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 assessmentInterventionClientsPhenomenologyMechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD
Maloney G, Ching T, Kichuk S, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD. Psychiatry Research 2024, 336: 115907. PMID: 38615521, PMCID: PMC11190873, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMechanisms of therapeutic changeAversive eventsImagery rescriptingPsychedelic treatmentPsychotherapeutic treatmentPsychotherapeutic frameworkSymptom reductionTherapeutic changePsychotherapyNegative emotionsPsychological mechanismsCore beliefsPilot dataNovel treatmentRescriptingEmotionsDisordersSymptomsReprocessingTreatmentBeliefsResistance to first-lineIndividualsIntervention
2023
How to assess and analyse session‐specific effects and predictors: An example with the Metacognitive Training for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder intervention
Miegel F, Rubel J, Ching T, Yassari A, Bohnsack F, Duwe M, Jelinek L. How to assess and analyse session‐specific effects and predictors: An example with the Metacognitive Training for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder intervention. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2023, 30: 1158-1169. PMID: 37288873, DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetacognitive trainingTherapy elementsPredictors of treatment outcomeOverestimation of threatWithin-session changesSession-specific effectsTreatment outcomesCoping expectanciesModular interventionMetacognitionSpecific effectsSessionsInterventionLinear mixed modelsOCDPredictorsImprove researchInpatientsAnalysis of constructionAssessmentMixed modelsParticipantsTrainingScoresBeliefsApplication of a Quality Improvement Process to Evaluate Self-Directed Therapy for Patients on a Waitlist in an Outpatient Anxiety Disorders Specialty Clinic
Bradley D, Ching T, Languido L, Brady R. Application of a Quality Improvement Process to Evaluate Self-Directed Therapy for Patients on a Waitlist in an Outpatient Anxiety Disorders Specialty Clinic. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2023, 30: 229-237. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-directed therapySpecialty clinicOutpatient anxietyCourse of careQualified mental health professionalsAvailability of cliniciansLow-cost interventionMinimal therapist contactMental health professionalsCase seriesSelf-directed interventionsPatientsQuality improvement processSelf-guided treatmentsHealth professionalsPlan-DoTherapist contactTherapyTherapy resourcesEffective interventionsCognitive behavioralClinicInterventionWaitlistSubstantial need
2016
Cognitive Dissonance About Thought–Action Fusion Beliefs Improves and Maintains the Effects of Thought–Action Fusion-Specific Psychoeducation
Ching THW, Tang CS. Cognitive Dissonance About Thought–Action Fusion Beliefs Improves and Maintains the Effects of Thought–Action Fusion-Specific Psychoeducation. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2016, 30: 235-252. PMID: 32755927, DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.30.4.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTAF beliefsCognitive dissonanceFusion beliefsInitial sessionThought-action fusionSelf-report measuresEffect of psychoeducationSingaporean undergraduatesPsychoeducationUnselected sampleTherapeutic changeRelevant psychopathologyDissonanceIntervention proceduresBeliefsComputer trialsControl groupSessionsTherapy proceduresIntervention groupInterventionPsychopathologyElectroencephalographyUndergraduatesGreater reduction