AgoraphobiaThis is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader, such as GoogleReader, or to display this data on your own website or blog. Subscribe to this data using MyMedWorm.Subscribe to this data using GoogleReader.Subscribe to this data using Bloglines.Subscribe to this data using MyYahoo.

This page shows you your search results in order of date.

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5

249 records returned

Online psychotherapy is effectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There has been a growing interest in Online Therapy using email, correspondence and live video conferencing using Skype or similar free services. The convenience of this approach for the client is very apparent: The client can take control of the process, paying only for the time that he or she wants to pay for. The client can have his session at a time that is convenient to him, and can take the time to compose his email questions and feedback at his leisure, instead of feeling pressured to perform during a traditional session. Of course, not having to take time off work to drive to a therapist's office is always a plus. ...
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Strong, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Self-Help bold step CBT cognitive behavioral therapy convenience correspondence counseling depression treatment email emotions face to face grief bereavement instant messaging lancet mindfulness meditatio Source Type: consumer

Mechanism of action in CBT (MAC): methods of a multi-center randomized controlled trial in 369 patients with panic disorder and agoraphobiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficacious for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PD/A). Nevertheless, the active ingredients of treatment and the mechanisms through which CBT achieves its effects remain largely unknown. The mechanisms of action in CBT (MAC) study was established to investigate these questions in 369 patients diagnosed with PD/A. The MAC study utilized a multi-center, randomized controlled design, with two active treatment conditions in which the administration of exposure was varied, and a wait-list control group. The special feature of MAC is the way in which imbedded experim...
Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - October 29, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience Source Type: journals

A stepped care intervention is effective for elderly people with subthreshold depression or anxietyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health)
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - October 23, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: McMillan, D., Gilbody, S. Tags: Clinical trials (epidemiology), General practice / family medicine, Nursing, Panic disorder, agoraphobia, Social phobia, Other phobias, Depressive disorder, Epidemiology Therapeutics Source Type: journals

Anxiety Disorders Association of America Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator AwardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Deadline: October 1 This award will be given to an early career investigator for the best original research paper on neurobiology, psychopharmacology, psychosocial treatments, or experimental psychopathology of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. The winning paper will be presented at the ADAA Annual Conference followed by rapid publication in ADAA’s official journal, Depression and Anxiety. The award will be presented by Donald Klein, MD, at the 30th Annual Conference, March 4-7, 2010, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. Eligibility The award is restricted to investigators who have completed their terminal de...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 20, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Anxiety Disorders Association of America Source Type: funding

Primary focal dystonia: evidence for distinct neuropsychiatric and personality profiles [Short reports]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Patients with PFD show distinct neuropsychiatric and personality profiles of the anxiety spectrum. PFD should therefore be viewed as a neuropsychiatric disorder rather than a pure movement disorder. (Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry - September 17, 2009 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Lencer, R, Steinlechner, S, Stahlberg, J, Rehling, H, Orth, M, Baeumer, T, Rumpf, H-J, Meyer, C, Klein, C, Muenchau, A, Hagenah, J Tags: Movement disorders (other than Parkinsons), Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD), Personality disorders Short reports Source Type: journals

[Short reports] Primary focal dystonia: evidence for distinct neuropsychiatric and personality profilesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Patients with PFD show distinct neuropsychiatric and personality profiles of the anxiety spectrum. PFD should therefore be viewed as a neuropsychiatric disorder rather than a pure movement disorder. (Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry - September 16, 2009 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Lencer, R, Steinlechner, S, Stahlberg, J, Rehling, H, Orth, M, Baeumer, T, Rumpf, H-J, Meyer, C, Klein, C, Muenchau, A, Hagenah, J Tags: Movement disorders (other than Parkinsons), Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD), Personality disorders Short reports 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

Psychological treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia: A meta-analysis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although the efficacy of psychological treatment for panic disorder (PD) with or without agoraphobia has been the subject of a great deal of research, the specific contribution of techniques such as exposure, cognitive therapy, relaxation training and breathing retraining has not yet been clearly established. This paper presents a meta-analysis applying random- and mixed-effects models to a total of 65 comparisons between a treated and a control group, obtained from 42 studies published between 1980 and 2006. The results showed that, after controlling for the methodological quality of the studies and the type of contro...
Source: Clinical Psychology Review - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sánchez-Meca J, Rosa-Alcázar AI, Marín-Martínez F, Gómez-Conesa A Tags: Clin Psychol Rev Source Type: journals

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Developmental Issues and Implications for DSM-VEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article critically reviews epidemiological evidence covering prevalence, incidence, course, and risk factors. The core challenge in this age span is the derivation of developmentally more sensitive assessment methods. Identification of characteristics that could serve as solid predictors for onset, course, and outcome will require prospective designs that assess a wide range of putative vulnerability and risk factors. This type of information is important for improved early recognition and differential diagnosis as well as prevention and treatment in this age span. (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America - August 31, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Katja Beesdo, Susanne Knappe, Daniel S. Pine Source Type: journals

What Is Agoraphobia? What Causes Agoraphobia?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A person with agoraphobia fears being in places where there is a chance of having a panic attack that people may witness, and getting away rapidly may be difficult. Because of these fears the sufferer will deliberately avoid such places - which may include crowded areas, special events, queues (standing in line), buses and trains, shops and shopping centers, and airplanes. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news

Detecting depressive and anxiety disorders in distressed patients in primary care; comparative diagnostic accuracy of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In general practice patients on sick leave because of psychological problems, the 4DSQ and the HADS are equally able to detect depressive and anxiety disorder. However, for the detection of cases severe enough to warrant specific treatment, the 4DSQ may have some advantages over the HADS, specifically for the detection of panic disorder, agoraphobia and social phobia. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - August 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Berend TerluinEvelien BrouwersHarm van MarwijkPeter VerhaakHenriette van der Horst 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

Development of mental health first aid guidelines for panic attacks: a Delphi studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: There are a number of actions which are considered to be useful for members of the public to do if they encounter someone who is having a panic attack. These guidelines will be useful in revision of curricula of mental health first aid programs. They can also be used by members of the public who want immediate information about how to assist someone who is experiencing panic attacks. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - August 9, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Claire KellyAnthony JormBetty Kitchener Source Type: journals

A Brief History of Anxiety: Yours and MineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the U.S., 40 million adults have an anxiety disorder. Author Patricia Pearson is one of them: She is a regular visitor to Flu Wiki, an online community that fears an impending influenza outbreak. She compares her “uncomfortable but meaningless” angst to Edvard Munch’s The Scream . In A Brief History of Anxiety: Yours and Mine, Pearson describes the Flu Wiki: “The conversations ranged widely, from scientific discourses on virus mutation to historical analysis of pandemics, to tips for home fuel storage—on the presumption that self-quarantine would be the only effective protection from contracting the virus.�...
Source: Psych Central - July 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: agoraphobia Anxiety Book Reviews Disorders General Panic Disorder Phobias Social Phobia Anxiety Disorder Anxiety Disorders Brief History Chameleons Discourses Embodiment Freeze Dried Vegetables Fuel Storage Guises Home Fu Source Type: consumer

Cipralex (escitalopram) oral drops 20mg/ml - New ProductEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Pharmaceutical Journal Area: Other Library Updates > SPC Changes Cipralex oral drops 20mg/ml are now available from Lundbeck. Cipralex is indicated for the; Treatment of major depressive episodes. Treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. Treatment of social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Treatment of generalised anxiety disorder. Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. See SPC for full details. (Source: NeLM - SPC Changes)
Source: NeLM - SPC Changes - July 26, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

A Brief Web-Based Screening Questionnaire for Common Mental Disorders: Development and ValidationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The WSQ screens appropriately for common mental disorders. While the WSQ screens out negatives well, it also yields a high number of false positives. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tara DonkerAnnemieke van StratenIsaac M. MarksPim Cuijpers Source Type: journals

Screening for mood and anxiety disorders with the five-item, the three-item, and the two-item Mental Health InventoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined the validity of the MHI-d and the MHI-a (the remaining two items on anxiety) in a large population-based sample of 7076 adults in the Netherlands. We also examined the validity of the MHI in assessing specific anxiety disorders. The presence of depressive and anxiety disorders in the past month was assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), computerized version 1.1. ROC analyses indicated no significant difference between the MHI-5 (area under the curve of 0.93) and the MHI-d (area under the curve of 0.91) in detecting major depression and dysthymia. There was no difference either be...
Source: Psychiatry Research - July 22, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pim Cuijpers, Niels Smits, Tara Donker, Margreet ten Have, Ron de Graaf Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Changes in quality of life following cognitive-behavioral group therapy for panic disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results are encouraging for cognitive-behavior therapists who treat patients suffering from PD in groups, since decrease of PD symptoms appears to be associated with considerable improvements in QoL. Nevertheless, additional interventions designed to target specific aspects of QoL, in particular vitality, may be useful to enhance patients' well-being. PMID: 19545979 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - June 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rufer M, Albrecht R, Schmidt O, Zaum J, Schnyder U, Hand I, Mueller-Pfeiffer C Tags: Eur Psychiatry Source Type: journals

Stepped care for depression and anxiety: a randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a stepped care program among primary care patients with mood or anxiety disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study is a randomised controlled trial with two conditions: stepped care and care as usual, whereby the latter forms the control group. The stepped care program consists of four evidence based interventions: (1) Watchful waiting, (2) Guided self-help, (3) Problem Solving Treatment and (4) Medication and/or specialized mental health care. The study population consists of primary care attendees aged 18-65 years. Screeners are sent to all patients of the participating general practitioners. Individuals with a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM) diagnosis of major depression, dysthymia, panic disor...
Source: BMC Health Services Research - June 5, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Wike SeeklesAnnemieke van StratenAartjan BeekmanHarm van MarwijkPim Cuijpers Source Type: journals

[Articles] Psychiatric Treatment Received by Primary Care Patients With Panic Disorder With and Without AgoraphobiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest a need for better treatment dissemination, in addition to making interventions more accessible or adapting them to the particular needs of primary care patients. (Source: Psychiatr Serv)
Source: Psychiatr Serv - June 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marcks, B. A., Weisberg, R. B., Keller, M. B. Tags: Primary Care, Service Utilization, Panic Disorder Articles Source Type: journals

[INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS] Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-Science ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews the state-of-the-art research in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from several perspectives: (1) Sex differences: PTSD is more frequent among women, who tend to have different types of precipitating traumas and higher rates of comorbid panic disorder and agoraphobia than do men. (2) Risk and resilience: The presence of Group C symptoms after exposure to a disaster or act of terrorism may predict the development of PTSD as well as comorbid diagnoses. (3) Impact of trauma in early life: Persistent increases in CRF concentration are associated with early life trauma and PTSD, and may be reversed with ...
Source: FOCUS - May 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nemeroff, C. B., Bremner, J. D., Foa, E. B., Mayberg, H. S., North, C. S., Stein, M. B. Tags: INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS Source Type: journals

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-Science Review [INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews the state-of-the-art research in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from several perspectives: (1) Sex differences: PTSD is more frequent among women, who tend to have different types of precipitating traumas and higher rates of comorbid panic disorder and agoraphobia than do men. (2) Risk and resilience: The presence of Group C symptoms after exposure to a disaster or act of terrorism may predict the development of PTSD as well as comorbid diagnoses. (3) Impact of trauma in early life: Persistent increases in CRF concentration are associated with early life trauma and PTSD, and may be reversed with ...
Source: FOCUS - May 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nemeroff, C. B., Bremner, J. D., Foa, E. B., Mayberg, H. S., North, C. S., Stein, M. B. Tags: INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS Source Type: journals

Effect of maternal panic disorder on mother–child interaction and relation to child anxiety and child self-efficacyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract To determine whether mothers with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia interacted differently with their children than normal control mothers, 86 mothers and their adolescents (aged between 13 and 23 years) were observed during a structured play situation. Maternal as well as adolescent anxiety status was assessed according to a structured diagnostic interview. Results showed that mothers with panic disorder/agoraphobia showed more verbal control, were more criticizing and less sensitive during mother–child interaction than mothers without current mental disorders. Moreover, more confli...
Source: Archives of Women's Mental Health - April 25, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Archives of Women's Mental Health Source Type: journals

AgoraphobiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
— Comprehensive overview covers agoraphobia symptoms, treatment and coping techniques for this anxiety disorder. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - April 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Recurrent left ventricular apical ballooning induced by recurrent stressEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: This paper reports on a 67-year-old woman with apical ballooning and recurrent dyskinesia of left ventricular wall. During MRI-examination the patient developed severe apical dyskinesia of the left ventricle induced by agoraphobia in the magnet. (Source: International Journal of Cardiology)
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - April 24, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tilo Kleinfeldt, Raik Severin, Stefan Lischke, Hueseyin Ince, Christoph A. Nienaber Tags: Online Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Long-term depression versus episodic major depression: Results from the prospective Zurich study of a community sampleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: LTD is common, clinically more serious than episodic MDE and highly comorbid.Limitations: The sample is relatively small with an attrition rate of 38.5% over 20 years. The results cannot be generalised to persons over 40 years of age and may be dependent on the definition of LTD. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - April 21, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Jules Angst, Alex Gamma, Wulf Rössler, Vladeta Ajdacic, Daniel N. Klein Tags: Research reports Source Type: journals

Personality disorder traits as predictors of subsequent first-onset panic disorder or agoraphobiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Determining how personality disorder traits and panic disorder and/or agoraphobia relate longitudinally is an important step in developing a comprehensive understanding of the etiology of panic/agoraphobia. In 1981, a probabilistic sample of adult (≥18 years old) residents of east Baltimore were assessed for Axis I symptoms and disorders using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS); psychiatrists reevaluated a subsample of these participants and made Axis I diagnoses, as well as ratings of individual Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition personality disorder traits. Of the partic...
Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - April 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: O. Joseph Bienvenu, Murray B. Stein, Jack F. Samuels, Chiadi U. Onyike, William W. Eaton, Gerald Nestadt Source Type: journals

Woman leaves house after 18 yearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An agoraphobic woman who was too scared to leave her home for 18 years ventures outside for the first time. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tyne Source Type: news

Anxiety UK campaign for agoraphobia awarenessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Britains leading anxiety charity campaigns for better awareness of the deadly impact of agoraphobia Anxiety UK, Britains leading anxiety disorders charity, is leading the way in awareness raising of the potentially deadly impact of agoraphobia. This comes after the tragic case in February of Kevins Keegans nephews suicide following his struggles with the condition. Agoraphobia is a widely misunderstood and very disabling condition, says Nicky Lidbetter, Chief Executive of Anxiety UK, who herself suffers with the condition. Time and time again at Anxiety UK we see cases of people whose lives have been des...
Source: ANXIETY UK News - March 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: organizations

Internet-Based Treatment for Panic Disorder: Does Frequency of Therapist Contact Make a Difference?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined whether frequency of therapist contact affected treatment outcomes. Fifty-seven people with panic disorder (including 32 with agoraphobia) were randomly allocated to an 8-week Internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment intervention (Panic Online) with either frequent (three e-mails per week) or infrequent (one e-mail per week) support from a psychologist. Posttreatment, intention-to-treat analyses revealed that both treatments were effective at improving panic disorder and agoraphobia severity ratings, panic-related cognitions, negative affect, and psychological and physical quality of life domains,...
Source: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - March 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Klein B, Austin D, Pier C, Kiropoulos L, Shandley K, Mitchell J, Gilson K, Ciechomski L Tags: Cogn Behav Ther Source Type: journals

AgoraphobiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Definition of agoraphobia and how it can be related to GAD. (Source: About.com Generalized Anxiety)
Source: About.com Generalized Anxiety - March 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: consumer

A randomized study of massed three-week cognitive behavioural therapy schedule for panic disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The massed, 3-week group CBT schedule proved to be effective and feasible for PD patients with outcomes comparable with that of standard, spaced group CBT. (Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - March 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: M. K. Bohni, H. Spindler, M. Arendt, E. Hougaard, N. K. Rosenberg Source Type: journals

Genetic and pharmacokinetic factors affecting the initial pharmacotherapeutic effect of paroxetine in Japanese patients with panic disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The high plasma concentration of PAX, the L/S genotype of 5-HTTLPR, and comorbid physical illness might be associated with a poor response to the initial phase of pharmacotherapy of PD with PAX. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory PharmacogeneticsDOI 10.1007/s00228-009-0633-8Authors Yoshinori Saeki, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga Tochigi 321–0293 JapanTakashi Watanabe, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga Tochigi 321–0293 JapanMikito...
Source: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - March 4, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Specificity of autonomic arousal to DSM-IV panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although research on the hierarchical model of anxiety and depression has confirmed that autonomic arousability (AA) is more germane to panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PD/A) than other DSM-IV anxiety and mood disorders, studies have not evaluated the differential relevance of AA to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This issue was addressed in multivariate analytic models using 295 outpatients with anxiety and mood disorders. Consistent with prediction, the presence of current DSM-IV PTSD and PD/A was significantly predictive of AA, even when other forms of anxiety disorder comorbidity were held constant...
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - March 4, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brown TA, McNiff J Tags: Behav Res Ther Source Type: journals

Rates and types of psychiatric disorders in perinatally human immunodeficiency virus-infected youth and serorevertersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our data suggest that HIV+ youths are at high risk for mental health disorders. Further longitudinal research is necessary to understand the etiology, as well as potential protective factors, in order to inform efficacy-based interventions. (Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - February 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Claude Ann Mellins, Elizabeth Brackis-Cott, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Katherine S. Elkington, Curtis Dolezal, Andrew Wiznia, Mary McKay, Mahrukh Bamji, Elaine J. Abrams Source Type: journals

Open-label support for duloxetine for the treatment of panic disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia is a common, often chronic and refractory anxiety disorder. Although a number of pharmacotherapies are now indicated for panic disorder, many patients do not respond to available interventions. We hypothesized that duloxetine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) that has greater initial noradrenergic effects than venlafaxine, would have broad efficacy for individuals with panic disorder. Fifteen individuals with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia received 8 weeks of open label duloxetine flexibly dosed from 60 to 120 mg per day. Duloxetine treatment re...
Source: CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics - February 22, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Simon NM, Kaufman RE, Hoge EA, Worthington JJ, Herlands NN, Owens ME, Pollack MH Tags: CNS Neurosci Ther Source Type: journals

The impact of anxiety and migraine on quality of sleep in patients with major depressive disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates the negative impact of panic disorder and migraine on MDD and some of the interrelations between depression, anxiety, and sleep quality. Future studies should further explore these interactions and consider possible therapeutic interventions. PMID: 19216892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry)
Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hsu SC, Wang SJ, Liu CY, Juang YY, Yang CH, Hung CI Tags: Compr Psychiatry Source Type: journals

Guidelines for differential diagnoses in a population with posttraumatic stress disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a large posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression treatment outcome study, thorough diagnostic assessments of veterans at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 3 follow-up times were completed. The research team that reviewed these assessments encountered several challenges in the differential diagnosis of PTSD because of high comorbidity and symptoms shared with or resembling other disorders. For example, how do mental health professionals distinguish symptoms of agoraphobia from avoidance and hypervigilance symptoms of PTSD? When are hallucinations symptomatic of PTSD (e.g., flashbacks) versus a nonpsychotic near...
Source: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice - February 9, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Schillaci, Jeanne; Yanasak, Elisia; Adams, Jennifer Harned; Dunn, Nancy Jo; Rehm, Lynn P.; Hamilton, Joseph D. Source Type: journals

Lifetime comorbidities between phobic disorders and major depression in Japan: results from the World Mental Health Japan 2002-2004 SurveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Social phobia is a powerful predictor of the subsequent first onset of MDD in Japan. Although this finding argues against a simple neurobiological model and in favor of a model in which the cultural meanings of phobia play a part in promoting MDD, an elucidation of causal pathways will require more fine-grained comparative research. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - February 4, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Masao Tsuchiya, Norito Kawakami, Yutaka Ono, Yoshibumi Nakane, Yosikazu Nakamura, Hisateru Tachimori, Noboru Iwata, Hidenori Uda, Hideyuki Nakane, Makoto Watanabe, Yoichi Naganuma, Toshiaki A. Furukawa, Yukihiro Hata, Masayo Kobayashi, Yuko Miyake, Tadash Source Type: journals

Prevalence of social phobia in non-demented elderly from a swedish population study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that DSM-IV criteria exclude a large group of individuals with social phobia. It could be discussed whether DSM-IV criteria should be revised to also encompass these individuals. PMID: 19172681 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia...)
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - January 29, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Karlsson B, Klenfeldt IF, Sigström R, Waern M, Ostling S, Gustafson D, Skoog I Tags: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry Source Type: journals

Adult attachment styles in panic disorder with and without comorbid adult separation anxiety disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The findings finally dispel the notion that separation anxiety and anxious attachment are relevant to panic disorder with agoraphobia, suggesting instead that that constellation is confined to a separate group, namely that of adult separation anxiety disorder. Possible implications for treatment are considered. PMID: 19153925 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - January 22, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Manicavasagar V, Silove D, Marnane C, Wagner R Tags: Aust N Z J Psychiatry Source Type: journals

Anxiety sensitivity as a predictor of the clinical course of panic disorder: a 1-year follow-up studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Overall, these findings suggest that AS, as a unique construct, may be predictive of the amount of time patients are in episode of PD. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2009. Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Source: Depression and Anxiety)
Source: Depression and Anxiety - January 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Carlos Israel Pérez Benítez, M. Tracie Shea, Susan Raffa, Richard Rende, Ingrid R. Dyck, Holly J. Ramsawh, Maria Orlando Edelen, Martin B. Keller Source Type: journals

Effects and feasibility of a preventive intervention in sub-threshold and mild panic disorder: Results of a pilot studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The study suggests that people with sub-threshold PD and mild PD could benefit from this preventive intervention and that the intervention might be feasible. Furthermore, the short version could be as effective as the long version. (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 9, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Peter Meulenbeek, Godelief Willemse, Filip Smit, Niels Smits, Anton van Balkom, Philip Spinhoven and Pim Cuijpers Source Type: journals

A Human Life Is Not a Problem to be SolvedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you happened to be walking through a southern college campus 30 years ago you might have seen a man sitting on a park bench apparently wiping his face in the warmth of a Spring day while gazing at the kind of lush green scenery only the South can provide. But if you had been inside this young man you would have seen something different. He was not actually wiping his face. That was a cover so that he could put his fingers on his neck and feel how fast his heart was beating. To his dismay he found that it was still above 160 beats a minute - a rate only hard exercise could produce even though he had not moved in nearly h...
Source: Psychology Today Stress Center - January 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steven C. Hayes Tags: Anxiety Self-Help acceptance avoidance mindfulness panic values airline attendant amazement dismay elevator faces fingers grass half an hour handful incredulity mindset olympics panic disorder scenery share one Source Type: consumer

The relationship between migraine and mental disorders in a population-based sample.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Although causal inferences cannot be made due to the cross-sectional nature of the data, the present study adds to a growing body of literature that suggests a strong association between migraines and mood and anxiety disorders. PMID: 19134504 [PubMed - in process] (Source: General Hospital Psychiatry)
Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - January 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ratcliffe GE, Enns MW, Jacobi F, Belik SL, Sareen J Tags: Gen Hosp Psychiatry Source Type: journals

Anxiety Sensitivity as a Moderator of the Association between Smoking Rate and Panic-Relevant Symptoms among a Community Sample of Middle-aged Adult Daily Smokers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the moderating role of anxiety sensitivity (AS) in the relation between smoking rate and panic vulnerability variables among a community-based sample of adults. Results indicated that the interaction between AS and smoking rate significantly predicted anxious arousal, agoraphobic avoidance, and anticipatory anxiety. Specifically, participants who reported higher levels of AS and heavier smoking rates reported the highest levels of panic vulnerability. These data suggest that this combination of high AS and heavier smoking is particularly problematic in regard to pani...
Source: The American Journal on Addictions - January 1, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: McLeish AC, Zvolensky MJ, Del Ben KS, Burke RS Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: journals

Anxiety sensitivity as a moderator of the association between smoking rate and panic-relevant symptoms among a community sample of middle-aged adult daily smokers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the moderating role of anxiety sensitivity (AS) in the relation between smoking rate and panic vulnerability variables among a community-based sample of adults. Results indicated that the interaction between AS and smoking rate significantly predicted anxious arousal, agoraphobic avoidance, and anticipatory anxiety. Specifically, participants who reported higher levels of AS and heavier smoking rates reported the highest levels of panic vulnerability. These data suggest that this combination of high AS and heavier smoking is particularly problematic in regard to pani...
Source: American Journal on Addictions - January 1, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: McLeish AC, Zvolensky MJ, Del Ben KS, Burke RS Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: journals

The anxiety disorder spectrum: Fear imagery, physiological reactivity, and differential diagnosis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This review considers recent research assessing psychophysiological reactivity to fear imagery in anxiety disorder patients. As in animal subjects, fear cues prompt in humans a state of defensive motivation in which autonomic and somatic survival reflexes are markedly enhanced. Thus, a startle stimulus presented in a fear context yields a stronger (potentiated) reflex, providing a quantitative measure of fearful arousal. This fear potentiation is further exaggerated in specific or social phobia individuals when viewing pictures or imagining the phobic object. Paradoxically, fear imagery studies with more severe anxiety...
Source: Anxiety, Stress, and Coping - December 22, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lang PJ, McTeague LM Tags: Anxiety Stress Coping Source Type: journals

Nocturnal Urinary Cortisol Excretion Over a Randomized Controlled Trial with Paroxetine vs. Placebo Combined with Relaxation Training or Aerobic Exercise in Panic Disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: HPA function shows significant gender differences, with females having a higher HPA function variability. Future studies on HPA function in treatment trials should address gender and medication effects. PMID: 19075728 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design)
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design - December 17, 2008 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Wedekind D, Sprute A, Broocks A, Hüther G, Engel K, Falkai P, Bandelow B Tags: Curr Pharm Des Source Type: journals

[Research papers] Space and motion discomfort and abnormal balance control in patients with anxiety disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In patients with anxiety disorders, higher SMD is indicative of somatosensory dependence in the control of balance. The absence of both panic and fear of heights reduces the probability of having peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Future research should examine if vestibular rehabilitation can be of value for patients with anxiety disorders complicated by SMD. (Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry - December 16, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jacob, R G, Redfern, M S, Furman, J M Tags: Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD) Research papers Source Type: journals