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Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Context of Human Brain Evolution:A Role for Theory in DSM-V? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The “hypervigilance, escape, struggle, tonic immobility”\ud evolutionarily hardwired acute peritraumatic response\ud sequence is important for clinicians to understand. Our\ud commentary supplements the useful article on human\ud tonic immobility (TI) by
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Phobia-specific patterns of cognitive emotion regulation strategies

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Although fear plays a vital role in survival, an overly active threat detection system could be maladaptive due to its negative health consequences. Putatively maladaptive emotion regulation (ER) strategies are a core problem in phobias.
Andras N. Zsido   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cortisol levels in response to starting school in children at increased risk for social phobia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Research on depression has identified hyperactivity of the HPA axis as a potential contributory factor to the intergenerational transmission of affective symptoms. However, this has not yet been examined in the context of social phobia. The
Cooper, Peter   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The effects of maternal social phobia on mother-infant interactions and infant social responsiveness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background: Social phobia aggregates in families. The genetic contribution to intergenerational transmission is modest, and parenting is considered important.
Cooper, P.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A rare case report of alektorophobia in an adult male

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Psychiatry, 2018
Alektorophobia is a term specific to fear of chickens/hens. It is a type of ornithophobia (fear of birds) which comes under specific phobia, animal type.
Suvarna Jyothi Kantipudi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Continued Improvement After Automated Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Spider Phobia Explained by Subsequent in-vivo Exposure? A First Test of the Lowered Threshold Hypothesis

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Consumer Virtual Reality (VR) technology offers a powerful, immersive medium for scalable dissemination of mental health interventions. Decades of research has shown VR exposure therapy to be efficacious in the treatment of anxiety disorders and that the
Philip Lindner   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Specific phobia predicts psychopathology in young women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Although specific phobia is characterized by an early age at onset and by high rates of comorbidity, few studies have examined comorbid relationships prospectively.
Becker, Eni   +4 more
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A latent class analysis of parental bipolar disorder: examining associations with offspring psychopathology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Bipolar disorder (BD) is highly heterogeneous, and course variations are associated with patient outcomes. This diagnostic complexity challenges identification of patients in greatest need of intervention.
Freed, Rachel D.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Laser‐Microscribed Glass Enables Surface‐Microfluidics‐Facilitated, Affordable, Rapid Cancer Diagnosis

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A transparent, laser‐microscribed glass platform enables cancer diagnosis within 1 h—much faster than histology, which takes days, and free from the chemical or contrast risks of MRI or CT scans. The antibody‐functionalized rough glass surface captures viable cancer cells directly from suspension, allowing instant optical readout and offering a rapid ...
Anish Pal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handheld or head-mounted? An experimental comparison of the potential of augmented reality for animal phobia treatment using smartphone and HoloLens 2

open access: yesFrontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022
Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for specific phobia that could be further enhanced through Augmented Reality, a novel technology that can facilitate implementation of gradual exposure and promote treatment acceptability.
Nele A. J. De Witte   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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