The goal of this research was to identify the most characteristic psychopathological symptomatology and type aggression (expressive instrumental) in individuals who presented a higher risk violence sample offenders. consisted 285 incarcerated males aged 20 67 years (M= 34.73, SD= 10.34) it divided into three groups according (high, moderate, low). instruments used were Symptom Checklist-90-R (S...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), adapted to meet the unique needs of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI), and modified for both group and telephone delivery. DESIGN Matched-controlled trial, with multiple measurements across participants, including pretreatment baseline assessment plus posttreatment and 1-month follow-up. SETTING Outpatient co...

The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) is one of a number of recently developed instruments designed to identify persons exaggerating and/or fabricating psychiatric and cognitive symptomatology. Preliminary analog research indicated that the SIMS showed some promise as a screening device for identifying malingerers. This study examined the utility of the SIMS for identifyi...

This study examined the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on health-related quality of life and physical and psychological symptomatology in a heterogeneous patient population. Patients (n=136) participated in an 8-week MBSR program and were required to practice 20 min of meditation daily. Pre- and post-intervention data were collected by using the Short-Form Health Survey (S...

Antecedentes: Los estudiantes en la universidad tienen que adaptarse a un nuevo contexto de aprendizaje y están bajo una mayor presión académica. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar salud mental, el estado afectivo las emociones Ciencias Salud Sociales mediante transversal. Método: Muestra 693 primero cuarto año matriculados diferentes Grados Sociales. Usamos instrumento lista síntomas (SCL-90-...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the association of oxytocin with trait and state psychological factors in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS OXT and psychological variables were analyzed from 86 controlled diabetic patients (glycosylated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) < 7%) from 45 uncontrolled diabetic patients (HbA1c ≥ 7). Psychological characteristics were assessed with the Eys...

Malingered psychopathology has the potential to be a costly social problem and there is a need for studies that compare the malingering detection capabilities of tests of psychopathology. This study investigated the capacity of two measures to detect simulated psychopathology. Forty-one first-year psychology students were randomly allocated to experimental groups that included malingering and c...

BACKGROUND Early detection of psychosis is an important issue in current research. Early intervention helps to improve the outcome of the disorder. Therefore, a comprehensive examination in large populations, necessary as it might be, is economically almost not feasible. A screening via self-report is more practicable as it helps focus on individuals with high symptom loads. AIM To examine as...

OBJECTIVE This study is to assess the efficacy of short-term group psychotherapy rooted in depth psychology for Bundeswehr soldiers suffering from depressive, neurotic, stress, or personality disorders. METHOD 103 participants in the in-patient, closed group setting were evaluated prospectively and compared with a non-randomized waitlisted control group. RESULTS In all relevant SCL-90-R (Sy...