Franklin, C Laurel Raines, Amanda M Walton, Jessica L Chambliss, Jessica L Maieritsch, Kelly P
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Although the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often criticized for including symptoms that overlap with one another, only one study has explored the impact of symptom reporting. Using a clinician-rated interview for PTSD (N = 558), the current study examined overlap between PTSD criteria D1, D2, and D3 ("target D symptoms") and ...
Benavides, Caridad Brucato, Gary Kimhy, David
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Individuals with psychotic symptoms often report low global self-esteem (GSE). However, it remains unclear whether the low GSE is linked to the presence of psychotic symptoms or it is present before the onset of psychosis. In addition, the specific subdomains of GSE in these populations are unknown. To address this question, we conducted a cross-se...
Adler, Gilad Shahar, Ben Dolev, Tohar Zilcha-Mano, Sigal
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
The study focuses on the alliance of 12 patients receiving emotion-focused therapy for social anxiety. Anxiety symptoms and patient perception of the working alliance were examined weekly. The first eight sessions of each patient were coded for within- and between-sessions alliance levels (1008 segments were coded). At the sample level, the allianc...
Schildkrout, Barbara
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
The diagnostic process is a highly complex, problem-solving enterprise. Yet, traditional case reports have not focused directly on this endeavor. Physicians could use the case format to present actual experiences of getting to a diagnosis. This approach would allow for modeling of nonjudgmental, self-reflective practices and also provide informatio...
Pahwa, Rohini Kriegel, Liat
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
As different facets of community integration as well as psychological and social integration are important dimensions of recovery for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). The primary aim of the study was to explore psychological integration for individuals with SMI into the mental health and mainstream (i.e., non-mental health) communitie...
Bedwell, Jeffrey S Bohil, Corey J Neider, Mark B Gramlich, Michael A Neer, Sandra M OʼDonnell, John P Beidel, Deborah C
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
There is a need for a better understanding of underlying pathology in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to develop more effective treatments. The late positive potential (LPP) amplitude from electroencephalogram has been used to assess individual differences in emotional reactivity. There is evidence that olfaction is particularly important in e...
Laverdière, Olivier Beaulieu-Tremblay, Thalie Descôteaux, Jean Simard, Valérie
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Countertransference (CT) is usually conceptualized as emerging in the course of psychotherapy. This study explores whether CT manifests itself in the context of assessment and if the modality of exposure to participants (interviewer and observer) affects the intensity and nature of CT. Evaluators either led (direct exposure) or observed (indirect e...
Rush, A John Ibrahim, Hisham M
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-V), criterion symptom listings are frequently used in clinical practice as checklists to make diagnoses. However, most DSM-V conditions are, in fact, syndromes, that is, collections of signs and symptoms that commonly occur together in the clinic. This report discusses the ...
Barnett, Brian S Siu, Willie O Pope, Harrison G Jr
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Recent years have seen renewed interest and research about the use of hallucinogens as possible agents in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. However, we are unaware of studies assessing the current attitudes of American psychiatrists regarding hallucinogens. Therefore, we e-mailed surveys to 1000 members of the American Psychiatric Association...
Santos, Maria M Kopelowicz, Alex López, Steven R
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease
This study examined the views about the future of persons with schizophrenia and their caregivers to understand what is at stake in engaging in recovery. The views of 60 Mexican-origin consumer-caregiver dyads were coded by three independent raters using a recovery literature-based coding system of recovery components: social relations, caregiving ...
