Coping through avoidance may explain gender disparities in anxiety
To-date no models adequately address the higher vulnerability of women to anxiety pathology, in contrast to other disorders, such as depression where ruminative thinking has been identified as accounting for women's greater risk. This investigation examines the hypothesis that gender differences in coping, with women relying more on specific types of avoidance, may in part explain women's anxiety risk.
Pre-deployment trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity and experiential avoidance predict war-zone stress-evoked psychopathology
Authors:
Adam R. Cobb, Cynthia L. Lancaster, Eric C. Meyer, Han-Joo Lee, & Michael J. Telch
B-SA-AAQ (Brief Social Anxiety)
The SA-AAQ has been evaluated and a shorter version is now available. The Brief Social Anxiety - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire is attached below.
MacKenzie, M. B., Kocovski, N. L., Blackie, R. A., Carrique, L. C., Fleming, J. E., & Antony, M. M. (2017). Development of a brief version of the Social Anxiety – Acceptance and Action Questionnaire. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39, 342-354.
ACT for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Skills Group Handouts
Attached are ACT skills group handouts that we have used on our perinatal psychiatry inpatient unit at UNC Hospital at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They were adapted from multiple other sources, so the content is in no way original. Also attached is our manuscript describing the rationale and use of these materials.
For additional information, you can contact Crystal Schiller at [email protected].
Coping through avoidance may explain gender disparities in anxiety
Authors:
Georgia Panayiotou, Maria Karekla, and Chrysanthi Leonidou
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Recent meta analysis on CBT and Generalised Anxiety Disorder in Older People
Just came across this systematic review and metanalysis that is relevant to the interests of this group:
Kishita, N., & Laidlaw, K. (2017). Cognitive behaviour therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: Is CBT equally efficacious in adults of working age and older adults? Clinical Psychology Review, 52, 124–136. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.01.003
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.01.003
A preliminary examination of willingness and importance as moderators of the relationship between statistics anxiety and performance
Statistics coursework presents a significant challenge for college students, often associated with anxiety, which further inhibits performance. Applied to statistics anxiety and performance, the psychological flexibility model suggests that statistics anxiety may not inhibit performance when it is approached willingly in service of important values.
The role of experiential avoidance in the relation between anxiety disorder diagnoses and future physical health symptoms in a community sample of young adult women
Individuals diagnosed with an anxiety disorder report more physical health problems than those without an anxiety disorder. Few studies have examined the relation of anxiety disorders to later physical health symptoms, or the processes that may explain this relation. One process of interest is experiential avoidance (EA), which is commonly reported in populations characterized by high anxiety and often leads to health-compromising behaviors.
A preliminary examination of willingness and importance as moderators of the relationship between statistics anxiety and performance
Authors:
Emily K. Sandoz, Grayson Butcher, Tracy A. Protti
The role of experiential avoidance in the relation between anxiety disorder diagnoses and future physical health symptoms in a community sample of young adult women
Authors:
Christopher R. Berghoff, Matthew T. Tull, David DiLillo, Terri Messman-Moore, Kim L. Gratz