Collegiate athletes' perceptions of the culture of concussion reporting.

The current study was designed to understand the culture of concussion among college student-athletes. Eight men's lacrosse and seven women's soccer players. A focus group was conducted to understand thoughts, barriers, team culture, and what was needed to feel safe reporting symptoms.

Cognitive behavior therapy for generalized social anxiety disorder in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.

Early identification and treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD) is critical to prevent development of a chronic course of symptoms, persistent functional impairment, and progressive psychiatric comorbidity. A small but growing literature supports the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, including SAD, in adolescence. The present randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of group vs.

Eating disorders across the lifespan.

Eating disorders have traditionally been considered afflictions of adolescents and young women. Recent evidence, however, suggests that eating disorders often occur across the life span. Although the incidence of these disorders among mid-life and older women appears to be on the rise, it is not clear if this reflects a true increase in prevalence, better recognition among clinicians, or both.

A comparison of acceptance- and control-based strategies for coping with food cravings: an analog study.

The present study utilized an analog paradigm to investigate the effectiveness of two strategies for coping with food cravings, which was theorized to be critical to the maintenance of weight loss. Ninety-eight undergraduate students were given transparent boxes of chocolate Hershey's Kisses and instructed to keep the chocolates with them, but not to eat them, for 48 h. Before receiving the Kisses, participants were randomized to receive either (a) no intervention, (b) instruction in control-based coping strategies such as distraction and cognitive restructuring, or (c) instruction in acceptance-based strategies such as experiential acceptance and defusion techniques.

Physician and patient attitudes toward obesity.

Several studies have found that health care professionals tend to hold negative attitudes regarding obesity. The degree to which patients perceive these attitudes, however, remains unclear. This study examined physicians' and their obese patients' attitudes toward obesity.