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Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology: Care and Treatment Pathways in Emotional Disorders

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Nursing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 1933

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Dr. Vaitsa Giannouli

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School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: neuropsychology; geropsychology; cognitive psychology; psychometrics; biopsychology
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Dear Colleagues,

Clinical Health Psychology (often referred to as Behavioral Medicine, Medical Psychology, and Psychosomatic Medicine) examines the interaction between psychological and physical health, and it has seen excellent progress in recent years. According to APA, “clinical health psychology is a professionally recognized specialty that investigates and implements clinical services across diverse populations and settings to promote health and well-being and to prevent, treat and manage illness and disability”. Therefore, health is considered through the prism of biopsychological principles, focusing on psychological, social, cultural, and biological factors. Neuropsychology, however, is based on a biological approach in brain and behavioral examination.

This Special Issue aims to cover the newest advancements from both fields of Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology for Emotional Disorders (focusing on, but not limited to, depressive and anxiety disorders). Authors are invited to contribute original studies, systematic reviews, communications, and related case reports regarding topics relevant to assessment, intervention, consultation and evaluation across the lifespan and in specific populations suffering from Emotional Disorders. Additional emphasis is placed on the intersection of clinical health psychology and neuropsychological findings for Emotional Disorders. Relevant articles are welcome.

Dr. Vaitsa Giannouli
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • clinical health psychology
  • neuropsychology
  • emotional disorders

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Beneath the Top of the Iceberg: Financial Capacity Deficits in Mixed Dementia with and without Depression
by Vaitsa Giannouli and Magdalini Tsolaki
Healthcare 2023, 11(4), 505; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11040505 - 9 Feb 2023
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Nowadays, controversy exists regarding the influence of comorbid depression on cognition in old age. Additionally, we still know little about the influence of depression in mixed dementia (MD), that is, in cases where there is the co-existence of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia [...] Read more.
Nowadays, controversy exists regarding the influence of comorbid depression on cognition in old age. Additionally, we still know little about the influence of depression in mixed dementia (MD), that is, in cases where there is the co-existence of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia (VaD). Given that the assessment of financial capacity is pivotal for independent living as well as in the prevention of financial exploitation and abuse in old age, in this pilot study, we aimed to examine whether comorbid depression in MD patients can influence financial capacity performance. A total of 115 participants were recruited. They were divided into four groups: MD patients with and without depressive symptoms and healthy elderly without depression as well as older adults suffering from depression. Participants were examined with a number of neuropsychological tests, including the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and Legal Capacity for Property Law Transactions Assessment Scale (LCPLTAS). The results of this study suggested that financial capacity as measured with LCPLTAS in MD patients was severely impaired when depression co-existed compared to patients suffering only from depression and healthy controls. Deficits in financial capacity in MD and comorbid depression should be a point on which healthcare professionals should focus during neuropsychological assessment in order to prevent financial exploitation. Full article
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