An Investigation of the Moderating Role of Estradiol in Interoceptive Exposure Therapy for Women with Panic Disorder.

Emerging research in animal models and healthy women indicates that the sex hormone estradiol may moderate fear of extinction. There is limited research on estradiol in exposure-based therapy among clinically anxious women. The current pilot study aimed to address this gap by comparing exposure outcomes in women with panic disorder (PD) who had high (HE) vs.

The DIAMOND-KID: Psychometric Properties of a Structured Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents.

The objective of the present study was to examine the reliability and validity of a new semi-structured interview for pediatric psychiatric disorders, which is needed as existing interviews do not cover the full range of anxiety, mood, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)-related disorders. Three hundred eleven child patients (aged 10-17) were administered the Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and OCD and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders-Child and Adolescent Version (DIAMOND-KID). Of these, 65 provided interrater reliability data and 59 provided test-retest reliability data.