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Johnson, Georgina; Onslow, Mark; Horton, Sarah; Kefalianos, Elaina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Contemporary clinical and empirical perspectives indicate that management of the psychosocial features of stuttering is fundamental for effective treatment. Interventions that improve psychosocial outcomes for school-age children who stutter are, therefore, needed. Aims: This systematic review identifies what psychosocial outcomes have…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Psychological Patterns, Children, Anxiety
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Karakus, Sena; Kanadli, Sedat – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2023
The effect size of psychological counseling based on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach on depression and anxiety, was conducted using a meta-analysis method. According to the defined criteria, eight primary studies on anxiety and 21 on depression are included in the meta-analysis. The effect sizes based on a random-effects model are…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Counseling, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
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Cox, Katherine L.; Allida, Sabine M.; Hackett, Maree L. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to quantify the effects of text messaging interventions to reduce depressive symptoms and identify variables that might influence the effectiveness of the intervention. Design: Electronic databases including EMBASE, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and SCOPUS, as well as…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Depression (Psychology), Intervention
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Annesi, James J.; Trinity, John; Mareno, Nicole; Walsh, Stephanie M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Increasing exercise in children and adolescents through academic classes is an understudied area. Potential benefits include associated improvements in health, psychosocial, and quality-of-life factors. A sample of 98 students (M[subscript age] = 14.3) from high school health education classes received six, 40-min lessons incorporating…
Descriptors: Correlation, Exercise, Health Education, Health Promotion
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Hamelin, Jeffery; Travis, Robert; Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
We conducted a systematic literature review of anger management in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). We identified 2 studies that used randomized controlled trials and 6 that used pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group designs. The mean between-group effect size was 1.52 for randomized controlled trials and 0.89 for the other…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Developmental Disabilities, Control Groups, Mental Retardation
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Whittal, Maureen L.; Robichaud, Melisa; Woody, Sheila R. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2010
Contemporary cognitive treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) dates back to 1985, and rests on the premise that infrequent unwanted intrusions are essentially universal. As such, it is not the intrusion that is the focus of treatment but rather the interpretation or appraisal placed upon the intrusion. A number of cognitive domains are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Etiology, Effect Size, Video Technology
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McCloskey, Michael S.; Noblett, Kurtis L.; Deffenbacher, Jerry L.; Gollan, Jackie K.; Coccaro, Emil F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
No randomized clinical trials have evaluated the efficacy of psychotherapy for intermittent explosive disorder (IED). In the present study, the authors tested the efficacy of 12-week group and individual cognitive-behavioral therapies (adapted from J. L. Deffenbacher & M. McKay, 2000) by comparing them with a wait-list control in a randomized…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Effect Size, Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology)
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Deffenbacher, Jerry L.; Oetting, Eugene R.; DiGiuseppe, Raymond A. – Counseling Psychologist, 2002
This article applies the Principles of Empirically Supported Interventions (PESI) in counseling psychology to anger management with adults. The review suggests that there is empirical support for cognitive-behavioral interventions generally and for four specific interventions (relaxation, cognitive, behavioral skill enhancement, and combinations…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Effect Size, Counseling Psychology, Psychological Patterns