Catalogue Search | MBRL
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
{{itemTitle}}
4,913
result(s) for
"Separation Anxiety"
Sort by:
Network Analysis of Anxiety in the Autism Realm
The anxiety and autism realms are each complicated and heterogeneous, and relationships between the two areas are especially complex. Network analysis offers a promising approach to the phenotypic complexities of typical and atypical human behavior. The Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) was used to assess anxiety in 126 high-functioning 9–13 year-olds with ASDs. Network graphs of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule items and RCADS anxiety total score, social, generalized, panic and separation anxiety subscores consistently found the anxiety node (score) to be highly peripheral. Also, the networks of RCADS anxiety items themselves were similar for the ASDs group and a general population comparison group (n = 2017). The results suggest anxiety is not a central part of autism and that anxiety is dynamically similar (aspects of anxiety relate to one another in a similar manner) in high-functioning autism and the general population.
Journal Article
Don't want to go!
Lily's mother is sick and her father must go to work, but she does not want to stay with a babysitter, even if it means playing with cute baby Sam, sweet little dog Ringo, and fun big brother Jack.
Book
Is adult-onset separation anxiety disorder a trauma-stress-related disorder? A preliminary report
BackgroundThe DSM-5 recognized that the separation anxiety disorder (SEPAD) may span the entire life course or have an adult-onset. Epidemiological data indicated a 23%–69% prevalence of SEPAD in clinical settings and a high comorbidity with both prolonged grief disorder (PGD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some authors hypothesize that while life threat represents the key trigger of PTSD, disruptions or threats to interpersonal bonds lead to PGD and SEPAD. This study aims to test the hypothesis that adult-onset SEPAD might be a trauma-related disorder, triggered by events threatening to interpersonal bonds.MethodsThe sample included 106 consecutive adult outpatients with anxiety and/or mood disorders. SEPAD was diagnosed according to DSM-5 criteria by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for Separation Anxiety Symptoms (SCI-SAS). The Adult Separation Anxiety Checklist (ASA-27) was used to assess symptoms severity. To assess exposure to trauma, the SCID-5 criterion A form for PTSD was administered. Traumatic events were coded as directly experienced (self) or involving close ones (others). Lifetime exposure to separation events was also assessed.Results60.4% of participants were categorized as not having SEPAD in adulthood or in childhood (NO-SEPAD), 18.9% as childhood-onset SEPAD, and 20.8% as adult-onset SEPAD. Controlling for comorbid disorders, lifetime traumatic events involving self and separation events, traumatic events involving others significantly predicted adult-onset SEPAD. A significant correlation between the age at trauma exposure and the age of SEPAD onset was found.ConclusionsOur results are consistent with the hypothesis that adult-onset SEPAD may represent an event-related disorder.
Journal Article
Why do families change? : our first talk about separation and divorce
\"A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of separation and divorce in a resassuring and straightforward way.\"-- Provided by publisher.
Book
Transgenerational improvements following child anxiety treatment: An exploratory examination
The present study conducted secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial to examine the transgenerational relationship between cognitive-behavioral therapy for child Separation Anxiety Disorder (SepAD) and the mental health of parents. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were compared before and after child treatment between parents of children treated for SepAD and parents of healthy children, who did not receive any treatment.
One hundred and seven children aged 4-14 years with SepAD received one of two cognitive behavioral treatment programs for SepAD (TAFF; TrennungsAngstprogramm Für Familien; English: Separation Anxiety Family Therapy or CC; Coping Cat). Their parents (N = 189; 101 mothers and 88 fathers) were assessed at baseline and post-treatment for symptoms of separation anxiety, general anxiety, and depression. A comparison group of parents (N = 74; 42 mothers and 32 fathers) of 45 children without SepAD, who did not receive any treatment, were also assessed.
Results indicated a significant interaction effect between group and time on mothers' depression and separation anxiety, indicating that maternal symptoms of depression and separation anxiety improved in the child treatment condition in comparison to mothers of healthy children. There was no significant improvement in parental pathology levels among fathers of children treated for SepAD.
Treatment for child SepAD may have subsequent positive effects on mothers' own levels of separation anxiety and depression, though the mechanisms are yet unknown. Future studies are needed that test the transgenerational effect of child SepAD treatment on parental mental health as the primary research question.
Journal Article
Love waves
While they are at work a mother and father send powerful \"love waves\" to their child at home, offering reassurance and comfort in their absence.
Book
Multi-level Hierarchical Complex Behavior Monitoring System for Dog Psychological Separation Anxiety Symptoms
An increasing number of people own dogs due to the emotional benefits they bring to their owners. However, many owners are forced to leave their dogs at home alone, increasing the risk of developing psychological disorders such as separation anxiety, typically accompanied by complex behavioral symptoms including excessive vocalization and destructive behavior. Hence, this work proposes a multi-level hierarchical early detection system for psychological Separation Anxiety (SA) symptoms detection that automatically monitors home-alone dogs starting from the most fundamental postures, followed by atomic behaviors, and then detecting separation anxiety-related complex behaviors. Stacked Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) is utilized at the lowest level to recognize postures using time-series data from wearable sensors. Then, the recognized postures are input into a Complex Event Processing (CEP) engine that relies on knowledge rules employing fuzzy logic (Fuzzy-CEP) for atomic behaviors level and higher complex behaviors level identification. The proposed method is evaluated utilizing data collected from eight dogs recruited based on clinical inclusion criteria. The experimental results show that our system achieves approximately an F1-score of 0.86, proving its efficiency in separation anxiety symptomatic complex behavior monitoring of a home-alone dog.
Journal Article
Little Owl lost
While his mother is away finding food, a newborn owl falls out of his nest and anxiously tries to find her, receiving help from various forest animals.
Book
Is adult separation anxiety associated with offspring risk for internalizing psychiatric problems?
Awareness of adult separation anxiety (ASA) is growing, but there is a dearth of knowledge about how separation anxiety aggregates in families. We examined the intergenerational associations of separation anxiety and other forms of internalizing problems in an American community sample of 515 predominantly white children and their parents.
Children's separation anxiety (CSA), depression, and other anxiety disorders were modeled as latent factors using diagnoses from interviews and symptom scores from questionnaires completed by mothers, fathers, and children when children were 9 years old and again 3 years later. Parents' separation anxiety was assessed via a questionnaire and parents' other anxiety, depressive, and substance use disorders were assessed with a diagnostic interview when children were nine. Relationships between parents' and children's psychopathology were modeled using s.e.m.
Mothers' and fathers' ASA were related to all three psychopathology factors in offspring, over and above other parental disorders, in concurrent and prospective analyses. CSA was also related to maternal depression concurrently and prospectively and to maternal anxiety prospectively. Of all paternal psychopathology variables, only ASA was significantly related to children's psychopathology in either model.
Results indicate that parental separation anxiety is an important, but non-specific, risk factor for children's psychopathology. The pathway by which this risk is transmitted may be genetic or environmental, and the observed statistical associations likely also encompass child-to-parent effects.
Journal Article