Emotional disturbances are central to diverse psychopathologies. In this article, we argue that the functions of emotion are comparable for persons with and without psychopathology. However, impairment in one or more components of emotional processing disrupts the achievement of adaptive emotion functions. Adopting a theoretical conceptualisation of emotional processes that stresses activity in...

The onset of schizophrenia is typically preceded by a prodromal period lasting several years during which sub-threshold symptoms may be identified retrospectively. Clinical interviews are currently used to identify individuals who have an ultra-high risk (UHR) of developing a psychotic illness with a view to provision of interventions that prevent, delay or reduce severity of future mental heal...

In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle argued that emotions are adaptive when they are about the right things, are expressed in the right way, arise at the right time, and last the right amount of time. By contrast, emotions are maladaptive when they are about the wrong things, are expressed in the wrong way, arise at the wrong time, or are the wrong duration. This analysis led Aristotle to recom...

Aims and method The recent upsurge of cyberbullying is a frequent cause of emotional disturbance in children and young people. The situation is complicated by the fact that these interpersonal safety issues are actually generated by the peer group and in contexts that are difficult for adults to control. This review article examines the effectiveness of common responses to cyberbullying. Result...

Experiential avoidance, or attempts to alter or avoid undesirable thoughts and feelings, has been theorized to be relevant to the development of emotional disturbances, particularly anxiety problems. Prior work has relied on two methodologies: global self-report measures or laboratory manipulations. To better understand links between experiential avoidance and emotional disturbances, we measure...

BACKGROUND Common mental disorders (CMD) are among the most significant contributors to disability worldwide. Patient-reported disability outcomes should be included as a key metric in the comparative assessment of value across global mental health interventions. This study aims to evaluate the validity of a widely used, cross-cultural tool - the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Ass...

BACKGROUND There is evidence that stressors may trigger the onset of a depressive episode in vulnerable women. A new UK interview measure, the Contextual Assessment of the Maternity Experience (CAME), was designed to assess major risk factors for emotional disturbances, especially depression, during pregnancy and post-partum. AIMS With in the context of a cross-cultural study, to establish th...

BACKGROUND A patient's satisfaction with a consultation may be influenced by many factors relating to both patient and doctor. AIM This study set out to examine the effects of emotional disturbance and its detection on general practice patients' satisfaction with the consultation. METHOD A prospective study involving 893 adult patients attending 12 general practitioners in Glasgow was carri...

Vestibular system, which consists of structures in the inner ear and brainstem, plays a vital role is body balance and patient well-being. In recent years, modulating this system by vestibular stimulation techniques are reported to be effective in stress relief and possibly patient's emotional well-being. Emotions refer to an aroused state involving intense feeling, autonomic activation, and re...

Observers of allergic sensitivities mention or allude to the importance of the emotional status of the patient in effecting an increase of the sensitivity or even of precipitating the allergic syndrome without any apparent assistance. Whether the syndrome which occurs in response to a specific allergen and the one that follows emotional shiock are physiologically identical in their mode of deve...