Recently, researchers have started to measure the working alliance repeatedly across sessions of psychotherapy, relating the working alliance to symptom change session by session. Responding to questionnaires after each session can become tedious, leading to careless responses and/or increasing levels of missing data. Therefore, assessment with the briefest possible instrument is desirable. Bec...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to validate the Modified Brief Fatigue Inventory (MBFI). This is the first instrument designed to measure intensity and frequency of fatigue specifically in head and neck cancer patients, potentially allowing objective measurement in addressing this common symptom in a concise yet thorough fashion. STUDY DESIGN Survey validation. SETTING Academic tertiary ...

OF THESIS THE UTILITY OF THE STRUCTURED INVENTORY OF MALINGERED SYMPTOMATOLOGY AS A SCREEN FOR THE FEIGNING OF NEUROCOGNITIVE DEFICIT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN A CIVIL FORENSIC SAMPLE Detection of malingering is a significant concern in forensic psychological assessments. The best-validated tests currently available are time-intensive for both test-takers and mental health professionals. Thus, wel...

BACKGROUND Families of critical care patients experience high levels of emotional distress. Access to information about patients' medical conditions and quality relationships with healthcare staff are high-priority needs for these families. OBJECTIVES To assess satisfaction with needs met, signs and symptoms of acute stress disorder, interpersonal perception of healthcare staff, level of opti...

In the current study we investigated the effect of a brief personalised feedback intervention (BPI), compared to an active control intervention, on outcome measures of (i) alcohol consumption (ii) frequency of binge drinking and (iii) readiness to change (RTC). A sample of 103 college students (mean age=23.85) who consumed alcohol regularly provided baseline measures of drinking behaviour and r...

BACKGROUND In a study by Wagner et al., the CDC Symptom Inventory was validated in a population selected from the inhabitants of a city in the USA, and proofed reliable for the assessment of the accompanying symptoms of CFS. The Dutch translation of the CDC Symptom Inventory is compared to the original and the psychometric properties are presented for patients in a tertiary care setting. METH...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of long-term fatigue, anxiety, depression and social support, and the relationships among these symptoms in postoperative patients with breast cancer. METHODS A total of 180 postoperative patients with breast cancer meeting criterion were recruited in this cross-sectional study. The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (H...

Background & Aims of the Study: Fatigue is one of the most important issues relating with safety and other aspects of human life. To understand fatigue and its relative factors and causes, there is a need to useful instruments, such as self-reported scales. The purpose of this study is to identify and present useful self-reported scales to measure fatigue. Materials & Methods: Data were extrac...

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is the most common behavioral problem during childhood and in school-aged children. various projection drawings have been designed for assessing children's personality and psychological disorders including the tests of draw a person (dap) and draw a family (daf). we aimed to compare the differences between typically developing children and childre...

Trait anger is the strong predictor of various psychological symptoms like anxiety, depression, and hostility. Explaining how why this relationship occurs crucial to come up with more effective prevention intervention strategies in field. To end, current study aimed reveal mediating effect early maladaptive schemas, which basic concept schema therapy, on relations trait symptoms. Data was colle...