Noah A. Lee , Simon Kung , Yuliang Hu , Stacy E. Greenwaldt , Maria I. Lapid , Paul E. Croarkin
{"title":"Depression and anxiety outcomes of adults undergoing intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) treatment for major depressive disorder: A naturalistic study","authors":"Noah A. Lee , Simon Kung , Yuliang Hu , Stacy E. Greenwaldt , Maria I. Lapid , Paul E. Croarkin","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Standard repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) are approved treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD). iTBS offers shorter treatment durations and increased accessibility. This study examines the clinical outcomes of iTBS for MDD in a tertiary medical center.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Patients who underwent iTBS for MDD at Mayo Clinic Rochester between March 2021 and January 2023 were included. Baseline and endpoint scores of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) were compared using t-tests. Response, remission, and a single question patient-reported outcome (PRO) of \"Did the treatment help?\" were reported. Outcomes of patients with anxious depression (GAD-7 ≥10) were also reported.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Forty-two patients (mean age 41.7 years, 59.5% female) were analyzed. iTBS resulted in a significant reduction in depression symptoms (PHQ-9: baseline mean 19.9, endpoint mean 13.0, p < 0.001). The response rate was 38.1%, remission rate was 9.5%, and PRO was 57.1%. Anxiety symptoms also significantly improved (GAD-7: baseline mean 13.0, endpoint mean 9.1, p < 0.001). The response rate for anxiety was 33.3%, and remission rate was 28.6%. Our response rate for depression was comparable to existing literature, while the remission rate was lower.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>iTBS demonstrated significant reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms among patients with MDD, and in the subset of patients with anxious depression. The single question PRO can be a practical aid in patient discussions. These findings contribute to the growing body of literature on iTBS for MDD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100028"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50193015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hayley M. Jackson , Louise M. Farrer , Aliza Werner-Seidler , Yael Perry , Helen Christensen , Jeneva L. Ohan , Alison L. Calear , Philip J. Batterham
{"title":"Predictors and outcomes of engagement in an online depression prevention program for final year secondary school students","authors":"Hayley M. Jackson , Louise M. Farrer , Aliza Werner-Seidler , Yael Perry , Helen Christensen , Jeneva L. Ohan , Alison L. Calear , Philip J. Batterham","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although school-based delivery of online interventions can effectively prevent depression and other common mental disorders, little is known about the characteristics of students who engage with these programs. This study aimed to identify predictors of two indicators of adolescent engagement (program usage and skill enactment) with a school-based online depression prevention program. The study also explored the association between skill enactment and mental health outcomes. Participants were 204 final-year secondary school students (<em>M</em> = 16.7 years, <em>SD</em> = 0.51 years; 111 females) from the intervention condition of a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 10 selective and partially selective government schools in Australia between 2015 and 2016. Program usage was measured as number of modules completed and skill enactment was assessed using a self-report questionnaire at post-intervention to determine the frequency of implementing program strategies (e.g., cognitive restructuring, activity scheduling). Predictors of engagement included demographics, mental health-related variables, and psychological factors (e.g., mastery). Regressions indicated that possible history of depression predicted fewer modules completed, whereas higher baseline anxiety, mastery, and higher perceived level of learning from the program predicted greater skill enactment. Mixed models did not show a significant effect of skill enactment on symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety, social phobia, or personal stigma. Future work is needed to investigate whether the results apply to students enrolled in non-selective programs and examine the effects of skill enactment and other possible mechanisms on outcomes in order to guide the refinement of future interventions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100027"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew W. Southward , Sean P. Lane , Sara E. Shroyer , Shannon Sauer-Zavala
{"title":"Do Unified Protocol modules exert general or unique effects on anxiety, depression, and transdiagnostic targets?","authors":"Matthew W. Southward , Sean P. Lane , Sara E. Shroyer , Shannon Sauer-Zavala","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Several transdiagnostic cognitive-behavior therapies include multiple treatment components. However, it is unclear whether some components are more efficacious than others at reducing symptoms or whether these components uniquely influence their putative mechanism of change. Participants (<em>N</em> = 70; <em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 33.7; 67.1% female, 74.3% White) with a primary anxiety or depressive disorder were randomized to one of three standard or personalized sequences of core Unified Protocol modules. Using hierarchical linear modeling, we tested (a) whether the average session-to-session change in anxiety and depression differed between modules and (b) whether the average session-to-session change in the putative mechanism of each module differed between modules. All modules led to similar changes in anxiety, but Confronting Physical Sensations led to significantly less change in depression than other modules. There were no significant differences among modules predicting putative mechanisms of change, although there was a trend for Mindful Emotion Awareness to predict greater improvements in mindfulness than Understanding Emotions. Consistent with its transdiagnostic nature, UP modules may exert similar effects on anxiety and putative mechanisms of change, although interoceptive exposures may be less impactful for changing depressive symptoms and the mindfulness module may promote relatively specific improvements in mindfulness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100022"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaylin E. Hill, Samantha Pegg, Anh Dao, Emma Boldwyn, Lindsay Dickey, Lisa Venanzi, Alexandra Argiros, Autumn Kujawa
{"title":"Characterizing positive and negative valence systems function in adolescent depression: An RDoC-informed approach integrating multiple neural measures","authors":"Kaylin E. Hill, Samantha Pegg, Anh Dao, Emma Boldwyn, Lindsay Dickey, Lisa Venanzi, Alexandra Argiros, Autumn Kujawa","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Depression is a prevalent, debilitating, and costly disorder that often manifests in adolescence. There is an urgent need to understand core pathophysiological processes for depression to inform more targeted intervention efforts. The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Positive Valence Systems (PVS) and Negative Valence Systems (NVS) have both been implicated in depression symptomatology and vulnerability; however, the nature of NVS alterations is unclear across studies, and associations between single neural measures and symptoms are often small in magnitude and inconsistent. The present study advances characterization of depression in adolescence via an innovative data-driven approach to identifying subgroups of PVS and NVS function by integrating multiple neural measures (assessed by electroencephalogram [EEG]) relevant to depression in adolescents oversampled for clinical depression and depression risk based on maternal history (<em>N</em> = 129; 14–17 years old). Results of the <em>k</em>-means cluster analysis supported a two-cluster solution wherein one cluster was characterized by relatively attenuated reward and emotion responsiveness across valences and the other by relatively intact responsiveness. Youth in the attenuated responsiveness cluster reported significantly greater depressive symptoms and were more likely to have major depressive disorder diagnoses than youth in the intact responsiveness cluster. In contrast, associations of individual neural measures with depressive symptoms were non-significant. The present study highlights the importance of innovative neuroscience approaches to characterize emotional processing in depression across domains, which is imperative to advancing the clinical utility of RDoC-informed research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100025"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin P. Paulus , Yihong Zhao , Marc N. Potenza , Robin L. Aupperle , Kara S. Bagot , Susan F. Tapert
{"title":"Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings","authors":"Martin P. Paulus , Yihong Zhao , Marc N. Potenza , Robin L. Aupperle , Kara S. Bagot , Susan F. Tapert","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This review has two primary objectives: (1) to offer a balanced examination of recent findings on the relationship between screen media activity (SMA) in young individuals and outcomes such as sleep patterns, mood disturbances, anxiety-related concerns, and cognitive processes; and (2) to introduce a novel multi-level system model that integrates these findings, resolves contradictions in the literature, and guides future studies in examining key covariates affecting the SMA-mental health relationship. Key findings include: (1) Several meta-analyses reveal a significant association between SMA and mental health issues, particularly anxiety and depression, including specific negative effects linked to prolonged screen time; (2) substantial evidence indicates that SMA has both immediate and long-term impacts on sleep duration and quality; (3) the relationship between SMA and cognitive functioning is complex, with mixed findings showing both positive and negative associations; and (4) the multifaceted relationship between SMA and various aspects of adolescent life is influenced by a wide range of environmental and contextual factors. SMA in youth is best understood within a complex system encompassing individual, caregiver, school, peer, and environmental factors, as framed by Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, which identifies five interrelated systems (microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem) that influence development across both proximal and distal levels of the environment. This model provides a framework for future research to examine these interactions, considering moderating factors, and to develop targeted interventions that can mitigate potential adverse effects of SMA on mental well-being.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100018"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50193016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sage E. Hawn , Xiang Zhao , Mark W. Miller , Sara Wallander , Christine Govan , Anjanette Stone , Steven A. Schichman , Mark W. Logue , Erika J. Wolf
{"title":"PTSD and alcohol use disorders predict the pace of cellular aging","authors":"Sage E. Hawn , Xiang Zhao , Mark W. Miller , Sara Wallander , Christine Govan , Anjanette Stone , Steven A. Schichman , Mark W. Logue , Erika J. Wolf","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Advanced epigenetic age is associated with psychopathology and may help to explain the link between psychopathology and physical health morbidity and mortality. Using a longitudinal sample of 171 trauma-exposed Veterans, we modeled the rate of change in epigenetic age across two time points (averaging 5.58 years apart) using two epigenetic age algorithms (GrimAge and Horvath) and tested associations with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol use disorder (AUD), and depression. Results showed that PTSD (β = .199) and AUD (β = .186) were associated with a quickened <em>pace</em> of epigenetic aging over time (<em>ps</em> <.021). Results replicate and extend prior work and offer foundational support for identifying interventions that slow the pace of biological aging among those with psychopathology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100026"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50193017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intolerance of uncertainty, perfectionism, and coping as predictors of depression diagnosis and severity","authors":"Kanika Choudhary , Geneva Mason , Alethea Correa , Kathryn Fotinos , Sachinthya Lokuge , Alexandria Greifenberger , Elssa Toumeh , Sherinne Clarissa , Irvin Epstein , Tia Sternat , Martin A. Katzman","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting 3.8% of the global population. Despite its prevalence, less than half of those diagnosed with MDD receive treatment and remission rates remain low. Given these poor outcomes for individuals with depression and the findings of our previous study examining the role of certain psychological phenomena on the incidence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the present study aims to examine whether intolerance of uncertainty, perfectionism, and coping strategies can together predict the diagnosis and severity of MDD. Participants were outpatients (<em>N</em> = 549) referred to a tertiary care clinic in Toronto, Canada between 2011 and 2014. After undergoing a diagnostic assessment, participants were administered a series of self-report questionnaires that measured intolerance of uncertainty, perfectionism, and coping. Results demonstrate that task-oriented coping and emotion-oriented coping significantly predicted depression diagnosis, while avoidant coping, perfectionism, and intolerance of uncertainty did not. As for depression severity, significant predictors included perfectionism, task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, and avoidant coping. Further research is needed to identify interactions between the subscales of these constructs to determine how they work in tandem to influence MDD. Our findings indicate a need for more personalized interventions in the treatment of this disorder.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100019"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacqueline R. Bullis , Elizabeth H. Eustis , Andrew J. Curreri , Nicole D. Cardona , Brittany K. Woods , Anthony J. Rosellini , David H. Barlow , Todd.J. Farchione
{"title":"The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders compared with diagnosis-specific protocols for anxiety disorders: A three-year follow-up","authors":"Jacqueline R. Bullis , Elizabeth H. Eustis , Andrew J. Curreri , Nicole D. Cardona , Brittany K. Woods , Anthony J. Rosellini , David H. Barlow , Todd.J. Farchione","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Compare the long-term efficacy of diagnosis-specific and transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) from a randomized equivalence trial for the treatment of heterogenous anxiety disorders.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Participants were treatment completers (N = 80; 58.8% female) from the parent equivalence trial treated with either the Unified Protocol (UP; <em>n</em> = 44) or the single-disorder CBT protocol (SDP; <em>n</em> = 36) for their primary anxiety disorder. Clinical interviews were conducted at 24- and 36-month follow-up and self-report questionnaire batteries were completed at 18-, 24-, 30-, and 36-month follow-up. With-in condition effect sizes were calculated to determine maintenance of treatment gains in each treatment condition over time and potential differences between treatment conditions were evaluated using the principal diagnosis clinician severity rating (CSR) from the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS); additional outcomes included anxiety, depression, and functional impairment.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Treatment gains within each condition were largely maintained at three years post-treatment, with small fluctuations in subclinical symptoms. At 36-month follow-up, the UP and SDP treatment conditions remained comparable on the principal diagnosis ADIS CSR. Although there were some differences on secondary outcomes favoring the SDP condition at intermediate time points, there were no significant differences between the UP and SDP conditions on ADIS CSR or any secondary outcomes at 36-month follow-up.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Results further support the utility of the UP as a single intervention that produces durable treatment effects for the most commonly occurring psychological disorders through demonstration of outcomes commensurate with current first-line SDPs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100024"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50193009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael G. Curtis , Ysabel Beatrice Floresca , Shahin Davoudpour , Jiayi Xu , Gregory Phillips II
{"title":"Patterns of COVID-19 related lifestyle disruptions and their associations with mental health outcomes among youth and young adults","authors":"Michael G. Curtis , Ysabel Beatrice Floresca , Shahin Davoudpour , Jiayi Xu , Gregory Phillips II","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic is a socionatural disaster that has disrupted the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Youth and young adults (YYA) were uniquely vulnerable to the proximal mental health effects of the pandemic; however, few studies have examined the long-term mental health effects of the pandemic. In the present study, we sought to (a) identity distinctive profiles of COVID-related lifestyle disruptions experienced by YYA, (b) investigate sociodemographic characteristics correlates of profile membership, and (c) examine the extent to which profile membership was prospectively associated with changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms. Hypothesis were tested using latent profile analysis with data from 1055 YYA collected across two time-points, 6-months apart. Results produced a three-class model: low- (11%), moderate- (61%), and high-levels of (28%) disruption. Members of the high levels of disruption group were more likely to identify as Black or Latinx American, bisexual/pansexual, or as transgender or gender diverse in comparison to the low levels of disruption group. Inclusion in the high levels of disruption group was associated with increases in depressive and anxiety symptoms from T1 to T2. YYA from multiple marginalize communities (i. e. those who identified as both racial/ethnic and sexual/gender minorities) experienced the greatest levels of lifestyle disruption related to COVID-19. Consequently, disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic prospectively eroded their mental health. YYA are in urgent need of developmentally appropriate resources to effectively recovery from the pandemic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100029"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49890715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sierra Carter , Grace Packard , Callan Coghlan , Jamilah R. George , Ashanti J. Brown , Terence H.W. Ching , Jacob Julian , Jessica L. Maples-Keller
{"title":"Perceptions of psychedelic-assisted therapy among Black Americans","authors":"Sierra Carter , Grace Packard , Callan Coghlan , Jamilah R. George , Ashanti J. Brown , Terence H.W. Ching , Jacob Julian , Jessica L. Maples-Keller","doi":"10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present study investigated differences in perceptions of psychedelic-assisted therapy between Black and White Americans, as well as factors that may influence these perceptions. A final sample of 294 adults (42% female, 44% Black/African American or Mixed Race (of Black/African ancestry), 56% White American; M<sub>age</sub> = 36.3 years) completed an online survey which assessed baseline knowledge and views of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Participants were then provided brief psychoeducation related to MDMA and psilocybin-assisted therapy. After psychoeducation, participants were queried on their perceptions of psychedelic-assisted therapy and factors potentially influencing these perceptions, including trauma history, current depressive and PTSD symptoms, perceived stress, and perceived barriers to psychological treatments. Psychoeducation had a positive impact on both level of interest and positivity of views of psychedelic-assisted therapy across groups. Black American participants reported <em>more</em> positive views of psychedelic-assisted therapy than White participants following psychoeducation. Greater depression and PTSD symptom severity was associated with greater baseline interest in Black and White Americans and there was significant interactions in predicting baseline view and interest, such that Black participants who reported greater depression symptom severity were more interested and had more positive views of PAT. Despite historical exclusion from psychedelic clinical trials and experiences of unethical treatment in research, Black Americans demonstrate more positive views of psychedelic therapy, and Black Americans more in need of novel mental health care demonstrate more interest and more positive views. Our findings demonstrate that the onus for diversification of psychedelic research samples is on research groups. These findings also provide an impetus for the psychedelic research community to rebuild trust in psychedelic research among Black Americans, conduct outreach, and provide culturally attuned psychedelic-assisted interventions that are accessible to Black Americans.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73841,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mood and anxiety disorders","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100023"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49890714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}