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Quality of life and psychiatric distress in people with serious mental illness, the role of personal recovery
ConclusionsThese findings allow us to reflect on how personal recovery affect the relationship between psychiatric distress and QoL and discuss its theoretical and practical implications as public policies. (Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - February 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Javier Saavedra, Joanna Brzeska, Jose Antonio Mat ías‐García, Samuel Arias‐Sánchez Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Caring for a friend or family member who has experienced suicidal behaviour: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis
ConclusionsCarers face significant challenges with knowing how to respond to suicidal behaviour, where to find appropriate help, and how to manage their own distress. Future research should seek to investigate the effectiveness of easily accessible methods of information provision and support tailored for carers of people who have experienced suicidal behaviour. (Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - February 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Paul Marshall, Keith Sansom, Glorianna Jagfeld, Steven Jones, Fiona Lobban Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

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Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - February 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Experiences of dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents: A qualitative analysis
ConclusionA trusting relationship with the therapist promoted commitment and motivation for treatment. This relationship was facilitated by the therapist showing explicit care and belief in the patient's own competence in changing their destructive behaviours. Meeting peers in group skill training offered a salient form of validation and was reported to be of particular value. The format of meeting peers and the importance of the dialectical therapeutic stance need to be studied further. Not all youth experienced DBT-A as suitable and the need for sufficient treatment dose was emphasized. (Source: Psychology and Psychother...
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - February 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anna Ohlis, Johan Bjureberg, Olivia Ojala, Emme Kerj, Camilla Hallek, Alan E. Fruzzetti, Clara Hellner Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Understanding treatment non ‐responders: A qualitative study of depressed adolescents' experiences of ‘unsuccessful’ psychotherapy
ConclusionsFindings highlight how actively exploring the adolescent's therapy expectations, developing a strong early therapeutic relationship and being mindful of the potential impact of endings are important in therapeutic work with adolescents with depression, especially where they may have a strong sense of hopelessness and self-criticism. Moreover, the finding that adolescents experienced improvements in other domains despite a lack of symptom reduction highlights the need to review how treatment outcomes are currently defined. Integrating individual perspectives of therapy with quantitative outcome measures can provi...
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - February 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alisha Mehta, Dominika Dykiert, Nick Midgley Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The phenomenology of auditory verbal hallucinations in bipolar disorder
ConclusionsThe study highlights possibly subtle differences in the experience of AVH in BD, including the potential influence of mood congruence as a pertinent clinical feature. Further research into these differences might inform adaptations to existing AVH interventions to ensure they are relevant for BD. (Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - February 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lindsay M Smith, Caitlin Yolland, Susan L. Rossell, Wei Lin Toh Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Detecting anomalous experiences in the community: The Transpersonal Experiences Questionnaire (TEQ)
ConclusionsThe TEQ can be used as a unidimensional scale to detect anomalous experiences in the general population, with particular reliability for people with higher incidence of these experiences. (Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - January 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Charles Heriot ‐Maitland, Silia Vitoratou, Emmanuelle Peters, Karlijn Hermans, Til Wykes, Caroline Brett Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Temporal relationships between changes in depression and suicidal ideation: A mediation analysis in a randomized double ‐blinded clinical trial
ConclusionsThe findings indicate that changes in depressive symptoms preceded changes in suicidal ideation. Our results highlighted that improving depressive symptoms could be a primary target in treating patients with depression experiencing suicidal thoughts. (Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - January 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maryam Shaygan, Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini, Soheila Sheybani Negad Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research