scholarly journals Associations Between Depression and Anxiety Symptoms and Retinal Vessel Caliber in Adolescents and Young Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 76 (9) ◽  
pp. 732-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline H. Meier ◽  
Nathan A. Gillespie ◽  
Narelle K. Hansell ◽  
Alex W. Hewitt ◽  
Ian B. Hickie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Retinal Vessel ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Retinal Vessel Caliber

scholarly journals Increases in depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mariah T. Hawes ◽  
Aline K. Szenczy ◽  
Daniel N. Klein ◽  
Greg Hajcak ◽  
Brady D. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Background The coronavirus [coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] pandemic has introduced extraordinary life changes and stress, particularly in adolescents and young adults. Initial reports suggest that depression and anxiety are elevated during COVID-19, but no prior study has explored changes at the within-person level. The current study explored changes in depression and anxiety symptoms from before the pandemic to soon after it first peaked in Spring 2020 in a sample of adolescents and young adults (N = 451) living in Long Island, New York, an early epicenter of COVID-19 in the U.S. Methods Depression (Children's Depression Inventory) and anxiety symptoms (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Symptoms) were assessed between December 2014 and July 2019, and, along with COVID-19 experiences, symptoms were re-assessed between March 27th and May 15th, 2020. Results Across participants and independent of age, there were increased generalized anxiety and social anxiety symptoms. In females, there were also increased depression and panic/somatic symptoms. Multivariable linear regression indicated that greater COVID-19 school concerns were uniquely associated with increased depression symptoms. Greater COVID-19 home confinement concerns were uniquely associated with increased generalized anxiety symptoms, and decreased social anxiety symptoms, respectively. Conclusions Adolescents and young adults at an early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. experienced increased depression and anxiety symptoms, particularly amongst females. School and home confinement concerns related to the pandemic were independently associated with changes in symptoms. Overall, this report suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is having multifarious adverse effects on the mental health of youth.

Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults With Allergies: A Comparison to Healthy Peers

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Molzon ◽  
Stephanie E. Hullmann ◽  
Angelica R. Eddington ◽  
Carmen A. Del Olmo Vazquez ◽  
Larry L. Mullins
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

scholarly journals Internet and Computer-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

10.2196/17831 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. e17831
Author(s):  
Carolien Christ ◽  
Maria JE Schouten ◽  
Matthijs Blankers ◽  
Digna JF van Schaik ◽  
Aartjan TF Beekman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Active Treatment ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

Background Anxiety and depressive disorders are prevalent in adolescents and young adults. However, most young people with mental health problems do not receive treatment. Computerized cognitive behavior therapy (cCBT) may provide an accessible alternative to face-to-face treatment, but the evidence base in young people is limited. Objective The objective was to perform an up-to-date comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of cCBT in treating anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults compared with active treatment and passive controls. We aimed to examine posttreatment and follow-up effects and explore the moderators of treatment effects. Methods We conducted systematic searches in the following six electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. We included randomized controlled trials comparing cCBT with any control group in adolescents or young adults (age 12-25 years) with anxiety or depressive symptoms. The quality of included studies was assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials, version 2.0. Overall quality of evidence for each outcome was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Posttreatment means and SDs were compared between intervention and control groups, and pooled effect sizes (Hedges g) were calculated. Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression analyses were conducted to explore whether age, guidance level, and adherence rate were associated with treatment outcome. Results The search identified 7670 papers, of which 24 studies met the inclusion criteria. Most included studies (22/24) had a high risk of bias owing to self-report measures and/or inappropriate handling of missing data. Compared with passive controls, cCBT yielded small to medium posttreatment pooled effect sizes regarding depressive symptoms (g=0.51, 95% CI 0.30-0.72, number needed to treat [NNT]=3.55) and anxiety symptoms (g=0.44, 95% CI 0.23-0.65, NNT=4.10). cCBT yielded effects similar to those of active treatment controls regarding anxiety symptoms (g=0.04, 95% CI −0.23 to 0.31). For depressive symptoms, the nonsignificant pooled effect size favored active treatment controls (g=−0.70, 95% CI −1.51 to 0.11, P=.09), but heterogeneity was very high (I2=90.63%). No moderators of treatment effects were identified. At long-term follow-up, cCBT yielded a small pooled effect size regarding depressive symptoms compared with passive controls (g=0.27, 95% CI 0.09-0.45, NNT=6.58). No other follow-up effects were found; however, power was limited owing to the small number of studies. Conclusions cCBT is beneficial for reducing posttreatment anxiety and depressive symptoms in adolescents and young adults compared with passive controls. Compared with active treatment controls, cCBT yielded similar effects regarding anxiety symptoms. Regarding depressive symptoms, however, the results remain unclear. More high-quality research involving active controls and long-term follow-up assessments is needed in this population. Trial Registration PROSPERO CRD42019119725; https://tinyurl.com/y5acfgd9.

Relationships between depression and anxiety symptoms scores and blood pressure in young adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1983-1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil K. Bhat ◽  
Lawrence J. Beilin ◽  
Monique Robinson ◽  
Sally Burrows ◽  
Trevor A. Mori
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Depression And Anxiety

scholarly journals The Association Between Suicide Attempts, Anxiety, and Childhood Maltreatment Among Adolescents and Young Adults With First Depressive Episodes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Chen ◽  
Wen Li ◽  
Xia Cao ◽  
Peiqu Liu ◽  
Jiali Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Depressive Episodes

Objective: Adolescents and young adults are susceptible to high-risk behaviors such as self-harm and suicide. However, the impact of childhood maltreatment on suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with first episode of depression remains unclear. This study examined the association between suicide attempts and childhood maltreatment among adolescents and young adults with first depressive episodes.Methods: A total of 181 adolescents and young adults with first depressive episodes were included. The Child Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) were used to assess childhood maltreatment and the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms, respectively. The suicide item in the MINI-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) 5.0 was used to assess the suicide attempts. Logistic regression analyses were used to explore the associated factors of suicide attempts.Results: The prevalence of SA in the total sample was 31.5% (95% CI = 24.9–38.1%). Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that the diagnosis of bipolar disorder (OR = 2.18, 95% CI = 1.07–4.40), smoking (OR = 2.64, 95% CI = 1.10–6.37), anxiety symptoms (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.02–1.08), and childhood maltreatment (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01–1.07) were potential associated factors of SA. In addition, anxiety symptoms had a mediating effect on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and SA.Conclusion: Adolescents and young adults with first depressive episodes and having experiences of childhood maltreatment are at a high risk of suicide. The severity of anxiety symptoms may mediate the relation between childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in this group of patients.

Patient-reported psychosocial distress in adolescents and young adults with germ cell tumors.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 521-521
Author(s):  
Maryam Soleimani ◽  
Cheryl Ho ◽  
Christian K. Kollmannsberger ◽  
Alan Bates ◽  
Bonnie Leung
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Germ Cell Tumors ◽  
Psychosocial Distress ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Patient Reported

521 Background: Germ cell tumours are the most common cancer of male adolescents and young adults (AYA, age 18-39). Men in this age group have been healthy much of their lives, and are at a stage of personal and professional growth, consequently a diagnosis of cancer can cause significant psychosocial distress. We evaluated patient reported psychosocial distress and hypothesized that AYA compared to older patients experienced more anxiety and distress in emotional, practical and physical domains. Methods: All patients referred to BC Cancer complete the Psychosocial Screen for Cancer (PSSCAN-R) at first consultation. This is a validated screening questionnaire for distress. Components include a screen for subclinical/clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety and the Canadian Problem Checklist (CPC) with 6 domains of concern: emotional, informational, practical, spiritual, social/family and physical. Results: Data was collected for 349 patients from 2011-2015. Baseline characteristics: 227 (65%) AYA, median age 33 (range 18-83), 41 (11%) metastatic disease at diagnosis. The top 3 AYA concerns were work/school (38.3%), financial (34.8%), frustration and anger (26%). AYA patients scored positive for subclinical/clinical anxiety more commonly than their older counterparts (39.4% vs. 27.9%, p = 0.028). AYA patients with subclinical/clinical anxiety symptoms experienced more fears and worries (41.5%), concerns regarding work/school (38%), lack of understanding of their disease (37.9%), finances (35.3%) and frustration and anger (26.3%) than AYA patients who do not express anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that AYA with testicular cancer have unique needs and experience significantly more self-reported anxiety symptoms with emotional, informational, and practical concerns. Programs tailored to address needs of AYA patients may help reduce anxiety and improve the cancer experience. The results of this study are valuable to stakeholders for allocation of resources to address psychosocial parameters of distress in this patient group.

scholarly journals Screening for symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avani C. Modi ◽  
Kimberly A. Driscoll ◽  
Karen Montag-Leifling ◽  
James D. Acton
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

scholarly journals Depression and anxiety symptoms in young adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a Canadian population-based cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kia Watkins-Martin ◽  
Massimiliano Orri ◽  
Marie-Hélène Pennestri ◽  
Natalie Castellanos-Ryan ◽  
Simon Larose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Regression To The Mean ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Concerns have been raised that the COVID-19 pandemic could increase risk for adverse mental health outcomes, especially in young adults, a vulnerable age group. We investigated changes in depression and anxiety symptoms (overall and severe) from before to during the pandemic, as well as whether these changes are linked to COVID-19-related stressors and pre-existing vulnerabilities in young adults followed in the context of a population-based cohort. Method Participants (n = 1039) from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development reported on their depression (Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, short form) and anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale) symptoms and completed a COVID-19 questionnaire during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020 (age 22 years). Assessments at age 20 (2018) were used to estimate pre-pandemic depression and anxiety symptom severity. Results While mean levels of depression and anxiety symptoms did not change from before to during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., the mean of depressive symptoms was 9.30 in 2018 and 9.59 in 2020), we observed a slight increase in rates of severe depression (scores ≥ 21) from before (6.1%) to during (8.2%) the pandemic. Most COVID-19-related variables (e.g., loss of education/occupation, frequent news-seeking) – except living alone – and most pre-existing vulnerabilities (e.g., low SES, low social support) were not associated with changes in depression or anxiety symptoms. However, results varied as a function of pre-pandemic levels of depression and anxiety: depression and anxiety symptoms increased among adults with the lowest levels of symptoms before the pandemic, while they decreased among those with the highest levels of symptoms, possibly reflecting a regression to the mean. Conclusions Depression and anxiety symptoms in young adults from Québec in Summer 2020 were mostly comparable to symptoms reported in 2018. Most COVID-19-related stressors and pre-existing vulnerabilities were not associated with changes in symptoms, except living alone and pre-existing symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, the increased rate of severe depression warrants further investigation.

scholarly journals A-32 Acute Concussive Symptom Profiles in Adolescents and Young Adults with History of Depression and Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 628-628
Author(s):  
C Presley ◽  
T Meredith-Duliba ◽  
T Tarkenton ◽  
M Stokes ◽  
S Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Fatigue ◽  
Anxiety Group ◽  
Symptom Profiles ◽  
Symptom Profile ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Depression

Abstract Objective The aims of this study are (1) to examine the clinical symptom profiles of individuals with depression and/or anxiety history following a concussion and (2) to compare profile differences across groups. Method Participants aged 12-25 (n=129, mean=15.6) with premorbid diagnoses of depression (n=24), anxiety (n=50), or depression+anxiety (n=55) were evaluated within 21 days after sustaining a concussion as part of the North Texas Concussion Registry (ConTex) using the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS). Following the model described by Kontos and Collins (2014), symptom clusters were derived from the PCSS to create six domains (cognitive/fatigue, vestibular, ocular, posttraumatic migraine, anxiety/mood, cervical). ANOVAs with Tukey’s post-hoc tests were conducted to compare domain symptom severity and total symptom severity across groups. Results There were no demographic differences between groups. A single symptom profile was prominent across each group, with the primary, secondary, and tertiary symptomatic domains being posttraumatic migraine, ocular, and cognitive/fatigue, respectively. Across each domain the depression+anxiety group was most symptomatic, followed in order by the depression and anxiety groups. The depression+anxiety group reported significantly higher anxiety/mood (M=2.0 vs. M=1.3) and cognitive/fatigue (M=2.9 vs M=2.1) symptom severity compared to the anxiety group. Group differences on total symptom severity approached significance (F=2.83, p=.06). Conclusions The observed symptom profiles suggest that the acute-concussive response is similar in adolescents and young adults with history of depression and/or anxiety. Multiple premorbid conditions, such as depression and anxiety, appear to magnify overall symptom severity. Further research is warranted to understand the relationship between symptom burden and premorbid mental health factors.

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