- Afraid to go out: Poor quality of life with phobic anxiety in a large cross-sectional adult epilepsy center sample. [Journal Article]Epilepsy Res. 2023 Jan 16; 190:107092.ER
- CONCLUSIONS: In this study sample, phobic/agoraphobic symptoms were independently associated with poor quality of life. Clinicians should consider using more global symptom screening instruments with particular attention to susceptible populations, as these impactful symptoms may be overlooked using generalized-anxiety focused screening paradigms.
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- Development and validation of the Symptomatic Transdiagnostic Test (S2T). [Journal Article]Encephale. 2023 Jan 12 [Online ahead of print]E
- CONCLUSIONS: The S2T is a relevant tool for clinicians and researchers to assess the psychopathological profile. The main psychopathological symptoms are negatively related to the psychological skills.
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- Psychiatric disorders, personality and neuropsychological alterations in Erdheim-Chester disease. [Letter]
- Although neurological manifestations and changes in brain volumes have been described in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), it remains unknown whether ECD may be associated with psychiatric symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions. We assessed the presence of psychiatric disorders, changes in temperaments and characters, and neuropsychological performances in 32 ECD patients (mean age = 59) younger than 7…
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- Measuring social phobia symptoms in a community sample of adolescents: An examination of the psychometric properties of the SPAI-23. [Journal Article]
- A number of studies to date examine dimensions of social phobia and anxiety in adolescents. A variety of tools has been developed, along with their abbreviated versions, that are used to assess Social Anxiety (SA) but little research has been devoted to the types of fears they each assess. Due to differences in the content of the multitude of instruments, different aspects of SA are addressed and…
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- The structure of mood and anxiety disorder symptoms in the perinatal period. [Journal Article]J Affect Disord. 2023 Jan 04; 325:231-239.JA
- CONCLUSIONS: A three-factor model consisting of Distress, Fear and Bipolar latent factors was the best-fitting model in pregnancy and the postpartum period and showed stability across time. The structure of internalizing symptoms has important implications for future perinatal research and can be utilized to guide treatment by highlighting which psychiatric symptoms may be most similar during the perinatal period.
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- Alcohol Use Disorder Criteria Exhibit Different Comorbidity Patterns. [Journal Article]Addiction. 2023 Jan 06 [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: Different symptom combinations appear to yield differential expressions of alcohol use disorder that are disorder-specific, or reflect broader tendencies toward externalizing, internalizing, or both.
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- Prevalence study of mental disorders in an Italian region. Preliminary report. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: In the general population, 28.5% of people reported a psychiatric disorder during their lifetime. This prevalence is considerably higher than that reported in a previous study carried out in central Italy.
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- Psychometrics of the kiddie schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia present and lifetime version for DSM-5 in Japanese outpatients. [Journal Article]Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2023 Jan 02 [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: The K-SADS-PL for DSM-5, now available in Japanese, generates valid diagnoses in child and adolescent psychiatry.
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- Anxiety Disorders: A Review. [Review]JAMA. 2022 12 27; 328(24):2431-2445.JAMA
- CONCLUSIONS: Anxiety disorders affect approximately 34% of adults during their lifetime in the US and are associated with significant distress and impairment. First-line treatments for anxiety disorders include cognitive behavioral therapy, SSRIs such as sertraline, and SNRIs such as venlafaxine extended release.
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- Avoidance Behavior in Patients with Chronic Dizziness: A Prospective Observational Study. [Journal Article]
- Avoidance behavior in adults with chronic dizziness is common. Here, we analyzed factors that are associated with avoidance behavior in a sample of adults with chronic dizziness and/or vertigo. Therefore, 595 patients with chronic vertigo and dizziness who had been subjected to our 5-day multimodal treatment program in a tertiary care outpatient clinic for vertigo and dizziness were prospectively…
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- Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Suicidality in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy: An Analysis of a Complex Comorbidity. [Journal Article]Neurology. 2022 Dec 20 [Online ahead of print]Neur
- CONCLUSIONS: In patients with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy, the prevalence of mood, anxiety disorders and suicidality are higher than in the general population and comparable to those of patients with established epilepsy. Their recognition at the time of the initial epilepsy evaluation is of the essence.
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- Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. [Journal Article]Am Fam Physician. 2022 12; 106(6):657-664.AF
- Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents, affecting nearly 1 in 12 children and 1 in 4 adolescents. Anxiety disorders include specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. Risk factors include parental history of anxiety disorders, socioeconomic stressors, expos…
- The moderating and mediating role of telepresence and cognitive change in cognitive behaviour therapy delivered via videoconference. [Journal Article]Clin Psychol Psychother. 2022 Dec 12 [Online ahead of print]CP
- In this study, we combined the results of two controlled trials and examined the relationships between working alliance, telepresence, cognitive change and treatment outcome. Sixty-five participants with a primary diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) received cognitive behaviour therapy delivered via videoconference. Participants completed measu…
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- School attendance problems in adolescent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [Journal Article]
- Introduction: A link between having a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and school absenteeism, has been found in previous studies. Why ADHD poses a risk for absenteeism remains unclear, and insight into the mechanisms of the association is needed. The aim of the present study was to investigate school attendance problems (SAP) and both the sympt…
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- Experiences of Patients and Therapists Testing a Virtual Reality Exposure App for Symptoms of Claustrophobia: Mixed Methods Study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Key elements of a VRE app for claustrophobic symptoms should include variation of intensity by adding challenging cues in order to evoke presence and anxiety. Virtual humans are a suitable possibility to make the intervention realistic and to provide a sense of closeness; however, some of the fears might then be related to symptoms of social phobia or agoraphobia. Patients may need the physical presence of a therapist, though not all of them share this view. A higher degree of sophistication in the intensity levels is needed to deliver targeted help for specific symptoms of anxiety.
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- StatPearls: Claustrophobia [BOOK]StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island (FL)BOOK
- A phobia is a fear which causes significant impairment to a person's ability to live a normal life. An example of life impairment is avoiding the specific object or scenario that is feared. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), there are many categories of anxiety disorders. These include separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorde…
- The Bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: replication and implementation in a new clinic. [Clinical Trial]
- CONCLUSIONS: The current study replicated the results from the original study and indicate that the treatment can be successfully implemented at new clinics. B4DT may be a promising treatment for panic disorder and comorbid symptoms of generalized anxiety and depression. Larger and more controlled studies are needed to establish the efficacy of B4DT for panic disorder.
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- Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. [Randomized Controlled Trial]
- CONCLUSIONS: gameChange is a promising, cost-effective intervention for the UK NHS and is particularly valuable for patients with high or severe anxious avoidance. This presents an opportunity to expand cost-effective psychological treatment coverage for a population with significant health needs.
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- Virtual reality in the diagnostic and therapy for mental disorders: A systematic review. [Review]Clin Psychol Rev. 2022 12; 98:102213.CP
- CONCLUSIONS: While VR exposure therapy will likely find its way successively into regular patient care, there are also many other promising approaches, but most are not yet mature enough for clinical application.
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- Agoraphobic avoidance in patients with psychosis: Severity and response to automated VR therapy in a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled clinical trial. [Randomized Controlled Trial]Schizophr Res. 2022 Dec; 250:50-59.SR
- CONCLUSIONS: Patients with psychosis with severe agoraphobic avoidance, such as being unable to leave the home, have high clinical need. Automated VR therapy can deliver clinical improvement in agoraphobia for these patients, leading to a number of wider benefits.
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- Cognitive-Attentional Syndrome Moderates the Relationship Between Fear of Coronavirus and Symptoms of Coronavirus-Specific Health Anxiety. [Journal Article]
- This study was aimed at exploring the possible roles of the cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS) and metacognitive beliefs in moderating the relationships between fear of coronavirus during the pandemic and health anxiety. Because some symptoms of health anxiety may overlap with symptoms of other anxiety disorders, we also tried to ascertain whether our hypothesized relations would be maintained …
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- StatPearls: Social Anxiety Disorder [BOOK]StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island (FL)BOOK
- Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by excessive fear of embarrassment, humiliation, or rejection when exposed to possible negative evaluation by others when engaged in a public performance or social interactions. It is also known as social phobia. Over fifty years ago, in 1966, social phobia was first differentiated from agoraphobia and specific phobias. Since that time, the concept h…
- Incidence and risk factors for anxiety disorders in young adults: A population-based prospective cohort study. [Journal Article]Encephale. 2022 Oct 14 [Online ahead of print]E
- Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in the general population. Our objective was to describe the cumulative incidence and risk factors of anxiety disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in a follow-up of young adults over a five-year period. This is a prospective cohort conducted in two waves. The first took …
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- The effects of weather on depressive symptoms in patients after cardiac surgery. [Journal Article]Psychol Health Med. 2022 Oct 06 [Online ahead of print]PH
- Patients with cardiovascular disease have depression more often than the general population does. The aim of the study was to detect the associations between the psychological state and weather variables in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting or valve surgery. The prospective study was performed during 2008-2012 in Kaunas, Lithuania. The psychological state of 233 patients was …
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- The impact of child psychiatric conditions on future educational outcomes among a community cohort in Brazil. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The study provides evidence of the negative impact of psychiatric conditions on educational outcomes in a large Brazilian cohort. Externalising conditions had the broadest and most robust negative impacts on education and these were particularly harmful to females which are likely to limit future socio-economic opportunities.
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- Patient characteristics and changes in anxiety symptoms in patients with panic disorder: Post-hoc analysis of the PARADIES cluster randomised trial. [Randomized Controlled Trial]
- Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health problems in primary care. The PARADIES (Patient Activation foR Anxiety DIsordErS) intervention combined elements of cognitive behavioural therapy with case management and has demonstrated efficacy. Our aim was to explore patient characteristics, which may influence the course of anxiety symptoms over a 12 months period. Multiple linear reg…
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- Anxiety and cognitive functioning in the Maastricht study: A cross-sectional population study. [Journal Article]J Affect Disord. 2022 Dec 15; 319:570-579.JA
- CONCLUSIONS: Multiple anxiety disorders and generalized anxiety symptoms were associated with worse cognitive functioning on several cognitive domains.
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- Fear of COVID-19 and emotional dysfunction problems: Intrusive, avoidance and hyperarousal stress as key mediators. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The present study illustrates a clearer picture of the role of acute stress on several forms of psychopathology during the COVID-19 crisis and home confinement.
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- The longitudinal course of anxiety, depression and apathy through two years after stroke. [Journal Article]J Psychosom Res. 2022 Nov; 162:111016.JP
- CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to apathy, recovery from anxiety and depression was high. About half of the patients with GAD, social phobia or agoraphobia did not recover. Co-morbid depression and apathy at four months implied a high risk for not recovering at two years. HADS-A and HADS-D cut-off scores of ≥8 were feasible for detection of anxiety and depression disorders two years after stroke.
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