Prominent cognitive theories postulate that an attentional bias toward threatening
information contributes to the etiology, maintenance, or exacerbation of fear and anxiety. In …

The development of children's emotion-related self-regulation appears to be related to, and
likely involved in, many aspects of children's development. In this review, the distinction …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with substantial personal and societal cost
yet is the least successfully treated of the anxiety disorders. In this review, research on …

An important emphasis of the literature on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has been to
achieve a greater understanding of the function of emotion (eg, avoidance, dysregulation) in …

This article considers the nosology and pathogenesis of anxiety disorders in youth with
autism. The comparability of anxiety in the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population in …

There is substantial evidence that heightened anxiety vulnerability is characterized by
increased selective attention to threatening information. The reliability of this anxiety-linked …

Impairments in emotion recognition skills are a trans-diagnostic indicator of early mental
health problems and may be responsive to intervention. We report on a randomized …

Context Vigilance for threat is a key feature of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The
amygdala and the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex constitute a neural circuit that is responsible …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability (ID).
Anxiety and social withdrawal are considered core features of the FXS phenotype, yet there …

The structure of evaluative space shapes emotional life and must be capable of an
astonishing range of emotional experience and expression. In this article, we outline the …