Abstract
The aim of the present essay is to discuss the interconnection between risk-factor research and prevention program development for panic-spectrum psychopathology. We argue that prevention of panic-spectrum psychopathology specifically, and anxiety disorders more generally, is likely to be best advanced through active, systematic translation of basic, risk-factor research. After operationalizing key terminology, we present some exemplar risk-factor candidates for panic-spectrum psychopathology, summarize research related to their role as risk-factors for panic problems, and link this discussion to risk-factor nomenclature. We then present a translational framework for extrapolating extant knowledge on these and other potential risk-factors for panic-spectrum psychopathology with respect to the development of preventative interventions. The proposed translational framework is intended to describe a forward-feeding process by which risk-factor research could be used by clinical researchers to inform prevention programs; and reciprocally, how such prevention knowledge could be most effectively utilized to drive new, clinically focused risk-factor research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1219-1239 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Behaviour Research and Therapy |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This paper was supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse research grants (1 R01 DA018734-01A1, R03 DA16307-01, and 1 R21 DA016227-01) awarded to Dr. Zvolensky and MH62056-01A2 awarded to Dr. Schmidt. This work also was supported by a National Research Service Award (F31 MH073205-01) awarded to Amit Bernstein.
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Anxiety sensitivity
- Cigarette smoking
- Negative affectivity
- Panic attacks
- Prevention
- Translational
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health