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  1. Article ; Online: A randomized clinical trial to assess feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of telehealth-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for perceived social isolation among individuals with opioid use disorders.

    Ashrafioun, Lisham / Allan, Nicholas P / Stecker, Tracy A

    Drug and alcohol dependence

    2024  Volume 258, Page(s) 111268

    Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to report on feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy data cognitive-behavioral therapy for perceived isolation (CBT-PSI) compared to health education among individuals with opioid use disorders (OUD) ... ...

    Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to report on feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy data cognitive-behavioral therapy for perceived isolation (CBT-PSI) compared to health education among individuals with opioid use disorders (OUD) reporting elevated loneliness.
    Methods: Participants (n = 125) with OUD reporting elevated loneliness were recruited using online advertising to participate in a telehealth-delivered randomized clinical trial. Participants received either a 6-session CBT-PSI (n = 63) or health education (n = 62). Measures assessing loneliness, quantity of social interactions, perceived social support, substance use, substance use consequences, and treatment engagement among others, were completed at baseline, post-intervention, and 1- and 2-months post-intervention. Participants also reported on treatment acceptability for both conditions.
    Results: Target enrollment was met with loneliness, social disconnectedness measures, and substance use reflecting a clinically severe sample. Retention was high (> 80%) for both conditions. Participants rated both Health Education and CBT-PSI as acceptable, helpful, and useful interventions to address loneliness and opioid use. Loneliness was reduced and quantity of social interactions and perceived social support were increased to the same extent for both conditions and across the follow-up assessments. Opioid use and overall substance use were reduced in both conditions; however, the reductions among participants received CBT-PSI were significantly greater compared to Health Education.
    Conclusions: This study supports the feasibility and acceptability of CBT-PSI. CBT-PSI findings related to loneliness, substance use, and other social connectedness outcomes are encouraging. Additional testing of CBT-PSI in a fully-powered trial is warranted.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Female ; Opioid-Related Disorders/psychology ; Opioid-Related Disorders/therapy ; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/methods ; Telemedicine/methods ; Adult ; Feasibility Studies ; Middle Aged ; Social Isolation/psychology ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology ; Loneliness/psychology ; Treatment Outcome ; Social Support
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-15
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 519918-9
    ISSN 1879-0046 ; 0376-8716
    ISSN (online) 1879-0046
    ISSN 0376-8716
    DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111268
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  2. Article ; Online: Do Proximal Risk Factors Mediate the Impact of Affect on Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder? An Extension of the Hierarchical Model of Cognitive Vulnerability.

    Koscinski, Brandon / Allan, Nicholas P

    Psychopathology

    2022  Volume 56, Issue 4, Page(s) 258–267

    Abstract: Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are among the most prevalent forms of psychopathology. The hierarchical model of cognitive vulnerability proposes that higher order risk factors explain co-occurrence ... ...

    Abstract Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are among the most prevalent forms of psychopathology. The hierarchical model of cognitive vulnerability proposes that higher order risk factors explain co-occurrence among internalizing disorders, whereas lower order risk factors explain discordance.
    Methods: Participants (N = 646; mean age = 38.50, SD = 10.00; 49.2% female) were recruited from Amazon MTurk to complete self-report questionnaires related to psychopathology in the summer of 2020. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relations that negative affect (NA) and positive affect (PA) share with MDD and GAD, through rumination and intolerance of uncertainty (IU), cross-sectionally.
    Results: When modeling both IU and depressive rumination together as explaining the indirect effects from affect to psychopathology, the association between NA and symptoms of MDD was explained by depressive rumination. There were no indirect effects from PA to MDD or GAD symptoms. When modeled separately, both risk factors explained the associations NA shared with MDD and GAD symptoms.
    Conclusions: The present study extends the hierarchical model of cognitive vulnerability by finding that depressive rumination explains the association between NA and symptoms of MDD, even when controlling for IU.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Male ; Depressive Disorder, Major/psychology ; Anxiety Disorders/psychology ; Anxiety/psychology ; Risk Factors ; Cognition
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605604-0
    ISSN 1423-033X ; 0254-4962
    ISSN (online) 1423-033X
    ISSN 0254-4962
    DOI 10.1159/000527300
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  3. Article ; Online: Exploring trajectories in transdiagnostic behavior therapy.

    Gros, Daniel F / Saulnier, Kevin G / Allan, Nicholas P

    Journal of traumatic stress

    2023  Volume 36, Issue 4, Page(s) 668–681

    Abstract: Transdiagnostic treatments have been designed to target common processes for clusters of disorders. One such treatment, transdiagnostic behavior therapy (TBT), targets avoidance across emotional disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ... ...

    Abstract Transdiagnostic treatments have been designed to target common processes for clusters of disorders. One such treatment, transdiagnostic behavior therapy (TBT), targets avoidance across emotional disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorders, and anxiety disorders, and has demonstrated efficacy in randomized controlled trials. The current study was designed to examine whether distinct treatment trajectories would emerge in a sample of 112 veterans receiving TBT and whether diagnostic comorbidity, baseline levels of several transdiagnostic risk factors, or treatment engagement influence trajectory membership. Growth mixture modeling revealed three distinct trajectories across depression, ds = 0.55-1.09; PTSD ds = -0.07-1.43; and panic disorder symptoms, ds = -0.13-1.09. Notably, for PTSD and panic disorder symptoms, separate classes for responders and nonresponders emerged among participants with high baseline symptom levels. Findings for the risk factors suggested that PTSD and panic nonresponders evidenced significantly higher behavioral avoidance at baseline and reduced engagement in treatment procedures and homework completion compared to responders. Together, the findings provide additional support for the use of TBT in the treatment of emotional disorders, including PTSD. Potential adaptations are discussed for patients with significantly elevated behavioral avoidance to improve treatment engagement and related outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology ; Behavior Therapy/methods ; Mood Disorders/psychology ; Veterans/psychology ; Anxiety Disorders
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 639478-4
    ISSN 1573-6598 ; 0894-9867
    ISSN (online) 1573-6598
    ISSN 0894-9867
    DOI 10.1002/jts.22963
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  4. Article ; Online: Anxiety Sensitivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty: Transdiagnostic Risk Factors for Anxiety as Targets to Reduce Risk of Suicide.

    Allan, Nicholas P / Gorka, Stephanie M / Saulnier, Kevin G / Bryan, Craig J

    Current psychiatry reports

    2023  Volume 25, Issue 4, Page(s) 139–147

    Abstract: Purpose of review: Suicide has a profound impact on individuals, families, and society. One prominent, if understudied, risk factor for suicide is anxiety. More than 70% of people with at least one suicide attempt meet diagnostic criteria for an anxiety ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: Suicide has a profound impact on individuals, families, and society. One prominent, if understudied, risk factor for suicide is anxiety. More than 70% of people with at least one suicide attempt meet diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder. There are several limitations to exploring the associations between anxiety and suicide using diagnosis-based classification systems. A better approach would be to consider transdiagnostic risk factors for anxiety.
    Recent findings: Through a negative reinforcement model of suicide, anxiety sensitivity (AS) and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) appear to exacerbate the experience of unpleasant anxiety sensations and likely contribute to chronic suicide risk as well as acute suicidal acts. Although more research is needed to clarify the mechanisms through which AS and IU confer risk, brief interventions may offer an ideal suicide prevention strategy for anxious people.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Uncertainty ; Anxiety ; Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis ; Suicide, Attempted ; Risk Factors ; Suicidal Ideation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2055376-6
    ISSN 1535-1645 ; 1523-3812
    ISSN (online) 1535-1645
    ISSN 1523-3812
    DOI 10.1007/s11920-023-01413-z
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  5. Article ; Online: Anxiety sensitivity and social support in veterans with emotional disorders.

    Pavlacic, Jeffrey M / Witcraft, Sara M / Allan, Nicholas P / Gros, Daniel F

    Journal of clinical psychology

    2023  Volume 79, Issue 10, Page(s) 2337–2350

    Abstract: Objective: An understanding of the incremental value of social support in predicting psychopathology above transdiagnostic risk factors could speak to the benefit of leveraging social factors into existing, evidence-based interventions in veterans with ... ...

    Abstract Objective: An understanding of the incremental value of social support in predicting psychopathology above transdiagnostic risk factors could speak to the benefit of leveraging social factors into existing, evidence-based interventions in veterans with emotional disorders. This cross-sectional study aimed to expand our understanding of associations between domains of anxiety sensitivity and facets of psychopathology in veterans with emotional disorders. We also determined whether social support predicted psychopathology above anxiety sensitivity domains and combat exposure and explored these relationships with a path model.
    Methods: One hundred and fifty-six treatment-seeking veterans with emotional disorders completed diagnostic interviews and assessments of demographics, social support, symptom measures (e.g., PTSD, depression, anxiety, and stress), and transdiagnostic risk factors (i.e., anxiety sensitivity). After data screening, 150 were included in regressions.
    Results: Using regression analyses with cross-sectional data, cognitive anxiety sensitivity concerns predicted PTSD and depression above combat exposure. Cognitive and physical concerns predicted anxiety, and cognitive and social concerns predicted stress. Above combat exposure and anxiety sensitivity, social support predicted PTSD and depression.
    Conclusion: Focusing on social support in tandem with transdiagnostic mechanisms in clinical samples is critical. These findings inform transdiagnostic interventions and recommendations related to incorporation of assessment of transdiagnostic factors in clinical contexts.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Veterans/psychology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology ; Anxiety ; Social Support
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 219160-x
    ISSN 1097-4679 ; 0021-9762
    ISSN (online) 1097-4679
    ISSN 0021-9762
    DOI 10.1002/jclp.23554
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  6. Article ; Online: Cognitive risk factors and the experience of acute anxiety following social stressors: An ecological momentary assessment study.

    Saulnier, Kevin G / Saulnier, Shelby J / Allan, Nicholas P

    Journal of anxiety disorders

    2022  Volume 88, Page(s) 102571

    Abstract: To better understand how social anxiety develops, it is crucial to identify mechanisms that influence anxiety following social stressors. Anxiety sensitivity social concerns (ASSC; fear of publicly observable anxiety symptoms) and fear of negative ... ...

    Abstract To better understand how social anxiety develops, it is crucial to identify mechanisms that influence anxiety following social stressors. Anxiety sensitivity social concerns (ASSC; fear of publicly observable anxiety symptoms) and fear of negative evaluation (FNE; distress arising from concerns about negative judgment) are constructs that amplify anxiety following social stressors. However, it is unclear how ASSC and FNE influence acute anxiety following stressors in naturalistic settings. In the current study, the impact of ASSC and FNE on anxious arousal and anxious apprehension following stressors was examined in community adults (N = 83; M age = 29.66 years, SD = 12.49, 59.0% female) who completed questionnaires five times per day for two-weeks. Dynamic structural equation modeling was used to examine predictors of overall levels of anxiety as well as anxiety following social and nonsocial stressors. ASSC interacted with the presence of social stressors, such that ASSC positively predicted anxious arousal following social stressors. FNE interacted with the presence of nonsocial stressors to predict both forms of anxiety, such that FNE positively predicted anxiety following nonsocial stressors. These findings suggest ASSC may specifically amplify anxious arousal following social stressors, whereas FNE may broadly amplify anxiety following nonsocial stressors.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Anxiety/psychology ; Cognition ; Ecological Momentary Assessment ; Fear/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-23
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 619417-5
    ISSN 1873-7897 ; 0887-6185
    ISSN (online) 1873-7897
    ISSN 0887-6185
    DOI 10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102571
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  7. Article: Assessment of the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Injectable Lidocaine and a Lidocaine-Impregnated Latex Band for Castration and Tail Docking in Lambs.

    Ross, Joseph A / Roche, Steven M / Beaugrand, Kendall / Schatz, Crystal / Hammad, Ann / Ralston, Brenda J / Hanson, Andrea M / Allan, Nicholas / Olson, Merle

    Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 2

    Abstract: The objectives of this study were to assess the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the current standard-of-care for pain mitigation in lambs during castration and tail docking (injectable lidocaine) and assess the ability of Lidocaine-Loaded Bands ( ...

    Abstract The objectives of this study were to assess the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the current standard-of-care for pain mitigation in lambs during castration and tail docking (injectable lidocaine) and assess the ability of Lidocaine-Loaded Bands (LLBs) to deliver therapeutic concentrations into the contacted tissues over time. The study was comprised of four different trials: (1) investigation of in vitro release of lidocaine from LLBs; (2) pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of injectable lidocaine in scrotal and tail tissue; (3) pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of in vivo delivery of lidocaine with LLBs placed on the tail and scrotum of lambs; and (4) a "proof-of-concept" study comparing the sensation of control- versus LLB-banded tail tissue over time. The use of injectable lidocaine provides effective short-term anesthesia for 120 to 180 min following the injection; however, additional strategies are needed to manage long-term pain. The use of an LLB could provide an alternative where tissue lidocaine concentrations meet or exceed the EC
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2606558-7
    ISSN 2076-2615
    ISSN 2076-2615
    DOI 10.3390/ani14020255
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  8. Article: Assessment of the Effective Tissue Concentrations of Injectable Lidocaine and a Lidocaine-Impregnated Latex Band for Castration in Calves.

    Ross, Joseph A / Roche, Steven M / Beaugrand, Kendall / Schatz, Crystal / Hammad, Ann / Ralston, Brenda J / Hanson, Andrea M / Allan, Nicholas / Olson, Merle

    Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 6

    Abstract: This study aimed to assess the effective tissue concentrations of the current standard of care for pain mitigation in calves during castration (injectable lidocaine) and to assess the ability of a lidocaine-loaded elastration band (LLB) to deliver ... ...

    Abstract This study aimed to assess the effective tissue concentrations of the current standard of care for pain mitigation in calves during castration (injectable lidocaine) and to assess the ability of a lidocaine-loaded elastration band (LLB) to deliver effective concentrations into the scrotal tissue over time. This study comprised two different trials: (1) effective concentrations of injectable lidocaine in the scrotal tissue; and (2) the in vivo delivery of effective concentrations of lidocaine from LLBs placed on the calf scrotums. Sensation in the scrotal tissue was assessed by electrocutaneous stimulation. Injectable lidocaine allowed for short-term anesthesia for up to 60 min, highlighting the importance of finding additional strategies to mitigate long-term pain. An elastomeric ligation band impregnated with lidocaine could provide a suitable alternative, as it yielded tissue levels of lidocaine that approached EC
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2606558-7
    ISSN 2076-2615
    ISSN 2076-2615
    DOI 10.3390/ani14060977
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  9. Article: A One-Arm Pilot Trial of a Telehealth CBT-Based Group Intervention Targeting Transdiagnostic Risk for Emotional Distress.

    Flynt, Sierra / Koscinski, Brandon / Accorso, Catherine / Knapp, Ashley / Gorka, Stephanie / Suhr, Julie / Austin, Megan / Allan, Nicholas P

    medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

    2024  

    Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on mental health, straining an already overburdened healthcare system. A modular, transdiagnostic approach to treating psychopathology may be ideal to target common transdiagnostic risk factors for emotional ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on mental health, straining an already overburdened healthcare system. A modular, transdiagnostic approach to treating psychopathology may be ideal to target common transdiagnostic risk factors for emotional distress and related disorders likely to be impacted by circumstances related to this once-in-a-lifetime environmental stressor. Anxiety sensitivity (AS), or fear of anxious arousal, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), or distress when confronted with uncertainty, and loneliness are three transdiagnostic risk factors impacted by the pandemic and robust predictors of emotional distress beyond that. We completed a pilot feasibility, acceptability, and utility trial of Coping Crew, our group, telehealth-delivered transdiagnostic treatment protocol in 17 participants who completed the intervention (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2024.04.23.24306218
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  10. Article ; Online: The Depression Sensitivity Index: Initial Development and Tests of Convergent and Construct Validity.

    Capron, Daniel W / Allan, Nicholas P / Schmidt, Norman B

    Journal of affective disorders

    2021  Volume 287, Page(s) 417–426

    Abstract: Background: Depression and suicide are prominent and increasing U.S. public health issues, which suggests novel assessment and treatment approaches are needed. Reiss' Expectancy Model of Fear, Anxiety, and Panic states that fear is based on two classes ... ...

    Abstract Background: Depression and suicide are prominent and increasing U.S. public health issues, which suggests novel assessment and treatment approaches are needed. Reiss' Expectancy Model of Fear, Anxiety, and Panic states that fear is based on two classes of variables, expectations and sensitivities, which has led to much research on anxiety sensitivity as a significant risk factor for later anxiety psychopathology. Major depressive disorder also includes biased expectations and sensitivities; however, a depression sensitivity rooted in Expectancy Theory has never been formalized. Uncovering depression-related sensitivities may lead to earlier risk detection and prevention before mood disorders develop.
    Method: The goal of the paper was to create a Depression Sensitivity Index using exploratory factor analysis and item response theory and then conduct tests of convergent and construct validity using structural equation modeling using three independent samples.
    Results: indicated two lower order factors: 1) physical and cognitive concerns (DSPCC) and 2) social concerns (DSSC). Factors showed incremental associations with depression (DSPCC), social anxiety (both) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (DSPCC), above and beyond anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns. Both factors together predicted depressive disorder diagnoses LIMITATIONS: : Mostly self-report data, large percentage of non-Hispanic White participants in Study 1.
    Conclusions: The results offer initial evidence that expectancy theory applies beyond "fear, anxiety, and panic" and that with further development depression sensitivity could be an important intervention target for prevention of major depressive disorder and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
    MeSH term(s) Anxiety ; Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis ; Depression ; Depressive Disorder, Major/diagnosis ; Fear ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-31
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 135449-8
    ISSN 1573-2517 ; 0165-0327
    ISSN (online) 1573-2517
    ISSN 0165-0327
    DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.051
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