TY - JOUR
T1 - The illusion of mental health
T2 - In the mind of which beholder?
AU - Joiner, Thomas E.
AU - Brown, Jessica S.
AU - Perez, Marisol
AU - Sethuraman, Gopalan
AU - Sallee, Floyd R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Portions of this work were supported by NIMH Grant MH–46673, the L. Vernon Maddox Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, Grant RR–01070 from the Medical University of South Carolina and the J. S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - We reference self-ratings and clinician ratings of childhood anxious symptoms to a third data source well delineated with regard to the pathophysiology of anxiety. A total of 36 children with anxiety disorders and other children were administered yohimbine, an alpha-sub-2-adrenoreceptor antagonist, in response to which anxiety-prone children have blunted output of growth hormone. We assessed neuroendocrine reactions. In general, participants who claimed anxiety that was unconfirmed by clinicians displayed anxiotypic neuroendocrine profiles, whereas those who denied anxiety detected by clinicians did not, suggesting self-report may have had the advantage over clinician ratings in some instances. Nuanced and contextualized conclusions in this area of work are needed. In response to the question "the illusion of mental health: in the mind of which beholder?," we answer "it depends on the sample and the syndrome under study.".
AB - We reference self-ratings and clinician ratings of childhood anxious symptoms to a third data source well delineated with regard to the pathophysiology of anxiety. A total of 36 children with anxiety disorders and other children were administered yohimbine, an alpha-sub-2-adrenoreceptor antagonist, in response to which anxiety-prone children have blunted output of growth hormone. We assessed neuroendocrine reactions. In general, participants who claimed anxiety that was unconfirmed by clinicians displayed anxiotypic neuroendocrine profiles, whereas those who denied anxiety detected by clinicians did not, suggesting self-report may have had the advantage over clinician ratings in some instances. Nuanced and contextualized conclusions in this area of work are needed. In response to the question "the illusion of mental health: in the mind of which beholder?," we answer "it depends on the sample and the syndrome under study.".
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327752jpa8501_09
DO - 10.1207/s15327752jpa8501_09
M3 - Article
C2 - 16083388
AN - SCOPUS:23044435700
SN - 0022-3891
VL - 85
SP - 92
EP - 97
JO - Journal of Personality Assessment
JF - Journal of Personality Assessment
IS - 1
ER -