Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
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J Consult Clin Psychol · Oct 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyA randomized clinical trial of acceptance and commitment therapy versus progressive relaxation training for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exist, but additional treatment options are needed. The effectiveness of 8 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for adult OCD was compared with progressive relaxation training (PRT). ⋯ ACT is worth exploring as a treatment for OCD.
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J Consult Clin Psychol · Oct 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyCoping and parenting: Mediators of 12-month outcomes of a family group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention with families of depressed parents.
In a randomized clinical trial with 111 families of parents with a history of major depressive disorder (86% mothers, 14% fathers; 86% Caucasian, 5% African-American, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4% mixed ethnicity), changes in adolescents' (mean age = 11 years; 42% female, 58% male) coping and parents' parenting skills were examined as mediators of the effects of a family group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention on adolescents' internalizing and externalizing symptoms. ⋯ The present study provides the first evidence for specific mediators of a family group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention for families of parents with a history of major depressive disorder. The identification of both coping and parenting as mediators of children's mental health outcomes suggests that these variables are important active ingredients in the prevention of mental health problems in children of depressed parents.
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J Consult Clin Psychol · Oct 2010
Longitudinal analyses of family functioning in veterans and their partners across treatment.
This study evaluated the relations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and poor family functioning in veterans and their partners. ⋯ Family functioning may play a role in treatment for veterans.