title: Is disgust associated with psychopathology? Emerging research in the anxiety disorders.
abstract: Recent evidence indicates that the propensity towards experiencing disgust may contribute to the development and maintenance of some anxiety disorders. This article summarizes the empirical evidence with emphasis on illuminating potential mediators, moderators, and mechanisms of the disgust-anxiety disorder association that may inform the development of an integrative conceptual model. Early research using neuroimaging methods suggest that disgust processing is associated with activation of the insula. This research has the potential to facilitate progress in developing an empirically informed psychobiological theory on the causal role of disgust in the anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Wilson Hall, 111 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. olubunmi.o.olatunji@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Bunmi O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Olatunji
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cisler
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001244:Association; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011599:Psychopathology