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View article: Illness perceptions in stroke caregivers and their mediating role for caregiver burden, depression, and anxiety – a cross-sectional study
Illness perceptions in stroke caregivers and their mediating role for caregiver burden, depression, and anxiety – a cross-sectional study Open
Many caregivers of patients with a stroke experience significant caregiver burden and impaired mental health. Since illness perceptions seem to play an important role in illness outcomes, not only in patients but also in caregivers, this s…
View article: Shame and disgust in patients with inflammatory skin diseases: a systematic review of psychological correlates and psychotherapeutic approaches
Shame and disgust in patients with inflammatory skin diseases: a systematic review of psychological correlates and psychotherapeutic approaches Open
Introduction Skin diseases are among the most common diseases worldwide and can cause severe psychological and social impairments. Negative self-directed emotions like shame and disgust may be important in the development and progression o…
View article: Mimicry in Psychological Disorders and Psychotherapy
Mimicry in Psychological Disorders and Psychotherapy Open
Mimicry plays an important role in social interactions. Problems in social interactions are both diagnostic criteria as well as risk factors of psychological disorders. An interesting hypothesis is that mimicry behavior of people with psyc…
View article: Reducing Distress from Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: A Multicenter, Parallel, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial of Relating Therapy
Reducing Distress from Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: A Multicenter, Parallel, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial of Relating Therapy Open
Introduction: There is a significant demand for interventions that reduce distress related to auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs). AVH distress is associated with the way voice hearers relate with AVHs. We aimed to establish the feasibil…
View article: Metacognitive therapy versus exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder – A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial
Metacognitive therapy versus exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder – A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial Open
Overall, MCT was not inferior to ERP, especially at post-treatment, suggesting it could be a treatment alternative. However, further research is needed to explore differential treatment indications.
View article: Shame on me? Love me tender! Inducing and reducing shame and fear in social anxiety in an analogous sample
Shame on me? Love me tender! Inducing and reducing shame and fear in social anxiety in an analogous sample Open
Background Shame is considered an important factor in the development and maintenance of many psychological disorders, e.g., social anxiety disorder, and an interesting target point for therapeutic intervention. Method In the present exper…
View article: A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Social Affect and Cognition
A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Social Affect and Cognition Open
Researchers have proposed that emotion regulation can enhance or hinder socioaffective and sociocognitive processes. However, an integration of the evidence is still lacking. The present preregistered meta-analysis disentangled the link be…
View article: Chain of Contagion Task Videos and Pictures
Chain of Contagion Task Videos and Pictures Open
CCT = Chain of contagion Task Presented are the materials for the video-based CCT and the imagery CCT (in German as audio files). The data are structured in such a way that all begin with the prefix "cct_". The "cct_pic" images can be used…
View article: The Behavior Avoidance Test: Association With Symptom Severity and Treatment Outcome in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The Behavior Avoidance Test: Association With Symptom Severity and Treatment Outcome in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Open
Behavior therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) aims to reduce avoidance, rituals, and discomfort in OCD-relevant situations. The Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT) measures these behavior-related outcomes in individually challenging …
View article: Maintanance of disgust – a validation of the Chain of Contagion Task
Maintanance of disgust – a validation of the Chain of Contagion Task Open
Tolin, Worhunsky and Maltby (2004) developed the Chain of Contagion Task for the experimental verification of the law of contagion. The main result of the study was that participants with contamination-related obsessive-compulsive disorder…
View article: Metacognitive Change During Exposure and Metacognitive Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Metacognitive Change During Exposure and Metacognitive Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Open
Metacognitive therapy (MCT) has been shown to be a promising treatment approach for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The changeability of metacognitions by (metacognitive) treatment and its relevance to treatment outcome is, however, s…
View article: Empathy, compassion, and theory of mind in obsessive‐compulsive disorder
Empathy, compassion, and theory of mind in obsessive‐compulsive disorder Open
Objectives Individuals with obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) often suffer from impairments in social functioning. This study investigates differences in empathy, compassion, and Theory of Mind (ToM) in individuals with OCD as a possible…
View article: The behavior avoidance test: Association with symptom severity and treatment outcome in obsessive-compulsive disorder
The behavior avoidance test: Association with symptom severity and treatment outcome in obsessive-compulsive disorder Open
Behavior therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) aims to reduce avoidance, rituals, and discomfort in OCD-relevant situations. The Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT) measures these behavior-related outcomes in individually challenging …
View article: Attentional Processing of Disgust and Fear and Its Relationship With Contamination-Based Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms: Stronger Response Urgency to Disgusting Stimuli in Disgust-Prone Individuals
Attentional Processing of Disgust and Fear and Its Relationship With Contamination-Based Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms: Stronger Response Urgency to Disgusting Stimuli in Disgust-Prone Individuals Open
Disgust has recently been characterized as a low-urgency emotion, particularly compared to fear. The aim of the present study is to clarify whether behavioral inhibition during disgust engagement is characteristic of a low-urgency emotion …
View article: Mimicry in psychotherapy – an actor partner model of therapists’ and patients’ non-verbal behavior and its effects on the working alliance
Mimicry in psychotherapy – an actor partner model of therapists’ and patients’ non-verbal behavior and its effects on the working alliance Open
Objective: The alliance between patient and therapist is central for therapeutic progress. Social mimicry, the automatic imitation of another person, has been linked to building relationships. This is the first preregistered study to syste…
View article: Corrigendum: Does Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Improve Disgust Regulation Through Imagery Rescripting?
Corrigendum: Does Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Improve Disgust Regulation Through Imagery Rescripting? Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00192.].
View article: Interpretation bias and contamination-based obsessive-compulsive symptoms influence emotional intensity related to disgust and fear
Interpretation bias and contamination-based obsessive-compulsive symptoms influence emotional intensity related to disgust and fear Open
Biased processing of disgust-related stimuli is increasingly discussed in addition to fear-related processing as a maintenance factor for contamination-based obsessive-compulsive disorder (C-OCD). However, the differential impact of fear a…
View article: Does Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Improve Disgust Regulation Through Imagery Rescripting?
Does Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Improve Disgust Regulation Through Imagery Rescripting? Open
The first pilot studies have shown the potential of imagery rescripting (ImR) for reducing contamination-related pathological disgust, although the effects were rather small. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the effec…
View article: Adult ADHD: Influence of Physical Activation, Stimulation, and Reward on Cognitive Performance and Symptoms
Adult ADHD: Influence of Physical Activation, Stimulation, and Reward on Cognitive Performance and Symptoms Open
Objective: Models of ADHD consider the influence of situational factors on cognitive performance and symptoms. Method: The influence of acute physical exercise, stimulation through continuous fine motor movement, and performance-related re…
View article: The Neural Correlates of Probabilistic Classification Learning in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study
The Neural Correlates of Probabilistic Classification Learning in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study Open
Individuals suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been found to show deficits in implicitly learning probabilistic associations between events. Neuroimaging studies have associated these implicit learning deficits in OCD …
View article: Memory impairment is associated with the loss of regular oestrous cycle and plasma oestradiol levels in an activity-based anorexia animal model
Memory impairment is associated with the loss of regular oestrous cycle and plasma oestradiol levels in an activity-based anorexia animal model Open
Objectives: Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) suffer from neuropsychological deficits including memory impairments. Memory partially depends on 17β-oestradiol (E2), which is reduced in patients with AN. We assessed whether memory functio…