Biological explanations of generalized anxiety disorder: effects on beliefs about prognosis and responsibility

Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association
Matthew S LebowitzWoo-kyoung Ahn

Abstract

Biological explanations of psychopathology can reduce the extent to which people with mental disorders are blamed for their symptoms but can also yield prognostic pessimism--the belief that psychiatric conditions are relatively immutable. However, few studies have examined whether these effects occur among persons who actually have psychiatric symptoms. This study sought to address this question. Adults living in the United States (N=351) were recruited online in January and February 2012 and assessed for symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups: a biological condition, in which participants (N=176) were provided a description of generalized anxiety disorder and a biological explanation of the etiology of the disorder, and a control condition, in which participants (N=175) were provided the same description without any explanation of etiology. Dependent measures of treatability, duration of symptoms, and responsibility for symptoms were used to gauge beliefs regarding the prognosis and personal responsibility of a typical person with generalized anxiety disorder. Among participants with and without symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, the biological condition was assoc...Continue Reading

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Dec 5, 2015·Frontiers in Psychology·Paul H ThibodeauStephen J Flusberg
Jan 17, 2016·Annual Review of Clinical Psychology·Jesse Chandler, Danielle Shapiro
Jun 27, 2015·Behaviour Research and Therapy·Matthew S Lebowitz, Woo-kyoung Ahn
Mar 23, 2017·The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB·Paul S Appelbaum
Mar 1, 2015·The International Journal of Social Psychiatry·Matthew S LebowitzKathleen Oltman
Nov 18, 2018·Annual Review of Clinical Psychology·Matthew S Lebowitz, Paul S Appelbaum
Aug 11, 2018·Behavior Genetics·Kathryn TabbPaul S Appelbaum
Mar 4, 2021·Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53·Diana M Y SmithKathryn R Fox
Aug 6, 2021·Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry·Milutin KosticSonja Jovanovic

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