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Organizational climate in Spanish Public Health Services: Administration and Services Staff
Publication date: May 2014 Source:International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Volume 14, Issue 2 Author(s): José Muñiz , Elsa Peña-Suárez , Yolanda de la Roca , Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero , Ángel L. Cabal , Eduardo García-Cueto The main goal of this research is to explore the organizational climate perceived by administrative and healthcare personnel working in Spanish healthcare services, analyzing the differences according to their health specialization, sex, age and professional status. The sample was made up of 3,787 individuals working in the administrative and healthcare services of the Publ...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - November 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A cross-sectional investigation of autogenous and reactive obsessions and associated cognitive and symptom correlates in China
Publication date: May 2014 Source:International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Volume 14, Issue 2 Author(s): Li He , Jenna Ewing , Ashley M. Shaw , Jianping Wang , Gregory S. Chasson Categorizing clinical obsessions as either autogenous or reactive, a model that has been supported by several studies, may represent a parsimonious approach to characterizing individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, most published studies on autogenous and reactive obsessions have been carried out with participants in highly developed nations (e.g., United States, Australia). No studies have been carr...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - November 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Symptoms of Meares-Irlen/Visual Stress Syndrome in subjects diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Publication date: May 2014 Source:International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Volume 14, Issue 2 Author(s): Stephen J. Loew , Nigel V. Marsh , Kenneth Watson Several diagnostic symptoms of the visual-processing deficit Meares-Irlen/Visual Stress Syndrome are remarkably similar to symptom manifestations reported by individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). We surveyed the specific incidences of nine widely-recognised symptoms of visual stress (VS) in a group of subjects (n =20) previously diagnosed with CFS. The presence of each symptom of VS in the CFS group was compared to its respective presenc...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - November 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Change in disgust reactions following cognitive-behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety disorders
This study examined how disgust propensity in children with anxiety disorders responds to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with an emphasis on exposure. Forty-one children, ages 7 to 17, with anxiety disorders were evaluated for disgust propensity and were treated with intensive, weekly, CBT. It was found that disgust levels decreased following treatment across all anxiety disorder diagnoses, where children with primary OCD exhibited significantly greater reductions. Clinical implications and suggestions for further research of the treatment of disgust in relation to childhood anxiety disorders are discussed. (Source: In...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology - November 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research