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The psychosocial stressors of siblings of people with experiences of psychosis (SOPEP): A systematic narrative review across cultures
CONCLUSIONS: Globally, SOPEP and families may benefit from their involvement in family interventions and individual support that facilitates caregiving and acknowledges their responsibilities, resources, psychosocial needs and emotional experiences.PMID:37953414 | DOI:10.1002/cpp.2921 (Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - November 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emma Izon Jerica Radez Matthew T D Knight Source Type: research

An 8-week compassion and mindfulness-based exposure therapy program improves posttraumatic stress symptoms
Clin Psychol Psychother. 2023 Nov 10. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2929. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe persistence of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) can be debilitating. However, many people experiencing such symptoms may not qualify for or may not seek treatment. Potentially contributing to ongoing residual symptoms of PTSS is emotion dysregulation. Meanwhile, the research area of mindfulness and compassion has grown to imply emotion regulation as one of its underlying mechanisms; yet, its influence on emotion regulation in PTSS cohort is unknown. Here, we explored the potential effectiveness of an 8-week Compassion-oriente...
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - November 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Auretta Sonia Kummar Helen Correia Jane Tan Hakuei Fujiyama Source Type: research

The development and psychometric evaluation of the Questionnaire Epistemic Trust (QET): A self-report assessment of epistemic trust
This study presents the first results on the psychometric properties of the QET in both a community and a clinical sample. Our findings indicate that the QET is composed of four meaningful subscales with good to excellent internal consistency. The QET shows relevant associations with related constructs like personality functioning, symptom distress and quality of life. QET scores clearly distinguish between a clinical and community sample and are associated with the quality of the therapeutic alliance. The QET provides a promising, brief and user-friendly instrument that could be used for a range of clinical and research p...
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - November 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Saskia Knapen Wilma E Swildens Wendy Mensink Adriaan Hoogendoorn Joost Hutsebaut Aartjan T F Beekman Source Type: research

An integrated intervention programme for couples facing colorectal cancer: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The integrated intervention programme is effective in improving cancer adaptation in colorectal cancer couples. Long-term follow-up and a mix of quantitative and qualitative assessments are crucial for further evaluation of the programme.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Retroactive registration is under review.PMID:37947325 | DOI:10.1002/cpp.2919 (Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - November 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zhiming Wang Meizhen Chen Qian Cao Jiali Gong Jie Zhao Chunyan Lin Huamin Luo Xinyu Wu Ying Chen Qiuping Li Source Type: research

Comorbidity among depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in naturalistic clinical samples: A cross-cultural network analysis
Clin Psychol Psychother. 2023 Nov 8. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2927. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTComorbidity between depression and anxiety is well-established across various settings and cultures. We approached comorbidity from the network psychopathology perspective and examined the depression, anxiety/autonomic arousal and stress/tension symptoms in naturalistic clinical samples from Serbia, Italy and Croatia. This was a multisite study in which regularized partial correlation networks of the symptoms, obtained via self-reports on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) in three cross-cultural, clinical samples (...
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - November 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ljiljana Mihi ć Bojan Jani čić Igor Marchetti Zdenka Novovi ć Claudio Sica Gioia Bottesi Radomir Belopavlovi ć Nenad Jak šić Source Type: research

Maladaptive daydreaming, emotional dysregulation, affect and internalized stigma in persons with borderline personality disorder and depression disorder: A network analysis
Clin Psychol Psychother. 2023 Nov 6. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2923. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMaladaptive daydreaming (MD) manifests through experiences of excessive, long-lasting daydreaming resulting in significant suffering, including isolation, distress and shame. Considering that one of its functions is a distraction from painful feelings, it is linked with escapism and plays a significant role in disorders associated with emotional dysregulation, maintaining negative symptoms, including internalized stigmatization and social withdrawal. The current study aimed to examine cognitive (internalized stigma), affective (affect...
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - November 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anna Pyszkowska Julia Celban Ari Nowacki Izabela Dubiel Source Type: research