Franz, Molly R Kaiser, Anica Pless Phillips, Rebecca J Lee, Lewina O Lawrence, Amy E Taft, Casey T Vasterling, Jennifer J
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Depression and anxiety
Warzone participation is associated with increased risk of stress-related psychopathology, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Prior research suggests that the mental health of spouses of warzone veterans (WZVs) is linked to that of their partners. Additionally, PTSD among WZVs has been associated with marital dysfunction...
Ayers, Catherine R Heffner, Jaimee L Russ, Cristina Lawrence, David McRae, Thomas Evins, A Eden Anthenelli, Robert M
BACKGROUND:Smoking rates are high in adults with anxiety disorders (ADs), yet little is known about the safety and efficacy of smoking-cessation pharmacotherapies in this group. METHODS:Post hoc analyses in 712 smokers with AD (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], n = 192; generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], n = 243; panic disorder [PD], n = 277) ...
Ayers, Catherine R Heffner, Jaimee L Russ, Cristina Lawrence, David McRae, Thomas Evins, A Eden Anthenelli, Robert M
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Depression and anxiety
Smoking rates are high in adults with anxiety disorders (ADs), yet little is known about the safety and efficacy of smoking-cessation pharmacotherapies in this group. Post hoc analyses in 712 smokers with AD (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], n = 192; generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], n = 243; panic disorder [PD], n = 277) and in a nonpsychia...
Lenferink, Lonneke I M Nickerson, Angela de Keijser, Jos Smid, Geert E Boelen, Paul A
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Depression and anxiety
Previous latent trajectory studies in adult bereaved people have identified individual differences in reactions postloss. However, prior findings may not reflect the complete picture of distress postloss, because they were focused on depression symptoms following nonviolent death. We examined trajectories of symptom-levels of persistent complex ber...
Seligowski, Antonia V Lebois, Lauren A M Hill, Sarah B Kahhale, Isabella Wolff, Jonathan D Jovanovic, Tanja Winternitz, Sherry R Kaufman, Milissa L Ressler, Kerry J
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Depression and anxiety
Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) demonstrate alterations in autonomic responses to fear conditioning, such as exaggerated startle and poor fear inhibition. However, there is a paucity of research on fear conditioning among individuals with PTSD and dissociative symptoms, which represents 10-30% of those with PTSD. The current s...
Hoeft, T J Stephens, K A Vannoy, S D Unützer, J Kaysen, D
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General hospital psychiatry
Evidence-based therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder are underutilized and at times unavailable in specialty settings. We reviewed the literature on interventions to treat PTSD within primary care to make recommendations on their effectiveness as treatment modalities or ways to improve engagement in specialty care. We searched PubMed, PsychIn...
Kearns, Nathan T Carl, Emily Stein, Aliza T Vujanovic, Anka A Zvolensky, Michael J Smits, Jasper A J Powers, Mark B
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Depression and anxiety
Previous reviews of the PTSD and cigarette smoking literature showed high PTSD-smoking comorbidity and problematic smoking outcomes (Feldner et al., 2007, Clinical Psychology Review, 27, 14-45; Fu et al., 2007, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 9, 1071-1084). However, past reviews also noted several prominent gaps in the literature, including a lack of ...
Fink, David S Gradus, Jaimie L Keyes, Katherine M Calabrese, Joseph R Liberzon, Israel Tamburrino, Marijo B Cohen, Gregory H Sampson, Laura Galea, Sandro
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Depression and anxiety
Prevention of PTSD requires identification of subpopulations contributing most to the population burden of PTSD. This study examines the relative contribution of subthreshold PTSD and probable PTSD on future PTSD in a representative military cohort. We analyze data on 3,457 U.S. National Guard members from the state of Ohio, assessed by telephone a...
Lago, Tiffany R. Hsiung, Abigail Leitner, Brooks P. Duckworth, Courtney J. Chen, Kong Y. Ernst, Monique Grillon, Christian
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Depression and anxiety
Background: Research supports the anxiolytic effect of exercise, but the mechanism underlying this effect is unclear. This study examines the influence of exercise in healthy controls on two distinct defensive states implicated in anxiety disorders: fear, a phasic response to a predictable threat, and anxiety, a sustained response to an unpredictab...
Chou, Tommy Carpenter, Aubrey L Kerns, Caroline E Elkins, R Meredith Green, Jennifer Greif Comer, Jonathan S
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Depression and anxiety
The DSM-5 includes a revised definition of the experiences that qualify as potentially traumatic events. This revised definition now offers a clearer and more exclusive definition of what qualifies as a traumatic exposure, but little is known about the revision's applicability to youth populations. The present study evaluated the predictive utility...
