Recent years have seen a better understanding of the psychological changes underlying social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder, and successful methods of cognitive psychotherapy have been developed. Exposure to social situations causing anxiety and cognitive restructuring has diminished social anxiety. An underlying factor in generalized anxiety disorder is, among other things, a difficulty to deal with and tolerate uncertainty. Adaptation of distressing dysfunctional metacognitions has recently emerged alongside conventional cognitive-behavioral treatment modalities.
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Digit Health
January 2025
Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Objective: Chatbots' rapid advancements raise the possibility that they can be used to deliver mental health support. However, public utilization of and opinions toward chatbots for mental health support are poorly understood.
Methods: Survey study of 428 U.
Front Public Health
January 2025
School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Objectives: Besides physical health risks, large public health events also exert negative impacts on people's mental health. We aimed to explore the prevalence and correlates of mental distress and its association with psychological resilience among countries amid the Omicron wave.
Methods: We conducted cross-sectional surveys simultaneously in China and South Korea from March 15 to 30, 2023.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Health Administration, Kongju National University of Nursing and Health, Kongju, Republic of Korea.
Adolescents worldwide are increasingly affected by mental health disorders, with anxiety disorders, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), being particularly prevalent. Despite its significant impact, GAD in adolescents often remains underdiagnosed due to vague symptoms and delayed medical attention, highlighting the need for early diagnosis and prevention strategies. This study utilized data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS) from 2020 to 2023 to analyze factors influencing GAD in adolescents.
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January 2025
The Third People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Objective: Workplace violence (WPV) poses a serious occupational risk. This study aims to explore the association between WPV from patients and the occurrence of insomnia, depression, and anxiety among healthcare workers.
Methods: Information about the WPV from patients was collected by a self-designed questionnaire.
BMC Med
January 2025
Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Background: Adverse life experiences have been associated with increased susceptibilities to psychopathology in later life. However, their impact on psychological responses following physical trauma remains largely unexplored.
Methods: Based on the China Severe Trauma Cohort, we conducted a cohort study of 2937 patients who were admitted to the Trauma Medical Center of West China Hospital between June 2020 and August 2023.
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