2018 6:28Cross-cultural validation of the German and Turkish versions of the PHQ-9: an IRT approach
The Patient Health Questionnaire’s depression module (PHQ-9) is a widely used screening tool to assess depressive disorders. However, cross-linguistic and cross-cultural validation of the PHQ-9 is mostly lacki...BMC Psychology 2018 6:26Treatment of depression and/or anxiety – outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of the tree theme method® versus regular occupational therapy
Depression and anxiety disorders are a major concern in western countries, and because these often have a negative affect on everyday life interventions based on activities in everyday life are needed. The Tre...BMC Psychology 2018 6:25Personal wellbeing in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): association with PTSD symptoms during and following treatment
It remains unclear to what extent treatment-related gains in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms translate to improvements in broader domains of personal wellbeing, such as community connectedness, l...BMC Psychology 2018 6:7Prevalence and psychometric screening for the detection of major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder in adults injured in a motor vehicle crash who are engaged in compensation
Physical injury and psychological disorder following a motor vehicle crash (MVC) is a public health concern. The objective of this research was to determine rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) and post-tr...BMC Psychology 2018 6:4Memories of paternal relations are associated with coping and defense mechanisms in breast cancer patients: an observational study
Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment represent stressful events that demand emotional adjustment, thus recruiting coping strategies and defense mechanisms. As parental relations were shown to influence emotio...BMC Psychology 2017 5:37Resilience or hope? Incremental and convergent validity of the resilience scale for adults (RSA) and the Herth hope scale (HHS) in the prediction of anxiety and depression
Hope and resilience protect against inner vulnerabilities or harsh life circumstances; they explain individual differences in physical or mental health outcomes under high stress. They have been studied in com...BMC Psychology 2017 5:36Neurodevelopmental profile of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review
In an effort to improve the screening and diagnosis of individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), research has focused on the identification of a unique neurodevelopmental profile characteristic ...BMC Psychology 2017 5:22Study protocol: evaluation of an online, father-inclusive, universal parenting intervention to reduce child externalising behaviours and improve parenting practices
Parenting interventions that focus on enhancing the quality and consistency of parenting are effective for preventing and reducing externalising problems in children. There has been a recent shift towards onli...BMC Psychology 2017 5:21Patterns of control beliefs in chronic fatigue syndrome: results of a population-based survey
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) represents a unique clinical challenge for patients and health care providers due to unclear etiology and lack of specific treatment. Characteristic patterns of behavior and cogn...BMC Psychology 2017 5:6A tailored compassion-focused therapy program for sexual minority young adults with depressive symotomatology: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men and women represent one of the highest-risk populations for depressive symptomatology and disorders, with young LGB adults being at greatest risk. To date, there have been ...BMC Psychology 2017 5:5Differences in motivation and adherence to a prescribed assignment after face-to-face and online psychoeducation: an experimental study
Adherence to treatment homework is associated with positive outcomes in behavioral psychotherapy but compliance to assignments is still often moderate. Whether adherence can be predicted by different types of ...BMC Psychology 2017 5:3Views on a brief mindfulness intervention among patients with long-term illness
Chronic illness is the leading cause of death in the UK and worldwide. Psychological therapies to support self-management have been shown to play an important role in helping those with chronic illness cope; m...BMC Psychology 2016 4:56Intra- and interpersonal emotion regulation and adjustment symptoms in couples: The role of co-brooding and co-reappraisal
Adult emotion regulation is not only occurring within the person but includes strategies that happen in social interactions and that are framed as co-regulating. The current study investigates the role of the ...BMC Psychology 2016 4:51The neglect of treatment-construct validity in psychotherapy research: a systematic review of comparative RCTs of psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the best methodology for studying the efficacy of psychotherapy. Optimally an RCT design makes it possible to conclude that if one treatment has a better outc...BMC Psychology 2016 4:44Comparison of two psycho-educational family group interventions for improving psycho-social outcomes in persons with spinal cord injury and their caregivers: a randomized-controlled trial of multi-family group intervention versus an active education control condition
Over 12,000 individuals suffer a spinal cord injury (SCI) annually in the United States, necessitating long-term, complex adjustments and responsibilities for patients and their caregivers. Despite growing evi...BMC Psychology 2016 4:40Psychological skills training and a mindfulness-based intervention to enhance functional athletic performance: design of a randomized controlled trial using ambulatory assessment
Struggling to deliver performance in competitions is one of the main reasons why athletes seek the advice of sport psychologists. Psychologists apply a variety of intervention techniques, many of which are not...BMC Psychology 2016 4:39Music therapy in Huntington’s disease: a protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial
Huntington’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease with autosomal dominant inheritance, characterized by motor disturbances, cognitive decline and behavioral and psychological symptoms. Since the...BMC Psychology 2016 4:38An investigation of the mediating role of personality and family functioning in the association between attachment styles and eating disorder status
This study examined relationships between attachment style, eating disorders (EDs), personality variables and family functioning.BMC Psychology 2016 4:36The effectiveness of email-based exercises in promoting psychological wellbeing and healthy lifestyle: a two-year follow-up study
Web-based interventions provide a possibility to enhance well-being in large groups of people. Only a few studies have studied the effectiveness of the interventions and there is no information on the sustaina...BMC Psychology 2016 4:21Mental health of college students and their non-college-attending peers: results from a large French cross-sectional survey
The great majority of mental disorders begin during adolescence or early adulthood, although they are often detected and treated later in life. To compare mental health status of college students and their non...BMC Psychology 2016 4:20General self-efficacy and posttraumatic stress after a natural disaster: a longitudinal study
Self-efficacy may be an important factor in individuals’ recovery from posttraumatic stress reactions after a natural disaster. However, few longitudinal studies have investigated whether self-efficacy predict...BMC Psychology 2016 4:15Single-session dialectical behavior therapy skills training versus relaxation training for non-treatment-engaged suicidal adults: a randomized controlled trial
Individuals who are not engaged in treatment are commonly overlooked in the design of intervention trials targeting suicidal populations as a result of recruitment methodology that requires individuals to be r...BMC Psychology 2016 4:13Validation of the Flourishing Scale in a sample of people with suboptimal levels of mental well-being
There is growing interest in measuring the eudaimonic perspective of mental well-being (social and psychological well-being) alongside existing measures of the hedonic perspective of mental well-being (subject...BMC Psychology 2016 4:12Exploring the relationship of decentering to health related concepts and cognitive and metacognitive processes in a student sample
Decentering, a central change strategy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, is a process of stepping outside of one’s own mental events leading to an objective and non-judging stance towards the self. The s...BMC Psychology 2016 4:11Study protocol - efficacy of an attachment-based working alliance in the multimodal pain treatment
The concept of attachment is relevant for the onset and development of chronic pain. Insecure attachment styles negatively affect therapeutic outcome. Insecurely attached patients seem to be less able to susta...BMC Psychology 2016 4:10Psychometric properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale (PMH-scale)
In recent years, it has been increasingly recognized that the absence of mental disorder is not the same as the presence of positive mental health (PMH). With the PMH-scale we propose a short, unidimensional s...BMC Psychology 2016 4:8How a concerned family member, friend or member of the public can help someone with gambling problems: a Delphi consensus study
Gambling is an enjoyable recreational pursuit for many people. However, for some it can lead to significant harms. The Delphi expert consensus method was used to develop guidelines for how a concerned family m...BMC Psychology 2016 4:6Self-regulation of healthy nutrition: automatic and controlled processes
Self-regulatory behaviour refers to both controlled and automatic processes. When people are distracted, automatic over controlled processes prevail. This was analysed with regard to nutritional behaviour (foo...BMC Psychology 2016 4:4The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early): a community cognitive-behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based sleep intervention to prevent depression and improve cardiac health in adolescence
Sleep problems are a major risk factor for the emergence of depression in adolescence. The aim of this study was to test whether an intervention for improving sleep habits could prevent the emergence of depres...BMC Psychology 2015 3:39
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