Sentences with phrase «used measures of anxiety»

Difference in depression originates Items in commonly used measures of anxiety and depression symptoms may not equally capture the true levels of these behavioural problems in adolescent males and females.

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On measures of anxiety and alcohol use there was no difference between men whose partners were depressed and men whose partners weren't (Roberts et al, 2006).

The University of Michigan Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM - CIDI), a revised version of the CIDI, 23 was used to measure the prevalence of the following 4 psychiatric disorders, as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, revised: 24 anxiety disorder (including one or more of social phobia, simple phobia, agoraphobia, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder); major depressive disorder; alcohol abuse or dependence; and externalizing problems that included one or more of illicit drug abuse or dependence and antisocial behaviour.

For the new study, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), an MRI technique that measures the integrity of white matter — the brain's signal - transmitting nerve fibers — to see if injuries to the nerves may be the root cause of these post-traumatic depression and anxiety symptoms.

The researchers measured the anxiety levels and cooperative behavior of the children during each visit using an anxiety and behavior scale, and monitored each child's vital signs, blood pressure, and pulse (indirect measures of anxiety).

Using personality data from 417,217 British and 3,167,041 United States participants, researchers tested regional levels of fear, anxiety and anger, comparing them to the traits historically correlated with political orientation (openness and conscientiousness) to measure the link between regional psychological climate and 2016 voting behavior.

This study measures severities of depression, anxiety and stress, and compares them to the used disease - modifying treatment.

Using measures of anxious personality in parents and anxiety symptoms in their offspring, adult parents from identical twin pairs were found to show greater similarity in anxiety levels to their own adolescent children than their nieces and nephews.

In addition, the anxiety response of rodents can be measured using the elevated plus maze, an assay in which AD mice show a disinhibition phenotype [37, 38].

The emotional language of the tweets was measured in two ways: the use of common terms associated with anger, anxiety, and «positive and negative social relationships» and groups of words reflecting certain attitudes and experiences, including hostility and aggression, boredom and fatigue, optimism, and happy memories.

They measured only certain aspects of depressive symptoms, the same goes for anxiety and hyperactivity — none of the used questionnaires were clinical tools.

For district leaders, a key challenge in using measures of student growth, especially value - added ones, is creating communications to help minimize confusion and anxiety.

Predictors included one - time measures of socioeconomic status, parental antisocial behavior, and time - varying measures of parental transitions, parental monitoring, deviant peer association, and the boys» antisocial / delinquent behavior, substance use, physical maturation, academic achievement, and anxiety.

These include patient - reported outcome measures on fatigue (Chalder Fatigue Scale), 10 physical function (SF - 36), 11 mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS), 12 pain (visual analogue pain rating scale), sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) 13 and quality of life (EQ - 5D).14 Other services used one or more of the NOD outcome measures listed above, plus additional outcome measures including the Work and Social Adjustment Scale.15

A 45 - item, self - report measure used to assess the severity of anxiety within six subgroups (generalised anxiety, panic / agoraphobia, social phobia, separation anxiety, obsessive — compulsive disorder and physical injury fears) alongside providing an overall anxiety score.30 An analysis of the internal consistency of the SCAS31 produced a coefficient α of 0.92 and a Guttman split half reliability of 0.90.

Main Outcome Measures Adolescent assessment of school grades, standardized test scores, absences, suspensions, aggression, anxiety / depression, other psychological problems, drug use, trouble with police, pregnancy, running away, gang membership, and educational aspirations.

During the time of conducting our study, the reliability of the HADS as a clinical screening tool was critically questioned noting that although the HADS was used in TIDES, different measures were recommended from that international study.36 These measures were the PHQ - 9 for depression and the GAD - 7 for anxiety.4 36 Both these measures are recommended in the international guidelines for mental health screening of patients with CF, 11 which are since being used in CF clinical settings.15 31 Because of the current shift away from using HADS as a screening tool for depression and anxiety in CF, and because of the small sample sizes in each group (online and paper - based), we did not test measurement invariance to determine if the online version of HADS is equivalent to the paper based version.

Measures of anxiety and depression were added to the online mindfulness course and these were investigated as well as perceived stress using a new, larger sample.

This study presents a follow - up of our earlier study on an online mindfulness course that examined change in perceived stress.41 It extends our previous study by examining the effect of the course on depression and anxiety symptoms, benchmarking the effects against other studies by using measures that are now widely used in primary care practices in the UK.

Method: Participants completed three measures: the Adolescent Personal Style Inventory was used to measure the Big Five personality factors: Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, Extraversion, and Openness; the Performance Anxiety... Questionnaire — used to assess somatic and cognitive symptoms of performance anxiety; and the Marching Arts Satisfaction — used to assess for the physical, social, and contextual environments of drum and bugleAnxiety... Questionnaire — used to assess somatic and cognitive symptoms of performance anxiety; and the Marching Arts Satisfaction — used to assess for the physical, social, and contextual environments of drum and bugleanxiety; and the Marching Arts Satisfaction — used to assess for the physical, social, and contextual environments of drum and bugle corps.

Fear of specific emotions (depressed mood, anxiety, anger and positive affect)(as measured by ACS) was correlated with the use of different ER strategies.

The HFQ (5 items) is a self - report measure of children's situational anxiety aroused by the hospital setting, procedures, and personnel, intended for use with children ages 6 — 12 years.

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

To measure self - reported anxiety and depression, we used the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), which is scored between 0 and 30, with 12.5 signifying a likely episode of depression.

Using structured interviews, coping and adjustment measures, self - rating behaviour scales, and anxiety and depression scales, these authors found significant differences in the prevalence of eating disorders, with displaced children exhibiting more eating disorders than non-displaced and refugee children.

Researchers asked parents how frequently they performed eleven behaviors after their kids misbehaved over the prior year (kids also indicated how often their parents did these things) and also measured kids» use of aggression and anxiety symptoms.

As well as several theoretically - based instruments that have been used primarily in research including the FRIEDBEN Test Anxiety Scale (the FTA)(Friedman & Bendas - Jacob, 1997), which is a three dimensional, 23 - item measure that targets cognitive and physiological aspects of test anxiety with consideration of social denigAnxiety Scale (the FTA)(Friedman & Bendas - Jacob, 1997), which is a three dimensional, 23 - item measure that targets cognitive and physiological aspects of test anxiety with consideration of social deniganxiety with consideration of social denigration.

Another existing measure prominently used to examine test anxiety is the TAS and versions of the TAS as it evolved over time (e.g., Sarason, 1980).

While on NHS counselling placement with us, therapists learn how to handle NHS paperwork, how to use the IAPTus diary system, and how to understand patient measures of depression and anxiety.

The MSLQ, often used as a general measure of self - regulated learning, contains a 5 item test anxiety scale.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study used the same sample as the Wood et al. (2006) study (summarized above) to examine the nature and strength of the alliance — outcome association in CBT for child anxiety.

Measures utilized include therapists conducted semistructured interviews using an instrument based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — IV — Text Revision (DSM - IV - TR), the Reaction to Treatment Questionnaire (RTQ), the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF), Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI), Quality of Life Index (QOLI), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS), the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI — II), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ), and the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ).

To measure depression and anxiety, the appropriate subscales of the short form of the Symptom Checklist (SCL - 90), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)[32], were used to measure the effects of treatment on psychological dysfunction in dimensions related to symptoms of posttraumatic stress.

Primary outcome measures are: carer preparedness measured by the Preparedness for Caregiving Scale28 and carer distress measured by the Distress Thermometer (DT).29, 30 Secondary outcome measures are carer anxiety and depression measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), 31 carer quality of life measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life Index — Cancer, 32 carer competence measured by the Carer Competence Scale, 33 carer supportive care needs measured by the «Partner and Caregivers Supportive Care Needs Scale ’34 and «Brain Tumour Specific Supportive Carer Needs for Carers Survey ’35 and health economic cost - consequences measured using a checklist of serviceanxiety and depression measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), 31 carer quality of life measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life Index — Cancer, 32 carer competence measured by the Carer Competence Scale, 33 carer supportive care needs measured by the «Partner and Caregivers Supportive Care Needs Scale ’34 and «Brain Tumour Specific Supportive Carer Needs for Carers Survey ’35 and health economic cost - consequences measured using a checklist of serviceAnxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), 31 carer quality of life measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life Index — Cancer, 32 carer competence measured by the Carer Competence Scale, 33 carer supportive care needs measured by the «Partner and Caregivers Supportive Care Needs Scale ’34 and «Brain Tumour Specific Supportive Carer Needs for Carers Survey ’35 and health economic cost - consequences measured using a checklist of services used.

Participants will be included if they meet the following criteria: (1) at high risk for development of a mental illness based on elevated levels of personality risk factors, including hopelessness, anxiety sensitivity, impulsivity and sensation seeking (as measured by the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS), described below); (2) ability to access the internet via a computer; (3) residing within Australia; and (4) willingness to provide contact details.

Internet administration of self - report measures commonly used in research on social anxiety disorder: a psychometric evaluation

Distress symptoms were measured using shortened versions of the anger, depression, anxiety, dissociation, and posttraumatic stress scales of the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children (TSCC).39 Respondents were asked how often they had experienced each symptom within the past month.

Furthermore, results appear to support the presence of a single higher - order dimension, «social anxiety,» as measured by the instruments used in this study.

The FEEL - KJ [26] is a 90 - item self - report measure used to assess emotion regulation strategies in response to feelings of anxiety, sadness, and anger.

Intervention studies for bereaved individuals often recruited participants without regard to symptom status and used supportive interventions.46, 47 A recent meta - analysis of bereavement support interventions showed an effect size of 0.15.48 However, 2 earlier studies49, 50 examined efficacy of an exposure - based treatment for individuals considered to have pathological grief and showed significant treatment effects on measures of anxiety and depression.

Because the CIS is a global measure of impairment, these data can not be used to investigate particular aspects of child emotional or behavioral problems, such as depression or anxiety, and how they may vary by paternal mental health status, and they apply only to children ages 5 to 17 years.

Importantly, our study uses a new, validated measure of adult mental health that expands the prior focus on adult depressive symptoms to include anxiety symptoms as well.

In addition, despite the HADS being a widely used measure, previous literature indicates that the two subscales do not always assess independent symptoms of anxiety and depression, with strong correlations between them often indicated (Cosco et al. 2012).

It should be kept in mind, however, that small - scale changes in parent anxiety symptoms may be obscured by the use of standardized measures in this report.

The level of dental anxiety and the psychological functioning were measured using the «Children's Fear Survey Schedule» (CFSS - DS) and the «Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire» (SDQ).

Convergent validity was analysed - using correlations between the CiOQ - SCS and the measures of posttraumatic stress symptoms, mental health, anxiety, depression, social support and coping style.

Since anxiety and depression are highly correlated and often comorbid, it is important that studies separate anxiety and depression (as opposed to using a composite measure of internalizing symptoms) in order to increase specificity.

With the exception of Lowyck et al. (2009) who use the Amsterdam Scale of Well - being (Van Deierendonck, 2003) and Hynes et al. (1992) who included measures of self - esteem and self - confidence as part of a constellation of psychological adjustment measures, all the studies reviewed used only negative emotional measures of psychological adjustment (e.g. depression, negative affect, distress, anxiety, etc.).