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Journal articles on the topic "Work-related anxiety"
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Gerasimaviciute, Vaiva, Ute Bültmann, Pamela M. Diamond, Jessica M. Tullar, George L. Delclos, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, and Benjamin C. Amick III. "Reciprocal associations between depression, anxiety and work-related injury." Injury Prevention 26, no. 6 (November 4, 2019): 529–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043403.
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ObjectiveTo examine the reciprocal longitudinal associations between depression or anxiety with work-related injury (WRI) at a large employer in the southwestern United States.MethodThree administrative datasets (2011–2013) were merged: employee eligibility, medical and prescription claims, and workers’ compensation claims. The sample contained 69 066 active employees. Depression and anxiety were defined as episodes of medical visits care (ie, claims) with corresponding ICD-9-CM codes. For an individual’s consecutive claims, a new case of depression or anxiety was defined if more than 8 weeks have passed since the prior episode. The presence of a workers’ compensation injury claim was used to identify WRI. Three-wave (health plan years 2011 or T1, 2012 or T2, and 2013 or T3) autoregressive cross-lagged models were used to estimate whether depression or anxiety predicted WRI, also if WRI predicted depression or anxiety in the following year(s).ResultsDepression predicted injury from T1 to T2 (β=0.127, p<0.001) and from T2 to T3 (β=0.092, p=0.001). Injury predicted depression from T1 to T3 (β=0.418, p<0.001). Effects of anxiety on WRI were small and inconsistent, from T1 to T2 (β=0.013, p=0.622) and from T2 to T3 (β=−0.043, p=0.031). T1 injury had a protective effect on T3 anxiety (β=−0.273, p<0.001).ConclusionsWe found evidence of reciprocal effects for depression with WRI after adjustment for prior injuries and depression. The evidence for the relationship between anxiety and WRI is less clear. WRI prevention and management programmes should incorporate depression prevention and management.
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Erickson, Steven R., Sally Guthrie, Michelle VanEtten-Lee, Joseph Himle, Jody Hoffman, Susana F. Santos, Amy S. Janeck, Kara Zivin, and James L. Abelson. "Severity of anxiety and work-related outcomes of patients with anxiety disorders." Depression and Anxiety 26, no. 12 (December 2009): 1165–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20624.
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Jones, Melanie K., Paul L. Latreille, and Peter J. Sloane. "Job Anxiety, Work-Related Psychological Illness and Workplace Performance." British Journal of Industrial Relations 54, no. 4 (November 12, 2015): 742–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12159.
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Martín, Antonio Duro. "Work-Related Negative Experience." European Psychologist 15, no. 2 (January 1, 2010): 109–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000009.
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This cross-sectional study examines the relationship between poor employee well-being (PEWB) and work-related mental ill-health and substance consumption (MIH). It is proposed as a unification model that links both work-related negative consequences on the basis of the experiences of threat, loss, and frustration at work. PEWB contains the following elements: emotional discomfort, bodily uneasiness, organizational distance, task impairment, and dragging workday; and MIH includes work-related anxiety, depression, irritability, cigarette smoking, alcohol and drug consumption, and physical illness. Six hundred ninety-seven participants, working in a wide range of jobs and occupations, completed the survey. Results indicated that PEWB and MIH are significantly associated, after controlling for demographic and personal factors. Sense sharing between PEWB-MIH and PEWB element combination explained the relationships between both constructs. These findings could be helpful for organizations interested in preserving and improving worker mental health.
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Yildirim, Osman, Olha I. Ilyash, Viktoriia Ye Khaustova, and Arzu Celiksular. "The Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Work-related Strain on the Employee’s Organizational Behavior Factors." PROBLEMS OF ECONOMY 2, no. 52 (2022): 124–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2022-2-124-131.
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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of employee’s emotional intelligence and work-related strain on anxiety and depression. In order to collect data, face-to-face questionnaires were administered to 210 healthcare workers who agreed to fill in the information required.The survey was conducted with the use of an easy sampling method. According to the findings: (1) the anxiety / depression (HAD) variable was positively affected by the work-related strain variable; (2) the HAD variable was negatively affected by emotional intelligence; (3)when HAD (a dependent variable) and two other variables (independent ones) were subjected to a stepwise multiple regression analysis, 45 % of the variance in the HAD variable was explained by the emotional intelligence and work-relatedstrain variables. The research was limited to 210 people working in health institutions operating in Istanbul region.
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Haddar, A., I. Sellami, A. Hrairi, N. Rmadi, R. Masmoudi, K. Hammami, J. Masmoudi, M. L. Masmoudi, and M. Hajjaji. "Anxiety and depression among victims of work-related upper extremity injuries." European Psychiatry 65, S1 (June 2022): S304—S305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.777.
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Introduction Being a victim of work-related upper extremity injuries is a source of physical damage and mental damages. Psychological distress related to this type of accident is usually underestimated. Objectives Evaluate anxiety and depression among victims of work-related upper extremity injuries. Methods We conducted a 10-month cross-sectional analysis on workers consulting for an Impairment Rating Evaluation after an upper extremity injury due to an occupational accident. We collected socio-professional data, characteristics and outcomes of the accident. Anxiety and depression were evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. The pain was evaluated by a Visual Analogue Scale. Results Our population consisted of 90 cases of work-related upper-extremity injuries. The mean age was 43.10 and the sex ratio 3.7. The most represented category was blue-collar workers (71.1%). Medical history of chronic diseases was reported in 23% of cases and 3.3 % had mental health antecedent. Dominant upper limb injuries were found in 62% of cases. Hand and wrist injuries were the most affected part (63%), and 33.3% had fingers’ injuries. The prevalence of anxiety and depression were 31.1% and 20% respectively. About thirty-one per cent rated their current pain greater than or equal to 8. Both anxiety and depression were positively correlated with male gender (p= 0.001, p=0.007) and shoulder injuries (p=0.001, p=0.018). Depression was correlated to fingers’ injuries and pain (p=0.002). Conclusions The studied population present an important rate of anxiety and depression. Assessing Mental health after upper extremities injuries are necessary to prevent serious mental illness and to promote a successful return to work. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Rajendran, Arumbi Janardhanam, Mridula C. Jobson, Janetha A. Johnson, C. Solomon, N. Vijayashree, and AJ Jason. "Work-related Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Information Technology Employees." Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 31, no. 3 (August 28, 2021): 57–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10066-0090.
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Mundia, Lawrence. "How Sociodemographic Variables and Social Values Predict Work-Related General Anxiety in Brunei Public and Private Sector Employees." Issues in Social Science 7, no. 2 (December 23, 2019): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/iss.v7i2.16117.
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Background: Numerous studies show that employees tend to have anxiety and other psychological problems at places of work. The present investigation explored the prevalence of work-related general anxiety in 860 randomly chosen Brunei public and private sector employees.Methods: A quantitative field survey design was used to reach many participants and employed binary logistic regression procedure with backward elimination in analyzing the data.Results: Males were far less likely to have work-related general anxiety compared to females. Employees who sought help from prayer / religion were nearly 1.7 times more likely to have work-related general anxiety compared to those who do not get such help. Workers who regularly got help from family members on problems had also high likelihood of possessing a great amount of work-related general anxiety compared to those who did not often get help from family members. Employees with a low educational background had high odds ratios for possessing work-related general anxiety compared to those with high education.Compared to high scorers: (1) low scorers on peace and security variable were less likely to have work-related general anxiety; (2) low scorers on personal wellbeing and happiness were also less likely to experience work-related general anxiety; (3) low scorers on self-regulation and self-direction were as well less likely to have work-related general anxiety; and (4) low scorers on employer-employee relationships were equally less likely to have work-related general anxiety issues. However, (5) low scorers on moral obligations were 1.6 times more likely to have work-related general anxiety problems; (6) low scorers on satisfaction with work-related achievements were 1.9 times more likely to have work-related general anxiety; (7) low scorers on interpersonal trust variable had high odds ratios for having work-related general anxiety problems; and (8) low scorers on work stress problems were surprisingly also highly likely to have work-related general anxiety problems.Conclusions: Sociodemographic variables and social work values presented above had different effects on work-related anxiety in employees. These are the variables to which attention and priority should be directed and accorded when counselling workers.
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Fry, Louis W., Charles M. Futrell, A. Parasuraman, and Margaret A. Chmielewski. "An Analysis of Alternative Causal Models of Salesperson Role Perceptions and Work-Related Attitudes." Journal of Marketing Research 23, no. 2 (May 1986): 153–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002224378602300207.
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Data from a salesforce of a national industrial manufacturer were used to test relationships among leadership, role conflict and ambiguity, job satisfaction, and job anxiety. Two alternative models were evaluated. One model proposes that job anxiety leads to dissatisfaction and the other that job anxiety is a consequence of dissatisfaction. Results reveal a converged theoretical model. A need for further theorizing on causal relationships among various satisfaction facets and role variables is apparent. Contrary to previous research findings, no causal linkages are found between job anxiety and satisfaction.
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Kim, Sang-Woo, Junghee Ha, June-Hee Lee, and Jin-Ha Yoon. "Association between Job-Related Factors and Work-Related Anxiety, and Moderating Effect of Decision-Making Authority in Korean Wageworkers: A Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11 (May 27, 2021): 5755. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115755.
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Among the factors causing workers’ anxiety, job-related factors are important since they can be managed. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the association between work-related anxiety and job-related factors among Korean wageworkers using data from the Fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey. Participants were 13,600 Korean wageworkers aged <65 years. We analyzed the association between job-related factors and work-related anxiety, and the moderating effect of decision-making authority. “Meeting precise quality standards,” “Solving unforeseen problems on your own,” “Complex tasks,” “Learning new things,” “Working at very high speed,” and “Working to tight deadlines” were positively associated with work-related anxiety. “Monotonous tasks” was negatively associated with work-related anxiety. The odds ratio (OR) of “Complex tasks” was higher in the group that had insufficient decision-making authority (OR 3.92, 95% confidential interval (CI) 2.40–6.42) compared to that with sufficient decision-making authority (OR 2.74, 95% CI 1.61–4.67). The risk of work-related anxiety was higher when the workers experienced time pressure, carried out tasks with high mental and physical demands, and dealt with unpredictable situations. This association was more pronounced when decision-making authority was insufficient.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Work-related anxiety"
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Harlan, Steven Howard. "Anxiety and Focus in Work-Related Training." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1585.
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Currently, nonemployee students who take General Electric's (GE's) pollution control classes do not demonstrate consistent knowledge gains following training. The purpose of this project was to investigate whether the independent variables of level of education and choice in attending the class made a significant difference in the means of the dependent variables of anxiety and ability to focus. The project was influenced by the theory of andragogy, which explores the motivations and principles specific to the teaching of adults. The research questions for this study probed relationships between level of formal education among participants and their choice in whether to attend or not and potential anxiety towards training and their ability to focus on training. Data were collected from 756 adults who took a voluntary self-designed survey while registering for this class. A quantitative approach that included t tests and ANOVA tests revealed significant differences when comparing the adult behaviors of anxiety and ability to focus with the variables of choice in attendance of training and level of completed formal education. The results were used to inform a train-the-trainer program with the goal of mitigating discrepancies in knowledge transfer. As the impacts of pollution are understood, it is critical that those who are responsible for controlling pollution have the best training. Organizations that issue professional certifications need to be assured that those completing continuing education units deserve the awarded credits. Thus, any improvement to the consistency of knowledge transferred for GE's pollution control classes will support social change by enhancing the ability of students of the class to protect the earth's communities and climate and fulfill education obligations.
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Vonofakos, Dimitris. "Differentiating anxiety, defence and work-related functioning in the psychodynamics of social systems : observing the unconscious cultures of psychiatric organisations." Thesis, University of Essex, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495770.
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The aim of this thesis is the theoretical and empirical study of anxiety, defence and realityoriented functioning in social defence systems. The psychoanalytic background of the 'Tavistock approach' fonns the conceptual framework of this project. Thus the first chapter of the thesis discusses an overview of Freud's description of unconscious anxiety and defence, the positions of early psychic development as developed by Melanie Klein and Bion's extended view of projective identification as an early, non-verbal channel of emotional communication. An examination of group dynamics as studied by Freud and, in particular, Bion presents two major influences on the early work of the Tavistock group in the psychoanalytic study of organisations. In the second chapter, the emergence and establishment of the 'Tavistock approach' to the study of organisations is explored from a historical perspective. This serves to contextualise theoretical and professional shifts in this body of work, as well as illustrating the limited scope of its later application within the social defence systems paradigm. The following chapters present a re-worked, three-level view of social defence systems which incorporates co-existing defence-related and work-related states. This is an attempt to explore further the multiplicity of dynamics in social defence systems, utilising a wider range of psychoanalytic concepts. In order to test these theoretical constructs, an empirical study is carried out in two in-patient psychiatric wards. Using a psychoanalytically-influenced observational methodology, the empirical research focuses on the study of the institutions' cultures of work, hence connecting unconscious phantasy to work practices. The final chapter examines the main findings in a wider theoretical and professional framework. This thesis is a pilot study that attempts to illuminate the inner-workings of social defence systems through a psychoanalytic framework similar to the early Tavistock work in this area.
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Rivière, Mathieu. "La souffrance psychique en lien avec le travail vue en consultation de médecine générale. Étude de la prévalence et des facteurs associés Prevalence of work-related common psychiatric disorders in primary care: The French Héraclès study Which work-related characteristics are most strongly associated with common mental disorders? A cross-sectional study." Thesis, Sorbonne université, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SORUS308.
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Le médecin généraliste (MG), est souvent confronté à des patients avec des problèmes de santé psychique en lien avec le travail. L’objectif de cette thèse est de déterminer la prévalence de la souffrance psychique en lien avec le travail chez les patients consultant leur MG et d’étudier l’association entre la souffrance psychique et les facteurs psychosociaux au travail. Ce travail est basé sur l’étude Héraclès menée auprès de 2 027 patients en activité ayant consulté leur MG dans Nord – Pas-de-Calais. La souffrance psychique a été évaluée par : le MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview, la déclaration du patient et le diagnostic du MG. L’association entre la souffrance psychique objectivée par le MINI et les facteurs psychosociaux au travail a été étudiée en utilisant un modèle de régression de Poisson ou un modèle de régression logistique. La prévalence de la souffrance psychique en lien avec le travail objectivée par le MINI était de 25,6%, 24,5% pour la souffrance rapportée par le patient et 25,8% pour la souffrance diagnostiquée par le médecin. L’analyse multivariée a rapporté une association significative entre dépression/anxiété et l’intensité et temps de travail, l’exigence émotionnelle et les relations sociales au travail. La consommation excessive d’alcool était associée avec les relations sociales au travail et l’autonomie. La suicidalité était associée avec l’intensité et le temps de travail chez les hommes et l’exigence émotionnelle chez les femmes. Ces résultats démontrent le rôle majeur du MG dans la prise en charge de ces patients ainsi que le poids des facteurs du travail dans la présence de troubles psychiquesThe general practitioner (GP) is often confronted with patients with mental health problems related to work. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of work related mental distress in patients consulting their GP and to study the association between mental distress and psychosocial factors at work. This work is based on the Héraclès study conducted among 2,027 patients in professional activity consulting their GP in the Nord - Pas-de-Calais. Mental distress was evaluated with the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview, by the patient's statement and the GP’s diagnosis. The association between mental distress objectified by the MINI and psychosocial factors at work was studied using a Poisson regression or a logistic regression model. The prevalence of work related mental distress objectified by the MINI was 25.6%, 24.5% for mental distress reported by the patient and 25.8% for mental distress diagnosed by the GP. In the multivariable analyses significant association was found for depression/anxiety and work intensity, emotional demands and social relations at work. Excessive alcohol consumption was associated with social relations at work and autonomy. For suicidality, there was an association with work intensity in men and emotional demands in women. The prevalence of work related mental distress found in our study was high and emphasize the major role of GPs in the management of these patients. Several psychosocial factors at work were associated with mental distress which shows the impact of those work characteristics on the presence of mental distress
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Meyers, Tom. "The effect of the Reaset Approach on the autonomic nervous system, state-trait anxiety and musculoskeletal pain in patients with work-related stress: A pilot study." Bachelor's thesis, Dresden International University, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-204179.
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Background: Work-related stress (WRS) is associated with musculoskeletal pain (MSP), changes in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and anxiety. Objective: To determine the feasibility of a follow-up study and treatment efficacy of the Reaset Approach on MSP, ANS and State-Trait anxiety. Methods: 15 subjects with WRS and MSP were assigned into 3 groups (Body, Head-Neck, Head-Neck-Body). Each group received a single 25 minute ‘Reaset Approach’ intervention. Heart rate variability (HRV), electro-dermal activity (EDA), State Trait Anxiety (STAI) and MSP were measured. Results: HRV parameters: SDNN increased in 13 of 15 subjects while SD1 and SD2 increased in 12 of 15 subjects. EDA reduced in 10 of 14 subjects. State Anxiety reduced in all subjects and Trait Anxiety reduced in 14 of 15 subjects. MSP reduced in all subjects after the intervention and were still lower three days afterwards. Conclusions: This pilot study determined that a follow-up study can ensue provided minor modifications are implemented and that the ‘Reaset Approach’ has an influence on the ANS, anxiety and MSP. Results do differ between groups. The intervention groups including the head and neck modalities demonstrated better resultsHintergrund: Arbeitsbedingter Stress (ABS) ist verbunden mit muskelschmerzen, Veränderungen im autonomen Nervensystem (ANS) und Angst. Ziel: Machbarkeit einer Follow-up-Studie und Wirksamkeit der Behandlung des Reaset Ansatzes auf ANS, Muskelschmerzen und State und Trait- Angst bestimmen. Methoden: 15 Patienten mit ABS und Muskelschmerzen wurden in 3 Gruppen eingeteilt (Körper, Kopf-Hals, Kopf-Hals-Körper). Jede Gruppe erhielt eine einzige 25 Minuten dauernde 'Reaset Approach’-Behandlung. Herzfrequenzvariabilität (HRV), elektro-dermale Aktivität (EDA), State-Trait-Angstsinventar (STAI) und Muskelschmerzen (SF-MPQ) wurden gemessen. Ergebnisse: Die HRV-wert: SDNN ist bei 13 von 15 Probanden erhöht, während SD1 und SD2 bei 12 von 15 Probanden zugenommen hat. EDA war bei 10 von 14 Probanden reduziert. Die State-Angst hat bei allen Probanden und die Trait-Angst bei 14 der 15 Probanden abgenommen. Muskelschmerzen waren bei alle Probanden anschließend an und drei Tage nach der Intervention reduziert. Schlussfolgerung: Diese Pilotstudie hat gezeigt, dass eine Follow-up-Studie fortgesetzt werden kann, sofern kleinere Änderungen durchgeführt werden. Die 'Reaset Approach’ hat einen günstigen Einfluss auf die ANS, State-Trait-Angst und Muskelschmerzen. Ergebnisse zwischen den Gruppen sind unterschiedlich. Die Interventionsgruppen mit einschließlich der Kopf-Hals-Modalitäten zeigten bessere Ergebnisse
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Moustié, Jean-Baptiste. "Droit et risques psychosociaux au travail." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014BORD0266/document.
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Le concept de « risques psychosociaux au travail » rassemble plusieurs phénomènes de souffrance liés au travail. Ces risques se réfèrent à la fois aux actes porteurs de souffrance et aux expressions de cette souffrance sur la santé des salariés. Malgré sa formulation, ce concept renvoie à des événements qui portent atteinte tant à la santé psychique que physique des travailleurs. Ces atteintes d’origine professionnelle ont pour trait commun leur caractère avant tout social. En effet, les risques psychosociaux sont principalement causés par des organisations du travail, des méthodes de management ou des relations interpersonnelles néfastes. Si l’expression de risques psychosociaux a émergé hors du champ juridique, elle est désormais communément utilisée en droit pour traiter des questions de santé et de sécurité au travail. L’appréhension juridique de ces risques n’est pourtant pas évidente. Ceux-ci sont difficiles à délimiter, teintés de subjectivité et peu enclins à être appréhendés au vu de l’histoire du droit social. Toutefois, le droit est de plus en plus sensible à l’appréhension des différentes dimensions de la personne du salarié. En outre, si la consécration des risques psychosociaux en tant que catégorie juridique est marginale, les événements auxquels renvoie ce concept sont saisis par les textes de droit nationaux et extranationaux ainsi que par la jurisprudence. Dès lors, les dispositifs et solutions juridiques applicables aux relations de travail de droit privé sont en capacité de prévenir ces risques, de les sanctionner ou de les réparer. À ce titre, une multitude d’acteurs internes ou externes à l’entreprise sont en capacité d’agir face à ces risquesThe concept of "psychosocial risks at work" gathers several work-related suffering risks. These risks are, at the same time, related to the generating acts of pain and to the expressions of suchpain on employees’ health. Despite its formulation, this concept refers to events affecting both mental and physical health of workers. Such affecting events share the same social ground. Indeed, psychosocial risks are mainly caused by the companies’ organization themselves, management methods or harmful relationships. Even though the expression of psychosocial risks was formerly developed out of the legal environment, it is now generally used in law to deal with issues of health and safety at work. However, the comprehensive understanding of such risks is not yet obvious from a legal perspective. These are complicated to define and delimit, tinged with subjectivity and unlikely to be understood in light of the employment law history. However, law is increasingly taking into account the different dimensions of the workers’ individuality. Also, if the psychosocial risks fail to be recognized, so far, as an independent and entire legal concept, both laws (domestic and international) and case law are more and more referring to it. Therefore, measures and legal solutions applicable to the working relationships in private companies enable to prevent such risks, punish or compensate them. As such, a wide range of people, whether related or not to the company, are able to duly face these factors
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Meyers, Tom. "The effect of the Reaset Approach on the autonomic nervous system, state-trait anxiety and musculoskeletal pain in patients with work-related stress: A pilot study." Bachelor's thesis, 2014. https://diu.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A21584.
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Background: Work-related stress (WRS) is associated with musculoskeletal pain (MSP), changes in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and anxiety.
Objective: To determine the feasibility of a follow-up study and treatment efficacy of the Reaset Approach on MSP, ANS and State-Trait anxiety.
Methods: 15 subjects with WRS and MSP were assigned into 3 groups (Body, Head-Neck, Head-Neck-Body). Each group received a single 25 minute ‘Reaset Approach’ intervention. Heart rate variability (HRV), electro-dermal activity (EDA), State Trait Anxiety (STAI) and MSP were measured.
Results: HRV parameters: SDNN increased in 13 of 15 subjects while SD1 and SD2 increased in 12 of 15 subjects. EDA reduced in 10 of 14 subjects. State Anxiety reduced in all subjects and Trait Anxiety reduced in 14 of 15 subjects. MSP reduced in all subjects after the intervention and were still lower three days afterwards.
Conclusions: This pilot study determined that a follow-up study can ensue provided minor modifications are implemented and that the ‘Reaset Approach’ has an influence on the ANS, anxiety and MSP. Results do differ between groups. The intervention groups including the head and neck modalities demonstrated better results.:I. Abstract (En) III
II. Abstract (De) IV
III. Table of Contents V
IV. Index of figures VIII
V. Index of tables IX
VI. Index of abbreviations X
1 Introduction 1
2 Background 2
2.1 Work-related musculoskeletal pain 2
2.2 Work-related stress 3
2.3 Osteopathy and the autonomic nervous system 3
2.4 Stress, pain and osteopathy 4
3 Questions 6
3.1 Feasibility 6
3.2 Treatment effect 6
4 Methods 7
4.1 Study design 7
4.2 Participants 8
4.2.1 Inclusion criteria 8
4.2.2 Exclusion criteria 8
4.2.3 Recruitment 8
4.2.4 Randomization 10
4.3 Parameters 11
4.3.1 Heart rate variability 11
4.3.2 Electro-dermal activity 11
4.3.3 State anxiety 11
4.3.4 Trait anxiety 12
4.3.5 Perceived pain 12
4.4 Measuring Instruments 13
4.4.1 Heart rate variability 13
4.4.2 Electro-dermal Activity 13
4.4.3 State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 13
4.4.4 Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 13
4.5 Interventions 14
4.5.1 Intervention ‘B’: Body 14
4.5.2 Intervention ‘HN’: Head and Neck 16
4.5.3 Intervention ‘HNB’: Head, Neck and Body 16
4.6 Study flow 18
4.7 Statistics 20
5 Results 21
5.1 Autonomic nervous system: Heart rate variability 21
5.1.1 SDNN 22
5.1.2 SD1 25
5.1.3 SD2 28
5.2 Autonomic Nervous System: Electro-dermal activity 31
5.3 Anxiety 34
5.3.1 State anxiety 34
5.3.2 Trait anxiety 37
5.4 Musculoskeletal pain 39
5.4.1 Visual analogue scale 40
5.4.2 Total Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 43
6 Discussion 46
6.1 Discussion of the method 46
6.2 Discussion of the results 50
6.2.1 Autonomic nervous system 50
6.2.1.1 Heart rate variability 50
6.2.1.2 Electro-dermal activity 51
6.2.2 Anxiety 51
6.2.2.1 State anxiety 51
6.2.2.2 Trait Anxiety 52
6.2.3 Musculoskeletal pain 52
6.3 Suggestions for future research 53
7 Conclusion 54
8 Literature 55
9 Addendum 63
9.1 Table: SF-MPQ with Sensory, Affective and Evaluative dimension 63
9.2 Patient Information Sheet 64
9.3 Structured telephone interview 70
9.4 Structured pre-treatment interview 72
9.5 SF-MPQ permission 73
9.6 SF-MPQ 74
9.7 STAI License 76
9.8 STAI forms Y-1 and Y-2 77Hintergrund: Arbeitsbedingter Stress (ABS) ist verbunden mit muskelschmerzen, Veränderungen im autonomen Nervensystem (ANS) und Angst. Ziel: Machbarkeit einer Follow-up-Studie und Wirksamkeit der Behandlung des Reaset Ansatzes auf ANS, Muskelschmerzen und State und Trait- Angst bestimmen. Methoden: 15 Patienten mit ABS und Muskelschmerzen wurden in 3 Gruppen eingeteilt (Körper, Kopf-Hals, Kopf-Hals-Körper). Jede Gruppe erhielt eine einzige 25 Minuten dauernde 'Reaset Approach’-Behandlung. Herzfrequenzvariabilität (HRV), elektro-dermale Aktivität (EDA), State-Trait-Angstsinventar (STAI) und Muskelschmerzen (SF-MPQ) wurden gemessen. Ergebnisse: Die HRV-wert: SDNN ist bei 13 von 15 Probanden erhöht, während SD1 und SD2 bei 12 von 15 Probanden zugenommen hat. EDA war bei 10 von 14 Probanden reduziert. Die State-Angst hat bei allen Probanden und die Trait-Angst bei 14 der 15 Probanden abgenommen. Muskelschmerzen waren bei alle Probanden anschließend an und drei Tage nach der Intervention reduziert. Schlussfolgerung: Diese Pilotstudie hat gezeigt, dass eine Follow-up-Studie fortgesetzt werden kann, sofern kleinere Änderungen durchgeführt werden. Die 'Reaset Approach’ hat einen günstigen Einfluss auf die ANS, State-Trait-Angst und Muskelschmerzen. Ergebnisse zwischen den Gruppen sind unterschiedlich. Die Interventionsgruppen mit einschließlich der Kopf-Hals-Modalitäten zeigten bessere Ergebnisse..:I. Abstract (En) III II. Abstract (De) IV III. Table of Contents V IV. Index of figures VIII V. Index of tables IX VI. Index of abbreviations X 1 Introduction 1 2 Background 2 2.1 Work-related musculoskeletal pain 2 2.2 Work-related stress 3 2.3 Osteopathy and the autonomic nervous system 3 2.4 Stress, pain and osteopathy 4 3 Questions 6 3.1 Feasibility 6 3.2 Treatment effect 6 4 Methods 7 4.1 Study design 7 4.2 Participants 8 4.2.1 Inclusion criteria 8 4.2.2 Exclusion criteria 8 4.2.3 Recruitment 8 4.2.4 Randomization 10 4.3 Parameters 11 4.3.1 Heart rate variability 11 4.3.2 Electro-dermal activity 11 4.3.3 State anxiety 11 4.3.4 Trait anxiety 12 4.3.5 Perceived pain 12 4.4 Measuring Instruments 13 4.4.1 Heart rate variability 13 4.4.2 Electro-dermal Activity 13 4.4.3 State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 13 4.4.4 Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 13 4.5 Interventions 14 4.5.1 Intervention ‘B’: Body 14 4.5.2 Intervention ‘HN’: Head and Neck 16 4.5.3 Intervention ‘HNB’: Head, Neck and Body 16 4.6 Study flow 18 4.7 Statistics 20 5 Results 21 5.1 Autonomic nervous system: Heart rate variability 21 5.1.1 SDNN 22 5.1.2 SD1 25 5.1.3 SD2 28 5.2 Autonomic Nervous System: Electro-dermal activity 31 5.3 Anxiety 34 5.3.1 State anxiety 34 5.3.2 Trait anxiety 37 5.4 Musculoskeletal pain 39 5.4.1 Visual analogue scale 40 5.4.2 Total Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 43 6 Discussion 46 6.1 Discussion of the method 46 6.2 Discussion of the results 50 6.2.1 Autonomic nervous system 50 6.2.1.1 Heart rate variability 50 6.2.1.2 Electro-dermal activity 51 6.2.2 Anxiety 51 6.2.2.1 State anxiety 51 6.2.2.2 Trait Anxiety 52 6.2.3 Musculoskeletal pain 52 6.3 Suggestions for future research 53 7 Conclusion 54 8 Literature 55 9 Addendum 63 9.1 Table: SF-MPQ with Sensory, Affective and Evaluative dimension 63 9.2 Patient Information Sheet 64 9.3 Structured telephone interview 70 9.4 Structured pre-treatment interview 72 9.5 SF-MPQ permission 73 9.6 SF-MPQ 74 9.7 STAI License 76 9.8 STAI forms Y-1 and Y-2 77
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Johnson, Colleen. "A group intervention programme for adolescents of divorce." Diss., 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17017.
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Divorce has become so prevalent in our present day society, that it is regarded as one of the most sressful and complex mental health crises facing children today. As parents are often under tremendous stress during the time of divorce, they may be incapable of provding the support and guidance children need.
The purpose of this study is to present a group counselling intervention
programme to assist children of divorce and to create a supportive group
atmosphere in which children can share divorce-related feelings, clarify
common misconceptions and reduce feelings of isolation. Findings of
this study indicate that the acquisition of problem-solving communication
and anger control skills help to reduce feelings of depression and
anxiety, improve the self-concept and ultimately promote post-divorce
adjustment.Psychology of Education
M. Ed. (Guidance and Counselling)
Books on the topic "Work-related anxiety"
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Anspaugh, Susan Lincoln. PHYSICAL HEALTH, TRAIT ANXIETY, HARDINESS, WORK-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS AND WORK PERFORMANCE OF FEMALE NURSES. 1993.
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Chiesa, Jorge O. How to Effectively Cure Chronic Work-Related Stress: Stop Stressing Yourself at Work, Remove Acute Anxiety from Your Life Quickly, Develop a Positive Attitude. Independently Published, 2019.
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Schneier, Franklin R., Hilary B. Vidair, Leslie R. Vogel, and Philip R. Muskin. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Stress Disorders. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199326075.003.0006.
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Patients with generalized anxiety disorder experience anxiety related to multiple areas, such as work, finances, and illness. Discrete, unexpected panic attacks and anticipatory anxiety characterize patients with panic disorder. Patients with social anxiety disorder have fear of embarrassment in social situations. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are preoccupied with and distressed by inappropriate thoughts, urges, and images. The four cardinal features of posttraumatic stress disorder are intrusive reexperiencing of the initial trauma, avoidance, persistent negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and activity. One element common to patients suffering from most of the anxiety disorders is an elevated sensitivity to threat, which appears to involve brain systems identified to mediate “fear” responses, including the amygdala. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are the first-line pharmacotherapy treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder and most of the anxiety and stress disorders. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and stress disorders is an empirically validated time-limited treatment.
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Meyers, Tom, and Natalie Hill. The effect of the Reaset Approach on the autonomic nervous system, state-trait anxiety and musculoskeletal pain in patients with work-related stress: A pilot study. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
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Kendler, Kenneth S. Introduction to “Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders in DSM-5, ICD-11, and RDoC: Conceptual questions and practical solutions”. Edited by Kenneth S. Kendler and Josef Parnas. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198796022.003.0007.
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This chapter presents an introduction to conceptual questions and practical solutions on obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) in DSM-5, ICD-11, and RDoC. It highlights the important issues confronted by the Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum, Posttraumatic, and Dissociative Disorders DSM-5 work group.
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Stein, Dan J. Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders in DSM-5, ICD-11, and RDoC: Conceptual questions and practical solutions. Edited by Kenneth S. Kendler and Josef Parnas. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198796022.003.0008.
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Key nosological questions facing the DSM-5 and ICD-11 work groups on obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) included whether putative OCRDs should be classified together, and whether obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) should retain its classification as an anxiety disorder. Given that some of the putative OCRDs were new to the official nosologies, the work groups also had to grapple with the perennial questions of how to decide whether any condition is a mental disorder, and how to draw boundaries between disorder and normality. This chapter reviews some of the conceptual questions that emerged and some of the practical solutions that were suggested. The emphasis on both diagnostic validity and clinical utility is consistent with an integrative approach which holds that nosology should be both evidence-based and values-based.
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Mohr, David. The Stress and Mood Management Program for Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780195368895.001.0001.
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Multiple Sclerosis presents not only physical challenges, but emotional challenges as well. Many people with MS suffer from depression, anxiety and stress. Problems with mood and stress can interfere with relationships with others, reduce ability to meet obligations at work and at home, and substantially worsen overall quality of life. The stress and mood management program described in this book is backed by research and has proven effective in clinical trials. Based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), one of the most effective therapeutic techniques available for combating depression and anxiety, this program can help manage stress and improve well-being. It provides ways to learn skills for identifying and challenging your unhelpful thoughts, as well as how to motivate to reengage in pleasant activities. It also covers treatment modules that can be modified to specific MS-related problems. Choices include modules on managing symptoms like fatigue, pain, and cognitive problems, and improving communication and assertiveness skills, among others. It also provides a module on self-injection anxiety.
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Brody, David L. Concussion Care Manual. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199383863.001.0001.
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This manual, based on the experience of the director of the concussion clinic at Washington University in St Louis, provides specific step-by-step guidance for managing a variety of problems related to complex concussions, including making an accurate diagnosis, general treatment strategies, headaches, sleep disruption, attention deficit, mood instability, anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress, personality change, balance problems, dizziness, fatigue etc. Furthermore, there are specific sections on returning to work, driving, school, and contact sports. Finally, the manual includes information on special topics, such as concussion in adolescents, children, contact sport athletes, military personnel, and patients involved in medico-legal matters. It also includes information on how to set up a specialty concussion clinic, and an extensive list of resources related to concussion.
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Lo, Meng-chen, Marie-France Marin, Alik S. Widge, and Mohammed R. Milad. Device-Based Treatment for PTSD. Edited by Frederick J. Stoddard, David M. Benedek, Mohammed R. Milad, and Robert J. Ursano. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190457136.003.0025.
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Device-based neuromodulation is an emerging tool with great potential for significant scientific and clinical implications for a number of mental disorders. Neuromodulation techniques deliver electro-magnetic pulses into the brain via invasive or noninvasive electrodes, with various timing and stimulation parameters. The stimulation is thought to work as a “brain pacemaker” that either activates or inactivates targeted brain regions to restore normal homeostasis. There have been significant recent efforts to explore the clinical utility of device-based approaches for the treatment of mood, anxiety disorders, and to a limited extent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This chapter outlines the scientific underpinnings and rationale for various device-based treatments of PTSD, highlights positive results of studies in other mental disorders, and summarizes the limited clinical data related specifically to the treatment of PTSD and other trauma- and stressor-related disorders to date.
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Martin, Jeffrey J. Self-Efficacy. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190638054.003.0023.
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Self-efficacy theory is one of the most researched topics in sport psychology. This chapter defines self-efficacy and provides an overview of the antecedents and outcomes of strong and weak self-efficacy. An overview of self-efficacy-based research in disability sport is also provided. Correlational work has demonstrated that athletes with strong self-efficacy, relative to athletes with weaker efficacy, have stronger psychological skills, less anxiety, more positive affect, and less negative affect and receive more social support from significant others. Imagery and self-talk are also related to self-efficacy providing theoretical support for these two antecedents. Athletes with strong training self-efficacy also tend to have strong performance self-efficacy. Research examining self-efficacy for pain management and the challenges of training is advocated as well as longitudinal research and intervention work. Similarly, work examining disability and disability sport–specific antecedents and outcomes of efficacy is called for, as is research into coach, team, and referee self-efficacy.
Book chapters on the topic "Work-related anxiety"
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Roomkham, Sirinthip, Bernd Ploderer, Simon Smith, and Dimitri Perrin. "Technologies for Quantifying Sleep: Improved Quality of Life or Overwhelming Gadgets?" In Quantifying Quality of Life, 151–64. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94212-0_7.
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AbstractSleep is critical for a healthy, engaged and satisfying life. A large proportion of our lives is spent asleep, and a large proportion of our housing, resources, expenditure, and attention are dedicated to it. Good sleep strongly predicts better outcomes across a very broad range of life-long health, social, and industrial indices. Poor sleep has very significant and costly impacts upon physical and mental health (including metabolic health, depression, and anxiety), learning and education outcomes, and work-related outcomes (including stress, absenteeism, safety and performance). The social importance of good sleep can be seen in robust associations between sleep and loneliness, isolation, perceived social support, family and interpersonal relationships, and broader community participation and engagement. The availability and power of new sleep tracking devices mean that access and opportunity for satisfactory, satisfying, and sufficient sleep could be greatly increased. In this Chapter, we discuss the importance of sleep for quality of life and the limitations of existing monitoring technologies. We then introduce new tracking technologies and consider their benefits as well as potential pitfalls.
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Mittal, Komal, A. Philo Magdalene, and Drishya Pathak. "A Lifestyle Disorder that Spared Nobody: Mental Health and COVID-19." In Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond, 157–69. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7385-6_8.
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AbstractThe authors discuss the mental health problems that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health manifested as a lifestyle disorder that is being experienced by everybody all around the world. The authors discuss a range of mental health problems that are due to COVID-19. Their prevalence and implications are assessed. In order to provide perspective, research from India and other countries is cited. The causes and consequences of mental health problems associated with COVID-19 are analyzed.In India, mental health problems were on the rise even before the pandemic. The pandemic, however, greatly exacerbated these problems. Stress, anxiety, and depression became a part of everyone’s life. No one was spared. Strong public health measures to contain the pandemic including the prohibition of movement and isolation took their toll. Being away from work, school, and peers, adjusting to new ways of working and learning, and dealing with job loss were all stressful. Fake news and miscommunication further fueled the problem.A large section of the population was forced to re-invent its workplace, often in unfavorable environments, resulting in a deep sense of unease. Research shows that because of uncertainties related to finances, work pressure, and jobs, there was a rise in the number of cases of mental illness. The number of suicides also increased. Research in India and other countries underscores that COVID-19 compounded all these problems. Stringent public health measures imposed by all governments, although necessary for containing the pandemic, had a major impact on the psychological state of people. Fear, anxiety, and anger are some of its psychological consequences. Anxiety producing information in the media accentuated these problems.Pre-occupation with the pandemic resulted in a neglect of the mental well-being of the patients, healthcare professionals, and frontline workers. This caused psychological distress that varied from panic attacks and collective hysteria to pervasive feelings of hopelessness and desperation including suicidal behavior. The psychological wellness of individuals was influenced unfavorably by lifestyle changes caused by the pandemic that included isolation, limited mobility, social stigma, and ever-spreading misinformation and fake news on web-based platforms.Violence against women and girls was also exacerbated during the pandemic. Violence took place not only within the home but also in other spaces. Violence was severe among migrant workers, health workers, and sex workers. The authors underscore the urgent need for setting- up hotlines, crises centers, shelters, legal-aid, and counseling services.The pandemic might be the much-needed wake-up call to make long-term improvements in India’s healthcare system. It offers an opportunity for India to take greater cognizance of mental health problems and to integrate services to address these problems within the primary healthcare system.
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"Cognitive behavioural therapy for other work-related anxiety syndromes." In CBT for Occupational Stress in Health Professionals, 100–109. Routledge, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203966037-19.
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"Tertiary level cognitive behavioural interventions for work-related anxiety." In CBT for Occupational Stress in Health Professionals, 88–99. Routledge, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203966037-18.
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Stein, Dan J. "Pharmacotherapy of anxiety and related disorders." In Landmark Papers in Psychiatry, edited by Elizabeth Ryznar, Aderonke B. Pederson, Mark A. Reinecke, and John G. Csernansky, 147–64. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198836506.003.0009.
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Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent of the mental disorders, and good translational models of these conditions encourage pharmacotherapy studies. This chapter discusses six randomized clinical trials that have contributed significantly to the pharmacotherapy of anxiety and related disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social anxiety disorder. Although any such list is necessarily incomplete, these selections may shed light on early and ongoing challenges in the field and on key advances to date. After reviewing these foundational papers, the advances they represent, and the work that they have given impetus to, the chapter closes by considering future directions in work on the pharmacotherapy of anxiety and related disorders.
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Chylova, Martina, Jana Nezkusilova, and Monika Seilerova. "WORK-RELATED STRESS, PERSONAL RESOURCES AND MENTAL HEALTH IN HIGH-RISK PROFESSIONS." In Advances in Psychology and Psychological Trends, 183–93. inScience Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021pad17.
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The importance of work-related stress and its consequences for mental health is underlined by the increasing prevalence of absence from work due to stress-related illnesses. The aim of this study was to explore how work-related stress and personal resources associate with the perceived anxiety and depression in high-risk professions. The study sample comprised a totalof 276 police officers, prison guards, customs officers and physicians (72.1% men, an average age of 36.6) who filled out questionnaires concerning sociodemographic variables (age, gender, working time), work-related stress (occupational roles, personal resources), anxiety and depression. The multiple regression analysis was usedto analyze data. A model consisting of gender, occupational roles and personal resources explained 39.5% of the variance in anxiety, and 48.7% of the variance in depression in the total sample. Gender (β=.22, p≤.001), recreation (β=-.26, p≤.001), social support (β=-.17, p≤.01), and rational/cognitive coping (β=-.17, p≤.01) were significant predictors of anxiety. Gender (β=.26, p≤.001), insufficiency (β=.11, p≤.05), ambiguity (β=.13, p≤.05), recreation (β=-.19, p≤.001), social support (β=-.19, p≤.001), and rational/cognitive coping (β=-.24, p≤.001) were significant predictors of depression. Higher levels of recreation, social support and rational/cognitive coping in the work of high-risk employees are important in diminishing the perceived anxiety and depression, and potentially protecting against work-related stress.
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Brody, David L. "Return to Work." In Concussion Care Manual, 105–6. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199383863.003.0026.
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Return to work planning is complex and requires individualized assessments. The patient should receive optimal treatment for headaches, sleep disorders, fatigue, anxiety, depression, mood instability, and attention deficit. An occupational therapist should try to simulate the patient’s workplace or most important work-related tasks to see how the patient performs, then attempt to develop compensatory strategies. Be more conservative with patients in high-risk occupations. Communicate directly with the patient’s supervisor to fully understand the nature of the work and whether there are lower-risk “light-duty” options. Advise patients in high cognitive demand professions not to make major decisions or take on any major new responsibilities during the rehabilitation process.
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Brody, David L. "Return to Work." In Concussion Care Manual, edited by David L. Brody, 152–54. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190054793.003.0027.
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Return-to-work planning is complex and requires individualized assessments. The patient should receive optimal treatment for headaches, sleep disorders, fatigue, anxiety, depression, mood instability, and attention deficit. An occupational therapist should try to simulate the patient’s workplace or most important work-related tasks to see how the patient performs, then attempt to develop compensatory strategies. Be more conservative with patients in high-risk occupations. Communicate directly with the patient’s supervisor to fully understand the nature of the work and whether there are lower-risk “light-duty” options possible. Advise patients in high cognitive demand professions not to make major decisions or take on any major new responsibilities during the rehabilitation process.
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Tseng, Wen-Shing. "Culture-related specific psychiatric syndromes." In New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, 979–86. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199696758.003.0125.
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In certain ways, all psychiatric disorders are more or less influenced by cultural factors, in addition to biological and psychological factors, for their occurrence and manifestation. ‘Major’ psychiatric disorders (such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorders) are more determined by biological factors and relatively less by psychological and cultural factors, but ‘minor’ psychiatric disorders (such as anxiety disorders, conversion disorders, or adjustment disorders) are more subject to psychological causes as well as cultural factors. In addition to this, there are groups of psychiatric disorders that are heavily related to and influenced by cultural factors, and therefore addressed as culture-related specific psychiatric syndromes. Even though the encounter of culture-related specific psychiatric disorder in our daily psychiatric practice is relatively rare, the purpose of examining such specific syndromes has its significant purpose and implications. Through such unique examples, it helps us to appreciate the cultural attribution to the stress formation, reaction pattern, symptom manifestation, occurrence of frequency of disorders, and reaction to the disorders. It also concerns how to work on therapy for the disorder by complying patient’s cultural background.
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Weersing, V. Robin, Araceli Gonzalez, and Michelle Rozenman. "Session 4: Developing a Master Plan." In Brief Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Youth, 83–110. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780197541470.003.0005.
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Chapter 4 (Session 4) sets the foundation for the remainder of the sessions in BBT. In addition to reviewing and consolidating skills from previous sessions, this session highlights avoidance as an unhelpful habit and emphasizes graded approach behaviors as a helpful response that will ultimately decrease stress and negative emotions. The therapist, youth, and parent will work together to identify major treatment goals related to the youth’s current internalizing difficulties and begin developing the Master Plan, which lays out a plan for graded engagement toward stress-inducing situations. Importantly, this session involves a demonstration activity that youth and therapist complete together in session. The demonstration activity involves practicing a small step on the youth’s Master Plan before translating the Master Plan items into between-session practice activities for this session and each session moving forward.
Conference papers on the topic "Work-related anxiety"
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D ́Ameli, Adriana, Eleonora Mamaní, and Johana Gisel Tari. "An evaluation model to reduce anxiety in university students." In Decision Making Based on Data. International Association for Statistical Education, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.52041/srap.19417.
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In the last few years, students of Quantitative Analysis of the Faculty of Political Sciences, have had many difficulties in issues related to the application of statistical concepts, which led to lack of motivation and withdrawal from the subject. Considering this problem, in 2018, a new methodology was implemented to evaluate students with the objective of understanding the importance of statistics in the work practice of their career and its applications. This new assessment achieves an improvement in academic performance by having students research and analyze a database, work in groups, and prepare an oral presentation. This new appraisal replaces the written test, which used to generate high levels of anxiety, and allows students to acquire other useful knowledge, such as managing databases, working in groups, using software, etc. Students' status is analyzed through the instrument used to measure the anxiety level GTAI- A.
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Mora, Diletta, Alessandra Falco, Annamaria Di Sipio, and Alessandro De Carlo. "4 STEPS FOR FIGHTING COVID-RELATED ANXIETY: AN APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN A SMALL COMPANY." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact061.
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"The need to effectively fight against work-related stress and anxiety, especially due to the COVID-19 outbreak, is crucial. Employees have been faced with two options: adapting to the online environment or risking contagion in public locations ? both stressful conditions. Therefore, recovery actions were requested by organizations. To understand recovery processes, refer to the Effort-Recovery Model and the Theory of Conservation of Resources. According to the literature, one should not be excessively exposed to work demands, but, conversely, acquire new resources, including personal ones, to recover those that have been lost. Recovery processes can be initiated through what we call recovery experiences. In recent years, literature and practice have been enriched with contributions about the use of virtual reality (VR) as a tool for combating anxiety disorders, reducing stress, and developing soft skills. VR proposes a technology that allows people to be immersed in a virtual environment and to interact with different stimuli: it can be used in combination with psychology techniques to improve health and well-being. A four-step protocol, based on VR, was proposed to a small private company to improve health and performance by learning specific recovery techniques; the protocol aimed to reduce the levels of work-related stress and anxiety, in addition to enhancing personal resources such as resilience, stress management, and self-efficacy. The participants were the employees and managers of the company (N = 14) who were administered a four-week training protocol comprising four one-hour VR-based sessions. Two sessions (the first and the third) focused on body consciousness, while the other two were psychological techniques (“Virtual Three Good Things” and “Best Possible Self”). The obtained data showed a decrease in anxiety and stress and an improvement in personal resources. Data also showed greater effectiveness of the VR-based protocol compared to similar interventions conducted without VR. Qualitative observation is relevant as it shows a great emotional impact of the VR-based protocol, as well as a high perception of efficacy. The limitations of the study are primarily related to the number of participants: further restrictions due to a regional worsening of the pandemic made an intermission necessary. Agreements are already in place with the parent company to encorauge more applications. The objectives and the protocol can be a useful contribution to support employees in managing stress. VR technology can greatly help psychologists to be effective in organizations."
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Falco, Caitlin, and Allison Looby. "Differential effects of urgency and sensation seeking on cannabis use and related problems via motives." In 2021 Virtual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Marijuana. Research Society on Marijuana, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.26828/cannabis.2022.01.000.29.
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A reliable predictor of substance use is impulsivity, a multidimensional construct in which specific facets demonstrate differential associations with aspects of substance use. Though research has delineated the association between substance use and impulsivity generally, work examining facets and their relation to cannabis use specifically is more limited. Additionally, motivational models of substance use suggest that an individual’s reasons for use are the most proximal predictors of substance use, serving as a mediating mechanism by which other variables operate to influence use and related behaviors. To obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying cannabis use, the current study assessed the relation between three facets of impulsivity that have demonstrated compelling associations with cannabis (i.e., positive urgency, negative urgency; and sensation seeking) and their association with frequency of cannabis use and related consequences via motives. College students (N = 652, Mage = 19.59, 72.2% female) from seven universities that reported past-month cannabis use completed an online survey assessing frequency of past-month cannabis use, number of related problems, facets of impulsivity, and cannabis use motives. A bootstrapped path analysis was conducted, in which negative urgency, positive urgency, and sensation seeking were modeled as simultaneous predictors of past-month cannabis-related problems via parallel mediators of enjoyment, coping, and social anxiety motives, and via past-month days of cannabis use. Positive and negative urgency were significant mediators in the same pathways: 1) social anxiety motives positively mediated the association between urgency and frequency of past-month cannabis use (negative urgency: β=0.37, 95% CI [0.046, 0.86]; positive urgency: β=0.87, 95% CI [0.44, 1.43]); 2) coping motives positively mediated the association between urgency and cannabis-related problems (negative urgency: β=0.47, 95% CI [0.28, 0.71]; positive urgency: β=0.31, 95% CI [0.11, 0.55]; and 3) a serial mediation effect such that urgency was positively associated with anxiety motives, which in turn were associated with higher frequency of past-month use, which was associated with greater cannabis-related problems (negative urgency: β=0.05, 95% CI [0.01, 0.12]; positive urgency: β=0.12, 95% CI [0.06, 0.21]). Further, two indirect effects were found for sensation seeking: 1) enjoyment motives positively mediated the association between sensation seeking and frequency of past-month use (β=0.23, 95% CI [0.40, 0.53]); and 2) a serial mediation effect such that sensation seeking was positively associated with enjoyment motives, which in turn were associated with higher frequency of past-month use, which in turn was associated with greater cannabis-related problems (β=0.03, 95% CI [0.005, 0.01]). Results appear to suggest that individuals high in urgency using to avoid or cope with negative affect or social anxiety and individuals high in sensation seeking endorsing use to feel good or enhance mood may be at greater risk of cannabis-related problems, providing evidence that cannabis use a means of improving emotional experience may not be an adequate emotion regulation strategy.
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Tommasi, Francesco, Andrea Ceschi, and Riccardo Sartori. "PERSON-ENVIRONMENT MISFIT AND MENTAL DISORDER AMONG PHD STUDENTS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF MEANINGFUL WORK." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact045.
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"In organizational psychology, the authors’ awareness of the concerns about the current academic working conditions and their potential impacts on PhD students’ mental health is increasing. Accordingly, authors have witnessed increased the attention to PhD students’ perception of their fit with the environmental conditions, i.e., organizational policies, co-workers’ and supervisors’ relations and supports, as an antecedent of their PhD experience. In particular, such environmental conditions seem to be related to the high diffusion of state anxiety and depression among PhD students that perceive a certain level of misfit between them and the environment. However, studies suggested that, despite the working conditions, in the presence of positive experience at work, such as meaningful work, individuals are less at risk of developing mental disorders as well as of quitting their job. Indeed, meaningful work construct regards a positive individual phenomenon of experience and perception of meaningfulness at work. Then, it might be a potential experience that might mitigate the experience of negative states at work. The present paper aims to address the current need for knowledge by involving a literature review of the role played by meaningful work in the PhD experience. Then, the paper explores the potential mediational role of meaningful work between the path from P-E misfit and mental disorders’ symptoms and students’ intention to quit. A cross-sectional study has been devised via the use of an online questionnaire with self-report measures on P-E misfit, meaningful work, mental health disorders symptoms, and intention to quit. In a sample of N = 251 Italian PhD students, the results showed a prevalence of three mental health disorders symptoms, i.e., depression, anxiety and hostility, among doctorate students, which resulted to be positively related to the levels of P-E misfit. Then, the results showed a negative mediating role of meaningful work on the paths from P-E misfit to (a) mental disorders and (b) intention to quit. Finally, the paper advances further steps for research as well as for practical implications for supporting PhD students."
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Gong, Selina, John Morris, and Yu Sun. "An Anxiety and Stress Reducing Platform based on Minigames and Emotional Release using Machine Learning and Big Data Analysis." In 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning Techniques and NLP (MLNLP 2021). Academy and Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2021.111416.
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Today’s students are faced with stress and anxiety as a result of school or work life and have added pressure from social media and technology. Stress is heavily related to many symptoms of depression such as irritability or difficulty with concentration as well as symptoms of anxiety like restlessness or feeling tired. Some of these students are able to find a healthy outlet for stress, however other students may not be able to. We have created a program where students will be able to destress and explore their emotions with the help of suggestions from our system based on previously explored thoughts. Our program uses machine learning to help students get the most effective stress relief by suggesting different mental health exercises to try based on input given by the user and provides emotional comfort based on the user’s preferences.
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Hettiarachchi, A. A., and W. M. D. L. Wijethunge. "Impact of nature connectedness in reducing depression, anxiety and stress of working community during Covid - 19 pandemic Insights from IT Sector in Colombo, Sri Lanka." In Independence and interdependence of sustainable spaces. Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/faru.2022.18.
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Professionals in the IT sector are subjected to many stressors leading to an array of mental imbalances and disorders. Nature deprivation: lack of connectedness to nature amidst their busy task oriented, accuracy related stressful work schedules can be highlighted as a significant factor causing poor mental health. In view of this, the current investigation focuses on inquiring the impact of ‘Work From Home’ (WFH) scenario on depression, anxiety, and stress levels of the IT sector employees during pandemic with special reference to their level of exposure to nature. A sample of Software Engineers who were working from office before pandemic (n=35) based in Colombo, Sri Lanka were examined in this investigation via a mixed method. DASS 21 self-report scale was adopted to record the perceived depression, stress, and anxiety levels of participants both before the pandemic when Working from Office (WFO) and during the pandemic once shifted to WFH scenario. A questionnaire survey designed by the author was executed to record the participants level of connectedness to nature during WFO scenario and during pandemic when WFH at his/her own workstation. It was observed that the number of participants having depression, anxiety, and stress in different levels (45%, 52%, 45% respectively) during WFO with less nature connectedness (46%) has significantly reduced during WFH scenario (30%,34%, 16% respectively) with increased nature connectedness (74%). Increasing the possibility to create more connections with nature by participants during WFH set up can be identified as a significant variable in reducing their depression, anxiety, and stress levels. The findings of this study sheds light on actions that organizations can take to lessen the negative impact of techno-stressors on mental well-being of workers in the IT industry.
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Raghav, Vrishank, and Narayanan Komerath. "Cruise Lane Highway Charging of Electric Vehicles." In ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2012-85693.
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The possibility of charging electric vehicles(EV) while they are cruising on highways is explored. Such a technology would break through the ‘range anxiety’ barrier to mass adoption of EVs. Developments in emerging energy technologies for automotive radar and other applications, have made possible the implementation of wireless millimeter wave beamed power. The rapid advances in the ability to accurately beam and receive power in the 70 to 225 GHz frequency range using solid state components suggests that it will become possible in the near future to beam sufficient power to perform such charging applications. Unlike short-range wireless inductive charging, beamed cruise charging is aimed to work on vehicles traveling as fast as 100 kph on straight segments of the highway, similar to cruise toll lanes used today. Subsequent versions may use aerostats or towers to beam power, enabling power delivery on curved roads in mountainous regions. The paper will survey related prior work and set out preliminary sizing and business case calculations, followed in the final paper by trade studies to perform a first level optimization. We also discuss the architectural requirements, charging rates and perform a sustainability.
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Elgendi, Mariam, Helene Deacon, Lindsey Rodriguez, Fiona King, Simon Sherry, Allan Abbass, Sandra Meier, Raquel Nogueira-Arjona, Amanda Hagen, and Sherry Stewart. "A Perfect Storm: Unintended Effects of Homeschooling on Parents’ Mental Health and Cannabis Use Behaviors During the Pandemic." In 2020 Virtual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Marijuana. Research Society on Marijuana, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.26828/cannabis.2021.01.000.33.
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in families self-isolating under incredible stress. Viral containment strategies included school closures with parents left to homeschool their children with few supports from the educational system. Recent data show that those with children at home were more likely to drink heavily during the pandemic (Rodriguez et al., in press). Gaps remain, however, in understanding whether these effects are due to the stresses of homeschooling and whether they extend to cannabis use. Seven-hundred-and-sixty Canadian romantic couples (total N=1520 participants; mean age = 57 years; 50% women) who were self-isolating together during the month of April 2020 were recruited through Qualtrics Panel Surveys. Measures were completed retrospectively in early July 2020; participants were asked to report on their feelings and behavior in April 2020 during lockdown. They completed the GAD-7 (Spitzer et al., 2006) and the PHQ-9 (Kronke et al., 2001) to assess anxiety and depression, brief versions of four subscales of the COVID-19 Stress Scales (Taylor et al., 2020) to assess stress around the pandemic, and the Life Orientation Test – Revised (Chiesi et al., 2013) to assess optimism. They completed a measure of role strain (Statistics Canada, 2015) and a measure of conflict with their partner (Murray et al., 2003). They also completed a validated measure of cannabis use frequency and quantity (Cuttler et al., 2017), as well as two validated items from the Brief Cannabis Motives Measures (Bartel et al., 2020) to assess cannabis use to cope with depression and anxiety, respectively. All measures were completed for a 30-day timeframe during the month of April. Participants also reported on whether they were homeschooling one or more children in Grade 1-12 during the month of April. Data was analyzed with a one-way (homeschooling group) Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) controlling for group differences in age; a Bonferroni-correction was applied to account for multiple tests. Compared to those who did not homeschool (n=1116), those who did homeschool (n=404) experienced significantly more depression (p=.001), more COVID-19-related stress around socioeconomic consequences (p<.001) and traumatic stress (p<.001), and less optimism (p=.002). And those who homeschooled experienced more role strain between their home and work responsibilities (p<.001) and more conflict both toward and from their partner (p’s<.001) than those who did not homeschool. Those who homeschooled also used cannabis significantly more frequently in the month of April than those who did not homeschool (p=.003). Compared to cannabis users who did not homeschool (n=122), cannabis users who did homeschool (n=61) reported more frequent cannabis use to cope with both depression and anxiety (p’s = .003). These findings suggest that unintended consequences of our societal viral containment strategies include more depression, pessimism, role strain, inter-parental conflict, and certain COVID-related stresses, and extend to more frequent cannabis use to cope with negative affect, among parents required to homeschool during the pandemic. These unintended mental health and substance misuse consequences for parents need to be considered when planning for an educational strategy in the fall and for any future waves of the pandemic.
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Sousa, Thalita Duarte, André Mártyres Pedreira de Albuquerque Bastos, Walther Augusto de Carvalho, Fabíola de Carvalho Chaves de Siqueira Mendes, and Cláudio Eduardo Corrêa Teixeira. "Impact Brazil Covid-19 Survey: a cross-sectional study on the mental health status of Brazilians." In XIII Congresso Paulista de Neurologia. Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicação, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/1516-3180.715.
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Background: Citizens’ mental health has been challenged by the advent of a new reality during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has imposed a new pattern of behavior on everyone. In this context, it is important to clarify how this new reality is impacting the mental health of Brazilian citizens. Design and setting: Cross-sectional study, Brazil. Methods: This work is part of the “IMPACT RESEARCH COVID19 BRAZIL: EVALUATING THE PANDEMIC BY COVID-19 THROUGH 24 QUESTIONS”. The implementation of the survey was carried out by distributing a questionnaire through social networks. Data collected was used to measure how much the experience of citizens in the pandemic period has impacted on their mental heath. All data analysis was performed using R. Results: Self-reported experience of negative symptoms and behaviors (sadness, loneliness, stress, anxiety, impatience), as well as exaggerated consumption of substances (alcohol, drugs) and use of electronic recreation (games), differs with age, with the youngest being the ones who most reported such experience, regardless of gender. However, no relevant statistical correlations were found between the variables mentioned above and others that could explain them, such as use of public transport, number of cohabitants, etc. Conclusions: other factors, related to distancing/social isolation, may be contributing to these negative manifestations.
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Spinella, Toni, and Sean Barrett. "Evaluating expectancies: Do community-recruited adults believe that cannabis is an effective stress reliever?" In 2020 Virtual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Marijuana. Research Society on Marijuana, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.26828/cannabis.2021.01.000.29.
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There is growing interest in using cannabis or specific cannabinoids (e.g., THC, CBD) as therapeutic agents for various stress-related psychiatric disorders (e.g., PTSD, anxiety). While beliefs about a drug, such as expecting to feel a certain way, have strong influences over the actual effects experienced by individuals, they are rarely evaluated in clinical research. In the present exploratory report, we sought to (1) evaluate the extent to which individuals believe that cannabis relieves stress, and (2) examine whether individual characteristics (i.e., age, sex, psychiatric illness, cannabis use frequency) are related to these beliefs. A sample of 234 adults (54.7% female; Mean age=31.37, SD=11.03, 19-69 years old) from the Halifax Regional Municipality community took part in a brief telephone screening interview to assess their eligibility for a larger study (in progress). Information was gathered about the frequency of current (i.e., past month) cannabis use (days per week), the presence of current psychiatric disorder(s) ("yes"/"no"), and the extent to which they believed that cannabis was an effective stress reliever (rating scale from 1 (“not at all”) to 10 (“extremely”)). Subjects reported a mean belief rating of 6.39 (SD=2.26). A multiple regression analysis was run to evaluate whether the belief that cannabis relieves stress was related to age, sex, psychiatric illness, and frequency of current cannabis use. Overall, the model significantly predicted cannabis belief ratings (p<.001, adjusted R2=.17). Among all variables, only frequency of cannabis use contributed significantly to this prediction (B=.544, 95% CI: [.387, .701], p<.001). In general, the present sample of community-recruited adults believed that cannabis was somewhat effective at relieving stress. Additionally, cannabis use frequency was the only variable that predicted the strength of this belief, such that more frequent use was associated with higher belief ratings. This is consistent with prior research indicating that heavier cannabis use is linked to positive cannabis expectancies. Given that stimulus expectancies influence substance-related responses, such findings would further the case for evaluating and controlling for these expectancies in clinical work with cannabis for stress-related conditions. Indeed, clinical cannabis research evaluating samples of heavy or frequent cannabis users may be subject to bias due to higher positive expectancies.