Perth Emotion & Psychopathology Lab

We do clinical research @Curtin_enAble & @UWApsych on the understanding & treatment of emotional disorders.
Directors: @DrDavidPreece & A/Prof Rodrigo Becerra

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

There are both cognitive-behavioral and psychoanalytic approaches to defining #alexithymia. In our new study, we find the cognitive-behavioral formulation of alexithymia has higher #ClinicalRelevance - better predicting a wide range of psychopathologies: https://t.co/TSCxKXHQ74

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

In this @PsychToday blog post, we explore how to use #BehavioralActivation (an #EmotionRegulation strategy where we schedule pleasant & meaningful activities throughout our week) to help overcome #burnout, #depression, and #stress, and enhance #wellbeing.

https://t.co/URcneaE1yp

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Do #alexithymia questionnaires actually measure alexithymia or how #distressed people are? It depends. Our new study finds that the PAQ has strong validity, but the TAS-20 has discriminant validity problems and is confounded by people's distress levels
https://t.co/KCoFLDaqlB

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

There is ongoing debate about the definition of #alexithymia. In our new study, we show that constricted imaginal processes (difficulty daydreaming) is not part of alexithymia. Alexithymia is centrally about deficits in #emotion processing: https://t.co/jUM9xRu80h

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Would you like to learn more about the understanding, assessment, and treatment of #Alexithymia or #Emotion Processing Difficulties? I discuss this topic on the latest podcast episode of Clinically Thinking, thanks for the invite @drlisachantler: https://t.co/mlfAu1JjoI

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

I'm accepting new #PhD students in our Perth #Emotion and #Psychopathology Lab, based in Western Australia @CurtinUni: https://t.co/FTWzIRch0R

We focus on the understanding, assessment, and treatment of emotional disorders.

For more info, contact: [email protected]

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Do you want to measure #alexithymia in 1 minute? You might like the 6-item short version of our Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ-S). Published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, it has good validity and reliability.

Download the PAQ-S free here: https://t.co/ll08gQS1jn

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

The #Finnish version of the Perth #Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) is now out. Can download free here: https://t.co/gDbUkRF97j

The translation was led by @PilleriinSikka, Jarno Touminen, and @KatjaValli
@Stanford @UniTurku @UNIofSkovde

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

The #Italian version of the Perth #Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) is now out. The translation from the English version was led by Anna Bovo. @Curtin_enAble @UWApsych @UCLouvain_be

Can download the Italian PAQ free here:
https://t.co/p5ZhK6OFDq

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

The Afrikaans version of the Perth #Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) is now available - can download it free here: https://t.co/M5iJZupJkW

Translation led by Dr Ricks Allan and Professor Alfred Allan.

#alexithymia #emotion

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Do you want to measure #alexithymia? You might like our Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire, available in 24-item and 6-item versions, and in over 10 different languages. It robustly assesses all facets across neg and pos emotions.

Can download it free here: https://t.co/qVP2mRysUM

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

How does #alexithymia impact #EmotionRegulation? In our new study, we find alexithymia is linked to an emotion regulation profile characterized by emotional avoidance across domains of emotional expression, social interaction, and problem-solving.
https://t.co/a1wq82VZ3X

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

How should we define #alexithymia? In this paper, we study the structure of alexithymia using factor analysis. We find that difficulty daydreaming is not part of alexithymia. Statistically, alexithymia is about difficulties in #emotion processing only.

https://t.co/vgZZ10JuHr

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Our new review on #loneliness covers why it is important for psychologists in clinical practice - with an overview of key #theory, #assessment, and #treatment considerations.

Open access here: https://t.co/KynXdK7yyk

@Curtin_enAble @UWApsych @EndLonelinessAU @EndLonelinessUK

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Version 1.4 of the Lloyd & Preece Psychometric Auto-Scorer is now out. Free download here: https://t.co/ncRqvV3Gpf

This Excel file auto-scores common psychological questionnaires and produces profile graphs with severity cut-offs. @ErinMLloyd @Curtin_enAble @UWApsych @PerthLab

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Our new study is out on #alexithymia and #autism. The findings have important implications for understanding the role of alexithymia (emotion processing deficits) in autism and social-emotional functioning. @Curtin_enAble @CPsychResearch @UWApsych

https://t.co/SP3KARihTJ

[AACBT @AACBT_org_au]

Bonus CBT@Home webinar in Jan - launching tomorrow!

Do you have clients that have difficulty understanding and talking about their emotions?
This presentation will go through recent advances in the understanding, assessment, and treatment of alexithymia

https://t.co/e2FP7EZTq9

[Mahdi Mazidi @MahdiMazidi]

Excited to share new paper from my collaboration with @drdavidpreece, & A/Prof Rodrigo Becerra from @PerthLab. We found that Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory (PERCI) can measure emotion regulation ability among adolescents as well as adults🧵
https://t.co/H6OZY9cq6H

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

The Lloyd & Preece Psychometric Auto-Scorer is a free Excel sheet, led by @ErinMLloyd, that (1) auto-scores over 30 common psychological questionnaires (2) compares scores to norms & (3) creates profile graphs. Hope you like it, can download here: https://t.co/ncRqvV3Gpf

[Dr. David Preece @drdavidpreece]

Looking for a quick and robust measure of #alexithymia (emotion awareness problems)? We have just published the 6-item short form of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire. Free to use: https://t.co/ll08gQS1jn

@kate_ptrv @PilleriinSikka @Curtin_enAble @UWApsych @StanfordPsych