Executive and Social Functioning in Children and Adolescents With Noonan Syndromes: Cognition and Behavior.

Objective: The current study aims to examine executive and social functioning in children and adolescents with Noonan syndromes, which contributes to the understanding of the cognitive and behavioral profile of this population and possible treatment options.

Method: A total of 26 children and adolescents with Noonan syndromes (including Noonan syndrome, Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines, and Noonan-like syndrome with loose anagen hair; mean age = 11.92 years, SD = 2.

PTSD Symptoms After Traumatic Versus Stressful Life Events in People With Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Proving the Null.

Background: Research in people without ID suggests that both traumatic events (i.e., A criterion events) and stressful life events (i.

The role of tonic immobility during re-experiencing trauma in PTSD treatment.

Tonic immobility (TI) is a profound paralysis that may occur during extreme stress. Previous studies have found that TI during trauma was associated with poorer recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Importantly, TI can re-occur during re-experiencing the trauma (TI).

Can metaphors in patient information materials improve comprehension and attitudes regarding innovative treatment? The case of personalized immunotherapy for sepsis.

Objectives: Effective communication is essential for patients and their relatives to comprehend and accept novel treatments, such as personalized immunotherapy for sepsis in the ICU. However, communication in the ICU is challenging. Written information materials can supplement conversations with healthcare providers, enabling patients and their relatives to consult information later.

Exploring Interaction Dynamics in Dog-Assisted Therapy: An Observational Study.

(1) Background: Dog-assisted therapy (DAT) integrates dogs into therapeutic sessions to enhance participants' physical, emotional, and social well-being. Despite its growing popularity, little is known about the interaction dynamics between the dog, participant, and therapist during sessions. (2) Methods: This study examined these dynamics, focusing on active participation, focus direction, joint focus, and physical contact.

Perceptions on mental health and depression by adolescents, a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Background: Mental health issues are on the rise, affecting one in seven adolescents. Depression stands out as the most prevalent mood disorder. Enhancing our understanding of adolescent' perspectives on mental health can improve prevention and promotion efforts.

Post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma and parenting stress: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

: Parental post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with heightened parenting stress, but it is unknown whether this relation depends on the timing (childhood or adulthood) and type of trauma (interpersonal or non-interpersonal). In survivors of childhood interpersonal trauma, PTSD and parenting stress may be more strongly intertwined.: This study examined whether the relation between parental PTSD and parenting stress is moderated by childhood interpersonal trauma.

Measuring implicit bias in height-fearful participants with the Approach-Avoidance Task.

Height fear might involve dysfunctional, implicit biases in attention and avoidance in the presence of height-related stimuli. The present study used an Approach-Avoidance Task (AAT) for fear of heights to investigate the association between height fear and alterations in attention and approach-avoidance tendencies. The AAT for height-related stimuli assessed individuals' response times when pulling or pushing height-related vs.

Physiological, acoustic, and self-reported responses to benign and challenging therapy situations: A pilot study with psychotherapy trainees.

Objective: Challenging therapy situations are interpersonally charged moments in therapy and can serve as a critical marker for assessing therapists' interpersonal skills. This study aimed to investigate trainee therapists' stress response during such situations.

Method: Trainees ( = 46) completed both the Facilitative Interpersonal Skills performance task to measure challenging therapy situations and an additional benign condition depicting interpersonally neutral moments in therapy.

Group cognitive behavioral therapy for reducing procrastination in college students: a randomized controlled trial.

Procrastination is highly prevalent among students and associated with impaired academical performance and adverse psychological consequences. This study evaluates an existing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention in a modified format targeting procrastination, by focusing on factors of the Temporal Motivation Theory (i.e.

The (cost-)effectiveness of exercise therapy adjunct to guideline-concordant care for depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Background: Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond sufficiently to first-line treatments. Due to its biological and psychological mechanisms, exercise may enhance the effectiveness of other MDD treatments. In a pragmatic randomised superiority trial, we evaluated the clinical and cost-effectiveness of exercise therapy adjunct to guideline-concordant care as usual (CAU) for MDD in specialised mental health care.

A multi-site comparison of the multimodal response to an acute social stressor in the MRI environment.

Understanding the mechanisms behind (mal)adaptive stress responses is crucial for addressing stress-related mental disorders, which remain leading contributors to global disability and mortality. However, individual differences in stress responses present a challenge for single studies due to limited sample sizes. Multi-site studies can overcome this by increasing statistical power and generalizability, but it remains unclear whether even optimally harmonized procedures can ensure cross-site comparability.

Anxiety symptoms and associated factors in the scleroderma patient-centered intervention network (SPIN) cohort: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: We (1) compared anxiety symptom levels in a multinational systemic sclerosis (SSc) cohort to a general population normative sample and (2) evaluated sociodemographic, lifestyle, and SSc disease factors associated with symptoms.

Methods: Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort participants completed the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Version 2 4a Anxiety domain upon enrolment. PROMIS domain scores use T-scores (mean = 50, standard deviation = 10) calibrated to a United States normative sample.

Symptom retention after successful intensive trauma-focused treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Evidence suggests that individuals undergoing successful treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continue to experience PTSD symptoms. To determine the extent to which people continue to suffer from PTSD symptoms after intensive trauma-focused treatment and at six-month follow-up, despite no longer meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD. In total, 1015 individuals with PTSD participated in an eight-day intensive trauma-focused treatment programme combining psychoeducation, physical activity, prolonged exposure, and EMDR therapy.

Intertemporal Pavlovian biases and links with mental health in the general population.

Previous research has found the anticipation of immediate (compared with delayed) rewards to enhance instrumental approach behaviour and interfere with instrumental inhibition. This so-called intertemporal Pavlovian bias has been proposed as a mechanism contributing to impatient actions. In the present preregistered study, we aimed to replicate this intertemporal Pavlovian bias effect, and examined whether individual differences in the strength of this bias were associated with mental health symptoms characterized by increased or decreased intertemporal impatience.

Personality Trait Profiles in People With Mild Intellectual Disability: A Comparative Study.

Background: Personality assessment in people with mild intellectual disability (MID) is difficult due to their communication difficulties and lack of reliable instruments. In addition, characteristics of maladaptive personality traits may be attributed to the intellectual disability. As a result, little is known about (maladaptive) personality traits in people with MID.

Genotype-Specific Tricyclic Antidepressant Dosing in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: a trial-based economic evaluation.

Objectives: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of pre-emptive CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 genotype-informed tricyclic antidepressant dosing from a societal and a healthcare perspective.

Methods: A trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted with data from the Pharmacogenetics for Individualized Tricyclic Antidepressant dosing (PITA) study. This multicenter randomized controlled trial (n=111) compared pharmacogenetic-informed treatment (PIT) with treatment-as-usual (TAU).

From pregnancy to postpartum: The interplay between maternal mental health and diet.

During the perinatal period, mental health issues and poor diet quality can adversely affect maternal and infant outcomes. Previous studies described associations between perinatal mental health and diet quality, but the direction of these associations remains unclear. Additionally, most studies lack insight into how these associations fluctuate within individuals over time.

Construct Validity of the Measurement Tools PH42 and I.ROC12 to Measure Positive Health in a General Population.

'Positive Health' and 'recovery' seem to cover similar multidimensional health perspectives focussing on capabilities instead of incapabilities. The My Positive Health questionnaire and Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter were initially developed as dialogue tools, but nowadays also used as self-reported questionnaires. Structural validity of these dialogue tools was assessed in earlier research resulting in the 42-items Positive Health questionnaire (PH42) and 12-items Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter (I.

Progress feedback in psychotherapy: Advantages, challenges, and future directions.

Progress feedback, also known as routine outcome monitoring (ROM), is an evidence-based practice in psychotherapy that involves the systematic assessment of patient progress to inform clinical decisions. While research supports its effectiveness in improving treatment outcomes, both patients, therapists, and organisations encounter difficulties implementing it. This review examines theories on progress feedback, its effectiveness in clinical practice, the challenges it presents, and future directions.

Mapping Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Repetitive Negative Thinking Among Non-Western Undergraduate Students: A Network Analysis.

Most studies on stress have primarily focused on Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic samples, which may differ from populations in non-Western countries in terms of how they think and respond to stress. This study investigated the interplay of stress-related variables, including repetitive negative thinking (RNT), neuroticism, mindful awareness, cognitive control, academic or general stress, anxiety, and depression among Indonesian university undergraduates. Network analyses (association, graphical least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (gLASSO), and relative importance network) were conducted to estimate associations between the aforementioned constructs in 474 undergraduate students in Indonesia.

'If I am Reminded of my Trauma, I will …': Assessing Threat Expectancies for Being Confronted with Trauma Reminders.

Purpose: Dysfunctional threat appraisal plays a key role in both the development and treatment of PTSD. It is unclear how these appraisals can best be measured. This study aimed to explore the specific negative outcome predictions held by patients with PTSD and to develop and validate the Threat Appraisal in PTSD Scale (TAPS).

The Effects of (Dis)similarities Between the Creator and the Assessor on Assessing Creativity: A Comparison of Humans and LLMs.

Current research predominantly involves human subjects to evaluate AI creativity. In this explorative study, we questioned the validity of this practice and examined how creator-assessor (dis)similarity-namely to what extent the creator and the assessor were alike-along two dimensions of culture (Western and English-speaking vs. Eastern and Chinese-speaking) and agency (human vs.