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MECHANISM OF CHANGE FOLLOWING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN SECONDARY TO LUMBAR DISC PROLAPSE

Ioana Onac1, Daniel David2, Adela Moldovan2, Raluca Igna2, Rodica Ungur1, Ioan Onac1 *ungurmed@yahoo.com 1Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania   Abstract Low back pain is a very common cause of pain and disability. It creates significant costs from medical treatment and loss of work capacity. The current paper […]

PATIENTS’ PERCEPTION OF WEIGHT-RELATED STIGMA IN A ROMANIAN SAMPLE

Ion C. Puia1,2, Mihaela Fadgyas Stanculete3*, Aida Puia1, Andrei Hopulele-Petri4, Daniel Muresan5 *mihaelastanculete@yahoo.com 1Department of Surgery, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania; 2Octavian Fodor” Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3rd General Surgery Clinic, Croitorilor Str. 19-21, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 3Department of Neurosciences, Discipline of Psychiatry and Pediatric Psychiatry, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine […]

The effect of psychological group intervention on emotional problems, event impact and quality of life in breast cancer patients under radiotherapy: a pilot study

Mihaela Iancu1 , Florina Pop2 , Raluca Ioana Farcaș3, Amfiana Gherman3, Armeana Zgaia2, Catalin Vlad2,4, Alexandru Irimie2,4 , Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu2,4 *florinapop10@yahoo.ro 1 Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, ”Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 ”Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta” Institute of Oncology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai […]

Robot-Enhanced CBT for dysfunctional emotions in social situations for children with ASD

Cristina A. Costescu, Bram Vanderborght, Daniel O. David *christina.costescu@gmail.com Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania   Abstract Background Children with autism have considerable difficulties in identifying and conceptualizing thoughts and feelings, which affect their ability to manage emotions (Sofronoff, et al., 2007). Objectives By using robot-enhanced therapy (RET) we have tried to: improve the strategies they use […]

Personal, Environmental and Socio-demographic Factors of Alcohol Use in Adolescence

Mia Marić*, Marija Sakač *mia.maric@pef.uns.ac.rs University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education in Sombor, Sombor, Serbia Abstract The use of alcohol in adolescence is widespread, and it becomes necessary to examine the main factors that contribute to this phenomenon. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of personality traits, emotional states, environmental […]

Cognitive bias modification interventions for attention to and approach of appetitive food stimuli: A meta-analysis

Liviu A. Fodor1,2, Ana Cosmoiu3, Ioana R. Podina3,4* *ioana.r.podina@gmail.com 1 International Institute for The Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 Evidence Based Psychological Assessment and Interventions Doctoral School, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3 Laboratory of cognitive clinical sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania 4 Department […]

Why do we keep failing in identifying reliable biological markers in depression?

Claudio Gentili *c.gentili@unipd.it Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy Abstract Despite major depression is a raising and wide spread health problem, the knowledge about its biological bases is limited. This not only has consequences epistemologically speaking, but also has clinical implications. However, considering the whole literature on biological bases of depression, it […]

New perspectives on the assessment of the Social Anxiety Disorder: The Formal Psychological Assessment

Umberto Granziol, Gioia Bottesi, Francesca Serra, Andrea Spoto, Giulio Vidotto *umberto.granziol@phd.unipd.it Department of General Psychology – University of Padua, Via Venezia 8, 35131, Padova (PD), Italy   Abstract The assessment of the social anxiety disorder (SAD) is still a debated issue. The diagnostic tools mostly used to assess SAD cover different aspects, but not exhaustively. […]

The relationship between rumination and executive functions: A meta-analysis

Sergiu P. Vălenaş1 & Aurora Szentágotai-Tătar2 *auraszentagotai@psychology.ro 1Evidence-Based Assessment and Psychological Interventions Doctoral School, The International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health (International Institute), Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 2Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, The International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health (International Institute), Babeş-Bolyai […]

Can group education improve adherence and enhance breast cancer rehabilitation after axillary dissection? A randomized clinical trial

Maria C. Simoncini1, Luigi Santoro2, Federica Baggi.1, Luiz F. Nevola Teixeira1*, Michele Sciotto Marotta1, Fabio Sandrin1, Emilio Bonacossa1, Gabriella Lanni1, Maria A. Massaro3, Mattia Intra3, Carmen Berrocal4 *luizfelipe.nevolateixeira@ieo.it 1Physiotherapy Service, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy 2Epidemiology and Biostatistic Division, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy 3Senology […]