Publications by authors named "A Kersting"
Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to have a devastating effect on the well-being of Ukrainians and their environment. We evaluated a major environmental hazard caused by the war: the potential for groundwater contamination in proximity to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). We quantified groundwater vulnerability with the DRASTIC index, which was originally developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and has been used at various locations worldwide to assess relative pollution potential.
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- The study focused on assessing the reliability and validity of the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS) for measuring maternal-foetal attachment in pregnant women, highlighting the need for improved psychometric properties.
- Researchers analyzed data from 184 pregnant women, comparing the original 19-item MAAS to a newly introduced 13-item brief German version, using various statistical methods to evaluate internal consistency and construct validity.
- Findings showed that the brief German MAAS outperformed the original version in terms of reliability and validity, suggesting it may be a more effective tool for measuring maternal attachment during pregnancy.
Importance: Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is included as a new diagnosis in international classification systems. Treatments following a cognitive behavioral model are most effective, but comparisons with active control treatments are scarce.
Objective: To examine whether integrative cognitive behavioral therapy for prolonged grief (PG-CBT) is superior to present-centered therapy (PCT).
: Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) has been recognized as a mental health disorder and was added to the ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR. Despite the same name, both versions of PGD differ in symptom count, content, and diagnostic algorithm. A single instrument to screen for both PGD diagnoses is critical for bereavement research and care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReduced positive attentional bias in patients with borderline personality disorder compared with non-patients: results from a free-viewing eye-tracking study.
Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul
September 2024
Background: Attentional processes are important for regulating emotional states and coping with stressful events. Orientation of attention acts as filter for subsequent information processing. So far, only few eye-tracking studies have examined attentional processes during emotion perception in borderline personality disorder (BPD).
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