From the editor-in-chief. DSM V Anxiety Disorders Working Group.
Published in Depression and anxiety
Psychological resilience and postdeployment social support protect against traumatic stress and depressive symptoms in s...
Published in Depression and anxiety
These results suggest that interventions to bolster psychological resilience and postdeployment social support may help reduce the severity of traumatic stress and depressive symptoms in OEF/OIF veterans.
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Modified Scale for Suicidal Ideation among suicidal youth.
Published in Depression and anxiety
The MSSI appears to be a reliable and valid instrument to assess suicidal ideation among distressed youth. Clinicians are encouraged to pay particular attention to responses on the Plans and Preparations factor given its stronger association with suicide attempt and more serious suicide intent.
Neuropsychological performance is related to current social and occupational functioning in veterans with posttraumatic ...
Published in Depression and anxiety
Deficits of memory performance were displayed in a sample of medication- and substance abuse-free veterans with PTSD. Deficits in memory performance were not related to intelligence quotient, length of trauma exposure, or time since trauma exposure. This study showed that cognitive performance accurately predicted current social and occupational fu...
Effects of preoccupation on interpersonal recall: a pilot study.
Published in Depression and anxiety
The aim of this pilot study was to examine whether priming preoccupation (rumination) in healthy participants adversely affects the processing of interpersonal information. Sixty female undergraduates with moderate or marked preoccupation proneness (selected on the basis of their high preoccupation on eating, shape, and weight issues) were randomiz...
Early onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and associated comorbidity.
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For most mental disorders (e.g., anxiety and mood disorders), no associations with AOO of OCD were identified. However, subjects in the early-onset group (
Human tonic immobility: measurement and correlates.
Published in Depression and anxiety
TI may represent an extreme behavioral expression of trauma-induced peritraumatic dissociation. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Childhood abuse is associated with increased startle reactivity in adulthood.
Published in Depression and anxiety
The long-lasting effects of early life trauma result in increased risk for adult psychopathology. These new data demonstrate that a self-report history of child abuse is related to altered baseline startle response that is not accounted for by PTSD or depression symptoms. Increased startle may be a biomarker of stress responsiveness that can be a p...
The incidence of anxiety and depression among employees--the role of psychosocial work characteristics.
Published in Depression and anxiety
Adverse psychosocial work characteristics are significant predictors for the onset of subclinical anxiety and depression in the general working population. These findings encourage intervention studies testing whether modifying the psychosocial work environment reduces both anxiety and depressive symptoms among employees.
Treatment of adolescent depression: what we have come to know.
Published in Depression and anxiety
