Examining the between- and within-person associations among perceived sleep quality and mental health symptoms in emergency medical service clinicians.

Disturbed sleep is a known risk factor for heightened mental health symptoms, and this association may be particularly problematic among emergency medical service (EMS) clinicians. Yet, associations between daily sleep quality and daily mental health symptoms are understudied among this vulnerable group. We used ecological momentary assessments to examine between- and within-person associations between perceived sleep quality and mental health symptoms in 79 EMS clinicians employed at a large agency in central New York.

Moving towards a subjective conceptualization of betrayal: Examining associations between perceived betrayal, emotion dysregulation, and PTSD symptoms in sexual trauma survivors.

Background: Sexual trauma survivors commonly experience feelings of betrayal. Betrayal has largely been studied as a static trauma characteristic that is determined by a survivor's closeness to the perpetrator. This approach overlooks survivors' subjective feelings and experiences.

Trauma appraisals in the first month after sexual trauma differentially predict subsequent mental and physical health sequelae.

Objective: Sexual trauma is highly prevalent, particularly in women. Cognitions play a critical role in trauma recovery and may predict chronic mental and physical health difficulties. However, existing studies of cognitions following trauma have focused largely on global meanings (i.

Baseline Participant Characteristics are Associated With Engagement in a Movement-Based RCT for Chronic Low-Back Pain.

PurposeExamine whether baseline participant characteristics predict engagement in a movement-based RCT for chronic low back pain (CLBP).DesignLongitudinal study within an RCT.SettingOnline.

Perceived Control and Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review.

Background: Perceived control, defined as an individual's belief in their ability to influence life events and circumstances, has been implicated in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Some research has demonstrated a link between perceived control and blood pressure, a major CVD risk factor. However, methodological differences across studies, including variability in definitions and measures of perceived control, preclude a clear understanding of this relationship.

Differential effects of COVID-19 stressor types on mental health and moderating roles of coping strategies.

Stress exposure often leads to poor mental health, but whether of stressors predict levels of mental health symptoms and whether coping differentially moderates these associations remain untested. This study examined whether COVID-19 stressor types (financial-, activity-, and infection-related) differentially predicted subsequent mental health (general distress, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and positive states of mind) and whether different types of coping moderated these relationships. In April, 2020, questionnaires assessing the impact of COVID-19 on daily life were administered to an adult sample across the US ( = 1,546); 861 (55.

Perceived control predicts lower end-of-day stress through engagement in moderate or vigorous physical activity: A daily diary study in a US adult sample.

Perceived control (PC) is associated with lower perceived stress, but the mechanisms of this relationship have not yet been established. The current study examined whether moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) mediated the relationship between PC and daily stress in a sample of US adults. Participants (N = 264, M = 34.

Anxiety and fear of cancer recurrence as predictors of subsequent pain interference in early cancer survivorship: Exploring the moderating roles of cognitive and emotional factors.

Following treatment, cancer survivors often experience pain that negatively impacts their quality of life. Although both anxiety and fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) have been shown to exacerbate pain interference, less is known about either the temporal relationship between anxiety/FCR and pain interference or modifiable cognitive/emotional factors that might moderate that relationship among cancer survivors. This longitudinal study aims to advance our understanding of the impact of both anxiety and FCR following primary cancer treatment on subsequent pain interference.

Associations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Pain Interference in Post-9/11 Veterans: Exploring Sleep Impairment and Physical Activity as Underlying Mechanisms.

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and pain are highly prevalent and comorbid, particularly in veterans, but mechanisms explaining their linkage remain unclear. The aims of this study were to determine: (1) whether sleep impairment and physical activity (PA) mediate relations between PTSD symptoms and pain interference (assessed both longitudinally and as residual change) and (2) the unique roles of each PTSD symptom cluster in those relationships.

Methods: The present study is a secondary analysis of a longitudinal observational investigation of 673 post-9/11 veterans (45.

Music interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review.

There is growing literature supporting the efficacy of music interventions for a range of conditions, including anxiety, stress, and pain. Alongside this, research on neurobiological processes involved in the experience of music has illuminated potential mechanisms for music's role in mental health treatments. Music has the potential to act on the circuitry of the brain involved in the autonomic dysregulation associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Changes in Interoception in Mind-body Therapies for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Emerging literature has demonstrated deficits in interoception (i.e., the perception of physical sensations from inside the body) in individuals with chronic pain conditions.

The Role of Shame in the Relationship between Alcohol Use Severity and Relational Intimacy among Sexual Minority Women.

: Sexual Minority Women (SMW) are disproportionately likely to struggle with substance use and shame, two factors that are associated with poorer relationship quality and decreased relational intimacy (Doyle & Molix, 2015). However, there is a dearth of research examining shame and substance use concurrently among SMW. The current study elucidated the role of shame-based cognitions (SBCs) and shame-based behaviors (SBBs) in explaining the relationship between alcohol use severity and relational intimacy.

Bringing mental health to the frontlines: A proactive team-based model for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: A novel team-based service was developed at the beginning of the pandemic in which sixty liaisons were assigned to provide proactive, tailored psychological support for healthcare workers (HCWs) across three of NewYork-Presbyterian's Weill Cornell affiliated hospitals.

Method: The program took the proactive approach of bringing mental health awareness to every department and major division that interfaced with COVID-19 patients. Virtual and in-person team-based "town hall" meetings were offered to provide psychoeducation, facilitate discussion, foster adaptive coping and social cohesion, and identify employees who would benefit from further individualized support.

A proof-of-concept randomized crossover clinical trial of a first-in-class vasopressin 1a receptor antagonist for PTSD: Design, methods, and recruitment.

Background: Almost eight million Americans suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Current PTSD drug therapies rely on repurposed antidepressants and anxiolytics, which produce undesirable side effects and have recognized compliance issues. Vasopressin represents a promising and novel target for pharmacological intervention.