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- Börjesson, Josefine, 1973-, et al.
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Concurrent and predictive validity of the Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD)
- 2012
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Ingår i: Open Psychology Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1874-3501. ; 5, s. 20-30
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The concurrent and predictive validity of the Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD) in the Psychological status and problem area was examined for two adolescent groups: a non-clinical population of 121 Swedish adolescents (62 girls and 59 boys) aged 15 to17 years and a clinical population of 31 adolescents (14 girls and 17 boys) aged 12 to 19 years detained in special youth homes. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by significant correlations between the ADAD, Youth Self Report (YSR) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores. Findings regarding the predictive validity of ADAD show moderate associations with YSR, BDI and DICA problem ratings. The findings suggest that for clinical practice the ADAD Psychological status and problem area may be an appropriate assessment tool for measurement of current psychological problems. The utility obtained by making decisions using the test is substantial.
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- Nurmi, Bo, 1985-, et al.
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The importance of reflection : An exploratory analysis on how prospective psychotherapists learn self-determination
- 2019
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Ingår i: Open Psychology Journal. - Sharjah : Bentham Open. - 1874-3501. ; 12:1, s. 197-204
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Learning to become a psychotherapist is a complicated process. Research on this topic has been limited and there is little consensus on how to assess therapeutic skills. SP/SR (Self-Reflection/Self-Practice) has emerged as a theory and method for learning psychotherapy. In this article students’ reflections on how to become a psychotherapist has been studied from a phenomenological perspective. Objective: The aim of the present exploratory study was to generate preliminary hypotheses for future investigations in order to elucidate the complicated processes that occur during the therapist training programs. Methods: Five prospective psychotherapists were recruited to the present investigation, who all studied at the penultimate semester at Evidens University College, Gothenburg, Sweden. Unstructured qualitative in-depth interviews were used followed by phenomenological analysis. Results: Analysis yielded 252 meaning units and 12 categories which in turn led to four overarching themes: Learning as a visit to the dentist (when learning becomes painful because certain issues are not resolved); Learning as theatre (when the students just perform what is expected in order to pass); Learning as post-training soreness (when the learning process is challenging on a relevant level); Learning as reflections (when the students seek the intrinsic meaning). Conclusion: The study provided a basis for preliminary hypotheses for future investigations: reflections are helpful for managing the challenges described in the four themes. This, in turn, led to the formulation of some proposals for research questions for future investigations. © 2019 Psychotherapist et al.
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- Semb, Olof, 1968-, et al.
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Trauma-related symptoms after violent crime : the role of risk factors before, during and eight months after victimization
- 2009
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Ingår i: Open Psychology Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1874-3501. ; 2, s. 77-88
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of current suffering and the role of peritraumatic emotions and other risk factors for development of post-traumatic and general symptoms eight months post crime. Questionnaires assessing trauma-specific symptoms (HTQ) and general psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90) was used along with a semistructured interview covering subjective reactions of 41 civilian victims of interpersonal crime. Victims proved to still be suffering, in varying degrees, from post-traumatic symptoms and other psychological distress. Females reported more trauma-specific symptoms and other comorbid conditions than males. Prior trauma, adverse childhood, being female, previous psychiatric history, and unemployment were all associated with more distress. Peritraumatic reactions (especially secondary emotions following cognitive appraisals after the event) predicted the three core PTSD symptoms and comorbid conditions. Apart from the PTSD symptoms, an assessment of background factors, general psychiatric symptoms, peritraumatic emotions and their cognitive associated scripts in the initial post-trauma period could be helpful in identifying victims who are at risk of developing trauma symptoms.
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- Semb, Olof, 1968-, et al.
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Treatment Acceptability among Crime Victims
- 2011
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Ingår i: Open Psychology Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1874-3501. ; 4, s. 6-11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Crime victims receive relevant treatment too seldom and there is uncertainty as to whether those who need the treatment the most are among those who get it. Fifty-two consecutive adult crime victims were offered 10 sessions of psychotherapy within two weeks after an experienced trauma of criminal victimization. Twenty-six accepted and 26 declined the offer. The aim of the study was to explore some of the differences between these two groups. The results show that the therapy group presented a higher incidence of acute stress disorder, more negative scorings regarding immediate reactions (to the crime), more subjective ratings of physical and psychological health (GAF, according to DSM IV), and more psychiatric and trauma-related symptoms as compared to the non-therapy group. A conclusion was that those who needed treatment the most also accepted it. Traumatized people may, due to avoidant strategies, withdraw from potential treatment. Conversely, the therapy group scored higher on the coping style escape-avoidance.
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- Wallace, Andrew, et al.
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The timing accuracy of general purpose computers for experimentation and measurements in psychology and the life sciences
- 2012
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Ingår i: Open Psychology Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1874-3501. ; 5, s. 44-53
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- General purpose computers find increased use within behavioural, psychological, and neuroscientific experi-mentation, which raises concern for the timing accuracy that can be obtained with such systems. Here, we assessed the timing accuracy of such machines, considering both differences between different hardware and different versions of the Windows™ operating system (OS); Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. The variability varied widely across machines and OS versions. The indeterministic variability within each OS and computer combination was mostly within +/-30 ms, and had a non-normal distribution with many small deviations and few large deviations. These large deviations are a char-acteristic feature that seems to constitute occasional additional delays up to about 150 ms. Thus, although measurements recorded from a general purpose PC running Windows should have an accuracy of -30 to +50 ms, occasionally larger variations suggest that experiments need a large test base to avoid significant distortions of the results.
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