Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder [PDF]
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have proven efficacy in the treatment of panic disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder.
Allgulander C+41 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis: anxiety and depressive disorders in offspring of parents with anxiety disorders [PDF]
Objective: We conducted meta-analyses to assess risk of anxiety disorders among offspring of parents with anxiety disorders and to establish whether there is evidence of specificity of risk for anxiety disorders as opposed to depression in offspring, and
Creswell, Cathy+2 more
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Episodic future thinking in generalized anxiety disorder [PDF]
Research on future-oriented cognition in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has primarily focused on worry, while less is known about the role of episodic future thinking (EFT), an imagery-based cognitive process. To characterize EFT in this disorder, we
Godovich, Sheina A.+4 more
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The relationship between generalized anxiety disorder, depression and mortality in old age. [PDF]
after adjustment for the different variables. Conclusions In elderly persons depression increases the risk of death in men. Neither generalized anxiety nor mixed anxiety-depression are associated with excess mortality.
Beekman+38 more
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Face processing in adolescents with positive and negative threat bias [PDF]
BackgroundIndividuals with anxiety disorders exhibit a ‘vigilance-avoidance’ pattern of attention to threatening stimuli when threatening and neutral stimuli are presented simultaneously, a phenomenon referred to as ‘threat bias’.
Barch, D.M.+3 more
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Disgust implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder [PDF]
Psychiatric classificatory systems consider obsessions and compulsions as forms of anxiety disorder. However, the neurology of diseases associated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms suggests the involvement of fronto-striatal regions likely to be ...
A. J. Calder+11 more
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Yoga for generalized anxiety disorder: design of a randomized controlled clinical trial. [PDF]
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common disorder associated with significant distress and interference. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be the most effective form of psychotherapy, few patients receive or have access ...
Bui, Eric+7 more
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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial examining multilevel prediction of response to behavioral activation and exposure-based therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Only 40-60% of patients with generalized anxiety disorder experience long-lasting improvement with gold standard psychosocial interventions. Identifying neurobehavioral factors that predict treatment success might provide specific targets for ...
Abelson, J+14 more
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Validity and reliability of the Structured Clinical Interview for Depersonalization-Derealization Spectrum (SCI-DER). [PDF]
This study evaluates the validity and reliability of a new instrument developed to assess symptoms of depresonalization: the Structured Clinical Interview for the Depersonalization-Derealization Spectrum (SCI-DER).
Calugi, S+8 more
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Anxiety Disorders are Associated with Reduced Heart Rate Variability: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Background: Anxiety disorders increase risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, even after controlling for confounds including smoking, lifestyle, and socioeconomic status, and irrespective of a history of medical disorders.
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