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Abstract Introduction Since little is known about the factors associated with suicidal ideation in adolescents, identifying them is important for developing suitable preventive strategies. Objective To analyze the variables associated with the presence of suicidal ideation, as well as the predictive power of depressive symptoms and negative automatic thoughts. Method A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 409 students between the ages of 15 and 19 randomly selected in a public school in the State of Mexico. An ad hoc questionnaire that gathered information on sociodemographic and psychological variables and substance use, the Depression Scale of the Center for Epidemiological Studies (CESD-R), the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ-30), and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI) were administered. Results From the total of the sample, 14.9% presented suicidal ideation. A positive, significant association was observed between the latter and gender, having divorced parents, professing Catholicism, using tobacco and drugs, and having experienced violence and anguish in the last semester, presenting depressive symptoms, negative automatic thoughts and having attempted suicide. Being a woman (OR = 2.55 [1.02, 6.38]), using drugs (OR = 3.44 [1.23, 9.57]), having probable depression (OR = 4.37 [1.68, 11.36]), experiencing negative thoughts (OR = 6.03 [2.40, 15.10]), and having attempted suicide (OR = 22.66 [1.58, 325.29]) predicted the appearance of suicidal ideas. Discussion and conclusion Risk factors for suicidal ideation in adolescents have been identified and they must be taken into account in preventive programs.
Resumen Introducción Se sabe poco de los factores que se asocian a la ideación suicida en adolescentes e identificarlos es importante para desarrollar estrategias preventivas adecuadas. Objetivo Analizar las variables que se asocian a la presencia de ideación suicida y conocer el poder predictivo de los síntomas depresivos y los pensamientos automáticos negativos. Método Se realizó un estudio transversal prospectivo con 409 estudiantes de entre 15 y 19 años seleccionados aleatoriamente en una escuela pública del Estado de México. Se aplicó un cuestionario ad hoc que recogía información sobre variables sociodemográficas, psicológicas y consumo de sustancias. Para ello se usaron la Escala de Depresión del Centro de Estudios Epidemiológicos (CESD-R), el Cuestionario de Pensamientos Automáticos (ATQ-30) y la Escala de Ideación Suicida de Beck (ISB). Resultados Un 14.9% de la muestra presentaba ideación suicida. Se observó una asociación positiva y significativa entre la misma y el sexo, tener padres divorciados, profesar la religión católica, consumir tabaco y drogas, así como haber sufrido violencia y angustia en el último semestre, haber presentado síntomas depresivos, pensamientos automáticos negativos e intentos de suicidio. Ser mujer (OR = 2.55 [1.02, 6.38]), consumir drogas (OR = 3.44 [1.23, 9.57]), presentar probable depresión (OR = 4.37 [1.68, 11.36]), tener pensamientos negativos (OR = 6.03 [2.40, 15.10]) y haber intentado suicidarse (OR = 22.66 [1.58, 325.29]) predicen la aparición de ideas suicidas. Discusión y conclusión En adolescentes se han identificado factores de riesgo para presentar ideación suicida, los cuales deben tenerse en cuenta en los programas preventivos.
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Objective To analyze the influence of personality factors on mental health and its mediating variables in the support officers and soldiers of a certain navy air force unit. Methods A total of 1311 participants from the support officers and soldiers of a certain navy air force unit were selected. Cattell's 16 Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF), Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ), Military General Information Questionnaire designed by authors, Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Scale of Sleep (SRSS) were used to assess the personality factors, automatic thoughts, general events and mental health level respectively. And structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of automatic thoughts and general events between the personality factors and mental health, and the significance of mediating effect was tested with Bootstrap method. Results The participants' average rough scores of SAS were (29.72±6.26), and 6.10% of the subjects (80/1311) were anxious (standard score of SAS≥50); while the average standard scores of SDS were (38.83±10.76), 11.21% (147/1311) of the subjects were depressive (standard score of SDS≥53); and the average scores of SRSS were (19.59±5.81). There is a significant correlation between the subjects' adaptation and anxiety type, mental health factors and ATQ total score, general evaluation total score and SDS, SAS, SRSS score (P0.05), which indicated that general events and automatic thoughts totally mediated the relationship between the personality factors and mental health. While for indirect effects of mental health personality factors model, the 95%CI was (-0.307-0.217, P<0.01), and for the direct effects, the 95%CI was (-0.299-0.137, P<0.01). Conclusions It suggested that the mental health condition of the support officers and soldiers in a certain navy air force unit is still acceptable. Age, educational level, personality factors, general events and automatic thoughts could affect the mental health, and the personality factors may affect the mental health mediated by general events and automatic thoughts.
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Objective To explore the dynamic changes and correlation of self-acceptance and automatic thoughts in permanent colostomy patients. Methods There were 89 low position rectal cancer patients after Miles and permanent colostomy were recruited from the Department of Oncological Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityfromFebruary 2016 to October 2016. Self-acceptance Questionnaire and Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire were used to collect data in 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after colostomy. Results The self-acceptance scores were 33.64 ± 5.52, 33.24 ± 5.71, 34.56 ± 6.04 and 38.91 ± 6.33 respectively, which had significant differences (F=11.012, P<0.01). The automatic thoughts scores were 63.20 ± 16.78, 60.88 ± 16.53, 58.64 ± 15.87 and 55.32 ± 14.76 respectively, which had significant differences (F=3.462, P<0.05). The correlation between self-acceptance and automatic thoughts were-0.576--0.372, which were all significant (P<0.01). Conclusion There were negative correlations between self-acceptance and automatic thoughts in permanent colostomy patients within 1 year after operation. Health professionals should learn to identify patients′automatic thoughts accurately, lead off negative emotions, promote early self-acceptance and improve their quality of life.
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Objective To investigate the resilience characteristics of the elderly disabled,and the effects of individual,family and social factors on resilience.Methods A total of 138 disabled older adults from four districts of Chengdu City were investigated by 10 items Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CDRISC-10),the automatic thoughts questionnaire (ATQ),self esteem scale (SES),revised eysenck personnality questionnaire short scale for chinese(EPQ-RSC) and self-made population sociology questionnaire.Totally 194 community-dwelling older adults without disabilities,as a comparative population,were included in the analysis.Results Compared with the community-dwelling elderly without disability (35.58 ± 5.75,18.13±3.48,18.43±3.08),the scores of resilience(21.38±7.71),strength(10.50±4.08) and hardiness (10.88±4.07) of the elderly disabled were significantly lower(t=-19.56,-17.81,-18.34,P＜0.01).There were no significant differences in the resilience scores of the elderly disabled in terms of gender,urban and rural sources,marital status,education,disability level and family atmosphere.However,there were significant differences in age,disability causes,disability type and family economic conditions (age:thardiess =2.18,P＜0.05.disability causes:tresilience =-2.75,tstrength =-2.22,thardiness =-2.68,P＜0.05.disability type:Fhardiness =2.60,P＜ 0.05.family economic conditions:Fresilience =5.45,Fstrength =4.78,Fhardiness =5.21,P＜0.01).The resilience,automatic thoughts,self-esteem and personality were significant correlation with each other(r=-0.16-0.65,P＜0.05).After controlling age,disability causes,disability type and family economic conditions,self esteem(β=0.291,P＜0.01),extraversion (β=0.287,P＜0.01) and neuroticism (β=-0.254,P＜0.05) were important influential factors of resilience,explained 32.0％ variance in resilience.Conclusion It may be an important way to improve resilience level of the elderly disabled by enhancing their selfesteem,promoting their psychological adjustment and strengthening their emotional management.
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@#Introduction: Negative automatic thoughts refer to subconscious thinking patterns in response to irrational and self-defeating stimuli. Individuals who are depressed tend to have biased negative automatic thoughts. Therefore, there is a need to refine our understanding of what contributes to the development of adolescent depressive symptoms. The current study examined the mediating role of negative automatic thoughts in the link between maternal attachment and depressive symptoms among late adolescents in Pakistan. Methods: This cross-sectional study focused on 936 (males=423, females=513) students aged 17 to 19 years old, who were selected through multistage cluster sampling technique. Respondents answered self-report questionnaires which assessed maternal attachment, depressive symptoms, and negative automatic thoughts. Structural equation modelling was utilised to analyse the relationships among the research variables. Results: The findings indicated that 39.3% had negative automatic thoughts; whereas, 5.6% experienced severe depressive symptoms. Correlational analysis showed that maternal attachment had a negative association with depressive symptoms and negative automatic thoughts. In contrast, depressive symptoms were positively related to negative automatic thoughts. Structural analysis revealed that negative automatic thoughts partially mediated the association of maternal attachment with depressive symptoms among late adolescents. Findings specifically demonstrated that those with insecure maternal attachment tend to have negative automatic thoughts, which subsequently lead to depressive symptoms. Conclusion: In conclusion, findings highlight the importance of secure attachment to the mother and positive automatic thoughts in combating depressive symptoms; thus ensuring a healthy psychological development for adolescents.
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@#Introduction: Depressive symptoms are major public health issues with significantly increasing rates during adolescence. Specific factors and mechanisms associated with depressive symptoms still need to be identified. The present study aimed to examine direct relationships between paternal attachment and negative life events (NLE) to depressive symptoms. Indirect effect of automatic thoughts on the relationships was also examined. Methods: A sample of 1030 adolescents aged between 13 and 19 years (mean=15.36) was recruited using probability proportional to size cluster sampling from selected states in Peninsular Malaysia to complete self-report measures on the study variables. Results: Structural equation modelling indicated that paternal attachment in terms of secure, approachability and anxious fearful were directly associated to depressive symptoms. Broadly, increases in secure and approachability attachments followed by decreases in depressive symptoms. Adolescents who experienced anxious fearful attachment seemed to be more vulnerable to depressive symptoms. Moreover, results from mediation analyses revealed that automatic thoughts mediated the effect of two attachment variables (i.e., anxious fearful and responsiveness) and NLE to depressive symptoms. Conclusion: These findings shed light on the concurrent effects of attachment and life events on depressive symptoms, providing evidence on how to reduce depressive symptoms among adolescents. The current study also expands knowledge on the role of automatic thoughts as potentially relevant mediator. Intervention and prevention programs aimed at preventing adolescents from the deleterious effects of depressive symptoms should involve both parents and adolescents in order to promote optimal attachment relationships and minimize depressive cognitions in adolescents
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@#In this Unit we describe the first 2 types of intervention arising out of the extended consultation. In Problem work, the basic idea is to determine whether the patient’s behavior is a maladaptive response to antecedent stimuli, or the result of cognitive bias. We use counter-conditioning and contingency management to deal with maladaptive response. We use cognitive therapy to trace cognitive distortions that give rise to NATs and take steps to counter them. The problem approach is integrated as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The SMART solution to problems is deployed when there is no maladaptive behavior or cognitive bias at play. In pattern work, the salient life experiences of the patient which are selectively stored as narratives are examined. Such narratives may reflect a negative life pattern of thought and feeling. This is the problem-saturated story. Patients can be helped to change their pattern of thought and feeling and thus store their life experiences as preferred positive stories. The 4Rs – Re-membering, Re-framing, Re-authoring and Re-telling – help us to construct the new stories. When we do this consistently, the pattern work creates present and future stories of hope for the sufferer.
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Objective To explore the mediating effect of attentional control between negative automatic thoughts and social anxiety.methods A total of 1 504 college freshmen of medical university were surveyed with the Interaction Anxiety Scale (IAS),the Automatic Thoughts questionnaire (ATQ) and the Attentional Control Scale (ACS).Result sThe scores of IAS,ACS and ATQ of medical freshmen were (39.36±8.15),(53.50±7.48) and (48.93±19.72) respectively.Correlation analysis showed that ATQ total score was significantly positively correlated with IAS total score(r=0.313,P<0.01),ATQ total score was significantly negatively correlated with ACS total score(r=-0.275,P<0.01),and ACS score was significantly negatively correlated with IAS total score(r=-0.455,P<0.01).Mediating effect analysis showed that attentional control partly-mediated the relationship between negative automatic thoughts and social anxiety among medical freshmen (x2/df=1.650,GFI=0.998,AGFI=0.993,RMSEA=0.021),and accounted for 50.8% of the mediating effect.Conclusion Negative automatic thoughts is an important factor which plays direct and indirect roles in social anxiety.Attentional control is the intermediate link between negative automatic thoughts and social anxiety.
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A AIDS é considerada um grave problema de saúde pública e se caracteriza por ser uma epidemia global com rápida evolução da sua sintomatologia. Os aconselhamentos realizados nos Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTA) visam à reflexão sobre o HIV e a AIDS e do estigma de se viver com o vírus, bem como, verificar a funcionalidade dos pensamentos e crenças sobre o HIV/AIDS. A teoria cognitiva afirma que não são os fatos em si que causam sofrimento nas pessoas, mas sim a forma como estes são interpretados, que geram cognições distorcidas sobre os mesmos. Assim, os comportamentos dos indivíduos tendem a confirmar pensamentos e sentimentos associados a esta forma de interpretar as situações, as crenças. Este estudo tem por fim analisar os pensamentos automáticos e crenças centrais mais frequentemente relacionados ao HIV/AIDS em indivíduos soropositivos a partir de uma revisão crítica da literatura de caráter opinativo...
AIDS is considered a serious problem of public health, characterized by being a global epidemic that presents a fast evolution of its symptomatology. The counseling practiced at the Centers of Testing and Counseling (CTA) aim to reflect about HIV and AIDS and the stigma of living with the virus, as verify the functionality of the thoughts and beliefs about HIV/AIDS. The cognivite theory ratifies that there are not the facts that cause suffering to the people, but the way they are interpreted, that generate distorted cognitions about them. Therefore, individuals' behaviors tend to confirm thoughts and feelings associated to this way of understand the situations, the beliefs. This study purposes to analyze the automatic thoughts and central beliefs most frequently related to HIV/AIDS on seropositive individuals, from a critical review of the literature opinionated character...
SIDA se considera un grave problema de salud pública y se caracteriza por ser una epidemia mundial con una rápida evolución de sus síntomas. El asesoramiento realizado en centros de asesoramiento y pruebas (ATC) san destinados a la reflexión sobre el VIH y el SIDA y el estigma de vivir con el virus, así como verificar la funcionalidad de los pensamientos y creencias sobre el VIH /SIDA. La teoría cognitiva afirma que hay hechos en sí mismos que hacen que la gente sufre, pero la forma en que se interpretan, la generación de cogniciones distorsionadas sobre ellos. Por lo tanto, el comportamiento de los individuos tienden a confirmar pensamientos y sentimientos asociados a esta forma de interpretar las situaciones, creencias. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los pensamientos automáticos y creencias centrales más a menudo relacionados con el VIH /SIDA en los individuos seropositivos a partir de una revisión crítica del carácter obstinado literatura...
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Objective To explore the effect of non-directed musical therapy on the automatic thoughts and therapeutic effect of depression.Methods 60 people outpatient and inpatient who with depression disorder participated in this research.According to the medical order,we choose the people who with Cardinality order as the group of the musical therapy (study group) and the people with the even order as the group of drug therapy (control group).all the patients was test with the Hamilton's Depression Scale (HAMD-24) and Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) before and after 2,4,8 weeks treatment,and comparison of these questionnaires scores of the two groups.Results After the 2,4,8 weeks treatment,the HAMD scores of the study group was (15.70±2.63),(10.03±2.28),(6.00± 1.98) and the scores of control group was (17.43±2.62),(12.47±2.75),(7.50±2.03).The result of HAMD scores had significant difference(F=11.754,P=0.001).ATQ scores of the study group was (73.27± 17.60),(58.33± 13.66),(47.43± 11.94) and the scores of control group was(84.20±22.30),(72.53±20.86),(58.90± 18.61).The result of ATQ scores had significant difference(F=4.136,P=0.047).Conclusion Non-directive musical imagery could be an effective way to improve the automatic thoughts of people who with depression disorder and improve the effect of treatment.
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Objective To study the relationships among postpartum depression,dysfunctional attitudes and automatic thoughts.Methods 274 cases of postpartum women were estimated at fifth or sixth week after delivery by Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS),Dysfunctional Attitudes Scales (DAS),Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire(ATQ) and some other forms designed by ourselves.Results ①The prevalence of postpartum depression was 18.20％.②The impact of culture degree on postpartum depression was statistically significant(x2 =12.37,P ＜ 0.05).③Compared with normal subjects,the postpartum depression group had significantly higher total score of ATQ (48.98 ± 12.35 vs 79.29 ± 23.90),total scores of DAS (118.92 ± 20.03 vs 148.03 ± 28.47),attraction or repulsion (13.82 ± 4.33 vs 18.01 ± 6.38),perfection (14.53 ± 5.91 vs 19.21 ± 5.23),compulsion(13.09 ± 3.61 vs 19.36 ± 4.98),seeking applause (14.97 ± 4.06 vs 18.78 ± 5.59),dependence (14.30 ±4.12 vs 19.23 ± 5.43),autonomous attitude(16.54 ± 3.67 vs 21.51 ± 4.81),cognition philosophy (12.32 ± 3.79 vs 18.16 ± 3.43),the difference was all statistically significant (P ＜ 0.01).④There was a significant positive correlation in postpartum depression and total scores of ATQ,total scores of DAS,attraction or repulsion,perfection,compulsion,seeking applause,dependence,cognition philosophy (the Pearson correlation was respectively:0.658,0.432,0.187,0.432,0.481,0.304,0.458,0.459,P ＜ 0.01).⑤Through stepwise regression analysis,automatic thoughts,cognition philosophy,compulsion,perfection and dysfunctional attitudes might play considerable role to predict the occurrence of postpartum depression.Conclusion Automatic thoughts,dysfunctional attitudes can predict postpartum depression to some extent.
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Objective To explore the impact of self-efficacy on negative automatic thoughts and quality of life in cancer patients who received chemotherapy. Methods 106 patients who diagnosed cancer and received chemotherapy were assessed by General Self-Efficacy Scale ( GSES), WHO quality of life questionnaire-brief (WHOQOL-BREF) and Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire(ATQ) . According to the score of GSES, the highest 27% were assigned to higher scores group, and the lowest 27% were assigned to lower scores group, then compared two groups' WHOQOL-BREF and ATQ with t -test and Pearson correlation analysis. Results The mean score of GSES of 106 patients was ( 22.32 ± 8.61 ) points, and the low self-confidence were 55.66%, the mean score of GSES of higher scores group was( 28.64 ± 7.64)points, and the lower scores group was (21.37 ± 5.78 )points, and the two groups have significant difference ( t = 4.18, P ＜ 0. 01 ). The score of ATQ of higher scores group(63.71 ±7.94) was significantly lower than that of lower scores group(86.57 ±9.87), the total and all dimensions score of WHOQOL-BREF of higher scores group was higher than that of lower scores group, respectively.The score of GSES had positive correlation with the score of WHOQOL-BREF , and had negative correlation with the score of ATQ. Conclusion Cancer patients have lower level of self-efficacy, and it is closed correlated with quality of life and negative automatic thoughts.
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Objective To explore effect of psychological intervention on negative automatic thoughts,self acceptance and social support for patients with type 2 diabetic cataract.Methods Patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetic cataract(n=105)were divided into the research group(56 cases)and the control group(49 cases).The centrol group received routine treatment.The research group was given psychological and behavioral intervention based on routine treatment.They underwent evaluation by negative automatic thoughts questionnaire (ATQ),self-acceptance questionnaire(SAQ)and social support rate scale(SSRS)before intervention and in the 2th and 6th weeks after intervention.The results were subsequendy analyzed. Results ATQ score of the research group in the 2th and 6th weeks were lower than that of the control group(P＜0.05).ATQ score,total SAQ score,score of SA and SD factors,total SSRS score and score of objective support,subjective support and utilization of support were all lower than those before intervention from the 2th week in the research group.While these happened in the control group only in the 6th week(P＜0.05).Total SAQ score and score of SA and SD factor were lower than those of the control group(P＜0.05).Total SSRS score and score of objective support,subjective support and utilization of support were lower than those of the control group(P＜0.05).Relative analysis showed total score of social support and its factors was negatively related with ATQ score,but was positively related with SAQ score and score of SA and SD factors(P＜0.05).Conclusions Psychological and behavioral intervention could reduce the negative automatic thoughts,allevinte self acceptance and increase social support degree for patients with type 2 diabetic cataract.
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Objective: To explore the effects of life events, automatic thoughts, social support and coping styles on the severity of depression in major depression at discharge. Methods: A cohort of 97 major depressed in-patients was assessed at discharge. The assessment included Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), Life Events Scale, Social Support Scale, Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire and Coping Styles Questionnaire. 100 normal controls were assessed, too.Results: Compared with the controls, the patients experienced more stressful life events in the last one year(t=2.6,P
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Objective To explore the relationships of depression status of medical college students with their automatic thoughts and personality. Methods A total of 1 440 medical college students were tested by self-rating depression scale (SDS), automatic thoughts questionnaire (ATQ) and Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ). Results ①27.5% medical college students had different degree depressive mood. ② Compared with the non-depression group students, the depression group had higher scores in ATQ, EPQ-N(neurosism) and EPQ-P(psychoticism), lower scores in EPQ-E(extroversion), EPQ-L(lie) (P