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The prevalence and impact of post traumatic stress disorder and burnout syndrome in nursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Objective: To determine whether post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout syndrome (BOS) are common in nurses, and whether the co-existence of PTSD and BOS is associated with altered perceptions of work and nonwork-related activities. Methods: University hospital nurses were administered four validated psychological questionnaires. Results: The response rate was 41% (332/810). Twenty two percent (73/332) had symptoms of PTSD, 18% (61/332) met diagnostic criteria for PTSD, and 86% (277/323) met criteria for BOS. Ninety eight percent (59/60) of those fulfilling diagnostic criteria for PTSD were positive for BOS. When...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - November 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Meredith Mealer, Ellen L. Burnham, Colleen J. Goode, Barbara Rothbaum, Marc Moss Source Type: journals

Single prolonged stress: toward an animal model of posttraumatic stress disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we summarize the behavioral and pathophysiological PTSD-like symptoms in SPS, focusing on memory abnormalities, and evaluate the validity of SPS as an animal model of PTSD. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - November 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shigeto Yamamoto, Shigeru Morinobu, Shiro Takei, Manabu Fuchikami, Aya Matsuki, Shigeto Yamawaki, Israel Liberzon Source Type: journals

PTSD, depression, and their comorbidity in relation to suicidality: cross-sectional and prospective analyses of a national probability sample of womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: PTSD appears to be a particularly strong predictor of SI and SA. Overall, only 16% of women with lifetime SA did not have a history of MDD or PTSD, highlighting the importance of assessing these variables when assessing suicide risk. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jesse R. Cougle, Heidi Resnick, Dean G. Kilpatrick Source Type: journals

Association study between GABA receptor genes and anxiety spectrum disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These findings suggest that common variation in the GABRA2, GABRA3, GABRA6, and GABRG2 genes does not play a major role in liability to anxiety spectrum disorders. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Xuan Pham, Cuie Sun, Xiangning Chen, Edwin J.C.G. van den Oord, Michael C. Neale, Kenneth S. Kendler, John M. Hettema Source Type: journals

Severity of anxiety and work-related outcomes of patients with anxiety disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Level of work performance was generally associated with severity of anxiety. Of the instruments tested, the WLQ and the WPAI questionnaire demonstrated acceptable validity and internal reliability. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Steven R. Erickson, Sally Guthrie, Michelle VanEtten-Lee, Joseph Himle, Jody Hoffman, Susana F. Santos, Amy S. Janeck, Kara Zivin, James L. Abelson Source Type: journals

Serotonin polymorphisms and posttraumatic stress disorder in a trauma exposed African American populationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest a relationship between genetic variation in the 5HT2A promoter region and PTSD. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-5, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas A. Mellman, Tanya Alim, Denver D. Brown, Elena Gorodetsky, Beata Buzas, William B. Lawson, David Goldman, Dennis S. Charney Source Type: journals

The impact of neuropsychological functioning on treatment outcome in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Although alternative explanations exist, these findings suggest that poorer performance on the ROCF and, in turn, poorer response to treatment, particularly among those youths receiving CBT alone, may be due to executive functioning difficulties. Clinicians and researchers should be sensitive to this fact and may warrant modification(s) to existing treatment protocols. Limitations to this study, however, suggest the need for replication and extension of these findings in the future. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Christopher A. Flessner, Amy Allgair, Abbe Garcia, Jennifer Freeman, Jeffrey Sapyta, Martin E. Franklin, Edna Foa, John March Source Type: journals

Linkage and association studies of anxiety disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Steven P. Hamilton Source Type: journals

Prevalence and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: a cross-sectional study among survivors of the Wenchuan 2008 earthquake in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: PTSD is common after a major disaster. Postdisaster mental health recovery programs that include early identification, ongoing monitoring, preventive and intervention programs, and sustained psychosocial support are needed for the highest-risk population, namely, the bereaved, people without incomes and those with serious household damage. These populations may also benefit from governmental and nongovernmental programs that provide social and economic support, as suggested by earlier studies. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Peng Kun, Shucheng Han, Xunchui Chen, Lan Yao Source Type: journals

The relationship between major depression and marital disruption is bidirectionalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined whether major depression influences changes of marital status, and, conversely, whether marital status influences the incidence of this disorder. Methods: We employed data from the longitudinal Canadian National Population Health Survey (1994-2004), and proportional hazards models with time-varying covariates. Results: Major depression had no effect on the proportion of individuals who changed from single to common-law, single to married, or common-law to married status. In contrast, exposure to depression doubled the proportion of transitions from common-law or married to separated or divorced status (HR=2.0; ...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - October 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Andrew G. Bulloch, Jeanne V. Williams, Dina H. Lavorato, Scott B. Patten Source Type: journals

Two successive phases in the threat-related attentional response of anxious subjects: neural correlatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results might be interpreted in line with the orienting-avoidance hypothesis toward threatening events in anxious subjects. This attentional pattern was only manifested by individuals with high levels of both trait and state anxiety. Further investigation should be done in order to better understand the brain mechanisms underlying the attentional biases in anxiety and to apply this knowledge to the development of cognitive therapies. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-10, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - September 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Francisco Mercado, Luis Carretié, José Antonio Hinojosa, Cecilia Peñacoba Source Type: journals

Major depression: the importance of clinical characteristics and treatment response to prognosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Patients with higher levels of depression severity had worse clinical outcomes despite receiving greater intensity of treatment. A new classification of depression is proposed based on clinical severity, course of illness and treatment experience. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - September 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wayne Katon, Jürgen Unützer, Joan Russo Source Type: journals

Diversity of effective treatments of panic attacks: what do they have in common?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By comparing efficacious psychological therapies of different kinds, inferences about common effective treatment mechanisms can be made. We selected six therapies for review on the basis of the diversity of their theoretical rationales and evidence for superior efficacy: psychoanalytic psychotherapy, hypercapnic breathing training, hypocapnic breathing training, reprocessing with and without eye-movement desensitization, muscle relaxation, and cognitive behavior therapy. The likely common element of all these therapies is that they reduce the immediate expectancy of a panic attack, disrupting the vicious circle of fearing ...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - September 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Walton T. Roth Source Type: journals

Risk and resilience: genetic and environmental influences on development of the stress responseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Exposure to stressful events during development has consistently been shown to produce long-lasting alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which may increase vulnerability to disease, including posttraumatic stress disorder and other mood and anxiety disorders. Recently reported genetic association studies indicate that these effects may be mediated, in part, by gene×environment interactions involving polymorphisms within two key genes, CRHR1 and FKBP5. Data suggest that these genes regulate HPA axis function in conjunction with exposure to child maltreatment or abuse. In addition, a large and growi...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - September 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Charles F. Gillespie, Justine Phifer, Bekh Bradley, Kerry J. Ressler Source Type: journals

Childhood maltreatment linked to greater symptom severity and poorer quality of life and function in social anxiety disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Despite the use of validated assessments, our findings are limited by the retrospective and subjective nature of self-report measures used to assess childhood maltreatment. Nonetheless, these data suggest a high rate of childhood maltreatment in individuals seeking treatment for GSAD, and the association of maltreatment with greater disorder severity suggests that screening is clinically prudent. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - September 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Naomi M. Simon, Nannette N. Herlands, Elizabeth H. Marks, Catherine Mancini, Andrea Letamendi, Zhonghe Li, Mark H. Pollack, Michael Van Ameringen, Murray B. Stein Source Type: journals

Subtypes of panic attacks: a critical review of the empirical literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Although at present the data do not warrant the utility of subtyping, further research aimed at patent gaps in the literature, including clearer operationalization of symptom subtypes, greater use of biological challenge paradigms and physiological and other more objective measures of fear and anxiety, and exploration of subtyping based on biological factors such as genetics, may support the future designation of panic attack subtypes and their ultimate clinical utility. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-10, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - September 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Katharina Kircanski, Michelle G. Craske, Alyssa M. Epstein, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen Source Type: journals

Genetic and environmental influences on the co-morbidity between depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social phobia: a twin studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: MD, PD, AG, and SP strongly co-aggregate within families and common genetic factors explain a moderate proportion of variance in these four disorders. The high genetic correlation between PD and AG and the increased odds ratio for PD and AG in siblings of those with AG without PD suggests a common genetic etiology for PD and AG. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - September 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Miriam A. Mosing, Scott D. Gordon, Sarah E. Medland, Dixie J. Statham, Elliot C. Nelson, Andrew C. Heath, Nicholas G. Martin, Naomi R. Wray Source Type: journals

Supportive psychotherapy for perinatal depression: preliminary data for adherence and responseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: We sought to determine patient factors associated with adherence and response to a manualized supportive psychotherapy designed for pregnant and postpartum women with major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods: Supportive psychotherapy was provided to all participants in parallel to a placebo-controlled trial of omega-3 fatty acids. The supportive psychotherapy was a six-session, manualized intervention. Clinicians recorded participation and adherence. Symptom rating scales were completed at baseline and every 2 weeks and included the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) as the primary outcome. N=59 participa...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - August 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marlene P. Freeman, Melinda F. Davis Source Type: journals

Early onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and associated comorbidityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: 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 ([le]10 years) had a significant increase in comorbid tic and Tourette's disorders. Future research should examine potential neurobiological features associated with early-onset presentations of OCD. Early detection and management of comorbidities may offset impairments later in life. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - August 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Deborah Janowitz, Hans Joergen Grabe, Stephan Ruhrmann, Susan Ettelt, Friederike Buhtz, Andrea Hochrein, Svenja Schulze-Rauschenbach, Klaus Meyer, Susanne Kraft, Claudia Ferber, Ralf Pukrop, Harald J. Freyberger, Joachim Klosterkötter, Peter Falkai, Ulri Source Type: journals

The impact of differing anxiety disorders on outcome following an acute coronary syndrome: time to start worrying?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Any impact of "anxiety" on post-ACS outcome appears to be influenced by the clinical sub-type. The seemingly paradoxical finding that GAD might improve outcome may reflect "apprehensive worrying" being constructive, by improving self-management of the individual's cardiac problems. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - August 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gordon B. Parker, Catherine A. Owen, Heather L. Brotchie, Matthew P. Hyett Source Type: journals

Adverse effects of antidepressant use in pregnancy: an evaluation of fetal growth and preterm birthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The use of antidepressants in pregnancy appears to be associated with a small, but statistically significant increased rate in the incidence of preterm births, confirming results from several other studies. It is difficult to ascertain whether this small increased rate of preterm births is confounded by depression, antidepressants, or both. However, we did not find a statistically significant difference in the incidence of SGA or lower birth weight. This information adds to limited data available in the literature regarding these outcomes following the use of antidepressants in pregnancy. Depression and Anxiety...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - August 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: A. Einarson, J. Choi, T.R. Einarson, G. Koren Source Type: journals

Understanding the co-occurrence of anxiety disorders and chronic pain: state-of-the-artEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this article is to describe the current state-of-the-art regarding the co-occurrence of the anxiety disorders and chronic pain. First, we describe the core characteristics of chronic pain and its co-occurrence with the anxiety disorders. Second, we review data on the prevalence of co-occurrence. Third, we describe the mutual maintenance and shared vulnerability models, both of which have been offered to explain the co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain and may have applicability to various other anxiety disorders. Fourth, we provide an integrative review of available research...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - August 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Joel Katz Source Type: journals

Childhood abuse is associated with increased startle reactivity in adulthoodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Understanding the neurobiological correlates of childhood maltreatment is critical to delineating stress-related psychopathology. The acoustic startle response (ASR) is a subcortical reflex modulated by neural systems implicated in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ASR is conserved across species and is increased in rodent models of developmental stress. Methods: We measured ASR to a 40 ms noise probe as well as fear-potentiated startle using electromyographic recordings of the eyeblink in a primarily African American sample (N=60) from a highly traumatized civilian population. We assessed self-reported...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - August 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tanja Jovanovic, Nineequa Q. Blanding, Seth D. Norrholm, Erica Duncan, Bekh Bradley, Kerry J. Ressler Source Type: journals

Freezing reaction in panic disorder patients associated with anticipatory anxietyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Anticipatory anxiety can be described as a conditioned response with a defensive posture of freezing and autonomic activation. The purpose of this study was to assess the postural control analysis and autonomic activation in panic disorder (PD) patients presented with visual stimuli. Methods: PD patients (n=29) and healthy controls (n=27) stood on a force platform while viewing a series of anxiogenic, mutilation, and neutral pictures. Skin conductance responses and the displacements of the center of pressure were measured. Results: Overall, the PD patients demonstrated significantly reduced body sway, increased...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - July 6, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fabiana L. Lopes, Tatiana M. Azevedo, Luiz A. Imbiriba, Rafael C. Freire, Alexandre M. Valença, Daniela Caldirola, Giampaolo Perna, Eliane Volchan, Antonio E. Nardi Source Type: journals

Employer burden of mild, moderate, and severe major depressive disorder: mental health services utilization and costs, and work performanceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Treatment utilization/costs and work performance for persons with major depressive disorder (MDD) by severity of illness is not well documented. Methods: Using National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (2001-2002) data, US workforce respondents (n=4,465) were classified by clinical severity (not clinically depressed, mild, moderate, severe) using a standard self-rating scale [Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (QIDS-SR)]. Outcomes included 12-month prevalence of medical services/medications use/costs and workplace performance. Treatment costs (employer's perspective) were estimated by weighi...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - July 4, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Howard G. Birnbaum, Ronald C. Kessler, David Kelley, Rym Ben-Hamadi, Vijay N. Joish, Paul E. Greenberg Source Type: journals

For better or worse? Stress inoculation effects for implicit but not explicit anxietyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: These findings support the stress inoculation hypothesis and suggest that stress inoculation applies for implicit but not explicit aspects of anxiety. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michael D. Edge, Wiveka Ramel, Emily M. Drabant, Janice R. Kuo, Karen J. Parker, James J. Gross Source Type: journals

Comorbid anxiety as a suicide risk factor among depressed veteransEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These findings emphasize the importance of comorbid anxiety disorders and symptoms in increasing suicide risk among depressed patients and may inform suicide prevention efforts among these patients. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paul N. Pfeiffer, Dara Ganoczy, Mark Ilgen, Kara Zivin, Marcia Valenstein Source Type: journals

What would you choose? Sertraline or prolonged exposure in community and PTSD treatment seeking womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our results highlight the presence of clear treatment preferences for PTSD and their potential impact on outcome. This study underscores the importance of systematic study of patient preferences and encourages a rethinking of one-size fits all approaches to treatment for mental disorders. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Norah C. Feeny, Lori A. Zoellner, Matig R. Mavissakalian, Peter P. Roy-Byrne Source Type: journals

Childhood neglect and abuse as predictors of antidepressant response in adult depressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The experience of having a neglectful father or an overprotective mother was more predictive of response to treatment for depression than abuse, suggesting that the quality of ongoing intra-familial relationships has a greater impact on treatment outcomes for depression than experiences of discrete abuse in childhood. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jeanette M. Johnstone, Suzanne E. Luty, Janet D. Carter, Roger T. Mulder, Christopher M.A. Frampton, Peter R. Joyce Source Type: journals

Outcomes for treated anxious children: a critical review of Long-Term-Follow-Up studiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: ample evidence exists for the short-term benefit of pediatric anxiety treatment, but evidence is still lacking for the understanding of treatment's role in the facilitation of healthy development into adulthood. Recommendations for future research are proposed. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-11, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gili Adler Nevo, Katharina Manassis Source Type: journals

Generalized anxiety disorder with and without excessive worry in Hong KongEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: GAD without excessive worry was less common than GAD with excessive worry but was likely to be a valid nosological entity. Future iterations of the DSM-IV should clarify whether excessive worry should be retained and, if so, how individuals who only reported excessive worries perceived by others should be optimally assessed. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sing Lee, Yee Ling Ma, Adley Tsang, Kathleen Kwok Source Type: journals

Chronic and acute stress and the prediction of major depression in womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Results suggest the importance of including assessment of chronic stress in fully understanding the extent and mechanisms of stress-depression relationships. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Constance Hammen, Eunice Y. Kim, Nicole K. Eberhart, Patricia A. Brennan Source Type: journals

Trichotillomania in youth: a retrospective case seriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This retrospective case series suggests that youth with TTM maybe responsive to pharmacological interventions with SRIs and/or antipsychotic agents, although the response seemed to be more robust with antipsychotics. These preliminary findings will need to be replicated in a larger scale controlled design. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-5, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Catherine Mancini, Michael Van Ameringen, Beth Patterson, William Simpson, Christine Truong Source Type: journals

Subsyndromal posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with health and psychosocial difficulties in veterans of operations enduring freedom and Iraqi freedomEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These results suggest that subsyndromal/partial PTSD is associated with significant health and psychosocial difficulties and underscore the importance of assessing for partial PTSD in OEF/OIF veterans. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Robert H. Pietrzak, Marc B. Goldstein, James C. Malley, Douglas C. Johnson, Steven M. Southwick Source Type: journals

Does defense style or psychological mindedness predict treatement response in major depression?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Mature defense style predicts good response to FLX therapy in major depression. This association was not found in the psychotherapy group. The results may imply that patients with immature defenses benefit relatively more from brief psychotherapy than medication. PM measured by the PMS was not useful in predicting recovery in MDD. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kim Kronström, Jouko K. Salminen, Jarmo Hietala, Jaana Kajander, Tero Vahlberg, Juha Markkula, Helena Rasi-Hakala, Hasse Karlsson Source Type: journals

Clinical trial of adjunctive celecoxib treatment in patients with major depression: a double blind and placebo controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that celecoxib may be an effective adjuvant agent in the management of patients with major depression and anti-inflammatory therapies should be further investigated. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-5, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - June 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shahin Akhondzadeh, Sara Jafari, Firoozeh Raisi, Abbas Ali Nasehi, Aboulfazl Ghoreishi, Bahman Salehi, Soodeh Mohebbi-Rasa, Maedeh Raznahan, Abbas Kamalipour Source Type: journals

Executive functioning in offspring at risk for depression and anxietyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Findings suggest that EFDs do not serve as trait markers for developing anxiety or depression but appear to be symptomatic of current disorder. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-11, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jamie A. Micco, Aude Henin, Joseph Biederman, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, Carter Petty, Laura A. Rindlaub, Marisa Murphy, Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker Source Type: journals

Functional MRI study of specific animal phobia using an event-related emotional counting stroop paradigmEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Taken together, these findings implicate a circuit of dysfunction, which is linked to attention abnormalities in individuals with SAP. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-10, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jennifer C. Britton, Andrea L. Gold, Thilo Deckersbach, Scott L. Rauch Source Type: journals

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Modified Scale for Suicidal Ideation among suicidal youthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: 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. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-6, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jeremy W. Pettit, Monica J. Garza, Kelly E. Grover, Dawnelle J. Schatte, Sharon T. Morgan, Andrew Harper, Ann E. Saunders Source Type: journals

Early adversity in chronic depression: clinical correlates and response to pharmacotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These findings indicate that a history of childhood adversity is associated with an especially chronic form of MDD that is less responsive to antidepressant pharmacotherapy. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-10, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Daniel N. Klein, Bruce A. Arnow, Jennifer L. Barkin, Frank Dowling, James H. Kocsis, Andrew C. Leon, Rachel Manber, Barbara O. Rothbaum, Madhukar H. Trivedi, Stephen R. Wisniewski Source Type: journals

Sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics associated with worsened depression during treatment with citalopram: results of the NIMH STAR*D trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The presence of certain baseline characteristics indicated a greater likelihood of worsened depression during antidepressant treatment. Patients with these characteristics should be monitored closely during treatment and may be candidates for more aggressive treatment. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-10, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Edward S. Friedman, Stephen R. Wisniewski, William Gilmer, Andrew A. Nierenberg, A. John Rush, Maurizio Fava, Sidney Zisook, G. K. Balasubramani, Madhukar H. Trivedi Source Type: journals

Genetic variation in D7S1875 repeat polymorphism of leptin gene is associated with increased risk for depression: a case-control study from IndiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study attempts to establish a link between the symptoms of depression, metabolic disorders, and obesity, to unravel the underlying association/s. Methods: This exploratory case-control study comprises 133 clinically diagnosed depressed individuals and 136 age matched controls. DNA from all 269 subjects was genotyped for D7S1875 repeat polymorphism in the promoter region of Leptin (LEP) gene using polymerase chain reaction. Results: Frequency of the shorter allele of D7S1875 ( (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - April 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Manav Kapoor, Suman Kapur, Shipra Mehra, Urvashi Dube, Shashwat Sharad, Sharda Sidhu Source Type: journals

Social anxiety disorder and marijuana use problems: the mediating role of marijuana effect expectanciesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These data support the contention that SAD is uniquely related to marijuana problems and provide insight into mechanisms underlying this vulnerability. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - April 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Julia D. Buckner, Norman B. Schmidt Source Type: journals

Reliability and validity of the self-report version of the panic disorder severity scale in KoreaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The findings of this study strongly support the reliability and validity of the PDSS-SR. It is expected that this scale will be helpful in clinical settings and research protocols in Korea. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-4, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - April 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eun-Ho Lee, Ji-Hae Kim, Bum-Hee Yu Source Type: journals

Impaired selection of relevant positive information in depressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Findings indicate that a valence-specific deficit in WM may contribute to the inability of depressed individuals to regulate emotion, and provide empirical support for formulations that implicate positive insensitivity in the maintenance of depression. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - April 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sara M. Levens, Ian H. Gotlib Source Type: journals

Compensatory deficits following rejection: the role of social anxiety in disrupting affiliative behaviorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Such differential compensatory responding could have important implications for the genesis, maintenance, and treatment of SAD. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-9, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - March 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michael A. Mallott, Jon K. Maner, Nathan DeWall, Norman B. Schmidt Source Type: journals

Broad spectrum of cytokine abnormalities in panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Proinflammatory cytokines have been reported to be elevated in individuals experiencing chronic stress as well as in those with major depressive disorder. Much less is known about cytokines in anxiety disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic disorder (PD). We hypothesized that PD and PTSD would be associated with a generalized proinflammatory cytokine signature. Method: We utilized Luminex technology to examine 20 cytokines and chemokines in serum from 48 well-characterized individuals with a primary DSM-IV PD or PTSD diagnosis, and 48 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. We conserv...
Source: Depression and Anxiety - March 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: E.A. Hoge, K. Brandstetter, S. Moshier, M.H. Pollack, K.K. Wong, N.M. Simon Source Type: journals

A comparison of depressed patients in randomized versus nonrandomized trials of antidepressant medication and psychotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Differences in clinical and personality variables between those receiving treatment for MDD as part of an RCT versus in a clinic exist; however, the clinical significance of these differences remains in question, as these variables were unrelated to treatment outcome. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - March 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shauna C. Kushner, Lena C. Quilty, Carolina McBride, R. Michael Bagby Source Type: journals

Antidepressant use in a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling US Latinos with and without depressive and anxiety disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: We found a disparity in antidepressant use for Mexican Americans compared to non-Latino Whites that was not accounted for by differences in need and factors associated with access to care. About one third of antidepressant use was by respondents not meeting criteria for depressive or anxiety disorders. Our findings underscore the importance of disaggregating Latino ethnic groups. Additional work is needed to understand the medical and economic value of antidepressant use beyond their primary clinical targets. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - March 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hector M. González, Wassim Tarraf, Brady T. West, Thomas W. Croghan, Mary E. Bowen, Zhun Cao, Margarita Alegría Source Type: journals

Psychological resilience and postdeployment social support protect against traumatic stress and depressive symptoms in soldiers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi FreedomEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: 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. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - March 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Robert H. Pietrzak, Douglas C. Johnson, Marc B. Goldstein, James C. Malley, Steven M. Southwick Source Type: journals