Therapeutic alliance in psychological treatment for depression and alcohol use comorbidity: The client's perspective.

This qualitative study explored the treatment experience and the therapeutic relationship of participants receiving an integrated psychological treatment for comorbid alcohol use problems and depressive disorders. Semistructured interviews targeting experience of therapy and the relationship with the therapist were carried out with seven participants. Transcripts were analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis to reveal major themes.

Working with people experiencing psychotic disorders and co-occurring nicotine dependence: Attitudes and reflections from psychologists on the Healthy Lifestyles research trial.

The combination of psychotic and substance use disorders compounds the well-documented challenges of treatment engagement, retention, and outcome for these single conditions. This study focuses on the formation of alliance among this important clinical group. Psychologists working on a research trial participated in qualitative interviews focused on their impression of delivering treatment to people with psychotic disorders and concurrent nicotine dependence.

The psychological implications of a subsequent pregnancy outcome in couples with a history of miscarriage.

Objectives: The present study expands upon reproductive research by examining perinatal grief in couples following a miscarriage and throughout a subsequent pregnancy. The aim of the study was to address the question of whether the outcome of a successful live birth mitigates the negative impact of a previous miscarriage.

Method: Participants were recruited through 20 general practice surgeries that provided antenatal care in the United Kingdom.

Perceived risk associated with tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use among people with and without psychotic disorders.

Background: Perceived harmfulness of substances is a key concept of behavioural theories that have been used to explain substance use behaviours. However, perceptions of risk associated with substance use have rarely been examined among people with psychotic disorders. This study examined the relationship between perceived harm and patterns of substance use among people with and without psychotic disorders.

Reasons for substance use among people with mental disorders.

Background: Comorbidity of mental disorders and substance use continues to be a major problem. To inform the development of more effective interventions for these co-existing disorders, this paper aimed to determine if there are clear variations in the reasons for tobacco, alcohol or cannabis use across people with different mental disorders.

Methods: Data from five randomized controlled trials on co-existing disorders that measured reasons for tobacco, alcohol or cannabis use using the Drug Use Motives Questionnaire, Reasons for Smoking Questionnaire or via free response are reported and combined.

Reasons for substance use among people with psychotic disorders: method triangulation approach.

Substance use disorders (SUD) are common among people with psychotic disorders and are associated with many negative consequences. Understanding the reasons for substance use in this population may allow for the development of more effective prevention and intervention strategies. We examined reasons for tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis use among people with psychotic disorders.

Implications of coping repertoire as predictors of men's stress, anxiety and depression following pregnancy, childbirth and miscarriage: a longitudinal study.

The long-term implication of how men cope during a partner's pregnancy, at childbirth or following miscarriage has not received attention. This study aims to examine if men's coping response during pregnancy, at childbirth, or miscarriage predict psychological outcomes at the time of childbirth/miscarriage or 1 year later, and to establish whether there are any changes in men's coping repertoire. Utilizing a longitudinal design, 384 volunteer expectant fathers, participated by completing measures of stress, anxiety, depression and coping during their partner's pregnancy, following childbirth or miscarriage, and 1 year later.

Apocalyptic thinking, autonomy, and sociotropy.

As the millennium approached there was a unique opportunity to examine beliefs about impending apocalyptic events. In March, 1998 60 English participants, 20 to 35 years of age, including 20 Jehovah's Witnesses, 20 Roman Catholics, and 20 Methodists, completed a four-dimension scale of Positive and Negative Autonomy and Positive and Negative Sociotropy and a questionnaire, Apocalyptic Thinking, on the millennium containing questions on apocalyptic beliefs. The aim of the study was to investigate the apocalyptic beliefs of a number of Christian denominations and examine the relationship between scores on apocalyptic thinking about the millennium and group cohesion.