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The impact of attachment distress on affect-centered mentalization: An experimental study in psychosomatic patients and healthy adults
2018
Introduction We investigated the impact of attachment distress on affect-centered mentalization in a clinical and a non-clinical sample, comparing mentalization in a baseline condition to mentalization under a condition of attachment distress. Methods The sample consisted of 127 adults who underwent inpatient psychosomatic treatment, and 34 mentally healthy adults. Affect-centered mentalization was assessed by analyzing participants’ narratives on interpersonal situations in a baseline condition with the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS), and an experimental condition inducing attachment distress with the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP). Unlike the LEAS, the AAP is…
Improving child maltreatment detection systems: a large-scale case study involving health, social services, and school professionals.
2003
Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this 5-year study was to improve detection in two consecutive phases: (a) To close the gap between the number of identified cases and the actual number of cases of child abuse by increasing detection; and (b) To increase the possibility of a broader spectrum of detection. Method: The Balearic Islands (one of the Autonomous Communities of Spain, with 161,287 children under 18 years old) was selected as the study area. Phase 1: front-line professionals (181) from all the health and social services agencies were trained in detection. Phase 2, school professionals (251) from all schools in the territory were also trained. The independent factor was the interv…
Assessment of health-related quality of life of chronic hepatitis C patients in Latvia
2019
Šā pētījuma mērķis ir novērtēt hroniska C hepatīta pacientu ar veselību saistīto dzīves kvalitāti Latvijā, izmantojot anketu par aknu slimībām, un izpētīt jomas, kurās visbiežāk ir traucēta ar veselību saistītā dzīves kvalitāte. Šajā pētījumā tiks arī apskatīti faktori, kas saistīti ar hroniska C hepatīta pacientu dzīves kvalitāti. Šis ir prospektīvs novērojumu pētījums. Hronisko aknu slimību anketa tika pielāgota un izsniegta Latvijas Infektoloģijas centra pacientiem, kam ir seroloģiski apstiprināts hronisks C vīrushepatīts. Kontroles grupā tika iekļauti pieauguši latvieši, kuriem nav diagnosticēts hronisks C vīrushepatīts Pētījuma tika iekļauti 80 pacienti vecumā no 25 līdz 78 gadiem (vid…
Generación de preguntas sobre información no textual : una validación empírica del modelo obstáculo-meta en la comprensión de dispositivos experiment…
2014
RESUMEN: Los mecanismos cognitivos de la generación de preguntas no son aún bien conocidos. Recientemente, se ha propuesto el modelo obstáculo-meta que asimila la comprensión a un proceso de resolución de un problema cognitivo, cuyos obstáculos hacia la meta pretendida dan lugar a las preguntas. Una predicción del modelo es la relación entre tipos de preguntas formuladas y tipos de representación mental que los sujetos manejan durante la comprensión de la información suministrada. Hasta ahora, esta predicción ha sido validada parcialmente y solo con información textual. En este trabajo se presenta un estudio empírico de validación más fiable de esta predicción, desarrollado en dos fases y q…
Conflitti tra azioni esecutive civili e sequestri disposti dal giudice penale
2016
Lo scritto esamina le conseguenza prodotte dai sequestri penali sul patrimonio responsabile del debitore, al fine di approfondire la posizione dei creditori, che vorrebbero sui beni oggetto di sequestro penale. The essay deal with the consequences of penal freezing of the debtor's asset, with regard of the creditors' right to seize the debtor's assets to satisfy their rights.
Utilisation et validité du questionnaire "Learning environment inventory (LEI)" dans les classes de lycée
2020
International audience
Validation of the Italian version of the Devaluation consumers' Scale and the Devaluation Consumers Families Scale
2016
Objectives This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Italian versions of the Devaluation of Consumers Scale (DCS) and the Devaluation of Consumer Families Scale (DCFS), twoshort-scales examining public stigma towards people with mental disorders and their relatives. Methods The scales were administered to 117 individuals with a clinical diagnosis of affective or non-affective psychoses (ICD 10 criteria F20-29, F30-33). Translation procedures were carried out according to accepted standards. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Convergent validity was evaluated in terms of correlation with the Global Functioning Scale (GAF) and with the Qu…
A blended-learning programme regarding professional ethics in physiotherapy students.
2018
Background: In the university context, assessing students’ attitude, knowledge and opinions when applying an innovative methodological approach to teach professional ethics becomes fundamental to know if the used approach is enough motivating for students. Research objective: To assess the effect of a blended-learning model, based on professional ethics and related to clinical practices, on physiotherapy students’ attitude, knowledge and opinions towards learning professional ethics. Research design and participants: A simple-blind clinical trial was performed (NLM identifier NCT03241693) (control group, n = 64; experimental group, n = 65). Both groups followed clinical practices for 8 mont…
The ocular manifestations in IBD screening (OMIS) questionnaire: pilot study on detection of ocular involvement in inflammatory bowel diseases.
2020
Purpose: To assess the usefulness of a dedicated questionnaire for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) treated with biological drugs for the detection of ocular extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs). IBD can cause extraintestinal symptoms including ocular complaints which are frequently ignored and may be associated with significant morbidity, including blindness. Methods: We developed a questionnaire, named Ocular Manifestations in IBD Screening (OMIS) questionnaire, after agreement between gastroenterologists and ophthalmologists. The questionnaire was administered by a non-ophthalmologist physician to 96 IBD patients treated with biological drugs. Results: 35 patients (36.5%)…
Spirals of Speaking Out? Effects of the “Suppressed Voice Rhetoric” on Audiences’ Willingness to Express Their Opinion
2020
A defining feature of counterpublics is to claim that their views are deliberately excluded from the mainstream public sphere. This rhetorical strategy – which we theorize as “suppressed voice rhet...