Comparative Effects of Emotion Management Training and Social Skills Training in Korean Children With ADHD.

Comparative Effects of Emotion Management Training and Social Skills Training in Korean Children With ADHD.

J Atten Disord. 2013 Aug 8;
Choi ES, Lee WK

Objective: ADHD is associated with social and emotional impairment that goes beyond the core symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention deficits. This study evaluates the comparative efficacy of emotional management training (EMT) with social skills training (SST) and no treatment in children with ADHD. Method: A randomized, controlled treatment outcome study was conducted with 32 boys and 40 girls (aged 10-12 years). The Child Behavior Checklist, Emotion Expression Scale for Children, Child Depression Inventory, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for children were completed before and after the intervention. Results: The EMT group exhibited a significant improvement in emotion recognition and expressive reluctance. Therefore, focusing on emotion identification and expression in social cognitive processes (i.e., EMT), instead of merely focusing on social skills (SST), enhances treatment efficacy. Conclusion: These results support the hypothesis that focusing on the identification and expression of emotional information processes, instead of merely focusing on social skills (SST) enhances treatment efficacy. (J. of Att. Dis. 2012; XX(X) 1-XX). HubMed – depression

Anxiety and mortality risk in community-dwelling elderly people.

Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Aug 8;
Carrière I, Ryan J, Norton J, Scali J, Stewart R, Ritchie K, Ancelin ML

There are conflicting data on the role of anxiety in predicting mortality.To evaluate the 10-year mortality risk associated with anxiety in community-dwelling elderly people.Using data from 718 men and 1046 women aged 65 years and over, gender-stratified associations of anxiety symptoms (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, third tertile) and current DSM-IV anxiety disorder including generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and phobia with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were determined.In women, mortality risk was increased for anxiety disorder and GAD in multivariate Cox models (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.53, 95% CI 1.02-2.27 and HR = 2.04, 95% CI 1.08-3.86 respectively), whereas for phobia it was nearly significant (HR = 1.52, 95% CI 0.94-2.47). Anxiety trait symptoms became non-significant as a result of the confounding effect of depressive symptoms. Anxiety disorder was associated with cardiovascular mortality in univariate analysis (HR = 2.42, 95% CI 1.16-5.07). No significant associations were found in men.Our study suggests a gender-specific association of anxiety and mortality. HubMed – depression