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Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation
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A meta-analysis of the BDI's internal consistency estimates yielded a mean coefficient alpha of 0.86 for psychiatric patients and 0.81 for non-psychiatric subjects as mentioned in this paper.About:
This article is published in Clinical Psychology Review.The article was published on 1988-01-01. It has received 11149 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Beck Depression Inventory.read more
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Cognitive-Behavioral and Pharmacological Treatment for Social Phobia: A Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: According to cost projections, group cognitive-behavioral treatment offered the most cost-effective intervention and selective serotonin reup-take inhibitors and benzodiazepines yielded the largest effect sizes for pharmacotherapy.
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The interpersonal expression of perfection: perfectionistic self-presentation and psychological distress
Paul L. Hewitt,Gordon L. Flett,Simon B. Sherry,Marie Habke,Melanie Parkin,Raymond W. Lam,Bruce McMurtry,Evelyn Ediger,Paul Fairlie,Murray B. Stein +9 more
TL;DR: It is argued that the need to promote one's perfection or the desire to conceal one's imperfection involves self-esteem regulation in the interpersonal context.
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Randomized Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adult Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
Annmarie McDonagh,Matthew J. Friedman,Gregory J. McHugo,Julian D. Ford,Anjana Sengupta,Kim Mueser,Christine Carney Demment,Debra Fournier,Paula P. Schnurr,Monica Descamps +9 more
TL;DR: CBT participants were significantly more likely than PCT participants to no longer meet criteria for a PTSD diagnosis at follow-up assessments, and both CBT and PCT were associated with sustained symptom reduction in this sample.
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The measurement of fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis. A multidimensional comparison with patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy subjects.
Jan H. Vercoulen,O.R. Hommes,C.M.A. Swanink,Peter Joseph Jongen,J.F.M. Fennis,J.M.D. Galama,J.W.M. van der Meer,G. Bleijenberg +7 more
TL;DR: In patients with MS and in patients with CFS, subjective fatigue severity was related to impairment in daily life, low sense of control over symptoms, and strong focusing on bodily sensations, and psychological factors play a role in the experience of fatigue in MS and CFS.
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Mindfulness meditation alleviates depressive symptoms in women with fibromyalgia: Results of a randomized clinical trial
Sandra E. Sephton,Paul Salmon,Inka Weissbecker,Christi S. Ulmer,Andrea Floyd,Katherine Hoover,Jamie L. Studts +6 more
TL;DR: This meditation-based intervention alleviated depressive symptoms among patients with fibromyalgia and significantly in treatment versus control participants over the 3 assessments.
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An inventory for measuring depression
TL;DR: The difficulties inherent in obtaining consistent and adequate diagnoses for the purposes of research and therapy have been pointed out and a wide variety of psychiatric rating scales have been developed.
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A rating scale for depression
TL;DR: The present scale has been devised for use only on patients already diagnosed as suffering from affective disorder of depressive type, used for quantifying the results of an interview, and its value depends entirely on the skill of the interviewer in eliciting the necessary information.
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Cognitive Therapy of Depression
Steven D. Hollon,Aaron T. Beck +1 more
TL;DR: Hollon and Shaw as discussed by the authors discuss the role of emotions in Cognitive Therapy and discuss the integration of homework into Cognitive Therapy, and discuss problems related to Termination and Relapse.
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A self-rating depression scale.
TL;DR: The general depression scales used were felt to be insufficient for the purpose of this research project and the more specific scales were also inadequate.
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Depression: Causes and Treatment
Aaron T. Beck,Brad A. Alford +1 more
TL;DR: The definition of Depression is explained and a treatment plan for treatment and analysis of the causes and treatments are outlined.