Sentences with phrase «studied psychological disorders»

The attorneys in his firm have studied psychological disorders and child development issues and have experience handling cases where psychological issues are at play.

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Twenge and Campbell are drawing here on research from the so - called positive psychology movement, which recently has attempted to shift the focus of psychological research away from disease and disorder to a study of the character strengths that make for happiness and human flourishing.

• Another study not only recorded more depressive symptoms among men whose partners were depressed but also more aggression and non specific psychological impairment, as well as higher rates of depressive disorder, non specific psychological problems and problem fatigue.

Dennis Miller, associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts & Science and an investigator with the Bond Life Sciences Center, and researchers in the Center for Translational Neuroscience at MU, study therapies for drug addiction and neurodegenerative disorders.

In this study, researchers performed magnetic resonance imaging on 106 boys between the ages of 10 to 19 who were seeking treatment for Internet gaming disorder, a psychological condition that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM - 5) says warrants further research.

In the new study, scientists found owls had higher rates of diabetes, psychological disorders and neurological disorders?

«PTSD really can be characterized as a disorder of memory,» says McGill University psychologist Alain Brunet, who studies and treats psychological trauma.

The study indicates that brain networks supporting basic psychological functions such as attention do not communicate appropriately in young individuals at genetic risk for illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Psychological factors clearly play a role in some disorders, but recent studies reveal other culprits.

According to Dr. Raül Andero Galí, lead researcher in this study, «Once we discovered the relationship between the Ppm1f gene and different psychological disorders after exposure to traumatic stress, we wanted to find an effective drug to prevent these changes and its negative consequences on the brain.»

Led by Alexandra Corning, research associate professor of psychology and director of Notre Dame's Body Image and Eating Disorder Lab, the study was presented recently at the Midwestern Psychological Association annual conference.

Further studies are also needed to explore whether awareness (explicit or implicit) may lead to long term adverse psychological outcomes including post-traumatic stress disorder.

A new study points to rare gene duplications and deletions that are believed to play a significant role in the psychological disorder

One study done in 2015 by Pam Ramsden, who studies psychological resiliency at the University of Bradford in England, found that 22 percent of subjects experienced some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (such as jitteriness or the belief that the world is extremely dangerous) after viewing violent news images on social media — and symptoms worsened with increased exposure.

Female veterans who were sexually assaulted are also more prone to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than other women who experienced combat, and are significantly less likely than other PTSD sufferers to seek help, according to studies appearing in a special issue of the journal Psychological Services.

Involving tangled interactions of biological, psychological and social factors, such complex disorders have long been considered forlorn «outsiders» in the realm of scientific and medical study.

Studies have shown that most gut disorders are neurologically derived and vice versa, says the American Psychological Association.

This study opens the door to the possibility that eating disorders may have an immune component at their root driving the psychological disorder.

Key elements of service programs (such as positive relationships with adults, opportunities to develop social competence, and involvement in a local community) are cited as powerful protective factors for young people and recent Australian studies have demonstrated a correlation between service activity and reduced rates of depression, isolation, mental disorders, psychological stress and (in some cases) even physical health conditions (Berry, 2007).

The World Health Organization study of psychological disorders in general health care offered the opportunity to investigate the factor structure of both GHQ versions in 15 different centres.

This study examined self - reported child attachment quality alongside caregivers» report of their own psychological distress, parenting stress and attachment style, amongst 24 children with high - functioning autism or Asperger's disorder (ASD; aged 7 — 14 years) and 24 typically developing children (aged 7 — 12 years), and their primary caregiver.

Third, we used a self - report instrument to assess psychological distress instead of a standardized clinical interview; therefore, the prevalence estimated in the current study can not be assumed to represent a diagnosis of psychiatric disorder.

Obesity researchers who included measures of binge eating in studies on obesity treatment concluded that BWL was effective and that there was no need for specialty therapies.12, 13 Limitations of these studies included small sample sizes, lack of longer - term follow - up, and self - report measures of binge eating rather than the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) semi-structured interview.14 Potential advantages of BWL are that it results in clinically significant short - term weight loss and can be implemented by a wider range of health professionals than a specialty psychological therapy.

In fact, a better understanding of the possible interaction between these multidimensional aspects associated with fatigue can potentially assist clinicians in determining better therapeutic programmes for individuals with MS. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to further determine the mediating effects of depression on the association between health - related quality of life and fatigue in individuals with MS.. Since depression is the psychological disorder not intrinsically provoked by the disease, most commonly experienced by individuals with MS, 11 12 we hypothesised that the relationships between health - related qualify of life and the MS - associated fatigue would be mediated by depressive symptoms.

The present study investigated links between emotional experience, schematic belief systems, and psychological themes associated with eating disorders.

Eligible studies were randomised trials comparing cognitive therapy with another psychological treatment for people with a major depressive or dysthymic disorder.

The relationship between psychological functioning, family communication, and parenting of the child with autistic disorder were studied by Montes and Halterman [52], a total of 772 parents of children with autism, who were 4 to 17 years of age, were interviewed.

There are well - documented associations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intimate relationship problems, including relationship distress and aggression, 1 and studies demonstrate that the presence of PTSD symptoms in one partner is associated with caregiver burden and psychological distress in the other partner.2 Although currently available individual psychotherapies for PTSD produce overall improvements in psychosocial functioning, these improvements are not specifically found in intimate relationship functioning.3 Moreover, it has been shown that even when patients receive state - of - the - art individual psychotherapy for the disorder, negative interpersonal relations predict worse treatment outcomes.4, 5

Although the exact rates of disorder and dysfunction tend to vary across studies and frequently reaches 40 % to 50 % prevalence, there is nevertheless consensus across studies investigating PTSD and other psychological problems, which show these rates to be much higher in refugee than non-refugee populations (Hodes, 2001)-RRB-.

In those publications, a blend of psychological techniques was applied, with particular emphasis on hypnosis.19 20 24 25 In fact, there is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of hypnosis as an empirically supported clinical intervention in managing symptoms such as pain, 26 — 35 and also in promoting psychological well - being across a variety of illnesses and disorders.36 — 43 Among PWH, studies have shown that hypnosis can contribute to control pain and to reduce frequency and severity of bleedings and factor consumption.19 20 24 Concurrently, by promoting better disease management, hypnosis can contribute to better coping and less distress.24

Contrary to the meta - analyses of Crits - Christoph5 andAnderson and Lambert, 7 studies of IPT werenot included (eg, Elkin et al30 and Wilfleyet al31), because the relation of IPT to STPPis controversial, and empirical results suggest that IPT is very close toCBT.9 Thus, this review includes only studiesfor which there is a general agreement that they represent models of STPP.As it is questionable to aggregate the results of very different outcome measuresthat refer to different areas of psychological functioning, we assessed theefficacy of STPP separately for target symptoms, general psychiatric symptoms (ie, comorbid symptoms), and social functioning.32 Thisprocedure is analogous to the meta - analysis of Crits - Christoph.5 Asoutcome measures of target problems, we included patient ratings of targetproblems and measures referring to the symptoms that are specific to the patientgroup under study, eg, measures of anxiety for studies investigating treatmentsof anxiety disorders.33 For the efficacy ofSTPP in general psychiatric symptoms, broad measures of psychiatric symptomssuch as the Symptom Checklist - 90 and specific measures that do not refer specificallyto the disorder under study were included; eg, the Beck Depression Inventoryapplied in patients with personality disorders.34, 35 Forthe assessment of social functioning, the Social Adjustment Scale and similarmeasures were included.36

Patients had to fulfil the following criteria: a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective psychosis, or delusional disorder according to criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition, revised11; no evidence of organic brain disease; substance abuse not identified as the primary problem; age between 18 and 65 years; presence of persistent hallucinations or delusions, or both, for a minimum of 6 months and at least 1 month of stabilisation if they had experienced an exacerbation during this period; stable medication; no psychological or family intervention; their responsible medical officer had given permission for them to enter the study; no serious threat of violence towards the assessors; and they had given informed consent to participate.

As a study of the development of psychological disorders, it provides a framework for both normal and abnormal development.

I believe that these three studies add an interesting perspective that considers addictive behaviors such a smoking, alcohol consumption, and gambling, and their connection with psychological disorders in twin studies.

Developmental psychopathology is the study of human development with an emphasis on the evolution of psychological disorders and how they affect behavior at different stages over a lifespan.

Moore and Kuipers (1999) conducted a similar study using a qualified health care professional with knowledge about expressed emotion and training to specifically work with those who have psychological disorders.

The results of this study also touched upon the idea that it does not matter how much training and knowledge one has on the topic of the psychological disorder itself, expressed emotion, or ways to prevent it, because expressed emotion may be an inevitable outcome in any relationship with a patient.

Future studies could definitely address methods of coping with stress and psychological disorders to increase the effectiveness of the immune system.

The above studies support the idea that when looking into the issue of high expressed emotion and its correlation with relapse of psychological disorders one needs to not only consider family dynamics but also social and economic factors to see what would be within the acceptable norms for the patient to be interacting with on a daily basis.

Our diversity in fields of study and experience allows our clinicians to treat individuals, couples, families, and children that may be experiencing a broad spectrum of psychological disorders and family issues.

Many trials used volunteers or people selected by referrers as willing to take part in parenting projects, thus excluding many disorganised, unmotivated, or disadvantaged families, who have the most antisocial children.2 A review of meta - analyses of published trials of psychological treatments for childhood disorders found that in university settings the effect size was large, from 0.71 to 0.84 SD.12 In contrast, a review of six studies of outcome in regular service clinics since 1950 showed no significant effects, 12 and a large trial offering unrestricted access to outpatient services found no improvement.13 Reasons suggested for the poor outcome in clinic cases include that they have more severe problems, come from more distressed families, and receive less empirically supported interventions from staff with heavier caseloads.

As part of my law practice I am fairly heavily invested in the study of psychological issues in divorce, including issues such as personality disorders and the pathology of parental alienation.

His most recent books are Study Less, Learn More: The Complete Guide for Busy Students and Transcending the Personality Disordered Parent: Psychological and Spiritual Tactics (co-authored with Randy Sansone, MD).

A major Swedish study published in The Lancet in 2003 found that Swedish children raised in non-intact households were twice as likely as children raised in intact families to suffer from psychological disorders, suicide attempts, substance abuse, and other disorders.

The mean relapse rate is 50 % at one year and over 70 % at four years.1 A recent prospective twelve year follow - up study showed that individuals with bipolar disorder were symptomatic for 47 % of the time.2 This poor outcome in naturalistic settings suggests an efficacy effectiveness gap for mood stabilisers that has resulted in a re-assessment of the role of adjunctive psychological therapies in bipolar disorder.3 Recent randomised controlled trials show that the combination of pharmacotherapy and about 20 — 25 sessions of an evidence - based manualised therapy such as individual cognitive behaviour therapy4 or family focused therapy5 may reduce relapse rates in comparison to a control intervention (mainly treatment as usual) in currently euthymic people with bipolar disorder.

In cross-sectional studies, associations between GL and GI and psychological disorders have also been identified, though the direction of association has not always been consistent.

His special expertise in medical and psychological management of mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive - compulsive disorders, marital problems as well as substance dependence problems has manifested in 60 research studies published in a wide range of local and international journals.

The effects on internalizing disorders for the full sample, and on academic performance of children whose mothers had low psychological resources, are more likely to be valid since similar effects were found in the Denver trial (study 3, below).

For this reason, we argue that it is important to consider the inertias for decreased and increased affect separately, especially when studying relationships with psychological disorders or personality traits.

Wilfrid von Boch - Galhau, M. D., is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist i. R., Würzburg, Germany, formerly a member of the interdisciplinary working group «Beratung bei Trennung und Scheidung «[Counselling during separation and divorce], Würzburg, Germany, co-organiser of the 2002 international Parental Alienation Syndrome conference, Frankfurt / Main, Germany, member of the international Parental Alienation Study Group since it beginning; co-editor of Das Parental Alienation Syndrom: Eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung für scheidungsbegleitende Berufe (The parental alienation Syndrome: An Interdisciplinary Challenge for Professionals Involved with Divorce), and author of Parental Alienation and parental Alienation / Disorder: A Serious Form of Psychological Abuse.