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Risk factors for preoperative anxiety in elective surgery include older age in children, parental anxiety, history of poor medical experiences, behavioral problems, and specific fears about anesthesia errors.
Read the full answer →A multicomponent preparation program using clown-themed activities significantly lowers preoperative anxiety in young preschool children undergoing surgery.
Read the full answer →A clown-themed program helps preschool children before surgery by using distraction to lower anxiety scores, improve heart rate, and make them calmer during anesthesia induction.
Read the full answer →Research from the UK Biobank found that people with anxiety disorders have lower plasma NfL levels compared to the general reference population, whereas those with depression or bipolar disorder show higher levels.
Read the full answer →Yes, polygenic risk scores (PRS) for anxiety and depression show stronger associations with comorbid anxiety-depression cases than with either disorder alone, suggesting shared genetic factors.
Read the full answer →Yes, a pilot trial found that adding a digital CBT program (Aurora) to medication was safe and showed preliminary benefits for generalized anxiety disorder symptoms.
Read the full answer →Delays in managing chronic insomnia and GAD often span years or decades due to symptom normalization, stigma, self-management, and fragmented care, with overreliance on medications and limited access to evidence-based therapies.
Read the full answer →Yes, adding mindfulness to medication for GAD can reduce anxiety more than medication alone, based on a randomized trial showing significant improvements in clinician-rated and self-reported anxiety.
Read the full answer →Yes, text-message CBT (CBT-txt) significantly reduces GAD symptoms in young adults, with large effect sizes in clinical trials.
Read the full answer →Yes, regional differences exist: North America and Europe show higher anxiety comorbidity prevalence than Asia/Middle East for conditions like hidradenitis suppurativa, but direct continent-to-continent comparisons for general anxiety comorbidity are limited.
Read the full answer →Yes, a single digital session using reappraisal techniques can reduce negative interpretation bias related to social media in college students, according to a 2024 trial.
Read the full answer →Yes, self-help mindfulness and CBT reduce anxiety in distressed students, with both approaches showing similar effectiveness.
Read the full answer →Yes, mind-body exercise (like yoga, tai chi, qigong) significantly improves anxiety symptoms in cancer patients, with network meta-analysis showing it is the most effective exercise modality for anxiety.
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