Self-Report Measures of Sensory Phenomena in Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: A Comparison to Healthy Controls
ConclusionsThese findings suggest that sensory dysregulation does separate those with BFRBs from healthy controls. Implications for future research and treatment are discussed. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - November 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Emphasizing Controllability over Biological Processes Underlying Depression: Effects on the Perceived Credibility of Psychotherapy
ConclusionsAn intervention specifically counteracting the belief that biological processes are uncontrollable can best mitigate distrust of psychotherapy for biologically attributed depression. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - November 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Believing in Change Matters! The Role of Emotion Malleability Beliefs in Emotion Regulation and Paranoid Ideation
ConclusionsThe findings indicate that malleability beliefs do not contribute to paranoid delusions in individuals with psychotic disorders. However, in individuals with subclinical paranoid ideation, a failure to perceive emotions as malleable could hinder adaptive attempts to regulate emotions leading to increased negative affect and thereby pave the way for paranoid ideation. Malleability beliefs may thus represent a promising target for prevention. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - November 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Intervention for Reducing Anxiety, Depression, and Increasing Disease Coping in Patients with Breast Cancer Before Their First Chemotherapy Dose
ConclusionA psychoeducational intervention protocol using virtual reality can improve anticipatory anxiety, depression, and emotional distress in breast cancer patients who must start chemotherapy. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 27, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Body, Breath, and Mind: Feasibility of an Internet Intervention for Depressive Symptoms Combining Qi Gong and Behavioral Activation
ConclusionsThe findings suggest that it would be feasible to proceed to a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the potential of BBM, a program combining body-oriented and BA elements. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Examining Cultural Differences in How Loneliness is Associated with Psychological Ill-Being Through Social Problem Solving: Does How You Perceive Problems Matter More Than How You Tackle Them?
ConclusionThese findings not only indicate that how adults perceive problems matters more than how they approach solving them, but also point to important cultural differences regarding which problem orientation is most involved for understanding the positive association between loneliness and psychological ill-being in Easterners, compared to Westerners. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Regulatory Role of Cognitive Reappraisal in the Effect of Neuroticism on Test Anxiety
ConclusionsThese results indicate that individuals with higher levels of neuroticism may experience stronger test anxiety, while cognitive reappraisal can mitigate test anxiety in neurotic individuals. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Clinical Characteristics, Sleep, and Temperament in Infants and Young Children with Problematic Hair Pulling and Skin Picking
ConclusionsFindings expand clinical understanding of HP and SP in children aged 0 –5 and provide targets (contextual factors, sleep, sensory sensitivity, persistence, and mood) for behavioral interventions. Low rates of treatment seeking highlight the need for expansion of clinical guidelines for HP and SP in this age range. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Challenge for Successful Self-Help: Side Effects of Discontinuing an Internet-Based Program for Skin Picking Disorder
ConclusionsInternet-based self-help tools can effectively reduce symptomatology. Participants, who do not complete the program, report lower treatment motivation and treatment-oriented self-efficacy, potentially reducing their help-seeking efforts. Treatment providers need to consider how to address these potentially adverse effects. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Roles of Intrusive Visual Imagery and Verbal Thoughts in Pre-Sleep Arousal of Patients with Insomnia Disorder: A Path Model
ConclusionsIVI may play a more important role in insomnia disorder than IVT. Interventions targeting pre-sleep visual imagery can help poor sleepers alleviate insomnia severity. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Indirect Effect of Biased Judgment Processing of Bodies on Eating Disorder Symptomatology Through Eating Disorder-Specific Reflection
ConclusionsThe current findings suggest biased judgement processing of bodies may contribute to ED symptomatology via ED-specific ruminative reflection. It is important to note that the indirect effect was small suggesting the involvement of other potential variables in this relationship. Thus, further exploration of the cognitive factors involved in the relationship between biased judgement processing and ED symptomatology is warranted. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Efficacy of Internet-based, Therapist-Assisted Treatment Programs for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking: Preliminary Results
ConclusionsThis preliminary study, which is based on a large sample of participants, indicates that the two programs significantly reduce the severity of skin picking and hair pulling. The study has several limitations, including the lack of a control group, reliance on self-report based on partial scales, and paucity of demographic data, which should be addressed in future controlled studies. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Negativity is Key for Understanding the Interplay Between Rumination ’s Features, Attention Control, and Their Dynamic Nature: A Temporal Network Approach
ConclusionThese results highlight negativity as a driving force of rumination and as a potent pathway in the interplay between rumination ’s features and attention control. Although these results appear inconsistent with the hypothesis that impoverished attention control drives rumination, they fully align with the resource allocation hypothesis that engaging in negative thoughts depletes attentional resources. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Competence Ratings in Psychotherapy Training – A Complex Matter
ConclusionsWith appropriate training and regular supervision, the novices assessed therapeutic behavior in standardized role plays with reliability comparable to that of the experts. Further research is needed regarding the reliable assessment of more complex therapy situations. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Reliability, Validity and Factor Structure of the Polish Version of the Massachusetts General Hospital Hair Pulling Scale
ConclusionsThe Polish version of the MGH-HPS is a valid, reliable tool which may be used to measure hair-pulling behaviors in adult samples. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - October 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
