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Parent Management Training In Primary Care: Feasibility, Acceptability, And Preliminary Results, Debbie Gomez
Parent Management Training In Primary Care: Feasibility, Acceptability, And Preliminary Results, Debbie Gomez
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study explores the notion that brief interventions delivered in primary care can lead to positive outcomes in children with externalizing behavior problems. Study aims explored behavioral problem prevalence, whether caregivers found it acceptable to receive brief behavioral interventions following routine pediatric visits for identified behavioral problems, and whether it was feasible to deliver same-day services in a primary care setting. Additionally, preliminary data were provided regarding a small N randomized control trial conducted in a primary care setting. The trial utilized either a one-session intervention comprised of evidence-based Parent Management Training components or a supportive therapy intervention for children …
Worry Induction Among Adolescents: A Laboratory Evaluation, Jamie Leigh Frala
Worry Induction Among Adolescents: A Laboratory Evaluation, Jamie Leigh Frala
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Available research indicates that worry is an important process involved in the development and maintenance of both psychological (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder) and physical (e.g., coronary heart disease) problems. However, this process is still in need of further investigation, particularly among adolescents. While a sizable body of literature has examined the nature, prevalence, and correlates of worry in both adults and youth, laboratory investigations of this variable using a real-time worry induction paradigm have previously only been done with adults. The current study aimed to extend the literature by using the controlled laboratory methods well established in the adult literature …