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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/pst0000513/) A qualitative meta-analysis exploring client-reported outcomes of couple therapy.
Jan 26th 2024, 22:32

Psychotherapy, Vol 60(4), Dec 2023, 417-430; doi:10.1037/pst0000513
The quantitative reviews of the outcome research on couple therapy show that this type of therapy can produce positive outcomes for couples and improve relationship satisfaction. There is now also a number of qualitative studies in which clients report in their own words on the outcomes of couple therapy. This study aimed to meta-analyze the client-reported outcomes of couple therapy generated in the studies using qualitative methods. A sample of 15 primary studies examining clients’ reported outcomes of couple therapy was identified through an extensive literature search. Relevant qualitative data on the client-reported outcomes were extracted into a single data set. The data was then analyzed using a descriptive–interpretive qualitative meta-analytic approach. Similar outcomes were grouped into metacategories. The metacategories were then organized into several clusters of the client-reported outcomes of couple therapy. The meta-analysis yielded 25 metacategories which were clustered into seven main clusters, (a) seeing things differently; (b) changed behavior within the relationship; (c) improved experience in the relationship; (d) improved communication quality; (e) improvement in relationship functioning; (f) improved individual functioning, and (g) difficult outcomes of therapy. Clients reported numerous constructive (e.g., new understanding of the couple’s interactional functioning, improvement in the conflict management, new positive ways of relating and connecting, letting go of expectations imposed on the partner or changes within the self that may be one’s contribution to the relationship), and some difficult, outcomes of engaging in couple therapy (the clarity on the decision to separate). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/1467-8578-12501/) Evaluating the effectiveness of key components of Zones of Regulation™ curriculum training on teachers’ self‐efficacy at managing self‐regulation needs in autistic pupils
Jan 26th 2024, 22:12

Abstract
There has been a rise in autistic pupils in the mainstream classroom. Teachers have often reported frustration caused by a lack of training on managing autistic pupils’ presentations. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an online training programme comprising the main paradigms and resources of the Zones of Regulation curriculum on teachers’ sense of self-efficacy when managing autistic pupils’ self-regulation needs in the mainstream primary school classroom. Purposive sampling was used to identify primary 5, 6 and 7 teachers with at least one autistic pupil with self-regulation needs in their current class. An occupational therapist with post-graduate qualifications in autism and sensory processing provided a 2.5-hour online training session on the Zones of Regulation curriculum for participants. The Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) was completed pre- and post-training and at two-month follow-up. The Usage Rating Profile-Intervention Revised was completed post-training and a survey exploring participants’ experience of implementing the Zones of Regulation curriculum with their autistic pupils was completed at two-month follow-up. Findings showed that online training in the use of the Zones of Regulation curriculum significantly improved TSES scores for teachers (p < 0.001). The curriculum was also shown to be an acceptable, understandable and feasible intervention for primary school teachers in the mainstream classroom. This study suggests that education authorities should consider providing training opportunities on the Zones of Regulation curriculum to support teachers in the mainstream classroom. It also demonstrates the important role occupational therapists, with post-graduate qualifications in autism and sensory processing, have in capacity building within education.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/00113921231218736/) Southern theory, knowledge production and Russia’s war in Ukraine: An interview with Raewyn Connell
Jan 26th 2024, 22:08

Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. This is an interview with Raewyn Connell held through email in April 2023 and has been later updated in October 2023. It consists of the following three sections: ‘Southern Theory and Its Enemies’; ‘Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Global Field of Knowledge Production’; ‘The position of Russia in the North-South dichotomy’. It includes a variety of ideas, that is, southern theory, subaltern empire, Global East, post-socialist coloniality, sanctions, appropriation of anticolonial narratives by Putin, North and South in sociology, and so on. The main aim of the interview is to demonstrate how the ideas of Raewyn Connell relate to a current configuration of knowledge production in sociology, especially in the state of war and its possible influence on international sociology.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/clinical-trials/its-up-to-you-update-and-digitalization-of-a-universal-school-based-prevention-intervention-for-drug-initiation-and-use-2/) It´s Up To You: Update and Digitalization of a Universal School-based Prevention Intervention for Drug Initiation and Use
Jan 26th 2024, 21:21

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/funding/childrens-bureau-grants/) Children’s Bureau Grants
Jan 26th 2024, 21:18

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/13591045231223862/) Evolution of anhedonia in adolescent depression: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study
Jan 26th 2024, 21:11

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. IntroductionAnhedonia is a symptom complex currently linked to dysfunctional reward processing. Phenomenological studies capture anhedonia as a loss of hedonic and eudemonic pleasure. However, there is a lack of integration between neurobiological understanding and clinical phenomenology. This study used a qualitative method to explore the interplay of sociocultural contexts and individual factors associated with the evolution of dysfunctional reward processing in adolescents with depression and anhedonia.MethodsTen female adolescents with a current or prior diagnosis of major depressive disorder were recruited from a public tertiary care child and adolescent psychiatry service. In-depth interviews were conducted, voice recorded, and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).FindingsThe adolescents hailed from urban families. Educational stress and relational difficulties figured prominently. Amotivation was the most important subdomain of anhedonia affected. An integrated framework for understanding the evolution of anhedonia is presented. Five main patterns of dysfunctional reward processing emerged in our study: an overworked system, erroneous reward valuation, reward-effort imbalance, and diversion of the reward processing system for self-preservation.ConclusionThere is a necessity to build robust theoretical models of the evolution of anhedonia, hence finding homogenous sub-groups, paving the way for person-centric interventions for anhedonia.Plain language summaryWhy was the study done? Adolescents suffering from depression lack interest in pleasurable activities along with sad moods and negative thoughts. It becomes very difficult to motivate adolescents to do meaningful and or pleasurable activities during or after other symptoms of depression have been reduced with medicines or therapy. The study was done to understand how and why the lack of interest comes about, and the different components of this symptom, so that it can help in understanding the symptom and finding new treatment strategies. What did the researchers do? The research team did an in-depth interview with ten adolescents suffering from depression who had lost interest in pleasurable activities to understand their lived experiences. Their experiences were recorded and analyzed in detail. A theoretical model of the symptom was derived in terms of brain pathways for reward. What did the researchers find? The lack of motivation rather than the lack of pleasure in doing activities was seen. The adolescents’ own proclivities along with the environment influenced (that is, family, peers, school, and society) what activities they found pleasure in. Their motivation was initially due to societal pressures, however, with time they were truly motivated from within to do these activities. This true inner motivation was lost when there was academic stress or difficult relationships with family or peers. When motivation was lost, it reduced their confidence in themselves, and over time they stopped doing any meaningful activities.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/17456916231204579/) Toward a General Framework of Biased Reasoning: Coherence-Based Reasoning
Jan 26th 2024, 20:47

Perspectives on Psychological Science, Ahead of Print. A considerable amount of experimental research has been devoted to uncovering biased forms of reasoning. Notwithstanding the richness and overall empirical soundness of the bias research, the field can be described as disjointed, incomplete, and undertheorized. In this article, we seek to address this disconnect by offering “coherence-based reasoning” as a parsimonious theoretical framework that explains a sizable number of important deviations from normative forms of reasoning. Represented in connectionist networks and processed through constraint-satisfaction processing, coherence-based reasoning serves as a ubiquitous, essential, and overwhelmingly adaptive apparatus in people’s mental toolbox. This adaptive process, however, can readily be overrun by bias when the network is dominated by nodes or links that are incorrect, overweighted, or otherwise nonnormative. We apply this framework to explain a variety of well-established biased forms of reasoning, including confirmation bias, the halo effect, stereotype spillovers, hindsight bias, motivated reasoning, emotion-driven reasoning, ideological reasoning, and more.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/00221678231211972/) From Wonder to Transformation: The Lived Experience of Profound Awe
Jan 26th 2024, 20:11

Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Ahead of Print. This grounded theory study addressed the question: What model explains the lived experience of profound awe? It emerged out of a recognition that awe continues to be defined as a distinct emotion, and fails to account for the possible range of intensity of affect inherent to awe. Forty interviews were conducted with participants who identified as having had a profound experience of awe. A meditation script was used to induce a high level of memory recall of their experience. Results of the grounded theory analysis yielded three major themes: readiness, overwhelm, and beyond the everyday self. Profound awe was found to be a self-transcending emotion experience that dissolves self/other boundaries of the ego-identity into a small self or expansive self. The varied emotion appraisals ranged in intensity from mild to profound peak experience, with the potential to be transformative.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/pmh-1600/) Replicability of the five‐factor structure of DSM‐5 and ICD‐11 trait systems and their associations with binge eating and bipolar spectrum psychopathology
Jan 26th 2024, 19:29

Abstract
Since the research on contemporary personality models—and psychopathology—mainly originate from the Western world, we aimed to test the factorial structure of two trait systems assessed with the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) in a non-Western sample and to compare the extracted models’ relative associations with binge eating disorder (BED) and bipolar spectrum disorder (BSD) symptoms. A community sample (N = 516; 72% female) was administered the PID-5, which can operationalize both the DSM-5 and ICD-11 systems. The factor structures of both systems were tested using exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). The congruence coefficients of all factor loadings with international studies were calculated. The Binge Eating Scale (BES), Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS), and Hypomania Checklist-32-Revised (HCL-32) were used to measure the criterion variables. Linear regression models were used for comparing the DSM-5 and ICD-11 systems in predicting the BED and BSD. The findings supported five-factor solutions for both trait systems. Both systems significantly predicted dimensional measures of both BED and BSD (all p < 0.001). The present findings support an acceptable five-factor structure for both personality systems in the non-Western sample. Different algorithms of maladaptive domains on both systems are related to binge eating and bipolar spectrum psychopathology.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/guidelines-plus/hhs-launches-new-medicaid-chip-resource-hub-to-help-keep-people-covered/) HHS Launches New Medicaid/CHIP Resource Hub to Help Keep People Covered
Jan 26th 2024, 19:23

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/youth-at-risk-of-homelessness-an-early-picture-of-youth-and-services-examining-a-coach-like-case-management-program-for-youth-and-young-adults-with-foster-care-histories/) Youth At-Risk of Homelessness: An Early Picture of Youth and Services Examining a Coach-like Case Management Program for Youth and Young Adults with Foster Care Histories
Jan 26th 2024, 19:07

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/calls-consultations/cfp-identifying-opportunities-and-priorities-in-youth-mental-health-disparities-research/) CfP: Identifying Opportunities and Priorities in Youth Mental Health Disparities Research
Jan 26th 2024, 18:59

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/default-palliative-care-consultation-for-seriously-ill-hospitalized-patients-a-pragmatic-cluster-randomized-trial/) Default Palliative Care Consultation for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial
Jan 26th 2024, 18:33

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/cp-12207/) Psychometric properties of the excoriation (skin‐picking disorder) dimensional scale
Jan 26th 2024, 18:24

Abstract
Objective
The Excoriation (skin-picking disorder) dimensional scale (SPD-D) is a new measure of excoriation skin picking disorder (SPD). The 5-item scale was developed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (Fifth Edition) obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders sub-workgroup to assist in the dimensional assessment of SPD.
Method
The aim of the present study was to provide a psychometric evaluation of this new scale in a large community sample. 803 participants were recruited from online community noticeboards around Australia.
Results
The results indicated that the SPD-D demonstrated a unidimensional structure, high internal consistency (rs = .87, .86, and .92 across three samples), and good test–retest reliability (rs = .86). The SPD-D also demonstrated good convergent validity with the Skin-Picking Scale Revised (rs = .90) as well as divergent validity with the generalised anxiety disorder scale (rs = .40).
Conclusions
Overall, the SPD-D appears to be a brief and reliable measure of SPD symptomatology.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/apps-12462/) Diversity climate affords unequal protection against incivility among Asian workers: The COVID‐19 pandemic as a racial mega‐threat
Jan 26th 2024, 18:24

Abstract
Despite longstanding recognition that organisations are open systems that are affected by the broader environments in which they are situated, scholars have rarely examined how such macrosocietal conditions may influence processes and experiences within the workplace. Integrating research on selective incivility and mega-threats, we conceptualise the COVID-19 pandemic as a racial mega-threat and examine how this context may challenge organisations’ efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. Specifically, we predict that the protective benefits of diversity climate against incivility, an insidious form of modern discrimination incited by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be weaker for workers of Chinese descent compared to workers from other Asian subgroups, leading to more downstream negative outcomes for this group of workers (i.e., higher turnover intentions, poorer job performance and greater emotional exhaustion). This reflects the fact that workplaces are not impervious to the rising xenophobia toward China and Chinese people, who were particularly blamed and stigmatised for the emergence of this virus, as evident in North American society in early 2020. We found support for our predictions in a three-wave, time-separated study of Asian workers (N = 248) in the US and Canada during the first wave of the pandemic.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/history/boardinghouse-women-how-southern-keepers-cooks-nurses-widows-and-runaways-shaped-modern-america-2/) Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses, Widows, and Runaways Shaped Modern America
Jan 26th 2024, 17:19

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/state-medicaid-agencies-can-partner-with-wic-agencies-to-improve-the-health-of-pregnant-and-postpartum-people-infants-and-young-children/) State Medicaid Agencies Can Partner With WIC Agencies to Improve the Health of Pregnant and Postpartum People, Infants, and Young Children
Jan 26th 2024, 16:24

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/im-raising-my-baby-in-an-off-grid-cabin-in-the-northwest-territories/) I’m raising my baby in an off-grid cabin in the Northwest Territories
Jan 26th 2024, 16:02

It’s harder—and more wonderful—than I ever imagined
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/ser0000709/) Peer-supported mobile mental health for veterans in primary care: A pilot study.
Jan 26th 2024, 15:49

Psychological Services, Vol 20(4), Nov 2023, 734-744; doi:10.1037/ser0000709
One in four veteran primary care patients suffers from a mental health condition; however, most do not receive any treatment for these problems. Mobile health (mHealth) can overcome barriers to care access, but poor patient engagement limits the effectiveness and implementation of these tools. Peers may facilitate patient engagement with mHealth. We designed a protocol for peers to support implementation of mobile mental health tools in primary care and tested the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical utility of this approach. Thirty-nine patients across two Veterans Affairs sites who screened positive for depression during a primary care visit and were not currently in mental health treatment were enrolled. Participants were scheduled for four phone sessions with a peer over 8 weeks and introduced to five mobile apps for a range of transdiagnostic mental health issues (stress, low mood, sleep problems, anger, and trauma). Pre/post phone interviews using quantitative and qualitative approaches assessed participants’ self-reported app use, satisfaction with the intervention, symptom change (stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia), and progress with personal health goals. On average, patients reported using 3.04 apps (SD = 1.46). Per the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, global satisfaction with the intervention was high (M = 25.71 out of 32, SD = 3.95). Pre to post participants reported significant improvements in their level of stress, based on a quantitative measure (p = .008), and 87% reported progress on at least one personal health goal. Findings support the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical utility of peer-supported mobile mental health for veterans in primary care. A randomized controlled trial of an adaptive version of this intervention is recommended. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/cbm-2318/) When the ward is the patient: Using the PRISM protocol to understand and reduce violence in an inpatient intellectual disability setting
Jan 26th 2024, 15:13

Abstract
Background
Violence in inpatient settings is recognised as a worldwide issue, with inpatient intellectual disability services having higher rates than other mental health settings. Violence results in injury and illness, lack of confidence in the organisation and staff burnout. These combined effects have a negative impact on the ability of services to provide therapeutic environments. Attempts to manage violence tend to focus on the individual. This is only one part of the solution. Situational risk factors for violence within secure settings can be identified and modified to reduce violence rates. The role of situational risk factors in rates of institutional violence requires consideration in addition to individual patient risk assessment and management.
Aims
To discuss an illustrative case study of a ward experiencing high levels of violence, resulting in staff burnout and low morale. To describe how assessing and addressing the relevant situational risk factors led to demonstrable reductions in violence and improvements in the service provided.
Methods
This case study demonstrates the practical application of assessing and managing situational risk factors for violence in a locked intellectual disability ward in order to effectively reduce levels of violent incidents. A description of the violence and critical issues faced by the ward is provided, noting key elements of the timeline of events and the application of the Promoting Risk Intervention by Situational Management (PRISM) process to address these.
Results
The PRISM protocol enabled a comprehensive assessment and understanding of situational factors relevant to the violence rates in the ward. The recommendations following the analysis enabled the management team to identify areas for immediate and long-term action. Practical steps to address issues such as improving soundproofing were implemented quickly whilst other issues required changes over the longer term. Significantly, reduced levels of violence were observed within a 2-month period of immediate steps being taken, with further gains achieved over the longer term.
Conclusion
This paper provides the only example of the use of the PRISM protocol in an intellectual disability inpatient setting. The reduction in violence seen in this unit provides ‘real world’ evidence that addressing situational factors for institutional violence can be effective in intellectual disability inpatient settings, with beneficial outcomes for patients and staff. Whilst individual patient risk assessment and risk management are key components of forensic mental health care, situational risk factors for violence are highly relevant to rates of violence within secure care settings. Structured assessment of situational risk factors should be considered when inpatient settings experience persistent high levels of violence. Further research on the impact of assessing situational risk factors in forensic mental health settings (including intellectual disability services) would help to develop the existing evidence base.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/how-the-us-became-the-worlds-refuge-for-dirty-money/) How the US Became the World’s Refuge for Dirty Money
Jan 26th 2024, 15:06

Today, there’s no need to stash your money in the Bahamas, Malta, or the Caymans when you can keep it in places like Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Thanks to favorable laws that make it an ideal refuge for the world’s wealth, America now sits at the center of the global offshore economy—an international pot of riches even larger than the GDP of China, by some estimates.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s40617-023-00892-z/) Using the Preschool Life Skills Program to Support Skill Development for Children with Trauma Histories
Jan 26th 2024, 14:04

Abstract
The Preschool Life Skills (PLS) program has a wealth of evidence demonstrating efficacy in remediating important social and learning-to-learn skill deficits in at-risk preschoolers. Those same skill deficits also are common in older children in foster or residential care, most of whom have experienced some sort of trauma or other adverse childhood events. This study sought to evaluate individualized PLS curricula for two boys with substantial trauma histories and demonstrate how the PLS program could be delivered within a trauma-informed framework. We delivered the program and evaluated skill acquisition in a one-to-one setting in a UK-based clinic, and asked caregivers to assess skills at home. Results showed that both boys acquired skills targeted in their individual curriculum, but maintenance was sometimes inconsistent. Social validity assessments suggested that both boys enjoyed the training but were less definitive about its overall benefits. Caregivers rated the program highly and reported skill improvements at home. We discuss the implications of these findings in terms of adapting the PLS program to children with trauma histories.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/26334895231220259/) Barriers and enablers to implementing police mental health co-responder programs: A qualitative study using the consolidated framework for implementation research
Jan 26th 2024, 13:21

Implementation Research and Practice, Volume 5, Issue , January-December 2024. BackgroundPolice and mental health co-responder programs operate internationally and can be effective in providing timely and appropriate assessment, brief intervention, and referral services for people experiencing mental health crises. However, these models vary greatly, and little is known about how the design and implementation of these programs impacts their effectiveness.MethodThis study was a qualitative, post hoc implementation determinant evaluation of mental health co-responder units in Brisbane, Australia, comprising of verbal or written interviews with police and mental health staff with an on-road role in the co-responder units, and their managers. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research was used to identify barriers and enablers to the program’s implementation and effectiveness.ResultsParticipants (n = 30) from all groups felt strongly that the co-responder units are a substantial improvement over the usual police management of mental health crisis cases, and lead to better outcomes for consumers and the service. Enablers included an information-sharing agreement; the Mental Health Co-Responder (MHCORE) program’s compatibility with existing police and mental health services; and the learning opportunity for both organizations. Barriers included cultural differences between the organizations, particularly risk-aversion to suicidality for police and a focus on least-restrictive practices for health; extensive documentation requirements for health; and a lack of specific mental health training for police.ConclusionsUsing an evidence-based implementation science framework enabled identification of a broad range of contextual barriers and enablers to implementation of police mental health co-responder programs. Adapting the program to address these barriers and enablers during the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation phases increases the likelihood of the service’s effectiveness. These findings will inform the spread and scale of the co-responder program across Queensland, and will be relevant to police districts internationally considering implementing a co-responder program.Plain Language SummaryA large and rising proportion of calls to police relate to mental health crises, however police lack the resources, knowledge, training and supports to effectively address these crises. In Brisbane, Australia people in mental health crisis who are attended by police are routinely transported under an Emergency Examination Authority to a hospital emergency department. This is time-consuming for both the consumer and police, may be stressful or distressing for the consumer, and can put pressure on emergency departments.Co-responder programs team a senior mental health clinician with a senior police officer. There is evidence that a qualified and experienced mental health clinician providing people in mental health crisis with a timely assessment and brief intervention in the field, and where appropriate, referral to support services, leads to better outcomes for the consumer, reduced hospital transport, reduced time per case, and reduced overall service costs.Although many papers have been written evaluating the outcomes of these programs, few have considered factors that impact the implementation, effectiveness, and sustainment of co-responder teams. We used an implementation science approach based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to identify barriers to and enablers of mental health co-responder program implementation within an Australian metropolitan setting.Understanding these barriers and enablers allows a more streamlined, better-informed roll-out of future programs, and adaptation of existing models to improve effectiveness. The results will be relevant for any police district considering implementing a mental health co-responder program. They will also be used to inform the ongoing program.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/adb0000925/) A mobile-based pregaming drinking prevention intervention for college students: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
Jan 26th 2024, 12:43

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Vol 37(7), Nov 2023, 841-852; doi:10.1037/adb0000925
Objective: Pregaming is among the riskiest drinking behaviors in which college students engage, often leading to elevated blood alcohol levels and negative alcohol-related consequences. Yet, tailored interventions to reduce risk associated with pregaming are lacking. The present study was designed to develop and evaluate the efficacy of a brief, mobile-based intervention targeting heavy drinking during pregaming among college students, called Pregaming Awareness in College Environments (PACE). Method: PACE was developed using two innovations to facilitate behavior change: (a) a mobile-based application to increase intervention accessibility and (b) personalized pregaming-specific intervention content delivered using a harm reduction approach with cognitive behavioral skills training. After development and β-testing, we employed a randomized clinical trial with 485 college students who reported pregaming at least once per week in the past month (Mage = 19.98; 52.2% from minoritized racial and/or ethnic groups; 65.6% female). Participants were randomly assigned to PACE (n = 242) or a control condition website (n = 243), which consisted of general information about the effects of alcohol. Analysis assessed intervention effects on pregaming drinking, global drinking, and alcohol-related consequences at 6 and 14 weeks postintervention. Results: Although participants in both conditions reduced drinking, small and significant intervention effects favoring PACE were found at 6-week follow-up for overall drinking days, pregaming days, and alcohol-related consequences. Conclusions: Findings suggest the brief mobile PACE intervention has potential to address risky drinking, but more intensive pregaming-focused efforts may be necessary to achieve stronger and lasting effects among college students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/monographs-edited-collections/just-kids-youth-activism-and-rhetorical-agency/) Just Kids: Youth Activism and Rhetorical Agency
Jan 26th 2024, 12:27

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/the-lonely-activist-on-being-haunted/) The lonely activist: On being haunted
Jan 26th 2024, 12:12

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/adverse-childhood-events-and-mental-health-problems-in-cancer-survivors-a-systematic-review/) Adverse childhood events and mental health problems in cancer survivors: a systematic review
Jan 26th 2024, 12:03

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s40653-023-00604-3/) Seeking an Integrated Approach to Trauma and Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Adolescents: Learning from Practitioners
Jan 26th 2024, 12:01

Abstract
More than a third of all sexual crimes are committed by adolescents. In addition, many adolescents struggle with problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) that may not rise to a criminal offense, but cause harm to themselves and those around them. A significant number of these adolescents also have histories of their own trauma; yet there are no treatment models that integrate both PSB and trauma into one comprehensive treatment for this population. This qualitative study’s aim was to use the expertise of clinicians who work with adolescents with PSB as well as clients and their caregivers who had completed PSB treatment to understand what they believe are the necessary components and elements needed for an integrated model that seeks to simultaneously address both PSB and the consequences of traumatic experiences. Twenty-six mental health professionals and one former client and his caregiver participated in focus groups (three with clinicians and one with the caregiver and former client) to share their experiences and expertise regarding an integrated model. The thematic analysis procedure yielded six major themes: family, external systems, treatment structure, therapeutic themes, specialized PSB targets, and trauma and PSB integration. Each of these major themes was comprised of subthemes that are presented as well. Implications for practice and future research are discussed, including that clinicians could benefit from guidance and structure to assist them in structuring their interventions to address the multiple needs of their clients that seek to reduce their risk of reoffending while simultaneously enhancing the quality of their lives.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s40617-023-00872-3/) The Need for Greater Training in Consultation for Behavior Analysts
Jan 26th 2024, 11:33

Abstract
Behavior analysts can be found in a variety of settings including homes, schools, hospitals, workplaces, residential group homes, nursing homes, and universities (Association for Professional Behavior Analysts [APBA], 2019). As the field expands, behavior analysts find themselves performing a variety of tasks outside of traditional service delivery. A role of significant importance is that of the consultant. This article examines the status of training for behavior analysts. Our work finds that relatively few (11% of board certified behavior analyst programs and 3% of board certified associate behavior analyst programs) verified course sequences (VCSs) in behavior analysis include courses devoted specifically to consultation. Compared to other allied professions, there appears to be a disconnect between training and practice, especially when considering that behavior analysts are increasingly engaged in indirect service delivery through consultees. Finally, we discuss the benefits of consultation and why further devotion to and consistent requirements for training in consultation are needed. Several models of consultation appropriate for training behavior analysts are suggested, as well as information regarding how we might examine the effectiveness of consultation training.
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