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Translating an Integrative Metacognitive Model of Psychotherapy for Serious Mental Illness Into a Group Format: A Pilot Investigation on Feasibility
Martin A, Bullock J, Fiszdon J, Stacy M, Martino S, James AV, Wiesepape C, Lysaker PH. Translating an Integrative Metacognitive Model of Psychotherapy for Serious Mental Illness Into a Group Format: A Pilot Investigation on Feasibility. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 130-138. PMID: 36066852, PMCID: PMC10484016, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious mental illnessMental illnessOutpatient psychiatric settingsRoutine clinical careGroup-based interventionBody of evidenceClinical carePsychiatric settingsIllnessPilot investigationInsight therapyGroup formatProgram evaluation measuresClinical demandGroup psychotherapyInterventionGroupParticipantsInpatientsPsychotherapyTherapy
2024
Group-Based Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERITg) and Its Relationship to Recovery-Oriented Beliefs in Serious Mental Illness
Musket C, Bullock J, Fiszdon J, Stacy M, Martino S, James A, Lysaker P, Martin A. Group-Based Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERITg) and Its Relationship to Recovery-Oriented Beliefs in Serious Mental Illness. Behavioral Sciences 2024, 14: 520. PMID: 39062343, PMCID: PMC11273885, DOI: 10.3390/bs14070520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious mental illnessMental illnessMaryland Assessment of RecoveryRecovery-oriented interventionsInsight TherapyThirty-one participantsAssessment of recoveryGroup participantsShort formEvidence-basedInpatient groupTreatment settingsMetacognitive reflectionTreatment programsParticipantsIllnessTherapeutic interactionSMIThirty-oneBeliefsAdjunctive treatmentInterventionGroupMarylandTherapy
2022
The relationship between cannabis use and taurine: A MRS and metabolomics study
Newman S, Martin A, Raymond D, Cheng H, Wilson L, Barnes S, O’Donnell B. The relationship between cannabis use and taurine: A MRS and metabolomics study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269280. PMID: 35653401, PMCID: PMC9162360, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTaurine levelsCB useBody compositionLow-BMI individualsDorsal anterior cingulateMagnetic resonance spectroscopyNon-user groupNeuroprotective effectsBMI individualsNeurotoxic effectsMRS studiesUrine analysisAnterior cingulateCannabis useSimilar findingsUrine samplesTaurineEssential amino acidsMetabolomic analysisMetabolomics studiesGlutamateCurrent studyGroupBMILevels