2024
Suicidal Obsessions or Suicidal Ideation? A Case Report and Practical Guide for Differential Assessment
Mattera E, Ching T, Zaboski B, Kichuk S. Suicidal Obsessions or Suicidal Ideation? A Case Report and Practical Guide for Differential Assessment. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2024, 31: 259-271. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideationCognitive-behavioral frameworkBehavioral criteriaLow familiarityBehavioral frameworkBehavioral responsesFuture researchCommon measurement toolsExtant literatureOCDCase exampleEvidence-based guideDifferential assessmentObsessionIdeationThoughtMeasurement toolsEmotionsPractical guideFamiliaritySuicidalityInaccurate assessmentInterventionClientsPhenomenology
2021
Disgust sensitivity mediates the link between homophobia and sexual orientation obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Ching THW, Rouleau TM, Turner E, Williams MT. Disgust sensitivity mediates the link between homophobia and sexual orientation obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2021, 50: 452-465. PMID: 33475018, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2020.1861083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOC symptomsObsessive-compulsive disorderDisgust sensitivityParallel mediation analysisObsessive-compulsive symptomsDisgust responsesIntrusive thoughtsRole of homophobiaMediation analysisCollege studentsHeterosexual college studentsPrevious researchMeasures of homophobiaFuture researchIndividual's lifeCurrent studySexual orientationClinical implicationsHomophobiaAggressionSymptomsResearchConstructsThoughtAttitudes
2018
A Model of Intersectional Stress and Trauma in Asian American Sexual and Gender Minorities
Ching T, Lee S, Chen J, So R, Williams M. A Model of Intersectional Stress and Trauma in Asian American Sexual and Gender Minorities. Psychology Of Violence 2018, 8: 657-668. DOI: 10.1037/vio0000204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinority stress theoryAsian AmericansSexual/gender identitiesStress cognitionMaladaptive copingUnique stressorsInterpersonal discriminationSocial supportExtant researchPoor social supportTheoretical articleMinority identityFuture researchSexual minoritiesUnderstudied populationStress theoryGender identityCultural normsSexual health outcomesGender minoritiesTreatment approachesUnique risksHealth outcomes
2017
Association splitting of the sexual orientation-OCD-relevant semantic network
Ching THW, Williams MT. Association splitting of the sexual orientation-OCD-relevant semantic network. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2017, 47: 229-245. PMID: 28681684, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2017.1343380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociation splittingSO-OCDOCD symptomsEmotional valenceSexual obsessionsOverall large effect sizeNew cognitive approachWaitlist control groupSemantic networkSelf-help techniquesLarge effect sizesCognitive mechanismsCue wordsAssociation taskCognitive approachCognitive techniquesCompulsive disorderHeterosexual undergraduatesNeutral associationsAS groupEffect sizeFuture researchLittle researchObsessionValence