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Showing 1 to 20 of 231 for “"Symptom severity"”.
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The Role of Social Support in PTSD and Depression Symptom Severity
… disorder (PTSD) have been shown to experience symptoms of avoidance. These symptoms decrease access to social support, which has been shown to be a resilience factor associated with developing PTSD after trauma. MST-related PTSD represents a relative gap in the research. The aim of the current …
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Gender, Population Type, and Coping as Predictors of PTSD Symptom Severity
… coping, as independent predictors of PTSD symptom severity. In total, 124 individuals participated in the current study. The sample consisted of 64 civilians and 60 military personnel. The results indicated that gender and avoidant emotional coping were significant predictors of PTSD …
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Contributions of Sleep Quality and Dissociation to Attenuated Positive Psychotic Symptom Severity
… between sleep disturbance and worsened positive symptoms in CHR individuals. However, sleep disturbance is not unique to the psychosis-spectrum and is well documented in individuals experiencing dissociation. Transdiagnostically, dissociation has been associated with poorer outcomes and reduced …
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Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: The Relationship between Risk Factors and Symptom Severity
… to the perpetrator, are linked to an increased severity of abuse (McFarlane, Pennings, Symes, Maddoux, & Paulson, 2014; Miner, Shackelford, Block, Starratt, & Weekes-shackelford, 2012; Clements, Oxtoby, & Handsel, 2005). Little is known about the relationship between those risk factors and the …
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AN EXPLORATION OF SYMPTOM SEVERITY AND SUICIDAL IDEATION WITHIN A SEX ADDICTION SAMPLE
… behavior, and other psychopathology related symptoms as measured by the MMPI-3. Using data from the MMPI-3, the Sexual Dependency Inventory-4<sup>th</sup> Edition, the Sexual Addiction Screening Test-Revised, and the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised, this study explored the …
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A stress process model for anxiety symptom severity: comparing racial and ethnic minority adults
… our knowledge about contributors to anxiety symptom development and stressors unique to these populations is limited. This dissertation explores predictors of anxiety symptom severity in racial/ethnic minority adults using data from two surveys of the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiological …
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Mitochondrial Contributions to Schizophrenia Symptom Severity: A GWAS Approach in a South African Population
… variation and mitonuclear crosstalk to clinical symptom severity in a South African First Episode Schizophrenia (FES) cohort (N=103). Utilizing genome-wide association data, the study employed General Linear Models to assess mitochondrial single nucleotide variants (SNVs), cumulative …
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Relationship among schizoid and schizotypal personality traits and social support on PTSD symptom severity
… social support is associated with lower PTSD symptom severity. Further, both schizoid and schizotypal personality traits are associated with elevated severity of PTSD, while schizotypal personality traits are associated with increased trauma exposure. Finally, schizoid personality traits …
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Adaptive Functioning and Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity in Childhood: Parent Perception vs Clinician Rating
… sex, cultural differences in sensitivity to symptomatology, or a true difference in ASD presentation. Some of the most commonly used tools in assessing children for ASD are parent report forms or clinical interviews with the child’s parent (such as the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, …
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A Comparison of Symptom Severity Between University Counseling Center and Community Mental Health Center Clients
… and a community mental health center. The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) was completed by clients at intake, and the results were subjected to statistical analysis. A significant difference was found between the two service units on the Global Symptom Index and all nine scales of the BSI. There …
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The effect of the victim-offender relationship and pre-assault intoxication on PTSD symptom severity
… linked to victims experiencing less severe PTSD symptoms; however, little is known about how the victim-offender relationship relates to PTSD symptom severity. The current study sampled 125 university women on measures that assessed degree of sexual victimization and resulting PTSD symptoms. It …
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Nutrition and the GI microbiota in children with autism spectrum disorder and impact on symptom severity
… bacterial taxa were found to predict certain symptoms of ASD. Additionally, picky eating behavior and food aversions are common in children with ASD, resulting in limited diet variety and decreased nutrient intake (e.g., fiber). Diet is one of the major determinants of the GI microbiota; …
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Effortful Control, Interpretation Biases, and Child Anxiety Symptom Severity in a Sample of Children with Anxiety Disorders
… control and inhibitory control) and anxiety symptom severity, by way of interpretation biases, in a diverse sample of clinically anxious youth. It was hypothesized that effortful control would be inversely related to interpretation biases and child anxiety symptoms. It was also hypothesized …
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ASMT gene polymorphisms are associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptom severity in a South African population
… link between ASMT polymorphisms and ASD symptom severity. Further research, using language assessment tools as well as quantitative measures of melatonin and sleep disruption, may establish the role of melatonin in language impairment in ASD.
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An Empirical Examination of the Associations Among Crystal Methamphetamine Use History, Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity, and Perceived Social Support
… endorsing a wide range of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Questionnaires measuring perceived Social support and posttraumatic stress symptom severity were administered to 98 traumatic event-exposed adults (<em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 48.5, <em>SD</em> =7.74) recruited from the San Francisco bay …
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Predictors of symptom severity and treatment attendance amongst rape and sexual assault survivors attending a Cape Town crisis counselling service
… examined the specific predictors of post-rape symptom severity or counselling retention rates of treatment-seeking rape survivors. This mixed methods study aimed to investigate predictors of symptom severity and treatment attendance amongst rape survivors attending a crisis counselling service …
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PTSD Symptom Severity and Neurocognitive Performance as a Function of Combined TMS and Imaginal Exposure in OIF/OEF Combat Veterans with Treatment Resistant PTSD
… if PTSD and concomitant depression and anxiety symptoms improve, and (3) determine if executive functioning and memory improve. Results indicated the treatment was safe and well tolerated, and improvements were seen across psychological symptoms. Neurocognitively, improvements were seen in …
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THE ROLE OF REJECTION SENSITIVITY IN POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; A PILOT INVESTIGATION
… rejection sensitivity (RS) level and PTSD symptom severity. We predicted that RS would be positively related to PTSD symptom severity. Pilot data from 39 individuals were analyzed to explore bivariate correlations on indices of RS, PTSD symptom severity, depression symptoms, and Borderline …
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Association between depression and cardiorespiratory fitness in general population and patients with heart disease
Depression symptom severity and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are both predictors of mortality and disability in healthy individuals and patients with heart disease. However, the relationship between the two is unclear. We conducted two systematic reviews and meta-analyses in otherwise healthy …
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