The MCMI-IV: A New Normal Quartet for Parental Fitness Litigants.

The Millon series (i.e., MCMI-II/MCMI-III) has a longstanding history of use in clinical and forensic settings.

When Words Fail: Providing Effective Psychological Treatment for Depression in Persons with Aphasia.

More than 2 million people in the United States are living with some form of aphasia, a communication disorder that has been associated with high incidence of clinical depression. Despite their large numbers, persons with aphasia have received little clinical attention from psychologists and other mental health providers. The life participation interventions and supported communication methods developed and routinely employed by speech-language pathologists could assist mental health professionals in addressing the needs of this underserved population.

Pilot randomized controlled trial of a symptom cluster intervention in advanced cancer.

Objective: This study evaluated a three-session acceptance-based cognitive behavioral -acceptance and commitment therapy (CBT-ACT) intervention targeting a common symptom cluster in advanced cancer-worry-insomnia-depression-fatigue.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients with advanced cancer were randomly assigned to the CBT-ACT intervention or waitlist. At preintervention, participants completed a psychodiagnostic interview, standardized questionnaires, and a sleep diary.

Mindfulness buffers the effects of cue-induced craving on alcohol demand in college drinkers.

Alcohol consumption among young adult college students represents a significant public health problem. The presence of alcohol-related cues in drinkers' environments can trigger powerful alcohol cravings, which may influence drinking outcomes. Less is known about how this cue-induced craving influences behavioral economic demand for alcohol.

An Exploration of the Mediators Between Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with numerous long-term consequences and warrants significant clinical attention. Recent theoretical models and empirical research have suggested that several factors play a role in the development of IPV perpetration, including childhood maltreatment, early maladaptive schemas, anger, and difficulties in emotion regulation. This study investigated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and IPV, specifically examining the mediation of this relationship by several variables thought to be related to this pernicious problem, including early maladaptive schemas, the experience of anger, and emotion regulation difficulties.

A small randomized pilot study of a workplace mindfulness-based intervention for surgical intensive care unit personnel: effects on salivary α-amylase levels.

Objective: To determine whether a workplace stress-reduction intervention decreases reactivity to stress among personnel exposed to a highly stressful occupational environment.

Methods: Personnel from a surgical intensive care unit were randomized to a stress-reduction intervention or a waitlist control group. The 8-week group mindfulness-based intervention included mindfulness, gentle yoga, and music.

Suffering compounded: the relationship between abuse history and distress in five palliative care domains.

Background: Research with breast cancer patients suggests that abuse survivors experience more psychological distress and disorders, particularly depression and anxiety, than patients without abuse histories. However, we do not yet understand the impact of abuse on other palliative care domains for individuals with other cancer types.

Objectives: This study explores the relationship between past abuse and distress in a group of cancer patients referred for palliative care.