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Culturally specific versus standard group cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation among African Americans: an RCT protocol

African American smokers experience disproportionately higher rates of tobacco-related illnesses compared to Caucasians. It has been suggested that interventions targeted to specific racial/ethnic groups (i.e....

Authors: Monica Webb Hooper, Ramona Larry, Kolawole Okuyemi, Ken Resnicow, Noella A Dietz, Robert G Robinson and Michael H Antoni

Life changes and depressive symptoms: the effects of valence and amount of change

Only few studies have focused on the effects of positive life changes on depression, and the ones that did demonstrated inconsistent findings. The aim of the present study was to obtain a better understanding ...

Authors: Elise C Bennik, Johan Ormel and Albertine J Oldehinkel

Frequency of positive states of mind as a moderator of the effects of stress on psychological functioning and perceived health

Emerging evidence indicates that individuals reporting more positive affect are healthier and live longer. The aim of this study was to examine if positive states of mind moderates the effect of perceived stre...

Authors: Richard Bränström

Using the yes/no recognition response pattern to detect memory malingering

Detection of feigned neurocognitive deficits is a challenge for neuropsychological assessment. We conducted two studies to examine whether memory malingering is characterized by an elevated proportion of false...

Authors: Sebastian Schindler, Johanna Kissler, Klaus-Peter Kühl, Rainer Hellweg and Thomas Bengner

Promoting sense of coherence: Salutogenesis among people with psoriasis undergoing patient education in climate therapy

There is a need for further investigation of sense of coherence (SOC), the central concept of salutogenesis, and its relationship with long-term illnesses such as psoriasis. The aim of this study is to investi...

Authors: Eva Langeland, Hilde S Robinson, Torbjørn Moum, Marie H Larsen, Anne-Lene Krogstad and Astrid K Wahl

Sex discriminations made on the basis of ambiguous visual cues can be affected by the presence of an olfactory cue

Almost every interpersonal interaction is mediated by the sex of the individuals involved. Visual, auditory, and olfactory cues provide individuals with the opportunity to discriminate the sex of others from a...

Authors: Graeme Hacker, Anna Brooks and Rick van der Zwan

Validation of the 10-item Chinese perceived stress scale in elderly service workers: one-factor versus two-factor structure

Despite its popularity, the psychometric properties of the 10-item Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS-10) in working adults are yet to be evaluated.

Authors: Siu-man Ng

Neuropsychological profile according to the clinical stage of young persons presenting for mental health care

Clinical staging of mental disorders proposes that individuals can be assessed at various sub-syndromal and later developed phases of illness. As an adjunctive rating, it may complement traditional diagnostic ...

Authors: Daniel F Hermens, Sharon L Naismith, Jim Lagopoulos, Rico S C Lee, Adam J Guastella, Elizabeth M Scott and Ian B Hickie

Development and preliminary testing of the psychosocial adjustment to hereditary diseases scale

The presence of Lynch syndrome (LS) can bring a lifetime of uncertainty to an entire family as members adjust to living with a high lifetime cancer risk. The research base on how individuals and families adjus...

Authors: Kathy E Watkins, Christine Y Way, Deborah M Gregory, Holly M LeDrew, Valerie C Ludlow, Mary Jane Esplen, Jeffrey J Dowden, Janet E Cox, G William N Fitzgerald and Patrick S Parfrey

Suicide prevention in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and psychosis: a systematic review

The incidence of suicide is high among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and psychosis. A systematic review was performed to investigate the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in reducing...

Authors: Tara Donker, Alison Calear, Janie Busby Grant, Bregje van Spijker, Katherine Fenton, Kanupriya Kalia Hehir, Pim Cuijpers and Helen Christensen

A rasch model to test the cross-cultural validity in the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) across six geo-cultural groups

The objective of this study was to examine the cross-cultural differences of the PANSS across six geo-cultural regions. The specific aims are (1) to examine measurement properties of the PANSS; and (2) to exam...

Authors: Anzalee Khan, Christian Yavorsky, Stacy Liechti, Mark Opler, Brian Rothman, Guillermo DiClemente, Luka Lucic, Sofija Jovic, Toshiya Inada and Lawrence Yang

An interview with Irismar Reis de Oliveira, Section Editor for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Authors: Irismar Reis de Oliveira

Evaluation of emotion processing in HIV-infected patients and correlation with cognitive performance

Facial emotion recognition depends on cortical and subcortical networks. HIV infection of the central nervous system can damage these networks, leading to impaired facial emotion recognition.

Authors: Eleonora Baldonero, Nicoletta Ciccarelli, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Manuela Colafigli, Erika Improta, Alessandro D’Avino, Annalisa Mondi, Roberto Cauda, Simona Di Giambenedetto and Maria Caterina Silveri

Negativland - a home for all findings in psychology

Psychology has been historically plagued by the under-reporting of both replications and null findings. The avoidance of these core ingredients of scientific practice means that the psychology literature is un...

Authors: Keith R Laws

Putting the BMC into psychology publishing

Authors: Gordon Harold