Behavioral Health Needs, Barriers, and Parent Preferences in Rural Pediatric Primary Care.

Objective: The goal of this study was to examine modifiable factors related to health disparities by exploring the role of predisposing, need, and enabling characteristics on mental/behavioral health treatment-seeking behaviors in a rural sample. Parental treatment preferences and knowledge about treatment options were also examined.

Methods: One hundred eighteen parents completed questionnaires assessing demographics, child prior psychological treatment, child psychological symptoms, barriers to care, mental health stigma, and willingness to seek services across settings.

Affect-based profiles of bulimia nervosa: The utility and validity of indicators assessed in the natural environment.

Theoretical conceptualizations of bulimia nervosa (BN) emphasize the role of emotion dysregulation in the development and maintenance of symptoms, which has been supported by ecological momentary assessment studies. Given the importance of affective disturbances in BN, this study aimed to classify a sample of adult women with BN (N = 130) based on primarily momentary affective indicators, including negative and positive affect, negative and positive affective lability, and depression. Participants completed baseline assessments followed by a two-week ecological momentary assessment protocol.