The Mediating Effects of Extended Family Support and Relationship Change on Romantic Bonding and Support in Romantic Relationship Among Incarcerated Men
. (Source: Victims and Offenders)
Source: Victims and Offenders - January 12, 2024 Category: Criminology Authors: Eman TadrosKhoi Nguyen Anh LeMarriage and Family Therapy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA Source Type: research

Therapeutic crisis intervention for families: an investigation of caregiver perceptions and experiences
AbstractThe Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCI-F) program aims to equip caregivers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deal with crisis situations involving their children. Despite the program's global dissemination, its influence on predictors of intervention uptake and caregiver experience is not understood. We therefore sought to investigate the changes in determinants of implementation behaviour from pre- to post-TCI-F. These includeknowledge,confidence, andintention to implement new strategies, beliefsabout consequences that implementation would be beneficial, beliefs that change was part of o...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT) - January 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sarah E. George, Chelsey Catchpole, Rosemary Skinner, Parma Barbaro, Nathan G. Adey, Simon Davies Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

A Delphi consensus among experts on assessment and treatment of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
ConclusionThis study presents recommendations that reached a certain degree of consensus among researchers and clinicians regarding the assessment and treatment of youths with DMDD. These findings may be useful to clinicians working with this population and to researchers since they also highlight non-consensual areas that need to be further investigated. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - January 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

A relational understanding of the needs of siblings of children who have been sexually abused
AbstractThis participatory research project highlighted the views and experiences of young people who are the brothers and sisters of children and young people who have experienced child sexual abuse. By working with young people who had experienced sexual abuse and their siblings, this practitioner research sought to give these young people a voice. The research involved a group process with young people who have experienced sexual abuse and have siblings, and one-to-one online consultations with the brothers and sisters of young people who have experienced abuse. All the young people spoke of their sibling and family rel...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT) - December 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maeve Dwan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

A Mixed-Methods Study on Experiencing in Indian Couples During Gottman's Intervention of Dreams-Within-Conflict
AbstractIn Gottman Couple Therapy (GCT), the intervention of Dreams-within-Conflict (DWC) helps break down a gridlocked issue between couples through deeper emotional expression and experiencing (in-counseling exploration of emotions). The current study examined experiencing in a single session of DWC for N  = 30 individuals (15 couples) using multiple methods such as self-assessment questionnaires, observation rating and coding of the video recording, and feedback interviews. The before and during DWC best experiencing video segments were selected and rated by two raters independently on the exper iencing scale (ES) f...
Source: Contemporary Family Therapy - December 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Social work innovation in addressing social determinants of health: bridging the gaps between research and practice
Volume 63, Issue 2, January-June 2024 . (Source: Social Work in Health Care)
Source: Social Work in Health Care - December 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Suk-Hee KimVickie LeffSuzanne Marmoa School of Social Work College of Health and Human Services, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentuckyb UNC School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United Statesc Department of Family Therapy Source Type: research

Family therapy and infant mental health: exploring the potential space
AbstractFor this special issue, we sought perspectives on the contributions of the infant to their family's development, including recovery from intergenerational trauma and the contribution of the family to the infant's relational security. This special issue features a series of 12 invited papers from a diverse group of professionals, including infant mental health specialists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous family therapists, academic family therapy teaching staff, and developmental psychology and systemic researchers. The contributions span several methodologies – ranging from curated conversations and qualitative res...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT) - December 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jessica E. Opie, Jennifer E. McIntosh Tags: EDITORIAL: GUEST EDITORS ’ INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE Source Type: research

Issue Information
(Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT))
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT) - December 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

In conversation: transgenerational attachment trauma, the infant, and the family therapist
AbstractThis paper shares a far-ranging set of conversations between professors Jennifer McIntosh, Louise Newman, and Carol George, all child and family practitioners, and infant mental health (IMH) and attachment specialists. They explore the domain of infant –family work with high-risk populations experiencing complex relational and intergenerational trauma. George and McIntosh discuss the intersection between family therapy and IMH from an attachment perspective. They explore what family therapy can offer to supporting coherence in caregiving states of mind, beyond the offerings of traditional dyadic mother–baby mod...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT) - December 23, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennifer McIntosh, Louise Newman, Carol George Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Racial trauma: Clinical strategies and techniques for healing invisible wounds By Kenneth V. Hardy, New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2023. pp. 480. $36.99. ISBN: 978-1-324-03043-0
(Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - December 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Doneila McIntosh Tags: BOOK REVIEW Source Type: research

Mindfulness, awareness, partner caring, and romantic relationship quality: Structural equation modeling
AbstractStudies investigating the potential structures underlying the connection between mindfulness and romantic relationship quality are not sufficient and require additional empirical findings. The current study aimed to examine a hypothesized model underlying the association between mindfulness and relationship quality, while investigating the roles of individuals' level of awareness and application of care in a romantic relationship among 199 adult participants in a southeastern region of the United States. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and path analysis were executed to examine the hypothesized structural model,...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - December 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Cheolwoo Park, Victor W. Harris, Kate Fogarty Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

What is day hospital treatment for anorexia nervosa really like? A reflexive thematic analysis of feedback from young people
ConclusionsIt is hoped that the reflections from these young people can help to inform clinicians working in DPs and those hoping to set up novel DPs about key aspects of treatment. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - December 14, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Training on the Level of Depression in Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome
. (Source: American Journal of Family Therapy)
Source: American Journal of Family Therapy - December 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nurg ül KarakurtHatice DurmazAyşe Gürola Faculty of Health Science, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkeyb Faculty of Nursing, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkeyc Faculty of Source Type: research