Neural Responses to Social Evaluation: The Role of Fear of Positive and Negative Evaluation
Publication date: Available online 12 August 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Samantha L. Birk, Arielle Horenstein, Justin Weeks, Thomas Olino, Richard Heimberg, Philippe R. Goldin, James J. GrossAbstractOne of the core features of social anxiety disorder (SAD) is the persistent fear of being evaluated. Fear of evaluation includes fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and fear of positive evaluation (FPE). Few studies have examined the relationship between self-reported FNE and FPE and neural responses to simulated negative and positive social evaluation. In the current study, 56 participants, 35 with SAD and...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - August 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Erratum to “Do men and women arrive, stay, and respond differently to cognitive behavior group therapy for social anxiety disorder?” [J. Anxiety Disord. 64 (May) (2019) 64–70]
Publication date: Available online 10 August 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Maya Asher, Haggai Hermesh, Shay Gur, Sofi Marom, Idan M. Aderka (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - August 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
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Publication date: August 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Volume 66Author(s): (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - August 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
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Publication date: Available online 8 August 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - August 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The effects of shame on subsequent reactions to a trauma analog
Publication date: Available online 30 July 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): J. Gayle Beck, Thomas S. Dodson, Alison M. Pickover, Matthew J. Woodward, Alexandra J. Lipinski, Han N. TranAbstractThe current study examined the effects of experimentally-induced shame on subsequent reactions to a trauma analog. Participants were 88 college-aged women randomly assigned to a shame prime condition or to a control (neutral) condition. Participants then were presented with an analog trauma audiotape depicting dating violence. Participants reported intrusive thoughts relating to the trauma analog in the two days foll...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 31, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Examining the cross-sectional and longitudinal effects of anxiety sensitivity on indicators of disease severity among patients with inflammatory arthritis
This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between AS and indicators of IA severity in 148 participants with IA. AS and its factors (social, physical, cognitive) were self-reported. Arthritis severity was physician-assessed (disease activity scales) and self-reported (physical function; pain and fatigue). Cross-sectional correlations assessed the association between AS and arthritis severity outcomes. Longitudinal multivariable mixed-effect regressions assessed the association of AS total and AS factors at each visit with disease severity outcomes. All AS factors were significantly and positively co...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 31, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Processes in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: Predicting Subsequent Symptom Change
Publication date: Available online 27 July 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Fredrik Santoft, Sigrid Salomonsson, Hugo Hesser, Elin Lindsäter, Brjánn Ljótsson, Mats Lekander, Göran Kecklund, Lars-Göran Öst, Erik Hedman-LagerlöfAbstractAlthough cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for social anxiety disorder, little is known about the processes during treatment that bring about change. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the proposed processes of change according to the cognitive model of social anxiety disorder predicted subsequent symptom reduction in CBT delivere...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Attentional bias and its temporal dynamics among war veterans suffering from chronic pain: Investigating the contribution of post-traumatic stress symptoms
ConclusionVeterans with chronic pain and PTSS avoided pain-related stimuli and displayed an overall attentional dysregulation for emotional facial expressions. Avoidance of pain cues may be a coping strategy that these individuals develop under stressful conditions. Implications, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed. (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Rural Living Environment Predicts Social Anxiety in Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals across Canada and the United States
This study examined the relationship of living environment (urban vs. suburban vs. small-town/rural) to social anxiety (SA) in a sample of 902 TGNC individuals who participated in the Trans Health Survey. Analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in SA across living environments. Those living in small-town/rural environments reported significantly higher levels of SA compared to those living in urban environments. There was a trend-level difference in SA in suburban compared to urban environments. Linear regression analyses revealed that living environment significantly moderated the relationship between socia...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Examining a Novel, Parent Child Interaction Therapy-Informed, Behavioral Treatment of Selective Mutism
ConclusionsPCIT-SM appears to be an effective treatment for children aged 4-10 with SM. (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Imagery Rescripting as an Adjunct Clinical Intervention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Publication date: Available online 18 July 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Gayle Maloney, Gennifer Koh, Stephen Roberts, Christopher PittengerAbstractNovel adjunct psychological techniques are needed for the large number of patients with OCD who remain symptomatic despite the effective implementation of standard evidence-based treatments. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of imagery rescripting (ImRs), an established technique for the treatment of traumatic stress, as a treatment for OCD symptoms that were not responsive to standard exposure and response prevention (ERP). Thirteen patient...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The Impact of Uncontrollability Beliefs and Thought-Related Distress on Ecological Momentary Interventions for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Moderated Mediation Model
This study was a secondary analysis of LaFreniere and Newman (2016), a randomized controlled trial comparing two ecological momentary interventions (EMIs) for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): The worry outcome journal (WOJ) and thought log (TL). We predicted that higher thought-related distress would be a mediator by which higher uncontrollability beliefs (UB) would hinder the efficacy of the WOJ, but not the TL. Fifty-one undergraduates who met GAD criteria underwent one of the EMIs for 10 days. WOJ users tracked worries, associated distress, interference, expected outcome probabilities, and whether their worries came ...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Self-Guided Internet–Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy (ICBT) for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Publication date: Available online 4 July 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Bethany M. Wootton, Eyal Karin, Nick Titov, Blake F. DearAbstractInternet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been demonstrated to be efficacious across multiple clinical trials. However, most of these interventions include clinician support, and many individuals with OCD prefer to manage their own symptoms. Self-guided ICBT overcomes this problem, but to date the efficacy of self-guided interventions has only been studied in uncontrolled trials. The present study aims to examine ...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - July 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Reassurance Seeking in the Anxiety Disorders and OCD: Construct Validation, Clinical Correlates and CBT Treatment Response
ConclusionReassurance seeking appears to be a common factor across anxiety disorders though the themes of the reassurance may differ. Further, reduction in excessive reassurance seeking may be an important component in treatment outcome. (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - June 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Changes in post-event processing during cognitive behavioural therapy for social anxiety disorder: A longitudinal analysis using post-session measurement and experience sampling methodology
ConclusionThe results of the study demonstrate that momentary experiences of PEP can be influenced by treatment, and can in turn impact treatment outcome. The findings have significant clinical and theoretical implications. (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - June 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
