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College student veterans may experience a variety of challenges as they transition from military life to student life, including adjusting to the academic environment, coping with mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety, ...
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), cognitive-behavioral stress reduction (CBSR), and somatic relaxation are all effective therapies for psychosocial stress. Exercise also reduces stress and improves mental health (SOR B, based on...
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between personality traits and longevity. METHODS: Using the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey, personality traits were assessed in 2359 participants (38% women; age = 17 to 98 years, mean = 50...
Romantic love and intimacy are critical for emerging adults to explore self-identity. Relationship efficacy is a cognitive process related to conflict management that plays an important role in romantic relationship development and...
The purpose of the present study is to examine the utility of the Systematic Observation of Red Flags (SORF; Dow et al., 2016) as a level two screener for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in toddlers when applied to a naturalistic video...
BACKGROUND: This study explores relationships between chronic inflammation and quality of life, making a case for biopsychosocial modeling of these associations. It builds on research from social and clinical disciplines connecting...
One in five youth suffer from mental illness, and even more experience subclinical symptoms, yet this pathologic focus ignores factors of mental health that contribute to flourishing. The vast majority of research on emotional...
The present research reports 2 studies that examine the relation between nonpathological trait dissociation and the subjective affect, motivation, and phenomenology of self-defining memories. In Study 1 (N=293), participants retrieved...
Personality traits contribute to health outcomes, in part through their association with major controllable risk factors, such as obesity. Body weight, in turn, reflects our behaviors and lifestyle and contributes to the way we perceive...
The tendency to seek stimulating activities and intense sensations define excitement-seeking, a personality trait akin to some aspects of sensation-seeking. This trait is a central feature of extraversion and is a component of the...
The relationship between major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) remains controversial. Previous research has reported differences and similarities in risk factors for MDD and BD, such as predisposing personality traits...
Perfectionism and Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: Thwarted Belongingness and Perceived Burdensomeness as Mediators of Multidimensional Perfectionism and Suicide Ideation
The current study was conducted to investigate the associations among multidimensional perfectionism, suicidal ideation, and the interpersonal theory of suicide. The author's primary purpose was to focus on the mediating effects of the...
Emerging adulthood is a time of great vulnerability for psychological well-being, as during this time, individuals are facing numerous challenges stemming from societal demands in this transitional period. Most notably, emerging adults...
The Limits of Evidence Based Medicine and Its Application to Mental Health Evidence-Based Practice. (Part Two): Assertive Community Treatment assertively reviewed
This article is the second of two published in EHPP, the first appeared in the current spring 2013 volume. The first article argued the very serious limitations of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and its very popular mental health offshoot...
Until recently, awareness of the sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus (HPV)—the virus that causes cervical cancer—was relatively low. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with HPV knowledge now that...
In two studies, the present research tested the phenomenology and content of autobiographical memory as distinct mediators between attachment avoidance and anxiety and depressive symptoms. In Study 1, participants (N = 454) completed...
This literature review analyzed studies that used the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to predict fruit and vegetable intake, a preventative health behavior. The TPB consists of four psychosocial constructs (attitudes, subjective norms, ...
Weight discrimination is prevalent in American society. Although associated consistently with psychological and economic outcomes, less is known about whether weight discrimination is associated with longitudinal changes in obesity. The...
The objective of this study was to gain knowledge as to the impact of the use of light, materiality, and access to nature in reducing stress in hotel lobbies. This topic rose to importance with the rise of the pandemic of 2020 as safety...
Human longevity and personality traits are both heritable and are consistently linked at the phenotypic level. We test the hypothesis that candidate genes influencing longevity in lower organisms are associated with variance in the five...
In the Western world, since at least the 15th century, state-sanctioned force has been employed to control those who disturb others by their violent or existentially destabilizing behaviors such as threatening or inflicting self-harm....
Focusing on the period from approximately 1800-1865, this thesis uses a historical conceptualist perspective to examine how psychiatric history intersects with the lived experience of slaves in the antebellum south. Unlike previous works...
A chronically elevated white blood cell (WBC) count is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. The present research tests whether facets of impulsivity-impulsiveness, excitement-seeking, self-discipline, and deliberation-are...
This dissertation seeks to increase understanding about why older African Americans have equal or lower rates of mental illness than whites; despite the general tendency that disadvantaged individuals have worse mental health than...
This study sought to determine the effectiveness of portrait drawing as an art therapy intervention for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a way to improve communication and social skills as well as increase an understanding...
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has paralleled the sharp increase in obesity. Given its tremendous physical, emotional, and financial burden, it is of critical importance to identify who is most at risk and the potential points of...
The current study examines P300 amplitude reduction (P3-AR) found in those who exhibit externalizing and depression in response to target stimuli in a computer based novelty task. The method employed to examine this was advanced time...
The present qualitative study explored college student responses to personal clay use or mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) twice a week for stress reduction. Participants were recruited from a larger art therapy study, in which the...
What accounts for the stark changes in emotion, cognition, and behavior in women during the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle? I hypothesize that, in addition to the effects of hormones, a lack of self-control may account for...
The purpose of this study is to qualitatively explore the art therapist's perspective of working with victims of disaster and implications of art therapy after a disaster experience. Empirical research in disaster relief is limited, ...
AIMS: This article provides a brief review of recent cross-cultural research on personality traits at both individual and culture levels, highlighting the relevance of recent findings for psychiatry. METHOD: In most cultures around the...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of isolated and confined spacecraft environments on astronauts' psychological well-being with the aim to develop innovative strategies to mitigate senses of stress and anxiety in...
BACKGROUND: Personality traits are considered risk factors for drug use, and, in turn, the psychoactive substances impact individuals' traits. Furthermore, there is increasing interest in developing treatment approaches that match an...
Quantitative and Qualitative Research of Music Therapy Interventions with Adult Mental Health Populations: A Descriptive Analysis to Guide Future Research and Clinical Practice
As the need for psychosocial interventions in mental healthcare in the United States continues to be a relevant issue, music therapists can provide music interventions to address a variety of mental health objectives. The American Music...
Nicotine use during adolescence is associated with the development of many debilitating pathologies in adulthood such as anxiety and depression. Adolescence is a time of many social pressures and biological changes occurring within the...
In a community-dwelling sample (N = 4, 790; age range 14-94), we examined whether personality traits prospectively predicted performance on a verbal fluency task. Open, extraverted, and emotionally stable participants had better verbal...
Postpartum depression affects up to 15% of women, is highly disabling, but under-addressed in obstetrics settings. The objectives of this study were to examine the characteristics of women seeking obstetrical services in a health system...
The objective of this research is to elicit and analyze the use of visual response created by art therapists and its implications for their resiliency. As part of the mental health community, art therapists are exposed to trauma...
Is madness medical disease, problems in living, or social labeling of deviance? Does the word merely refer to behavior peculiar enough to be disturbing? Are the mad mad because of mental, physical, or environmental vulnerabilities? No...
BACKGROUND: Mood disorders in old age increase the risk of morbidity and mortality for individuals and healthcare costs for society. Trait Neuroticism, a strong risk factor for such disorders into old age, shares common genetic variance...
A large body of evidence links antagonism-related traits with cardiovascular outcomes, but less is known about how psychological traits are associated with intermediate markers of cardiovascular disease. Using a large, community-based...
College students (N=3, 435) in 26 cultures reported their perceptions of age-related changes in physical, cognitive, and socioemotional areas of functioning and rated societal views of aging within their culture. There was widespread...
OBJECTIVES: Few prospective studies have examined personality and depression in older adults. The authors investigated whether the Five-Factor Model of personality traits-Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, ...
This research study sought to test the effectiveness of using art therapy, specifically altered book-making, to decrease traumatic grief symptoms in children and adolescents. The study hypothesized that altered book-making with children...
While existing research suggests that caregivers contribute to the onset and maintenance of adolescent substance use, research also posits that caregivers are negatively affected by adolescent substance use. However, caregivers'...
This exploratory study will identify elements of the interior environment of behavioral healthcare facilities that impact patient sense of control from the perspective of their caregivers and healthcare designers and how that impacts...
BACKGROUND: Independent of temporal circumstances, some individuals have greater susceptibility to depressive affects, such as feelings of guilt, sadness, hopelessness, and loneliness. Identifying the genetic variants that contribute to...
The experience of divorce can be a complex and challenging experience, particularly for families with minor children. Divorce intrinsically facilitates several related transitions that can include changes in financial circumstances, ...
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