Why you should care about your emotional intelligence
Lanser EG Healthc Exec 2000 Nov-Dec;15(6):6-11 PMID: 11185373 Abstract
Rehabilitation for cognitive-communication disorders in right hemisphere brain damage
Tompkins CA Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012 Jan;93(1 Suppl):S61-9 PMID: 22202193 Abstract Although the left hemisphere of the brain has long been linked with language, the right cerebral hemisphere also contributes importantly to cognitive operations that underlie language processing and communicative performance. Adults with right hemisphere damage (RHD) typically do not have aphasia, but they […]
Emotional intelligence: impact on leadership capabilities
Gewertz BL, Arch Surg 2006 Aug;141(8):812-4 PMID: 16924090 Abstract
Social cognitive predictors of Mexican American college students' academic and life satisfaction
Ojeda L, Flores LY, Navarro RL J Couns Psychol 2011 Jan;58(1):61-71 PMID: 21114357 Abstract In this study, we used Lent's (2004) social cognitive model of well being to examine the academic and life satisfaction of 457 Mexican American college students attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Using structural equation modeling, results indicated that the model provided a […]
Emotional intelligence and staff training in after-school environments
Seligson M, MacPhee M New Dir Youth Dev 2004;(103):71-83, table of contents PMID: 15595329 Abstract The goal of applying relational psychology and emotional intelligence to professional development for youth practitioners is to foster relationships in which both participants grow.
The state of medical student wellness: a call for culture change
Seritan A, Hunt J, Shy A, Rea M, Worley L Acad Psychiatry 2012 Jan;36(1):7-10 PMID: 22362429 Abstract
Effect of integral yoga on psychological and health variables and their correlations
Khemka SS, Ramarao NH, Hankey A Int J Yoga 2011 Jul;4(2):93-9 PMID: 22022128 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Certain psychological and health variables are commonly measured in India. This study evaluates the effects of integral yoga practices on these variables and also the consistency of correlations observed between them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was a pre-post intervention […]
The multiple systems model of angry rumination
Denson TF Pers Soc Psychol Rev 2013 May;17(2):103-23 PMID: 23175519 Abstract Angry rumination is perseverative thinking about a personally meaningful anger-inducing event and is a risk factor for aggression. This article presents a new model for understanding angry rumination across five levels of analysis: cognitive, neurobiological, affective, executive control, and behavioral. The type of rumination […]
The French version of the Family Assessment Device
Speranza M, Guénolé F, Revah-Levy A, Egler PJ, Negadi F, Falissard B, Baleyte JM Can J Psychiatry 2012 Sep;57(9):570-7 PMID: 23073035 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To validate a French version of the Family Assessment Device (FAD), a well-known self-report questionnaire assessing family functioning in clinical and research settings. METHODS: A French adaptation of the FAD was administered […]
Consistent boldness behaviour in early emerging fry of domesticated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Decoupling of behavioural and physiological traits of the proactive stress coping style
Vaz-Serrano J, Ruiz-Gomez ML, Gjøen HM, Skov PV, Huntingford FA, Overli O, Höglund E Physiol. Behav. 2011 Jun;103(3-4):359-64 PMID: 21352840 Abstract Individual variation in the way animals cope with stressors has been documented in a number of animal groups. In general, two distinct sets of behavioural and physiological responses to stress have been described: the […]
[Emotion regulation in borderline personality disorder--actual research directions]
Pastuszak A Psychiatr. Pol. 2012 May-Jun;46(3):401-8 PMID: 23045893 Abstract Emotional control seems to be the main area in which the borderline personality disorder (BPD) is noticeable. The nonadaptative emotion regulation is reflecting in BPD diagnostic criteria. Researchers are using the term emotion dysregulation in reference to borderline personality disorder. The recent researches place the emotion […]
Cognition in males and females with autism: similarities and differences
Lai MC, Lombardo MV, Ruigrok AN, Chakrabarti B, Wheelwright SJ, Auyeung B, Allison C, , Baron-Cohen S PLoS ONE 2012;7(10):e47198 PMID: 23094036 Abstract The male bias in autism spectrum conditions (ASC) has led to females with ASC being under-researched. This lack of attention to females could hide variability due to sex that may explain some […]
Escaping affect: how motivated emotion regulation creates insensitivity to mass suffering
Cameron CD, Payne BK J Pers Soc Psychol 2011 Jan;100(1):1-15 PMID: 21219076 Abstract As the number of people in need of help increases, the degree of compassion people feel for them ironically tends to decrease. This phenomenon is termed the collapse of compassion. Some researchers have suggested that this effect happens because emotions are not […]
Raise your emotional intelligence
Fuimano J Nurs Manage 2004 Jul;35(7):10-2 PMID: 15232262 Abstract Enhance your emotional intelligence--the capacity to effectively perceive, express, understand, and manage your emotions.
Long-distance caregiving: a systematic review of the literature
Cagle JG, Munn JC J Gerontol Soc Work 2012;55(8):682-707 PMID: 23078605 Abstract There are an estimated 5-7 million long-distance caregivers (LDCs) in the United States, but little is known about this growing population. This study reviewed the literature on LDCs and examined 16 identified studies. Although studies defined LDCs differently, a composite description of who […]
Exploring the role of emotional intelligence in behavior-based safety coaching
Wiegand DM J Safety Res 2007;38(4):391-8 PMID: 17884425 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Safety coaching is an applied behavior analysis technique that involves interpersonal interaction to understand and manipulate environmental conditions that are directing (i.e., antecedent to) and motivating (i.e., consequences of) safety-related behavior. A safety coach must be skilled in interacting with others so as to understand […]
New developments in medical student education: opportunities for child and adolescent psychiatrists
Stuber ML J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012 Aug;51(8):753-5 PMID: 22840544 Abstract
Parent-child interaction therapy emotion development: a novel treatment for depression in preschool children
Lenze SN, Pautsch J, Luby J Depress Anxiety 2011 Feb;28(2):153-9 PMID: 21284068 Abstract BACKGROUND: Psychotherapies with known efficacy in adolescent depression have been adapted for prepubertal children; however, none have been empirically validated for use with depressed very young children. Due to the centrality of the parent-child relationship to the emotional well being of the […]
Patient participation in mental healthcare: when is it difficult? A qualitative study of users and providers in a mental health hospital in Norway
Solbjør M, Rise MB, Westerlund H, Steinsbekk A Int J Soc Psychiatry 2013 Mar;59(2):107-13 PMID: 22013139 Abstract BACKGROUND: In western countries, patient participation is requested in policies on mental health services. Participation is built on ideas of democracy and individual responsibility. Mental illness has, however, been characterized by its irrational features. AIM: To investigate mental […]
Spontaneous resting-state BOLD fluctuations reveal persistent domain-specific neural networks
Simmons WK, Martin A Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2012 Apr;7(4):467-75 PMID: 21586527 Abstract Resting-state functional connectivity MRI (rs-fcMRI) analyses have identified intrinsic neural networks supporting domain-general cognitive functions including language, attention, executive control and memory. The brain, however, also has a domain-specific organization, including regions that contribute to perceiving and knowing about others (the 'social' […]
Do psychopaths feel empathy?
Palermo GB Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2012 Dec;56(8):1147-8 PMID: 23171818 Abstract
Fidelity and acceptability of an adaptive intervention for caregivers: an exploratory study
Zarit SH, Lee JE, Barrineau MJ, Whitlatch CJ, Femia EE Aging Ment Health 2013;17(2):197-206 PMID: 22943746 Abstract OBJECTIVE: There has been growing interest in providing tailored or adaptive interventions to family caregivers as a way of addressing their heterogeneity of risk factors and other needs. A particular challenge in an adaptive study is to implement […]
Social cognition in psychosis: multidimensional structure, clinical correlates, and relationship with functional outcome
Mancuso F, Horan WP, Kern RS, Green MF Schizophr. Res. 2011 Feb;125(2-3):143-51 PMID: 21112743 Abstract Social cognitive impairments are common, detectable across a wide range of tasks, and appear to play a key role in explaining poor outcome in schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. However, little is known about the underlying factor structure of social […]
'It's intense, to an extent': a qualitative study of the emotional challenges faced by staff working on a treatment programme for intellectually disabled sex offenders
Sandhu DK, Rose J, Rostill-Brookes HJ, Thrift S J Appl Res Intellect Disabil 2012 Jul;25(4):308-18 PMID: 22711479 Abstract BACKGROUND: This study explores the emotional challenges faced by staff working on a sex offender treatment programme for people with an intellectual disability. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight participants working on a treatment programme […]
An exploration of adolescent emotional intelligence in relation to demographic characteristics
Harrod NR, Scheer SD Adolescence 2005;40(159):503-12 PMID: 16268129 Abstract Emotional intelligence (EI) was measured in 200 youth ages 16-19. EI scores were compared to demographic characteristics of the individuals (age, sex, household income, parents' level of education, and location of residence). Findings indicate that EI levels were positively related to females, parents' education, and household […]
Longitudinal studies using a "natural experiment" design: the case of adoptees from Romanian institutions
Rutter M, Kumsta R, Schlotz W, Sonuga-Barke E J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012 Aug;51(8):762-70 PMID: 22840547 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the advantages and limitations of general population, high-risk and "natural experiment" longitudinal studies for studying psychological change. The English and Romanian Adoptees study is used as an example of a "natural experiment," and […]
Cognitive function in patients with epidermolysis bullosa: social adjustment and emotional problems
Feldmann R, Weglage J, Frosch M Klin Padiatr 2012 Jan;224(1):22-5 PMID: 22187330 Abstract BACKGROUND: Children with Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) suffer from an intractable, burdensome skin disease that may result in cognitive as well as social and emotional problems. PATIENTS: To assess cognitive problems in patients with EB, we investigated 20 affected children and adolescents, 6-17 […]
Exploring "home" through residents' lenses: assisted living facility residents identify homelike characteristics using photovoice
Lewinson T, Robinson-Dooley V, Grant KW J Gerontol Soc Work 2012;55(8):745-56 PMID: 23078609 Abstract An increasing number of older adults are moving into assisted living facilities when living independently becomes difficult. These facilities afford older adults a home-like environment with opportunities for social activity and a minimal level of professional care, although relocation can negatively […]
Social skills groups for people aged 6 to 21 with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Reichow B, Steiner AM, Volkmar F Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;7:CD008511 PMID: 22786515 Abstract BACKGROUND: Since autism was first described, major difficulties in social interaction have been a defining feature of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Social skills groups are a common intervention for individuals with ASD. Although a frequently recommended practice, the few […]
Severe loneliness in community-dwelling aging adults with mental illness
Loboprabhu S, Molinari V J Psychiatr Pract 2012 Jan;18(1):20-8 PMID: 22261980 Abstract Successful aging involves adapting to changing needs. The 2009 U.S. Census noted that 43% of adult Americans are single and that the oldest-old population is the most rapidly growing aging segment. Geriatric, lonely, hopeless individuals are at high risk for depression and suicide. […]
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