Search Results for: Negative effects

The efficacy of app‐supported smartphone interventions for mental health problems: a meta‐analysis

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Today we published a new paper in World Psychiatry (impact factor = 34). Although impressive progress has been made toward developing empirically‐supported psychological treatments, the reality remains that a significant proportion of people with mental health problems do not receive these treatments. Finding ways to reduce this treatment gap is crucial. Since app‐supported smartphone interventions … Read more

Treating procrastination: Treatment delivered via the Internet VS. Group therapy

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Procrastination is a common problem among university students, with at least half of the population reporting great difficulties initiating or completing tasks and assignments. Procrastination can have a negative impact on course grades and the ability to achieve a university degree, but can also lead to psychological distress. Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is believed to … Read more

Results now published for the largest randomized controlled trial for procrastination

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Our paper entitled “Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for procrastination: A randomized controlled trial” is now published in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (Impact Factor: 5.279). Postponing the tasks and assignments that need to be performed is a universal phenomenon shared by most individuals. Although sometimes experienced as stressful, delaying a given course of action … Read more

Cognitive Bias and Social Anxiety Disorder

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Today a new study was accepted for publication in Internet Interventions. The paper was about social anxiety disorder (SAD) and attentional bias. Typically, the visual-attention system is selectively biased towards stimuli of biological importance, such as cues of threat (predators, dangerous individuals) and reward (food, mates) (Frewen et al. 2008). These attentional processes are considered … Read more

Simon E. Blackwell on a 10-day study visit

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Today Dr Simon E. Blackwell ended his 10-day study visit at our research lab by giving a much appreciated seminar. Here is the interesting abstract: Depression is a major global health problem, and treatment innovation is required. “Cognitive Bias Modification” (CBM) paradigms offer the potential for novel treatment development via cognitive science. CBM aims to directly “re-train” cognitive … Read more

Dr Simon E. Blackwell på 10-dagarsbesök hos oss

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Idag avslutade Dr Simon E. Blackwell sitt 10-dagars forskningsbesök besök hos oss på den kliniska avdelningen med ett allmänt seminarium.  Titeln var “Development of a novel clinical intervention from experimental psychopathology: cognitive bias modification using mental imagery for depression”. Simon berättade om sina studier med personer som har en egentlig depressionsdiagnos. Precis som åsnan Ior i … Read more