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A systematic review and narrative synthesis of mental imagery tasks in people with an intellectual disability: Implications for psychological therapies Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Olivia Mary Hewitt, Craig Steel, Susie A. Hales, Nikita Hayden, Hatice Gundeslioglu, Katherine Tapp, Peter Langdon
Mental imagery is recognised for its role in both psychological distress and wellbeing, with mental imagery techniques increasingly being incorporated into psychological interventions. In this systematic review and narrative synthesis (PROSPERO 2021: CRD42021240930), we identify and evaluate the evidence base for the phenomenon and phenomenology of mental imagery in people with intellectual disabilities
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Man vs. machine: A meta-analysis on the added value of human support in text-based internet treatments (“e-therapy”) for mental disorders Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 J.A. Koelen, A. Vonk, A. Klein, L. de Koning, P. Vonk, S. de Vet, R. Wiers
Guided internet-based treatment is more efficacious than completely unguided or self-guided internet-based treatment, yet within the spectrum of guidance, little is known about the added value of human support compared to more basic forms of guidance. The primary aims of this meta-analysis were: (1) to examine whether human guidance was more efficacious than technological guidance in text-based internet
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Conceptualizing traumatic stress and the structure of posttraumatic psychopathology through the lenses of RDoC and HiTOP Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Sage E. Hawn, Erika J. Wolf, Zoë Neale, Mark W. Miller
Trauma-related psychopathology, most notably posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), poses unique challenges for psychiatric nosology due to the wide range of symptoms and diagnoses associated with trauma and challenges representing the impact of trauma exposure on psychopathology. In this paper, we review the literature on categorical (i.e., Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and
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Beyond “being open about it”: A systematic review on cancer related communication within couples Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon, Gil Goldzweig, Michal Braun, Mariët Hagedoorn
Extensive literature addresses the correlates of communication behaviors within couples in the specific stressful context of oncology. This literature focused mainly on the concepts of disclosure, concealment, holding back and protective buffering to gain more insight into the potential benefits of open communication on the psychological and relational wellbeing of the patient, the spouse and the dyad
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Nonattachment mediates the associations between mindfulness, well-being, and psychological distress: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Connie Y.Y. Ho, Ben C.L. Yu, Winnie W.S. Mak
Research on nonattachment, a Buddhist psychological construct closely related to mindfulness, has burgeoned since the development of the Nonattachment Scale. The aim of the current meta-analysis was to investigate the mediating role of nonattachment in the relationship between mindfulness and well-being and psychological distress using a meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach. The respective
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Associations between dispositional parental emotion regulation and youth mental health symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Jacob B.W. Holzman, Sarah M. Kennedy, Hannah L. Grassie, Jill Ehrenreich-May
Theoretical perspectives propose that parents' dispositional emotion regulation (ER) tendencies are likely associated with youth mental health concerns. The aim of the current study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between parental dispositional ER tendencies – both maladaptive and adaptive – and youth mental health symptoms. Regarding maladaptive parental
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Resilience among health care workers while working during a pandemic: A systematic review and meta synthesis of qualitative studies Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-24 Mariah Curtin, Helen L. Richards, Donal G. Fortune
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to attend to Health Care Workers (HCWs) mental health. What promotes resilience in HCWs during pandemics is largely unknown. Aim To appraise and synthesize studies investigating resilience among HCWs during COVID-19, H1N1, MERS, EBOLA and SARS pandemics. Method A systematic review of studies from 2002 to 11th March 2022 was conducted. PsychInfo
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Stage models for major depression: Cognitive behavior therapy, mechanistic treatment targets, and the prevention of stage transition Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 Michael W. Otto, Jeffrey L. Birk, Hayley E. Fitzgerald, Gregory V. Chauvin, Alexandra K. Gold, Jenna R. Carl
Stage models encourage a longitudinal perspective on the care of those with major depression: supporting vigilance to the risk for stage progression and the selection of interventions to address that risk. A central goal for this article is to evaluate the role of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) in addressing stage progression in the treatment of major depression. We summarize the evidence supporting
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(When and how) does basic research in clinical psychology lead to more effective psychological treatment for mental disorders? Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Thomas Ehring, Karina Limburg, Anna E. Kunze, Charlotte E. Wittekind, Gabriela G. Werner, Larissa Wolkenstein, Melike Guzey, Barbara Cludius
An important aim of basic research in Clinical Psychology is to improve clinical practice (e.g., by developing novel interventions or improving the efficacy of existing ones) based on an improved understanding of key mechanisms involved in psychopathology. In the first part of this article, we examine how frequently this translation has happened in the past by reviewing all 40 evidence-based psychological
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Characteristics of episodic future thinking in anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Jessica Yu Du, David John Hallford, Janie Busby Grant
Deficits in episodic future thinking (EFT) characteristics such as detail/vividness, specificity and the use of mental imagery are associated with psychopathology. However, whether these characteristics are associated with anxiety is not well understood. This article reports a systematic review and meta-analysis of research examining associations between anxiety and these EFT characteristics. Peer-reviewed
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Linguistic features of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A systematic review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-06 Stephanie Homan, Marion Gabi, Nina Klee, Sandro Bachmann, Ann-Marie Moser, Martina Duri', Sofia Michel, Anna-Marie Bertram, Anke Maatz, Guido Seiler, Elisabeth Stark, Birgit Kleim
Language is a potential source of predictors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs), as changes in speech characteristics, communication habits, and word choice may be indicative of increased suicide risk. We reviewed the current literature on STBs that investigated linguistic features of spoken and written language. Specifically, we performed a search in linguistic, medical, engineering, and general
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How do psychologically based interventions for chronic musculoskeletal pain work? A systematic review and meta-analysis of specific moderators and mediators of treatment Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-02 Carlos Murillo, Tat-Thang Vo, Stijn Vansteelandt, Lauren E. Harrison, Barbara Cagnie, Iris Coppieters, Marjolein Chys, Inge Timmers, Mira Meeus
Psychologically based interventions aim to improve pain-related functioning by targeting pain-related fears, cognitions and behaviors. Mediation and moderation analyses permit further examination of the effect of treatment on an outcome. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to synthetize the evidence of specific mediators and moderators (i.e., treatment targets) of psychologically based treatment
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Mediators of acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies for anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Maja Johannsen, Eva Rames Nissen, Marie Lundorff, Mia Skytte O'Toole
Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies have shown efficacy in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Arguably, acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies target core processes in anxiety and depression by increasing mindful attention, decentering, and acceptance. The present study identified randomized controlled trials of acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies for anxiety and depression
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Cognitive biases in perceptions of posttraumatic growth: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Tricia Gower, Julie Pham, Ernest N. Jouriles, David Rosenfield, Holly J. Bowen
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) has captivated the attention of clinicians and researchers over the past three decades. However, accumulating evidence suggests that individuals' self-reports of PTG may be cognitively biased. In the current systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the relation between cognitive biases and perceived PTG. In line with existing theory on cognitive biases
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A systematic review of risk for the development and persistence of self-injurious behavior in intellectual and developmental disabilities Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Adele F. Dimian, Frank J. Symons
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism (I/DD) is among the most clinically disturbing, socially costly, and scientifically challenging behavior disorders. Forty years of clinical research has produced a knowledge base supporting idiographic behavioral assessment and treatment approaches. Despite the treatment progress, from a public
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Prevalence and risk factors of birth-related posttraumatic stress among parents: A comparative systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Clara-Sophie Heyne, Maria Kazmierczak, Ronnie Souday, Danny Horesh, Mijke Lambregtse-van den Berg, Tobias Weigl, Antje Horsch, Mirjam Oosterman, Pelin Dikmen-Yildiz, Susan Garthus-Niegel
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine mean estimates of prevalence rates for fulfilling all diagnostic criteria of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or at least showing significant levels of posttraumatic stress (PTSS) in relation to the traumatic event of childbirth. For the first time, both mothers and fathers were included in the synthesis. Studies were identified through
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Aggressive behaviour and violence in children and adolescents with FASD: A synthesizing review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Jessica J. Joseph, Mansfield Mela, Jacqueline Pei
Interpretation and response to behaviour is predicated on understanding. However, our present understanding of aggressive behaviour, especially for complex and vulnerable populations is limited. The purpose of this review is to enhance our understanding of aggressive behaviour by providing a comprehensive outline of the conditions and underlying mechanisms that drive aggressive behaviour for children
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Refining the link between psychopathy, antisocial behavior, and empathy: A meta-analytical approach across different conceptual frameworks Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-20 Carlos Campos, Rita Pasion, Andreia Azeredo, Eduarda Ramião, Prune Mazer, Inês Macedo, Fernando Barbosa
The current meta-analysis includes 477 records (N = 142,692) and comprehensively explores the complex interplay between psychopathy, antisocial behavior, and empathy. First, empathy domains (cognitive and affective) were used to dissociate antisocial behavior from psychopathy. Cognitive empathy was more impaired in antisocial groups (gcognitive = −0.43; gaffective = −0.11), while samples scoring higher
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Psychological interventions for treating functional motor symptoms: A systematic scoping review of the literature Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-20 Erin M. Beal, Peter Coates, Cara Pelser
Functional Movement Disorders (FMD) can be identified by limb weakness, gait disorders, or involuntary movements which are inconsistent with a neurological diagnosis. Despite the prevalence of such symptoms, there has been little consensus on models for treatment. This scoping review set out to identify the literature exploring the efficacy of psychological interventions for the treatment of FMD, either
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Suicidality in autistic youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-09 L. O'Halloran, P. Coey, C. Wilson
Suicidality in autistic youth is a major public health issue. This study aimed to determine global prevalence of, and risk/protective factors for suicidality in autistic youth via systematic review and meta-analysis. We systematically searched Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and the Cochrane library for studies from inception to November 22nd, 2021. We selected empirical studies reporting
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Cultural concepts of distress and complex PTSD: Future directions for research and treatment Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Eva Heim, Thanos Karatzias, Andreas Maercker
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) was introduced as a new diagnostic category in ICD-11. It encompasses PTSD symptoms along with disturbances in self-organisation (DSO), i.e., affect dysregulation, negative self-concept, and disturbances in relationships. Quantitative research supports the validity of CPTSD across different cultural groups. At the same time, evidence reveals cultural variation
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Eye tracking evidence of threat-related attentional bias in anxiety- and fear-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Kate Clauss, Julia Y. Gorday, Joseph R. Bardeen
Context Cognitive theories of anxiety- and fear-related pathology suggest that individuals with these forms of pathology (versus those without) exhibit greater threat-related attentional bias (AB). However, there are a multitude of mixed and null findings in this area of research. Unlike other commonly used measures of AB, eye-tracking indices of AB exhibit acceptable reliability, and thus, may help
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Emotion regulation as mediator between childhood adversity and psychopathology: A meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Andrei C. Miu, Aurora Szentágotai-Tătar, Róbert Balázsi, Diana Nechita, Ioana Bunea, Seth D. Pollak
Childhood adversity is a major risk factor for multiple forms of psychopathology, and recent efforts have focused on understanding the underlying psychological mechanisms. One outstanding candidate is emotion regulation, which has been associated with both childhood adversity, and psychopathology. Based on the available evidence, the present meta-analysis set out to investigate the mechanistic involvement
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Scrambled but valid? The scrambled sentences task as a measure of interpretation biases in psychopathology: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-17 Felix Würtz, Lisa Zahler, Simon E. Blackwell, Jürgen Margraf, Mahdi Bagheri, Marcella L. Woud
The Scrambled Sentences Task (SST) is frequently used to assess interpretation biases (IBs). However, neither the range of its applications nor the quality of the empirical evidence it provides has been systematically examined. This systematic review investigates the types of samples and disorders in which the SST has been applied and evaluates its psychometric properties via a meta-analysis. The databases
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Correlates of therapist drift in psychological practice: A systematic review of therapist characteristics Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Andrew J.H. Speers, Navjot Bhullar, Suzanne Cosh, Bethany M. Wootton
Therapist drift refers to the tendency for psychologists to move away from the delivery of the evidence-based practices in which they are trained, even when resourced to implement them. When therapists do not provide, or only partially provide, empirically supported treatments their patients may receive interventions that are not effective, or that are harmful. The aim of the current study was to conduct
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“We Have to Try to Find a Way, a Clinical Bridge” - autistic adults' experience of accessing and receiving support for mental health difficulties: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-09 Janina Brede, Eilidh Cage, Joseph Trott, Lisa Palmer, Anika Smith, Lucy Serpell, Will Mandy, Ailsa Russell
Co-occurring mental health difficulties among autistic adults are common and this association has implications for mental health services. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of autistic adults' experiences of accessing and receiving mental health support is a critical step to fully inform service provision. We conducted a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies exploring autistic
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Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for perinatal maternal depression, anxiety and stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-25 Xinyuan Li, David P. Laplante, Vincent Paquin, Sandra Lafortune, Guillaume Elgbeili, Suzanne King
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been widely studied in prenatal or postnatal depression, with much less research on anxiety and stress. This meta-analysis aims to comprehensively evaluate CBT efficacy for perinatal depression, anxiety and stress in the short term (from baseline to immediately post-intervention) and in the long term (from baseline to the end of follow-up). Five databases were
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The destructiveness and public health significance of socially prescribed perfectionism: A review, analysis, and conceptual extension Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Gordon L. Flett, Paul L. Hewitt, Taryn Nepon, Simon B. Sherry, Martin Smith
Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality construct with various components. Socially prescribed perfectionism (i.e., perceived social pressures and expectations to be perfect) is one key element. This trait dimension represents a chronic source of pressure that elicits feelings of helplessness and hopelessness at extreme levels. Unfortunately, at present, the destructiveness of socially prescribed
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Global prevalence of digital addiction in general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-25 Shi-Qiu Meng, Jia-Lu Cheng, Yang-Yang Li, Xiao-Qin Yang, Jun-Wei Zheng, Xiang-Wen Chang, Yu Shi, Yun Chen, Lin Lu, Yan Sun, Yan-Ping Bao, Jie Shi
The present meta-analytic review aimed to synthesize the global prevalence characteristics of digital addiction in the general population. We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO for studies reporting prevalence of various subtypes of digital addiction published before October 31, 2021. Studies were eligible if they were published in peer-reviewed journals, used a validated tool
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The effect of mindfulness-based interventions on immunity-related biomarkers: a comprehensive meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-13 Thomas J. Dunn, Mirena Dimolareva
One proposed pathway that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may offer a salutogenic effect on somatic disorders is by enhancing immune function. As such, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials examining the effect of MBIs at post-intervention and follow-up for six immune-related biomarkers, including CD4+ cells, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, nuclear factor-κB, telomere
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Autonomic nervous system correlates of posttraumatic stress symptoms in youth: Meta-analysis and qualitative review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-18 Rachel E. Siciliano, Allegra S. Anderson, Bruce E. Compas
Physiological dysregulation is a key diagnostic criterion for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While PTSD is defined by trauma exposure, symptom presentations are varied. Similarly, findings of autonomic nervous system (ANS), including parasympathetic (PNS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS), function in youth exposed to trauma are mixed (e.g., hyporeactivity and hyperreactivity). The present
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Safety behaviours or safety precautions? The role of subtle avoidance in anxiety disorders in the context of chronic physical illness Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-12 Louise Sharpe, Jemma Todd, Amelia Scott, Rena Gatzounis, Rachel E. Menzies, Ann Meulders
Avoidance is a hallmark symptom and a primary maintaining factor in anxiety disorders. Theories of anxiety disorders have focused not only on overt avoidance, but also on more subtle avoidance known as ‘safety behaviours’. Safety behaviours involve behaviours which aim to reduce anxiety or prevent a feared outcome from occurring. In the long-term, however, these behaviours prevent the disconfirmation
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A meta-analysis of associations between weight bias internalization and conceptually-related correlates: A step towards improving construct validity Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-12 Kelly A. Romano, Kristin E. Heron, Cassidy M. Sandoval, Lindsay M. Howard, Rachel I. MacIntyre, Tyler B. Mason
Weight bias internalization (WBI), a process of weight-based self-devaluation, has been associated with adverse mental and physical health. However, there are limitations with the existing conceptualization and operationalization of WBI that raise questions about the implications of this evidence-base. To address these limitations, the present study investigated the construct validity of WBI by conducting
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The Needs-to-Goals Gap: How informant discrepancies in youth mental health assessments impact service delivery Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Andres De Los Reyes, Elizabeth Talbott, Thomas J. Power, Jeremy J. Michel, Clayton R. Cook, Sarah J. Racz, Olivia Fitzpatrick
Over 60 years of research reveal that informants who observe youth in clinically relevant contexts (e.g., home, school)—typically parents, teachers, and youth clients themselves—often hold discrepant views about that client's needs for mental health services (i.e., informant discrepancies). The last 10 years of research reveal that these discrepancies reflect the reality that (a) youth clients' needs
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A review of risky decision-making in psychosis-spectrum disorders Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-20 John R. Purcell, Emma N. Herms, Jaime Morales, William P. Hetrick, Krista M. Wisner, Joshua W. Brown
The investigation of risky decision-making has a prominent place in clinical science, with sundry behavioral tasks aimed at empirically quantifying the psychological construct of risk-taking. However, use of differing behavioral tasks has resulted in lack of agreement on risky decision-making within psychosis-spectrum disorders, as findings fail to converge upon the typical, binary conceptualization
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Associations between minority stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-24 Michael J. Pellicane, Jeffrey A. Ciesla
Minority stress theory posits that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals exhibit greater rates of depression and suicidality due to internal (proximal) and external (distal) stressors related to their TGD identity. Yet, the magnitude of the relationship between minority stress processes and mental health outcomes has not been quantitatively summarized. The current research meta-analyzed
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Exposure therapy for PTSD: A meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Carmen P. McLean, Hannah C. Levy, Madeleine L. Miller, David F. Tolin
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with high morbidity and functional impairment in the absence of effective treatment. Exposure therapy for PTSD is a trauma-focused treatment that typically includes in vivo and/or imaginal exposure. The goal of this meta-analysis was to examine the overall efficacy of exposure therapy for PTSD compared to various control conditions. We also assessed
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More treatment but no less depression: The treatment-prevalence paradox Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-11 Johan Ormel, Steven D. Hollon, Ronald C. Kessler, Pim Cuijpers, Scott M. Monroe
Treatments for depression have improved, and their availability has markedly increased since the 1980s. Mysteriously the general population prevalence of depression has not decreased. This “treatment-prevalence paradox” (TPP) raises fundamental questions about the diagnosis and treatment of depression. We propose and evaluate seven explanations for the TPP. First, two explanations assume that improved
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Pathways to mental health care in active military populations across the Five-Eyes nations: An integrated perspective Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-11-11 Deniz Fikretoglu, Marie-Louise Sharp, Amy B. Adler, Stéphanie Bélanger, Helen Benassi, Clare Bennett, Richard Bryant, Walter Busuttil, Heidi Cramm, Nicola Fear, Neil Greenberg, Alexandra Heber, Fardous Hosseiny, Charles W. Hoge, Rakesh Jetly, Alexander McFarlane, Joshua Morganstein, Dominic Murphy, David Pedlar
Military service is associated with increased risk of mental health problems. Previous reviews have pointed to under-utilization of mental health services in military populations. Building on the most recent systematic review, our narrative, critical review takes a complementary approach and considers research across the Five-Eyes nations from the past six years to update and broaden the discussion
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Expanding the continuum of substance use disorder treatment: Nonabstinence approaches Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-11-26 Catherine E. Paquette, Stacey B. Daughters, Katie Witkiewitz
Only a small minority of people with substance use disorders (SUDs) receive treatment. A focus on abstinence is pervasive in SUD treatment, defining success in both research and practice, and punitive measures are often imposed on those who do not abstain. Most adults with SUD do not seek treatment because they do not wish to stop using substances, though many also recognize a need for help. This narrative
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Differentiation of self: A scoping review of Bowen Family Systems Theory’s core construct Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-11-13 M. Calatrava, Mariana V. Martins, M. Schweer-Collins, C. Duch-Ceballos, M. Rodríguez-González
Bowen Family Systems Theory's central construct, differentiation of self (DoS), is one of the most recognized constructs to systemic researchers and psychology professionals. The present study reviewed the available evidence on DoS from the inception of the construct until July 31, 2020. A scoping review was conducted and a total of 295 primary studies were eligible for inclusion. Literature was categorized
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Contextual modulation of conditioned responses in humans: A review on virtual reality studies Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-10-22 Marta Andreatta, Paul Pauli
Conditioned response (CRs) triggered by stimuli predicting aversive consequences have been confirmed across various species including humans, and were found to be exaggerated in anxious individuals and anxiety disorder patients. Importantly, contextual information may strongly modulate such conditioned responses (CR), however, there are several methodological boundaries in the translation of animal
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Practices for monitoring and responding to incoming data on self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in intensive longitudinal studies: A systematic review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-10-28 Kate H. Bentley, Joseph S. Maimone, Erin N. Kilbury, Marshall S. Tate, Hannah Wisniewski, M. Taylor Levine, Regina Roberg, John B. Torous, Matthew K. Nock, Evan M. Kleiman
Advancements in the understanding and prevention of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) are urgently needed. Intensive longitudinal data collection methods—such as ecological momentary assessment—capture fine-grained, “real-world” information about SITBs as they occur and thus have the potential to narrow this gap. However, collecting real-time data on SITBs presents complex ethical and practical
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The role of parental emotion reactivity and regulation in child maltreatment and maltreatment risk: A meta-analytic review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-11-03 Iris Lavi, Emily J. Ozer, Lynn Fainsilber Katz, James J. Gross
The prevalence and impact of child maltreatment make the scientific investigation of this phenomenon a matter of vital importance. Prior research has examined associations between problematic patterns of parents' emotion reactivity and regulation and child maltreatment and maltreatment risk. However, the strength and specificity of these relationships is not yet clear. To address this, we conducted
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Interpersonal attachment, early family environment, and trauma in hoarding: A systematic review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-10-20 Kerryne Chia, Dave S. Pasalich, Daniel B. Fassnacht, Kathina Ali, Michael Kyrios, Bronte Maclean, Jessica R. Grisham
The formation of intense emotional attachments to objects, difficulty parting with possessions, and the extreme accumulation of clutter are key features of Hoarding Disorder (HD). Although substantial literature implicates processes such as dysfunctional beliefs and maladaptive emotional cycles in HD, little is known about the vulnerability factors that lead to their development and hoarding symptomatology
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Preventing the onset of mental disorders: An emerging field. Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-10-20 Pim Cuijpers,Annemieke van Straten
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Race bias and gender bias in the diagnosis of psychological disorders Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-28 Howard N. Garb
Bias is said to occur when validity is better for one group than another (e.g., when diagnoses are more valid for male or female clients). This article provides (a) a methodological critique of studies on race bias and gender bias in diagnosis and (b) a narrative review of results from studies with good internal validity. The results suggest that race bias occurs for the diagnosis of conduct disorder
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Therapeutic processes in digital interventions for anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analytic structural equation modeling of randomized controlled trials Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-13 Matthias Domhardt, Hannah Nowak, Sophie Engler, Amit Baumel, Simon Grund, Axel Mayer, Yannik Terhorst, Harald Baumeister
While the efficacy of Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) for treating anxiety disorders is well established, there is no comprehensive overview about the underlying therapeutic processes so far. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated research on mediators and mechanisms of change in IMIs for adult anxiety disorders (PROSPERO: CRD42020185545). A systematic literature search
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Examining the relationship between shame and social anxiety disorder: A systematic review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-22 Michaela B. Swee, Chloe C. Hudson, Richard G. Heimberg
This paper is the first systematic review of the literature on the relationship between shame and social anxiety (SA). We reviewed a total of 60 peer-reviewed empirical articles that met criteria for inclusion. We begin by summarizing literature investigating the empirical association between shame and SA and review literature on whether this association is impacted by cultural or diagnostic differences
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The relationship between social and academic outcomes and anxiety for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum: A systematic review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-24 Kathryn Ambrose, Kate Simpson, Dawn Adams
Anxiety is the most common co-occurring condition in children on the autism spectrum but the potential impacts of anxiety on social and academic outcomes of children on the autism spectrum have not been systematically examined. In this review, 50 studies were identified that explore the relationship between anxiety and scores on social or academic measures in children on the autism spectrum. Social
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Paranoia and negative schema about the self and others: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-08-30 Charlotte Humphrey, Sandra Bucci, Filippo Varese, Amy Degnan, Katherine Berry
Negative self and negative other schema have been implicated in the development of paranoia. The current study provides a meta-analysis, narrative review and quality appraisal of quantitative studies investigating the relationship between negative self and negative other schema and paranoia across the paranoia continuum. A systematic search identified 43 eligible studies; 25 were included in the meta-analysis
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Unpacking stigma: Meta-analyses of correlates and moderators of personal stigma in psychosis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-08-28 Emma T. Eliasson, Lily McNamee, Linda Swanson, Stephen M. Lawrie, Matthias Schwannauer
Personal stigma entails perceived, experienced and internalised stigmatisation. Mental Health stigma has been widely researched across a range of countries and a meta-analysis of their associations and moderators in psychosis is timely. Meta-analyses were conducted examining the correlates and moderators of personal stigma in terms of: (1) demographic variables (2) illness related variables (3) symptoms/negative
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A meta-analysis of the relationship between eating restraint, impaired cognitive control and cognitive bias to food in non-clinical samples Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-08 Poppy Watson, Mike E. Le Pelley
Aim Food restriction is argued to be a precursor for unhealthy preoccupation with food, possibly leading to the development of an eating disorder. We updated previous meta-analyses that examined the relationship between eating restraint and deficits in either general or food-related attentional and inhibitory control. We hypothesized that inconsistencies in the literature around eating restraint, impaired
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Can a little bit of mindfulness do you good? A systematic review and meta-analyses of unguided mindfulness-based self-help interventions Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-08-30 Heather Taylor, Clara Strauss, Kate Cavanagh
Over the last decade there has been an explosion of interest in mindfulness-based self-help (MBSH) interventions. While widely available and extensively promoted, there is little consensus on their impact in public health or healthcare contexts. We present a systematic review and meta-analyses of 83 randomized controlled trials, comparing unguided MBSH to control conditions on outcomes of depression
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What do people mean when they talk about mindfulness? Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-16 Ellen Choi, Norman Farb, Ekaterina Pogrebtsova, Jamie Gruman, Igor Grossmann
Psychological theories cast mindfulness as a form of awareness in which accepting the presence of stressful thoughts and feelings facilitates engaged exploration and identification of adaptive responses. Critics of mindfulness' popularization suggest that lay people misconstrue acceptance as a passive endorsement of experience, undermining engaged problem-solving. To evaluate this criticism, we traced
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A systematic review of addiction substitution in recovery: Clinical lore or empirically-based? Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-10 Hyoun S. Kim, David C. Hodgins, Ximena Garcia, Emma V. Ritchie, Iman Musani, Daniel S. McGrath, Kristin M. von Ranson
This systematic review synthesized the literature examining addiction substitution during recovery from substance use or behavioral addictions. A total of 96 studies were included with sample sizes ranging from 6 to 14,885. The most common recovery addictions were opioids (30.21%), followed by cannabis (20.83%), unspecified use (17.71%), nicotine (12.50%), alcohol (12.50%), cocaine (4.17%), and gambling
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Camouflaging in autism: A systematic review Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-09-06 Julia Cook, Laura Hull, Laura Crane, William Mandy
Some autistic people employ strategies and behaviours to cope with the everyday social world, thereby ‘camouflaging’ their autistic differences and difficulties. This review aimed to systematically appraise and synthesise the current evidence base pertaining to autistic camouflaging. Following a systematic search of eight databases, 29 studies quantifying camouflaging in children and adults with autism
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School-based depression and anxiety prevention programs: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-08-30 Aliza-Werner-Seidler, Samantha Spanos, Alison L. Calear, Yael Perry, Michelle Torok, Bridianne O'Dea, Helen Christensen, Jill M. Newby
Depression and anxiety are often first experienced during childhood and adolescence, and interest in the prevention of these disorders is growing. The focus of this review was to assess the effectiveness of psychological prevention programs delivered in schools, and to provide an update to our previous review from five years ago (Werner-Seidler, Perry, Calear, Newby, & Christensen, 2017). Three electronic
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Trauma exposure and mental health of prisoners and ex-prisoners: A systematic review and meta-analysis Clin. Psychol. Rev. (IF 12.792) Pub Date : 2021-08-04 Huinan Liu, Tsz Wai Li, Li Liang, Wai Kai Hou
The present meta-analytic review examined the associations between different forms of trauma and mental disorders among prisoners and ex-prisoners. Studies published from 1998 to March 31 2021 were identified by searching PsycINFO, PubMed, Medline and Web of Science. Data were meta-analyzed using a random-effect model. Moderator and mediator analyses were conducted. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO