This special issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology comprises six theoretical papers that are concerned with the interconnected topics of scientific method, abductive inference, and clinical reasoning. The first four papers deal with the nature and limitations of a broad abductive theory of ...
Drawing on over 350 references, he presents a clear, coherent guide to the state of the science by which psychology and related disciplines have tried to understand the nature, patterns, and flow of human awareness. Pekala discusses this methodology in great detail. Clinicians may skim over the...
Materials science is a rapidly growing area of research in journals tracked by the Nature Index and one where the real-world applications are often an essential part of tackling global environmental and health challenges. This supplement focuses on some of the...
Elizabeth Miller, PhD; Springer Nature, UK Senior Editor Elizabeth joined Scientific Data in September 2022. Previously she worked as a DNA Purification Scientist at Touchlight Genetics. She has a PhD in Biosciences from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, ...
empathize with others, and on the factors that drive individual differences in empathic skills, or lack thereof, has been at the forefront of psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience. This Collection welcomes original work from...
are associated with both conditions and a spectrum of disorders in which dysfunction in one of these organs leads to dysfunction in the other is termed cardio-renal syndrome. Considering the increasing prevalence of these conditions and the complex nature of their treatment and management, further re...
Due to the ever-changing nature of what counts as EMDR, it is not surprising that a coherent theoretical basis for this technique has not been seriously proposed. Throughout its evolution, EMDR has maintained its acronym, offered no new theories adding to and consistent with already understood ...
In recent years, people around the world have been affected by a virus-like spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories - eliciting high-charged discussion around topics such as political incentives, the efficacy of Covid...
In the case of reflective writing, for instance, the slow and deliberative nature of the task requires a high level of patience and focused attention. Participants reported that this particular practice compelled them to stay closely attuned to their thoughts, thereby fostering an enriched engagement...
Due to the nature of clinical studies with MRI-based diagnosis, there was a practical limitation that the number of samples could not be as large as LeResche et al.’s cohort studies on predictors for TMD pain in adolescents with outstanding and important results55,56. Conversely, we ...