Publications by authors named "S I Wilhelm"
The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale modified for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD-YBOCS) is a semi-structured interview designed to assess the severity of current BDD. The aim of the study was to examine the factor structure and construct validity of the BDD-YBOCS. The sample included 366 adults with BDD who completed the BDD-YBOCS and other measures of BDD severity/impairment, psychiatric distress (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Winam Gulf in the Kenyan region of Lake Victoria experiences prolific, year-round cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) which pose threats to human, livestock, and ecosystem health. To our knowledge, there is limited molecular research on the gulf's cyanoHABs, and thus, the strategies employed for survival and proliferation by toxigenic cyanobacteria in this region remain largely unexplored. Here, we used metagenomics to analyze the Winam Gulf's cyanobacterial composition, function, and biosynthetic potential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWild birds are important hosts of influenza A viruses (IAVs) and play an important role in their ecology. The emergence of the A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 H5N1 (Gs/GD) lineage marked a shift in IAV ecology, leading to recurrent outbreaks and mortality in wild birds from 2002 onwards. This lineage has evolved and diversified over time, with a recent important derivative being the 2.
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- The study examines "polyregulation," or the use of multiple emotion regulation strategies to cope with a single stressor, particularly in individuals with repetitive negative thinking (RNT) disorders like worries, ruminations, and obsessions.
- A total of 60 participants were tested on their responses to distressing intrusive thoughts, revealing that 90% used multiple strategies, with a greater need to control thoughts predicting higher strategy use.
- Despite the findings, factors related to RNT and the immediate effectiveness of these strategies did not show significant relationships, emphasizing the need for further investigation to aid clinical interventions targeting intrusive thinking.
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- - This study is a meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the effectiveness of psychological treatments for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), involving 905 participants.
- - Results demonstrated significant improvements in BDD symptoms, depression, anxiety, insight/delusion, psychosocial functioning, and quality of life, with effects lasting between 1 to 6 months post-treatment.
- - The analysis found that females had greater improvements than males, and longer session durations enhanced treatment effects, while certain factors like delivery mode showed no significant impact; it emphasized the importance of continuing research in this area.