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Impact Analysis of the Brazilian Suicide Prevention Campaign "Yellow September": an Ecological Study. 巴西预防自杀运动“黄色九月”的影响分析:生态学研究。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-04-03 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0564
Walter Gabriel Neves Cruz, Thiago Aguiar Jesuino, Hercules Fernandes Moreno, Lara Garrido Santos, Amanda Galvão de Almeida
{"title":"Impact Analysis of the Brazilian Suicide Prevention Campaign \"Yellow September\": an Ecological Study.","authors":"Walter Gabriel Neves Cruz,&nbsp;Thiago Aguiar Jesuino,&nbsp;Hercules Fernandes Moreno,&nbsp;Lara Garrido Santos,&nbsp;Amanda Galvão de Almeida","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Yellow September (YS) is a Brazilian suicide prevention campaign implemented in 2015, however, its effectiveness in reducing mortality is still unknown.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This is an ecologically interrupted time series study that analyses the evolution of suicide rates in Brazil between 2011 and 2019 and its association with the implementation of YS at a national level. Data was provided by the Mortality Information System. A segmented interrupted series regression analysis was performed, using a generalized linear Poisson model, with correction for seasonal trends.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was an increase in the annual rates of suicide deaths between 2011 and 2019, with 4.99 and 6.41 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively. The null hypothesis, that the YS did not change the historical trend of growth in suicides in Brazil after its implementation, was affirmed. However, there was an eventual significant increase of 6.2% in the risk of mortality in 2017 and of 8.6% in 2019.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The results are consistent with the literature, which proposes that campaigns focused solely on publications through the media generate unsound findings regarding the effective reduction in the number of deaths by suicide. Conclusions: The lack of initiative in multisectoral actions may explain the failure of YS on changing deaths by suicide, therefore the development of new lines of action focused on training professionals and expanding the care network could make it an effective instrument in reducing mortality from suicide.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The lack of initiative in multisectoral actions may explain the failure of YS on changing deaths by suicide, therefore the development of new lines of action focused on training professionals and expanding the care network could make it an effective instrument in reducing mortality from suicide.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9611641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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King George III of England and Queen Maria I of Portugal: bipolar disorder and prince regents as common features of their reigns. 英国国王乔治三世和葡萄牙王后玛丽亚一世:躁郁症和摄政王是他们统治时期的共同特征。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-03-19 Print Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0315
M da Mota Gomes, Lucio Lage Gonçalves, Elie Cheniaux, Antonio E Nardi
{"title":"King George III of England and Queen Maria I of Portugal: bipolar disorder and prince regents as common features of their reigns.","authors":"M da Mota Gomes, Lucio Lage Gonçalves, Elie Cheniaux, Antonio E Nardi","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0315","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0315","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Humanity is sporadically subjected to leaders with deviant behavior, ego problems, or psychiatric disorders, potentially leading to social instability. Bipolar disorder is not common in all populations, but, coincidentally, studies suggest that it affected two sovereigns that were contemporaries, King George III of England, who died 201 years ago, and Queen Maria I of Portugal, who died 205 years ago. They lived during a time when Europe was in turmoil with the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, which also coincided with the rise of psychiatry. Both monarchs were forced to have prince regents rule in their place, due to their emotional decline, and they shared the same medical consultant, Francis Willis.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9991418/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9493082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Internet addiction and depressive symptoms: a dose-response effect mediated by levels of physical activity. 网络成瘾与抑郁症状:以体育锻炼水平为中介的剂量反应效应。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Print Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0279
Lauro Miranda Demenech, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Rosângela Mattos Muller, Vera Regina Levien, Samuel Carvalho Dumith
{"title":"Internet addiction and depressive symptoms: a dose-response effect mediated by levels of physical activity.","authors":"Lauro Miranda Demenech, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Rosângela Mattos Muller, Vera Regina Levien, Samuel Carvalho Dumith","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0279","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>There are several negative impacts on the physical and mental health of people presenting internet addiction, including development of mood disorders, such as depression.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between internet addiction and depressive symptoms, as well as to test the mediating role of physical activity in this association.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted with undergraduate students from three universities (one private and two public institutions) in southern Brazil. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-21), internet addiction with the Internet Addiction Test (IAT-20), and physical activity with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ - short version). Poisson regression and the Karlson-Holm-Breen mediation method were used for statistical analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed a dose-response relationship between internet addiction and depressive symptoms. Levels of physical activity mediated the association between moderate internet addiction and depressive symptoms, accounting for 10.7% of the effect observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Internet addiction can be detrimental to individuals' health, contributing to development of depressive symptoms. Along with psychological and pharmacological therapies, prescription of physical activities is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9991419/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10871458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised - Abbreviated (EPQR-A): psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version. 艾森克人格问卷修订简本(EPQR-A):巴西葡萄牙语版本的心理测量特性。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Print Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0342
Victória Machado Scheibe, Augusto Mädke Brenner, Gianfranco Rizzotto de Souza, Reebeca Menegol, Pedro Armelim Almiro, Neusa Sica da Rocha
{"title":"The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised - Abbreviated (EPQR-A): psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version.","authors":"Victória Machado Scheibe, Augusto Mädke Brenner, Gianfranco Rizzotto de Souza, Reebeca Menegol, Pedro Armelim Almiro, Neusa Sica da Rocha","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0342","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0342","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised - Abbreviated (EPQR-A) consists of 24 items for assessment of the three fundamental personality traits (psychoticism, extraversion, and neuroticism) and a validity scale (lie scale). Our objectives were to assess the psychometric properties of a version of this instrument culturally adapted for Brazil.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>321 participants were recruited using a non-probabilistic method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Internal consistencies ranged from minimally acceptable to respectable, except for the psychoticism domain. Higher neuroticism scores were associated with higher depression and anxiety scores, higher extraversion scores were associated with lower levels of depression symptoms, and higher psychoticism scores were associated with higher levels of depression symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings describe sustainable psychometric properties for the Brazilian Portuguese version of EPQR-A.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9991414/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10132824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Sexuality: A Systematic Review. 基于正念的干预与性:系统回顾。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0459
Amaia Miren Ciaurriz Larraz, Alejandro Villena Moya, Carlos Chiclana Actis
{"title":"Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Sexuality: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Amaia Miren Ciaurriz Larraz, Alejandro Villena Moya, Carlos Chiclana Actis","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0459","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Mindfulness has generated considerable interest in the last two decades in clinical and research settings. The efficacy of mindfulness has been evaluated for the sexual dysfunctions recognized by the DSM-5 and other sexual problems, such as compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), also known as sex addiction or hypersexuality. Here, we review the evidence for various mindfulness-based treatments as mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral treatment or mindfulness-based relapse prevention for different problems related to sexuality to respond our question: \"Are Mindfulness-Based Treatments (MBT) effective in reducing the symptomatology of sexuality-related disorders?\".</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Through a systematic search conducted following the PRISMA guidelines, we found 11 studies that met the inclusion criteria: (I) articles using MBT for sexuality-related problems, (II) clinical population, (III) no date range limits were applied, (IV) only empirical studies were included, (V) language and (VI) quality of studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Evidence shows that mindfulness practice could be effective for some sexual disorders, such as female sexual arousal/desire disorder. However, due to scarcity of studies on other sexual problems such as situational erectile dysfunction, genitopelvic pain/penetration disorder, childhood sexual abuse or compulsive sexual behavior disorder, the findings cannot be generalized.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Mindfulness-based therapies provides evidence to reduce the symptomatology associated with various sexual problems. However more studies are needed for these sexual problems. By last, future directions and implications are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9315988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder in comparison to mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review. 双相情感障碍的认知障碍与轻度认知障碍和痴呆的比较:一项系统综述。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0300
Mario Simjanoski, Aidan McIntyre, Flavio Kapczinski, Taiane de Azevedos Cardoso
{"title":"Cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder in comparison to mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review.","authors":"Mario Simjanoski,&nbsp;Aidan McIntyre,&nbsp;Flavio Kapczinski,&nbsp;Taiane de Azevedos Cardoso","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To conduct a systematic review to describe cognitive abilities in bipolar disorder (BD) in comparison to cognitive abilities in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature search was performed with no year or language restrictions. The search yielded 1,461 articles, with 1,261 remaining after removal of duplicates, five of which were suitable for the systematic review: two for the comparison between BD and MCI and three comparing BD and dementia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analyses from our systematic review showed that euthymic individuals with BD present impairments in cognitive domains such as attention and executive functioning, motor skills, conceptual thinking, and visuo-spatial abilities that are equally severe as or more severe than the impairments observed in individuals with MCI. In contrast, studies comparing BD and dementia indicated that Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) both showed greater cognitive deficits than BD during euthymia, whereas BD during a mood episode demonstrated higher cognitive impairments than bvFTD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings from our systematic review suggest that cognitive impairments in euthymic BD fall into a range between the impairments seen in MCI and those seen in dementia. More studies are needed to analyze these comparisons, while also focusing on comparing different clinical stages of BD with MCI and dementia to analyze the progression of the clinical course and cognitive dysfunction in BD.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9185734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Decision-making under risk and theory of mind in adolescent offenders in provisional deprivation of liberty. 临时剥夺自由青少年罪犯的风险决策与心理理论。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0155
Rubens José Loureiro, Flavio Takemi Kataoka, Thiago Wendt Viola, Gisele Iesbich Vargas, Breno Sanvicente-Vieira, Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira, Bruno Kluwe-Schiavon
{"title":"Decision-making under risk and theory of mind in adolescent offenders in provisional deprivation of liberty.","authors":"Rubens José Loureiro,&nbsp;Flavio Takemi Kataoka,&nbsp;Thiago Wendt Viola,&nbsp;Gisele Iesbich Vargas,&nbsp;Breno Sanvicente-Vieira,&nbsp;Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira,&nbsp;Bruno Kluwe-Schiavon","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Delinquent behaviors are risky behaviors that increase during puberty and reach their highest peak in late adolescence. It has been proposed that poor decision-making and theory of mind (ToM) are key cognitive processes implicated with delinquency during adolescence, affecting evaluation of risks and impairing appreciation of social norms. Nevertheless, it is not yet clear whether adolescent offenders who are subjected to provisional deprivation of liberty due to conflict with the law (adolescents in conflict with the law [ACL]) might, in fact, present a specific profile with regard to these cognitive processes.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess deliberative decision-making and ToM among adolescents in conflict with the law and adolescents not in conflict with the law.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample comprised 62 participants: ACL (n = 29) and a control group (CG) (n = 33). ToM was assessed with the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) and decision-making was assessed with the Columbia Card Task (CCT). Substance use, callous-unemotional traits, childhood maltreatment, and intelligence quotient (IQ) were also assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ACL had more ToM errors for negative mental states in comparison to CG, but not for error rates concerning neutral and positive mental states. With regards to decision-making, our results suggest that ACL group members did not vary their behavior based on the available information and that the risk information had an opposite effect on the number of cards chosen (risk-taking behavior) when compared to CG.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings have important implications for development of interventions for these adolescents, suggesting that they tend to learn little from negative outcomes and have reduced capacity to process negative emotions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039722/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9172825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Efficacy of a single-session online ACT-based mindfulness intervention among undergraduates in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. 在COVID-19大流行期间封锁的大学生中,基于act的单次在线正念干预的效果
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-02-17 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0172
Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Vincent Chung Sheng Tio, Amardeep Singh Bhupendar Singh, Mathias Wen Leh Tseu, Wendy Diana Shoesmith, Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim, Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim
{"title":"Efficacy of a single-session online ACT-based mindfulness intervention among undergraduates in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Nicholas Tze Ping Pang,&nbsp;Vincent Chung Sheng Tio,&nbsp;Amardeep Singh Bhupendar Singh,&nbsp;Mathias Wen Leh Tseu,&nbsp;Wendy Diana Shoesmith,&nbsp;Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim,&nbsp;Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>COVID-19 has trickle-down psychological effects on multiple strata of society, particularly university students. Apart from the worry of contracting or spreading COVID-19, Malaysian university students were also locked down on their campuses, suffering significant psychological distress. Hence, an online mindfulness intervention was proposed to alleviate psychological distress and improve psychological flexibility and mindfulness.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a quasi-experimental study with university students as participants. Intervention group participants were instructed to complete online questionnaires which covered basic demographics and instruments assessing depression, anxiety, stress, mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and fear of COVID-19 before and after the one-hour intervention. The control group also completed before and after questionnaires and were subsequently crossed over to the intervention group. Repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to assess time*group effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>118 participants were involved in this study. There were significant differences in anxiety (F(1,116) = 34.361, p < 0.001, partial eta-squared = 0.229) and psychological flexibility between the two groups (F(1,116) = 11.010, p = 0.001, partial eta-squared = 0.087), while there were no differences in depression, stress, mindfulness, or fear of COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this study corroborate the efficacy of online single-session mindfulness therapy as a viable short-term psychological intervention under financial and time constraints. Since university students are in the age group with the highest incidence of depressive and anxiety disorders, it is crucial to utilize resources to address as many students as possible to ensure maximum benefit.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039730/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9177660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory-9 items in an Iranian sample. 创伤后认知清单-9 项目在伊朗样本中的心理计量特性》(Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory-9 items in an Iranian sample)。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-01-16 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0534
Narges Barzgar, Hamid Poursharifi, Fereshte Momeni, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory-9 items in an Iranian sample.","authors":"Narges Barzgar, Hamid Poursharifi, Fereshte Momeni, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0534","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory is a largely used measure to assess negative posttraumatic cognitions that are common among individuals with trauma-related disorders. There was a need to have a valid and reliable short form of it in Persian.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to translate the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory-9 item (PTCI-9) into Persian, and evaluate its characteristics and psychometric properties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional psychometric study using the translation and back-translation technique, experts assessed the content validity of the scale. Participants were 207 Iranian individuals recruited from the general population and 151 of them were trauma-exposed. Participants completed the Persian version of the PTCI-9, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the WHO Quality of Life (WHO-QOL) scale. The psychometric properties of the Persian version of PTCI-9 were assessed using Exploration and Confirmatory factor analysis methods. Cronbach's α coefficient and Pearson's analysis were calculated, as well.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Factor analyses supported a 3-factor model including the Self, World, and Self-blame subscales. The Cronbach's alpha of the Persian version of PTCI-9 (α=0.74) and its subscales (0.76, 0.82, 0.78) demonstrated its acceptable reliability. The Persian PTCI-9 also had strong test-retest reliability (r=0.79). The correlation between the Persian version of PTCI-9 and the BDI-II (r=0.60), and WHO-QOL (r=-0.54) indicated the convergent validity of the scale.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Persian version of PTCI-9 showed acceptable psychometric properties. It is a brief and pragmatic measure that can be used in Iranian trauma-exposed patients for research and clinical purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9219847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Testing the efficacy of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for pathological internet use among undergraduates in Nigeria. 测试小组认知行为疗法对尼日利亚大学生病理性上网的疗效。
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-28 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0348
Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Chinedu Ifedi Okeke, Janet N Igbo, Eucheria Aye
{"title":"Testing the efficacy of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for pathological internet use among undergraduates in Nigeria.","authors":"Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Chinedu Ifedi Okeke, Janet N Igbo, Eucheria Aye","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0348","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of this study was to examine the effect of group cognitive-behavioral therapy (GCBT) on pathological internet use (PIU).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study applied a group randomized controlled trial design to assign participants to intervention and control groups. A total of 40 college students aged 18 to 30 who were pathological internet users (PIUs) participated in this study and were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. Participants completed a self-report scale entitled the Problematic Internet Use Scale (PIUS) at three time points. The intervention lasted 8 weeks. The data collected were statistically analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that GCBT has significant efficacy, decreasing the symptoms of PIU among the GCBT participants compared to those in the control group and that the improvements were maintained at follow-up. We also found a significant interaction effect by time for PIU.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>From the study findings, we can conclude that GCBT has significant benefit for mitigating the severity of PIU in college students. Therefore, mental health professionals are encouraged to explore the benefits of GCBT in treating symptoms associated with PIU in school settings and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9991421/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9930133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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