Overview and Introduction to Anxiety Disorders

Antony, Martin M.; Federici, Anita; Stein, Murray B.

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“…Taken together, cognitive-behavioural theory has evolved overtime and contributed to our understanding of how psychological mechanisms influence the emergence and development of anxiety (Steinberg & Avenevoli, 2000), Currently, anxiety is conceptualized with respect to a broad framework of influences, including cognitive, behavioural, genetic, biological, and environmental factors (Antony, Federici, & Stein, 2009). Experts tend to agree that anxiety is best understood within the broad framework of the developmental psychopathology model of anxiety (Hinshaw, 2008;Vasey & Dadds, 2001;Weems & Stickle, 2005).…”

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Relations Among Children's Coping Strategies and Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Coping Efficacy

Thorne

Andrews

Nordstokke

2013

The Journal of General Psychology

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The current study tests a model that depicts the relationships among coping strategies (active, distraction, avoidance, and support seeking) and anxiety symptoms. SEM is used to test if the relationship between these variables is mediated by coping efficacy. A large sample of Canadian children (N = 506) aged 8 to 11 years (boys = 249, girls = 245, unknown gender = 12) participated in the study. Results showed that coping efficacy is a partial mediator of the relations between active coping strategies and anxiety symptoms, however support was not found for it to be an effective mediator for other coping strategies. This study contributes to the understanding of childhood anxiety by highlighting the importance of the relationship between anxiety and the methods children use to cope with stress and how perceptions of their coping abilities influence this relationship.

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Relations Among Children's Coping Strategies and Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Coping Efficacy

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Nordstokke

2013

The Journal of General Psychology

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“…Even people who are below the threshold for clinical diagnosis experience substantial distress and functional impairment [ 2 ]. Furthermore, research has shown that social anxiety symptoms tend to be persistent at all levels of severity [ 3 ]; that social anxiety is closely related to disorders such as substance abuse, disordered eating, and mood disorders [ 4 ]; and that the impacts of social anxiety can be severe in both private and professional domains of life when it is left untreated [ 5 - 7 ]. The effectiveness of various psychotherapeutic and pharmaceutical approaches to treating social anxiety—for example, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors—is well documented [ 8 , 9 ]; yet, rates of treatment for social anxiety are some of the lowest among all major mental disorders [ 10 ], highlighting the need for the development of more accessible treatment options for social anxiety disorder and subclinical social anxiety alike.…”

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Evaluating a Web-Based Social Anxiety Intervention Among University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

McCall¹,

Richardson²,

Helgadóttir³

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J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundTreatment rates for social anxiety, a prevalent and potentially debilitating condition, remain among the lowest of all major mental disorders today. Although computer-delivered interventions are well poised to surmount key barriers to the treatment of social anxiety, most are only marginally effective when delivered as stand-alone treatments. A new, Web-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention called Overcome Social Anxiety was recently created to address the limitations of prior computer-delivered interventions. Users of Overcome Social Anxiety are self-directed through various CBT modules incorporating cognitive restructuring and behavioral experiments. The intervention is personalized to each user’s symptoms, and automatic email reminders and time limits are used to encourage adherence.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of Overcome Social Anxiety in reducing social anxiety symptoms in a nonclinical sample of university students. As a secondary aim, we also investigated whether Overcome Social Anxiety would increase life satisfaction in this sample.MethodsFollowing eligibility screening, participants were randomly assigned to a treatment condition or a wait-list control condition. Only those assigned to the treatment condition were given access to Overcome Social Anxiety; they were asked to complete the program within 4 months. The social interaction anxiety scale (SIAS), the fear of negative evaluation scale (FNE), and the quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire—short form (Q-LES-Q-SF) were administered to participants from both conditions during baseline and 4-month follow-up lab visits.ResultsOver the course of the study, participants assigned to the treatment condition experienced a significant reduction in social anxiety (SIAS: P<.001, Cohen d=0.72; FNE: P<.001, Cohen d=0.82), whereas those assigned to the control condition did not (SIAS: P=.13, Cohen d=0.26; FNE: P=.40, Cohen d=0.14). Additionally, a direct comparison of the average change in social anxiety in the 2 conditions over the course of the study showed that those assigned to the treatment condition experienced significantly more improvement than those assigned to the control condition (SIAS: P=.03, Cohen d=0.56; FNE: P=.001, Cohen d=0.97). Although participants assigned to the treatment condition experienced a slight increase in life satisfaction, as measured by Q-LES-Q-SF scores, and those assigned to the control condition experienced a slight decrease, these changes were not statistically significant (treatment: P=.35, Cohen d=−0.18; control: P=.30, Cohen d=0.18).ConclusionsOur findings indicate that Overcome Social Anxiety is an effective intervention for treating symptoms of social anxiety and that it may have further utility in serving as a model for the development of new interventions. Additionally, our findings provide evidence that contemporary Web-based interventions can be sophisticated enough to benefit users even whe...

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“…A number of treatment protocols utilizing cognitive-behavioral principles have been developed and refined over the past 30 years to address the significant public health issue posed by the emotional disorders (e.g., see Antony & Stein, 2009; Barlow, 2002, 2008; Hofmann & Smits, 2008; Norton & Price, 2007). Many of these treatments have undergone rigorous empirical testing, and clinicians now have a variety of evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) protocols available to treat the full range of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) anxiety and mood disorder categories.…”

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Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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This study further evaluates the efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP). A diagnostically heterogeneous clinical sample of 37 patients with a principal anxiety disorder diagnosis was enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving up to 18 sessions of treatment and a 6-month follow-up period. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either immediate treatment with the UP (n=26) or delayed treatment, following a 16-week wait-list control period (WLC; n= 11). The UP resulted in significant improvement on measures of clinical severity, general symptoms of depression and anxiety, levels of negative and positive affect, and a measure of symptom interference in daily functioning across diagnoses. In comparison, participants in the WLC condition exhibited little to no change following the 16-week wait-list period. The effects of UP treatment were maintained over the 6-month follow-up period. Results from this RCT provide additional evidence for the efficacy of the UP in the treatment of anxiety and comorbid depressive disorders, and provide additional support for a transdiagnostic approach to the treatment of emotional disorders.

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Overview and Introduction to Anxiety Disorders

Cited by 10 publications

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Relations Among Children's Coping Strategies and Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Coping Efficacy

Relations Among Children's Coping Strategies and Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Coping Efficacy

Evaluating a Web-Based Social Anxiety Intervention Among University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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