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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). (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - April 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Validation of the Working Alliance Inventory –Observer Short Version with male intimate partner violence offenders
The objective of the present study is to assess the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Working Alliance Inventory–Observer Short Version (WAI-O-S) with a sample of IPV offenders. The sample was 140 men convicted for IPV and court-mandated to a community-based BIP. Inter-rater agreement and reliability were evaluated by computing the intraclass correlation coefficient. To test the latent structure a Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis approach was used. To test criterion-related validity, the WAI-O-S factorial scores were correlated to protherapeutic behavior, stage of change and motivation to change. T...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - March 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

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. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - March 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Children's Social Vulnerability Questionnaire (CSVQ): Validation, relationship with psychosocial functioning, and age-related differences
Conclusions: Social vulnerability is not simply a lack of social skill; rather, it is a valuable construct for understanding psychosocial risk, especially for young and clinical samples of children. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - February 27, 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. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - February 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Parent management training for conduct problems in children: Enhancing treatment to improve therapeutic change
Conclusion: PMT led to marked changes in treatment outcome. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - February 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Perceived stigma of caregivers: Psychometric evaluation for Devaluation of Consumer Families Scale
Conclusions: The DCFS-TW has decent psychometric properties and is suitable for health professionals to measure perceived stigma towards family members of people with mental illness. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - February 12, 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. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Quality of life in breast cancer patients: Associations with optimism and social support
Conclusions: The results suggest that optimism helps patients better cope with disease. A general assessment of global QoL cannot replace the more specific assessments of the functioning domains and symptoms. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Depressive symptoms in Friedreich ataxia
Conclusions: Our data show that both somatic-motivational and cognitive affective symptoms of depression are frequent in individuals with FRDA. In addition, depressive symptoms may influence cognition, especially, the cognitive and affective symptoms. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Depression and quality of life in older adults: Mediation effect of sleep quality
Conclusions: It is important to consider sleep quality associated with depression for older adults and to test interventions to minimize health impacts. Also, more researches are needed about the primary prevention in sleep quality relating to depression. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Functional links of obsessive, dysmorphic, hypochondriac, and eating-disorders related mental intrusions
Conclusions: Similarities among the functional links of intrusions related to OCD, BDD, HYP and EDs contents support their transdiagnostic nature and they might contribute to understanding common factors in these disorders. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Emotional eating and cognitive conflicts as predictors of binge eating disorder in patients with obesity
Conclusion: These results highlight the role played by cognitive conflicts and emotional eating as differentiating elements between OB and OB-BED, with a high level of predictive accuracy. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The link between stress, well-being, and psychological flexibility during an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy self-help intervention
Conclusions: Our study provides empirical support for decreasing stress and promoting well-being through ACT and emphasizes the potential of PF in promoting well-being. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Positive mental health moderates the association between depression and suicide ideation: A longitudinal study
Conclusion: Positive mental health seems to confer resilience and should be taken into account, when assessing individuals for suicide risk. (Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology)
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - December 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research