Clinical Psychology

Engineering love

by Brian Earp

Savulescu, J. and Sandberg, A. (2012). Love machine: Engineering lifelong romance. New Scientist, 2864, 28-29.

Essay partially adapted from Earp, B. D., Sandberg, A., and Savulescu, J. (2012). Natural selection, childrearing, and the ethics of marriage (and divorce): Building a case for the neuroenhancement of human relationships. Philosophy & Technology, forthcoming [see "profile" box in article].

Available at the New Scientist website: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.200-love-machine-engineering-lifelong-romance.html

New Scientist BIG IDEA section, May 2012.

With break-up and divorce a major part of modern life, it looks... more New Scientist BIG IDEA section, May 2012.

With break-up and divorce a major part of modern life, it looks like we may be outliving our inborn capacity to love. But there could be a way to outwit evolution and make love last.

Also available at New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.200-love-machine-engineering-lifelong-romance.html.

Changes in ruminative thinking mediate the clinical benefits of mindfulness: Preliminary findings

by Alexandre Heeren

Heeren, A. & Philippot, P. (2011). Changes in ruminative thinking mediate the clinical benefits of mindfulness: Preliminary findings. Mindfulness, 2, 8-13.

The self-report version of the Liebowtiz Social Anxiety Scale: Psychometric properties of the French version

by Alexandre Heeren

Heeren, A., Maurage, P., Rossignol, M., Vanhaelen, M., Peschard, V., Eeckhout, C., & Philippot, P. (2012). The self-report version of the Liebowtiz Social Anxiety Scale: Psychometric properties of the French version. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 44, 2, 99-107?

Les interventions psychologiques basées sur la pleine conscience

by Alexandre Heeren

Heeren, A. & Philippot, P. (2009).Les interventions basees sur la pleine conscience [Mindfulness-based Interventions]. Revue Francophone de Clinique Comportementale et Cognitive, 14, 13-23.

[Review of the book Psychopathologie et Neurosciences: Questions actuelles de neurosciences cognitives et affectives, by S. Campanella & E. Streel (Eds.)]

by Alexandre Heeren

Heeren, A. (2009). [Review of the book Psychopathologie et Neurosciences : Questions actuelles de neurosciences cognitives et affectives, by S. Campanella & E. Streel (Eds.)]. Psychologos, 24, 4, pp. 50.

Les interventions basées sur la pleine conscience: Une revue conceptuelle et empirique [Mindfulness-based Interventions: A conceptual and empirical review]

by Alexandre Heeren

Heeren, A. & Philippot, P. (2010). Les interventions basées sur la pleine conscience: Une revue conceptuelle et empirique [Mindfulness-based Interventions: A conceptual and empirical review]. Revue Quebecoise de Psychologie, 31, 37-61

growth psychology in general perspective

by mochammad luthfi ardyanto

PRACTICAL COUNSELING SKILLS AND APPROACHES

by Daniel Keeran MSW

By Daniel Keeran, MSW, President, College of Mental Health Counselling

This is a convenient list of practical counseling articles with clickable hypertext to access the full version. Topics... more This is a convenient list of practical counseling articles with clickable hypertext to access the full version. Topics include:

What To Say When Dying,
Working With Anger,
Counseling Depression,
Counseling Domestic Violence,
Healing Childhood Loss of Caring,
Healing Grief,
Healing Sexual Abuse,
Effective Counseling Skills,
Solving Issues in Marriage,
Solving Problems,
Steps To Prevent Suicide,
Steps for Healing Adultery

Personality traits and perceived social support among depressed older adults

by Alexis Franzese

Dissociation between Anosognosia and Neglect demonstrated by means of a Treatment Response Bias

by Rory Allen

Note: this is a pre-publication version of an article with the title “Anosognosia and neglect respond differently to the same treatments” on website with URL reference as above.

Co-authors are:
Nicoletta Beschin (1),
Gianna Cocchini (2,3),
Rory Allen (2),
Sergio Della Sala (4)


(1) Neuropsychological Center, Rehabilitation Department of Gallarate Hospital, Italy;
(2) Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, UK;
(3) Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre and Neurodisability Service, London, UK;
(4) Human Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Although dissociations between anosognosia for motor deficit and neglect have been reported, several authors consider... more Although dissociations between anosognosia for motor deficit and neglect have been reported, several authors consider anosognosia and neglect as deeply related syndromes. Different techniques, such as optokinetic stimulation, adaptation to prismatic shift of the visual field to the right, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), have been shown to alleviate neglect at least temporarily. However, their effect on anosognosia has not been systematically investigated. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of these techniques on anosognosia and to investigate whether the therapeutic effect, if any, matches that on neglect. A disparity in the outcome of treatment between anosognosia and neglect would support the dissociation between the two syndromes. We have named this procedure “Treatment Response Bias”.

Evaluation of the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) Intervention for Middle School Students with ADHD as Implemented by School Mental Health Providers

by Stephen Becker

Joshua M. Langberg, Jeffery N. Epstein, Stephen P. Becker, Erin Girio-Herrera, Aaron J. Vaughn.
In Press, School Psychology Review.

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention for... more The purpose of the study was to evaluate the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention for middle school students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as implemented by school mental health (SMH) providers using a randomized trial design. Seventeen SMH providers from five school districts implemented the HOPS intervention. Forty-seven middle school students with ADHD (grades 6-8) were randomly assigned to receive the HOPS intervention or to a waitlist comparison group. Parent and teacher ratings of organizational skills and homework problems were collected pre- and post-intervention and at a 3-monoth follow-up, and school grades were also collected. Intervention participants demonstrated significant improvements relative to the waitlist comparison across parent-rated organized action (d = .88), planning (d = 1.05), and homework completion behaviors (d = .85). Intervention participants did not make significant improvements relative to the comparison group according to teacher ratings. SMH providers were able to implement the HOPS intervention with fidelity despite the fact that no formal ongoing consultation was provided.

DSM-IV Diagnostic Case Study - Mr.X

by Nicholas Woyshner

"Behavioural manifestations of third ventricular colloid cysts"

by Robert Winer

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 1985;48:847

This case calls to attention behavioral manifestations associated with colloid cyst of the third ventricle without... more This case calls to attention behavioral manifestations associated with colloid cyst of the third ventricle without hydrocephalus.
In general, it is the impression of my neurosurgical colleagues in the United States that in the absence of hydrocephalus, removal of a colloid cyst is not mandatory.

It is my hope that reports of cases such as this will raise the awareness of behavioral manifestations in colloid cysts of third ventricle without hydrocephalus.

Narrative Responsibility and Moral Dilemma: A Case Study of a Family’s Decision About a Brain-dead Daughter

by Masahiro Morioka

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, Vol.32, No.2 (April 2011):91-99.

A brain death case is presented and reinterpreted using the narrative approach. In the case, two Japanese parents face... more A brain death case is presented and reinterpreted using the narrative approach. In the case, two Japanese parents face a dilemma about whether to respect their daughter's desire to donate organs even though, for them, it would mean literally killing their daughter. We argue that the ethical dilemma occurred because the parents were confronted with two conflicting narratives to which they felt a “narrative responsibility,” namely, the responsibility that drives us to tell, retell, and coauthor the (often unfinished) narratives of loved ones. We suggest that moral dilemmas arise not only from conflicts between moral justifications but also from conflicts between narratives and human relationships.

Clinical assessment of sufferer of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

by Hugo Rabson

dementie

by Michel Deiman

“Understand my side, my situation, and my story:” Insights into the service needs among substance-abusing homeless mothers

by Gizem Erdem

Dashora, P., Slesnick, N., & Erdem, G. (accepted manuscript). “Understand my side, my situation, and my story:” Insights into the service needs among substance-abusing homeless mothers. Journal of Community Psychology.

Концептуальная эволюция психопатологических воззрений и психотерапевт

by Arman Begoyan

В статье обсуждается проблема постоянной изменяемости научных воззрений на природу психических патологий и отношение... more В статье обсуждается проблема постоянной изменяемости научных воззрений на природу психических патологий и отношение психотерапевта к этому явлению.

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by Arman Begoyan

The main aim of this pilot study is to demonstrate that it is possible to detect a level of personality anxiety by the... more The main aim of this pilot study is to demonstrate that it is possible to detect a level of personality anxiety by the Semantic Differential Method. And according to the empirical data the mentioned hypothesis was proved. During the investigation have been used a modified version of Charles Osgood’s Semantic Differential Method and Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS).

FOREWORD_STATE OF ART_ANXIETY_CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

by LuisJoaquin Garcia-Lopez, Ph.D.

As a field, we have made significant progress over the past decade in the study and treatment of childhood anxiety... more As a field, we have made significant progress over the past decade in the study and treatment of childhood anxiety disorders. If one were to closely examine this literature, several particular areas point to this fact. First, more children are being identified and accurately diagnosed at an earlier age. A number of psychometrically sound assessment instruments have been created that allow for children, parents, teachers, and clinicians to report on a child’s symptoms thereby enhancing their ability to diagnosis and monitor treatment. Second, effective treatments have been developed and evaluated in methodologically rigorous manners. In the past, the practice of non-evidence based treatments dominated the field with the end result being that many youngsters did not receive care that we can now say “works.” Finally, we are beginning to understand the multiple determinants involved in the etiology and maintenance of childhood anxiety disorders with increased clarity. Although still in the early stages, research is investigating the neurological factors associated with childhood anxiety, as well as environmental and behavioral variables that will enable us to develop more effective treatment and prevention strategies.
Yet, several areas remain of concern and warrant further attention from researchers and clinicians alike. First, although existing psychological and pharmacological treatments hold promise, many youth do not respond completely necessitating investigation into augmentative treatment approaches and/or ways to improve existing interventions. Currently, much of our practice in these realms is based solely on clinical experience with little data directing clinical choices. Second, despite the sound evidence base of cognitive-behavioral therapy, this treatment modality is often being used as a second choice intervention, particularly in the United States. This issue is most alarming when one considers data that suggest that cognitive-behavioral treatment alone is superior to serotonergic medication alone in the treatment of pediatric OCD to take one example (see Keeley and Storch, this issue for a review). This example also seems to hold for other childhood anxiety disorders. In part, this may be explained by successful marketing by pharmaceutical companies, the tendency for families and practitioners to desire a “quick fix,” and/or limited understanding about which treatments are most successful. However, part of the issue must be directed back at ourselves in that we have not done enough to spread the word about successful psychological interventions and providing attention to disseminating information about such treatments to others. Clinicians and researchers globally must connect to spread the word about effective interventions for our anxious youth. Lastly, although we have developed powerful interventions to help youth with anxiety, these interventions are often not tailored for individuals who do not fit in the ‘mainstream’ --- specifically, more attention is needed to adapt existing interventions so that they are culturally acceptable and appropriate for individuals of varying ethnicities.
Within this in mind, expanded discourse among researchers across the world is imperative to understanding the nature of childhood anxiety and the development of effective interventions. Some countries, to date, maintain strict adherence to best practice guidelines; others, unfortunately, acknowledge such guidelines but often fall short of their implementation due to a variety of reasons (e.g., differing theoretical beliefs among providers; pharmaceutical advertisements, etc.). To increase international collaborations, we sought to publish papers from leading international experts to hopefully stimulate new conversations among researchers and clinicians, and international efforts to collaborate in treating youth struggling with anxiety.
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