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  1. Increases in symptoms of depression and anxiety in adults during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic are limited to those with less resources: Results from the Lifelines Cohort Study

    A recent review also found a small worsening of mental health in March-April 2022 (Robinson et al., 2022 ... In the present study we only focussed on the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic and on symptoms of depression and anxiety. Further research is needed to investigate the long-term effects of the pandemic and could include other ...

  2. Depression and anxiety during COVID-19

    The COVID-19 Mental Disorders Collaborators conclude that, throughout 2020, the pandemic led to a 27·6% increase in cases of major depressive disorders and 25·6% increase in cases of anxiety disorders globally.1 However, we propose that these prevalence estimates are likely to be substantially inflated. Decades of trauma research has shown that, for most people, negative life events such as ...

  3. Anxiety

    Anxiety is characterized by excessive uneasiness, apprehension or dread. It can be generalized or be directed towards specific, usually imagined or exaggerated threat. Latest Research and Reviews

  4. Anxiety Disorders: A Review

    Anxiety disorders are associated with physical symptoms, such as palpitations, shortness of breath, and dizziness. Brief screening measures applied in primary care, such as the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, can aid in diagnosis of anxiety disorders (sensitivity, 57.6% to 93.9%; specificity, 61% to 97%). Providing information about symptoms ...

  5. Journal of Anxiety Disorders

    The development and preliminary validation of a brief scale of emotional distress in young people using combined classical test theory and item response theory approaches: The Brief Emotional Distress Scale for Youth (BEDSY) Susan H. Spence, Ronald M. Rapee. Article 102495. View PDF.

  6. Anxiety articles within Scientific Reports

    Article 18 August 2022 | Open Access. Impact of health literacy on anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yasuo Haruyama, Etsuko Miyagi & Hideto ...

  7. Depression and Anxiety

    Depression and Anxiety welcomes original research and review articles covering neurobiology (genetics and neuroimaging), epidemiology, experimental psychopathology, and treatment (psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic) aspects of mood and anxiety disorders and related phenomena in humans.

  8. Journal of Anxiety Disorders

    About the journal. Journal of Anxiety Disorders is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes research papers dealing with all aspects of anxiety disorders for all age groups (child, adolescent, adult and geriatric). Manuscripts that focus on disorders formerly categorized as anxiety disorders (obsessive-compulsive …. View full aims & scope.

  9. Anxiety among kids is on the rise. Wider access to CBT may provide

    DeAngelis, T. (2022, October 1). Anxiety among kids is on the rise. Wider access to CBT may provide needed solutions. Monitor on Psychology, 53(7) ... For more than 30 years, Neal-Barnett has been heading the Program for Research on Anxiety Disorders among African Americans, which develops research-based anxiety interventions for Black ...

  10. Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and

    Number of types of distress is a count of probable depression, probable anxiety, somewhat or very worried about COVID-19, highest-quartile perceived stress, and lonely some of the time or often. GAD-2 indicates 2-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder; PHQ-2, 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire; PSS-4, 4-item Perceived Stress Scale; Q, quartile.

  11. Anxiety

    Anxiety. Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure. Anxiety is not the same as fear, but they are often used interchangeably. Anxiety is considered a future-oriented, long-acting response broadly focused on a diffuse threat, whereas fear is an appropriate ...

  12. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Anxiety and Stress-Related ...

    Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line, empirically supported intervention for anxiety disorders. CBT refers to a family of techniques that are designed to target maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety over time. Several individual CBT protocols have been developed for individual presentations of anxiety. The article describes common and unique components of CBT ...

  13. Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder in Adults

    A panic attack is an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes, and during which time four (or more) of the following symptoms occur: Note: The abrupt ...

  14. Addressing the anxiety crisis

    In a spring 2020 survey, 20% of college students reported their mental health had worsened significantly, 48% reported financial concerns, 80% reported difficulty concentrating. In a follow-up fall 2020 survey, 89% of college students reported that they were experiencing stress or anxiety, 25% reported increased depression during the pandemic.

  15. We need to rethink anxiety, says Harvard psychologist

    That internal response increases the flow of adrenaline, which in turn causes a cascade of anxiety because the perceived threat has magnified. We need to rework our relationship with anxiety. We need to expect that we will feel anxious at times. In fact, the more productive and successful we are, the more we need to expect to feel off-kilter.

  16. Quality of Life in Individuals With Anxiety Disorders

    The ECA study, however, found lifetime prevalences ranging from 1.94% to 3.29% (89), although a more recent study places the current prevalence rate in a somewhat lower range (90). Despite its well-known morbidity, few studies have attempted to measure the impact of OCD on quality of life.

  17. Anxiety disorders are common. Here's what everyone should know ...

    Wen: People with anxiety disorders can experience a wide array of symptoms - being restless and uneasy, feeling a sense of panic or doom, having difficulty concentrating or sleeping and ...

  18. PTSD Has Surged Among College Students

    May 30, 2024. Post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses among college students more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, climbing most sharply as the coronavirus pandemic shut down campuses and ...

  19. PTSD, Anxiety Is Rising Among College Students

    Rates of anxiety-linked disorders appear to be rising among U.S. college students. The number of young people battling PTSD or acute stress disorder rose between 2017 and 2022. The pandemic, school shootings and racial tensions might all have contributed, researchers believe. THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- America's college students ...

  20. Population-level norm values by EQ-5D-3L in Hungary

    The study protocol was approved by the Medical Research Council - Scientific and Ethical Committee in Hungary (number of ethical approval: IV/2292-1 2022/EKU), and the research was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent was obtained from each participant. Consent for publication

  21. Depression Rates in US Tripled When the Pandemic First Hit—Now, They're

    The suicide rates probably increased because a lot of people were worried that the pandemic would never go away and they didn't want to live in this type of society anymore because a lot of things were happing all at once. for instance BLM, the election where people were raging over social media for a while and still are, and countless other things that were super overwhelming in 2020-2021 ...

  22. A randomized controlled trial of Golden Ratio, Feng Shui, and evidence

    Background In a global effort to design better hospital buildings for people and organizations, some design principles are still surrounded by great mystery. The aim of this online study was to compare anxiety in an existing single-bed inpatient hospital room with three redesigns of this room in accordance with the principles of Golden Ratio, Feng Shui, and Evidence-Based Design. Methods In ...

  23. Psychosocial Burden of Autoimmune Blistering Diseases: A Comprehensive

    Patients who suffer from the severe skin disorder autoimmune blistering disease (AIBD) are much more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, according to a new study led by Yale researchers. The study, published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, found that patients diagnosed with AIBD reported high levels of depression and impairment ...

  24. Best Online Therapy Services We Tested In 2024

    Accessed 8/17/2022. What you need to know before choosing online therapy. American Psychological Association. Accessed 8/17/2022. Therapy vs. counseling: Is there a difference? Which is right for ...

  25. Figures at a glance

    As of 31 December 2022, we employ 20,739 people, of whom around 91 per cent are based in the field. We work in 135 countries and territories, with personnel based in a mixture of regional and branch offices and sub and field offices. Our teams work hard to help the displaced, specializing in a wide range of disciplines, including legal ...

  26. Climate anxiety is on the rise

    In the largest survey of climate anxiety, conducted in 2022, climate anxiety was associated with negative mental well-being in 31 out of 32 countries. In a 2021 survey of 10,000 sixteen-to-twenty-five-year-olds spanning ten nations, three-quarters of respondents affirmed that "the future is frightening," and a majority agreed that ...