Updated meta‐analysis of classical fear conditioning in the anxiety disorders

P Duits, DC Cath, S Lissek, JJ Hox… - Depression and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the current study was twofold: (1) to systematically examine differences in fear
conditioning between anxiety patients and healthy controls using meta‐analytic methods, and (…

Long-term outcomes of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety-related disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EAM Van Dis, SC Van Veen, MA Hagenaars… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cognitive behavioral therapy is recommended for anxiety-related disorders, but
evidence for its long-term outcome is limited. Objective This systematic review and meta-…

Posttraumatic stress disorder after pregnancy loss

IM Engelhard, MA van den Hout, A Arntz - General hospital psychiatry, 2001 - Elsevier
This prospective longitudinal study investigated the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in response to pregnancy loss. About 1,370 women were recruited in the early …

[HTML][HTML] Fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19): Predictors in an online study conducted in March 2020

G Mertens, L Gerritsen, S Duijndam, E Salemink… - Journal of anxiety …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fear is an adaptive response in the presence of danger. However, when threat is uncertain
and continuous, as in the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, fear can …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence for unaware fear conditioning

G Mertens, IM Engelhard - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Whether fear conditioning can take place without contingency awareness is a topic of
continuing debate and conflicting findings have been reported in the literature. This systematic …

Eye movements reduce vividness and emotionality of “flashforwards”

IM Engelhard, MA van den Hout, WC Janssen… - … Research and Therapy, 2010 - Elsevier
Earlier studies have shown that eye movements during retrieval of disturbing images about
past events reduce their vividness and emotionality, which may be due to both tasks …

Deployment-related stress and trauma in Dutch soldiers returning from Iraq: Prospective study

IM Engelhard, MA Van Den Hout… - The British Journal of …, 2007 - cambridge.org
BackgroundSome questionnaire studies have shown increased mental health problems,
including probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in soldiers deployed to Iraq.AimsTo …

The effects of safety behavior directed towards a safety cue on perceptions of threat

IM Engelhard, SL van Uijen, N van Seters, N Velu - Behavior therapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Safety behavior involves precautions to prevent or minimize a feared outcome, and is involved
in the maintenance of anxiety disorders. Earlier research has shown that safety behavior …

Disgust and the development of posttraumatic stress among soldiers deployed to Afghanistan

IM Engelhard, BO Olatunji, PJ de Jong - Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2011 - Elsevier
Although the DSM-IV recognizes that events can traumatize by evoking horror, not just fear,
the role of disgust in the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received …

Taxing working memory reduces vividness and emotional intensity of images about the Queen's Day tragedy

IM Engelhard, MA van den Hout… - Journal of behavior therapy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Eye movements during exposure to distressing mental images reduce their vividness and
emotional intensity, which may be due to both tasks competing for working memory (WM) …