Social cognition and metacognition in social anxiety: A systematic review
This study set out to systematically review relevant cross‐sectional, longitudinal, and experimental investigations of the direct and indirect (through cognitive processes, such as anticipatory processing, self‐focused attention, the post‐mortem, and avoidance) relationships of social and metacognitive beliefs with social anxiety. Clinical and nonclinical samples were included, and correlation and regression coefficients as well as results from group comparisons (e.g., t tests and analyses of variance) were extracted. Overall, 23 papers were located, through PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science, and reviewed using na...
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Styliani Gkika, Anja Wittkowski, Adrian Wells Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Reducing the time until psychotherapy initiation reduces sick leave duration in participants diagnosed with anxiety and mood disorders
ConclusionIt is necessary to reduce the time until beginning psychotherapy in people on sick leave for common mental disorders. (Source: Clinical Psychology)
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sandra Alonso, Jos é H. Marco, Joaquín Andani Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Early maladaptive schemas associated with dimensional and categorical psychopathology in patients with borderline personality disorder
ConclusionsTwo schema domains, disconnection/rejection and other‐directedness, were directly associated with dimensional and categorical psychopathology among borderline personality disorder patients. These findings provide further information about the foundations and target interventions when implementing schema‐focused therapy on this population. (Source: Clinical Psychology)
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Álvaro Frías, Sara Navarro, Carol Palma, Núria Farriols, Ferrán Aliaga, Ana Salvador, Elena Aluco, Bárbara Martínez, Laia Solves Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Ambivalence and guilt feelings: Two relevant variables for understanding caregivers' depressive symptomatology
Providing care for a relative with dementia is considered to be a chronic stressor that has been linked to negative mental health consequences for caregivers. A theoretical model was developed and tested to assess the degree to which ambivalence and guilt feelings contribute to caregivers' depressive symptomatology. Participants included 212 dementia family caregivers. In addition to ambivalence and guilt feelings, sociodemographic characteristics, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, and depressive symptomatology were assessed. Hypotheses derived from the stress and coping model were tested using path analy...
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andr és Losada, María Márquez‐González, Carlos Vara‐García, Laura Gallego‐Alberto, Rosa Romero‐Moreno, Karl Pillemer Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Confirming the mechanisms behind cognitive ‐behavioural therapy effectiveness in chronic pain using structural equation modeling in a sample of patients with temporomandibular disorders
ConclusionsThe results could set the principles for the development of more efficient and effective cognitive behavioural interventions for chronic pain.Key Practitioner Message
Cognitive‐behavioural models fundamentals for chronic pain interventions (and concretely in TMD patients) are tested and partially confirmed, providing experts and professionals with specific knowledge to be transferred to clinical practice.
The article provide key messages for the psychologists (and other professionals) working on pain management, identifying those strategies directly linked with the improvement of outcome measures.
The results ...
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Estrella Dur á‐Ferrandis, Maite Ferrando‐García, Mª José Galdón‐Garrido, Yolanda Andreu‐Vaillo Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The role of feared possible selves in obsessive –compulsive and related disorders: A comparative analysis of a core cognitive self‐construct in clinical samples
Increasingly, cognitive‐behavioural models have been considering the role of beliefs about the self in the development and maintenance of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), including sensitive domains of self‐concept and feared self‐perceptions. This has led to the development of the Fear of Self Questionnaire (FSQ; Aardema et al., ), which has shown strong internal consistency, divergent and convergent validity, and found to be a major predictor of unwanted thoughts and impulses (i.e., repugnant obsessions). The current study aimed to investigate fear of self‐perceptions using the FSQ in an OCD sample (n = 1...
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Frederick Aardema, Richard Moulding, Gabriele Melli, Adam S. Radomsky, Guy Doron, Jean ‐Sebastien Audet, Magali Purcell‐Lalonde Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
A collaborative care skills workshop for carers: Can it be delivered in 1 day?
Carers of individuals with eating disorders (EDs) report high levels of burden and distress and describe a number of unmet needs. As a result, a number of interventions have been designed to support carers, including the “Maudsley eating disorder collaborative care skills workshops,” which comprise six 2‐hr workshops delivered over 3 months for parents and carers of people with EDs. The current study aimed to test a proof‐of‐concept that this workshop could be effectively delivered in 1 day. An additional aim was to assess whether the workshop had direct effects on carer skills. A nonexperimental repeated measur...
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Paul E. Jenkins, Sonia Bues, Julie Cottrell, Joel Hawkins, Laura Pinder, Susan Price, Anne Stewart Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Beyond Ryff's scale: Comprehensive measures of eudaimonic well ‐being in clinical populations. A systematic review
Eudaimonic well‐being that protects mental and physical health has received increasing attention. This investigation aimed to review which comprehensive instruments for measuring eudaimonic well‐being were applied with clinical populations (reporting mental or physical illnesses), beyond Ryff's Psychological Well‐Being Scale.
Articles citing at least 1 of the measures of eudaimonic well‐being identified by previous theoretical work were extracted from medical and psychological electronic databases and screened. Only investigations involving clinical populations were included and reviewed.
An initial screening ident...
Source: Clinical Psychology - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Martina Brandel, Francesca Vescovelli, Chiara Ruini Tags: ASSESSMENT Source Type: research
Attachment and dissociation as mediators of the link between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences
This study was the first to examine whether dissociation and insecure attachment styles mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and these psychotic experiences. One hundred and twelve participants experiencing clinical levels of psychosis completed measures of dissociation, childhood trauma, attachment, voices, and paranoia. Results revealed positive associations between fearful (but not dismissive and anxious) attachment, dissociation, trauma, and psychotic experiences. Mediation analyses indicated that dissociation, but not fearful attachment, significantly mediated the relationship between trauma and voices. ...
Source: Clinical Psychology - June 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Josie Pearce, Jane Simpson, Katherine Berry, Sandra Bucci, Andrew Moskowitz, Filippo Varese Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Does the severity of psychopathology of Italian students receiving counselling services increase over time? A 5 ‐year analysis and a comparison with a clinical and non‐clinical sample
Psychological problems—from the most minor such as exams anxiety to the more severe such as personality disorders—are not rare in young adults. University Counselling Services often present the only opportunity for undergraduates to meet health professionals and to be confronted with their difficulties in a non‐clinical setting or—in cases of more severe psychopathology—to be referred to mental health services. Recent research attests to the increasing severity of psychological problems among undergraduate and graduate university students. The question necessarily arises as to whether this trend is replicated in ...
Source: Clinical Psychology - June 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maria Grazia Strepparava, Marco Bani, Federico Zorzi, Umberto Mazza, Francesca Barile, Giorgio Rezzonico Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
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Source: Clinical Psychology - June 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research
Sudden gains in exposure ‐focused cognitive‐behavioral group therapy for panic disorder
We examined the incidence of sudden gains in a large sample (n = 116) of panic disorder patients undergoing exposure‐focused cognitive‐behavioral group therapy, and compared panic severity, functional impairment, and cognitive change in patients with and without sudden gains at posttreatment and 6‐month follow‐up. Participants who experienced sudden gains displayed lower levels of panic severity and functional impairment at posttreatment and 6‐month follow‐up than those who did not experience sudden gains. However, we observed no difference in cognitive changes between groups, either at posttreatment or at fo...
Source: Clinical Psychology - May 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Raquel Nogueira ‐Arjona, Martí Santacana, María Montoro, Silvia Rosado, Roser Guillamat, Vicenç Vallès, Miquel A. Fullana Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
A randomized controlled trial comparing EMDR and CBT for obsessive –compulsive disorder
ConclusionsEMDR and CBT had comparable completion rates and clinical outcomes. (Source: Clinical Psychology)
Source: Clinical Psychology - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zoe Marsden, Karina Lovell, David Blore, Shehzad Ali, Jaime Delgadillo Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
An evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological therapy in reducing general psychological distress for adults with autism spectrum conditions and comorbid mental health problems
ConclusionsOur preliminary findings suggest that psychological therapy may be effective in reducing general distress for clients with ASC and co‐morbid mental health conditions and should be routinely offered. Individuals who are diagnosed with ASD in adulthood are likely to require a longer course of therapy when their general distress scores are high.Key Practitioner Message
Co‐morbid mental health conditions are common in adults on the autism spectrum, but there is little evidence for what might be helpful in reducing rates of mental health conditions in this population.
This study demonstrates that adapted psycholo...
Source: Clinical Psychology - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sarah H. Blainey, Freya Rumball, Louise Mercer, Lauren Jayne Evans, Alison Beck Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Differences in clinical intrusive thoughts between obsessive –compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and hypochondria
Differences and similarities between intrusive thoughts typical of obsessive–compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and hypochondriasis are relevant for their differential diagnosis, formulation, and psychological treatment. Previous research in non‐clinical samples pointed out the relevance of some process variables, such as responsibility, guilt, or neutralization strategies. This research is aimed to investigate the differences and similarities between clinical obsessions, worries, and illness intrusions in some of these process variables. A second aim is to identify models based on these variables that ...
Source: Clinical Psychology - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pablo Romero ‐Sanchiz, Raquel Nogueira‐Arjona, Antonio Godoy‐Ávila, Aurora Gavino‐Lázaro, Mark H. Freeston Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
