Most recent papers:

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  Clinical Psychology. September 10, 2018
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  September 10, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12212   open full text
• LEAPing ahead in clinical training.
  Philip C. Kendall, Margaret E. Crane, Katherine E. Phillips.
  Clinical Psychology. July 31, 2018
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  July 31, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12261   open full text
• Proposing a mechanistic model of clinician training and consultation.
  Bryce D. McLeod, Julia R. Cox, Amanda Jensen‐Doss, Amy Herschell, Jill Ehrenreich‐May, Jeffrey J. Wood.
  Clinical Psychology. July 29, 2018
  --- - |2 Abstract To make evidence‐based treatments deliverable, effective, and scalable in community settings, it is critical to develop a workforce that can deliver evidence‐based treatments as designed with skill. However, the science and practice of clinician training and consultation lag behind other areas of implementation science. In this paper, we present the Longitudinal Education for Advancing Practice (LEAP) model designed to help span this gap. The LEAP model is a mechanistic model of clinician training and consultation that details how training inputs, training and consultation strategies, and mechanisms of learning influence training outcomes. We first describe the LEAP model and then discuss how key implications of the model can be used to develop effective training and consultation strategies. - 'Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Volume 25, Issue 3, September 2018.
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  July 29, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12260   open full text
• A psychological model of the use of psychological intervention science: Seven rules for making a difference.
  Steven C. Hayes, Stefan G. Hofmann.
  Clinical Psychology. July 29, 2018
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  July 29, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12259   open full text
• Uptake of mindfulness‐based interventions: A phenomenon of wealthy white western women?
  Linda E. Carlson.
  Clinical Psychology. July 29, 2018
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  July 29, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12258   open full text
• Anxiety sensitivity increases risk for chronic medical conditions via fear amplification and shared vulnerability.
  Gordon J. G. Asmundson.
  Clinical Psychology. July 23, 2018
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  July 23, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12257   open full text
• Empirically supported treatments for the population, by the population: Commentary on Strosahl and Robinson.
  Risa B. Weisberg.
  Clinical Psychology. July 19, 2018
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  July 19, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12256   open full text
• Playing dissemination and implementation limbo—How low can we go?: A commentary on Strosahl and Robinson (2018).
  Emily M. Becker‐Haimes, Rinad S. Beidas.
  Clinical Psychology. July 19, 2018
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  July 19, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12255   open full text
• Dissemination before evidence? What are the driving forces behind the dissemination of mindfulness‐based interventions?
  Johannes Michalak, Thomas Heidenreich.
  Clinical Psychology. July 11, 2018
  --- - |2 Abstract During the past decades, there has been a rapidly growing interest in mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs). Although a number of clinical trials on MBIs have been conducted, the evidence base for MBIs is still limited. Nevertheless, a rapid dissemination of MBIs has taken place and it can be argued that, in the case of MBIs, dissemination came before evidence. We contend that, in addition to empirical arguments, a complex mixture of historical, social, and psychological factors has fueled the acceptance of MBIs. In particular, (a) historical developments of Buddhism, (b) characteristics of the current zeitgeist, (c) the specific role of spirituality in MBIs, and (d) aspects of the health‐care system have promoted the dissemination of MBIs. - 'Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Volume 25, Issue 3, September 2018.
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  July 11, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12254   open full text
• Anxiety sensitivity, health behaviors, and the prevention and treatment of medical illness.
  Michael W. Otto, Jasper A. J. Smits.
  Clinical Psychology. July 11, 2018
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  July 11, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12253   open full text
• How does anxiety sensitivity increase risk of chronic medical conditions?
  Arielle Horenstein, Carrie M. Potter, Richard G. Heimberg.
  Clinical Psychology. June 27, 2018
  --- - |2 Abstract Anxiety sensitivity (AS; fear of anxiety‐related symptoms) is an established transdiagnostic risk factor for psychiatric disorders and is related to a variety of chronic medical conditions. However, AS has not been established as a risk factor for chronic medical conditions. In this study, we review studies on AS and chronic medical conditions (and symptoms/behaviors related to chronic medical conditions) and propose four pathways through which AS may increase risk of chronic medical conditions: (a) increasing fear of medical condition‐specific symptoms, (b) perpetuating avoidance of healthy activities, (c) promoting engagement in unhealthy behaviors, and (d) increasing risk of detrimental pathophysiological and pathomechanical alterations. We also discuss the potential utility of using AS reduction interventions as a means of reducing risk of chronic medical conditions. - 'Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Volume 25, Issue 3, September 2018.
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  June 27, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12248   open full text
• Adapting empirically supported treatments in the era of integrated care: A roadmap for success.
  Kirk D. Strosahl, Patricia J. Robinson.
  Clinical Psychology. June 27, 2018
  --- - |2 Abstract The emerging era of integrated care represents a major opportunity for clinical psychology to migrate empirically supported treatments (ESTs) into the mainstream of public health. To succeed will require us to modify current ESTs to make them brief, cost‐effective, patient‐centered and acceptable to and easily learned by both the mental health and health‐care professionals that will deliver them. Changes to the recently modified standards for designating ESTs are proposed that will facilitate adoption of a population health model of treatment development and testing, designed to promote rapid dissemination of empirically supported interventions that are a “good fit” for integrated settings. Defining characteristics of the “new look” for ESTs are examined. - 'Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Volume 25, Issue 3, September 2018.
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  June 27, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12246   open full text
• I don't know where we're going, but I sure know where we've been: Continuing the journey of empirically supported treatments in primary care.
  Alan L. Peterson.
  Clinical Psychology. June 27, 2018
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  June 27, 2018   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12245   open full text
• From the Cradle to the Grave: The Effect of Adverse Caregiving Environments on Attachment and Relationships Throughout the Lifespan.
  Colleen Doyle, Dante Cicchetti.
  Clinical Psychology. April 11, 2017
  This article reviews research examining the effects of adverse early caregiving on relationships throughout the lifespan. Central attachment constructs are summarized and integrated into a review of research on the long‐term effects of institutional rearing and child maltreatment. Findings are interpreted within the organizational perspective on development, which conceptualizes attachment as a stage‐salient task of infancy that influences the reorganization of adaptive/maladaptive functioning around subsequent stage‐salient tasks. Children who experience adverse early caregiving are more likely to exhibit aberrant attachment behaviors, deficits in social‐emotional competencies, and persisting difficulties in social functioning and relationship outcomes. Disorganized attachment behavior stemming from adverse early caregiving has been a major focus of this work. Intervention efforts that target mental representations related to attachment relationships can facilitate improved social functioning. Clinical implications of this work are discussed.

  April 11, 2017   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12192   open full text
• Behavioral Activation for Major Depression in Adolescents: Results From a Pilot Study.
  Lorie A. Ritschel, Cynthia L. Ramirez, John L. Cooley, W. Edward Craighead.
  Clinical Psychology. March 24, 2016
  This study evaluated the treatment effects of Behavioral Activation (BA) on adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD). A total of 28 adolescents (M age = 15.43) participated in this 18‐week study. Semi‐structured diagnostic interviews were used to determine depression status. Multiple informant methods (participants, parents, therapists, independent assessors) evaluated clinical change. Assessments were conducted at baseline, midpoint, end of treatment, and 3‐ and 6‐month follow‐ups. Results suggested that BA was an effective treatment for depressed adolescents. At the end of treatment, 90.9% of completers no longer met criteria for MDD, with 54.5% classified as fully remitted, 36.4% classified as responders, and only 9.1% classified as nonresponders. Follow‐up assessments indicated that treatment effects were sustained. Conclusions and future directions are discussed.

  March 24, 2016   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12140   open full text
• Assessing Adolescent Personality Disorders With the Shedler–Westen Assessment Procedure for Adolescents.
  Jared A. DeFife, Johanna C. Malone, John DiLallo, Drew Westen.
  Clinical Psychology. December 07, 2013
  This two‐part study describes the development and validation of a method for quantifying adolescent personality pathology using the latest edition of the Shedler–Westen Assessment Procedure for Adolescents (SWAP‐II‐A), an instrument designed to be used by clinically experienced observers. In Study 1, experienced psychologists and psychiatrists described a normative clinical sample of 950 North American patients. Study 2 applied the SWAP‐II‐A in a day treatment setting. Results indicated that SWAP‐II‐A personality disorder (PD) scales evidenced high internal consistency, construct validity with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.) symptoms and diagnoses, and concurrent validity with Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) ratings. Independent observers saw patients similarly, and PD assessments were significantly associated with CBCL scale scores and ward behavior.

  December 07, 2013   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12049   open full text
• Centrality of Shame Memories and Psychopathology: The Mediator Effect of Self‐Criticism.
  José Pinto‐Gouveia, Paula Castilho, Marcela Matos, Ana Xavier.
  Clinical Psychology. September 16, 2013
  Research has shown that the centrality of shame memories is related to psychopathological symptoms. However, little is known about the role of self‐criticism on this association. The current study explored a mediator model in which self‐criticism was hypothesized to mediate the relationship between centrality of shame memories and depressive symptoms, and between centrality of shame memories and paranoid beliefs. A battery of self‐report instruments measuring centrality of shame memory (CES), forms (FSCRS) and functions (FSCS) of self‐criticism, depressive symptoms (DASS‐42), and paranoid beliefs (GPS) was administered to 204 participants from the general community population. Results showed did centrality of shame memories played an important role in depressive symptoms and paranoid beliefs. Only in depression did measures of self‐criticism act as a mediator between centrality of shame and depressive symptomatology. These findings point to the distinct role that self‐criticism plays on the relationship between shame memories and depressive and paranoid symptoms, adding to current evolutionary approaches on these two psychopathological features.

  September 16, 2013   doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12044   open full text