Specific Phobia, Fear, and the Autism Spectrum in Children and Adolescents: Adapting OST for ASD
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s10567-024-00475-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFears and phobias are a common mental health concern for youth, and particularly for autistic youth. The following review briefly summarizes the extant literature on specific phobias and specific phobias in autistic youth. The evidence base is briefly highlighted pointing to the strong base behind behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatments and techniques. A broad discussion of key evidence-based treatment findings is presented, leading up to the impactful work of Thomas H. Ollendick in researching Öst's One-Session ...
Source: Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thompson E Davis Justine Brennan Source Type: research
Associations between empirically proportionate and disproportionate fears of cancer recurrence and anxiety and depression in uveal melanoma survivors: Five-year prospective study
CONCLUSIONS: FCR was more likely to progress to elevated anxiety symptoms when proportionate to the known objective recurrence risk. Objective evidence may play a prominent role in the development and structure of fear because it assumes a high epistemic weight that activates a wide range of emotional and cognitive responses. Interventions that assist survivors to tolerate FCR in the presence of higher recurrence risks may be important in reducing anxiety symptoms.PMID:38462481 | DOI:10.1111/bjhp.12719 (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - March 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen L Brown Laura Hope-Stone Nicola van der Voort Rumana Hussain Heinrich Heimann William L Coventry Mary Gemma Cherry Source Type: research
Associations between empirically proportionate and disproportionate fears of cancer recurrence and anxiety and depression in uveal melanoma survivors: Five-year prospective study
CONCLUSIONS: FCR was more likely to progress to elevated anxiety symptoms when proportionate to the known objective recurrence risk. Objective evidence may play a prominent role in the development and structure of fear because it assumes a high epistemic weight that activates a wide range of emotional and cognitive responses. Interventions that assist survivors to tolerate FCR in the presence of higher recurrence risks may be important in reducing anxiety symptoms.PMID:38462481 | DOI:10.1111/bjhp.12719 (Source: British Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - March 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen L Brown Laura Hope-Stone Nicola van der Voort Rumana Hussain Heinrich Heimann William L Coventry Mary Gemma Cherry Source Type: research
From synaptic dysfunction to atypical emotional processing in autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by social impairments and repetitive behaviors, often accompanied by pronounced emotional complexities, including elevated anxiety rates. This review explores ASD's intricate relationship with atypical emotional processing, utilizing diverse animal models. Beyond altered sensory processing, we examine the contributions of altered threat processing and altered interoception. These multifaceted alterations may contribute to atypical phobias, prevalent anxiety disorders within this population. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition mainly charac...
Source: FEBS Letters - February 13, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Sara L. Reis,
Patricia Monteiro Tags: Review Source Type: research
Money Attitudes After Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques: Psychological Change in a Virtual vs In-Person Group
CONCLUSIONS: The current study's findings point toward EFT's potential to improve money attitudes as well as psychological symptoms and indicated that EFT can be effective when delivered virtually. The study demonstrated improvements in anxiety, depression, pain, and happiness. The current research team recommends delivering EFT and other evidence-based therapies virtually, through apps, on-demand therapy sessions, virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI).PMID:38345770 (Source: Advances in Mind Body Medicine)
Source: Advances in Mind Body Medicine - February 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dawson Church Anitha Vasudevan Alexander De Foe Rhianna Lovegrove Source Type: research
