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Lessons learned from the adaptation of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) for Dutch people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities

Lessons learned from the adaptation of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) for Dutch people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Suzanne D. M. Derks , Agnes M. Willemen , Cis Vrijmoeth , Paula S. Sterkenburg Published: June 27, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287751 Abstract Background People with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities (MBIDs) face challenges in social functioning, possibly as a result of limited mentalising abilities such as reflecting on the behaviour of themselves and others. Reflective functioning in people with MBIDs has not yet been investigated due to a lack of instruments. The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) is a…

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Childhood behavioral inhibition is associated with impaired mentalizing in adolescence

Childhood behavioral inhibition is associated with impaired mentalizing in adolescence

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sergi Ballespí, Ariadna Pérez-Domingo, Jaume Vives, Carla Sharp, Neus Barrantes-Vidal Published: March 29, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195303 Abstract Recent advances suggest that impairment in social cognition (SC) may play a role in the development of social anxiety (SA). However, very few studies have analyzed whether SA fosters poorer social-cognitive development as it leads to social avoidance. This study aimed to analyze whether retrospectively assessed behavioral inhibition (BI) (i.e., an early form of SA) in childhood is associated…

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The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version

The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Teresa Rinaldi , Ilaria Castelli, Andrea Greco, David M. Greenberg, Elliot Jurist, Annalisa Valle, Antonella Marchetti Published: April 5, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249272 Correction 23 Sep 2021: Rinaldi T, Castelli I, Greco A, Greenberg DM, Jurist E, et al. (2021) Correction: The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version. PLOS ONE 16(9): e0257989. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257989 View correction Abstract This study proposes a psychometric validation of the Italian version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS) developed by Greenberg and colleagues…

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Aggressive behaviour of psychiatric patients with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities in general mental health care

Aggressive behaviour of psychiatric patients with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities in general mental health care

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jeanet Grietje Nieuwenhuis , Peter Lepping, Cornelis Lambert Mulder, Henk Liewellyn Inge Nijman †, Eric Onno Noorthoorn Published: October 3, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272502 Abstract Purpose Little is known about the associations between mild intellectual disability (MID), borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and aggressive behaviour in general mental health care. The study aims to establish the association between aggressive behaviour and MID/BIF, analysing patient characteristics and diagnoses. Method 1174 out of 1565 consecutive in-and outpatients were screened for…

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Lithium Impacts on the Amplitude and Period of the Molecular Circadian Clockwork

Lithium Impacts on the Amplitude and Period of the Molecular Circadian Clockwork

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jian Li, Wei-Qun Lu, Stephen Beesley, Andrew S. I. Loudon , Qing-Jun Meng Published: March 12, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033292 Abstract Lithium salt has been widely used in treatment of Bipolar Disorder, a mental disturbance associated with circadian rhythm disruptions. Lithium mildly but consistently lengthens circadian period of behavioural rhythms in multiple organisms. To systematically address the impacts of lithium on circadian pacemaking and the underlying mechanisms, we measured locomotor activity in mice in vivo following chronic lithium…

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