Outcomes of psychiatric interviews and self-rated symptom scales in people on sick leave for common mental disorders: an observational study by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Jeanette Westman, Anna Nager, Jonas Hällgren, Ingmarie Skoglund, Sandra af Winklerfelt Hammarberg, Anna Finnes

“…Many participants on sick leave for SED, anxiety disorder or depression fulfilled criteria for other mental disorders. …”
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Substance Abuse, Depression, and Social Anxiety: Case Study and Application of Cognitive Psychotherapy by Feda Abu Al-Khair

“…He was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder (SAD), depression, and substances abuse. …”
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Investigating shared risk variants and genetic etiology between Alzheimer’s disease and three stress-related psychiatric disorders: a large-scale genome-wide cross-trait analysis by Weijia Dang, Tianqi Hao, Ning Li, Hualin Zhang, Ziqi Li, Hongmei Yu, Yalu Wen, Deqiang Zheng, Long Liu

“…Association analysis based on subsets and cross-phenotype association revealed thirteen risk variants in six genes shared between AD and post-traumatic stress disorder; seven risk variants in four genes shared between AD and anxiety disorder; and 23 risk variants in four genes shared between AD and major depressive disorder. …”
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Agitated Depression Associated With Flurazepam Discontinuation by Mohamed Salih, Reem Mohamed Osman, Wala Alim, Leena Khalid, Wafa Sosal, Danya Ibrahim, Yassir Mahgoub

“…We describe a case of a 73-year-old female with a prior history of depression and generalized anxiety disorder who was maintained on flurazepam for 44 years and was admitted for severe depression with psychomotor agitation, prominent vegetative symptoms, thought perseveration, indecisiveness, and psychotic features that emerged following the discontinuation of flurazepam. …”
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Workplace conflicts and psychological work-related injuries: our experience in Italy by Giuseppe Taino, Andrea Battaglia, Marcello Imbriani

“…Our discussion focuses on a recent case report regarding an employee who was affected by an acute anxiety disorder after a common workplace conflict with a coworker. …”
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Integrating Videoconferencing Therapist Guidance Into Stepped Care Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Noninferiority Randomized Contr... by Sonja March, Susan H Spence, Larry Myers, Martelle Ford, Genevieve Smith, Caroline L Donovan

“…MethodsParticipants included 137 Australian children and adolescents aged 7 to 17 years (male: n=61, 44.5%) with a primary anxiety disorder who were recruited from participants presenting to the BRAVE Online website. …”
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Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Persian version of worry questionnaire – Contrast avoidance model by Razieh Javaherirenani, Pantea Ahadianfard, Ahmad Ashouri

“…Based on CAQ-W, there is a positive and significant correlation between Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) (r = .846) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) (r = .720). Also, confirmatory factor analysis supported its 3-factor structure. …”
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Depression and anxiety symptoms among Afghan war widows and their associated factors: A cross-sectional analytical study by Naqib Ahmad Dost, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Massoma Jafari

“…We employed a validated Patient Health Questionnaire and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was used to determine factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms. …”
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Aripirazole and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Case Study by Sevim Berrin INCI, Ulku AKYOL ARDIC, Melis IPCI, Eyup Sabri ERCAN

“…Obsessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by presence of obsessions and compulsions. …”
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The Combined Effect of Multisensory Stimulation and Therapist Support on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Sewar Khatib, Yuval Palgi, Yoni K Ashar, Natalya Polyvyannaya, Pavel Goldstein

“…In addition, life satisfaction (per the Satisfaction with Life Scale) and anxiety (per the 7-item General Anxiety Disorder Scale) were evaluated before and after the whole intervention. …”
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Early harmonies, enduring echoes—how early life experiences and personality traits shape music performance anxiety by Ludivine Aubry, Ludivine Aubry, Mats B. Küssner

“…According to the DSM-5, MPA is categorized as a specific subtype of social anxiety disorder, with a shared understanding that its development is shaped by predisposing vulnerabilities as well as external stressors and circumstances. …”
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Rational Suicide, Euthanasia, and the Very Old: Two Case Reports by Anne Pamela Frances Wand, Carmelle Peisah, Brian Draper, Carolyn Jones, Henry Brodaty

“…The absence of a mood or anxiety disorder underpinning their wishes to die further emphasises the importance of understanding the individual’s narrative and the role of a formulation in guiding broad biopsychosocial approaches to management.…”
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Factors Affecting Risky Alcohol Consumption, Smoking Addiction in Forced Syrian Migrants by Dilara Demircan, Meltem Guler

“…For the purposes of the study, participants were informed about the Consent Form, Demographic Information Form, Daily Stressors Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment, World Health Survey, Social Support Scale, Scales for Adaptation, Cultural Distance Scale, and Acculturation Orientation Scale, Intergroup Contact Quantity Scale, Valenced Positive Contact Scale, Valanced Negative Contact Scale, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, and The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Scale were applied. …”
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Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) as a Mediator of Anxiety on Social Media Fatigue in Early Adulthood by Farra Anisa Rahmania, Jihan Salsabila Ramadhayanti, Tassya Aliyah Dwi Andini, Sumedi P. Nugraha

“…The quantitative analysis involved 224 early adulthood individuals as participants, using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Media Fatigue, and FOMO Scales as instruments. …”
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Acquisition and maintenance of disgust reactions in an OCD analogue sample: Efficiency of extinction strategies through a counter-conditioning procedure. by Caroline Novara, Cindy Lebrun, Alexandra Macgregor, Bruno Vivet, Pierre Thérouanne, Delphine Capdevielle, Stephane Raffard

“…<h4>Background</h4>Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has long been considered as an anxiety disorder, disgust is the dominant emotion in contamination-based OCD. …”
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Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: Rare or Frequent? by Sevda Korkmaz, Murad Atmaca, Gülay Taşcı, Şuheda Kaya

“…Followings were schizoaffective disorder (in eighteen cases, 24.3%), schizophrenia (in thirteen patients, 24.3%), delusional disorder (in thirteen patients, 24.3%), dysthymic disorder (in ten cases, 15.9%), generalized anxiety disorder ((in ten cases, 15.9%), obsessive compulsive disorder (in seven cases, 12.6%), paranoid personality disorder (in two cases, 4.1%). …”
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Volunteer-aholism: A comprehensive model of personality, burnout, and mental distress in a sample of healthcare first responders of the Italian Red Cross Auxiliary Corps by Livio TARCHI, Pietro CRESCENZO, Giovanni CASTELLINI, Valdo RICCA, Kristian TALAMONTI, Fabio RISPOLI, Sefa BULUT, Amelia RIZZO, Salvatore ZAFFINA, Gabriele GIORGI, Francesco CHIRICO

“…An online questionnaire was proposed as composed of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment, Patient Health Questionnaire, Single-item PTSD Screener, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Big Five Inventory. …”
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Chatbot-delivered mental health support: Attitudes and utilization in a sample of U.S. college students by Gavin N. Rackoff, Zhenyu Z. Zhang, Michelle G. Newman

“…Results Nearly half (49%) of participants reported having used a chatbot for any purpose, yet only 5% reported seeking mental health support from a chatbot (8% when only considering participants with probable depression or generalized anxiety disorder). Attitudes toward traditional mental health services were broadly positive, and attitudes toward chatbot-delivered support were neutral and significantly less positive ( d  = 1.18, p  < .001). …”
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Determine the psychosocial well-being of elderly residents living in old-age homes by Mangesh Jabade, Sonopant Joshi

“…Data was collected using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) tools. Interviews were conducted personally, with assistance from caretakers, maintained confidentiality, and addressed social gerontological considerations. …”
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Anxiety, Beliefs and Covid-19 in Two Periods of the Pandemic in Brazil: A comparative study by Geovanna Santana de Souza Turri, Renata Elly Barbosa Fonte, Luiz Guilherme Lima-Silva, Andre Faro

“…The methodology adopted the free evocation technique and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) symptom scale. The sample was composed of 5,961 women and 1,153 men. …”
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