Visual-stress-related cortical excitability as a prospective marker for symptoms of depression and anxiety in young people

Hui, Christy Lai Ming; Wong, Stephanie Ming-yin; Yu, Terrence Yat-To; Lau, Terry Tak-Yee; Choi, Olivia; Tsang, Samantha; Suen, Yi Nam; Lam, Bess Yin-Hung; Wong, Chi Fong; Lui, Simon Sai-Yu; Chan, Kai Fung; Wong, Michael Tak-Hing; Wong, Gloria; Chan, Sherry K.W.; H, Lee; Chang, Wing Chung; Wilkins, Arnold J.; Chen, Eric

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“…Its Chinese version has been validated in local youth samples 30 and has also been used in prior work on the Hong Kong youth population. 21 The internal consistency of the CD-RISC-10 was also excellent in this study (α = 0.90).…”

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“…Details of the HK-YES have been reported elsewhere. [18][19][20][21][22][23] Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, with consent obtained from parents or legal guardians for those below the age of 18. The authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional committees on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008.…”

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Excessive fear of clusters of holes, its interaction with stressful life events and the association with anxiety and depressive symptoms: large epidemiological study of young people in Hong Kong

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Background Excessive and persistent fear of clusters of holes, also known as trypophobia, has been suggested to reflect cortical hyperexcitability and may be associated with mental health risks. No study, however, has yet examined these associations in representative epidemiological samples. Aims To examine the prevalence of trypophobia in a population-representative youth sample, its association with mental health and functioning, and its interaction with external stress. Method A total of 2065 young people were consecutively recruited from a household-based epidemiological youth mental health study in Hong Kong. Trypophobia, symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, and exposure to personal stressors were assessed. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationships between trypophobia and mental health. Potential additive and interaction effects of trypophobia and high stress exposure on mental health were also tested. Results The prevalence of trypophobia was 17.6%. Trypophobia was significantly associated with severe symptoms of anxiety (odds ratio (OR) = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.32–2.53), depression (OR = 1.78, 95% CI = 1.24–2.56) and stress (OR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.11–2.53), even when accounting for sociodemographic factors, personal and family psychiatric history, resilience and stress exposure. Dose–response relationships were observed, and trypophobia significantly potentiated the effects of stress exposure on symptom outcomes, particularly for depressive symptoms. Those with trypophobia also showed significantly poorer functioning across domains and poorer health-related quality of life. Conclusions Screening for trypophobia in young people may facilitate early risk detection and intervention, particularly among those with recent stress exposure. Nevertheless, the generally small effect sizes suggest that other factors have more prominent roles in determining recent mental health outcomes in population-based samples; these should be explored in future work.

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Excessive fear of clusters of holes, its interaction with stressful life events and the association with anxiety and depressive symptoms: large epidemiological study of young people in Hong Kong

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“…Consenting participants were invited for a face-to-face interview by a trained researcher with an option of online video conferencing following the same procedures during the pandemic. Study details are described elsewhere, 2 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 with details of the sample size calculation provided in Appendix pp 2.…”

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Prevalence, time trends, and correlates of major depressive episode and other psychiatric conditions among young people amid major social unrest and COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a representative epidemiological study from 2019 to 2022

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Reciprocal developmental pathways between future-related thinking and symptoms of adolescent depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

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Clinical Psychology Review

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Visual-stress-related cortical excitability as a prospective marker for symptoms of depression and anxiety in young people

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Excessive fear of clusters of holes, its interaction with stressful life events and the association with anxiety and depressive symptoms: large epidemiological study of young people in Hong Kong

Excessive fear of clusters of holes, its interaction with stressful life events and the association with anxiety and depressive symptoms: large epidemiological study of young people in Hong Kong

Prevalence, time trends, and correlates of major depressive episode and other psychiatric conditions among young people amid major social unrest and COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a representative epidemiological study from 2019 to 2022

Reciprocal developmental pathways between future-related thinking and symptoms of adolescent depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

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