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The Staphylococcus lugdunensis is manifested more as Staphylococcus aureus that as a typical negative coagulase staphylococcus, especially for its great virulence and capacity to produce suppurated infections. Due to the growing protagonism of this species, this investigation aims at highlighting the clinical significance and microbiological aspects for the diagnosis of patients with this infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents two techniques for the data analysis of single case designs in psychological treatment research: indices of data overlap between phases to estimate the size of treatment effect (or the magnitude of therapeutic change) and Jacobson and Truax's (1991) statistical approach to estimate the clinical significance of treatment effect. Based on a case of a victim of terrorism who suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and panic disorder with agoraphobia and received trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy, this paper illustrates the computation and application of percentage of non-overlapping data (PND), percentage of data points exceeding the median (PEM), nonoverlap of all pairs (NAP), and statistical approach to clinical significance, and discusses their advantages and limitations as a complement of visual analysis of data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In its 25 years of existence, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) has become the most widely used self-report instrument for assessing the severity of anxiety in the countries with higher research productivity in psychology, although in Spain this instrument is still the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). This paper presents the basic characteristics of the BAI in comparison with the Trait Anxiety scale of the STAI, describes the process of adaptation of the BAI to the Spanish population, summarizes the psychometric properties of this adaptation, and discusses its use in the clinical practice. To this use, norms and cut-off scores are calculated in order to measure the severity of anxiety, evaluate the clinical significance of therapeutic change, screen for clinical anxiety, and aid in the differential diagnosis of anxiety disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first Spanish adaptation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was published in 2011. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of its first edition. In this time, the BDI has become the most widely used self-report instrument for assessing the severity of depression in Spain and worldwide. This paper presents the basic characteristics of the BDI-II in relation with its previous versions (BDI-I and BDI-IA), describes the process of its adaptation to the Spanish population, summarizes the psychometric properties of this adaptation, and discusses its use in the clinical practice. To this use, guidelines and cut-off scores are proposed for measuring the severity of depression, for evaluating the clinical significance of therapeutic change, for screening for depression, and for aiding in the differential diagnosis of depressive disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present article synthesizes a debate emerged over twenty five years ago, that has renewed it's intensity and relevance: What is the most reliable criteria for establishing clinical change for efficacy and effectiveness studies in psychotherapy? The two traditional criteria used for outcome studies - statistical significance and practical significance - are presented. Clinical significance, the youngest criteria developed, is described and discussed in detail. The different clinical significance definitions and methods for it's calculation are explained. The aplication of the clinical significance criteria is ilustrated by a fictitious case. This study shows clinical significance as an important resource not only for psychotherapy research, but also for clinical practice, being also an important contribution to facilitate the interaction between these areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]