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David L Penn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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brief report feasibility of social cognition and interaction training for adults with high functioning autism
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008Co-Authors: Lauren Turnerbrown, Timothy D Perry, Gabriel S. Dichter, James W. Bodfish, David L PennAbstract:The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and utility of a group-based cognitive behavioral Intervention to improve social-cognitive functioning in adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). We modified the treatment manual of a previously validated Intervention, Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT), for optimal use with HFA adults (SCIT-A). We then conducted a pilot study to compare SCIT-A (n = 6) to treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 5) for adults with HFA. Feasibility was supported; attendance was high (92%) and satisfaction reports were primarily positive. Participants in SCIT-A showed significant improvement in theory-of-mind skills and trend level improvements in social communication skills; TAU participants did not show these improvements. Findings indicate SCIT-A shows promise as an Intervention for adults with HFA.
Erin Greco - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mamekhaya a pilot study combining a cognitive behavioral Intervention and mentor mothers with pmtct services in south africa
Aids Care-psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of Aids\ hiv, 2010Co-Authors: Donna Futterman, Jawaya Shea, Mitchell Besser, Stephen Stafford, Katherine A Desmond, Scott W Comulada, Erin GrecoAbstract:Nearly 30% of pregnant women in South Africa are estimated to be HIV seropositive, yet adherence to guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is often low. A pilot study was developed to see whether PMTCT services provided by the South African Government could be enhanced by the Mamekhaya program, a combination of the mothers2mothers peer-mentoring program and a culturally adapted Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention (CBI) from the USA. Pregnant women attending two maternity clinics offering PMTCT in Gugulethu and Vanguard Townships, Cape Town, South Africa, were invited to participate in the study. Women at the Intervention site (Gugulethu) received the support of a mentor mother and also attended an eight-session Mamekhaya CBI. At the control site (Vanguard), women received standard services provided by midwives and counselors. Baseline assessments were completed by all participants at enrollment (n=160), and follow-ups were completed six months later by 44% of participants. Self-reports of adherence to PMTCT practices were high across both sites (90% or more engaging in the core practices). Women at the Mamekhaya site showed significantly greater improvement in establishing social support and reducing depression scores than women at the control site. Mamekhaya participants also showed trends for better attendance at follow-up medical visits, and greater improvements in positive coping. The greatest effect of the Mamekhaya program was to increase HIV knowledge scores, particularly with regard to understanding the meaning and importance of viral load and CD4 test results. Results from this pilot study show promise that augmenting basic PMTCT services with mentor mothers and a culturally adapted CBI can be effective in conveying information and in improving the emotional outlook and hopefulness of HIV-positive pregnant women in South Africa.
Thomas J Dzurilla - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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problem solving therapy for depression a meta analysis
Clinical Psychology Review, 2009Co-Authors: Alissa C Bell, Thomas J DzurillaAbstract:Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) is a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention that focuses on training in adaptive problem-solving attitudes and skills. The purpose of this paper was to conduct a meta-analysis of controlled outcome studies on efficacy of PST for reducing depressive symptomatology. Based on results involving 21 independent samples, PST was found to be equally effective as other psychosocial therapies and medication treatments and significantly more effective than no treatment and support/attention control groups. Moreover, component analyses indicated that PST is more effective when the treatment program includes (a) training in a positive problem orientation (vs. problem-solving skills only), (b) training in all four major problem-solving skills (i.e., problem definition and formulation, generation of alternatives, decision making, and solution implementation and verification), and (c) training in the complete PST package (problem orientation plus the four problem-solving skills).
Lawrence Scahill - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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development of a cognitive behavioral Intervention program to treat anxiety and social deficits in teens with high functioning autism
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2010Co-Authors: Susan W White, Anne Marie Albano, Cynthia R Johnson, Connie Kasari, Thomas H Ollendick, Ami Klin, Donald P Oswald, Lawrence ScahillAbstract:Anxiety is a common co-occurring problem among young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Characterized by deficits in social interaction, communication problems, and stereotyped behavior and restricted interests, this group of disorders is more prevalent than previously realized. When present, anxiety may compound the social deficits of young people with ASD. Given the additional disability and common co-occurrence of anxiety in ASD, we developed a manual-based Cognitive-Behavioral treatment program to target anxiety symptoms as well as social skill deficits in adolescents with ASD [Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skills Intervention: MASSI]. In this paper, we describe the foundation, content, and development of MASSI. We also summarize data on treatment feasibility based on a pilot study that implemented the Intervention.
Gabriel S. Dichter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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brief report feasibility of social cognition and interaction training for adults with high functioning autism
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008Co-Authors: Lauren Turnerbrown, Timothy D Perry, Gabriel S. Dichter, James W. Bodfish, David L PennAbstract:The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and utility of a group-based cognitive behavioral Intervention to improve social-cognitive functioning in adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). We modified the treatment manual of a previously validated Intervention, Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT), for optimal use with HFA adults (SCIT-A). We then conducted a pilot study to compare SCIT-A (n = 6) to treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 5) for adults with HFA. Feasibility was supported; attendance was high (92%) and satisfaction reports were primarily positive. Participants in SCIT-A showed significant improvement in theory-of-mind skills and trend level improvements in social communication skills; TAU participants did not show these improvements. Findings indicate SCIT-A shows promise as an Intervention for adults with HFA.