The Management of Social Phobia Ýn Residual-Type Schizophrenia with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Elif Þimþek Kaygusuz, Filiz Civil Arslan, Gizem Güneþ

“…The social phobia leads among the anxiety disorders accompanying schizophrenia. According to the cognitive model, the impairment of social performance increases the severity of social phobia. …”
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Unveiling the biological effects of radio-frequency and extremely-low frequency electromagnetic fields on the central nervous system performance by Ramin Eskandani, Mohammad Ismail Zibaii

“…Nevertheless, it is essential to acknowledge that ELF-EMF exposure has also been linked to the induction of anxiety states, oxidative stress, and alterations in hormonal regulation. …”
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Validation of the French Version of the “Patterns of Activity Measure” in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain by Charles Benaim, Bertrand Léger, Philippe Vuistiner, François Luthi

“…Data included: TAMPA Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (CPCI), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results. Face and content validities were checked during the translation process. …”
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A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers by Paul B. Perrin, Ivan Panyavin, Alejandra Morlett Paredes, Adriana Aguayo, Miguel Angel Macias, Brenda Rabago, Sandra J. Fulton Picot, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

“…This study examined gender differences in mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Zarit Burden Inventory), health-related quality of life (HRQOL; Short Form-36), and social support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12) in 81 (66.7% women) Mexican MS caregivers. …”
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A Pediatric Case of Cowden Syndrome with Graves’ Disease by Cláudia Patraquim, Vera Fernandes, Sofia Martins, Ana Antunes, Olinda Marques, José Luís Carvalho, Jorge Correia-Pinto, Carla Meireles, Ana Margarida Ferreira

“…At the age of 15, he presented with intention tremor, palpitations, and marked anxiety. On examination, he had macrocephaly, coarse facies, slight prognathism, facial trichilemmomas, abdominal keratoses, leg hemangioma, and a diffusely enlarged thyroid gland. …”
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Towards a Low-Cost Mobile Subcutaneous Vein Detection Solution Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Simon Juric, Vojko Flis, Matjaz Debevc, Andreas Holzinger, Borut Zalik

“…Excessive venipunctures are both time- and resource-consuming events, which cause anxiety, pain, and distress in patients, or can lead to severe harmful injuries. …”
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Pregnancy-related chronic type A aortic dissection highlights the importance of thorough prenatal maternal examination by Cristina M. Șulea, Anna B. Kiss, Bence Ágg, Kálmán Benke, Elektra Bartha, Bálint Szilveszter, Roland Stengl, Máté Csonka, Zoltán Szabolcs, Miklós Pólos

“…Case presentation A 32-year-old pregnant woman at 31 weeks of gestation began experiencing shortness of breath, chest pain, and palpitations, which were attributed to an anxiety disorder she had been previously diagnosed with. …”
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Application of Semistructured Interview Based on Doctor-Patient Perspective in Constructing a Palliative Care Regimen for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure by Ting Zhou, HaiQin Cai, ChunHui Xu

“…The psychological states (Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21)), symptoms (Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Heart Failure (MSAS-HF)), quality of life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)), and prognosis (readmission rate, mortality rate) were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. …”
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‘It was like being hit with a brick’: a qualitative study on the effect of clinicians’ delivery of a diagnosis of eye disease for patients in primary and secondary care by Lucy Moore, Jasleen Kaur Jolly, Anne Ferrey

“…The prolonged wait for a definitive diagnosis was a source of frustration and anxiety for many patients. Professionals’ words and tone when delivering a diagnosis sometimes affected a patient’s view of their diagnosis and their later ability to come to terms with it. …”
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Associated Bleeding Risks: A Narrative and Clinical Review by Amber N. Edinoff, Keerthiga Raveendran, Marc A. Colon, Bennett H. Thomas, Katie A. Trettin, Grace W. Hunt, Adam M. Kaye, Elyse M. Cornett, Alan D. Kaye

“…Common side effects of SSRIs include increased suicidality of patients under the age of 25, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, dizziness, weight gain, gastrointestinal distress, and headache. …”
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Exploring the association between khat use and psychiatric symptoms: a systematic review by Betsy Edwards, Naomi Atkins

“…This systematic review aims to explore cross-sectional research in the field to determine the strength of the association between khat use and psychiatric symptomsMethods Six databases were searched in October 2021—Ovid Medline, Embase, APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus and Proquest—using the following search terms: “khat” OR “qat” OR “qaad” OR “catha” OR “miraa” OR “mairungi” AND “depression” OR “anxiety” OR “mania” OR “psych*” OR “schiz*” OR “mental” OR “hallucinations” OR “delusions” OR “bipolar”. …”
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Specificity of professional self-actuating of the employees of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine by O. M. Kokun

“…Such areas of influence are: increase in the efficiency of professional activities (indicators are improved); prevention and neutralization of negative mental states (aggression, anxiety, etc.); prevention of conflict behavior (conflicts with convicts, with colleagues); prevention of emotional burnout (occurs in case of prolonged impact of the criminal world); prevention of professional deformation (negative personality changes leading to appropriate behavior of employees); prevention of deviant behavior (offenses involving the penitentiary staff), etc.…”
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Is There a Major Role for Undetected Autism Spectrum Disorder with Childhood Trauma in a Patient with a Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, Self-Injuring, and Multiple Comorbidities? by Claudia Carmassi, Carlo Antonio Bertelloni, Gianluca Salarpi, Elisa Diadema, Maria Teresa Avella, Valerio Dell’Oste, Liliana Dell’Osso

“…A 35-year-old woman with BD type II, binge eating disorder and panic disorder was admitted in the Inpatient Unit of the Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Pisa because of a recrudescence of depressive symptomatology, associated with increase of anxiety, noticeable ruminations, significant alteration in neurovegetative pattern, and serious suicide ideation. …”
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Final-year university students’ mental health and access to support as they prepared to graduate by Megan J. Magier, Madelyn Law, Sarah Pennisi, Tanya Martini, Markus J Duncan, Hussain Chattha, Karen A Patte

“…Students without stressful childhood or current financial situations had lower depression and anxiety scores than their peers that experienced stressful financial situations, respectively. …”
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Active surveillance for adult low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma—a review focused on the 30-year experience of Kuma Hospital— by Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi, Makoto Fujishima, Masashi Yamamoto, Takahiro Sasaki

“…Several studies have examined the quality of life (QoL) of patients who underwent AS versus IS, and reported discrepant findings regarding various psychological conditions (including anxiety). Medical costs for AS and IS vary regionally, and in Japan, the 10-year total cost of IS was 4.1 times greater than that of AS in 2017. …”
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A retrospective analysis of two tertiary care dizziness clinics: a multidisciplinary chronic dizziness clinic and an acute dizziness clinic by Phillip Staibano, Daniel Lelli, Darren Tse

“…Moreover, 12% of patients with functional dizziness also suffered from comorbid severe anxiety and depression. Conclusions Dizziness is a heterogeneous disorder that necessitates multidisciplinary care, and clinics targeting both the acute and chronic setting can improve diagnostic accuracy, ensure appropriate diagnostic testing, and facilitate effective care plans for patients with dizziness.…”
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An unusual surgical complication: Slipped molar lodged in vocal cords and its anesthetic management by Ameerunnisha begum, Ramsesh Manohar Ram, Monisha Prasad

“…Background: Extraction of wisdom tooth is one of the most common surgical interventions, as it is more prone for impaction. Due to the pain and anxiety associated with the procedure, it is common to do this procedure under conscious sedation. …”
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COVID-19 and Decision-Making for Pregnant Women: Taking or Relinquishing Control in Response to a Pandemic by Elizabeth Kaselitz, Chelsea Finkbeiner, Sarah Javaid, Sarah Barringer, Sarah D. Compton, Maria Muzik, Cheryl A. Moyer

“…From the initial unknowns about its virulence during pregnancy, to frequent and rapidly changing hospital guidelines for prenatal care and delivery, pregnant women have felt intense uncertainty and, based on recent research, increased anxiety. This study sought to determine the impact COVID-19 had on women’s birth plans. …”
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Crenças de mulheres com e sem sintomas ansiosos sobre a pandemia de Covid-19 em 2020 // Beliefs of women with and without anxious symptoms about the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 by Júlia Nunes Cardoso, Daiane Nunes, André Faro

“…Utilizou-se a Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-2) para o rastreio dos sintomas e a técnica de evocação livre de palavras para capturar a percepção das mulheres sobre a pandemia. …”
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Causal Relationship Between Emotional Disorders and Thyroid Disorders: A Bidirectional Two‐Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Jiaying Fan, Kai Zhou, Cuiwen Yu

“…Additionally, there was a positive causal relationship between anxiety disorders and hypothyroidism. IVW results of reverse MR analysis estimates revealed a positive causal relationship between hypothyroidism, autoimmune thyroiditis, and recurrent or chronic depression. …”
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