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IntroductionGambling disorder generates substantial psychological, social, and economic harm not only for affected individuals but also for the relatives who support them. However, evidence regarding the psychological burden and coping strategies of these Affected Others (AOs) remains limited. This study aimed to examine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients receiving trea…

Background: Sleep disturbance is common in individuals with Tourette’s disorder (TD). Tic symptoms, medication, functional impairment, and psychiatric comorbidity frequently contribute to sleep disturbance in children and adults with TD. However, long-term predictors of sleep disturbance in TD are not known. This study examined longitudinal and cross-sectional predictors of sleep disturbance in a…

Trichotillomania (TTM) and skin-picking disorder (SPD) are body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs) associated with deficits in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and experiential avoidance. Their differential relations to TTM, SPD, and their comorbidity, and relative importance in predicting BFRBD outcomes is unclear. Therefore, this study compared these constructs in adults (n =…

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The beginnings of psychosis rarely look like the stereotypes. Why all therapists need to be able to recognize it.

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ObjectiveMental health problems are increasingly prevalent among college students, with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms frequently co-occurring and mutually influencing one another. This study employed network analysis to examine the interrelationships among depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in Chinese college students, aiming to identify potential targets to generate hypotheses f…

BackgroundAdolescent depression and anxiety are major public health concerns. Aggression is frequently associated with internalizing symptoms, but the behavioral and body related mechanisms underlying this association remain insufficiently clarified. This study examined a theoretically proposed chain mediation model linking aggression with depressive and anxiety symptoms through internet addictio…

Computational psychiatry has advanced formal accounts of individual prediction, affect regulation, and maladaptive rigidity, but it still has fewer clinically interpretable tools for representing social and institutional processes under collective stress. This Hypothesis and Theory article proposes a theory-driven candidate annotation architecture for this purpose. It defines five collective-proc…

Mental health is becoming increasingly important in clinical settings and everyday situations alike. Here we address the role of experienced agency for mental health, i.e., the role of the experience of being in control and author of one's own actions and their consequences. The present study investigates how experience of agency is linked to mental health and coping in the face of personal and g…

When self-compassion feels out of reach, self-attunement offers a way forward. Practice a neurobiological reframe to navigate through trauma and find your emergent life.

IntroductionClinical psychology trainees engaged in supervised training may be exposed to significant life stressors, such as bereavement, which can increase vulnerability to anxiety and insomnia symptoms. Grounded in the Transactional Model of Stress and the Dual Process Model of bereavement, this cross-sectional study aimed to examine whether coping strategies function as risk or protective fac…

IntroductionStudies suggest that metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a promising treatment for pediatric OCD, but less is known about its mechanisms and effects in light of comorbid disorders. The aim of this study was therefore to explore the magnitude of effects, response and remission rates, and trajectories of change associated with MCT for pediatric OCD in a sample presenting both with and withou…

Clinical psychologists often narrow in on just one topic for their research. But the life experiences researchers study don’t always occur separately in the real world. “Labs will study addiction, or they'll study suicide,” said Melissa Nance,…

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Date of Conferral 3-18-2026 Date of Award March 2026 Degree Ph.D. School Psychology Advisor Jerrod Brown Recommended Citation Asghar, Rina, "Psychologists’ and Psychiatrists’ Views on Criminal Behavior, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and Federally Sentenced Indigenous Women in the Prairie Region and British Columbia" (2026). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 19517. https://scholarworks…

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