Journal of Depression and Anxiety Disorders Archives

Research Article | 10.36959/362/489 Volume 6 Issue 1

Measurement of Depression and Anxiety in Chronic Low Back Pain and Fibromyalgia: A Validity Comparison of Four Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Authors: Felix Angst, MD, MPH, Prof. Thomas Benz, PhD, Susanne Lehmann, RS, Prof. Erich Seifritz, MD, Prof. Peter S. Sándor, MD and Katrin Angst, MD

Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in chronic pain and predictive of course. The aim was to evaluate and compare the content validity and cross-sectional and longitudinal construct validity (... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/488 Volume 5 Issue 2

Assessing Social Determinants of Health among Patients with Depression at Primary Health Care Centers in Riyadh City

Authors: Abdulrahman Abdullah Alqahtani, Noara Alhusseini

Depression is a common and serious medical illness that greatly influenced by socio-economic, demographic, and biological factors. The recognition of social determinants of depression can help reducin... Read more

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Commentary Article | 10.36959/362/487 Volume 5 Issue 1

Mending the Future: Correlates of Depression among Adolescents

Authors: Adekeye AP

Depression is a major mental health problem, and an important public health challenge. It is characterized by undue or excessive sadness, reduced energy and loss of interests in previously pleasurable... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/486 Volume 5 Issue 1

Sleep Disturbances and Chronic Pain as Potential Indicators for Therapeutic Intervention in Subjects with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Authors: Mark W. Ruddock, Joanne Watt, Mary Jo Kurth, Melissa E. Milanak, John V. Lamont, and Peter Fitzgerald

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder that can develop after experiencing a potentially traumatic event (PTE). PTSD often co-occurs with other physical and psych... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/485 Volume 4 Issue 1

Types of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior: Perspective of Self-Determination Theory

Authors: Jing Wang, Gangqiang Wang and Gangcai Wang

The research topic of unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) has gained increasing popularity all around the world. Yet, it’s worth noting that scholars' understanding of its connotation and ty... Read more

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Original Study | 10.36959/362/484 Volume 4 Issue 1

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Identifying Potential Differences in Participant Response to CAPS-5 Life Events Checklist Questionnaire Based on Gender

Authors: Mark W Ruddock, Joanne Watt, Mary Jo Kurth, Cherith N Reid, John V Lamont and Peter Fitzgerald

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complicated and debilitating psychiatric condition that affects 1 in 3 people who have been exposed to, witnessed, or learned about a traumatic event. Female... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/362/483 Volume 4 Issue 1

Work at Home and Psychological Wellbeing of Women with and without Children During COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Gilberto Gigliotti, Francesca Lionetti, Mirco Fasolo and Maria Spinelli

The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious effects on women’s mental health, with strongest effects reported for women living with children. The present study aimed at understanding how the work life reo... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/482 Volume 4 Issue 1

Effects of ELF-EMF Treatment on Depression

Authors: Gianluigi Carioni and Alessandro Greco, MD

The aim of this study was a preliminary assessment of a potential non-pharmacological treatment, based on extremely low frequency and intensity electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF), which could potentiall... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/362/481 Volume 4 Issue 1

Development of an Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Program for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Pilot Study

Authors: Patricia Furer, Lesley A Graff, Gia Ly Jackson, Maia Kredentser, Shelby Anderson, Dale Dirkse, Teaghan Pryor, and Charles N Bernstein

This pilot study examined a new internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy program (iCBT) for anxiety, depression and/ or stress in adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Eighteen of 21 part... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/362/480 Volume 3 Issue 2

Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum and the Effect of This Disease on the Quality of Life

Authors: Dilşad Herkiloğlu and Şefik Gökçe

Hyperemesis gravidarum can lead to depression or anxiety disorder in pregnant women more frequently than serious complications. This situation can significantly deteriorate the quality of life of the ... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/362/479 Volume 3 Issue 2

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Anxiety among Children and Youth in Ethiopia

Authors: Berhanu Boru Bifftu and Yonas Deressa Guracho

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness that has an immense impact on the life of children and youth. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of depression among ... Read more

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Case Study | 10.36959/362/478 Volume 3 Issue 1

Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic on the Psychological State and Academic Success of Students

Authors: NDUKWU Edith N, NDUKWU Eric Chima and IGBO Janet N

This study examines the effect of Coronavirus pandemic on psychological state of students in south-Eastern Nigeria. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the stud... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/362/477 Volume 3 Issue 1

Connections between Successful Aging and Mental Health among Older Adults: The Role of Artistic Leisure Activities

Authors: Jaewon Lee, M.S.W, PhD and Jennifer Allen, M.S.W

Older adults who have a positive attitude toward their aging are less likely to be exposed to mental illnesses compared to those with a more negative attitude toward their own aging. Achieving a posit... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/362/476 Volume 3 Issue 1

Management of Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care - An Update

Authors: Usman Hameed, MD and Raman Baweja, MD, MS

Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health diagnoses in primary care. In this article, we discuss changes in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) with respect to d... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/362/475 Volume 3 Issue 1

PTSD and Action

Authors: Ladislav Valach, Ph.D

Trying to understand, diagnose, conceptualize and treat Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) leads to a range of ideas and propositions reaching from a simple reaction to a meaningful dealing with th... Read more

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Mini Review | 10.36959/362/474 Volume 2 Issue 1

An Integrated Perspective of Food Consumption and Depression in Young Adulthood

Authors: Jaewon Lee M.S.W, PhD and Jennifer Allen, M.S.W

Simple approach for achieving high efficiency of solar pumped laser performance on the base of alexandrite active medium is proposed. Performance analyses have been conducted by simulating solar pumpe... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/473 Volume 2 Issue 1

Community Participation and Risk for Depressive Symptoms in Rural Areas

Authors: Dana Jungbauer, MD, Michael Glasser, PhD and Veerle Gootzen, MD

Research has shown that social participation has a positive effect on health, particularly mental health. We looked at the possible relationship between community participation/involvement, social net... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/472 Volume 2 Issue 1

Different Conceptualizations of Optimism/Pessimism and Their Relationship with Physical and Mental Health and Health-Related Behaviors

Authors: Enrique G Fernandez-Abascal, Maria Dolores Martin-Diaz and Vicent Blai Beneyto Molina

There are practically no studies on the relationship between defensive pessimism and health. The objectives are (i) To examine the relationship between dispositional optimism and physical and mental h... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/471 Volume 1 Issue 1

The Effect of Expressive Disclosure Writing on Self-Stigma, Depression, and Anxiety among Drug Users in a Governmental Hospital in Egypt: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Amira Mohammed Ali, AmiraSharaf, SamiaAbdeldayem and Norito Kawakami

Worldwide, illicit drugs strike more than 5% of the 15-64 years old population. Egypt reports greater than the double of that rate, 12.6%. The spread of illicit drugs among youths greatly threatens th... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/470 Volume 1 Issue 1

Somatoform and Affective Disorders in Chronic Pain: Temporary Sequence and Associated Factors

Authors: Teresa Lopez-Arteaga

Pain is a multidimensional experience encompassing both sensory and emotional elements. There are many factors involved in the etiopathogenesis, evolution and maintenance of chronic pain, with psychop... Read more

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Original Research | 10.36959/362/469 Volume 1 Issue 1

Emotion Regulation in High and Low Socially Anxious Individuals: An Experimental Study Investigating Emotional Mimicry, Emotion Recognition, and Self-Reported Emotion Regulation

Authors: Claudia Peter-Ruf, Ursula Kirmse, Simone Pfeiffer, Marc Schmid, Frank H Wilhelm and Tina In-Albon

Emotion recognition and emotional mimicry are both highly important for social interactions. The authors investigated in a subclinical sample if High Socially Anxious (HSA) individuals show an altered... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/468 Volume 1 Issue 1

Frontal EEG Asymmetry Differs between High and Low Trait Anxious Individuals as a Function of Lateralized Vibrotactile Stress

Authors: Kyle Woisard, Benjamin B DeVore, MA Ransom W Campbell, MA Patti Kelly Harrison and David W Harrison

Anxiety is an aversive emotional state marked by hyperarousal and cognitive impairments. Studies using Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) have shown asymmetric right frontal and parietotempora... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/362/467 Volume 1 Issue 1

Examining the Processes of Change Associated With Mindfulness-Based Meditation and Reductions in Trait Anxiety

Authors: Dessa Bergen-Cico and Ambika Krishna kumar

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs have demonstrated efficacy in reducing trait anxiety; however, there is limited understanding of the process and mechanisms of change through which M... Read more

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