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Suicide and depression are serious and growing public health problems. Despite their substantial global health burden, relatively few interventions have been found to be efficacious at preventing these conditions. The aims of the current...
Anxiety disorders contribute substantially to the overall public health burden of psychopathology. Anxiety sensitivity (AS), a fear of anxiety related sensations, is one of the few known malleable risk factors for anxiety pathology....
Joiner's (2005) interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior builds upon previous theories to provide a potentially more useful framework for differentiating between those who do and do not die by suicide. According to Joiner, ...
Although it is well known that people have fundamental desires for both social affiliation and power, it is less clear how these core social motives interface with each other. In the current research, I tested the hypothesis that power...
Suicide claims the lives of approximately 32, 000 Americans each year. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide (IPTS; Joiner, 2005) was developed in an effort to clarify the nature of suicidality as well as to enhance risk...
Study 1 examined whether the belief that "emaciation is beautiful" may contribute to anorexia nervosa (AN) symptom severity. Findings suggest that compared to non-eating disordered women, AN women are more likely to associate emaciation...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by intensity and sensitivity of negative emotion (emotion dysregulation) as well as various dysregulated behaviors, including self-injury, suicide attempts, binge eating, and...
Multiple studies of Self-Verification Theory (e.g. Swann, 1983) have documented people's tendency to seek out information consistent with strongly held self-views, even when negative. An aspect of self-verification that has received less...
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