Publications by authors named "Katharine Crooks"
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- Adolescent e-cigarette use is influenced by neurobiological factors, particularly the functional connectivity between the amygdala and insula, which may affect sleep problems and depression levels.
- A study with 146 adolescents utilized resting-state fMRI to analyze the relationships between these brain regions and self-reported measures over a period of approximately 15 months.
- Results indicated that stronger connectivity between the amygdala and the ventral insula was linked to more sleep issues, which in turn correlated with increased depressive symptoms and higher e-cigarette use, suggesting potential targets for intervention in preventing teen e-cigarette usage.
Neuroticism has been linked to an increased likelihood of cognitive failures, including episodes of inattentiveness, forgetfulness, or accidents causing difficulties in successfully executing everyday tasks and impacting health and quality of life. Cognitive failures associated with trait neuroticism can prompt some negative psychological outcomes and risky behaviors. Accumulating evidence shows that augmenting mindfulness can benefit cognitive health and general well-being.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a condition typified by social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. AvPD has a high comorbidity rate with other personality disorders and other psychological diagnostic categories. There is very little research investigating subcortical volumetry in AvPD.
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