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Age of anxiety and depression revisited: A meta-analysis of two European community samples (1964-2015)
Conclusion: The difference in secular trends between European and North American samples may indicate society specific developments connected to different societal factors.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: En base a estudios que usan escalas psicométricas establecidas, Twenge y colegas han mostrado aumentos sustanciales en la ansiedad rasgo, los síntomas depresivos y el neuroticismo en muestras de población norteamericana desde los años 1950. Análisis similares no se han realizado para muestras europeas. Este estudio examina si tendencias seculares existen en muestras no clínicas de habla alemana y británica, junto con ...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A case-controlled field study evaluating ICD-11 proposals for relational problems and intimate partner violence
Conclusions: Despite being considerably more explicated, raters’ performance with ICD-11 guidelines reveals training issues that should be addressed prior to the release of ICD-11 in 2018 (e. g., overriding the guidelines with pre-existing archetypes for relationship problems and physical and psychological abuse).ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: Los problemas en la relación de pareja y relacionados con abuso y negligencia de pareja, referidos como “problemas relacionales y maltrato”, tienen un importante impacto en la salud física y mental. Sin embargo, guías de clasificación, como la Clasificación Internacional de...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Wearable Activity Technology And Action-Planning (WATAAP) to promote physical activity in cancer survivors: Randomised controlled trial protocol
Conclusions: Physical activity interventions that are acceptable and have robust theoretical underpinnings show promise for improving the health of cancer survivors.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: Los sobrevivientes de cáncer tienen riesgo cardiovascular debido a la comorbilidad y al comportamiento sedentario, lo que justifica desarrollar una adecuada intervención para aumentar la práctica de actividad física. El Enfoque del Proceso de Acción de Salud (EPAS) constituye un marco teórico para el desarrollo de conductas saludables y los dispositivos electrónicos de actividad física son nuevas herramientas de automonitor...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Predictive validity of the Sidorkiewicz instrument in Spanish: Assessing individual drug adherence in psychiatric patients
Conclusions: The adherence of the psychiatric patient to his/her prescribed treatment may not be significantly influenced by socio-demographic or clinical characteristics, but rather by attitudes toward medication, perceptions of personal necessity for medication, and concerns about its potential adverse effects. This study's findings suggest that the Spanish version of the Sidorkiewicz questionnaire may be a useful and valid instrument for assessing adherence to each individual drug taken by psychiatric outpatients undergoing polypsychopharmacy.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: La prescripción concomitante más de un psicof�...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychometric properties of the Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) in oncology practice
Conclusions: SDM-Q-9 can aid in evaluating SDM from the cancer patients’ perspective. SDM-Q-9 is helpful in studies examining patient perspectives of SDM and as an indicator of the degree of quality and satisfaction with health care and patient-physician relationship.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: Este estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas del Questionnaire Shared Decision-Making (SDM-Q-9) en pacientes con cáncer resecado, no metastásico y elegible para quimioterapia adyuvante. Métodos: Un total de 568 pacientes fueron reclutados en un estudio multi-institucional, prospectivo, transversal. Los pacientes respon...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Cognitive factors associated with depression and anxiety in adolescents: A two-year longitudinal study
Conclusions: Intervention through anxiety sensitivity training to reduce somatic concerns and attentional bias modification to increase habitual attention to positive stimuli and to disengage from negative stimuli can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms among high school students.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: Examinar el rol de la sensibilidad a la ansiedad y del sesgo atencional en el desarrollo de los síntomas ansiosos y depresivos en adolescentes. Método: Doscientos quatorce estudiantes que cursaban entre séptimo y décimo Grado completaron pruebas para medir niveles de sensibilidad a la ansiedad, procesamiento se...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Sexism and sexual risk behavior in adolescents: Gender differences
Conclusions: It is necessary to include specific actions on sexist beliefs in programs for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: Se examina si existen diferencias en el mantenimiento de creencias sexistas ambivalentes en función del género y de la experiencia sexual en adolescentes. Además, se investiga si las propias creencias sexistas se asocian con la emisión de comportamientos sexuales de riesgo. Método: Se llevó a cabo en una muestra representativa de 2.703 adolescentes españoles procedentes de centros de Secundaria públicos y privados con edades entre 14 y 20 ...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Prevalence and correlates of ICD-11 adjustment disorder: Findings from the Zurich Adjustment Disorder Study
Conclusions: ICD-11 AjD has a high prevalence among persons who lost their jobs involuntarily. Healthcare professionals should be aware of this problem. Research to investigate the ICD-11 AjD concept in the general populations and other subpopulations is needed.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: La versión beta de la undécima revisión de la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades (CIE-11) proporciona una nueva definición del trastorno de adaptación (TdA). Este estudio investiga la prevalencia y los correlatos del CIE-11 TdA en una muestra de personas de alto riesgo. Método: Se reclutaron trescientas treinta personas ...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Changes in psychological well-being among older Lithuanian city dwellers: Results from a cohort study
Conclusions: PWB in older Lithuanian city dwellers deteriorates as many other socio-economic and psychosocial indicators during ten-year follow-up. Mostly psychosocial factors, but not the socio-demographic, and socio-economic ones predict PWB over 10 years. It is crucial to understand and promote predictors of PWB in older age.ResumenAntecedentes/Objetivo: Evaluar los cambios en el bienestar psicológico (BP) de los habitantes de las ciudades lituanas más antiguas en un seguimiento de diez años e identificar factores asociados. Método: Inicialmente participaron 7.115 hombres y mujeres de 45-72 años de edad durante los...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Changes in psychological well-being among older Lithuanian city dwellers: Results from a cohort study
Conclusions: PWB in older Lithuanian city dwellers deteriorates as many other socio-economic and psychosocial indicators during ten-year follow-up. Mostly psychosocial factors, but not the socio-demographic, and socio-economic ones predict PWB over 10 years. It is crucial to understand and promote predictors of PWB in older age. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - June 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Validity evidence of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form among depressed smokers
Conclusions The Spanish BADS-SF can be considered as a reliable and valid instrument when assessing behavioral activation among clinically depressed smokers. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - May 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Sexism and sexual risk behavior in adolescents: Gender differences
Conclusions: It is necessary to include specific actions on sexist beliefs in programs for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - May 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research