Shedler - International Psychoanalysis
... ends. Finally, non-psychodynamic therapies may be effective in part because the more skilled practitioners utilize techniques that have long been central to psychodynamic theory and practice. The perception that psychodynamic approaches lack empirical support does not accord with available scientifi ...
... ends. Finally, non-psychodynamic therapies may be effective in part because the more skilled practitioners utilize techniques that have long been central to psychodynamic theory and practice. The perception that psychodynamic approaches lack empirical support does not accord with available scientifi ...
UNDERSTANDING ABNORMALITY: DEFINITION
... psychological or social? This is referred to as the nature-nurture question - is the abnormality caused by something in the nature or biology of the person or due to nurturing factors like life experiences. Social scientists are of the view that there is an interaction between these factors and have ...
... psychological or social? This is referred to as the nature-nurture question - is the abnormality caused by something in the nature or biology of the person or due to nurturing factors like life experiences. Social scientists are of the view that there is an interaction between these factors and have ...
Chapter 6 Summary
... and interests. Autism is a spectrum disorder, and thus, two children with autism can have very different symptom patterns and degrees of impairment. Associated characteristics of autism often include: intellectual deficits, sensory and perceptual impairments, and cognitive deficits (e.g., theory of ...
... and interests. Autism is a spectrum disorder, and thus, two children with autism can have very different symptom patterns and degrees of impairment. Associated characteristics of autism often include: intellectual deficits, sensory and perceptual impairments, and cognitive deficits (e.g., theory of ...
Broadening the definition of generalized anxiety disorder
... least three of six symptoms of tension and vigilance, and cause significant distress or impairment. Although these changes have led to improved reliability of GAD diagnoses (Brown, Di Nardo, Lehman, & Campbell, 2001), debates persist about validity. Research has found that GAD lasting at least 1 mo ...
... least three of six symptoms of tension and vigilance, and cause significant distress or impairment. Although these changes have led to improved reliability of GAD diagnoses (Brown, Di Nardo, Lehman, & Campbell, 2001), debates persist about validity. Research has found that GAD lasting at least 1 mo ...
The empirical foundation of a complex adaptation to trauma
... somatization, and (g) systems of meaning. Items were put in a structured interview format that was revised by the field trial coordinators prior to inclusion of the instrument in the field trial protocol. The measure consists of 48 items measuring lifetime and current alterations in the seven areas. ...
... somatization, and (g) systems of meaning. Items were put in a structured interview format that was revised by the field trial coordinators prior to inclusion of the instrument in the field trial protocol. The measure consists of 48 items measuring lifetime and current alterations in the seven areas. ...
Latent structure of the proposed ICD-11 post
... covariances for each pair of frequency and intensity items were estimated and tested for significance.7,27–29 Goodness of fit was evaluated using the WLSMV-w2 statistic and other fit indices in line with the two-index strategy of Hu & Bentler.30 This strategy places most emphasis on the root mean sq ...
... covariances for each pair of frequency and intensity items were estimated and tested for significance.7,27–29 Goodness of fit was evaluated using the WLSMV-w2 statistic and other fit indices in line with the two-index strategy of Hu & Bentler.30 This strategy places most emphasis on the root mean sq ...
bulimia nervosa
... Several treatment strategies: • Individual insight therapy • The insight approach receiving the most attention is cognitive therapy, which helps clients recognize and change their maladaptive attitudes toward food, eating, weight, and shape • As many as 65% stop their binge-purge cycle • If cognit ...
... Several treatment strategies: • Individual insight therapy • The insight approach receiving the most attention is cognitive therapy, which helps clients recognize and change their maladaptive attitudes toward food, eating, weight, and shape • As many as 65% stop their binge-purge cycle • If cognit ...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment of Depression
... stimulation site for treatment of depression is usually five cm anterior to the motor stimulation site. Interest in the use of TMS as a treatment for depression was augmented by the development of a device that could deliver rapid, repetitive stimulation. Imaging studies had shown a decrease in acti ...
... stimulation site for treatment of depression is usually five cm anterior to the motor stimulation site. Interest in the use of TMS as a treatment for depression was augmented by the development of a device that could deliver rapid, repetitive stimulation. Imaging studies had shown a decrease in acti ...
comorbidity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
... As can be seen from these definitions, the term comorbidity refers to a situation in which an individual, who has been diagnosed with one specific disorder, is also found to meet diagnostic criteria for one or more additional disorders. Although the use of the concept of comorbidity seems relatively ...
... As can be seen from these definitions, the term comorbidity refers to a situation in which an individual, who has been diagnosed with one specific disorder, is also found to meet diagnostic criteria for one or more additional disorders. Although the use of the concept of comorbidity seems relatively ...
Shire Press Release
... compared with others. Patients feel a lack of control during a binge eating episode and marked distress over their eating. They typically experience shame and guilt, among other symptoms, about their binge eating, and may conceal the symptoms. Unlike people with other eating disorders, adults with B ...
... compared with others. Patients feel a lack of control during a binge eating episode and marked distress over their eating. They typically experience shame and guilt, among other symptoms, about their binge eating, and may conceal the symptoms. Unlike people with other eating disorders, adults with B ...
The copycat phenomenon after two Finnish school shootings: an
... Each of the 20 PCL: YV items is rated either 0 (absent), 1 (present to some degree or contradicting data), 2 (definitely present), or is omitted if the information is insufficient. The total score can range from 0 to 40, with higher scores reflecting a greater number of psychopathic traits. The tota ...
... Each of the 20 PCL: YV items is rated either 0 (absent), 1 (present to some degree or contradicting data), 2 (definitely present), or is omitted if the information is insufficient. The total score can range from 0 to 40, with higher scores reflecting a greater number of psychopathic traits. The tota ...
Association Between Symptom Dimensions and Categorical
... hierarchical form. To date, 1 study has shown that psychopathology in chronic patients can be hierarchically conceptualized in a tree-organization composed by 2 main branches (affective and nonaffective psychosis) and a total of 10 basic psychopathological dimensions.22 Second, there is limited empi ...
... hierarchical form. To date, 1 study has shown that psychopathology in chronic patients can be hierarchically conceptualized in a tree-organization composed by 2 main branches (affective and nonaffective psychosis) and a total of 10 basic psychopathological dimensions.22 Second, there is limited empi ...
ORIGINAL ARTICLES Post-traumatic stress disorder, survivor guilt
... Vietnam veterans with chronic PTSD qualified at some stage for another DSM-III-R diagnosis, compared with 41% of those without PTSD. The most prevalent co-morbid disorders in that study were substance abuse or dependence (75%), generalised anxiety disorder (44%) and major depression (20%). Also, in ...
... Vietnam veterans with chronic PTSD qualified at some stage for another DSM-III-R diagnosis, compared with 41% of those without PTSD. The most prevalent co-morbid disorders in that study were substance abuse or dependence (75%), generalised anxiety disorder (44%) and major depression (20%). Also, in ...
The Empirical Status of Empirically Supported
... their psychotherapies with medications, they needed to avoid the confound of time elapsed and hence tended to design treatments of roughly the length of a medication crossover design.2 Equally important in determining the length of clinical trials was a simple, unavoidable fact of experimental metho ...
... their psychotherapies with medications, they needed to avoid the confound of time elapsed and hence tended to design treatments of roughly the length of a medication crossover design.2 Equally important in determining the length of clinical trials was a simple, unavoidable fact of experimental metho ...
Stress Disorders Sleep Disorders
... In some people, this paralysis does not occur, and they act out their dreams without awareness Not necessarily the same as sleepwalking, although this may be a component Associated with neurodegenerative disorders (such as Parkinson’s) Can be associated with brain damage to pons, reticular a ...
... In some people, this paralysis does not occur, and they act out their dreams without awareness Not necessarily the same as sleepwalking, although this may be a component Associated with neurodegenerative disorders (such as Parkinson’s) Can be associated with brain damage to pons, reticular a ...
Treatment of Obsessive- Compulsive Related Disorders
... Diagnosis of BDD in DSM-5 • Preoccupation with perceived defects in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others • Individual performs repetitive behaviors (e.g. mirror checking) or mental acts (e.g. comparing appearance) in response to concerns • Causes significant distre ...
... Diagnosis of BDD in DSM-5 • Preoccupation with perceived defects in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others • Individual performs repetitive behaviors (e.g. mirror checking) or mental acts (e.g. comparing appearance) in response to concerns • Causes significant distre ...
In recent years more attention has been given to the
... general population and ten times greater for youth.19 It should be noted that the Canadian study in this aggregate actually had a higher ADHD prevalence rate of 33%. 20 It must be strongly noted that while serious attention should be paid to the higher prevalence rates, it certainly does not mean th ...
... general population and ten times greater for youth.19 It should be noted that the Canadian study in this aggregate actually had a higher ADHD prevalence rate of 33%. 20 It must be strongly noted that while serious attention should be paid to the higher prevalence rates, it certainly does not mean th ...
content validity of the psycj3atric symptom index, ces
... the Psychiatric Symptom Index was compared to criteria for each dsorder. The criteria for Major Depressive Episode and Generahzed Anxiety Disorder appear in the DSM-IV as descriptive statements, symptom lists, and exclusionary criteria. Items from each scale were classified in one of three ways as ( ...
... the Psychiatric Symptom Index was compared to criteria for each dsorder. The criteria for Major Depressive Episode and Generahzed Anxiety Disorder appear in the DSM-IV as descriptive statements, symptom lists, and exclusionary criteria. Items from each scale were classified in one of three ways as ( ...
Measuring treatment outcome for posttraumatic stress disorder and
... semistructured interviews have been developed for the purpose of diagnosing all or most DSM categories: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM- 111-R (SCID), Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS), and Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS). ...
... semistructured interviews have been developed for the purpose of diagnosing all or most DSM categories: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM- 111-R (SCID), Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS), and Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS). ...
FEBRUARY PUBMED TOPIC ALERT 1: Pediatr Hematol Oncol
... Although asylum seeking has become a major political issue in the Western world, research on its psychological impact is still in its infancy. This study examined levels and predictors of distress among a community sample of persons who have sought asylum in Ireland. A key aim was to provide a longi ...
... Although asylum seeking has become a major political issue in the Western world, research on its psychological impact is still in its infancy. This study examined levels and predictors of distress among a community sample of persons who have sought asylum in Ireland. A key aim was to provide a longi ...
Vulnerability, an.d the Course of posttrautnatic Reactions
... This research also provided valuable insights into the pattern oj P symptom emergence. This pattern was similar in soldiers who did an( not have a combat stress reaction, suggesting that it is relatively indepen of the acute pattern of response. Intrusive symptoms were also found to low diagnostic s ...
... This research also provided valuable insights into the pattern oj P symptom emergence. This pattern was similar in soldiers who did an( not have a combat stress reaction, suggesting that it is relatively indepen of the acute pattern of response. Intrusive symptoms were also found to low diagnostic s ...
Comorbidity Between Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and
... are highly inconsistent in the literature. Studies aimed at examining the potential for comorbidity have suffered from various methodological problems, including the existence of very few community samples, highly variable exclusionary criteria, and possible clinical misinterpretation of symptoms. D ...
... are highly inconsistent in the literature. Studies aimed at examining the potential for comorbidity have suffered from various methodological problems, including the existence of very few community samples, highly variable exclusionary criteria, and possible clinical misinterpretation of symptoms. D ...
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
... The diagnosis of ADHD is made by careful clinical history.15 A child with ADHD is characterized by a considerable degree of inattentiveness, distractibility, impulsivity, and often hyperactivity that is inappropriate for the developmental stage of the child. Although ADHD is often first observed in ...
... The diagnosis of ADHD is made by careful clinical history.15 A child with ADHD is characterized by a considerable degree of inattentiveness, distractibility, impulsivity, and often hyperactivity that is inappropriate for the developmental stage of the child. Although ADHD is often first observed in ...
Birthplace
... Administration requires identification of an index traumatic event to serve as the basis for symptom inquiry. The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5; see Trauma Adversity and Exposure) is recommended prior to the Criterion A inquiry included in the CAPS-5. Standardized questions and probes are p ...
... Administration requires identification of an index traumatic event to serve as the basis for symptom inquiry. The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5; see Trauma Adversity and Exposure) is recommended prior to the Criterion A inquiry included in the CAPS-5. Standardized questions and probes are p ...
Narcissistic personality disorder
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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder in which a person is excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and others. It is a cluster B personality disorder.It is estimated that this condition affects one percent of the population, with rates greater for men. First formulated in 1968, NPD was historically called megalomania, and is a form of severe egocentrism.