Background Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental disorders during
childhood and adolescence. Among the instruments for the brief screening assessment of …

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of
developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The …

Mexican American adolescents have a higher risk for experiencing a mental health disorder,
specifically generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), compared to their non-Mexican American …

Background Current brain-based theoretical models of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
suggest a dysfunction of amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortex emotional regulatory …

Background: Fifteen to 25-year-olds are the age group most likely to misuse prescription
drugs. Few studies have tested theory-driven models of adolescent risk for prescription drug …

Background A taxonomy of the objects of study, theory, assessment, and intervention is
critical to the development of all clinical sciences. Clinical psychology has been …

Background Previous research suggests that high anxiety sensitivity (AS)–a fear of arousal-
related body sensations–may have implications not only for mental health symptoms but …

Abstract Background/Purpose Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a transdiagnostic risk factor for
mental health disorders. While its lower order factors–social, physical, and cognitive …

Abstract The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is one of the most chronic and detrimental
disorders and it is considered a common disorder in childhood and adolescence …

In this study, we examined the degree to which children's level of anxiety sensitivity (AS) was
a precursor to both internalizing problems and peer victimization experiences. Participants …