Background: In 1999, an instrument was developed to assess quality of life (QoL) among adolescences with epilepsy. To our knowledge there is not a validated Spanish version of this questionnaire. There is a gap in the literature about QoL and epilepsy among speaking Spanish popu…
Grief is a natural reaction to the loss of a loved one. Although most individuals learn to live with the loss, some struggle with ongoing difficulties, including depression and anxiety. In children, grief can negatively impact their development and overall life trajectory. Resea…
Adolescents are the vigor of the Church today and the hope of the Church tomorrow. Young people in the world and in the Church are full of potential, and it is incumbent upon preachers to harness that potential through their preaching. Unfortunately, many adolescents find contem…
Mindfulness practices have been associated with religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism for over 5000 years in Asia. Mindfulness techniques are now widespread in eastern countries as well thanks to Jon Kabat-Kinn who decided to adopt these techniques for therapeutic purposes in …
The interaction of media and faith has long been of interest to psychologists of religion and other scholars, which has usually manifested in examinations of the interaction between media and religious belief and practice. Yet, the growing complexity of the media landscape provi…
Depression is a prevalent and disabling disorder. Parental depression predicts onset and treatment resistance in offspring, and adolescent onset has been associated with severe and chronic course. Thus, much work has been done to prevent depression, particularly in adolescent of…
Recent data indicate 1 in 4 adolescents reported a history of self-harm. The literature on adolescents who self-injured and were admitted to the emergency room is sparse. The purpose of the study was to investigate the type of treatment decision an adolescent commonly receives w…
Concussive injuries among youth are a serious public health concern in the United States, with increasing incidence leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to classify these injuries a “silent epidemic.” Though most concussions in youth resolve within a few weeks,…
This research comprised a secondary study using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health restricted data set to examine the buffering effects of religiosity on adolescent alcohol coping following victimization within the context of Agnew’s general stain theory. Its p…
Previous research has examined the relationship between intelligence and adaptive functioning (AF) in adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (SSD) (which in this paper will refer to Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder), and Bipolar Disorder (BD). These studies have s…
Recovery high schools are secondary schools designed specifically for students in recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) or dependency (Association of Recovery Schools [ARS], 2016). Many adolescents in recovery also suffer from trauma and other mental health disorders. Thi…
There is undoubtedly a complex association between early life factors and schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) which represents as schizotypal symptoms in the adolescent population. To explore this relationship, this dissertation first starts with a systematic review of early …
Recent studies suggest that difficulties in emotion regulation (ER) or emotion dysregulation (ED) mediate the association between trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in adults and adolescents. However, elucidating how the specific facets of emotion dysregula…