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Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Women Prior to and for 6 Months After Breast Cancer Surgery
This study evaluated how ratings of depressive symptoms changed from the time of the preoperative assessment to 6 months after surgery and investigated whether specific demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics predicted preoperative levels of and/or characteristics of the trajectories of depressive symptoms. Characteristics that predicted higher preoperative levels of depressive symptoms included being married/partnered; receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy; more fear of metastasis; higher levels of trait anxiety, state anxiety, sleep disturbance, problems with changes in appetite; more hours per day in pain; and low...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - June 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marianna Kyranou, Kathleen Puntillo, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Steven M. Paul, Bruce A. Cooper, Claudia West, Marylin Dodd, Christine Miaskowski, Laura B. Dunn, Charles Elboim Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Linear and Quadratic Associations of Plasma Oxytocin With Depressive Symptoms in Ethnic Minority Women Living With HIV
The current study examines both linear and curvilinear relationships between oxytocin (OT) and depressive symptoms over time in ethnic minority women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; WLWH). Participants were 70 WLWH aged 20–49 (86% African‐American or Caribbean). OT was measured at baseline via enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay immunoassay procedures. Depressive symptoms were measured at both baseline and 10‐week post‐baseline via the Beck Depression Inventory‐II (BDI‐II). Multiple regression analyses revealed marginal linear and significant quadratic OT terms to be predictors of T2 BDI scores. ...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - March 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Julia S. Seay, Emily Lattie, Neil Schneiderman, Michael H. Antoni, Erin M. Fekete, Armando J. Mendez, Angela Szeto, Mary Ann Fletcher Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Education as Treatment for Chronic Pain in Survivors of Torture and Other Violent Events in Cambodia: Experiences With Implementation of a Group‐Based “Pain School” and Evaluation of Its Effect in a Pilot Study
The DIGNITY Institute Against Torture is a Danish nongovernmental organization with a Copenhagen‐based rehabilitation program for torture survivors, where the majority of patients suffer from chronic pain and are treated with a group‐based, ten‐session, psycho‐educational “pain school.” This material was presented to therapists at the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Cambodia, so as to develop a culturally adapted “Khmer Pain School,” which was subsequently tested in a pilot study with 34 completers. The Brief Pain Inventory and the Disability Rating Index, contextualized and translated into Khmer, w...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - March 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sok Phaneth, Pich Panha, Taing Sopheap, Uwe Harlacher, Peter Polatin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Intrusive Thoughts, and Disruption Are Longitudinally Related to Elevated Cortisol and Catecholamines Following a Major Hurricane
This is the first study of a natural disaster (Hurricane Andrew) in which psychological and neuroendocrine data were collected 1–4 and 9–12 months afterward. Data were assessed using a community sample (N = 111) of hurricane survivors. Elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (intrusive and avoidant thoughts) and stress hormones that initially were twice normal control values decreased significantly over time and returned to levels of non‐hurricane controls by the end of the year. In contrast to previous reports, suggesting low cortisol in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), our sample had elevated cortisol, perh...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - March 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gail Ironson, Mahendra Kumar, Debra Greenwood, Neil Schneiderman, Dean Cruess, Courtney B. Kelsch, Christina Wynings, Rod Wellens, Charles Benight, Kent Burnett, Jesus B. Fernandez, Andrew Baum Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Effects on DNA Damage and/or Repair Processes as Biological Mechanisms Linking Psychological Stress to Cancer Risk
Considerable research effort in the past several decades has focused on the impact of psychological stress, and stress hormones, on cancer progression. Numerous studies have reported that stress hormone treatment or in vivo stress exposure can enhance the growth of tumor cell lines in vitro, as well as tumors in animal models, and have begun to explore molecular mechanisms. Comparatively little research has focused on the impact of psychological stress and stress hormones on cancer initiation, in part due to inherent methodological challenges, but also because potential underlying biological mechanisms have remained obscur...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - March 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Frank J. Jenkins, Bennett Van Houten, Dana H. Bovbjerg Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

In Memoriam
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Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - March 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Frank J. Jenkins Tags: In Memoriam Source Type: research

Parent Depression Symptoms and Child Temperament Outcomes: A Family Study Approach
Parent personality and depression, family conflict, and child temperament were examined in a family study design including two children 2.5–5.5 years of age. Sibling resemblance for temperament was also investigated. Parent personality and family conflict had minimal significance for child temperament outcomes. However, parent depression was associated with higher child activity level and anger, and lower inhibitory control. These findings were supported by more rigorous regression analyses that included parent depression, child gender, and age as predictors. Sibling resemblance for child activity, anger and inhibitory c...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - November 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey R. Gagne, Catherine A. Spann, Jerry C. Prater Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Effects of an Early Intervention Program on Physical Symptoms in an Acute Temporomandibular Disorder Population: A Preliminary Study
The current preliminary study investigated the relative effectiveness of an early intervention program on self‐reported pain, pain‐related disability, emotional distress, and symptoms of temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJMD) as defined by the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD). These included symptoms of Axis I Group I muscle disorders, Group II disc displacements, and Group III bone deficiencies. Participants were 271 patients recruited from community dental clinics within a large major metropolitan area. Participants at a high risk for chronicity were randomly assigned to a high‐risk self�...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - November 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Celeste Sanders, Angela Liegey‐Dougall, Kara Lorduy, Robbie Haggard, Robert J. Gatchel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Exergame Use as a Gateway to the Adoption of and Adherence to Sport‐Specific and General Physical Activity
To explore methods of promoting physical activity, research was conducted to determine whether exergame use could serve as a gateway to future physical activity and to test its efficacy as an intervention. Undergraduates (n = 103) received introductory training during weeks 0–4 through a racquetball videogame (exergame), traditional training, or no‐exposure (control group). All groups then participated in the same, traditional training for weeks 5–8. No differences existed between the exergame and traditional training groups for most outcomes. Both groups increased over time in most outcomes and showed greater sk...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - November 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Colin T. Jenney, Judy R. Wilson, Jeffrey N. Swanson, Linda I. Perrotti, Angela Liegey Dougall Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Music, Emotion, and Self‐Control: Does Listening to Uplifting Music Replenish Self‐Control Strength for Exercise?
The study investigated the effects of listening to self‐selected uplifting music on positive emotional states and self‐control. The participants (n = 72; Mage 22.26 ± 5.97) performed two endurance handgrip squeezes separated by a varied set of experimental manipulations. In two conditions, participants performed a Stroop (self‐control depletion) task and then either listened to self‐selected uplifting music or rested quietly. Controls performed a reading task and then rested quietly. Listening to uplifting music evoked positive emotional states, F(2, 69) = 6.98, p = .002, partial η2 = .71; how...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - September 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steven R. Bray, Jennifer P. Oliver, Jeffrey D. Graham, Kathleen A. Martin Ginis Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A Preliminary Investigation of Human Frontal Cortex Under Noxious Thermal Stimulation Over the Temporomandibular Joint Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to explore hemodynamic responses in the human frontal cortex to noxious thermal stimulation over the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ). fNIRS experiments were performed on nine healthy volunteers under both low‐pain stimulation (LPS) and high‐pain stimulation (HPS), using a temperature‐controlled thermal stimulator. By analyzing the temporal profiles of changes in oxy‐hemoglobin concentration (HbO) using cluster‐based statistical tests, several regions of interest in the prefrontal cortex, such as the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior prefront...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - September 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amarnath Yennu, Fenghua Tian, Hanli Liu, Rohit Rawat, Michael T. Manry, Robert Gatchel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Dealing with Difficult Patients: Do Customer Service Initiatives Improve Patient Satisfaction at an Interdisciplinary Pain Center?
This study focused on strategies designed to improve patient treatment satisfaction within a tertiary urban hospital‐based pain management center. Information was obtained of monthly patient satisfaction and Press Ganey scores in 2009 based on patient perceptions of staff and telephone access, frequency of returned phone calls, staff empathy and responsiveness, and overall patient experience with their pain treatment. Information was also obtained of the number of formal complaints made to the Patient Relations Department of the hospital. A customer service program designed to target patient's phone access, response to p...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - September 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Edgar L. Ross, Ilene Goldberg, Elizabeth Scanlan, Robert R. Edwards, Robert N. Jamison Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Environmental Influences on Individual Burnout and a Preventive Approach for Organizations
Burnout is a prevalent problem in advanced market economies, and recent economic downturns have created conditions that increase the likelihood of burnout within organizations. This present paper addresses the current absence of research in the scientific literature on how macro‐level factors may affect burnout. We propose a conceptual model of burnout, which introduces the macro environment, organization behaviors, and both individual and organizational stressors that all contribute to burnout. Furthermore, we review the burnout literature and provide a multilevel preventive approach for dealing with burnout. Trends and...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - June 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lee W. Brown, James Campbell Quick Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A Transdiagnostic Approach to Pain and Emotion
Emotion and pain are known to be intimately related, but treating co‐occurring problems is still in its infancy mainly because we lack a clear theoretical understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved. This lack of understanding is problematic because treatment has proved challenging and co‐occurring pain and emotional problems are associated with poor outcome, relapse, and greater sick absenteeism. Transdiagnostics has emerged as one way of focusing on the shared underlying mechanisms that drive comorbid problems. This approach has not been thoroughly examined for pain and emotion. Hence, the purpose of this rev...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - June 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steven J. Linton Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Somatization as a Predictor of Outcomes Following Functional Restoration of Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder Patients
Chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal pain disorder (CDOMPD) patients often have high levels of somatization, a phenomenon in which somatic symptoms are medically unexplainable. Examination of 1,458 CDOMPD patients, who completed the patient health questionnaire (PHQ) somatization module from 2003 to 2010 and underwent functional restoration treatment, were divided into low, moderate, and high somatization at pretreatment. Somatization was highly responsive to treatment, and those with high somatization reported the highest depressive symptoms, disability, and pain intensity, and the lowest health‐related qualit...
Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - June 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Meredith M. Hartzell, Yunhee Choi, Randy Neblett, Mark Williams, Tom G. Mayer, Robert J. Gatchel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research