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Development of College Student Focused Care in a Psychiatric Hospital: Preliminary Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions
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Yoon, Sunkyung; Bell, Catherine B.; Pinder-Amaker, Stephanie L. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The unique features of college experience make it essential to address escalating mental-health challenges beyond college campuses. In 2010, we launched college-student focused (CSF) care nested within an adult day treatment program in a psychiatric hospital. The CSF care consists of student group therapies, individual consultation…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Hospitals, Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Educational Experience
Enhancing Children's Well-Being Using Malaysian-Adapted Version Super Skills for Life (M-SSL) among Primary School Children in Malaysia
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Yoke Y. Chen; Chuong H. Ting; Siti R. Ghazali; Ang A. Ling – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
With the increasing prevalence of mental health issues among children, there is a growing need to implement school-based preventive programs for emotional well-being in Malaysia. Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic preventive program designed based on the cognitive-behavioral therapy concept to address emotional problems among…
Descriptors: Well Being, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Self Control
Vida Alegre: Preliminary Findings of a Depression Intervention for Immigrant Latino Mothers
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Piedra, Lissette M.; Byoun, Soo-Jung – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objectives: This article reports the outcome of a pilot study of a cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) intervention--"Vida Alegre" (the contented life)--designed for use with depressed immigrant mothers living in communities with small but rapidly growing Hispanic populations. Method: The study used a pretest/posttest/follow-up…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Focus Groups, Pretests Posttests
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Preventive Intervention for Perinatal Depression in High-Risk Latinas
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Le, Huynh-Nhu; Perry, Deborah F.; Stuart, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral (CBT) intervention to prevent perinatal depression in high-risk Latinas. Method: A sample of 217 participants, predominantly low-income Central American immigrants who met demographic and depression risk criteria, were randomized into usual…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Public Health, Pregnancy
Differential Therapeutic Outcomes of Community-Based Group Interventions for Women and Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
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McWhirter, Paula T. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Two community-based group therapies, emotion focused versus goal oriented, are compared among women exposed to intimate partner violence (n = 46) and their children (n = 48) aged between 6 and 12 years. A series of repeated measures analyses are employed to evaluate the effects of time from baseline to postintervention following random assignment.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Drinking
Protective Behavioral Strategies and the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Alcohol-Related Negative Consequences among College Students
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Martens, Matthew P.; Martin, Jessica L.; Hatchett, E. Suzanne; Fowler, Roneferiti M.; Fleming, Kristie M.; Karakashian, Michael A.; Cimini, M. Dolores – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008
Approximately 40% of college students reported engaging in heavy episodic or "binge" drinking in the 2 weeks prior to being surveyed. Research indicates that college students suffering from depression are more likely to report experiencing negative consequences related to their drinking than other students are. The reasons for this…
Descriptors: College Students, Structural Equation Models, Drinking, Depression (Psychology)