HIV Symptom Distress and Anxiety Sensitivity in Relation to Panic, Social Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms Among HIV-Positive Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Gonzalez ◽  
Michael J. Zvolensky ◽  
Justin Parent ◽  
Kristin W. Grover ◽  
Michael Hickey
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Symptom Distress ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Hiv Positive Adults

scholarly journals Social anxiety in a multiple sclerosis clinic population

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Poder ◽  
K Ghatavi ◽  
JD Fisk ◽  
TL Campbell ◽  
S Kisely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Neurological Disability ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Neurologic Disability

Background Little is known about social anxiety in MS. Objective We estimated the prevalence of social anxiety symptoms and their association with demographic and clinical features in a clinic-attending sample of patients with MS. Methods Patients attending the Dalhousie MS Research Unit for regularly scheduled visits completed the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Health Utilities Index (HUI). Neurological disability was determined by ratings on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Results A total of 251 patients completed self-report scales of anxiety and depression symptoms. In all, 245 (98%) provided sufficient data for analysis. In all, 30.6% ( n = 75) had clinically significant social anxiety symptoms as defined by a SPIN threshold score of 19. Half of those with social anxiety had general anxiety (HADSA ≥ 11) and a quarter had depression (HADSD ≥ 11). Severity of social anxiety symptoms was associated with reduced health-related quality of life and not related to neurological disability. Conclusions Social anxiety symptoms are common in persons with MS, contribute to overall morbidity, but are unrelated to the overall severity of neurologic disability. Greater awareness and routine systematic inquiry of social anxiety symptoms is an important component of comprehensive care for persons with MS.

scholarly journals Treatment of social anxiety with paroxetine: mediation of changes in anxiety and depression symptoms

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared P. Dempsey ◽  
Patrick K. Randall ◽  
Suzanne E. Thomas ◽  
Sarah W. Book ◽  
Maureen H. Carrigan
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms

Co-occurrence of social anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescence: differential links with implicit and explicit self-esteem?

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. de Jong ◽  
B. E. Sportel ◽  
E. de Hullu ◽  
M. H. Nauta
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Evaluative Processes ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

BackgroundSocial anxiety and depression often co-occur. As low self-esteem has been identified as a risk factor for both types of symptoms, it may help to explain their co-morbidity. Current dual process models of psychopathology differentiate between explicit and implicit self-esteem. Explicit self-esteem would reflect deliberate self-evaluative processes whereas implicit self-esteem would reflect simple associations in memory. Previous research suggests that low explicit self-esteem is involved in both social anxiety and depression whereas low implicit self-esteem is only involved in social anxiety. We tested whether the association between symptoms of social phobia and depression can indeed be explained by low explicit self-esteem, whereas low implicit self-esteem is only involved in social anxiety.MethodAdolescents during the first stage of secondary education (n=1806) completed the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) to measure symptoms of social anxiety and depression, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) to index explicit self-esteem and the Implicit Association Test (IAT) to measure implicit self-esteem.ResultsThere was a strong association between symptoms of depression and social anxiety that could be largely explained by participants' explicit self-esteem. Only for girls did implicit self-esteem and the interaction between implicit and explicit self-esteem show small cumulative predictive validity for social anxiety, indicating that the association between low implicit self-esteem and social anxiety was most evident for girls with relatively low explicit self-esteem. Implicit self-esteem showed no significant predictive validity for depressive symptoms.ConclusionsThe findings support the view that both shared and differential self-evaluative processes are involved in depression and social anxiety.

scholarly journals Mindfulness Training led to Catharsis and Mindfulness-To-Meaning in a Patient with Social Anxiety Disorder Comorbid with Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) - A Case Report with Patient's Personal Note -

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisanobu Kaiya ◽  
Asuka Hasegawa ◽  
Chika Komatsu ◽  
Shota Noda ◽  
Fusaka Minami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
World View ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Persistent Depressive Disorder

Abstract Background:The use of mindfulness in the treatment of anxiety and depression is becoming more and more widespread, but there are few reports that it has fundamentally changed patients' sense of life. Case Presentation:This report showed 9 year’s progress of treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder and Persistent Depressive Disorder in a 41year-old female patient experiencing a long-term painful married life with a carefree husband and controlling mother-in-law. During the past 25 months, she received 180 sessions of mindfulness training, resulting in complete remission of the anxiety and depression symptoms. After the 30th session she experienced an episode of the catharsis during the mindfulness training and experienced what can be called Mindfulness-To-Meaning, which is characterized by durable eudaimonic well-being in the face of adversity. Discussion and Conclutions:The psychological mechanisms that supported arriving at Mindfulness-To-Meaning were delineated as: Heightened (1) awareness which promoted (2) verbalization of the primary theme of suppression, in which the stress was (3) appraised metacognitively. Then (4) decentering permitted integrating this painful theme into a new adaptive self and world view, which resulted in (5) emotional catharsis, or release. Furthermore (6)　positive appraisal of this experience enhanced awareness and led to the experience of (7) Mindfulness-To-Meaning .

scholarly journals The moderating role of anxiety sensitivity in the co-occurrence of anxiety and depression symptoms among clinically anxious children

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 204380871879104
Author(s):  
Andres G. Viana ◽  
Emma C. Woodward ◽  
Abigail E. Hanna ◽  
Elizabeth M. Raines ◽  
Candice A. Alfano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Depression Symptom ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Anxiety Depression

The co-occurrence between anxiety and depression symptoms among children with anxiety disorders is well-known, yet there is considerable heterogeneity in terms of explanatory factors. Although cognitive–affective processes have been hypothesized to play a prominent role, surprisingly, no research to date has examined the role of anxiety sensitivity in this co-occurrence. The present investigation examined the role of anxiety sensitivity in the co-occurrence of anxiety and depression symptoms among clinically anxious children. We expected that anxiety sensitivity would moderate the co-occurrence between anxiety and depression symptoms, such that higher anxiety would be related to higher depression among boys and girls with high (but not low) anxiety sensitivity. Participants ( N = 44, age range = 8–12 years; 52% female; 52% African American) were interviewed with the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-IV: Children and Parent Versions and completed self-report measures of anxiety sensitivity, anxiety, and depression symptom severity. Controlling for child age, moderation analyses revealed that higher anxiety was related to higher depression only among girls with high anxiety sensitivity. Among girls with low anxiety sensitivity, the relation between anxiety and depression symptoms was not significant. Anxiety and depression symptoms were strongly correlated among clinically anxious boys irrespective of their levels of anxiety sensitivity. Anxiety sensitivity is an important factor related to anxiety–depression symptom co-occurrence among clinically anxious females in particular. Targeted interventions focused on anxiety sensitivity reduction may prove useful for reducing anxiety–depression symptom co-occurrence among clinically anxious girls. Future research should explore additional moderators that may explain the high correlation between anxiety and depressive symptoms observed among clinically anxious boys.

Learn to Run for Anxiety Sensitivity: A Short-Term, Community-Based, Accessible Physical Activity Intervention for Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-160
Author(s):  
Janine V. Olthuis ◽  
Margo C. Watt ◽  
Christopher E. J. DeWolfe ◽  
Emma Connell ◽  
Emily N. Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Intervention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Study Results

Women, relative to men, are at particularly high risk for anxiety and depression, perhaps in part due to their heightened levels of anxiety sensitivity (AS). Physical activity (PA) is an accessible mental health intervention that may be particularly beneficial for women. Using a within-subjects pre-post mixed methods design, this study tested the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, and evidence-base of a community-based PA intervention for AS among women at high risk for anxiety and depression. Participants were 45 women with high AS who completed an 8-week group PA intervention. Data were collected via self-report questionnaires, interviews, and recruitment, participation, and retention rates. Results suggest the intervention is acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. Interviews reveal high intervention satisfaction and perceived benefits beyond AS reduction. There was a relatively high attrition rate that suggests room for improvement. The intervention significantly reduced AS, as well as panic, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and depression symptoms. In the context of the preliminary nature of this study, results suggest the use of community-delivered, group-based PA as a mental health intervention strategy for women is worth further exploration. There is potential for collaboration between the health system, PA delivery professionals, and community organizations to improve access to care.

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