Publications by authors named "E Axelsson"
Exhaustion disorder (ED) was introduced to the Swedish version of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10) 2005. Primarily characterized by general fatigue and cognitive deficits, ED has become one of the most common mental health diagnoses in Sweden. Little is still known regarding the discriminative validity of the ED diagnosis and how it relates to other diagnostic constructs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and psychometric properties of the Health Anxiety Behavior Inventory (HABI).
Behav Cogn Psychother
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Mainstream cognitive behavioral theory asserts that health anxiety persists due to negative health-related behaviors, but a valid measure for these behaviors was lacking.
- The study developed and assessed the Health Anxiety Behavior Inventory (HABI), a 12-item self-report scale, for measuring these behaviors in the context of cognitive behavior therapy.
- Psychometric evaluations indicated the HABI has good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and it correlates well with cognitive and emotional aspects of health anxiety, suggesting its potential clinical utility.
Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy is a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluations based on third-party interactions emerges within the first year of life: infants preferred a character who helped, over hindered, another who tried but failed to climb a hill. This sparked a new line of inquiry into the origins of social evaluations; however, replication attempts have yielded mixed results.
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- The study evaluates the reliability and validity of two common self-reported measures for somatic symptoms: the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) and the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8).
- Extensive data was extracted from 305 studies involving over 361,000 participants, focusing primarily on routine care and the general population.
- Results indicated that both scales measure specific symptom domains and overall symptom burden, with the PHQ-15 showing good reliability (α = 0.81) while certain items had low correlations, and the SSS-8 also showing strong reliability (α = 0.80).
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- * Results showed significant symptom improvement, with 60% of participants achieving reliable change and 44% in remission after 12 weeks of treatment.
- * Higher adherence to treatment modules correlated with better outcomes, indicating ICBT's potential as a widely accessible therapy for health anxiety.