Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Restlessness in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Using Actigraphy to Measure Physiological Reactions to Threat

Anna R. Franklin, Danielle C. Mathersul, Adrian Raine, Ayelet Meron Ruscio
Behavior Therapy Summary & key facts 2020 20 citations

Researchers tested 102 adults with and without generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to see if a wrist-and-ankle movement monitor (actigraphy) could measure restlessness during a lab threat task. People with GAD said they felt more restless than people without GAD. The actigraphy readings rose as the threat got closer, and people…

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