A5064997687- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Problem Solving Skills Development
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
Newcastle University
2015-2024
Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
2010-2020
University of Newcastle Australia
1997-2015
Université de Montréal
1998-2014
St Nicholas Hospital
2011
Ridley College
2005
Université Laval
1991-2003
Concordia University
2003
Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
2003
Hôpital Louis-H Lafontaine
1999-2002
Recent theories of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) emphasize the importance cognitive contents (beliefs and appraisals) processes in etiology maintenance OCD. In order to evaluate these assess mechanisms treatment-related change, it is necessary develop measures relevant processes. Several scales have been developed, although many are unpublished there a great deal overlap among measures. The purpose present article describe progress an international group investigators who commenced...
Recent advances in the understanding of worry have led to development treatments for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The present study tested a GAD treatment that targeted intolerance uncertainty, erroneous beliefs about worry, poor problem orientation, and cognitive avoidance. Twenty-six primary patients were randomly allocated condition (n = 14) or delayed control 12). Self-report, clinician, significant other ratings assessed associated symptoms. results show statistically clinically...
Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience high levels of anxiety. A widely used measure for typically developing is the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). However, such anxiety measures may require adaptation to accommodate characteristics those ASD. An adapted version RCADS was created based on empirical evidence phenomenology in ASD, which included additional items related sensory anxiety, intolerance uncertainty, phobias. Content validity refined during...
A recently developed cognitive-behavioral treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) targets intolerance of uncertainty by the reevaluation positive beliefs about worry, problem-solving training, and cognitive exposure. As previous studies have established treatment's efficacy when delivered individually, present study tests in a group format as way to enhance its cost-benefit ratio. total 52 GAD patients received 14 sessions therapy small groups 4 6 participants. wait-list control...
Twenty-nine patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder as diagnosed in accordance the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., revised; American Psychiatric Association, 1987) who did not have overt compulsive rituals were randomly assigned to treatment waiting-list conditions. Patients condition received cognitive-behavioral therapy consisting a detailed explanation occurrence maintenance obsessive thoughts, exposure response prevention all neutralizing strategies,...
TWenty-iiine patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder as diagnosed in accordance the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., revised; American Psychiatric Association, 1987) who did not have overt compulsive rituals were randomly assigned to treatment waiting-list conditions.Patients condition received cognitive-behavioral therapy consisting a detailed explanation occurrence maintenance obsessive thoughts, exposure response prevention all neutralizing strategies,...
Emotional acceptance, alexithymia, and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) contribute to anxiety disorders in neurotypical populations. Their association with people diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has not been studied. We aimed model the contributions these constructs on relationship between dimensional measures anxiety. Participants were 151 adults recruited from 2 sites, including those ASD (n = 76) a matched comparison group 75). All participants completed battery questionnaires...