A5058055226- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Sleep and related disorders
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
2016-2025
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers
2016-2025
Louisiana State University
2019-2025
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
2019-2025
Tulane University
2023-2024
Seattle Children's Hospital
2023-2024
University of Washington
2023-2024
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
2022
Veterans Health Administration
2022
Florida State University
2013-2021
Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a well-established, malleable risk factor for anxiety and other forms of psychopathology. Structural evaluation models AS suggest it can be decomposed into physical, social, cognitive concerns, emerging work indicates that these components may differentially related to various adverse outcomes. In particular, concerns have been consistently linked with suicide. Prior has also shown brief interventions effectively reduce overall AS, but treatments tend focus on its...
Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a well-established transdiagnostic risk factor for anxiety and mood psychopathology including suicide. A variety of interventions using cognitive-behavioral skills as well cognitive bias modification (CBM) suggest that AS can be quickly effectively reduced in nonclinical nontreatment seeking samples. However, it unclear whether reduction protocols will have efficacy more severe clinical Moreover, the combination techniques with CBM focused on changing...
Scientific evidence implicates anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a risk factor for poor smoking cessation outcomes. Integrated programs that target AS may lead to improved outcomes, potentially through reduction. Yet, little work has evaluated the efficacy of integrated treatment on abstinence. The present study prospectively examined effects novel reduction-smoking intervention relative standard
Depression is often modeled as a unidimensional construct despite evidence for distinct symptom dimensions (i.e., cognitive, affective, and somatic symptoms). Intolerance of uncertainty (IU; cognitive bias that increases distress in uncertain situations) risk factor implicated the development depression. However, it unclear how IU lower-order inhibitory IU, fear future unpredictable events; prospective avoidance due to events) relate depressive symptoms. The current study used confirmatory...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop a five-item form the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale (RSS; Exline et al., Psychology Religion Spirituality, 6 , 208-222, 2014), (2022). Drawing upon three samples – 711 depressed adults from prior studies that utilized RSS (Study 1), 303 undergraduates public university in Southeastern U.S. 2), 121 seeking psychotherapy and/or primary care an integrated behavioral health clinic 3) findings indicated version represents structurally...
Background: Persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to those without evince high rates of hazardous drinking, or patterns alcohol consumption that increase the risk for harmful consequences. One potential marker vulnerability PTSD-hazardous drinking comorbidity may be smoking behavior. Individuals PTSD have a higher prevalence and smoke at rates. Smokers, nonsmokers, are more apt engage in use. Notably, there is need expand research on context inform treatment these...
Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a multidimensional construct composed of several lower order factors and has been implicated in the development maintenance anxiety depression symptoms disorders. Recently, it suggested that AS dimensional-categorical construct, reflecting classes individuals with different levels relations between factors. Factor mixture modeling was applied to examine latent structure sample 1,151 college students (M age = 18.88, SD 1.91). Results indicated best fitting model...
Background and Objectives Prior research has revealed a strong relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) alcohol misuse. However, previous attempts to understand nuanced associations PTSD symptom clusters misuse within military veteran samples have produced mixed results. In an attempt better the misuse, current study examined unique relationships newly classified Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM‐5) in outpatient sample veterans seeking...
Research indicates that trauma can precipitate a loss of faith and struggles in the spiritual domain, leading to increased suicide risk. However, little is known about specific types may confer This brief report examines utility newly developed measure, Religious Spiritual Struggles Scale gauging risk veterans.As part their initial assessment, 52 veterans presenting an outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder substance use clinic were administered self-report symptom measures.Multiple...