Publications by authors named "Ellen N Kingsley"
Cortical and Subcortical Brain Alterations in Specific Phobia and Its Animal and Blood-Injection-Injury Subtypes: A Mega-Analysis From the ENIGMA Anxiety Working Group.
Am J Psychiatry
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The ENIGMA Anxiety Working Group studied brain structural differences between individuals with specific phobias and healthy participants, focusing on subtypes of phobias like animal and blood-injection-injury (BII) while examining how these differences relate to symptom severity and age.
- - A total of 1,452 participants with phobias and 2,991 healthy subjects were analyzed, revealing that those with phobias exhibited smaller subcortical volumes and varying cortical thickness, especially noted in adults rather than youths.
- - The results indicate that brain alterations in specific phobias are more significant than in other anxiety disorders, revealing distinct neural underpinnings linked to fear processing across different phobia types, highlighting a
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can face difficulties with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, which can impact many areas of their lives, including their educational attainment and social and emotional wellbeing. Involvement in nature-based activities can reduce these difficulties and improve wellbeing, but there are limited resources for supporting children with this diagnosis to access these approaches and no nature-based interventions designed with and for this group. This protocol describes a co-production study in which children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder aged 5-11 years old, their parents/guardians, and professionals will attend a series of workshops to share their knowledge to co-produce a new nature-based intervention for this population of children.
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