2025
Chronotherapeutic intervention targeting emotion regulation brain circuitry, symptoms, and suicide risk in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder: a pilot randomised trial
Kim J, Sankar A, Marks R, Carrubba E, Lecza B, Quatrano S, Spencer L, Constable R, Pittman B, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Swartz H, Blumberg H. Chronotherapeutic intervention targeting emotion regulation brain circuitry, symptoms, and suicide risk in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder: a pilot randomised trial. BMJ Mental Health 2025, 28: e301338. PMID: 39971594, PMCID: PMC11840897, DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderEmotion regulationSuicide riskBrain circuitryChronotherapeutic interventionsEmotional face stimuliLeft amygdala responseRisk of bipolar disorderTargeting emotion regulationReduce suicide riskHigher suicide riskYoung adultsFunctional MRI dataPost-treatment improvementAmygdala responsePotential intervention targetsEmotion dysregulationMania symptomsMood episodesFace stimuliCircuitry dysfunctionRegulation therapyDaily rhythmsWeekly sessionsSelf-monitoringStudy protocol of a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation multisite trial: Dialectical behavior therapy skills group for Veterans at high-risk for suicide attempt
Decker S, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K, Aunon F, Galliford E, DeRycke E, Doran N, Baird S, Rielage J, Ridley J, Bannister J, Giovannelli T, Fuehrlein B, Shriver C, Spana E, Honsberger M, Demirelli S, Shest E, Landes S, Goodman M, Martino S. Study protocol of a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation multisite trial: Dialectical behavior therapy skills group for Veterans at high-risk for suicide attempt. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2025, 151: 107828. PMID: 39923893, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDialectical behavior therapyTreatment-as-usualDialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills GroupSuicide attemptsEmotion dysregulationComponents of dialectical behavior therapyComprehensive DBTVeterans Health AdministrationTherapist consultation teamSkill groupsNon-veteran samplesReduce suicide attemptsAdjunctive treatmentSelf-directed violenceBehavioral therapySuicidal behaviorSuicideMultisite trialEffectiveness trialHigh-risk veteransVeteransPost-randomizationSuicide deathsEmotionsRandomized controlled trialsPosttraumatic stress disorder and eating disorders: maintaining mechanisms and treatment targets
Mitchell K, Scioli E, Galovski T, Belfer P, Cooper Z. Posttraumatic stress disorder and eating disorders: maintaining mechanisms and treatment targets. 2025, 95-109. DOI: 10.4324/9781003607403-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsExposure to interpersonal traumaCognitive behavioral theoryHistory of eating disordersLow self-worthEvidence-based treatmentsEmotion dysregulationHyperarousal symptomsInterpersonal traumaBinge eatingTrauma exposureED behaviorsLifetime historyEating disordersSelf-criticismSelf-worthEvidence-based therapiesTreatment of EDCoping strategiesBidirectional relationshipTreatment targetDisorders
2024
Mentalizing, epistemic trust and interpersonal problems in emotion regulation: A sequential path analysis across common mental health disorders and community control samples
Kumpasoğlu G, Saunders R, Campbell C, Nolte T, Montague R, Pilling S, Leibowitz J, Fonagy P. Mentalizing, epistemic trust and interpersonal problems in emotion regulation: A sequential path analysis across common mental health disorders and community control samples. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 372: 502-511. PMID: 39694336, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal problemsEmotion regulationEmotion dysregulationSequential mediation analysisMental health disordersEpistemic trustMediation analysisCross-sectional design prevents causal inferencesAssociated with emotion dysregulationMultiple mental health disordersHealth disordersCommunity control sampleEffective emotion regulationNon-clinical populationsModerated mediation analysisSample recruitment methodPsychological functioningSocial-communicative aspectsGroup differencesEmotionsMentalPath analysisStudy limitationsSequential path analysisDisordersMixed-methods formative evaluation of implementing an adapted suicide prevention treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration
Decker S, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K, Aunon F, Galliford E, Doran N, Baird S, Rielage J, Ridley J, Bannister J, Giovannelli T, Landes S, Goodman M, Walker L, DeRycke E, Shriver C, Spana E, Honsberger M, Brown H, Demirelli S, Shest E, Martino S. Mixed-methods formative evaluation of implementing an adapted suicide prevention treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1495102. PMID: 39655211, PMCID: PMC11626407, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1495102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills GroupEmotion dysregulationSuicide attemptsVeterans Health AdministrationSkill groupsReducing emotion dysregulationSuicide prevention treatmentsReduce suicide attemptsImproving coping skillsSuicidal behaviorCoping skillsSuicide preventionLimited staffingHealth AdministrationSuicideVeterans Health Administration medical centersHybrid effectiveness-implementation trialVeteran suicideMixed-methods formative evaluationVeteransIntegrated Promoting ActionEffectiveness-implementation trialPrevent veteran suicideQualitative dataRandomized controlled trialsChanges in Emotion Regulation During the Course of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Effects on Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury and Binge Eating Across Two Samples
Harris L, Weiss E, Davis M, Daniel T, Hart‐Derrick V, Barnes S, Cawood C. Changes in Emotion Regulation During the Course of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Effects on Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury and Binge Eating Across Two Samples. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2024, 31: e70018. PMID: 39562786, DOI: 10.1002/cpp.70018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-suicidal self-injuryEffectiveness of dialectical behavior therapyDialectical behavior therapyBinge eatingEmotion regulationBehavioral therapySelf-injuryCourse of DBTFrequency of non-suicidal self-injuryOutpatient dialectical behavior therapyAssociated with emotion dysregulationBinge eating frequencySelf-damaging behaviorsIntensive outpatient programReduce harmful behaviorsEmotion dysregulationVeteran sampleER abilitiesCivilian samplesTreatment settingsOutpatient programBingeEating frequencyCourse of treatmentHarmful behaviorTrust under development: The Italian validation of the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust, and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ) for adolescents
Milesi A, Liotti M, Locati F, De Carli P, Speranza A, Campbell C, Fonagy P, Lingiardi V, Parolin L. Trust under development: The Italian validation of the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust, and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ) for adolescents. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0307229. PMID: 39186540, PMCID: PMC11346731, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-report instrumentEpistemic trustContext of personality disordersConcept of epistemic trustDevelopment of mental disordersPersonality disorderEmotion dysregulationMeasure mentalizingMental disordersPsychological functioningItalian validationMental healthPsychopathologyAdolescent populationInterpersonal trustAdolescentsDisordersResearch contextEmpirical validationHigh schoolItalian adult populationAdult populationMentalQuestionnaireValiditySelf-Compassion and Emotion Dysregulation Mediate the Effect of Stress Appraisals on Elder Abuse and Neglect Behaviors in Dementia Family Caregiving
Pickering C, Weiss N, Yildiz M, Sullivan T. Self-Compassion and Emotion Dysregulation Mediate the Effect of Stress Appraisals on Elder Abuse and Neglect Behaviors in Dementia Family Caregiving. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, 79: gbae138. PMID: 39136354, PMCID: PMC11439994, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationSelf-compassionStress appraisalDementia family caregiversEffect of self-compassionEffects of stress appraisalsMediation of emotional dysregulationBetween-person levelMultilevel structural equation modelingNeglectful behaviorsModifiable intervention targetsEmotion (dys)regulationStructural equation modelingBehavioral symptomsMediation pathsBehavioral interventionsEfficacious interventionsIntervention targetsEmotionsFamily caregiversEquation modelingAbuseDysregulationDiary surveyCaregiversStatistical predictors of the co-occurrence between gambling disorder and problematic pornography use
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M, Granero R, Uríszar J, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S. Statistical predictors of the co-occurrence between gambling disorder and problematic pornography use. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 178: 125-129. PMID: 39137720, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic pornography useCo-occurrence of GDGambling disorderEmotion dysregulationEmotion regulationImpulsivity levelsStructural equation modelingPornography useMaladaptive personality featuresCo-occurrenceHighest impulsivity levelProblematic Pornography Consumption ScaleMaladaptive personalityPsychopathological distressPersonality measuresMental disordersPersonality featuresShort versionPsychopathologyStatistical predictorsEquation modelingDisordersImpulseSociodemographic variablesYounger ageAdolescent Sleep as a Transdiagnostic Factor: Associations Between Actigraphy-Derived Night-to-Night Sleep Metrics and Adolescent Psychopathology
Phillips E, Goldberg E, Brock R, Hamburger E, Nelson J, Mason W, Espy K, Nelson T. Adolescent Sleep as a Transdiagnostic Factor: Associations Between Actigraphy-Derived Night-to-Night Sleep Metrics and Adolescent Psychopathology. JAACAP Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultilevel structural equation modelingBifactor S-1 modelIntraindividual variabilityModels of psychopathologySleep metricsSleep durationTransdiagnostic factorAdolescent psychopathologyEmotion dysregulationPsychopathologyStructural equation modelingGeneral factorPsychiatric problemsLatent meansAdolescent sleepNight sleep durationSocioeconomic riskResults ResultsEquation modelingAdolescentsSociodemographic variablesSleepPositive associationDysregulationBifactorSexual Victimization, Emotion Dysregulation, and Sexual Consent Feelings and Communication During a Recent Sexual Encounter
Walsh K, Lowe S, Ward S. Sexual Victimization, Emotion Dysregulation, and Sexual Consent Feelings and Communication During a Recent Sexual Encounter. The Journal Of Sex Research 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 38940414, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2024.2368044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternal consentEmotion dysregulationSV historySexual violenceConsent cuesReduce sexual violenceOnline self-report surveyRegulation of emotionHistory of SVSexual victimizationAssociated with greater useSexual consentConsent programRegulate emotionsSelf-report surveyConsentSexual situationsSexual well-beingCollege studentsCommunication cuesEmotionsPath modelCuesGreater useSexual encountersMeasuring emotion dysregulation in daily life: an experience sampling study
Weiss N, Dixon-Gordon K, Brick L, Goldstein S, Schick M, Laws H, Kiefer R, Contractor A, Sullivan T. Measuring emotion dysregulation in daily life: an experience sampling study. Anxiety Stress & Coping 2024, 38: 17-35. PMID: 38932637, PMCID: PMC11671609, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2024.2366031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotion dysregulationEmotion dysregulationMeasures of emotion dysregulationEmotion Regulation ScaleMeasuring emotion dysregulationIntensive longitudinal approachAssess emotion dysregulationPsychometrically valid measureRegulation ScaleFactor structurePsychometric propertiesPositive emotionsIndividual's daily lifeBetween-levelCommunity womenEmotionsIntimate partner violenceBaseline traitsValidity measuresDaily lifeScale positionBaseline interviewMDersPartner violenceLongitudinal approachState of the Science: LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapy
Burger J, Pachankis J. State of the Science: LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapy. Behavior Therapy 2024, 55: 1318-1334. PMID: 39443068, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative self-schemasTreatment delivery modalityLevels of depressionTreatment mechanismsMental health fieldClinically relevant researchPotential treatment mechanismsEmotion dysregulationSelf-schemaTherapist trainingTreatment moderatorsPsychotherapyBehavioral comorbiditiesClient characteristicsMental healthSGM populationsPsychosocial processesCisgender individualsStigma exposureAffirmative approachSGM individualsTherapistsDelivery modalitiesHealth fieldTreatment protocolsEnhancing emotion regulation with an in situ socially assistive robot among LGBTQ+ youth with self-harm ideation: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Williams A, Cleare S, Borschmann R, Tench C, Gross J, Hollis C, Chapman-Nisar A, Naeche N, Townsend E, Slovak P, Youth O, Creswell C, Fonagy P, Arseneault L, Lloyd E, De Alcantara Mendes J, Holter C, Jirotka M, Lazar Z, Patalay P, Kelly Y, Kandola A, Sonuga-Barke E, Livingstone S, Kostryka-Allchorne K, Bourgaize J, Stoilova M, O’Connor R, Auer D, Lee S, Jawahar N, Etherson M, Greenhalgh C, Sayal K, Warren J, Wanniarachchi V, Glover K, Stallard P, Hall C, Lucassen M, Merry S, Stasiak K, Babbage C, Khan K, Parker A, Lockwood J, Gregory J, Nielsen E, Vallejos E, Woodcock R, Doherty S, Willingham L. Enhancing emotion regulation with an in situ socially assistive robot among LGBTQ+ youth with self-harm ideation: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e079801. PMID: 38195171, PMCID: PMC10806609, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-harm ideationSelf-harmEmotion dysregulationEmotion regulationRandomised controlled trialsWaitlist controlEnhance emotion regulationExperiences of self-harmSocially assistive robotsSelf-Harm QuestionnaireSelf-harm thoughtsControlled trialsPeer-reviewed open access journalsLGBTQ+ youthPeople’s own viewsAssistive robotsControl participantsIntervention participantsAcceptable interventionSemistructured interviewsLinear mixed modelsPreliminary evidenceEthical approvalKing's College LondonSecondary outcomes
2023
Cumulative adversity and emotion dysregulation effects on suicidal ideation and attempts in a community sample
Tate M, Sinha R, Wemm S. Cumulative adversity and emotion dysregulation effects on suicidal ideation and attempts in a community sample. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 170: 277-282. PMID: 38183699, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.12.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationCumulative adversityCommunity adultsLifetime traumaLife eventsSuicidal ideationNonacceptance of emotionsHigher emotion dysregulationSuicide attemptsHighest cumulative stressMajor life eventsConcurrent suicidal ideationRecent life eventsTraumatic eventsDifficult emotionsEmotional responsesLife traumaCommunity sampleTrauma historyAdversityChronic stressorsNonacceptanceSuicidal thoughtsCumulative stressEmotionsSystematic review: emotion dysregulation and challenging behavior interventions for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum with graded key evidence-based strategy recommendations
Nuske H, Young A, Khan F, Palermo E, Ajanaku B, Pellecchia M, Vivanti G, Mazefsky C, Brookman-Frazee L, McPartland J, Goodwin M, Mandell D. Systematic review: emotion dysregulation and challenging behavior interventions for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum with graded key evidence-based strategy recommendations. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 33: 1963-1976. PMID: 37740093, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02298-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion dysregulationBehavioral interventionsAutism spectrumInterventions targeting emotion dysregulationTeaching emotion regulation skillsChildhood mental health disordersEmotion dysregulation measuresTarget internalizing symptomsEmotion regulation skillsEmotion regulation trainingAntecedent-based interventionsMental health disordersInternalizing symptomsChallenging behaviorRegulation skillsRegulation trainingBehavioral measuresHealth disordersAutismEmpirical supportEmotionsAdolescentsVisual supportDysregulationEvidence-based strategiesA Digital Mental Health App Incorporating Wearable Biosensing for Teachers of Children on the Autism Spectrum to Support Emotion Regulation: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Palermo E, Young A, Deswert S, Brown A, Goldberg M, Sultanik E, Tan J, Mazefsky C, Brookman-Frazee L, McPartland J, Goodwin M, Pennington J, Marcus S, Beidas R, Mandell D, Nuske H. A Digital Mental Health App Incorporating Wearable Biosensing for Teachers of Children on the Autism Spectrum to Support Emotion Regulation: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e45852. PMID: 37358908, PMCID: PMC10337316, DOI: 10.2196/45852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMobile computing technologyEmotion regulation strategiesAutism spectrumBiometric sensingPop-up notificationEmotion dysregulationComputer technologyEmotion regulationPhysiological signalsDigital mental health appsRegulation strategiesWearable biosensingImplementation of emotion regulation strategiesEffective emotion regulation strategiesReduce challenging behaviorHealth appsFalse positivesTeams of studentsAppsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPhysical movementChallenging behaviorRandomized controlled trialsAutismPilot randomized controlled trialMicro-Longitudinal Examination of Emotion Dysregulation and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Community Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Modeling Reciprocal Relationships Using Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling
Weiss N, Raudales A, Contractor A, Forkus S, Kiefer R, Brick L, Sullivan T. Micro-Longitudinal Examination of Emotion Dysregulation and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Community Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Modeling Reciprocal Relationships Using Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling. Journal Of Emotion And Psychopathology 2023, 1: 216-229. DOI: 10.55913/joep.v1i1.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotion dysregulationPosttraumatic stress disorderNegative emotion dysregulationEmotion dysregulationPTSD symptomsTreatment of PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsDynamic structural equation modelingSignificant cross-lagged effectBetween-person levelMore PTSD symptomsIntimate partner violenceCross-lagged effectsSurvey three timesStructural equation modelingCommunity womenPositive emotionsDisorder symptomsPerson levelStress disorderReciprocal associationsCross-sectional designEquation modelingPartner violenceReciprocal relationshipThe Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals
Wang K, Schick M, Quinn D, Weiss N. The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals. Stigma And Health 2023, 8: 243-251. PMID: 37577451, PMCID: PMC10419118, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationSubstance use stigmaDepressive symptomsPositive emotion dysregulationTrauma-exposed individualsSubstance-using adultsSelf-report measuresAdverse mental health outcomesSubstance-using individualsSubstance use severityMental health outcomesPositive emotionsStigma copingTraumatic eventsCommunity sampleIntervention effortsInitial supportUse severityRole of dysregulationMental healthStigma experiencesCommunity participantsCurrent studyStigmaIndividualsExperimental Investigation of the Influence of Positive Emotion Dysregulation on Risky Behavior Following Idiographic Emotion Inductions
Weiss N, Schick M, Raudales A, Forkus S, Thomas E, Contractor A, Sullivan T. Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Positive Emotion Dysregulation on Risky Behavior Following Idiographic Emotion Inductions. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 11: 490-508. PMID: 37576546, PMCID: PMC10420898, DOI: 10.1177/21677026221133295.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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