Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are vulnerable to anxiety. Repetitive behaviours are a core feature of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and have been associated anxiety. This study examined repetitive behaviours and anxiety in two groups of children with autism spectrum disorder, those with high anxiety and those with lower levels of anxiety. Children with high anxiety had more repetitive ...

Although researches played an important role in the psychological impact of public health emergencies on medical staff and patients’ physical mental health, few previous studies have directly investigated influence Chinese Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study 1503 participants from 29 provinces China drew following conclusions: most (89.4%) were normal, anxiety levels women signific...

background and objectives: heart failure is a life-threatening illness in which panic disorder, anxiety, depression, and death expectation are constantly experienced. this study, thus, determined to examine the relationship between spiritual health and depression, anxiety, and stress in patients with heart failure. methods: this study was a descriptive-correlational investigation that was perfo...

Pre-screening measures derived from a cognitive-behavioral theory of health anxiety were significant predictors of individual differences in post-screening reactions to a health screening procedure, bone densitometry. Predictors included specific illness beliefs (vulnerability, severity/consequences, coping and treatment) and general health anxiety measures. Three months after a low bone minera...

INTRODUCTION To assess anxiety levels in mothers before and after undergoing amniocentesis. The secondary aim was to see how counselling by nurse-counsellors affected maternal anxiety levels. METHODS A prospective study was carried out from February 2000 to August 2000 at the Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore. We used standard statistical analysis and Spielberger's s...

The aim of the study was to examine parenting self-efficacy in relation to depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy. Five hundred thirty-three first-time pregnant women completed questionnaires at 12, 22, and 32 weeks of pregnancy that measure parenting self-efficacy, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Parenting self-efficacy increased slightly but significantly over the course of pregna...