Publications by authors named "Victoria N Shaffer"
Physiological sensation word usage in social anxiety disorder with and without comorbid depression.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry
June 2021
Background & Objectives: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by a fear of showing anxiety symptoms, which may manifest in greater physiological sensation (PS) word usage, especially when describing their anxious experiences. However, the role of comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD) is unknown. Given blunted physiological arousal in MDD, the SAD only group (SAD) may use more PS words than the comorbid (COM) group with SAD and MDD when discussing anxious memories.
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- Double depression (DD) is a combination of major depressive disorder and dysthymia that is common yet not well understood, emphasizing the need for effective treatment research.
- A meta-analysis of 11 studies with 775 patients revealed that antidepressants significantly reduce depressive symptoms, with an overall effect size of 1.81, although more DD in a sample correlates with lower treatment effectiveness.
- Limitations include high variability in treatment outcomes, and the authors call for larger, randomized trials to better understand and improve DD treatment efficacy.