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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Experiential Gratitude Group For Clients In Substance Abuse Treatment, Patricia Hussey
Experiential Gratitude Group For Clients In Substance Abuse Treatment, Patricia Hussey
Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students
Professional Impact Project studing how Gratitude Process can be implemented into Mental Health Counseling.
Applied Relaxation For Anxiety Management In College Students, Julia Colombo
Applied Relaxation For Anxiety Management In College Students, Julia Colombo
Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students
An applied relaxation intervention was used to treat an undergraduate student's Generalized Anxiety Disorder at a college counseling center across five counseling sessions. The outcome measure administered each session showed a small decrease in the client's level of anxiety.
Extinction Of Arachnophobia Through Mindfulness And Exposure Therapy: Increasing Positive Coping Skills, James Connor
Extinction Of Arachnophobia Through Mindfulness And Exposure Therapy: Increasing Positive Coping Skills, James Connor
Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students
This intervention illustrates grounding scenario activities and non-scenario reinforcements performed along with mindfulness techniques were effective support strategies towards the extinction of arachnophobia for an individual with intellectual disabilities and OCD.
Risk Factors For Incident Prostate Cancer In A Cohort Of World Trade Center Responders, Sean A. P. Clouston, Peifen Kuan, Romon Kotov, Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Patricia Thompson-Carino, Evelyn J. Bromet, Benjamin J. Luft
Risk Factors For Incident Prostate Cancer In A Cohort Of World Trade Center Responders, Sean A. P. Clouston, Peifen Kuan, Romon Kotov, Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Patricia Thompson-Carino, Evelyn J. Bromet, Benjamin J. Luft
Faculty Publications
Despite a relatively young average age and no routine screening, prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men who worked at the World Trade Center (WTC) following the 9/11/2001 disaster. This study evaluated whether re-experiencing stressful memories of a traumatic event was associated with prostate cancer incidence.
Clinical Social Work In A Digital Environment: Ethical And Risk-Management Challenges, Frederic G. Reamer
Clinical Social Work In A Digital Environment: Ethical And Risk-Management Challenges, Frederic G. Reamer
Faculty Publications
Clinical social workers’ use of digital and other technology to provide distance counseling services is proliferating. Increasing numbers of contemporary practitioners are using video counseling, email chat, social networking websites, text messaging, smartphone apps, avatar-based websites, self-guided web-based interventions, and other technology to provide clinical services to clients, some of whom they may never meet in person. The advent of this technology has produced a wide range of ethical challenges related to social workers’ application of traditional social work ethics concepts: client informed consent; client privacy and confidentiality; boundaries and dual relationships; conflicts of interest; practitioner competence; records and documentation; …
Comparing Adult Males And Females In The United States To Examine The Association Between Body Mass Index And Frequent Mental Distress: An Analysis Of Data From Brfss 2011, Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Comparing Adult Males And Females In The United States To Examine The Association Between Body Mass Index And Frequent Mental Distress: An Analysis Of Data From Brfss 2011, Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Faculty Publications
There is conflicting evidence regarding the association of body mass index (BMI) with mental distress. Studies have focused on different dimensions of mental health and used different definitions and many of them have not controlled for confounding factors. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between frequent mental distress (FMD) and BMI among adults in the United States, with special emphasis on gender differences. Methods. Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the year 2011 were used in logistic regression models to predict FMD, defined as having 14 or more days of poor mental …
Distance And Online Social Work Education: Novel Ethical Challenges, Frederic G. Reamer
Distance And Online Social Work Education: Novel Ethical Challenges, Frederic G. Reamer
Faculty Publications
Digital technology has transformed social work education. Today’s students can take individual courses and earn an entire degree without ever meeting their faculty members in person. Technological innovations such as videoconferencing, live online chat, asynchronous podcasts, and webinars enable social work educators to reach students whose personal circumstances and geographical locations make it difficult for them to attend school in person. This paper highlights complex ethical issues associated with the proliferation of digital and online social work education. Key ethical issues concern student access; course and degree program quality and integrity; academic honesty and gatekeeping; and privacy and surveillance.
A Study Of Mental Illness As A Causal Factor In Recidivism Among Adult Inmates At The Adult Correctional Institutions Of Rhode Island, Amanda M. Nadeau
A Study Of Mental Illness As A Causal Factor In Recidivism Among Adult Inmates At The Adult Correctional Institutions Of Rhode Island, Amanda M. Nadeau
Honors Projects
Examines the impact of mental illness on criminal recidivism, using samples of offenders at the Adult Correctional Institutions of Rhode Island. Compares adjusted groups of mentally ill and non-mentally ill offenders in terms of reincarceration rates, substance abuse, and infractions committed while incarcerated at the A.C.I.