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Technology-Based Peer Support Interventions for Adolescents with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review
AbstractTechnology may help adolescents with chronic illnesses overcome barriers to accessing peer support, which has been associated with better quality of life and health outcomes. This review aimed to describe technology-based peer support interventions for adolescents with chronic illness following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Of 3781 articles identified, 32 met inclusion criteria. The most common technologies were websites with discussion forums (n = 18), chat messaging (n = 9), and video conferencing (n = 7). Most studies (69%) focused on feasibility and h...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - February 11, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Qualitative Exploration into Experiences and Attitudes Regarding Psychosocial Challenges, Self-compassion, and Mindfulness in a Population of Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
AbstractTo investigate the current psychosocial challenges faced by adults with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), while exploring attitudes and experiences of mindfulness and self-compassion. Mindfulness and self-compassion are important resources for supporting psychological and physical well-being, yet there is limited research exploring these positive psychology concepts in CF literature. Twenty UK domiciled adults with a diagnosis of CF, took part in a semi-structured interview. Using a thematic analysis approach, four themes were developed: (a) “I didn’t expect to be here”: Surpassing the CF life expectancy, (b) “Am I psy...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - February 11, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Eyes Have It: Psychotherapy in the Era of Masks
AbstractNonverbal communication is integral to the success of psychotherapy and facial expression is an important component of nonverbal communication. The SARS CoV-2 pandemic has caused alterations in how psychotherapy services are provided. In this paper, potential issues that may arise from conducting psychotherapy when both the patient and therapist are wearing masks are explored. These include higher likelihood of misidentifying facial expression, especially when expression is incongruent with body language, and when the lower face is more important for correct identification of emotion. These issues may be particular...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - February 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measures of Personality Pathology, Levels of Functioning, and Physical Health in an Urban Primary Care Sample
AbstractIntegrative approaches in the primary care setting have grown in favor over the past few decades, with many interesting findings about the influence of personality disorders on physical health and functioning; however, less is known about how specific pathological personality traits impact patient –provider assessments of physical and mental health. Using the DSM-5 Levels of Personality Functioning Questionnaire-Short Form (DLOPFQ-SF) and Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Brief Form, these relationships were evaluated in a sample of 50 inner-city, low-income patients in a primary care clinic. Point-biserial correla...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - February 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Behavioral and Emotional Functioning of Children and Adolescents at the End of Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Compared to Healthy Peers
This study describes the behavioral and emotional adjustment of 77 children and adolescents 3 months post-treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), compared to 52 age and sex-matched healthy peers. Parents, teachers, and self-report ratings on the Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2) were utilized to measure psychological function. While overall mean scores were in the average range for both groups, parents and teachers rated patients higher on behavior symptoms, internalizing problems and adaptive skill difficulties. No significant differences between groups were observed on self-repo...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - February 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Health Risk Behaviour Inventory Validation and its Association with Self-regulatory Dispositions
AbstractWe put forward a validation of the first instrument to measure the big four health risk behaviours (World Health Organization, Global status report on non-communicable diseases 2014, WHO, 2014) in a single assessment, the Health Risk Behaviour Inventory (HRBI) that assesses physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, smoking and alcohol in Italian- and English-speaking samples. Further, we investigate the instrument ’s association with self-regulatory dispositions, exploring culture and gender differences in Italian and US subgroup samples. Overall, 304 English- and 939 Italian-speaking participants completed the HRBI a...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 31, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Effects of Physicians ’ Communication and Empathy Ability on Physician–Patient Relationship from Physicians’ and Patients’ Perspectives
AbstractPhysician communication (PC) is central to influencing physician –patient relationship (PPR), and physician empathy (PE) is central to PC. A comprehensive and objective assessment of the mechanisms underlying PPR from the two-way perspective of physicians and patients are important for social development. However, the relationship between these three variables under the two-way perspective is not clear. To examine the effectiveness of PC in predicting PPR from a two-way perspective of physicians and patients and the underlying mechanisms that influence PPR. We selected 2665 physicians and 2983 patients in China a...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Modified Training Experiences for Psychology Interns and Fellows During COVID-19: Use of Telepsychology and Telesupervision by Child and Adolescent Training Programs
AbstractCoronavirus (COVID-19) has affected opportunities available to psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows completing capstone training experiences during culminating training years. While research supports COVID-19 has increased the use of telepsychology services amongst psychologists, there is a paucity of research regarding how COVID-19 has altered training and use of telepsychology by psychology trainees. The current study includes survey responses from 59 psychology training directors and 58 psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship trainees at pediatric sites throughout the United States. Results supp...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Internal and External Shame in Healthy and Chronically Ill Samples: Exploring Links to Psychological Health
This study aimed to examine the role of decentering and committed action as mediators of the link of external and internal shame with psychological health, in people with a chronic disease diagnosis (n = 223) and without chronic disease (n = 230). Participants with chronic disease presented higher levels of both external and internal shame. Path analysis results showed that these variables seem to be negatively linked to psychological health and that their effects on this outcome seem to be reduced by the mechanisms of decenterin g and committed action. The tested model explained 56% of psychological health’s var...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Incorporating Behavioral Health Providers onto Inpatient Medical Teams: A Feasibility Study
AbstractBehavioral health providers (BHPs) have long been incorporated into clinical medical settings, however, they have yet to be included in inpatient hospital settings. Inclusion of BHPs in this setting is logical given the high rates of psychosocial problems experienced by hospitalized patients and because BHPs can effectively treat psychosocial challenges, including mental health disorders and behavioral health difficulties. We worked to determine the feasibility of incorporating BHPs onto the inpatient medical team and to discover if integrating BHPs onto the team could decrease the barriers present in standard cons...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychiatric Distress and Suicidal Tendencies in Adult Cancer Survivors: Verifying the Validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 for Identifying Suicidal Ideation in the Hospitalized Population of Mainland China
AbstractThe Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) is widely used to assess psychiatric distress but has not been verified in the Chinese population. From March to April 2019, 293 hospitalized cancer patients, aged 20 –87, completed the cross-sectional survey with demographics questionnaire, BSI-18, and PHQ-9. We analyzed the single suicide-related item of PHQ-9 with the full score clinical outpoint for BSI-18 and PHQ-9 using SPSS 22.0 and R 2.15, including Pearson'sχ2 test and ROC curve analyses. A Pearson'sχ2 test was carried out to compare the three different methods with the gold screening criteria. Thep-value was cor...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

My Healthy Brain: Rationale and Case Report of a Virtual Group Lifestyle Program Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia
We describe the program structure, virtual delivery, and outcomes for a group of older adults with subjective CD or mild cognitive impairment and lifestyle risk factors (e.g., sedentary, poor sleep or diet). We also conducted a group exit interview to qualitatively assess participant experiences and elicit feedback to improve My Healthy Brain. This case report demonstrates that delivering evidence-based brain health education and behavior change skills in a group setting via live video is feasible, acceptable, and has the potential to improve lifestyle, cognitive, and psychosocial outcomes in older adults with CD. (Source...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Use of the Stanford Integrative Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant as a Pre-surgical Psychological Evaluation Tool for Bariatric Surgery
AbstractHow clinicians perform pre-surgical psychological evaluations (PSPE) for bariatric surgery remains variable across institutions. Bariatric PSPE guidelines state that self-report measures should be incorporated in the PSPE procedure, yet only 50 –60% of PSPEs utilize patient self-report measures. Previous studies describing the presurgical psychological evaluation report a range of measures, however a gold standard in PSPE has yet to be agreed upon. Given this gap in how a presurgical psychological evaluation for bariatric patients is def ined, incorporating more objective measures into this process may help clini...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Predictors of Maternal Bonding and Responsiveness for Mothers of Very Preterm Infants
AbstractIdentify predictors of maternal bonding and responsiveness for mothers of very preterm infants (<  32 weeks gestational age) at 6 weeks and 12 months corrected-age (CA). Cross-sectional and longitudinal study containing 39 mothers of very preterm infants. At 6 weeks CA maternal self-efficacy made a significant unique contribution to the variance in self-reported maternal bonding and responsive ness (21% and 26%, respectively). At 12 months CA maternal trauma symptoms, depressive symptoms and self-efficacy made a significant unique contribution to the variance in bonding (14%, 9% and 9%, respectively). Maternal...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Mental Health in Multiple Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Delicate Balance between Fear of Contagion and Resilience
AbstractThe current study aimed at exploring the relationship between objective disability, illness perceptions, resilience, fear of COVID-19, and psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression, and stress) in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) during the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. A group of 122 pwMS recruited in an Italian university hospital took part in this cross-sectional monocentric study. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess the strength of the hypothesized associations. Results indicated that, differently from cognitive impairment, motor disability was positive...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings - January 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research