A5039020196- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Media Influence and Health
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
University of Cyprus
2016-2025
Hellenic Open University
2021
Uniwersytet SWPS
2020
Sopot University of Applied Science
2020
European Federation of Nurses Associations
2019
University of Nicosia
2009
University at Albany, State University of New York
2004-2007
State University of New York
2007
Intercollege
2007
Albany State University
2004-2006
Background The COVID-19 pandemic triggered vast governmental lockdowns. impact of these lockdowns on mental health is inadequately understood. On the one hand such drastic changes in daily routines could be detrimental to health. other hand, it might not experienced negatively, especially because entire population was affected. Methods aim this study determine outcomes during induced and examine known predictors outcomes. We therefore surveyed n = 9,565 people from 78 countries 18 languages....
Abstract. The majority of mental health disorders remain untreated. Many limitations traditional psychological interventions such as limited availability evidence-based and clinicians could potentially be overcome by providing Internet- mobile-based (IMIs). This paper is a report the Taskforce E-Health European Federation Psychologists’ Association will provide an introduction to subject, discusses areas application, reviews current evidence regarding efficacy IMIs for prevention treatment...
The current article details a position statement and recommendations for future research practice on planning implementation intentions in health contexts endorsed by the Synergy Expert Group. group comprised world-leading researchers social psychology behavioural medicine who convened to discuss priority issues interventions develop set of practice. expert adopted nominal groups approach voting system elicit structure research. Forty-two identified initial discussions were further condensed...
Throughout its history the strategy and tactics of contextual behavioral science (CBS) research have had distinctive features as compared to traditional approaches. Continued progress in CBS can be facilitated by greater clarity about how brought bear on current challenges. The present white paper is result a 2 1/2-year long process designed foster consensus among representative producers consumers best strategic pathway forward. Task Force agreed that should multilevel, process-based,...
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COVID-19 is the relevant disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmitted via close contact between persons. On March 12th, 2020, WHO announced outbreak a pandemic, in view of its worldwide escalation. As pandemic explodes, parallel fear and worry also spreading. We react to symbolically, arbitrarily relating it other objects events through derived verbal relations, so language may alter way we experience consequently affects how are functionally or...
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha traído consigo una gran necesidad utilizar telepsicoterapia y otras intervenciones utilizando teorías técnicas psicológicas para apoyar la salud mental física. E-mental health presenta amplia gama oportunidades en el cuidado superar las barreras recibir psicológico convencional, especialmente cuando psicoterapeutas clientes se encuentran cuarentena (propia) resultante pandemia. Para muchos clientes, a situación actual proporciona primera experiencia con electrónica...
Psychological flexibility is increasingly studied in various contexts including clinical studies. The construct has been hypothesized to be a major determinant of mental health. Existing measures lack context-sensitivity (e.g, implicitly measuring it as trait) and/or reference limited time frame. We developed short self-report measure that covers all facets the and context-sensitive. Data was collected from four separate samples (n = 744), community 346), non-clinical 188), two 163 in-...
As the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues, engaging public in adherence to precautionary measures for preventing COVID-19 spread or infection becomes difficult. The present study aims extend our understanding of how illness perceptions, coping, and self-efficacy affect among public. An online survey was administered between April June 2020 a sample 514 Hong Kong citizens. Variables considered were perceptions toward COVID-19, problem-solving, avoidance-based...
Abstract. Chronic illnesses cause considerable burden in quality of life, often leading to physical, psychological, and social dysfunctioning the sufferers their family. There is a growing need for flexible provision home-based psychological services increase reach even traditionally underserved chronic illness sufferer populations. Digital interventions can fulfill this role provide range improve functioning. Despite potential digital interventions, concerns remain regarding users’...
While the general uptake of e-mental health interventions remained low over past years, physical distancing and lockdown measures relating to COVID-19 pandemic created a need demand for online consultations in only matter weeks.This study investigates provided by mental professionals during first wave participating countries, with specific focus on professionals' motivations perceived barriers regarding consultations.An survey use was set up March 2020. The Unified Theory Acceptance Use...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic fundamentally disrupted humans' social life and behavior. Public health measures may have inadvertently impacted how people care for each other. This study investigated prosocial behavior, its association well-being, predictors of behavior during the first COVID-19 lockdown sought to understand whether region-specific differences exist. Participants (
Abstract. Experiential avoidance, the tendency to rigidly escape or avoid private psychological experiences, represents one of most prominent transdiagnostic processes with a known role in wide variety disorders and practical contexts. avoidance is argued be based on fundamental verbal/cognitive process: an overextension verbal problem solving into world within. Although cultures apparently differ their patterns emotional expression, extent that experiential process, measures this process...
Science may be failing to convince a significant number of people about COVID-19 scientific facts and needed public health measures. Individual social factors are behind believing conspiracy theories. Adults (N = 1001) were asked rate their beliefs in various theories circulating media, psychological distress relating COVID-19, trust science solve problems, willingness adhere measures regarding distancing quarantine. The findings showed widely believed related lower age, education, living...
Individual differences in avoidant coping were hypothesized to exacerbate quality of life impairment associated with somatization and illness anxiety symptoms; psychological flexibility was expected moderate this impairment. Individuals from a random community sample ( N = 298; 182 females), who met screening criteria for anxiety, reported lower greater compared controls. Psychological significantly moderated the impact on domains. Findings suggest that decreasing through therapy may be...