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Efficacy of self-help manuals for anxiety disorders in primary care: a systematic review
- Authors:
- van BOEIJEN Christine A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Family Practice, 22(2), April 2005, pp.192-196.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in general practice and are usually treated with drug therapy, resulting in possible adverse effects, relapse after discontinuation and risk of dependency. In contrast, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is usually tolerated well and shows a small tendency to relapse, but requires extensive therapist involvement. Self-help manuals have been developed as a cost effective modification of CBT. This review examines the effectiveness of self-help manuals for the treatment of anxiety disorders, and their potential use in primary care.
The use of shame and dread in the countertransference
- Author:
- SARASOHN M. Kim
- Journal article citation:
- Clinical Social Work Journal, 33(4), Winter 2005, pp.445-453.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
Much has been written about paranoid anxieties as these occur in the patient. Less, however, has been written about primitive experiences as these occur in the therapist during the session. This paper recounts a patient's correct articulation of the therapist's self-perception, which, because of its accuracy, initially flooded the therapist with shame and dread. Nonetheless, the patient's perception was able to be used in a way that clarified, in the countertransference, a piece of the patient's early experience in relation to her mother and strengthened the therapeutic relationship.
The influence of religion on death anxiety and death acceptance
- Authors:
- HARDING Stephen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Religion and Culture, 8(4), December 2005, pp.253-2261.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Parishioners of an Episcopal church in New York City participated in a survey to explore the relationship between the religiosity, death acceptance, and death anxiety. Among the four different types of religiosity measured by the Rohrbaugh and Jessor scale, theological religiosity was the only one to have a significant effect on death acceptance and death anxiety. Belief in God’s existence and belief in the afterlife were both negatively correlated with death anxiety, and positively correlated with death acceptance The effects remained significant even after controlling for a number of demographic variables using multiple regression procedures. Being a woman was the only demographic variable that was significantly correlated with greater anxiety about death. On average, women displayed significantly higher levels of death anxiety.
Optimum number of sessions for depression and anxiety
- Authors:
- FORDE Frances, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 25.10.05, 2005, pp.36-40.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This study examines the relationship between the number of psychological treatment sessions completed by patients and the change in self-rated depressive and anxiety symptoms using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Recording demographic characteristics and various clinical outcome measures for all referrals to the service and examining the relationship between changes in self-reported anxiety and depression symptoms. For depression, the study shows that having 6-8 sessions offers more benefit than 1-5 sessions. Having more than eight sessions does not confer any additional benefit. Indeed, there is little difference between 1-5 sessions and more than eight sessions for depression. For anxiety, symptoms appear to continue to improve with increasing numbers of treatment
The association between depression, anxiety, and cognitive function in the elderly general population - the Hordaland Health Study
- Authors:
- BIRINGER Eva, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(10), October 2005, pp.989-997.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The participants in this study were 1,930 non-demented participants from the general population aged 72-74 years. Symptoms and caseness of depression and anxiety disorder were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Cognitive function was assessed by the Digit Symbol Test (modified version), the Kendrick Object Learning Test, and the S-task from the Controlled Oral Word Association Test. The results found a significant association between depression and reduced cognitive function. The inverse association between anxiety and reduced cognitive performance was explained by adjustment for co-morbid depression. The inverse association between depressive symptoms and cognitive function was found to be close to linear, and was also present in the sub-clinical symptom range. Males
Consulting behaviors and the role of computer consultants in student learning and anxiety
- Authors:
- BEAULAURIER Richard L., TAYLOR Samuel H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 25(1/2), 2005, pp.173-190.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
As computer applications are added to the social work educators are increasingly likely to encounter computer anxiety. This form of anxiety has been well documented in the literature, including warnings that students attracted to fields that are “people professions” such as social work may be especially prone to problems. This qualitative study used a naturalistic approach to observe and describe the behaviors and activities of computer consultants that seemed to have an effect on student anxiety. Analysis of the results indicated that some behaviors of consultants may actually have increased student feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, while others appeared to be quite helpful. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street,
Development of anxiety disorders in a traumatized pediatric population: a preliminary longitudinal evaluation
- Authors:
- CORTES Adriana M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 29(8), August 2005, pp.905-914.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study was conducted to determine if post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology predicted later development of non-PTSD anxiety disorders in children and adolescents victimized by interpersonal trauma. Thirty-four children with a history of interpersonal trauma and no initial diagnosis of anxiety disorder who were recruited from local social services departments and mental health clinics participated in the study. Children were assessed at time one (T1) and then 12–18 months later at time two (T2). At T1, the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents (CAPS-CA) and the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) were used to evaluate children's PTSD symptoms and comorbid non-PTSD anxiety disorder diagnosis. At T2, the CAPS-CA and the K-SADS-PL were repeated. The results found that the diagnosis of PTSD and PTSD symptoms in children exposed to interpersonal trauma at T1, particularly the symptoms associated with avoidance and constricted emotional expression (criteria C) as well as physiological hyperarousal (criteria D), predicted the development of other anxiety disorders at T2. Traumatized children with initial PTSD symptomatology may be at risk of later development of other anxiety disorders.
Effects of the 1999 earthquake on the completely blind living in and outside Marmara, Turkey
- Authors:
- DUNYAN Veli, KARATAS Kasim
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 48(5), September 2005, pp.609-619.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The purpose of this study was to determine the differential effects of the 1999 Marmara earthquake on self-esteem and anxiety levels of completely blind individuals living in the earthquake and non-earthquake regions. Findings indicate that living in the earthquake area decreases self-esteem and increases anxiety.
Distress in Parkinson's disease: contributions of disease factors and metacognitive style
- Authors:
- ALLOTT Rory, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 187(2), August 2005, pp.182-183.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Research has suggested that the high levels of depression and anxiety observed in Parkinson's disease are a primary consequence of its pathophysiology. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that a psychological factor, metacognitive style, is significantly associated with distress, independent of previously identified disease-related risk factors. Participants were recruited from two branches
Children, assessments and computer-assisted interviewing
- Author:
- CONNOLLY Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 14(6), November 2005, pp.407-414.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Tests the hypothesis that computer-assisted interviewing might reduce the level of anxiety experienced by children.