This study tested the psychological benefits of a 14-day preregistered clinical intervention to increase fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in 171 low-FV-consuming young adults (67% female, aged 18-25). Participants were randomly assigned into a diet-as-usual control condition, an ecological momentary intervention (EMI) condition involving text message reminders to increase their FV consumpti...

A wealth of research and experience after 9/11 has led to the development of evidence-based and evidence-informed guidelines and strategies to support the design and implementation of public mental health programs after terrorism and disaster. This article reviews advances that have been made in a variety of areas, including development of improved metrics and methodologies for conducting needs...

The psychological preparation in handball should assist players to achieve maximum level of readiness for the competition and for a successful training session. In this essay, though employing a hypothetical example, I will try to demonstrate how to influence the game of a player positively through psychological intervention. For this purpose, I chose the establishment of the goal as the psycho...

Underestimate Psychological Impact of Diet Intervention To the Editor: We read with interest the paper by Salaycik et al,1 in which depressive symptoms are an independent risk factor for incident stroke/TIA in individuals younger than age 65 years. According to NCEP ATP III,2 changes in eating patterns are still central to the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk....