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Acceptability of internet‐delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with symptoms of obsessive‐compulsive disorder: A meta‐analysis Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Shifra Waks, Karen Moses, Bethany M. Wootton
ObjectivesObsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental health disorder. Internet‐delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) is demonstrated to be effective for OCD; however little is known about the acceptability of the treatment. Therefore the aim of this study was to examine the acceptability of ICBT for adults with OCD symptoms using a meta‐analytic approach.MethodSeventeen studies
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Investigating the dissociative subtype of post‐traumatic stress disorder in single‐ and multi‐event trauma‐exposed youth: Prevalence, course, prognosis, severity and functional impairment Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 William F. White, Aaron Burgess, Tim Dalgleish, Clare Dixon, Sarah L. Halligan, Rachel M. Hiller, Anna McKinnon, Patrick Smith, Richard Meiser‐Stedman
ObjectivesThis study aimed, following both single‐ and multi‐event trauma, to ascertain prevalence and course of the dissociative subtype of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD‐DS) in youth; how well early PTSD‐DS predicts later PTSD; and whether dissociation accounts for unique variance in post‐traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and functional impairment over and above the effect of other post‐trauma
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The influence of attachment style on support and feedback seeking and depression severity among mothers during the COVID‐19 pandemic Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Caroline Capute, Leanne Quigley, Jordan Bate
ObjectivesThe ways that people seek support during times of stress influence their mental health outcomes, including depression. Insecure attachment is a risk factor for depression and may also interfere with adaptive support and feedback‐seeking behaviour during stress. The purpose of the present study was to test theorized associations between insecure attachment, support and feedback seeking, and
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Personal reformulation during the clinical associate psychologist apprenticeship: Exploratory mixed methods evaluation Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Stephen Kellett, Katie Brown, Sheena K. Au‐Yeung, Victoria Tew, Glenys Parry
ObjectivesClinical associate psychologists (CAPs) train under the auspices of the apprenticeship programme and are a new addition to the psychological workforce. This project sought to evaluate whether a “personal reformulation” (PR) was helpful in terms of personal and professional development during the apprenticeship.MethodsA mixed methods evaluation containing a longitudinal quantitative element
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Urged to feel certain again: The role of emotion-related impulsivity on the relationships between intolerance of uncertainty and OCD symptom severity Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Junjia Xu, Manon L. Ironside, Hannah C. Broos, Sheri L. Johnson, Kiara R. Timpano
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating mental disorder characterized by persistent and intrusive thoughts accompanied by repetitive mental or physical acts. While both intolerance of uncertainty and emotion-related impulsivity have been consistently evidenced as cognitive risk factors of OCD, no studies have considered their joint effects. The current study examined the interaction between
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Identifying predictors of a favourable outcome for outpatients with a persistent depressive disorder treated with Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy: A prospective cohort study Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Juliana A. Dean, Marieke J. Eldering, Robert A. Schoevers, Catheleine M. G. van Driel
Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) is the first therapy specifically developed for persistent depressive disorder (PDD). This study aimed to identify predictors of favourable treatment outcome after group CBASP and assess change in depression severity over 24 weeks.
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Experiences of a communication-skills course for care partners of people living with dementia, empowered conversations: A qualitative framework analysis Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Lydia Morris, Anthea Innes, Tracey Williamson, Megan Wyatt, Emma Smith, Phil McEvoy
Our aims were to examine whether an experiential course for care partners of people living with dementia, Empowered Conversations (EC), was acceptable to participants and to explore participants' perceptions of the impact of the course upon their communicative interactions. EC is based on an integrative model derived from psychological and linguistic theory and empirical evidence. EC is based on mentalisation
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The key components of a clinical psychology formulation: A consensus study Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Naomi E. Thrower, Sandra Bucci, Lydia Morris, Katherine Berry
Psychological formulation is a key competency for clinical psychologists. However, there is a lack of consensus regarding the key components and processes of formulation that are hypothesized to contribute to poor reliability of formulations. The aim of this study was to develop consensus on the essential components of a formulation to inform training for clinical psychologists and best practice guidelines
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Home-based video assessment of children's autism-related behaviours: Psychometric analysis and linkages with parental responsiveness and context Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Jeffrey J. Wood, John Danial, Samara Wolpe
Assessment of autism-related behaviours (ARBs) in children has generally been limited to direct observations in clinical settings or informant-based reports. The widespread availability of video-streaming devices has made home observations of children's ARBs feasible. This approach could enable assessment of the generalization and durability of interventions and may be able to overcome methodological
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The ‘revolving door’ of mental illness: A meta-analysis and systematic review of current versus lifetime rates of psychological disorders Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Rachel E. Menzies, Bethany Richmond, Louise Sharpe, Amira Skeggs, Janessa Liu, Daelin Coutts-Bain
Therapists have long observed a phenomenon referred to as the ‘revolving door’ of mental health services, in which individuals often develop, seek treatment for, and recover from multiple mental illnesses across their life. However, this has not been systematically examined. If this phenomenon is widespread, one would expect that the number of lifetime disorders would exceed that of current disorders
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Working alliance in treating staff and patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder living in Residential Facilities Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Laura Fusar-Poli, Fabio Panariello, Katherine Berry, Matteo Rocchetti, Letizia Casiraghi, Matteo Malvezzi, Fabrizio Starace, Manuel Zamparini, Cristina Zarbo, Giovanni de Girolamo
Working Alliance (WA) is important in the care of patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD). This study aims to determine which sociodemographic and clinical factors are associated with WA, as assessed by patients and staff members in Residential Facilities (RFs), and may predict WA dyads' discrepancies.
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Predicting treatment response using machine learning: A registered report Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Kristin Jankowsky, Lina Krakau, Ulrich Schroeders, Rüdiger Zwerenz, Manfred E. Beutel
Previous research on psychotherapy treatment response has mainly focused on outpatients or clinical trial data which may have low ecological validity regarding naturalistic inpatient samples. To reduce treatment failures by proactively screening for patients at risk of low treatment response, gain more knowledge about risk factors and to evaluate treatments, accurate insights about predictors of treatment
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A new network analysis model in anorexia nervosa patients based on self-reported eating disorder symptoms, psychological distress, and cognitive flexibility Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Sarah Giles, Elizabeth K. Hughes, David Castle, Zoe Jenkins, Andrea Phillipou, Susan Rossell, Gemma Urbini, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Isabel Krug
Cognitive flexibility and psychological distress, such as depression and anxiety, have been implicated in the aetiology of Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Despite the known associations between eating disorder (ED) symptoms, depression, anxiety, and cognitive flexibility, the specific pathways that connect these constructs are unclear. We therefore used network analysis to examine the relationship between these
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Do you feel up when you go up? A pilot study of a virtual reality manic-like mood induction paradigm Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Roanne V. F. J. Glas, Roy E. de Kleijn, Eline J. Regeer, Ralph W. Kupka, Manja A. Koenders
In order to understand the working mechanisms of mania, it is necessary to perform studies during the onset of manic (-like) mood states. However, clinical mania is difficult to examine experimentally. A viable method to study manic mood like states is mood induction, but mood induction tasks thus far show variable effectiveness.
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COVID-19 and mental health in the UK: Depression, anxiety and insomnia and their associations with persistent physical symptoms and risk and vulnerability factors Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Lin Yu, Lance M. McCracken
Mental health problems and persistent COVID-19 symptoms were prevalent in the context of COVID-19. However, despite the long-observed association between physical symptoms and mental health problems, such association has not been adequately examined in the context of COVID-19. Our understanding of wider patterns of risk and vulnerability factors for mental health also remains limited. This study investigated
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A randomized clinical trial of a gamified app for the treatment of perfectionism Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-10-21 Amitai Abramovitch, Akuekegbe Uwadiale, Anthony Robinson
Perfectionism is a common transdiagnostic problem that may lead to substantial distress and functional impairments. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for perfectionism. However, the existing significant barriers to access and utilization of mental health services, including among college students, demand the development of low-intensity accessible interventions. The aim
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Emotion regulation flexibility and psychosis: A longitudinal study disentangling components of flexibility in psychosis-proneness Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Carla Nardelli, George A. Bonanno, Shuquan Chen, Catherine Bortolon
Flexibility in self-regulation has emerged as an important component of mental health. Previous findings found that deficits in two components of regulatory flexibility were linked cross-sectionally to psychosis-proneness. We aimed to replicate and extend these findings longitudinally.
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Are dysfunctional attitudes elevated and linked to mood in bipolar disorder? A systematic review and meta-analysis Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-10-08 Chloe Woods, Thomas Richardson, Emma Palmer-Cooper
Dysfunctional attitudes (DA) are higher in depression; however, less is understood about their role in bipolar disorder (BD). This paper aimed to explore the presence of DA in BD in comparison to clinical and non-clinical groups. Also explored were the associations between DA and mood states of depression, mania or euthymia in BD.
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The impact of anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty on climate change distress, policy support, and pro-environmental behaviour Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Danielle Goldwert, Amelia S. Dev, Hannah C. Broos, Kenneth Broad, Kiara R. Timpano
As the threat of climate change continues to grow, bolstering individual-level support for climate change initiatives is crucial. More research is needed to better understand how individual difference factors, such as climate change anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty (IU), may shape how people perceive climate change and respond to climate change messaging. To date, the majority of published studies
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Cross-sectional direct and indirect relationships between the corrupted feared self and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in a clinical sample: The role of mental contamination Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Vahid Khosravani, Seyed Mehdi Samimi Ardestani, Shiu Fung Wong, Richard Moulding, Frederick Aardema, Farangis Sharifibastan, Mohammad Aminaee
There is a significant relationship between a general feared self and contact contamination concerns in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), especially when the influence of mental contamination is considered a part of this relationship. However, these associations have not been explored in a clinical OCD sample when using each dimension of the multidimensional conceptualization of the feared self
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Beliefs about emotions predict psychological stress related to somatic symptoms Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Klaus Michael Reininger, Hannah Marie Biel, Timo Hennig, Steffen Zitzmann, Angelika Weigel, Carsten Spitzer, Anne Toussaint, Bernd Löwe
Previous research has shown that the more people believe their emotions are controllable and useful (BECU), the less they generally report psychological distress. Psychological distress, in turn, impacts health outcomes, and is among the most frequently reported complaints in psychotherapeutic and psychosomatic practice.
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An investigation of the dual continua model of mental health in the context of eating disorder symptomatology using latent profile analysis Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Katharine Scutt, Kathina Ali, Elizabeth Rieger, Conal Monaghan, Rachael Ford, Esme Fabry, Daniel Fassnacht
The dual continua model of mental health suggests that mental well-being and mental illness are two distinct continua that are interrelated in their contributions to overall mental health. This study investigated the dual continua model in individuals with eating disorder symptoms.
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A case series study of compassion-focused therapy for distressing experiences in psychosis Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-08-27 Charles Heriot-Maitland, Andrew Gumley, Til Wykes, Eleanor Longden, Chris Irons, Paul Gilbert, Emmanuelle Peters
Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is an evolution-informed biopsychosocial approach that seeks to cultivate attachment and care motivational systems and their psychophysiological regulators. These can counteract some of the harmful effects of social threat, inferiority, shame, self-criticism and depression, which are common in people with psychosis and undermine their well-being, social trust and ability
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Comparing survival rates for clusters of depressive symptoms found by Network analysis' community detection algorithms: Results from a prospective population-based study among 9774 cancer survivors from the PROFILES-registry Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 C. Hinnen, S. Hochstenbach, F. Mols, B. J. A. Mertens
Previous studies have shown that depression is associated with mortality in patients with cancer. Depression is however a heterogeneous construct and it may be more helpful to look at different (clusters) of depressive symptoms than to look at depression as a discrete condition. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether clusters of depressive symptoms can be identified using advanced statistics
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Is your pain my pain? A study exploring the relation between pain sensitivity, pain thresholds and empathy for somatic and psychological pain Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Vera Flasbeck, Annegret Matthiessen, Anne Alabowitz, Adina Carmen Rusu, Martin Brüne
Research has shown that empathy for both somatic and psychological pain recruits affective components of the so-called pain matrix, a set of brain regions that is activated during the perception of somatic pain. In addition, the subjective evaluation of experimentally induced somatic pain is related to empathy for somatic pain. In contrast, it is unclear whether or not the subjective sensitivity to
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A replication and extension of bifactor modelling of perseverative thought in an at-risk community sample: Exploring sex differences in the structure of PT Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Brandon Koscinski, Catherine Accorso, Brian Albanese, Norman B. Schmidt, Nicholas P. Allan
Perseverative thought (PT) is a transdiagnostic construct associated with internalizing disorders. Bifactor models have shown that PT can be split into a general PT factor and lower-order factors for specific forms of PT, such as rumination and worry. No bifactor study to date has investigated if the structure of PT differs across sexes.
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The anatomy of COVID-19-related conspiracy beliefs: Exploring their nomological network on a nationally representative sample Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Goran Knežević, Ljiljana B. Lazarević, Ljiljana Mihić, Milica Pejović Milovančević, Zorica Terzić, Oliver Tošković, Olivera Vuković, Jovana Todorović, Nađa P. Marić
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was followed by the widespread proliferation of conspiracy beliefs (CBs) regarding the origin and harmfulness of the virus and a high level of hesitancy to vaccinate. We aimed to test a series of hypotheses on the correlates of CBs and vaccination, including socio-demographic factors, personality dispositions, somatic health, stressful experiences during pandemics
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Self-compassion as a mediator of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and psychotic symptoms in clinical and non-clinical groups Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Thomas Richardson, Monica Sood, Paul Bayliss, Katherine Newman-Taylor
Previous research has shown a link between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and more severe symptoms of psychosis. There is also evidence that self-compassion is a key mechanism linking adverse childhood experiences and mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, but no research has examined these links in psychosis.
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Attachment-focused iMAgery therapy for PSychosis (A-iMAPS): A case series targeting psychosis-related trauma Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-06-25 Nicola D. Airey, Katherine Berry, Christopher D. J. Taylor
The experience of psychosis and its sequelae (including treatment experiences) can be traumatic and affect feelings of safety and security. Until relatively recently, trauma therapy has been avoided with psychosis populations due to concerns about additional harm. Intervention-based research is growing, but focus on psychosis-related trauma is limited. Engendering psychological safety may support engagement
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Interpersonal matching of autistic trait levels in typically developed individuals is associated with spontaneous gaze following and initiation during face-to-face social interaction Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Jiushu Xie, Jiahan Chen, Jiaxuan Wu, Yang Liu, Xinyuan Gu, Wenrui Jiang, Mengru Yang, Yanli Huang
People with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) usually exhibit typical behaviours and thoughts that are called autistic traits. Autistic traits are widely and continuously distributed among typically developed (TD) and ASD populations. Previous studies have found that people with ASD have difficulty in following the eye gaze of social peers. However, it remains unknown whether TD adults with high or low
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Evaluating cognitive analytic therapy within a primary care psychological therapy service Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Kiri Owen, Andrew Laphan, Brioney Gee, Karen Lince
Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) is used within UK mental health settings as a treatment for transdiagnostic complex psychological presentations. However, it is not routinely offered by the NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression (NHS Talking Therapies) programme which provides psychological treatments for common mental health difficulties. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of providing CAT
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Toward a causal link between attachment styles and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Laura M. Vowels, Matthew J. Vowels, Katherine B. Carnelley, Abigail Millings, Jilly Gibson-Miller
Recent research has shown that insecure attachment, especially attachment anxiety, is associated with poor mental health outcomes, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other research suggests that insecure attachment may be linked to nonadherence to social distancing behaviours during the pandemic.
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Group CBT for men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who have harmful sexual behaviour Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Glynis H. Murphy, Neil Sinclair, Clare Melvin, Peter E. Langdon
Men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism sometimes engage in harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), but it may be harder for them to access treatment, than it is for non-disabled men. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of attending an adapted CBT group, known as SOTSEC-ID, on men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who had HSB.
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Do they really care? Specificity of social support issues in hoarding disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Victoria Edwards, Paul M. Salkovskis, Victoria Bream
Unmet interpersonal needs may play a role in excessive emotional attachments to objects for people with hoarding disorder (HD). Previous research indicates that social support (but not attachment difficulties) may be specific to HD. The study aimed to evaluate social networks and support in HD relative to clinical controls with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and healthy controls (HC). The secondary
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Applying the cultural adaption framework to the Early Youth Engagement (EYE-2) approach to early intervention in psychosis Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Shanaya Rathod, Peter Phiri, Richard de Visser, Sophie Moore, Karmen Au-Yeung, Olivia Collier, Jenny Gu, Gergely Bartl, Kathryn Greenwood
Disengagement from Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services is pronounced in individuals from racially minoritized or diverse ethnic backgrounds, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning individuals, and individuals from some religious or spiritual backgrounds. The Early Youth Engagement in first episode psychosis study (EYE-2) is a cluster randomized controlled trial that
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Hooked on a memory: How rumination about past positive events might contribute to grandiose ideas? Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-04-23 Catherine Bortolon, Céline Baeyens, Stéphane Raffard
Dwelling about positive experiences has been found to be positively related to mania and grandiose ideas. Nevertheless, besides some important limitations, past research has also neglected the nature (or characteristics) of memories individuals dwell on, and that might be specifically associated with grandiose ideas. Thus, the present study aimed to replicate previous studies while considering the
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Known-groups and convergent validity of the theory of mind task battery in children with autism spectrum disorder Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Corentin J. Gosling, Ariane Cartigny, Dejan Stevanovic, Sylvain Moutier, Richard Delorme, Tony Attwood
One of the most promising Theory of Mind (ToM) tests developed for children with ASD is the Theory of Mind Task Battery (ToM-TB). Still, additional psychometric properties of this tool need to be assessed. The main objective of this preregistered study was to investigate the known-groups and convergent validities of the ToM-TB compared to a well-established test used to assess ToM in children with
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Situation-specific outcomes (Home Situations Questionnaire) in a randomized controlled trial of individual versus group parent training for children with Hyperkinetic Disorder/Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Bernd G. Heubeck, Marijke Welvaert, Alice Richardson
Assess (a) the variability of behaviour problems in children with Hyperkinetic Disorder/Attention-DeficitHyperactivity Disorder (HKD/ADHD) across a range of family situations and (b) the degree to which behaviour in each situation can be modified through a cognitive behavioural parent training (CBPT). Furthermore (c), compare the effectiveness of training in two different formats and (d) test the proposition
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Long-term psychotherapy in tertiary care: A practice-based benchmarking study Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-26 Chris Gaskell, Stephen Kellett, Melanie Simmonds-Buckley, Joe Curran, Jack Hetherington, Jaime Delgadillo
The literature regarding the effectiveness of long-term psychological interventions delivered in tertiary care is scarce. This study sought to quantify and evaluate outcomes delivered in a UK tertiary care psychotherapy service against equivalent service benchmarks.
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Situational, emotional, and individual dispositions to weight gain in people with hoarding problems Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Melissa M. Norberg, Richard J. Stevenson, Gary Wong, Jack Tame, Paul Aldrich, Susanne Meares, Emily C. Gray
Individuals with hoarding disorder are more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population for unknown reasons.
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Early intervention in post-traumatic stress disorder without exposure to trauma memories using internet-delivered cognitive therapy: A pilot case series Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Graham R. Thew, Jennifer Wild, Anke Ehlers
Trauma-focussed psychological interventions are the treatments of choice for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As many clinical services receive high demand for PTSD interventions, strategies to improve treatment efficiency are needed. Some people seek help in the early phase post-trauma, including as soon as the first few months. It is unclear whether all components of trauma-focussed CBT are
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Evaluation of an adapted version of the International Trauma Questionnaire for use by people with intellectual disabilities Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Peter E. Langdon, Jonathan I. Bisson, Gemma Rogers, Sophie Swain, Steve Hiles, Alan Watkins, Paul Willner
The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is a novel assessment instrument that is aligned to the ICD-11 diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD). The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate an adapted version of the ITQ suitable for use by people with intellectual disabilities.
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Effectiveness of a transdiagnostic emotion regulation training in an at-risk sample: a randomized-controlled trial of group-based training versus self-help bibliotherapy Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-14 Martin F. Wittkamp, Katarina Krkovic, Tania M. Lincoln
Subclinical psychotic, depression, and anxiety symptoms form a transdiagnostic ‘at-risk state’ for the development of mental disorders. Emotion regulation has been identified as a transdiagnostic factor relevant to the formation of these symptoms that can be successfully addressed in clinical interventions. Here, we tested whether a group-based emotion regulation training would be effective in reducing
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A systematic review and meta-ethnography to explore people's experiences of psychotherapy for self-harm Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Rebecca Haw, Samantha Hartley, Sarah Trelfa, Peter J. Taylor
Self-harm is a major public health concern. Lifetime prevalence is high, and rates of self-harm are rising; however, available interventions do not benefit everyone, and engagement with therapy can be low. Qualitative accounts allow for a greater understanding of what is helpful to individuals. This study aimed to synthesize the experiences of interventions for self-harm, from participants who have
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Aversive well-being comparisons in dysphoria and the role of brooding rumination Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-03-05 Pascal Schlechter, Nexhmedin Morina
Individuals frequently engage in comparisons on how they are doing relative to different standards. According to the general comparative-processing model, comparisons can be perceived as aversive (appraised as threatening the motives of the comparer) or appetitive (appraised as consonant with, or positively challenging the motives). Research indicates that aversive comparisons are associated with depression
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Psychological well-being in persons with dementia: The role of caregiver expressed emotion Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Roxanne Safavi, Alison Wearden, Katherine Berry
Dementia is a growing health concern. Persons with dementia experience higher levels of anxiety and depression, which correlates with poorer quality of life, disability and hospitalization. This is one of the few studies to use a longitudinal design to assess the impact of expressed emotion (EE) on well-being in dementia over time.
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Social anxiety and accumulation of status loss events: The role of adulthood experiences Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Roy Azoulay, Liat Avigadol, Eva Gilboa-Schechtman
The association between social anxiety (SA) and early-life status loss events (SLEs) is well documented. However, such an association in adulthood is yet to be examined.
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Listening to a popular upbeat song can lead to more adaptive cognitive inferences for stressful events in non-clinical adult populations Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Elizabeth R. Smith, Lily M. Brouder, Ciara E. Lawlor, Gerald J. Haeffel
We tested the effect of music on idiographic cognitive inferences about stressful events.
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A systematic review of measures of adult disorganized attachment Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2023-02-12 Catherine Pollard, Sandra Bucci, Katherine Berry
Background: Disorganized attachment has been identified as an important factor in the development and maintenance of mental health problems. Further research is required to understand the mechanism by which this attachment pattern predisposes individuals to develop, and maintain, personal and social difficulties and mental health problems utilizing valid and reliable measurement tools. The assessment
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Improving access to psychological therapies: Analysis of effects associated with remote provision during COVID-19 Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Lora Capobianco, Irini Verbist, Calvin Heal, Dale Huey, Adrian Wells
COVID-19 had an immediate impact on the way Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services in the United Kingdom were delivered, requiring services to move to remote therapy. While remote therapy has been shown to be effective, little is known about the effects associated with moving to remote therapy delivered during COVID-19 within IAPT services.
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The delayed, durable effect of expressive writing on depression, anxiety and stress: A meta-analytic review of studies with long-term follow-ups Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-12-19 Lin Guo
Expressive writing is a promising tool to heal the wounds with words.
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Obsessional jealousy in a community sample: Association with relationship factors, impairment and perceived treatment needs Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Johan Ahlen, Johan Bjureberg, Fabian Lenhard, Tove Wahlund, Johanna Linde, David Mataix-Cols
Romantic jealousy could be understood as a continuum, from reality-based, transient and functional jealousy to a more chronic form of jealousy with varying insight, intensity and duration. The latter has some overlaps with obsessive–compulsive disorder (here termed obsessional jealousy). Little is known about the nature of obsessional jealousy and its association with functional impairment, perceived
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The generational impact of household clutter Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Caitlyn A. Nix, Mary E. Dozier
Hoarding disorder can create long-term problems for adult children of individuals with hoarding symptoms; however, the extent of the psychosocial consequences of growing up in a cluttered household are not yet fully understood. This study investigated the extent to which generational clutter (i.e., parent/caregiver and grandparent) influenced individuals' self-reported hoarding severity and psychiatric
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Aspirational leaders help us change: Ingroup prototypicality enables effective group psychotherapy leadership Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Alysia M. Robertson, Tegan Cruwys, Mark Stevens, Michael J. Platow
Research suggests that leaders are effective when they are ingroup prototypical (represent the identity of the group they seek to lead). However, it is unclear whether leaders should represent the group's current identity (“who we are”) or aspired identity (“who we want to be”). This study investigated which of these forms of prototypicality best predicted leadership effectiveness in group psychotherapy
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Pathways from developmental vulnerabilities in early childhood to schizotypy in middle childhood Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Kirstie O'Hare, Oliver Watkeys, Johanna C. Badcock, Kristin R. Laurens, Stacy Tzoumakis, Kimberlie Dean, Felicity Harris, Vaughan J. Carr, Melissa J. Green
Childhood disturbances in social, emotional, language, motor and cognitive functioning, and schizotypy have each been implicated as precursors of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. We investigated whether relationships between early childhood developmental vulnerabilities and childhood schizotypy are mediated by educational underachievement in middle childhood.
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Mechanisms of improvement in generalized anxiety disorder: A mediation and moderated mediation analysis from a randomized controlled trial Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Marianna de Abreu Costa, Tamara A. Russell, Natan Pereira Gosmann, Francine Gonçalves, Tiago Tatton-Ramos, Felipe Borges de Oliveira, Gisele Gus Manfro
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with the lowest treatment response rate among all anxiety disorders. Understanding mechanisms of improvement may help to develop more effective and personalized treatments.
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The effectiveness of third wave cognitive behavioural therapies for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Amorette M. Perkins, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Samuel W. Spaul, Gemma Bowers, Abigail G. Perkins, Laura Pass
Third wave cognitive behavioural therapies are increasingly used with children and adolescents. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the effectiveness of four third-wave interventions (acceptance and commitment therapy, compassion focused therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and metacognitive therapy) for youth.
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Effects of soothing images and soothing sounds on mood and well-being Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Emily Witten, Jasmiina Ryynanen, Stella Wisdom, Cheryl Tipp, Stella W. Y. Chan
Mental health problems are increasing at an alarming rate, calling for the need for more cost-effective and easily accessible interventions. Visual images and sounds depicting nature have been found to have positive effects on individuals' mood and well-being; however, the combined effects of images and sounds have been scarcely investigated. This study therefore aimed to compare the mood effects of
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Prevalence of probable eating disorders and associated risk factors: An analysis of the Northern Ireland Youth Wellbeing Survey using the SCOFF Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-10-27 Emma Nolan, Lisa Bunting, Claire McCartan, Gavin Davidson, Anne Grant, Dirk Schubotz, Ciaran Mulholland, Orla McBride, Jamie Murphy, Mark Shevlin
Eating disorders (ED) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates and are most common in young people aged between 15 and 19 years. Large representative surveys on disordered eating in youth are lacking. The main aims were to estimate the prevalence of disordered eating in a representative sample of 11–19 year olds in Northern Ireland and investigate the associations between probable
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Is reduced social competence a mechanism linking elevated autism spectrum symptoms with increased risk for social anxiety? Br. J. Clin. Psychol. (IF 3.984) Pub Date : 2022-10-27 Chani Stark, Nicole B. Groves, Michael J. Kofler
Approximately 50% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) develop comorbid social anxiety disorder, and this comorbidity predicts poorer treatment outcomes than either syndrome alone. ASD and social anxiety are both associated with reduced social competence as evidenced by difficulties implementing fundamental social skills for successful social interactions, but it remains unclear whether