[HTML][HTML] Executive functioning constructs in anxiety, obsessive–compulsive, post-traumatic stress, and related disorders

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Current psychiatry reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We synthesize theories proposing complex relations between
cognitive functioning and anxiety-related concepts. We evaluate vulnerability theories …

Why sleep is key: poor sleep quality is a mechanism for the bidirectional relationship between major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder across 18 …

VV Nguyen, NH Zainal, MG Newman - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD)
reliably precede and predict one another. However, there is insufficient data on mediators …

Increased inflammation predicts nine-year change in major depressive disorder diagnostic status.

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Journal of abnormal psychology, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Cytokine theory of depression proposes that increased baseline inflammatory activity may
accumulate over time and lead to future major depressive disorder (MDD). However, most …

A cross-lagged prospective network analysis of depression and anxiety and cognitive functioning components in midlife community adult women

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Psychological medicine, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background Scar theory proposes that heightened depression and anxiety precede and
predict worse cognitive functioning outcomes, whereas the vulnerability theory posits the …

Elevated anxious and depressed mood relates to future executive dysfunction in older adults: a longitudinal network analysis of psychopathology and cognitive …

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Clinical Psychological Science, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Vulnerability models posit that executive-functioning (EF) problems centrally affect future
common (vs. rare) psychopathology symptoms. Conversely, scar theory postulates that …

Life satisfaction prevents decline in working memory, spatial cognition, and processing speed: Latent change score analyses across 23 years

NH Zainal, MG Newman - European Psychiatry, 2022 - cambridge.org
BackgroundWithin-person growth in life satisfaction (LS) can protect against declines in
cognitive functioning, and, conversely, over time. However, most studies have been cross …

Subregions of the fusiform gyrus are differentially involved in the attentional mechanism supporting visual mental imagery in depression

JH Zhou, BK Huang, D Wang, BL Ning… - Brain Imaging and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Impaired visual mental imagery is an important symptom of depression and has
gradually become an intervention target for cognitive behavioral therapy. Methods Our study …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the Mediating Role of Executive Function in the Relationship Between ADHD and DCD Symptoms and Depression in Adults

MC Broletti, C Efthymiou, AL Murray… - Journal of Autism and …, 2023 - Springer
This study was designed to test the effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
and Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) on depression levels and investigate the …

Curiosity helps: Growth in need for cognition bidirectionally predicts future reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms across 10 years

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Decreased motivational tendency to seek out, engage in, and enjoy investing in
complex cognitive processes in a sustained manner (need for cognition; NFC) may be a …

Disentangling between-person and within-person associations of physical symptoms of depression with self-perceived health and life satisfaction: A longitudinal study …

J Schleef, LM Castellanos-Alvarenga… - Journal of health …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Depression is a major health problem in Chile. Evidence suggests that physical symptoms of
depression (PSD) negatively impact self-perceived health and life satisfaction. The aim of …