Clinical psychology and psychotherapy
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Pilot trial of a group cognitive behavioural therapy program for comorbid depression and obesity
Depression and obesity are significant global health concerns that commonly occur together. An integrated group cognitive behavioural therapy program was therefore developed to simultaneously address comorbid ...BMC Psychology 2020 8:34The effect of induced optimism on the optimistic update bias
Individuals tend to have an optimism bias, processing desirable information more frequently than undesirable information. However, people who have been diagnosed with depression often have a more pessimistic v...BMC Psychology 2020 8:28Early maladaptive schemas as common and specific predictors of skin picking subtypes
Three distinct subtypes of Skin Picking (SP) have been identified in previous research: Focused, Automatic and Mixed. Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS) were not investigated across the subtypes. Understanding wh...BMC Psychology 2020 8:27A randomized controlled trial of a six-session cognitive behavioral treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents 14–17 years old in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
This study aims to investigate effectiveness of a 6-week, transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression in adolescents, the Structured Material for Therapy (SMART), in naturalis...BMC Psychology 2020 8:25The relationship between existential well-being and mood-related psychiatric burden in Indian young adults with attachment deficits: a cross-cultural validation study
Attachment and spirituality are thought to have deep evolutionary roots but are always interpreted within the framework of culture, religion and personal beliefs. While insecure attachment has been observed to...BMC Psychology 2020 8:21What bereaved parents want health care providers to know when their babies are stillborn: a community-based participatory study
Bereaved parents experience higher rates of depressive and post-traumatic stress symptoms after the stillbirth of a baby than after live-birth. Yet, these effects remain underreported in the literature and, co...BMC Psychology 2020 8:18Does physiological arousal lead to increased catastrophic misinterpretation? An experiment based on the concept of a fear memory
While there has been research on catastrophic misinterpretation of ambiguous situations and on the effects of the induction of physiological arousal, there has been no experimental research on the relationship...BMC Psychology 2020 8:17Treating medically unexplained symptoms via improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT): major limitations identified
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is a UK Government funded initiative to widen access to psychological treatment for a range of common mental health complaints, such as depression and anxiety. More ...BMC Psychology 2020 8:13The clinical effects of school sandplay group therapy on general children with a focus on Korea Child & Youth Personality Test
This study intended to examine the comprehensive clinical effects of school sandplay group counseling on the emotions and behaviors of children for the first time in Korea.BMC Psychology 2020 8:9Psychosocial impact of prognostic genetic testing in uveal melanoma patients: a controlled prospective clinical observational study
The risk of metastases in uveal melanoma can accurately be estimated through genetic analysis of the tumor. A growing number of patients decide to receive information on their prognosis, although this can be e...BMC Psychology 2020 8:8Trust and respect in the patient-clinician relationship: preliminary development of a new scale
Trust and respect may be an important component of client-provider relationships. This study aimed to develop and report preliminary psychometric analyses of a new brief measure to evaluate a patient’s level o...BMC Psychology 2019 7:91A clinical trial of group-based body psychotherapy to improve bodily disturbances in post-treatment cancer patients in combination with randomized controlled smartphone-triggered bodily interventions (KPTK): study protocol
Disturbances in bodily well-being represent one key source of suffering and impairment related to cancer. There is growing evidence that body psychotherapy (BPT) is efficacious for the treatment of various men...BMC Psychology 2019 7:90Prevalence of adjustment disorder among cancer patients, and the reach, effectiveness, cost-utility and budget impact of tailored psychological treatment: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Information on the prevalence of adjustment disorders among cancer patients and the value of psychological interventions in this group of patients is limited. This study investigates the prevalence of adjustme...BMC Psychology 2019 7:89PTSD prevalence among resident mothers and their offspring in Rwanda 25 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi
The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi was a major traumatic event affecting nearly all Rwandans. Significant psychological sequels continue to occur in the population 25 years after, with a high prevalence of po...BMC Psychology 2019 7:84Factors 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 4:44Music 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 4:38
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