Predicting suicide with the SAD PERSONS scale
ConclusionsAlthough widely used in educational and clinical settings, these findings do not support the use of the SPS and Modified SPS to predict suicide in adults seen by psychiatric services in the emergency department. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cara Katz, Jason R. Randall, Jitender Sareen, Dan Chateau, Randy Walld, William D. Leslie, JianLi Wang, James M. Bolton Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Genetic variants in 5 ‐HTTLPR, BDNF, HTR1A, COMT, and FKBP5 and risk for treated depression after cancer diagnosis
ConclusionsThis study of elderly people indicates that it is unlikely that the investigated genetic variants are clinically relevantly associated with depression after diagnosis of cancer. The mechanisms for gene–environment interactions in younger individuals are probably different, and we advise caution in extrapolating our results to early life stress. However, conclusion from the present study might be generalizable to elderly persons exposed to other stressful life events. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nis P. Suppli, Jens D. Bukh, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Christoffer Johansen, Anne Tj ønneland, Lars V. Kessing, Susanne O. Dalton Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
There is an app for that! The current state of mobile applications (apps) for DSM ‐5 obsessive‐compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety and mood disorders
Mental health apps are viewed as a promising modality to extend the reach of mental health care beyond the clinic. They do so by providing a means of assessment, tracking, and treatment through a smartphone. Given that nearly 2/3 of the American population owns a smartphone, mental health apps offer the possibility of overcoming treatment barriers such as geographic location or financial barriers. Unfortunately, the excitement surrounding mental health apps may be premature as the current supporting literature regarding their efficacy is limited. The app marketplace is littered with apps claiming to treat or assess symptom...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michael Ameringen, Jasmine Turna, Zahra Khalesi, Katrina Pullia, Beth Patterson Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
Internet ‐based guided self‐help for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Randomized controlled trial
ConclusionsInternet‐based trauma‐focused guided self‐help for PTSD is a promising treatment option that requires far less therapist time than current first line face‐to‐face psychological therapy. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Catrin E. Lewis, Daniel Farewell, Vicky Groves, Neil J. Kitchiner, Neil P. Roberts, Tracey Vick, Jonathan I. Bisson Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Clinical and neurobiological effects of aerobic exercise in dental phobia: A randomized controlled trial
ConclusionsOur study provides evidence for an effect of moderate–intense exercise on clinical symptoms and sC in patients with dental phobia. Therefore, acute aerobic exercise might be a simple and low‐cost intervention to reduce disorder‐specific phobic fear. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Brigitt L. Lindenberger, Jens Plag, Sarah Schumacher, Katharina Gaudlitz, Sophie Bischoff, Thomas Bobbert, Fernando Dimeo, Moritz B. Petzold, Clemens Kirschbaum, Zsuzsa Dud ás, Andreas Ströhle Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Uncertainty increases neural indices of attention in obsessive ‐compulsive disorder
ConclusionsThese results suggest that OCD patients process anticipation of inevitable and potential threat similarly and highlight the substantial motivational impact of uncertain events to OCD patients. Finally, the correlation with anxiety implies that anxiety represents the source of hypervigilance during uncertainty resolution. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Raoul Dieterich, Tanja Endrass, Norbert Kathmann Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Cognitive enhancing effects of rTMS administered to the prefrontal cortex in patients with depression: A systematic review and meta ‐analysis of individual task effects
ConclusionA therapeutic rTMS course administered to the prefrontal cortex for depression may produce modest cognitive enhancing effects specific to psychomotor speed, visual scanning, and set‐shifting ability. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Donel M. Martin, Shawn M. McClintock, Jane J. Forster, Tin Yan Lo, Colleen K. Loo Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
The experience sampling method as an mHealth tool to support self ‐monitoring, self‐insight, and personalized health care in clinical practice
ConclusionsESM enhances clinical practice and research. It is empowering, providing co‐ownership of the process of diagnosis, treatment evaluation, and routine outcome measurement. Blended care, based on a mix of face‐to‐face and ESM‐based outside‐the‐office treatment, may reduce costs and improve outcomes. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jim Os, Simone Verhagen, Anne Marsman, Frenk Peeters, Maarten Bak, Machteld Marcelis, Marjan Drukker, Ulrich Reininghaus, Nele Jacobs, Tineke Lataster, Claudia Simons, , Richel Lousberg, Sinan G ülöksüz, Carsten Leue, Peter C. Groot, Wolfgang Viechtbau Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Latent structure of negative valence measures in childhood
ConclusionsOur findings support the conceptual organization of a tripartite latent internalizing domain in developing children. This structure includes both clinical symptoms and a variety of self‐report dimensional traits currently in use by investigators. These various constructs are, therefore, most informatively investigated using an inclusive, integrated approach. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Minyoung Lee, Steven H. Aggen, Dever M. Carney, Shannon Hahn, Elizabeth Moroney, Laura Machlin, Melissa A. Brotman, Kenneth E. Towbin, Ellen Leibenluft, Daniel S. Pine, Roxann Roberson ‐Nay, John M. Hettema Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Anxiety: There is an app for that. A systematic review of anxiety apps
ConclusionsAt the moment, although anxiety apps have the potential to enhance access to mental health care, there is a marked discrepancy between the wealth of commercially available apps, and the paucity of data regarding their efficacy and effectiveness. Although the great promise of apps is their ability to increasing access to evidence‐based mental health, the field is not quite there yet and the full potential of apps for treating anxiety has yet to be exploited. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Madalina Sucala, Pim Cuijpers, Frederick Muench, Roxana Cardo ș, Radu Soflau, Anca Dobrean, Patriciu Achimas‐Cadariu, Daniel David Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
Perceiving social pressure not to feel negative predicts depressive symptoms in daily life
ConclusionsTogether, these findings indicate how perceived societal norms may contribute to depression, hinting at a possible malignant consequence of society's denouncement of negative emotions. Clinical implications are discussed. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Egon Dejonckheere, Brock Bastian, Eiko I. Fried, Sean C. Murphy, Peter Kuppens Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity is associated with reduced default mode network connectivity in individuals with elevated genetic risk for psychopathology
ConclusionsFindings illustrate the potential power of genome‐wide PRSs to advance understanding of the relationship between PTSD and DMN connectivity, a putative neural endophenotype of the disorder. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Danielle R. Miller, Mark W. Logue, Erika J. Wolf, Hannah Maniates, Meghan E. Robinson, Jasmeet P. Hayes, Annjanette Stone, Steven Schichman, Regina E. McGlinchey, William P. Milberg, Mark W. Miller Tags: DONALD F. KLEIN AWARD FINALIST Source Type: research
Predictors of PTSD 40 years after combat: Findings from the National Vietnam Veterans longitudinal study
ConclusionsFindings confirm the robustness of a select set of risk factors for warzone‐related PTSD, establishing that these factors can predict PTSD symptom severity and symptom change up to 40 years postdeployment. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maria M. Steenkamp, William E. Schlenger, Nida Corry, Clare Henn ‐Haase, Meng Qian, Meng Li, Danny Horesh, Karen‐Inge Karstoft, Christianna Williams, Chia‐Lin Ho, Arieh Shalev, Richard Kulka, Charles Marmar Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Internet and mobile interventions for depression: Opportunities and challenges
ConclusionsThe Internet offers many possibilities to increase access to evidence‐based psychological treatments of depression. New technological may further improve access and, perhaps, the effects of treatments. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pim Cuijpers, Annet Kleiboer, Eirini Karyotaki, Heleen Riper Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
Less is more: Patient ‐level meta‐analysis reveals paradoxical dose‐response effects of a computer‐based social anxiety intervention targeting attentional bias
ConclusionsFindings inform the optimal dosing for future dot‐probe style ABM applications in both research and clinical settings, and suggest several novel avenues for further research. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - April 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rebecca B. Price, Jennie M. Kuckertz, Nader Amir, Yair Bar ‐Haim, Per Carlbring, Meredith L. Wallace Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
