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Preventing Postpartum Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Over the Internet: An Open-Trial Pilot Study 通过互联网预防产后焦虑症和强迫症：一项公开试验性研究

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.05.007

Shari A. Steinman, Cierra B. Edwards, Mira D.H. Snider, Amber L. Billingsley, Gabriella T. Ponzini, Kelsey J. Evey, Brian Doss, Kiara R. Timpano

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Therapist-Guided Internet-Delivered Acceptance-Enhanced Behavior Therapy for Skin-Picking Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial 治疗师指导下的网络接受强化行为疗法治疗抠皮症：随机对照试验

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.006

Mia Asplund, Fabian Lenhard, Christian Rück, Erik Andersson, Tova Grimlund, Maja Nilsson, Mika Sarachu-Nilsson, Linda Sundh, Volen Z. Ivanov

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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents in China: A Pilot Study 中国青少年情感障碍跨诊断治疗统一方案（UP-A）的可行性、可接受性和初步疗效：试点研究

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.05.003

Mei-Rong Pan , Xue-Ying Liu , Xue Gao, Zhong-Fang Fu, Lu Liu, Hai-Mei Li, Yu-Feng Wang, Qiu-Jin Qian

{"title":"Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents in China: A Pilot Study","authors":"Mei-Rong Pan , Xue-Ying Liu , Xue Gao, Zhong-Fang Fu, Lu Liu, Hai-Mei Li, Yu-Feng Wang, Qiu-Jin Qian","doi":"10.1016/j.beth.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.beth.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Currently, there is a lack of cost-effective and accessible intervention resources for Chinese adolescents with emotional disorders. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A), which aims to apply transdiagnostic treatment principles to target core dysfunctions across a range of emotional disorders with a single protocol, could fill this gap. We first modified the UP-A for use in the Chinese cultural context and then assessed its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy using a single-arm design. Twenty-four Chinese adolescents (14.1 ± 1.2 years old) with emotional disorders completed a 12-week group UP-A intervention along with their parents. Multiple outcomes were evaluated at five time points: pretreatment (T1), week 4 (T2), week 8 (T3), posttreatment (T4), and 3-month follow-up (T5). The results showed a low dropout rate (16.7%), high attendance (at 10.2 ± 1.6 sessions in adolescents and 10.7 ± 2.0 sessions in parents), and sufficient participant satisfaction. Adolescents exhibited significant decreases in emotional disorder severity (<em>g</em> = −1.298 to −1.341) and emotional symptoms (<em>g</em> = −0.440 to −1.988) and significant improvements in emotion regulation (ER) strategies, resilience, functional outcomes, and executive function. The efficacy of the intervention was significant starting at T2 and was maintained at T4 and T5. Exploratory analyses revealed that predictors of treatment outcomes included the presence of multiple comorbidities, the severity of emotional disorders, adaptive ER strategies, and resilience at T1. This study demonstrated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Chinese version of the UP-A, and future randomized controlled trials are warranted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48359,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Therapy","volume":"56 1","pages":"Pages 145-161"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141142918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Targeted Sleep Enhancement Reduces Residual Anxiety Symptoms in Peri-Adolescents Previously Treated for Anxiety Disorders 有针对性地改善睡眠可减轻曾接受过焦虑症治疗的青少年的残余焦虑症状

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.05.002

Saima A. Akbar, Timothy Hayes, Matthew J. Valente, Melissa M. Milbert, Jennifer C. Cousins, Greg J. Siegle, Cecile D. Ladouceur, Jennifer S. Silk, Erika E. Forbes, Neal D. Ryan, Allison G. Harvey, Ronald E. Dahl, Dana L. McMakin

{"title":"Targeted Sleep Enhancement Reduces Residual Anxiety Symptoms in Peri-Adolescents Previously Treated for Anxiety Disorders","authors":"Saima A. Akbar, Timothy Hayes, Matthew J. Valente, Melissa M. Milbert, Jennifer C. Cousins, Greg J. Siegle, Cecile D. Ladouceur, Jennifer S. Silk, Erika E. Forbes, Neal D. Ryan, Allison G. Harvey, Ronald E. Dahl, Dana L. McMakin","doi":"10.1016/j.beth.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.beth.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sleep-related problems (SRPs) are a common precursor to anxiety disorders, especially during peri-adolescence, and may be a predictor of treatment response. However, evidence-based anxiety treatments do not alleviate SRPs to a clinically significant degree. The current study examines whether improving sleep in a sample of young adolescents previously treated for anxiety disorders can further reduce anxiety severity. Participants include 46 adolescents (65% female, ages 9–14 years) previously treated for anxiety disorders who self-selected to participate in a 6-week open trial of targeted sleep enhancement (TIGERS). Measures of parent- and child report on SRPs, and clinician-rated anxiety severity, were collected at several time points of the study: pre-, and postanxiety treatment, pre- and post-TIGERS, and at four yearly follow-ups. Two hierarchical mediation models were run using either parent- or child report on sleep. On the between-subjects level, participants with higher overall average SRPs also had higher overall anxiety severity over all time points. On the within-subjects level, participation in TIGERS was not directly associated with change in anxiety severity—however, participation in TIGERS was associated with a drop in SRPs, which was associated with a drop in anxiety severity. Improving sleep in anxious peri-adolescents further improves anxiety above and beyond anxiety treatment. Further research is needed to confirm the effects of improving sleep on clinical anxiety in a randomized controlled trial.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48359,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Therapy","volume":"56 1","pages":"Pages 133-144"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141036848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Metacognition in Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treated With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 接受认知行为疗法治疗的儿童和青少年强迫症患者的元认知能力

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.011

Cecilie Schultz Isaksen, Katja Anna Hybel, Lidewij Wolters, Davíð R.M.A. Højgaard, Lara Farrell, Per Hove Thomsen

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Prolonged Grief Symptoms Predict Social and Emotional Loneliness and Depression Symptoms 长期悲伤症状可预测社交和情感孤独感及抑郁症状

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.014

Maarten C. Eisma, Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik

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Seeking Care for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms Among African Americans: Findings From the National Survey of American Life 寻求治疗非裔美国人的强迫症症状：来自美国生活全国调查的结果。

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.08.002

Jamilah R. George, Robert Joseph Taylor, Traleena M. Rouleau, Emma D. Turner, Monnica T. Williams

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Stress in Caregivers of Youth Hospitalized for Suicide Ideation or Attempt 因有自杀意念或企图自杀而住院的青少年的照顾者所承受的压力

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.013

Valerie J. Micol, Alejandra Arango, Cheryl A. King, Ewa K. Czyz

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Measuring Psychological Response to Pandemics: Further Psychometric Investigation of the COVID Stress Scales 测量对流行病的心理反应：COVID 压力量表的进一步心理测量学研究

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.005

David L. Yap, Evelyn Behar

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Preliminary Examination of Sympathetic Magic as a Psychological Endophenotype for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 交感神经魔力作为强迫症心理内表型的初步研究

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Behavior Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.009

Sarah C. Jessup, Alexandra M. Adamis, Bunmi O. Olatunji

{"title":"Preliminary Examination of Sympathetic Magic as a Psychological Endophenotype for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder","authors":"Sarah C. Jessup, Alexandra M. Adamis, Bunmi O. Olatunji","doi":"10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although sympathetic magic (SM) beliefs (i.e., irrational understanding of contagion transmission) are observed in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it is unclear if such beliefs are psychological endophenotypes. Furthermore, predictors of SM beliefs in OCD remain unknown. Accordingly, the present study examined whether SM beliefs function as an endophenotype for OCD and whether perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD) contributes to SM beliefs. A sample of 30 individuals with OCD, 26 first-degree relatives, and 25 age-matched healthy controls completed self-report questionnaires and a SM task where we touched a clean pencil to a “contaminated” toilet, and rated the degree to which the pencil was contaminated. A second pencil was touched to the first pencil and was then rated. This process was continued for 12 pencils (12 degrees of removal from contagion). Results revealed no significant differences in the extent to which the three groups perceived a “chain of contagion” (i.e., contamination slopes) for the successive degrees of removal from the original contagion. However, the OCD group reported significantly less contamination reduction on the task, a group difference that was mediated by PVD. These findings suggest that although SM beliefs may not be an OCD endophenotype, such beliefs may derive from a PVD.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48359,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Therapy","volume":"56 1","pages":"Pages 83-94"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140757283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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