Illness representations among parents of children and adults with serious mental disorders:A systematic review and theoretical model

Objective: Cognitive representations of an illness have an important impact on psychological outcomes. The current systematic review explored 1) the characteristics of illness representations held by parents of children and adults with serious mental illness (SMI), and 2) the associations of these representations with both parents' and patients' psychological outcomes. Method: PSYINFO and PUBMED were screened for eligible studies published between January 2000 and August 2018. Selection was based on PRISMA guidelines. Reference lists of these papers were checked for additional references. Two independent coders extracted all relevant data. Results: The search resulted in 31 relevant studies, which were divided, by type of methodology, into three sections: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed quantitative-qualitative. In each section, findings were divided in accordance with the two research questions. Conclusion: Parents struggle to make meaning of their child's illness, often holding stigmatizing ideas about the illness and blaming themselves for its existence. More longitudinal studies that include both of the child's parents, as well as interventional studies, are needed to expand our knowledge of ways to help parents construct more beneficial representations of their children's illnesses. (c) 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved

Image quality evaluation of eight complementary metalâ oxide semiconductor intraoral digital Xâ ray sensors

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Successful use of the forced choice test for detecting concealment of semantic memory in criminal and intelligence investigations

The current study examined the validity of the forced choice test (FCT) in a forensic scenario when used to detect concealment of semantic memory (SM-FCT). We also compared the SM-FCT validity to the FCT validity in the more commonly investigated episodic memory scenario (EM-FCT). In simulating a scenario of investigating suspected members of a terror organization, 277 students were asked to deceptively deny being enrolled in a college in which they do actually study. Results indicated that the SM-FCT’s validity level was within the range of the EM-FCTs’ validity levels. Theoretically, the results support a cognitive-based explanation for the FCT operation mechanism. Practically, they imply that FCT can be used in criminal or intelligence investigations of suspected members of terrorist or criminal organizations or suspected perpetrators of illegal acts or acts of terrorism, in which the incriminating evidence being sought is in the realm of designated semantic memory or knowledge

Late life depression and concepts of aging: an emerging paradigm

Late life depression (LLD) is an emerging challenge, and recognized as a significant barrier to long-term healthy aging. Viewed within the context of the medical/biological model, advances in brain sciences over the last several decades have led to a deeper understanding of the biology of LLD. These advances in current knowledge include the description of aging brain pathophysiology; the biology and biochemistry of neurotransmitters; the correspondence between changes in neurological structure, function, and neural network; the description of neural, hormonal and inflammatory biomarkers; and identification of typical phenotypic subtypes of LLD. Despite these advances, current treatment of LLD, which remains largely pharmacological with accompanying cognitive and behavioral interventions, has poor success rate for long-term remission among older people. A wider perspective, in keeping with several emerging aging concepts, is suggested as an alternative framework within which to view LLD. A growing body of research supports the important role in LLD of frailty, resilience, intrinsic capacity, and functional integrity. Similarly, important social determinants need to be addressed in the etiology of LLD, rooted largely in negative stereotypes of aging, with consequent repercussions of reduced participation and inclusion, growing social isolation, with loss of identity, meaning and hope. This perspective suggests the importance of a wider integrative conceptualization of depression, set against a background of emerging aging concepts

Parental Efficacy Moderates the Association Between Empathy and Burden Among Parents of Children Admitted to a Psychiatric Ward

Empathy is considered a positive aspect of caregiving, although in certain circumstances, being empathic might increase the burden of caregivers. The current study assessed the associations between empathy, parental efficacy, and family burden among parents of children who were hospitalized in a psychiatric unit. Specifically, we examined whether the association between empathy and family burden was moderated by the parents' sense of self-efficacy. Seventy parents of children with psychiatric disorders, hospitalized in an inpatient psychiatric unit, filled out questionnaires of empathy, parental efficacy, and family burden. Results supported a moderating role of parental efficacy between empathy and family burden (interaction effect: beta = -1.72, p = .0406). Specifically, empathy was positively related to family burden among parents with low self-efficacy (conditional effect = 0.70, p = .032) and negatively related to family burden among parents with high self-efficacy (conditional effect = -0.39, p = N.S). Implications for practice include the importance of self-efficacy and address the possible negative implications of empathy among parents of children treated in a psychiatric hospital

An Evolutionary Systems Therapy for Schizotypal Personality Disoder

Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial on Repeated Measure

A TWIN INTERVIEW WITH DR B. ANDERSEN AND DR G. GOLDZWEIG BY THE JCR EDITORS IN CHIEF AWARDED TWO JCR BOARD MEMBERS BY INTERNATIONAL PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY SOCIETY (IPOS): BARBARA ANDERSEN (USA), WINNER 2023 ARTHUR M. SUTHERLAND AWARD AND MEMORIAL LECTURE; GIL GOLDZWEIG (ISRAEL), WINNER 2023 NOEMI FISMAN AWARD FOR LIFETIME CLINICAL EXCELLENCE.

In advance of the 24th Annual World Congress of Psychosocial Oncology and Psychosocial Academy, held in Milan, Italy from August 31st to September 3rd, 2023, the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) has announced the winners of the 2023 IPOS Awards. The Journal of Cancer Rehabilitation is proud to announce that two of our very own Editorial Board Members, Dr. Barbara Andersen and Dr. Gil Goldzweig, have been honored as recipients of this year’s IPOS awards. Specifically, Dr. Barbara Andersen has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Arthur M. Sutherland Lifetime Achievement Award and will be honored by being invited to give the Memorial Lecture at the IPOS World Congress. , while Dr. Gil Goldzweig has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Noemi Fisman Award for Lifetime Clinical Excellence. This twin interview is dedicated to both esteemed colleagues and Journal of Cancer Rehabilitation board members