Journal of clinical psychology
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To assess outcomes of veterans who participated in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). ⋯ MBSR shows promise as an intervention for PTSD and warrants further study in randomized controlled trials.
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This study assessed posttraumatic growth (PTG) in a sample of U.S. Army Soldiers using the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), and the relationship between PTG and negative behavioral health (BH) conditions. ⋯ This study quantified PTG resulting from deployment and demonstrated the degree to which combat experiences might result in PTG.
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Research on emotion and pain has burgeoned. We review the last decade's literature, focusing on links between emotional processes and persistent pain. ⋯ Emotions are integral to the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of persistent pain. Research should clarify when to eliminate or attenuate negative emotions, and when to access, experience, and express them. Theory and practice should integrate emotion into cognitive-behavioral models of persistent pain.
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The Journal of Clinical Psychology now features articles accepted by the new editorial team that will direct the journal over the next 5 years. Timothy R. ⋯ Associate editors are Linda Castillo, Kathleen Chwalisz, Stephanie Felgoise, and Bruce Rybarczyk. This editorial presents the editorial vision for the journal over the next 5 years, and presents changes in journal content.
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The lessons of childhood will often last a lifetime. Two lessons that I learned early in life were that loss can occur quickly, unexpectedly, and have monumental consequences such as when my father died when I was 9 years old. I also learned that losses can be assuaged or mitigated in many ways, not the least of which would be the replacement of my father with a father figure, who filled the needs of an adolescent and later an adult with a role model, keen insights, and emotional support. This article traces my experiences with personal therapy and addresses how lessons learned can be used and passed on to succeeding generations comprised of one's children and, in my case, my patients and students for the past 45 years.