The purpose of the current study was to provide both additional evidence of the psychometric properties of the TIPSA by examining reliability and validity coefficients, and to add to the empirical evidence for the application of betrayal trauma theory outside the context of comp…
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Background The Northern Territory has the highest rates of kidney disease in Australia with Aboriginal people from remote areas suffering the heaviest burden. Despite this, dialysis services are largely centralised in urban areas requiring many people to relocate for treatment. …
Much attention has been given to treating Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring (OIF/OEF) Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, little attention is given to those Veterans who do not meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD but who may still benefit from int…
Introduction: Comorbidity between asthma and psychiatric disorders is reported to have a significant impact upon illness management factors such as asthma control, functional status, and utilization of medical services. Both anxiety sensitivity and psychological acceptance are a…
Sleep disturbance is common in military and Veteran populations with an estimated 41% of deployed active duty OIF/OEF service members experiencing problems related to sleep. Insomnia and related physiological/ psychological sequelae set these individuals up for subsequent physic…
Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder characterized by the failure to speak in specific situations in which speech is expected despite speaking in other settings. Although typically verbal at home, children with SM often vary their speech across other settings and will of…
The Netherlands brought in guest workers from Morocco and Turkey to fill low wage positions. These immigrants have experienced discrimination by Dutch natives due to their religious beliefs and culture, resulting in low integration. This has led to socioeconomic disadvantages, p…
The aim of this dissertation is to determine whether depression is associated with clinical (relapses and disability worsening) and MRI outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) by conducting a secondary data analysis of the CombiRx clinical trial. Psychiatric comorbidities, including…
Background: Depression and dementia are the most common causes of disability worldwide and are leading causes of global disease burden. Both conditions are associated with poor psychosocial functioning and impaired capacity to manage other illnesses. There is potential to delay …
Musculoskeletal symptoms (including arthralgias, myalgia, and muscle stiffness) are experienced by up to 85% of women undergoing aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy for breast cancer, and are the number one contributor to the high treatment discontinuation rate. The purpose of this…
Psychological research has demonstrated a wide variety of reactions to traumatic experiences and has sought theories for why some individuals experience negative, debilitating effects of traumatic exposure, and others develop posttraumatic growth. Further, prevalence rates of tr…
Anxiety has a long, extensive history dating back to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates and his published works (de Lijster, 2019, p. 9). Anxiety today is one of the most widespread diagnoses in the United States. In 2018, 3.1% of the Unites States population, or 6.8 millio…
Objective. To examine the prevalence of comorbid mental health disorders (MHD) and personality disorders (PD) in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and specific learning disorders (SLD). Furthermore, to identify whether the nature of these comorbidities …
Globally, mental health continues to be a rising issue for many adolescents. Although mental health services are becoming more accessible in the United States, adolescents still struggle with mental health literacy, stigma, and developing healthy coping skills. The purpose of th…
Background: The genetic mechanisms associated with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) are often used to study biological models of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Data are limited, however, on the rates and characteristics of ASD in PWS, particularly so for adults. Previous estimates (…
Gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are serious maternal health conditions with immediate and lifelong mother-child health consequences. These obstetric pathologies have been widely investigated, but mostly in silos, while studies focusing on th…
Introduction Although the relationship between mental disorders and epilepsy has been studied for several years there is a lack of systematization of knowledge in this area. People with epilepsy, particularly those who are refractory to pharmacological treatment, have a high pre…