Mapping the Frequency and Severity of Anxiety Behaviors in Preschool-Aged Children
Publication date: Available online 19 January 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Sara J. Bufferd, Lea R. Dougherty, Thomas M. OlinoAbstractAlthough anxiety can be early-emerging, impairing, and persistent, behaviors relevant to anxiety mirror typical development in early childhood. To better understand the spectrum of typical to problematic behavior, this study characterizes the range of frequency and severity of separation and social anxiety behaviors and associated impairment in preschool-aged children using a novel daily diary method. Primary caregivers of 291 3-5-year-old children reported the frequency...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - January 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Family Accommodation Mediates Nightmares and Sleep-Related Problems in Anxious Children
We examined associations between nightmares, maternal reports of family accommodation, and sleep-related problems in clinically anxious children. We also examined a hypothesized mediational pathway linking nightmares to other sleep-related problems, through increased family accommodation using structural equation modeling. Participants were 277 clinically anxious children (ages 6-17), and their mothers. Nightmares were reported in over three quarters of the children and were linked to higher mother-rated accommodation and to sleep-related problems. Fit indices for the structural equation model were excellent, and data supp...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - January 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
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Publication date: January 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Volume 61Author(s): (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - January 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Combat and Operational Risk Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Criteria Among United States Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft “Drone” Warfighters
Publication date: Available online 11 January 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Wayne Chappelle, Tanya Goodman, Laura Reardon, Lillian PrinceAbstractThe prevalence and expression of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among United States Air Force remotely piloted aircraft (RPA; commonly referred to as “drones”) warfighters exposed to battlefield trauma via remote, electronic warfare is relevant and critical to the effective delivery of mental health care for this population. RPA warfighters (n = 715) with real-time exposure to at least one traumatic event participated in an online surve...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - January 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
An Investigation of the Effect of Trauma Script Exposure on Risk-Taking among Patients with Substance Use Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This study examined whether SUD patients with current PTSD, compared to those without a history of PTSD, are more likely to exhibit risk-taking on a laboratory-based risk-taking task, the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), following exposure to a personalized trauma script versus a neutral script. The sample consisted of 122 trauma-exposed SUD patients with and without PTSD. Participants were administered a series of diagnostic interviews and personalized trauma scripts were created. On separate days, participants were exposed to a neutral or trauma script, followed by the IGT. Contrary to expectations, PTSD-SUD patients exhibited ...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - January 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty in Current and Remitted Internalizing and Externalizing Psychopathology
Publication date: Available online 3 January 2019Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Kelly A. Correa, Huiting Liu, Stewart A. ShankmanAbstractIntolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a putative key, transdiagnostic factor in internalizing psychopathologies. However, it is unclear if elevated levels of IU, as measured by the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, short form (IUS-12) and its subscales (prospective and inhibitory IU), persist into remission of internalizing psychopathologies (or particular types of internalizing psychopathologies; e.g., fear vs. distress-misery disorders). It is also unknown if IU is specific...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - January 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Immersive 3D exposure-based treatment for spider fear: A randomized controlled trial
Publication date: Available online 21 December 2018Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Sean Minns, Andrew Levihn-Coon, Emily Carl, Jasper A.J. Smits, Wayne Miller, Don Howard, Santiago Papini, Simon Quiroz, Eunjung Lee-Furman, Michael Telch, Per Carlbring, Drew Xanthopoulos, Mark B. PowersAbstractStereoscopic 3D gives the viewer the same shape, size, perspective and depth they would experience viewing the real world and could mimic the perceptual threat cues present in real life. This is the first study to investigate whether an immersive stereoscopic 3D video exposure-based treatment would be effective in reduc...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - December 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Intolerance of uncertainty and DSM-5 PTSD symptoms: Associations among a treatment seeking veteran sample
Publication date: Available online 12 December 2018Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Amanda M. Raines, Mary E. Oglesby, Jessica L. Walton, Gala True, C. Laurel FranklinAbstractIntolerance of uncertainty (IU), defined as an inability to tolerate the unpleasant response triggered by the observed absence of information, has received increased empirical attention in recent years. The contribution of this cognitive behavioral construct to the etiology and maintenance of various anxiety disorders has become increasingly recognized. However, the relationship between IU and other affective disorders, including posttra...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - December 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The relationship between anxiety symptom severity and problematic smartphone use: A review of the literature and conceptual frameworks
We present our own theoretical model of how PSU is specifically related to anxiety. We discuss and review mental health constructs associated with PSU severity, based on prior literature. Next, we systematically review the research on PSU severity in relation to anxiety symptoms, given the recent growth of studies on this research question. Finally, we offer implications and recommendations for future research in this area. (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - December 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Which Patients Initiate Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure in Department of Veterans Affairs PTSD Clinics?
Publication date: Available online 20 November 2018Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Craig S. Rosen, Nancy C. Bernardy, Kathleen M. Chard, Barbara Clothier, Joan M. Cook, Jill Crowley, Afsoon Eftekhari, Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, David C. Mohr, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Robert J. Orazem, Josef I. Ruzek, Paula P. Schnurr, Brandy N. Smith, Nina A. SayerAbstractThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE) for PTSD at all of its facilities, but little is known about systematic differences between patients who do and do not initiate t...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - November 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Symptom severity in PTSD and comorbid psychopathology: A latent profile analysis among traumatized veterans
In conclusion, general symptom severity was found to be an important diagnostic characteristic in this population. Integrated treatments targeting the broad spectrum of mental health problems may be of importance in treating patients that show low therapeutic recovery. (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - November 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
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Publication date: December 2018Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Volume 60Author(s): (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - November 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A systematic review of the role of parents in the development of anxious cognitions in children
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2018Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): Lisa-Marie Emerson, Claire Ogielda, Georgina RowseAbstractAnxious cognitions and parental behavior are important in the development of child anxiety. The current review aims to appraise the literature on the relationship between parental factors and chid anxious cognitions. Online database searches of PsycInfo, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations and Web of Science were systematically searched using key terms related to ‘parent’, ‘child’, ‘anxiety’ and ‘cognitions’. Included studies (N = 13) were quality assesse...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - November 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Electrophysiology of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: a Systematic Review of the Electroencephalographic Literature
Publication date: Available online 14 November 2018Source: Journal of Anxiety DisordersAuthor(s): M. Prabhavi N. Perera, Neil W. Bailey, Sally E. Herring, Paul B. FitzgeraldAbstractObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disease that causes significant decline in the quality of life of those affected. Due to our limited understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of OCD, successful treatment remains elusive. Although many have studied the pathophysiology of OCD through electroencephalography (EEG), limited attempts have been made to synthesize and interpret their findings. To bridge this gap, we conducted a co...
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - November 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
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Publication date: October 2018Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Volume 59Author(s): (Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Source: Journal of Anxiety Disorders - November 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
