12. März 2010
11. März 2010
Einbezug von Partnern und Angehörigen in der Verhaltenstherapie
Nahezu alle psychischen Störungen sind mit einer niedrigen Partnerschaftsqualität assoziiert, und die psychische Gesundheit kann durch eine problematische Partnerschaft erheblich beeinträchtigt sein. Die partnerschaftliche Interaktion wirkt sich zudem auf das Erziehungsverhalten aus. Ein weiterer wichtiger Faktor ist psychische und physische Gewalt in Familien. Dieser muss besondere Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt werden. Basierend auf diesem Hintergrund werden das sog. Zwangsprozessmodell und die Theorie der ehelichen Stabilität beschrieben. Konkrete Anregungen für die Diagnostik, Therapieplanung und paar- bzw. elternorientierte Interventionen werden abgeleitet. Anhand einer Fallvignette werden die Anregungen beispielhaft erläutert. Einige rechtliche und ethische Voraussetzungen bzw. psychotherapeutische Bedingungen können zu Einschränkungen beim Einsatz der Interventionen führen.
Quelle: SpringerLink – Zeitschriftenbeitrag
10. März 2010
9. März 2010
Cyberbullying has been described as a type of electronic bullying and has recently been subjected to intense media scrutiny largely due to a number of high profile and tragic cases of teen suicide. Despite the media attention relatively little is known about the nature of cyberbullying. (weiterlesen…)
2. März 2010
Although employers commonly review administrative database indicators to assess depression treatment quality, they do not know whether these indicators predict relevant outcomes like absenteeism. In 230 employed patients in five health plans, we tested how administrative database-derived indicators for antidepressant medication and psychotherapy provided during the first 6 months of a new depression treatment episode predicted patient-reported absenteeism change over 12 months. The medication indicator was not significantly associated with absenteeism change over 12 months (p= .64); however, the psychotherapy indicator was significantly associated with an average 26.1% improvement in absenteeism over 12 months (p< .05). If subsequent studies confirm the results we report, quality monitoring initiatives interested in employer-relevant indicators of depression treatment quality should examine administrative database indicators of psychotherapy.
Quelle: SpringerLink – Zeitschriftenbeitrag
1. März 2010
Objective: To examine the role of self-efficacy and depression as potential pathways from physical activity to fatigue in two study samples: breast cancer survivors (BCS) (n = 192) and individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) (n = 292).
Methods: We hypothesized that physical activity would be associated indirectly with fatigue through its influence on self-efficacy and depressive symptomatology. A cross-sectional path analysis (BCS) and a longitudinal panel model (MS) were conducted within a covariance modeling framework.
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27. Februar 2010
Objective: To examine the cross-sectional associations between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), their comorbidity, and hypertension.
Methods: Participants (n = 4180) were drawn from a cohort of men who were members of the U.S. army during the Vietnam war era. Occupational, sociodemographic, and health data were collected from military service files, telephone interviews, and medical examinations. Hypertension status was defined by the presence of (weiterlesen…)
26. Februar 2010
Objective: To evaluate the association between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and depression. Tobacco smoking and depression are strongly associated, but the possible effects of SHS have not been evaluated.
Methods: The 2005 to 2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a cross-sectional sample of the noninstitutionalized civilian U.S. population. SHS exposure was measured in adults aged ≥20 years by serum cotinine and depressive symptoms by the Patient Health Questionnaire. Zero-inflated Poisson regression analyses were completed with adjustment for survey design and potential confounders.
Results: Serum cotinine-documented SHS exposure was positively associated with depressive symptoms in never-smokers, (weiterlesen…)