ADHD in Adults – Diagnosis

Personality traits among ADHD adults: implications of late-onset and subthreshold diagnoses, Psychological Medicine (2009), 39:685-693 Abstract: Background Diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is difficult when diagnosticians cannot establish onset prior to the DSM-IV criterion of age 7 or if the number of symptoms does not achieve the DSM threshold for diagnosis. Previous [...]

Anger & Antisocial Personality Disorder

Effects of induced anger in patients with antisocial personality disorder, Psychological Medicine April, 2009, 39:557-568 Abstract: Background Anger is the main deregulated emotion in patients with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). The aim of this study was to examine emotional, cognitive and physiological correlates of anger and compare these between ASPD patients with varying degree of [...]

Perceptual Control Theory as an integrative framework and Method of Levels as a cognitive therapy: what are the pros and cons

Perceptual Control Theory as an integrative framework and Method of Levels as a cognitive therapy: what are the pros and cons? The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Early view, 2009 Warren Mansell – School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK Abstract: This article considers the pros and cons of using Method of Levels (MOL), a therapy [...]