Publications by authors named "J Bengel"
Background And Aims: Tobacco smoking represents a major cause for preventable death and morbidity. Results from non-randomized studies suggest that smoking cessation therapy in a residential setting might be a new viable way to facilitate smoking abstinence. We aimed to test the effects of residential multicomponent group therapy for smoking cessation compared with outpatient group therapy.
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- Early response to treatment is a key predictor of therapy outcomes in psychosomatic rehabilitation, but its role is not well understood.
- A study involving 264 participants found that early improvements within the first two weeks of treatment significantly correlate with overall rehabilitation success, accounting for 1-30% of the outcome variance.
- Beliefs about one's illness and treatment predict 6-20% of the early response, highlighting the importance of understanding patient perceptions regarding their symptoms and rehabilitation expectations.
Introduction: Behavioral activation (BA) is effective for the treatment of depression. The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA), which is derived from health psychology, can provide a motivational-volitional framework of BA.
Objective: This study investigated the efficacy of a HAPA-based internet-delivered BA intervention (iBA; called InterAKTIV) in individuals with depression, also assessing HAPA-based motivational and volitional outcomes.
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities should participate in the diagnostics of their mental health. The Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability (GDS-LD) and its Carer Supplement (GDS-CS) were translated into German and tested.
Methods: Internal consistency, criterion validity and inter-test reliability were tested in 64 adults with borderline, mild or moderate intellectual disabilities and their carers.
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) face serious health-related, social and economic consequences. Prior meta-analyses indicate efficacy of psychosocial interventions for support of IPV survivors, but their results are affected by methodological limitations. Extensive subgroup analyses on the moderating effects of intervention and study characteristics are lacking.
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