213 research outputs found
Emotion Regulation and Parental Bonding in Families of Adolescents With Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
Parental bonding and emotional regulation, while important to explain difficulties that may arise in child development, have mainly been studied at an individual level. The present study aims to examine alexithymia and parental bonding in families of adolescents with psychiatric disorders through different generations. The sample included a total of 102 adolescent patients with psychiatric disorders and their parents. In order to take a family level approach, a Latent Class Analysis was used to identify the latent relationships among alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale), perceived parental bonding (Parental Bonding Instrument) and the presence of adolescent internalizing or externalizing psychiatric symptoms (Youth Self-Report). Families of internalizing and externalizing adolescents present different and specific patterns of emotional regulation and parenting. High levels of adolescent alexithymia, along with a neglectful parenting style perceived by the adolescent and the father as well, characterized the families of patients with internalizing symptoms. On the other hand, in the families with externalizing adolescents, it was mainly the mother to remember an affectionless control parental style. These results suggest the existence of an intergenerational transmission of specific parental bonding, which may influence the emotional regulation and therefore the manifestation of psychiatric symptoms
Culture and Community Interactions: Essentials for understanding in a globalised world
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The representations of teachers’ role identity. A study on the “professional common sense”
The innovations introduced within a social and organizational context -the school context, in the
case study discussed here- challenge the established systems of practices as well as people’s shared
representations of their role and professional identity (Jensen & Wagoner, 2009; Castro & Batel,
2008). The innovations may even encourage the production of conflicting meanings (Elcheroth,
Doise, & Reicher, 2011) able to facilitate or, on the other hand, hinder the expected transformations.
Therefore, the study of the shared symbolic meanings may contribute to the acknowledgement of
the dynamics of development of a system in terms of resistance or adhesion to change… which is a
mandatory issue for the school system
TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Caterina’
This study is the second of a series of seven, and
belongs to the second Italian systematic replication of
findings from two previous series (Widdowson 2012a,
2012b, 2012c, 2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that
investigated the effectiveness of a manualised
transactional analysis treatment for depression through
Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design. The therapist
was a white Italian woman with 10 years of clinical
experience and the client, Caterina, was a 28-year old
white Italian woman who attended 16 sessions of
transactional analysis psychotherapy. Caterina satisfied
DSM-5 criteria for major depressive disorder with
generalized anxiety disorder. The conclusion of the
judges was that this was an outstanding good-outcome
case: the depressive symptoms showed an early clinical
and reliable improvement, maintained till the 6 months
follow-up, accompanied by reductions in anxiety
symptoms, global distress and severity of personal
problems. Adherence to the manualised treatment for
depression appears good to excellent. In this case study,
transactional analysis treatment for depression has
proven its efficacy in treating major depressive disorder
in comorbidity with anxiety disorder
TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Anna’
This study is the first of a series of seven, and belongs to
the second Italian systematic replication of findings from
two previous series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c,
2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that investigated the
effectiveness of a manualised transactional analysis
treatment for depression through Hermeneutic Single-
Case Efficacy Design (HSCED). The therapist was a
white Italian woman with 8 years of clinical experience
and the client, Anna, was a 33-year old white Italian
woman who attended 16 sessions of transactional
analysis psychotherapy. Anna satisfied DSM-5 criteria
for mild persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) with
anxious distress. The conclusion of the judges was that
this was a good-outcome case: the dysthymic symptoms
improved over the course of the therapy and were
maintained in the ‘healthy’ range at the 6-month followup,
the client reported a positive experience of the
therapy and described important changes in intrapsychic
and interpersonal patterns. In this case study,
transactional analysis treatment for depression has
proven its efficacy in treating persistent depressive
disorder
TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’
This study is the third of a series of seven, and belongs
to the second Italian systematic replication of findings
from two previous series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b,
2012c, 2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that
investigated the effectiveness of a manualised
transactional analysis treatment for depression through
Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED).
Major Depression and Subthreshold Depression are
often in comorbidity with Anxiety disorders in childhood
and adolescence and represent a risk factor for ongoing
mental health problems in adulthood. The therapist was
a white Italian woman with 15 years of clinical experience
and the client, Deborah, was a 15-year old white Italian
female adoloscent who attended sixteen sessions of
transactional analysis psychotherapy. The conclusion of
the judges was that this was a good-outcome case: the
depressive and anxious symptomatology clinically and
reliably improved over the course of the therapy and
these improvements were maintained throughout the
duration of the follow-up intervals. Furthermore, the client
reported significant change in her post-treatment
interview and these changes were directly attributed to
the therapy. In this case study, the transactional analysis
manualised treatment for depression in adulthood has
demonstrated its effectiveness also in treating
depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescence
TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’
This study is the third of a series of seven, and belongs
to the second Italian systematic replication of findings
from two previous series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b,
2012c, 2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that
investigated the effectiveness of a manualised
transactional analysis treatment for depression through
Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED).
Major Depression and Subthreshold Depression are
often in comorbidity with Anxiety disorders in childhood
and adolescence and represent a risk factor for ongoing
mental health problems in adulthood. The therapist was
a white Italian woman with 15 years of clinical experience
and the client, Deborah, was a 15-year old white Italian
female adoloscent who attended sixteen sessions of
transactional analysis psychotherapy. The conclusion of
the judges was that this was a good-outcome case: the
depressive and anxious symptomatology clinically and
reliably improved over the course of the therapy and
these improvements were maintained throughout the
duration of the follow-up intervals. Furthermore, the client
reported significant change in her post-treatment
interview and these changes were directly attributed to
the therapy. In this case study, the transactional analysis
manualised treatment for depression in adulthood has
demonstrated its effectiveness also in treating
depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescence
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