Psychometrics of the screen for adult anxiety related disorders (SCAARED)- A new scale for the assessment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders.

Objective: To examine the psychometrics of the Screen for Adult Anxiety Related Disorders (SCAARED).

Methods: The SCAARED was adapted from the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders. Participants (N=336) ages 18-27 years old were evaluated using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders (SCID).

Differences in sleep disturbances among offspring of parents with and without bipolar disorder: association with conversion to bipolar disorder.

Objectives: Disruptions in sleep and dysregulation in circadian functioning may represent core abnormalities in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BP). However, it is not clear whether these dysfunctions are state or trait markers of BP. This report compared sleep and circadian phenotypes among three groups: offspring of parents with BP diagnosed with BP at intake (BP/OB; n = 47), offspring of parents with BP without BP at intake (non-BP/OB; n = 386), and offspring of matched control parents who did not have BP (controls; n = 301).