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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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Wing, Rena R.; Tate, Deborah F.; Gorin, Amy A.; Raynor, Hollie A.; Fava, Joseph L.; Machan, Jason – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
Several recent studies suggest that daily weighing is important for long-term weight control, but concerns have been raised about possible adverse psychological effects. The "STOP Regain" clinical trial provides a unique opportunity to examine this issue both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Successful weight losers (N = 314) were randomly…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Maintenance, Intervention, Depression (Psychology)
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Goldfried, Marvin R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1971
A description of a mediational model to explain the effectiveness of desensitization and a discussion of the available corroborative research findings for this alternative explanation are given. Also, specific procedural modifications for systematic desensitization are suggested. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Desensitization, Methods
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Carels, Robert A.; Douglass, Olivia M.; Cacciapaglia, Holly M.; O'Brien, William H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Much of the research on relapse crises in dieting has focused on isolated lapse events and relied heavily on retrospective self-report data. The present study sought to overcome these limitations by using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) techniques to examine situations of dietary temptation and lapse with a sample of obese, formerly…
Descriptors: Coping, Eating Habits, Dietetics, Females
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Hodgins, David C.; el-Guebaly, Nady – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
A prospective design was used to explore the precipitants of relapse in a naturalistic sample of pathological gamblers (N = 101) who had recently quit gambling. Relapse rates were high; only 8% were entirely free of gambling during the 12-month follow-up. Relapses were highly variable but occurred most frequently in the evening, when the person…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Recidivism, Self Destructive Behavior, Predictor Variables
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Calhoun, Lawrence G.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Examines the relation of depression to locus of control and to the perceived causes of depression in a nonpsychiatric population. Findings suggest that adolescent females tend to hold themselves more responsible than males for unsatisfactory personal situations, and this extends to the attribution of causes for unhappy moods. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Response, Individual Characteristics, Locus of Control
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Duffy, Joanne; Hall, Sharon M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Administered the Eating Inventory and the Profile of Mood States (POMS) to smoking subjects assigned to cigarette abstinence or to continued smoking. Found abstinent smokers with high Disinhibition Scale scores overate more than did nonabstinent smokers or abstinent smokers with lower scores when participating in a subsequent ice cream tasting…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Eating Habits, Individual Differences, Inhibition
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Maiuro, Roland D.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Examined anger, hostility, and depression across domestically violent men, generally assaultive men, and nonviolent control group. Domestically violent and generally assaultive men evidenced significantly higher levels of anger and hostility than did control subjects, but domestically violent men tended to be significantly depressed. Supports…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anger, Antisocial Behavior, Depression (Psychology)
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McCrady, Barbara S.; Epstein, Elizabeth E.; Kahler, Christopher W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Ninety men with alcohol problems and their female partners were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 outpatient conjoint treatments: alcohol behavioral couples therapy (ABCT), ABCT with relapse prevention techniques (RP/ABCT), or ABCT with interventions encouraging Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) involvement (AA/ABCT). Couples were followed for 18 months after…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Prevention, Marriage Counseling, Males
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Fuchs, Carilyn Z.; Rehm, Lynn P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
A behavior therapy program based on a self-control model of depression was evaluated against a nonspecific group therapy condition and a waiting list control group. Depressed volunteer female subjects (N=36) were randomly assigned to one of the three experimental conditions. Self-control subjects improved on specific measures of self-control…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
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Tomich, Patricia L.; Helgeson, Vicki S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Relations of the components of cognitive adaptation theory (self-esteem, optimism, control) to quality of life and benefit finding were examined for 70 women (91% Caucasian) diagnosed with Stage I, II, or III breast cancer over 5 years ago. Half of these women experienced a recurrence within the 5 years; the other half remained disease free. Women…
Descriptors: Cancer, Self Esteem, Self Control, Quality of Life