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Advances in Anxiety and Depression Prevention

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 8726

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Emma Motrico

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Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41014 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: psychosocial factors (social determinants) of mental health; prevention and promotion of mental health
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Dr. Sonia Conejo-Cerón

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(1) Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain
(2) Prevention and Health Promotion Research Network (redIAPP), ISCIII, Spain
Interests: prevention of mental health diseases; promotion of mental health; risk factors; protective factors
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Dr. Juan A. Bellón

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Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain
Interests: prevention of anxiety and depression in varied populations
Dr. Patricia Moreno-Peral

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Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain
Interests: prevention of anxiety and depression in varied populations
Dr. Mencia Ruiz Gutiérrez-Colosía

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Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41014 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: mental health services evaluation; cost assessment in mental health; emotional intelligence, anxiety and stress in the workplace
Dr. Milagrosa Sánchez-Martín

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Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41014 Seville, Spain
Interests: workplace stress; work habits; body perception

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Depression and anxiety place an enormous burden on the individual, their families, and the community, with long-lasting consequences relating to psychological, social, and general health outcomes. Depression is predicted to be the leading factor contributing to the burden of disease worldwide by 2030. To reduce the impact of these conditions and improve mental health outcomes, preventive interventions to promote mental health and to reduce the incidence of new cases are imperative.

This Special Issue in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is devoted to recent findings in “Advances in Anxiety and Depression Prevention” to make substantial contribution to knowledge gaps in understanding prevention of depression and anxiety.

By presenting the latest research in prevention of depression and anxiety, we are hoping to identify the latest key issues and mechanisms involved in addressing these issues. Our aim is for this Special Issue to contribute toward the planning of more effective preventive interventions in the future to reduce the burden of these diseases.

A wide range of topics will be included in this issue, related but not limited to preventive interventions, risk and protective factors, mediators and moderators of the preventive interventions, and implementation of the interventions in different setting.

We welcome the submission of protocols, original research articles, short reports, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses targeting any of these topics and beyond. We are interested in submissions which are as wide-ranging as possible across geographies and jurisdictions. Studies using innovative research methods to study these topics are most welcome.

Dr. Emma Motrico
Dr. Sonia Conejo-Cerón
Dr. Juan A. Bellón
Dr. Patricia Moreno-Peral
Dr. Mencia Ruiz Gutiérrez-Colosía
Dr. Milagrosa Sánchez-Martín
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • prevention
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • mental disorders
  • mental health
  • promotion
  • wellbeing
  • risk factors
  • mediators
  • moderators
  • interventions

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Developmental Trajectory of Depressive Symptoms in Chinese College Students: Latent Classes and Gender Effect
by Shegang Zhou, Lin Jin, Xiaoxian Liu, Xiaosheng Ding and Xiangru Zhu
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3508; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063508 - 16 Mar 2022
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Depressive symptoms are prevalent in Chinese college students, but little is known about the heterogeneity in the developmental trajectory of depressive symptoms in China. This study examined heterogeneity in the development of depressive symptoms and examined the effect of gender on the developmental [...] Read more.
Depressive symptoms are prevalent in Chinese college students, but little is known about the heterogeneity in the developmental trajectory of depressive symptoms in China. This study examined heterogeneity in the development of depressive symptoms and examined the effect of gender on the developmental trajectories over a 14-month period among Chinese college students (N = 1163, mean age 20.18, 80.31% female). Three different trajectories, moderate-increasing, high-stable and low-stable, captured the heterogeneity in the development of depressive symptoms. Gender showed significant influence on class membership. Relative to the moderate-increasing class, males emerged as significantly more likely than females to be found in the low-stable class (odds ratio (OR) = 2.73, 95% CI = (1.21, 6.13), p = 0.015) and the high-stable class (OR = 5.10, 95% CI = (1.12, 23.18), p = 0.035). The results provide additional evidence for the conclusion that the trajectories of depressive symptoms are heterogeneous with Chinese samples. Moreover, cultural difference should be paid more attention to when examining the effect of gender and other predictors of the trajectories of depressive symptoms. Full article
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Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Primary Prevention of Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
by Patricia Moreno-Peral, Alberto Pino-Postigo, Sonia Conejo-Cerón, Darío Bellón, Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno and Juan Ángel Bellón
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(3), 1813; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031813 - 5 Feb 2022
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity in the primary prevention of anxiety. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed. RCTs were searched in seven electronic databases. We included RCTs that assessed either the [...] Read more.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity in the primary prevention of anxiety. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed. RCTs were searched in seven electronic databases. We included RCTs that assessed either the incidence of anxiety or the reduction of anxiety symptoms which excluded participants with baseline anxiety. Measurements were required to have been made using validated instruments. Objective or subjective (with validated questionnaires) verification of the performance of physical activity was required. Three reviewers carried out the search, selection, data extraction, and risk assessment of Cochrane Collaboration’s tool simultaneously and independently, reaching an agreement in their discrepancies by consensus. In addition, a meta-analysis of fixed-effects model was carried out. Three RCTs met inclusion criteria, comprising 350 patients from 3 different countries. A meta-analysis was performed using five comparisons extracted from the selected studies, and the pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) was −0.18 (95% CI: −0.44; 0.07), p = 0.158. The heterogeneity was irrelevant, I2 = 17.7% (p = 0.30). There is no evidence that anxiety can be prevented through physical activity, although the quality of evidence was very low. Full article
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