Health anxiety in autistic adults

Research in autism spectrum disorders, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 104, С. 102146 - 102146

Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2023

Health anxiety involves misinterpreting normal bodily sensations as symptoms of a serious illness. No study to date has explored health in autistic adults. This cross-sectional had three aims: 1) examine the levels and non-autistic adults, 2) explore sex differences across both subsamples, 3) determine whether traits were associated with either or subsamples. A self-report questionnaire measuring demographic information (sex, age, ethnicity), diagnostic information, comorbid diagnoses, traits, was distributed 110 adults without intellectual disability. The findings showed be significantly higher than females males Almost 1 3 people reported clinically significant anxiety. Positive correlations found between these relationships remained statistically after controlling for covariates. is first investigate sample people, also consider relationship individuals. have clinical research implications.

Язык: Английский

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Digital technology and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review with a focus on depression, anxiety, stress, and trauma

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14

Опубликована: Дек. 22, 2023

The sudden appearance and devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in need for multiple adaptive changes societies, business operations healthcare systems across world. This review describes development increased use digital technologies such as chat bots, electronic diaries, online questionnaires even video gameplay to maintain effective treatment standards individuals with mental health conditions depression, anxiety post-traumatic stress syndrome. We describe how these approaches have been applied help meet challenges delivering solutions. main focus this narrative is on describing platforms used diagnostics, patient monitoring a option general public, well frontline medical staff suffering issues.

Язык: Английский

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Dispositional mindfulness and mental health among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 lockdown: The mediating role of self-compassion and the moderating role of gender

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13

Опубликована: Янв. 11, 2023

College students' mental health has been seriously impacted during the global COVID-19 lockdown. There is evidence that dispositional mindfulness beneficial to health. However, few studies have looked at relationship between and from standpoint of self-compassion. Furthermore, it unclear under what circumstances linked To fill this gap, current study investigated self-compassion as a possible mediating factor gender moderating effect The sample included 1,018 Chinese university students lockdown (M age = 20.12; SD 1.17) who had completed self-report questionnaires on mindfulness, self-compassion, According findings mediation analysis, partially mediated analysis also revealed significant effects Male college was significantly better protected, buffering their were stronger than those female students. These advance our understanding process mechanism health, broadened deepened well role gender, offer practical guidance for improving

Язык: Английский

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Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(22), С. 7046 - 7046

Опубликована: Ноя. 10, 2023

COVID-19 impacted the mental health of many people in UK. The negative impact was especially substantial among vulnerable population groups, including migrants. While research has focused on aspects during pandemic, positive migrants UK remained to be evaluated. This review aimed identify literature that health, and thematically synthesise findings understand what approaches were employed support specific outcomes pandemic for them survive this difficult time. Medline, Embase, PsycINFO searched using terms “mental health”, “migrants”, “COVID-19”. Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist used assess quality included studies. There only two studies examining period. They describe such as religious beliefs, passion acknowledgement their job, learning new things, being physically active, social media, activities, producing inner peace, confidence, well-being, a sense belonging. high. More about is needed.

Язык: Английский

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The COVID-19 lockdown experience suggests that restricting the supply of gambling can reduce gambling problems: An Australian prospective study

Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(1), С. 146 - 162

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2024

COVID-19 lockdowns limited access to gambling but simultaneously elevated psychosocial stressors. This study assessed the relative effects of these changes on risk status during and after Australian lockdown from late-March late-May 2020. The administered three surveys people who had gambled within past year at T1. Wave 1 asked about before (T1, N = 2,125) (T2, 2,125). Subsequent focused one (T3; 649) two years (T4, 458). dependent variable was in reporting any problem symptoms (PGSI 0 vs 1+). Bivariate analyses multinomial logistic regression tested for significant associations with: demographics, stressors (perceived stress, psychological distress, loneliness, health anxiety COVID, financial hardship, stressful life events), participation frequency. Gambling at-risk decreased between T1 T2, increased T3, with little further change T4. When availability curtailed, frequency EGMs, casino games, sports betting or race betting, lower were associated transitions non-problem gambling. resumed, EGM frequency, online higher stress appears a stronger influence problems, population level, than factors. Reducing supply high-risk products, particularly is likely reduce harm.

Язык: Английский

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