Article
Behavioral Sciences
David Watson, Lee Anna Clark, Leonard J. Simms, Roman Kotov
Summary: In this study, fear and anxiety are examined in the context of personality and psychopathology models, along with their assessment. Anxiety is a sustained, future-oriented response to potential threat, while fear is a brief, present-focused response to acute threat. Assessing individual differences in fear can be done through phobic responses to specific stimuli or through differentiating between harm avoidance and risk taking. These measures are correlated with various personality traits and factors within psychopathology models.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
David Watson, Lee Anna Clark, Leonard J. Simms, Roman Kotov
Summary: This article explores the relationships between fear and anxiety within structural models of personality and psychopathology, as well as important issues related to their assessment. Anxiety represents a core facet within the domain of neuroticism, while fear is a response to acute threat. Different assessment methods reflect individual differences in fear and anxiety.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ana De la Rosa-Caceres, Marta Narvaez-Camargo, Andrea Blanc-Molina, Nehemias Romero-Perez, Daniel Dacosta-Sanchez, Bella Maria Gonzalez-Ponce, Alberto Parrado-Gonzalez, Lidia Torres-Rosado, Cinta Mancheno-Velasco, Oscar Martin Lozano-Rojas
Summary: This study analyzed the association between personality facets in the Alternative Model of Personality Disorder (AMPD) of DSM-5 and the diagnostic criteria of alcohol-use disorder (AUD). The results showed that risk taking, callousness, and irresponsibility facets had the strongest association with AUD criteria, bridging externalizing personality traits with AUD criteria.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Adam Bryant Miller, Laura Machlin, Katie A. McLaughlin, Margaret A. Sheridan
Summary: The study found that early deprivation experiences from birth to age 3 indirectly impact internalizing and externalizing symptoms in early childhood, later childhood, and adolescence through language ability at age 5. Early exposure to threat, on the other hand, is associated with increased internalizing and externalizing psychopathology across all ages.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Rashida S. S. Smith-Webb, Ruby Barnard-Mayers, Martha M. M. Werler, Samantha E. E. Parker
Summary: Acetaminophen, a commonly used medication during pregnancy, has been linked to adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood, but its associations with outcomes in adolescence are less known.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Anna L. Dapprich, Laura M. Derks, Martin Holtmann, Wolf-Gero Lange, Tanja Legenbauer, Eni S. Becker
Summary: Psychopathological syndromes, such as disruptive behavior and anxiety disorders in adolescence, are characterized by distorted cognitions and problematic behavior. It is not well understood whether different interpretation biases are specific to different syndromes, or whether they can co-occur.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Neuroimaging
Irina Jarvers, Stephanie Kandsperger, Daniel Schleicher, Ayaka Ando, Franz Resch, Julian Koenig, Michael Kaess, Romuald Brunner
Summary: This study investigated the longitudinal relationship between internalizing/externalizing symptoms and brain development in adolescents. The results showed that delays in subcortical brain maturation during both early and late adolescence were associated with increases in externalizing behavior. These findings suggest a higher risk for psychopathology and highlight the need for further research.
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Kenneth S. Kendler, Sara L. Lonn, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist
Summary: The study found that resting pulse is negatively and positively associated with the risk for externalizing and internalizing disorders, respectively. Family studies showed that the nature of these associations differs, with elevated pulse directly increasing the risk for internalizing disorders while reduced pulse may be a risk index for traits predisposing to externalizing disorders.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
M. Karvonen, M. Karukivi, K. Kronstrom, R. Kaltiala
Summary: Gender-referred adolescents seeking gender affirming treatments display similar psychiatric symptoms and disorders to adolescents seeking treatment for mental health problems. Gender affirming care may not be sufficient to treat the psychiatric comorbidities of adolescents with gender dysphoria.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Anna L. L. Dapprich, Eni S. S. Becker, Laura M. M. Derks, Tanja Legenbauer, Wolf-Gero Lange
Summary: This study investigated the association between social anxiety and threatening interpretation biases, as well as the association between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and hostile interpretation biases. The findings indicated that social anxiety was related to more threatening interpretations, while CU-traits were related to more hostile interpretations. Understanding the role of interpretation biases in different psychopathologies could lead to tailored prevention and intervention approaches.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Charles T. Taylor, Laura Campbell-Sills, Ronald C. Kessler, Xiaoying Sun, Matthew K. Nock, Robert J. Ursano, Sonia Jain, Murray B. Stein
Summary: Personality traits and social network size predict mental health outcomes, with elevated neuroticism and smaller social networks increasing the risk, especially following deployment.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Louise Mewton, Briana Lees, Lindsay M. Squeglia, Miriam K. Forbes, Matthew Sunderland, Robert Krueger, Forrest C. Koch, Andrew Baillie, Tim Slade, Nicholas Hoy, Maree Teesson
Summary: This study revealed a close relationship between dimensions of psychopathology and brain structure, particularly with the decrease in cortical volume and surface area in preadolescence. Additionally, the relationship between general psychopathology and brain structure attenuated after adjusting for cognitive functioning.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ida Haahr-Pedersen, Frederique Vallieres, Maj Hansen, Kinan Aldamman, Vanessa Schmidt-Rasmussen, Rikke Holm Bramsen, Pernille Spitz, Philip Hyland
Summary: The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is a quantitative model of psychopathology that proposes trauma-related distress as a facet of Internalizing psychopathology. Recent evidence with young people suggests that it may reflect a unique dimension of psychopathology.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Tatjana M. Farley, Lenore M. McWey, Thomas Ledermann
Summary: The study investigated the relationships between youth exposure to violence, trauma, and internalizing and externalizing symptoms, finding associations between trauma, violence exposure, and youth symptoms. Gender was found to significantly moderate the relationship between trauma and externalizing symptoms, particularly with a strong positive association for males.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Marjolein R. Thunnissen, Marije aan het Rot, Barbara J. van den Hoofdakker, Maaike H. Nauta
Summary: Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a valuable method for studying youth psychopathology, allowing for real-time examination of symptoms and daily lives. Research shows that EMA can be used to observe symptom fluctuations, emotions, behaviors, and their relationship with contextual factors.
CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Correction
Psychiatry
Jeffrey R. Bishop, Adam M. Lee, Lauren J. Mills, Paul D. Thuras, Seenae Eum, Doris Clancy, Christopher R. Erbes, Melissa A. Polusny, Gregory J. Lamberty, Kelvin O. Lim
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Melissa A. Polusny, Samuel Hintz, Michael Mallen, Paul Thuras, Erin E. Krebs, Christopher R. Erbes, Paul A. Arbisi
Summary: The study found that disconstraint, negative emotionality, and introversion/low positive emotionality were positively associated with receiving more prescription opioids after return from deployment. Additionally, baseline-measured personality traits remained statistically significant after adjusting for all eight baseline and deployment risk factors of interest.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Melissa A. Polusny, Craig A. Marquardt, Emily Hagel-Campbell, Clarissa R. Filetti, Valentin V. Noel, Seth G. Disner, Jonathan D. Schaefer, Nicholas Davenport, Shmuel Lissek, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Scott R. Sponheim, Christopher R. Erbes
Summary: This study reviews literature on psychological resilience among military service members, particularly National Guard Soldiers, and reports on a prospective pilot study as preparation for a larger longitudinal cohort study on the impact of basic combat training. The research project aims to develop a comprehensive model of resilience, utilizing various data sources to examine individual differences in self-regulation as predictors of resilience-related processes. The study is positioned to elucidate mechanisms for promoting wellbeing, preventing psychopathology, and facilitating long-term recovery.
RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Paul A. Arbisi, Jacob A. Finn, Melissa A. Polusny, Christopher R. Erbes
Summary: This study examined the ability of MMPI-2-RF scores to predict treatment engagement in veterans seeking empirically supported treatments for PTSD symptoms. The findings suggest that veterans with higher scores on scales related to emotional/internalizing problems are more likely to be referred for treatment, but those with the highest scores on these scales are also more likely to withdraw before completing treatment.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Adam X. Maihofer, Karmel W. Choi, Jonathan R. Coleman, Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, Christy A. Denckla, Elizabeth Ketema, Rajendra A. Morey, Renato Polimanti, Andrew Ratanatharathorn, Katy Torres, Aliza P. Wingo, Clement C. Zai, Allison E. Aiello, Lynn M. Almli, Ananda B. Amstadter, Soren B. Andersen, Ole A. Andreassen, Paul A. Arbisi, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, S. Bryn Austin, Esmina Avdibegovic, Anders D. Borglum, Dragan Babic, Marie Baekvad-Hansen, Dewleen G. Baker, Jean C. Beckham, Laura J. Bierut, Jonathan Bisson, Marco P. Boks, Elizabeth A. Bolger, Bekh Bradley, Meghan Brashear, Gerome Breen, Richard A. Bryant, Angela C. Bustamante, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Joseph R. Calabrese, Jose M. Caldas-de-Almeida, Chia-Yen Chen, Anders M. Dale, Shareefa Dalvie, Jurgen Deckert, Douglas L. Delahanty, Michelle F. Dennis, Seth G. Disner, Katharina Domschke, Laramie E. Duncan, Alma Dzubur Kulenovic, Christopher R. Erbes, Alexandra Evans, Lindsay A. Farrer, Norah C. Feeny, Janine D. Flory, David Forbes, Carol E. Franz, Sandro Galea, Melanie E. Garrett, Aarti Gautam, Bizu Gelaye, Joel Gelernter, Elbert Geuze, Charles F. Gillespie, Aferdita Goci, Scott D. Gordon, Guia Guffanti, Rasha Hammamieh, Michael A. Hauser, Andrew C. Heath, Sian M. J. Hemmings, David Michael Hougaard, Miro Jakovljevic, Marti Jett, Eric Otto Johnson, Ian Jones, Tanja Jovanovic, Xue-Jun Qin, Karen-Inge Karstoft, Milissa L. Kaufman, Ronald C. Kessler, Alaptagin Khan, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Anthony P. King, Nastassja Koen, Henry R. Kranzler, William S. Kremen, Bruce R. Lawford, Lauren A. M. Lebois, Catrin Lewis, Israel Liberzon, Sarah D. Linnstaedt, Mark W. Logue, Adriana Lori, Bozo Lugonja, Jurjen J. Luykx, Michael J. Lyons, Jessica L. Maples-Keller, Charles Marmar, Nicholas G. Martin, Douglas Maurer, Matig R. Mavissakalian, Alexander McFarlane, Regina E. McGlinchey, Katie A. McLaughlin, Samuel A. McLean, Divya Mehta, Rebecca Mellor, Vasiliki Michopoulos, William Milberg, Mark W. Miller, Charles Phillip Morris, Ole Mors, Preben B. Mortensen, Elliot C. Nelson, Merete Nordentoft, Sonya B. Norman, Meaghan O'Donnell, Holly K. Orcutt, Matthew S. Panizzon, Edward S. Peters, Alan L. Peterson, Matthew Peverill, Robert H. Pietrzak, Melissa A. Polusny, John P. Rice, Victoria B. Risbrough, Andrea L. Roberts, Alex O. Rothbaum, Barbara O. Rothbaum, Peter Roy-Byrne, Kenneth J. Ruggiero, Ariane Rung, Bart P. F. Rutten, Nancy L. Saccone, Sixto E. Sanchez, Dick Schijven, Soraya Seedat, Antonia Seligowski, Julia S. Seng, Christina M. Sheerin, Derrick Silove, Alicia K. Smith, Jordan W. Smoller, Scott R. Sponheim, Dan J. Stein, Jennifer S. Stevens, Martin H. Teicher, Wesley K. Thompson, Edward Trapido, Monica Uddin, Robert J. Ursano, Leigh Luella van den Heuvel, Miranda Van Hooff, Eric Vermetten, Christiaan H. Vinkers, Joanne Voisey, Yunpeng Wang, Zhewu Wang, Thomas Werge, Michelle A. Williams, Douglas E. Williamson, Sherry Winternitz, Christiane Wolf, Erika J. Wolf, Rachel Yehuda, Keith A. Young, Ross McD Young, Hongyu Zhao, Lori A. Zoellner, Magali Haas, Heather Lasseter, Allison C. Provost, Rany M. Salem, Jonathan Sebat, Richard A. Shaffer, Tianying Wu, Stephan Ripke, Mark J. Daly, Kerry J. Ressler, Karestan C. Koenen, Murray B. Stein, Caroline M. Nievergelt
Summary: This study combines a quantitative measurement of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) phenotype with lifetime trauma exposure (LTE) information to identify novel risk loci and demonstrate a high genetic overlap between PTSD and LTE.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Laura A. Meis, Shirley M. Glynn, Michele R. Spoont, Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, David Nelson, Carl E. Isenhart, Afsoon Eftekhari, Princess E. Ackland, Erin B. Linden, Robert J. Orazem, Andrea Cutting, Emily M. Hagel Campbell, Millie C. Astin, Katherine E. Porter, Erin Smith, Christopher D. Chuick, Kristen E. Lamp, Tessa C. Vuper, Taylor A. Oakley, Lila B. Khan, Sally K. Keckeisen, Melissa A. Polusny
Summary: This paper describes a research method to evaluate whether family inclusion in Prolonged Exposure can improve treatment adherence for posttraumatic stress disorder. The results will provide important evidence for best practices in family involvement in trauma-focused treatments.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Laura A. Meis, Melissa A. Polusny, Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, Christopher R. Erbes, Maureen O'Dougherty, Emily P. G. Erickson, Robert J. Orazem, Lori B. Burmeister, Michele R. Spoont
Summary: This study interviewed veterans with poor adherence to trauma-focused PTSD treatments and their therapists. The therapists used clinical stereotypes to explain the veterans' poor adherence, while the veterans had complex and multicausal explanations. The veterans withheld information about their difficulties, leaving the therapists challenged to respond effectively.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Caitlin A. Martin-Wagar, Craig A. Marquardt, Yuchen Liu, Paul A. Arbisi, Christopher R. Erbes, Melissa A. Polusny
Summary: Accurate measurement of stressors is crucial for understanding their impact on health. However, the reliability of retrospective reporting and the effects of time on memory recall need to be carefully considered.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, Heather Gerould, Melissa A. Polusny, Nina A. Sayer, Melissa R. Partin
Summary: This study aimed to understand how to market evidence-based psychotherapies to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study found that veterans viewed the effectiveness of treatments as the main selling point, but questioned the credibility of improvement descriptions that didn't align with their experiences or beliefs about PTSD. Participants had difficulties distinguishing different treatment approaches, leading to skepticism about promised treatment effects and decreased interest. Lack of targeting for women veterans made them assume that information about treatment options applied only to men.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Itamar Shapira, Joshua Richman, Thaddeus W. W. Pace, Kelvin O. Lim, Melissa A. Polusny, Mark B. Hamner, J. Douglas Bremner, Mercy N. Mumba, M. Lindsey Jacobs, Patricia Pilkinton, Lori L. Davis
Summary: The study found that MBSR significantly improved clinical outcomes and increased mindfulness was strongly associated with improved symptoms.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Kristen P. P. Howard, Michele R. R. Spoont, Melissa A. A. Polusny, Afsoon Eftekhari, Craig S. S. Rosen, Laura A. A. Meis
Summary: Although trauma-focused treatments (TFTs) are generally effective, not all patients improve. Symptom accommodation by loved ones may be particularly relevant to TFT treatment response and engagement. Relationship strain moderates the effect of symptom accommodation on treatment response, and symptom accommodation predicts poorer treatment response through reduced homework completion.
JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Melissa A. Polusny, Craig A. Marquardt, Michelle Hubbling, Emily Hagel Campbell, Paul A. Arbisi, Nicholas Davenport, Kelvin Lim, Shmuel Lissek, Jonathan Schaefer, Scott R. Sponheim, Ann S. Masten, Siamak Noorbaloochi
Summary: The ARMOR study aims to characterize positive adaptation trajectories among young military recruits during basic combat training and identify processes contributing to individual variations in resilience.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Neurosciences
Craig Marquardt, Collin Teich, Kara Stevens, Scott Sponheim, Melissa Polusny
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Neurosciences
Jennifer Schmit, Craig Marquardt, Nicholas Davenport, Shmuel Lissek, Kelvin Lim, Melissa Polusny
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
J. Irene Harris, Thad Q. Strom, Shaili Jain, Timothy Doble, Holly Raisl, Natalie IIundt, Melissa Polusny, David M. Fink, Christopher Erbes
COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE
(2020)