2025
Acceptance-based skill acquisition and cognitive reappraisal in a culturally responsive treatment for binge eating in adolescence
Kamody R, Thurston I, Burton E. Acceptance-based skill acquisition and cognitive reappraisal in a culturally responsive treatment for binge eating in adolescence. 2025, 88-105. DOI: 10.4324/9781003607625-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDialectical behavior therapyBinge-eating disorderDBT skillsPotential mechanisms of changeSubthreshold binge-eating disorderCulturally responsive treatmentSkills group interventionSkill acquisitionMechanisms of changeCognitive reappraisalBinge-eating behaviorBehavioral therapyResponse treatmentCognitive strategiesNegative emotionsRadical acceptanceGroup interventionEmotional overeatingOver-interventionAdolescentsScale scoreHigh-risk behaviorsScalable interventionsIntervention acceptabilityPost-intervention
2024
A Proposed Definition of Psychological Treatment and Its Relation to Empirically Supported Treatments
Tolin D, Grasso D, Boness C, Beck J, Keane T, Leichsenring F, Olatunji B, Otto M, Weinand J. A Proposed Definition of Psychological Treatment and Its Relation to Empirically Supported Treatments. Clinical Psychology Science And Practice 2024 DOI: 10.1037/cps0000220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSociety of Clinical PsychologyPsychological treatmentAmerican Psychological AssociationMental health professionalsMechanisms of changeClinical psychologyPsychological AssociationInterpersonal processesPsychological scienceCore assumptionsPersonsHealth professionalsTaskInterventionPsychologyFunctional outcomesTask ForcePractice guidelinesTreatmentProposed definitionsMisuseClinical practice guidelinesScientific understandingAmericanThinkingResearch on Psychotherapy Outcomes, Fidelity and Mechanisms of Change in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy
Lemma A, Hepworth M, Fonagy P, Abrahams D, Luyten P. Research on Psychotherapy Outcomes, Fidelity and Mechanisms of Change in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy. 2024, 253-276. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198867470.003.0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic Interpersonal TherapyInterpersonal therapyMeasures of anxietyCompetency Rating ScaleMechanisms of changePsychotherapy outcomePsychodynamic therapyPsychodynamic principlesRating ScaleCompetence ScaleDepressionTherapistsEvidence baseResearch literatureTheoretical assumptionsSymptomatic improvementPsychotherapyAnxietyClinical competenceScaleResearchCompetenceTherapyTrialsDesign of a randomized clinical trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD augmented with intranasal oxytocin
Sippel L, Wachsman T, Kelley M, Knopp K, Khalifian C, Maglione J, Glynn S, Macdonald A, Monson C, Flanagan J, Holtzheimer P, Morland L. Design of a randomized clinical trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD augmented with intranasal oxytocin. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 141: 107534. PMID: 38614447, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral conjoint therapyImproving posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderIntranasal oxytocinConjoint therapyMechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorderRelationship qualityInternational units of oxytocinVA San Diego Healthcare SystemMechanisms of changeCognitive-behavioralStress disorderCouple therapyRelationship satisfactionManual treatmentPreliminary evidenceIntimate relationshipsOxytocinPotential mechanisms of actionVeteransSelf-reported communication skillsPlaceboRandomized clinical trialsCommunication skillsClinical trials
2022
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of a Participant of Color From an Open-Label Trial
Ching T, Williams M, Reed S, Kisicki M, Wang J, Yazar-Klosinski B, Emerson A, Doblin R. MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of a Participant of Color From an Open-Label Trial. Journal Of Humanistic Psychology 2022, 64: 692-722. DOI: 10.1177/00221678221076993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderOpen-label trialTreatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderPTSD symptomsPrevious clinical trialsPTSD symptom reductionInterpretative phenomenological analysisMechanism of actionPromising efficacyClinical trialsSymptom recoveryTreatment approachesSymptom reductionSymptom changeParticipants of colorTrialsTherapySymptomsDisordersAdditional aimMechanisms of changeParticipantsAdditional effectCase profiles
2020
Attend Less, Fear More: Elevated Distress to Social Threat in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Macari SL, Vernetti A, Chawarska K. Attend Less, Fear More: Elevated Distress to Social Threat in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research 2020, 14: 1025-1036. PMID: 33283976, PMCID: PMC7772932, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism symptom severitySocial threatEmotional reactivityNegative emotional responsesER strategiesAmbiguous threatThreat valueEmotional responsesSocial situationsAutism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2Potential social threatEmotion regulation strategiesER strategy useDifferential emotional reactivitySymptom severityMechanisms of changeIntensity of distressNonsocial stimuliNonsocial threatAttentional salienceTD toddlersEmotional salienceAutism phenotypeAutism severityRegulation strategiesMaladaptive Emotional Schemas and Emotional Functioning: Evaluation of an Integrated Model Across Two Independent Samples
Edwards E, Liu Y, Ruiz D, Brosowsky N, Wupperman P. Maladaptive Emotional Schemas and Emotional Functioning: Evaluation of an Integrated Model Across Two Independent Samples. Journal Of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy 2020, 39: 428-455. DOI: 10.1007/s10942-020-00379-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaladaptive emotional schemasEmotional schemasEmotional functioningEmotion-processing deficitsSelf-report measuresCombination of behavioralMechanisms of changeCentrality of beliefsEmotional processesAvoidant copingEmotional experienceBehavioral dysregulationIntegrative modelTheory proposeFunctioningFuture researchIndependent samplesCurrent researchSchemaBeliefsIntegrated modelEmotionsCopingBehavioralDeficitsIntensive Longitudinal Methods for Studying the Role of Self-Regulation Strategies in Substance Use Behavior Change
Roos CR, Kober H, Trull TJ, MacLean RR, Mun CJ. Intensive Longitudinal Methods for Studying the Role of Self-Regulation Strategies in Substance Use Behavior Change. Current Addiction Reports 2020, 7: 301-316. PMID: 33510995, PMCID: PMC7837607, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-020-00329-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-regulation strategiesIntensive longitudinal methodsSubstance use disordersStrategy usePsychosocial interventionsSelf-regulation strategy useLongitudinal methodsWithin-person levelPersonalization of interventionsCollege student drinkersUse disordersEcological momentary assessmentMechanisms of changeBehavior changeDaily substance useMechanisms of substanceStudent drinkersMomentary assessmentKey next stepDrug use disordersSubstance useMobile interventionsDaily diariesPreliminary evidenceArea of researchShort- and long-term changes in substance-related coping as mediators of in-person and computerized CBT for alcohol and drug use disorders
Roos CR, Carroll KM, Nich C, Frankforter T, Kiluk BD. Short- and long-term changes in substance-related coping as mediators of in-person and computerized CBT for alcohol and drug use disorders. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 212: 108044. PMID: 32422538, PMCID: PMC7293942, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyPerson cognitive-behavioural therapySubstance use disordersMediation effectAlcohol use disorderComputer-delivered cognitive behavioural therapyUse disordersSame mediation effectSubstance-related copingCoping Strategies ScaleSignificant mediation effectMechanisms of changeMediational modelCoping skillsStrategies ScaleCBT4CBTStatistical mediatorCopingDrug use disordersSubstance useHeavy drinkingDisordersLong-term changesLong-term increasePsilocybin-assisted therapy of major depressive disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a therapeutic frame
Sloshower J, Guss J, Krause R, Wallace R, Williams M, Reed S, Skinta M. Psilocybin-assisted therapy of major depressive disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a therapeutic frame. Journal Of Contextual Behavioral Science 2020, 15: 12-19. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderClinical trialsDepressive disorderPsychedelic-assisted therapyPsilocybin-assisted therapyCommitment TherapyRecent clinical trialsSmall clinical trialsDosing sessionsNeurobiological actionsPsilocybin therapyEvidence-based modelTherapyTherapy protocolsPsilocybin experiencePotential synergismDrug experienceTherapy sessionsTreatment modelClinical processesTrialsDisordersPsychological flexibilityMechanisms of changeACT processes
2019
Perceived emotion regulation and emotional distress tolerance in patients with hoarding disorder
Worden B, Levy HC, Das A, Katz BW, Stevens M, Tolin DF. Perceived emotion regulation and emotional distress tolerance in patients with hoarding disorder. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2019, 22: 100441. PMID: 32818134, PMCID: PMC7430655, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2019.100441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional distress toleranceEmotion regulationDistress toleranceLow emotional awarenessSelf-report measuresMechanisms of changeEmotional avoidanceEmotional awarenessNegative affectUncertainty intoleranceNonclinical controlsAwareness subscaleGroup CBTNonclinical sampleUncertainty ScaleSignificant varianceGoal behaviorHD symptomsER constructTreatment retentionCBTCurrent studyTotal scoreExcessive savingScale total scoreUsing the text-messaging program SmokefreeTXT to support smoking cessation for nondaily smokers
Hoeppner B, Hoeppner S, Schick M, Milligan C, Helmuth E, Bergman B, Abroms L, Kelly J. Using the text-messaging program SmokefreeTXT to support smoking cessation for nondaily smokers. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1260-1271. PMID: 30999794, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1552300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNondaily smokersAbstinence self-efficacyWithin-person changesCons of smokingMechanisms of changeReports of smokingReduce cravingEMA protocolQuit daySmoking cessation interventionsText messagesRetrospective recallText messaging programTreatment endSelf-efficacySmokersSmoking cessationExploratory analysisCessation interventionsCravingSmokingEnhance engagementSmokefreeTXTPoor perceptionWeeks
2018
Change in obsessive beliefs in therapist-directed and self-directed exposure therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Levy H, Hannan S, Diefenbach G, Tolin D. Change in obsessive beliefs in therapist-directed and self-directed exposure therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2018, 18: 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2018.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive-behavioral theorySelf-directed treatmentObsessive beliefsMaladaptive beliefsExposure therapyGreater cognitive changeExposure-based treatmentsSelf-directed conditionMechanisms of changeLinear growth modelingStand-alone interventionCognitive changesSuperior treatment outcomesGrowth modelingBeliefsCurrent studyBelief changeTreatment conditionsTreatment outcomesDisordersTreatment effectsDisconfirmationStimuliTherapistsIntensive home-based programs for youth with serious emotional disturbances: A comprehensive review of experimental findings
Moffett S, Brotnow L, Patel A, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. Intensive home-based programs for youth with serious emotional disturbances: A comprehensive review of experimental findings. Children And Youth Services Review 2018, 85: 319-325. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious emotional disturbanceEmotional disturbanceHome-based interventionMechanisms of changeHome-based programBehavioral impairmentsQuasi-experimental studySuch interventionsYouthEmpirical findingsCaregiver perspectivesRelative dearthInstitutional placementInterventionFindingsImpairmentPerspectiveChildrenProgramContinuum of careComprehensive reviewConclusive comparisonPartnersDearth
2017
Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms
Suchman NE, DeCoste C, Borelli JL, McMahon TJ. Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 85: 21-30. PMID: 29291768, PMCID: PMC5753433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal reflective functioningMental representationsReflective functioningChild attachment securityChildren's attachment statusSubstance useGreater maternal sensitivityMaternal attachment representationsMechanisms of changeAttachment representationsAttachment securityCaregiving representationsParenting outcomesMaternal sensitivityTherapist fidelityAttachment statusTreatment componentsMaternal mentalizingTests of mechanismsIntervention developmentYoung childrenAddiction treatmentFuture researchTreatment mechanismsFunctioning
2012
Mechanisms of change in psychosocial interventions for autism spectrum disorders
Lerner MD, White SW, McPartland JC. Mechanisms of change in psychosocial interventions for autism spectrum disorders. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2012, 14: 307-318. PMID: 23226955, PMCID: PMC3513684, DOI: 10.31887/dcns.2012.14.3/mlerner.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderPsychosocial interventionsIntervention researchSocial information processingSocial communication deficitsASD intervention researchPsychosocial intervention researchActive therapeutic ingredientsMechanisms of changeExecutive functioningIndividual differencesSocial motivationInternalizing comorbidityInformation processingSocial knowledgeEmpirical supportTherapeutic ingredientsTherapeutic relationshipBehavior modificationFuture directionsInterventionTreatment responseLittle workResearch
2009
Directionality of Change in Youth Anxiety Treatment Involving Parents: An Initial Examination
Silverman WK, Kurtines WM, Jaccard J, Pina AA. Directionality of Change in Youth Anxiety Treatment Involving Parents: An Initial Examination. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2009, 77: 474-485. PMID: 19485589, PMCID: PMC2778202, DOI: 10.1037/a0015761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyYouth anxietyParent involvementYouth anxiety treatmentActive parent involvementMechanisms of changeEvidence-based treatmentsParent variablesAnxiety treatmentBehavioral therapyAnxiety disordersEvidence-based explanationsDirectionality of changeYouthAnxietyParentsTreatment conditionsTreatment outcomesPosttreatmentDirectionalityDisordersDynamics of changesFindingsResearchExplanation
1969
Mechanism of change in the excretion of sodium per nephron when renal mass is reduced
Hayslett J, Kashgarian M, Epstein F. Mechanism of change in the excretion of sodium per nephron when renal mass is reduced. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1969, 48: 1002-1006. PMID: 5771184, PMCID: PMC322314, DOI: 10.1172/jci106056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium excretionRenal tissueProximal tubular absorptionExcretion of sodiumHealthy nephronsPopulation of nephronsRenal insufficiencyRenal ablationRenal failureTubular absorptionRenal massesSodium balanceGlomerular filtrationDistal tubulesExcretionNephronOsmotic loadEarly adjustmentStepwise increaseMechanisms of changeTissueUninephrectomyHyperfiltrationInsufficiencyRats
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