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Relationship Between Teacher Characteristics And Accuracy In Identifying Middle School Students With Symptoms Of Anxiety And Depression, Elizabeth Storey Jun 2016

Relationship Between Teacher Characteristics And Accuracy In Identifying Middle School Students With Symptoms Of Anxiety And Depression, Elizabeth Storey

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As a universal screening method, teacher nominations have been found to both miss and misidentify a substantial proportion of students with internalizing disorders such as anxiety and depression (Cunningham & Suldo, 2014; Gelley, 2014; Moor et al., 2007). Although some research has explored the accuracy of teacher nominations when used to identify students with anxiety and depression, no research examined the teacher characteristics that are potentially related to accuracy. The current study conducted a secondary analysis of an archival dataset (Gelley, 2014) to determine which characteristics of teachers (N= 19) are more closely related to accuracy in identifying …


Examination Of The Use Of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (Art) In The Treatment Of Symptoms Of Ptsd And Sleep Dysfunction In Veterans And Civilians, Marian Jevone Hardwick Apr 2016

Examination Of The Use Of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (Art) In The Treatment Of Symptoms Of Ptsd And Sleep Dysfunction In Veterans And Civilians, Marian Jevone Hardwick

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder that is debilitating to both veterans and civilians following one or more traumatic events. Sleep disturbances are hallmark features of PTSD. Sleep disturbances and PTSD remain two significant PTSD-related issues that continue to plague veterans returning from active duty, thereby preventing full reintegration into society. The same problem exists for civilians. This research was conducted as a previously collected pilot study data and a secondary data analysis. The purpose of the study consisted of: 1) examining the impact of treatment with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) on symptoms of PTSD and sleep …