Gencay Koc, Gulser Senses Dinc, Atilla Halil Elhan
{"title":"A validity and reliability study of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) Youth and Parent Forms in the Turkish population.","authors":"Gencay Koc, Gulser Senses Dinc, Atilla Halil Elhan","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2025.89.1.27","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2025.89.1.27","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assessed the validity and reliability of the Youth and Parent Forms of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) in the Turkish population. The patient group comprised 298 young patients aged 8 to 18 with any anxiety disorder, while 107 healthy young people formed the control group. Participants completed assessments, including the Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Disorders and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), alongside the WSAS, while parents also completed the PedsQL and the WSAS. After 2 weeks, 100 individuals from the patient group were reevaluated for test-retest reliability. Results showed satisfactory validity and reliability, supported by statistical analyses, including Rasch analysis and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The WSAS demonstrated validity across all evaluations and reliable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: parent form = .755, youth form = .750), test-retest reliability (correlation coefficients: parent form = 0.934, youth form = 0.937). Overall, the WSAS proved valid and reliable in the Turkish language.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"89 1","pages":"27-51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143598368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discrepancies in child and parent reports and their association with parental anxiety in youths with anxiety disorders.","authors":"Fernanda Zétola-Delage, Gustavo Doria, Estela Caballero-Picazo, Marina Iniesta-Sepúlveda","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2025.89.2.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2025.89.2.91","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined discrepancies between child and parent reports of pediatric anxiety, depression, and anger, as well as how parental anxiety differentially influenced these reports across clinical manifestations. Participants were recruited from clinical centers in Brazil specializing in anxiety disorders, comprising 47 children aged 7 to 17 years and their parents. Parent-child agreement was moderate to high for anxiety and depression symptoms but nonsignificant for anger. Parental anxiety was significantly associated with child anxiety and depression in parent-reported measures, while child-reported measures showed significant associations only between parental anxiety and child anxiety. Multivariate analyses identified parental anxiety as a significant predictor for child anxiety but not for child depression. These findings emphasize the influence of parental anxiety on parental perceptions of pediatric anxiety, highlighting the need to account for this potential bias in clinical assessments and treatment planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"89 2","pages":"91-110"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144327719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samantha Coyle-Eastwick, Melissa Escobar, Jessica Wimmer, Michael Lindsey, Jarius Thompson, Carrie Masia Warner
{"title":"Social anxiety disorder in Black American adolescents: Cultural considerations in conceptualization, assessment, and treatment.","authors":"Samantha Coyle-Eastwick, Melissa Escobar, Jessica Wimmer, Michael Lindsey, Jarius Thompson, Carrie Masia Warner","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.171","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by significant distress and avoidance surrounding social and performance situations, with marked interpersonal and academic impairment. This review article highlights cultural considerations relevant to the conceptualization, identification, and treatment of SAD in Black youth. Research evaluating the utility of evidence-based measures to assess SAD suggests they are culturally relevant; however, gaps in knowledge regarding the psychometric properties of even the most widely used instruments are evident. In regard to intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approaches hold promise, yet there is a lack of research on the use of CBT with Black adolescents. Recommendations to incorporate cultural factors into CBT are provided, and future work investigating culturally adapted interventions is needed. Finally, given significant disparities in access and utilization of mental health services among Black youth, strategies to increase treatment engagement, such as school-based services, are important to consider.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 2","pages":"171-195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141248663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer C Ramirez, Valérie La Buissonnière-Ariza, Elizabeth McIngvale, Katrina A Rufino, Lucy J Puryear, Christina Annette Treece, Sophie C Schneider, Sandra L Cepeda, Wayne K Goodman, Eric A Storch
{"title":"Perceived worsening of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms after childbirth in women and men: An understudied phenomenon.","authors":"Jennifer C Ramirez, Valérie La Buissonnière-Ariza, Elizabeth McIngvale, Katrina A Rufino, Lucy J Puryear, Christina Annette Treece, Sophie C Schneider, Sandra L Cepeda, Wayne K Goodman, Eric A Storch","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.48","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.48","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to examine worsening of OCD symptoms after childbirth in individuals seeking assessment or treatment of OCD. The postpartum period may make parents biologically and psychologically vulnerable to OCD symptoms. Participants included 222 parents with OCD who completed surveys through a self-help website. Most women and almost half of men with self-reported OCD reported an increase in OCD symptoms following childbirth. Retrospective report of perceived worsening of OCD symptoms after childbirth was associated with more aggressive obsessions for both men and women, in comparison to individuals whose OCD symptoms did not worsen around childbirth. Women whose OCD symptoms worsened after childbirth reported more impairment in social functioning than individuals whose symptoms did not worsen. These results highlight the need to develop a better understanding of aggressive obsessions in parents, and improve education about prevalence, content, assessment, and intervention for aggression-focused intrusive thoughts.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 1","pages":"48-60"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140289598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olivia J Morris, Andrew D Wiese, Caitlin M Pinciotti, Rosa Pacheco, Mayra C Martinez Mallen, Ethan J Schweissing, Keaton J Soileau, James J Crowley, Eric A Storch
{"title":"Obsessive-compulsive disorder among individuals of Hispanic and Latin American ancestry: Cultural considerations for assessment and psychotherapy.","authors":"Olivia J Morris, Andrew D Wiese, Caitlin M Pinciotti, Rosa Pacheco, Mayra C Martinez Mallen, Ethan J Schweissing, Keaton J Soileau, James J Crowley, Eric A Storch","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.148","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research specific to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among individuals of Hispanic and Latin American (H/L) ancestry is limited, as are culturally relevant assessment and treatment recommendations. This article discusses the implications of underrepresentation of H/L populations in OCD research and emphasizes the need to consider issues related to assessment, treatment, and structural barriers that hinder delivery of culturally appropriate first-line psychotherapy. Recommendations for assessment and treatment are provided to aid clinicians in distinguishing culturally normative thoughts and behaviors from OCD, as well as to inform the implementation of psychotherapeutic interventions with cultural humility. This manuscript offers recommendations for future research to tackle health equity concerns with respect to assessment and treatment and structural factors limiting access to culturally appropriate psychotherapy. Wide-scale efforts are needed to comprehensively understand how H/L cultures intersect with various OCD presentations and to further disseminate treatments to populations that have historically lacked access to mental health care.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 2","pages":"148-170"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521111/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141248593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vojkan Aleksic, Tatjana Gazibara, Biljana Jeremic, Sanja Gasic, Jelena Dotlic, Jasmina Stevanovic, Aleksandra Arsovic, Marija Milic
{"title":"Associations of night eating with depressive symptoms among health sciences students living in a postconflict region.","authors":"Vojkan Aleksic, Tatjana Gazibara, Biljana Jeremic, Sanja Gasic, Jelena Dotlic, Jasmina Stevanovic, Aleksandra Arsovic, Marija Milic","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.29","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.29","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Populations affected by war may experience food insecurity, which could predispose them to eating disorders. A cross-sectional study was conducted among health sciences students in Northern Kosovo from November 2018 to March 2019. Data were collected using the sociodemographic Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). The study sample comprised 534 students. The prevalence of students who had at least mild depression (BDI ≥ 10) was 20.6%. More frequent night eating was consistently associated with a higher EDI score in the total sample as well as in the subgroup of students whose EDI score was ≥ 10. In addition, having poorer sleep quality and having more anxiety symptoms were associated with having stronger depressive symptoms. In a population of health sciences students who live in a post-conflict region, night eating is associated with having stronger depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 1","pages":"29-47"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140289595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Welcoming 2024.","authors":"Eric A Storch","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.1","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140289600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social support in obsessive-compulsive disorder: The relationships between social support and readiness to change.","authors":"Kyle King, Brian A Zaboski","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.4.320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2024.88.4.320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social support is widely beneficial for individuals suffering from mental health disorders. Preliminary work suggests that it is influential in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but no studies have investigated the importance of social support as it relates to readiness to change (RTC, a relevant variable in treatment-seeking populations. The present study aimed to investigate this relationship as well as broadly characterize support-seeking experiences in those with OCD. Results indicated that, on average, participants with OCD have positive experiences of sharing their symptoms, that others tend to react well to such sharing, and sharing tends to positively affect one's relationship to their diagnosis. We further found that subjective experience of sharing symptoms and internalized stigma moderately predicts RTC. This study suggests nonprofessional social support may be a practical and impactful adjunct to OCD treatment by influencing motivation to change, though future work is needed to validate this pilot study.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 4","pages":"320-335"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142886434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simone Cheli, Gil Goldzweig, Francesca Chiarello, Veronica Cavalletti
{"title":"Evolutionary systems therapy for paranoid personality disorder: A seven cases series.","authors":"Simone Cheli, Gil Goldzweig, Francesca Chiarello, Veronica Cavalletti","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.61","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.1.61","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Little is known about effective psychosocial treatments for paranoid personality disorder. This study explores the feasibility of a novel treatment, namely Evolutionary Systems Therapy, in supporting individuals diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder. Seven patients attended 10 months of individual therapy without receiving any psychopharmacological treatment. The primary outcome was the feasibility of the intervention, while the secondary outcomes were remission from the diagnosis and reliable changes in personality pathology and paranoid ideation. All recruited patients completed the intervention and did not report any adverse events. Six out of seven patients experienced remission from the diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder. All participants showed reliable changes in personality pathology and paranoid ideation, which were maintained at the 1-month follow-up. Further research is needed to confirm these encouraging results.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 1","pages":"61-80"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140289597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultural considerations for substance use and substance use disorders among Black men.","authors":"Alexandria G Bauer, Jahnayah Bellot, Carolyn Bazan, Ayanna Gilmore, Kaan Kideys, Allyson Cameron","doi":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.108","DOIUrl":"10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are complex cultural considerations for understanding, assessing, and treating substance use disorders (SUD) among Black men, from the initiation of substance use through SUD-related outcomes. This narrative review provides insight into some of these factors, including the individual, interpersonal, and community-level risk and protective factors (e.g., family and social roles, religiosity, racism and discrimination, exposure to trauma and adversity) underlying relative risk for substance use and disparities in SUD-related outcomes. This article also highlights the ways that public attitudes and policies related to substance use have contributed to ongoing inequities in SUD treatment access for Black men. Recommendations for clinical research and practice include increasing focus on measurement equivalence, creating pathways for access to community-based and specialty treatment, and providing services that are culturally affirming, relevant, and appropriate. Comprehensive efforts are needed to reduce SUD-related inequities and promote positive well-being among Black men and their communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":51683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic","volume":"88 2","pages":"108-127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}