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The capacity of cognitive tests to detect generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): a pilot study - Baussay A, Di Lodovico L, Poupon D, Doublet M, Ramoz N, Duriez P, Gorwood P.
Cognitive impairment remains understudied in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), despite the high prevalence and substantial burden associated with this disorder. We aimed to assess cognitive impairment in patients with GAD and evaluate the ability of cogn... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

FDA OKs Anxiety Stimulation Device; Long-Term KarXT Data; Psilocybin Adverse Events
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared Modius Stress, a non-invasive electrical stimulation device used to treat generalized anxiety disorder, said maker Neurovalens. Youth with mood disorders were 30% less likely to acquire a driver's license than... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - April 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

LSD-Based Med for Anxiety Receives FDA Breakthrough Status LSD-Based Med for Anxiety Receives FDA Breakthrough Status
A single oral dose of lysergide d-tartrate (MM-120) led to clinically and statistically significant reduction in generalized anxiety disorder through 12 weeks.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news

FDA designates LSD-based drug as possible breakthrough treatment for anxiety
A psychedelic medicine biotech company announced Thursday its LSD-based drug has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration breakthrough treatment status for treating generalized anxiety disorder with lasting relief. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Generalized anxiety and mild anxiety symptoms in U.S. military veterans: prevalence, characteristics, and functioning - Macdonald-Gagnon G, Stefanovics EA, Potenza MN, Pietrzak RH.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental disorder characterized by excessive anxiety and worries that impair daily functioning. While prior work has documented the prevalence and correlates of GAD and subthreshold GAD (SGAD) in clinical samples, cont... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Symptom patterns in the co-occurrence of depressive and generalized anxiety symptoms: a network analysis of a Canadian nationally representative sample - Su Y, Li M, Meng X.
This study aimed to investigate the symptom patterns of major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in a matched nationally representative sample of the Canadian population. We also tested whether childhood maltreatme... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Effects of sex and gender on the etiologies and presentation of select internalizing psychopathologies - Singh K, Wendt FR.
The internalizing spectrum encompasses a subset of psychopathologies characterized by emotional liability, anhedonia, anxiousness, distress, and fear, and includes, among others, diagnoses of major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (G... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Pregabalin use in forensic hospitals and prisons in German speaking countries-a survey study of physicians - Novotny M, Bulla J, Hubl D, Fischer SKM, Grosshans M, Gutzeit A, Bilke-Hentsch O, Seifritz E, Mutschler J.
BACKGROUND: Pregabalin is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog that was approved in the EU in 2004 for the treatment of neuropathic pain, generalized anxiety disorder and epilepsy. Since its introduction, pregabalin abuse and misuse has increased signif... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder following upper versus lower extremity fractures - Chen K, Hynes KK, Dirschl D, Wolf JM, Strelzow JA.
INTRODUCTION: Orthopaedic trauma has been linked to major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Post-injury rates of psychiatric diagnoses and their relationship to various injury characte... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Impaired eating behaviors but intact metabolic hormone levels in individuals with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder - McNaughton BA, Burrows K, Choquette E, Poplin T, Kuplicki R, Paulus MP, Ironside M, Stewart JL.
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) contribute significantly to global health burdens. Identifying disease markers for these comorbid disorders can increase understanding of pathogenesis and improve screening ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Overtalking may signal a mental health condition
Garrulousness could be a personality trait, but it can also stem from ADHD, autism, generalized anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder. (Source: PsycPORT.com)
Source: PsycPORT.com - October 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

CBT Best for Initial Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) should be considered first-line treatment for generalized anxiety disorder in adults, according to a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 66 randomized clinical trials. Effect size... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Psychological resilience in U.S. military veterans: results from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study - Georgescu MF, Fischer IC, Lowe S, Pietrzak RH.
Following exposure to traumatic life events, most individuals are psychologically resilient, and experience minimal-to-no symptoms of posttraumatic stress, major depressive, or generalized anxiety disorders. To date, however, most research has focused on f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Characterization of different types of anxiety disorders in relation to structural integration of personality and adverse and protective childhood experiences in psychotherapy outpatients - a cross-sectional study - Nowak J, Nikendei C, Rollmann I, Orth M, Friederich HC, Kindermann D.
In this study, we examined the relationship between anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

What is the Diagnostic Yield for Genetic Testing of Children with Neurodevelopmental Delays?
Discussion Children having significant neurodevelopmental disabilities are common with 17% of 3-17 year olds children having some type of such disability. Many are recommended to have genetic testing. Three main reasons for testing are determining the etiology, potential availability of targeted treatment or intervention, and determination of recurrence risk. But there are other pros and some cons to genetic testing which include: Pros Diagnosis is determined Improved understanding of diagnosis, natural history and prognosis for patient and family including decreased anxiety/guilt “Can end the diagnostic odyssey...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 10, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news