Background Depression can be debilitating, as well as a risk factor for self-harm and suicide.
Social rank theory (SRT) suggests depression stems from feelings of defeat and entrapment …

Risk and protective factors for self-harm in secure mental health hospitals: a systematic review |
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This chapter looks back over the past 40 years of taking an evolutionary function analytical
approach to mental health difficulties. One evolved motivational system that has been …

This chapter explores the origins of CFT as an evolution informed, biopsychosocial model
that integrates four domains of functioning: motives, emotions, competencies, and …

Introduction: Shoulder injuries are common among athletes in sports that involve overhead
throwing of the ball such as handball. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the timing …

CFT suggests that humans face two types of threat, physical and social, and that many (but
not all) mental health problems are linked to interpersonal and intrapersonal threat, and …

Introduction: Researchers make an effort to the assessment of injuries prevalence in
different sports, to the find the cause of this injury and eventually to provide the appropriate …

Abstract In 1993, the British Journal of Clinical Psychology published my paper titled
'Defence and safety: Their function in social behaviour and psychopathology'. The paper …

Background The concept of entrapment has been highlighted as a transdiagnostic element
that manifests itself in disorders such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Although …

This study aimed to investigate the double mediation effect of entrapment and anger, as well
as the moderated mediation effect of psychological flexibility and self-compassion on the …