A5084516466- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Music Therapy and Health
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Mind wandering and attention
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Infant Health and Development
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2021-2024
Colorado School of Public Health
2024
University of Pennsylvania
2024
University of Colorado Boulder
2014-2023
Massachusetts General Hospital
2012-2013
Harvard University
2012-2013
Article Abstract Objective: Mindfulness meditation has met increasing interest as a therapeutic strategy for anxiety disorders, but prior studies have been limited by methodological concerns, including lack of an active comparison group. This is the first randomized, controlled trial comparing manualized Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program with control generalized disorder (GAD), characterized chronic worry and physiologic hyperarousal symptoms. Method: Ninety-three individuals...
Patients with residual depressive symptoms face a gap in care because few resources, to date, are available manage the lingering effects of their illness.
Depression among pregnant women is a prevalent public health problem associated with poor maternal and offspring development. Behavioral activation (BA) scalable intervention aligned women's preference for nonpharmacological depression care. This the first test of effectiveness BA women, which aimed to evaluate as compared treatment usual (TAU).
Background: Mindful Mood Balance (MMB) is a Web-based intervention designed to treat residual depressive symptoms and prevent relapse. MMB was deliver the core concepts of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), group treatment, which, despite its strong evidence base, faces number dissemination challenges. Objective: The present study qualitative investigation participants' experiences with MMB. Methods: Qualitative content analysis conducted via 38 exit interviews participants. Study...
Background Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder (GSAD) is characterized by excessive fear and avoidance of several types social performance situations. The pathophysiology not well understood, but research in animals humans has provided evidence that oxytocin helps regulate normal affiliative behavior. Previous work healthy male subjects demonstrated a rise plasma after receiving high trust signal. To examine the system GSAD, we measured GSAD patients controls, before "Trust Game,"...
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a condition characterized by worry and physiological arousal symptoms that causes significant disabilities in patients' lives. In order to improve psychotherapeutic interventions, careful characterization of the deficiencies this population as well factors ameliorate disability crucial. Variables have not traditionally been focus research should be considered, such trait mindfulness self-compassion. We investigated whether GAD patients would report lower...
Abstract To determine whether the relationship between inflammatory factors and clinically significant depression symptoms is moderated by high exposure to adverse childhood experiences current life stressors in a longitudinal community cohort of midlife women. Methods: Participants from Penn Ovarian Ageing Study (age at baseline: M = 45.3 [SD 3.8]) were included analyses if they had blood sample measuring basal markers during least one visit where symptom severity stressful events also...
To characterize the influence of early life stress on peripheral basal inflammatory markers across menopause transition. Participants from longitudinal Penn Ovarian Aging study were assessed for childhood adversity at end (14 years) using Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire. Responses categorized as low (0–1) or high (≥2) ACE exposure. The stored blood sample catalogue was reviewed to exclude those samples collected during use medications that could impact immune status...
Women with more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may face a triple threat of risk factors for cognitive concerns during the menopause transition: reduced estradiol, increased inflammation, and early life stress sequelae. Our objective was to determine extent which ACEs peripheral basal inflammatory markers associate verbal memory across transition. Penn Ovarian Aging cohort participants (n = 167) were assessed (low (0–1) or high (≥2)) had remaining stored blood samples at study end...
Everyday life contexts and interactions are influential for the well-being of both postpartum women their infants. We collected naturalistic observational recordings daily environments social primiparous (N = 50) using electronically activated recorder (EAR). addressed two aims. First, we examined feasibility, acceptability, compliance collecting ambient sounds with women. found EAR to be acceptable, feasible, associated good compliance. Second, evaluated frequency interrater reliability...
Purpose: We assessed whether experiencing parental cancer during childhood was associated with anxiety levels young adulthood—and survival status moderated or related psychosocial outcomes. Methods: Young adults who experienced their (n = 68) and those did not 298) completed measures of current family functioning. The group social support life changes the posttraumatic growth. Results: endorsed higher state trait than matched controls. Higher correlated less cohesion lower past satisfaction....
Body piercing, which is prevalent in young adults, has been suggested to be associated with features usually related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as high-risk behaviours and psychopathological symptoms might motivated by a wish deal prior traumatic experiences. However, date, no research investigated the relationship between this practice PTSD symptoms. The present aims investigate possible body piercing French-speaking adults. According our results, having two or more piercings...
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for depression have become a frequent focus of research and clinical practice in recent decades. This article summarizes evidence regarding the use MBIs prevention depressive episodes relief symptoms across different phases depression. Much review is focused on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), widely studied MBI There strong MBCT preventing relapse among people with recurrent remission. The less robust consistent respect to as treatment acute...
The menopause transition is associated with difficulties in executive function. However, it unclear whether these persist past perimenopause. This study investigated potential confounders, including natural vs. surgical postmenopause and menopause-related psychological symptoms, influence dysfunction persists into postmenopause.