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{"title":"The belief that being high is a natural part of your personality predicts an increase in manic symptoms over time in bipolar disorder.","authors":"Thomas Richardson, Warren Mansell","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000389","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Several psychological models of bipolar disorder propose that certain types of appraisals can lead to increases in manic symptoms.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We tested whether the belief that being 'high' is a natural part of one's personality and correlates with manic symptoms 4 months later when controlling for manic symptoms at baseline.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This was a prospective 4-month follow-up design using self-report measures. Forty people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder completed a measure of manic symptoms, a measure of appraisals associated with bipolar disorder, and a single-item measure, 'To what extent do you feel like being \"high\" is a natural part of your personality?', at baseline and follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The single-item measure showed modest stability over time and construct validity in its correlation with a standardised measure of appraisals in bipolar disorder. As predicted, the single-item measure correlated with manic symptoms at follow-up when controlling for manic symptoms at baseline.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The belief that being 'high' is a natural part of one's personality is a potential predictor of manic symptoms. Further research needs to study the potential mediating mechanisms such as activating behaviours, and control for indicators of the bipolar endophenotype.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"80-84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401619","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":"Cognitive therapy for PTSD following multiple-trauma exposure in children and adolescents: a case series.","authors":"Charlotte Smith, Catherine E L Ford, Tim Dalgleish, Patrick Smith, Anna McKinnon, Ben Goodall, Isobel Wright, Victoria Pile, Richard Meiser-Stedman","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000444","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000444","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cognitive therapy for PTSD (CT-PTSD) is an efficacious treatment for children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following single incident trauma, but there is a lack of evidence relating to this approach for youth with PTSD following exposure to multiple traumatic experiences.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To assess the safety, acceptability and feasibility of CT-PTSD for youth following multiple trauma, and obtain a preliminary estimate of its pre-post effect size.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Nine children and adolescents (aged 8-17 years) with multiple-trauma PTSD were recruited to a case series of CT-PTSD. Participants completed a structured interview and mental health questionnaires at baseline, post-treatment and 6-month follow-up, and measures of treatment credibility, therapeutic alliance, and mechanisms proposed to underpin treatment response. A developmentally adjusted algorithm for diagnosing PTSD was used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No safety concerns or adverse effects were recorded. Suicidal ideation reduced following treatment. No participants withdrew from treatment or from the study. CT-PTSD was rated as highly credible. Participants reported strong working alliances with their therapists. Data completion was good at post-treatment (<i>n</i>=8), but modest at 6-month follow-up (<i>n</i>=6). Only two participants met criteria for PTSD (developmentally adjusted algorithm) at post-treatment. A large within-subjects treatment effect was observed post-treatment and at follow up for PTSD severity (using self-report questionnaire measures; <i>d</i>s>1.65) and general functioning (CGAS; <i>d</i>s<1.23). Participants showed reduced anxiety and depression symptoms at post-treatment and follow-up (RCADS-C; <i>d</i>s>.57).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that CT-PTSD is a safe, acceptable and feasible treatment for children with multiple-trauma PTSD, which warrants further evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"47-62"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142865698","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":"Combining internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy and attention bias modification for reducing depressive symptoms in firefighters: a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Xiwen Zhou, Chengxiong Zhou, Yexing Zheng, Huaiyi Li, Chao Tang, Xiang Liu, Ming Ma, Dai Li, Yuanhui Li, Liqun Zhang, Jilai Xie, Linlin Du","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000407","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Firefighters are frequently exposed to traumatic events and stressful environments and are at particularly high risk of depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The present study aimed to examine the impact of a combined internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) and attention bias modification (ABM) intervention to reduce depressive symptoms in firefighters.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study was a randomized controlled trial carried out in Kunming, China, and involved the recruitment of 138 active firefighters as participants. The intervention lasted for an 8-week duration, during which participants participated in ABM exercises on alternating days and concurrently underwent eight modules of iCBT courses delivered through a smartphone application. Baseline and post-intervention assessments were conducted to evaluate the effects of the intervention.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>Results indicated that the combined iCBT and ABM intervention was significantly effective in reducing symptoms of depression compared with the no intervention control group (<i>U</i>=1644, <i>p</i><0.001, Wilcoxon <i>r</i>=0.280). No significant change was observed in attention bias post-intervention (<i>U</i>=2460, <i>p</i>=0.737, Wilcoxon <i>r</i>=0.039), while a significant increase was observed in attention-bias variability (<i>U</i>=3172, <i>p</i><0.001, Wilcoxon <i>r</i>=-0.287). This study provides evidence for the effectiveness of the combined iCBT and ABM intervention in reducing depressive symptoms among firefighters. This study provides conceptual support and preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of the combined iCBT and ABM intervention in reducing depressive symptoms among firefighters.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"63-73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142711305","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":"The development of the Negative Mental Imagery Questionnaire (MIQ-N).","authors":"Florentina Ecaterina Oaie, Joanne L Bower, Craig Steel","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000304","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000304","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental imagery plays a key role in the onset and maintenance of psychological disorders, and has become the target of psychological interventions for the treatment of several anxiety-related conditions. However, there are currently no transdiagnostic measures designed to assess the varied dimensions of mental imagery relevant to psychopathology.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To develop and validate a new measure assessing the experiences and appraisals of negative mental imagery.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The initial item pool was generated through a comprehensive literature review and interviews with subject-matter experts. An online community sample provided data for the exploratory (<i>n</i>=345) and confirmatory (<i>n</i>=325) factor analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The new 16-item Negative Mental Imagery Questionnaire demonstrated four subscales (Intrusiveness, Controllability, Beliefs about Mental Imagery, and Realness). Reliability and validity were good to excellent for both the full- and sub-scales.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Appraisals of mental imagery captured by the new measure are consistent with previous research on mental imagery and psychopathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"17-29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477710","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":"Imagery-based cognitive therapy to reduce emotional dysregulation and mood instability in bipolar disorder: a case-series study.","authors":"Thomas Paulet, Luisa Weiner","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000420","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bipolar disorder (BD) has a significant impact on functioning in the absence of acute mood episodes. This has been associated with subsyndromal symptoms, co-morbidities, and emotional dysregulation. The present study aims to evaluate the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of imagery-based cognitive therapy (ImCT) in a French community setting. We were particularly interested in the link between mental imagery and emotional dysregulation as this may clarify the mechanisms involved in the potential efficacy of the therapy and ultimately improve its relevance.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Ten participants underwent ImCT, with weekly assessments of mood fluctuations, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation conducted over 1 month (i.e. pre-therapy, post-therapy and 1-month follow-up). Recovery, post-traumatic stress symptoms and self-compassion were measured at baseline and post-therapy. Attrition rates and satisfaction were measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All participants who completed therapy (<i>n</i>=8) reported high levels of satisfaction. Five of them showed reliable individual improvement on emotion dysregulation scores. At the group level, a significant decrease in mood fluctuation with a large effect size was found post-therapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ImCT showed good acceptability among participants who completed the study. Importantly, our study is the first to provide an indication that ImCT may alleviate subsyndromal mood symptoms but also emotional dysregulation in individuals with BD. This latter finding is particularly relevant given the scarcity of validated psychosocial interventions targeting emotional dysregulation in BD.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142740947","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":"The development and validation of the Intolerance of Uncertainty in Social Interactions Scale.","authors":"Anne Eible, Brian Fisak","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000353","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is commonly defined as the tendency for one to interpret uncertainty as negative or threatening. Most general or non-specific measures of IU show a strong relationship with worry and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms; however, a specialized measure of intolerance of uncertainty in social situations could provide insight into the role of IU in social anxiety. The purpose of this study was the development and preliminary validation of the Intolerance of Uncertainty in Social Interactions Scale (IU-SIS), a comprehensive measure designed to assess intolerance of uncertainty in social situations. Participants consisted of a non-referred sample. Based on an exploratory factor analysis, a two-factor solution was retained, with factors labelled <i>Social Ambiguity</i> and <i>Need to Reduce</i>. Both subscales were found to have good reliability and validity. Both subscales of the IU-SIS predicted up variance on measures of social anxiety after controlling for variance explained by a well-established general/non-specific measure of IU. Overall, the IU-SIS shows promise as a tool to elucidate the association between intolerance of uncertainty and social anxiety.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"74-79"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142568421","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":"Brief imagery based metacognitive intervention for flashforwards in psychosis: a fixed baseline case series.","authors":"Nithura Sivarajah, Christopher D J Taylor, Craig Steel","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000419","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Distressing mental images are common in people with psychosis. The central role of metacognitive difficulties in psychosis suggests that metacognitive interventions with imagery properties could play a central role in managing distressing mental imagery. A brief imagery-based metacognitive intervention was developed to target the control mechanism of distressing mental images in psychosis.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>A fixed baseline case series was designed to investigate whether the intervention was acceptable, feasible and effective.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Eight participants who met criteria for a schizophrenia spectrum diagnosis and experienced distressing future-oriented mental images took part in the case series, which consisted of three phases; baseline, intervention, and follow-up. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, persecutory delusions and schemas were assessed pre- and post-intervention, and qualitative feedback was collected at follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The metacognitive intervention was feasible, acceptable, and rated as highly satisfactory. One participant dropped out at the baseline phase. No adverse events were reported. Positive change scores with a decrease in symptoms were reported for anxiety, depression, persecutory delusions, and schemas. Tau-U analysis showed positive trends and high effect sizes on mental imagery characteristics at follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that it is acceptable and feasible to engage people with psychosis in a brief imagery-based metacognitive intervention and that positive change can be achieved. Further studies are needed to replicate and clarify the findings of our study and develop the evidence base for this intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"30-46"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142773644","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":"Post 'retirement': in memory of William 'Bill' Yule (1940-2023).","authors":"Michael Berger, Patrick Smith","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465824000481","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142773645","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":"Exploring stigma, shame, and safety behaviours in social anxiety and paranoia amongst people diagnosed with schizophrenia.","authors":"Warut Aunjitsakul, Kreuwan Jongbowonwiwat, Sinead Lambe, Daniel Freeman, Hamish J McLeod, Andrew Gumley","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000225","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Social anxiety and paranoia are connected by a shared suspicion framework. Based on cognitive-behavioural approaches, there is evidence for treating social anxiety and psychosis. However, mechanisms underlying the relationship between social anxiety and paranoia remain unclear.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate mediators between social anxiety and paranoia in schizophrenia such as negative social appraisals (i.e. stigma or shame; Hypothesis 1), and safety behaviours (i.e. anxious avoidance or <i>in situ</i> safety behaviours; Hypothesis 2).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted among Asian out-patients with schizophrenia (January-April 2020). Data on social anxiety, paranoia, depression, shame, stigma, anxious avoidance, and <i>in situ</i> behaviours were collected. Associations between social anxiety and paranoia were investigated using linear regressions. Mediation analysis via 10,000 bias-corrected bootstrap samples with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was used to test the indirect effects (<i>ab</i>) of mediators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants (<i>n</i>=113, 59.3% male) with a mean age of 44.2 years were recruited. A linear relationship between social anxiety and paranoia was found. In multiple mediation analyses (co-varying for depression), stigma and shame (Hypothesis 1) did not show any significant indirect effects with <i>ab</i>=.004 (95%CI=-.013, .031) and -.003 (-.023, .017), respectively, whereas <i>in situ</i> behaviours (Hypothesis 2) showed a significant effect with <i>ab</i>=.110 (.038, .201) through the social anxiety-paranoia relationship.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Social anxiety and paranoia are positively correlated. <i>In situ</i> safety behaviours fully mediated the social anxiety and paranoia relationship. Targeted interventions focusing on safety behaviours could help reduce paranoia in psychosis. Symptom severity should be measured to help characterise the participants' characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"581-595"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113486","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":"'Flashforward' mental imagery in adolescents: exploring developmental differences and associations with mental health.","authors":"A Lau-Zhu, J Stacey, D Gibson, C Chan, M Cooper","doi":"10.1017/S1352465824000298","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1352465824000298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Future events can spring to mind unbidden in the form of involuntary mental images also known as 'flashforwards', which are deemed important for understanding and treating emotional distress. However, there has been little exploration of this form of imagery in youth, and even less so in those with high psychopathology vulnerabilities (e.g. due to developmental differences associated with neurodiversity or maltreatment).</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We aimed to test whether flashforwards are heightened (e.g. more frequent and emotional) in autistic and maltreatment-exposed adolescents relative to typically developing adolescents. We also explored their associations with anxiety/depression symptoms.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A survey including measures of flashforward imagery and mental health was completed by a group of adolescents (<i>n</i>=87) aged 10-16 (and one of their caregivers) who met one of the following criteria: (i) had a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; (ii) a history of maltreatment; or (ii) no autism/maltreatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Flashforwards (i) were often of positive events and related to career, education and/or learning; with phenomenological properties (e.g. frequency and emotionality) that were (ii) not significantly different between groups; but nevertheless (iii) associated with symptoms of anxiety across groups (particularly for imagery emotionality), even after accounting for general trait (non-future) imagery vividness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>As a modifiable cognitive risk factor, flashforward imagery warrants further consideration for understanding and improving mental health in young people. This implication may extend to range of developmental backgrounds, including autism and maltreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47936,"journal":{"name":"Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"543-560"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7618818/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}