{"title":"Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety and Depression in the Context of Covid-19 in Indonesia","authors":"M. S. Yuniardi, M. Cant, Akhtar Hanif","doi":"10.24193/jebp.2021.2.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2021.2.10","url":null,"abstract":"\"This Covid-19 pandemic brings uncertainty and may lead to mental\u0000problems. Yet, in this context, no study has examined the relationship\u0000between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and either anxiety or depression\u0000during pandemic among Indonesians. This study investigated the pathway\u0000between IU, anxiety and depression serially mediated by cognitive appraisals\u0000(perceived severity, controllability, and knowledge) and emotional and\u0000behavioural responses to COVID-19. Online psychological measures were\u0000administered to 406 participants, including the IUS-12, the DASS-21,\u0000cognitive appraisal scales, and emotional and behavioural response scale. An\u0000indirect pathway was found between IU and depression, and the effect was\u0000serially mediated by perceived of severity and emotional and behavioural\u0000responses to COVID-19. Perceived knowledge and perceived controllability\u0000of COVID-19 did not significantly contribute to the model. A similar\u0000pathway was found for IU predicting anxiety. As conclusion, IU represents\u0000a risk factor for heightened emotional and behavioural difficulties that\u0000eventually, could lead to either anxiety or depression during COVID-19.\"","PeriodicalId":43042,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47088331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness, Content, and Usage Patterns of Mobile Mental Health Interventions on Smartphone Platforms for Anxiety Symptoms","authors":"Numan Turan, Ş. Çetintaş","doi":"10.24193/jebp.2021.2.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2021.2.11","url":null,"abstract":"\"This systematic review aims to examine the content, usage pattern and\u0000efficacy of mobile mental health interventions in reducing anxiety\u0000symptoms. A search of 10 electronic databases returned 44 408 studies in\u0000total and 27 studies met the inclusion criteria, including 4460 participants in\u0000total. The rate of attrition was 27% (SD = 22) among the participants who\u0000initiated the app use. The rate of significant reductions in measures of anxiety\u0000symptoms was 87% from within-subjects pretest to posttest assessments, yet\u0000this rate dropped to 46% when compared to a waitlist/control group. A vast\u0000majority of the studies used cognitive and/or behavioral interventions (N =\u000026, 96%), a few studies included professional support (N = 11, 41%), a\u0000structured form of delivering the interventions (N = 8, 30%) or tailored it to\u0000users’ needs (N = 6, 22%). Few studies reported the actual time spent on the\u0000app per week (N = 4, M = 63.76, SD = 62.17). The mobile mental health\u0000interventions were effective in reducing anxiety symptoms, yet this\u0000effectiveness eroded compared to control groups. There is a need to develop\u0000consistent ways of reporting the usage patterns and testing evidence-based\u0000interventions other than cognitive behavioral treatments.\"","PeriodicalId":43042,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42479824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anwar Khan, Faseeh Ullah, Omer Abid, Khizra Hafeez Awan
{"title":"\"Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder\u0000Among Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study\"","authors":"Anwar Khan, Faseeh Ullah, Omer Abid, Khizra Hafeez Awan","doi":"10.24193/jebp.2021.2.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24193/jebp.2021.2.16","url":null,"abstract":"\"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops after exposure to or\u0000witnessing traumatic events. PTSD is very common among the Spinal Cord\u0000Injury (SCI) patients. PTSD can be successfully treated with the Cognitive\u0000Behavioral Therapy (CBT). However, CBT is mostly used in the western\u0000countries, so its efficacy in the eastern culture is still not fully known.\u0000Keeping this in view, the current study has determined the efficacy of CBT\u0000in the treatment of PTSD among the SCI patients in Pakistan. Using a\u0000Randomized Controlled Pilot Study design, data were collected through the\u0000Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 from thirty patients\u0000admitted to the Paraplegic Center. Trauma-focused CBT(TF-CBT) protocol\u0000was applied through fourteen sessions. Data were analyzed by descriptive\u0000and multivariate statistics. Findings show that the level of PTSD symptoms\u0000gradually decreased from high at baseline (CAPS-5 Mean Scores μ= 3.6) to\u0000low during follow-up stage (CAPS-5 Mean Scores μ= 0.89). Results obtained\u0000from the present study on the efficacy of CBT are in concurrence with the\u0000research findings in other countries. This study supports the efficiency CBT\u0000intervention among Pakistani patients who had developed PTSD symptoms\u0000after suffering from SCI. Therefore, CBT can be widely used in the\u0000management of PTSD in Pakistan.\"","PeriodicalId":43042,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41790079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}