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Fuchs, Cara; Lee, Jonathan K.; Roemer, Lizabeth; Orsillo, Susan M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness- and acceptance-based principles can increase efforts aimed at reducing human suffering and increasing quality of life. A critical step in the development and evaluation of these new approaches to treatment is to determine the acceptability and efficacy of these treatments for clients from…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Minority Groups, Effect Size, Metacognition
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Sobczak, LaTanya Rucker; West, Lindsey M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
Mindfulness- and acceptance-based strategies effectively alter clients' relationships with their internal experiences, which may have been previously restricted, avoided, or even beyond clients' awareness. Even though the scientific exploration of the psychological benefits of mindfulness in the treatment literature continues to be in its infancy,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Best Practices
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Shiu, Cheng-Shi; Chen, Wei-Ti; Simoni, Jane; Fredriksen-Goldsen, Karen; Zhang, Fujie; Zhou, Hongxin – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
China is considered to be the new frontier of the global AIDS pandemic. Although effective treatment for HIV is becoming widely available in China, adherence to treatment remains a challenge. This study aimed to adapt an intervention promoting HIV-medication adherence--favorably evaluated in the West--for Chinese HIV-positive patients. The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Evidence, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Mack Shelley Ed.; Mevlut Unal Ed.; Sabri Turgut Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in…
Descriptors: Television, Race, Anxiety, Athletics
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Ravindran, Neeraja; Myers, Barbara J. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
This conceptual paper considers the role of culture in shaping family, professional, and community understanding of developmental disabilities and their treatments. The meanings of health, illness, and disability vary greatly across cultures and across time. We use Bronfenbrenner's ecological model to provide a theoretical framework for examining…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Health
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Jobson, Laura; O'Kearney, Richard – Clinical Psychologist, 2006
This study investigated cultural differences in autobiographical memory of trauma. Australian and Asian international students provided self-defining memories, narratives of everyday and trauma memories and self-reports assessing adjustment to the trauma. No cultural distinction was found in how Australian or Asian subjects remembered a personal…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cognitive Restructuring, Cultural Differences, Memory
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Otto, Michael W.; Hinton, Devon E. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2006
Cambodian refugees represent a severely traumatized population living in the United States. In this paper, we describe the modification of a cognitive-behavior therapy program to facilitate delivery of an exposure-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder while addressing some of the challenges brought by differences in language and…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Behavior Modification, Patients