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Depression and HIV associated neurocognitive disorders among HIV infected adults in rural southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional quantitative study

HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND remains a pronounced consequence of HIV/AIDS despite improved life expectancies. This is often associated with several dysfunctions such as decrease of attention, m...

Authors: Jane Kasozi Namagga, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Vallence Niyonzima and Joachim Voss

A qualitative study to investigate Swiss hospital personnel’s perceived importance of and experiences with patient’s mental–somatic multimorbidities

Mental–somatic multimorbidity in general hospital settings is associated with long hospital stays, frequent rehospitalization, and a deterioration of disease course, thus, highlighting the need for treating ho...

Authors: Nicola Julia Aebi, Seraina Caviezel, Rainer Schaefert, Gunther Meinlschmidt, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Günther Fink, Lara Riedo, Thomas Leyhe and Kaspar Wyss

Temporal relationships between happiness and psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity in a large cohort study: the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)

Notwithstanding the firmly established cross-sectional association of happiness with psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity, little is known about their temporal relationships. The goal of the presen...

Authors: Philip Spinhoven, Bernet M. Elzinga, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx and Erik J. Giltay

Publisher Correction to: Psychosomatic symptoms questionnaire (PSQ-39): a psychometric study among general population of Iranian adults

Authors: Zahra Heidari, Awat Feizi, Sara Rezaei, Hamidreza Roohafza and Peyman Adibi

PTSD, depression and anxiety in Ebola virus disease survivors in Beni town, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a deadly and feared infectious disease, which can be responsible of debilitating physical and psychological sequelae in survivors including depression and anxiety disorders. Unfort...

Authors: Célestin Kaputu-Kalala-Malu, Eric Mafuta Musalu, Tim Walker, Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge and Steve Ahuka-Mundeke

Orthorexia Nervosa: differences between clinical and non-clinical samples

Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a construct characterized by behaviors, emotions, and beliefs on eating healthy food and excessive attention to diet; moreover, dieting has been considered a risk factor in ON sympto...

Authors: C. Novara, E. Maggio, S. Piasentin, S. Pardini and S. Mattioli

Longitudinal changes in personal recovery in individuals with psychotic disorders through hospitalisation in a psychiatric ward: preliminary findings

This study aimed to investigate whether personal recovery indices in individuals with psychotic disorders would change through hospitalisation in a psychiatric ward and to identify factors associated with thes...

Authors: Norika Mitsunaga-Ohmuro and Noriyuki Ohmuro

Duration of basic and attenuated-psychotic symptoms in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: pattern of symptom onset and effects of duration on functioning and cognition

Duration of risk symptoms (DUR) in people at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P) has been related to poorer clinical outcomes, such as reduced functioning, but it is currently unclear how different sympto...

Authors: Lorna Staines, Ruchika Gajwani, Joachim Gross, Andrew I. Gumley, Stephen M. Lawrie, Matthias Schwannauer, Frauke Schultze-Lutter and Peter J. Uhlhaas

The experiences and strategies of parents’ of adults with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa: a qualitative study

Caring for an individual with an eating disorder involves guilt, distress and many extra burdens and unmet needs. This qualitative study explored the experiences of parents with adult daughters suffering from ...

Authors: Jannike Karlstad, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Mari Wattum and Berit Støre Brinchmann

Investigating defensive functioning and alexithymia in substance use disorder patients

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) causes a great deal of personal suffering for patients. Recent evidence highlights how defenses and emotion regulation may play a crucial part in the onset and development of this ...

Authors: Alessandro Taurino, Linda A. Antonucci, Paolo Taurisano and Domenico Laera

Prevalence of depression and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in eastern Sudan

Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a global health threat and burden. It is associated with medical and psychological complications, especially depression. Depression among patients with DM may affect the gener...

Authors: Saeed M. Omar, Imad R. Musa, Maysoon B. Idrees and Ishag Adam

Military and demographic predictors of mental ill-health and socioeconomic hardship among UK veterans

Around 8% of the UK Armed Forces leave in any given year, and must navigate unfamiliar civilian systems to acquire employment, healthcare, and other necessities. This paper determines longer-term prevalences o...

Authors: H. Burdett, N. T. Fear, S. Wessely and R. J. Rona

Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the weight-related experiential avoidance (AAQW): overweight and obese treatment seeker at the clinical setting

The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the weight-related experiential avoidance (AAQW) in overweight and obese treatment seeker in the clinical setting.

Authors: Mohammad Reza Pirmoradi, Ali Asgharzadeh, Behrooz Birashk, Banafshe Gharaee, Razieh Salehian, Ali Reza Ostadrahimi and Abolfazl Akbarzadeh

Study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial of pramipexole in addition to mood stabilisers for patients with treatment resistant bipolar depression (the PAX-BD study)

Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression (TRBD) is a major contributor to the burden of disease associated with Bipolar Disorder (BD). Treatment options for people experiencing bipolar depression are limited to ...

Authors: Lumbini Azim, Paul Hindmarch, Georgiana Browne, Thomas Chadwick, Emily Clare, Paul Courtney, Lyndsey Dixon, Nichola Duffelen, Tony Fouweather, John R. Geddes, Nicola Goudie, Sandy Harvey, Timea Helter, Eva-Maria Holstein, Garry Martin, Phil Mawson…

Adolescent psychopathology and psychological wellbeing: a network analysis approach

The extent to which psychological wellbeing may play a preventive and therapeutic role in the development and maintenance of adolescent emotional disorders depends, in part, on the nature of the overlap betwee...

Authors: Stephanie Campbell and Tom L. Osborn

COMmunity PARticipation through Education (COMPARE): effectiveness of supported education for students with mental health problems, a mixed methods study – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The onset of mental health problems generally occurs between the ages of 16 and 23 – the years in which young people follow post-secondary education, which is a major channel in our society to prepare for a ca...

Authors: Jacomijn Hofstra, Jorien van der Velde, Petra Jannette Havinga and Lies Korevaar

Schizophrenia syndrome due to C9ORF72 mutation case report: a cautionary tale and role of hybrid brain imaging!

Frontal variant frontotemporal dementia is a common cause of presenile dementia. A hexanucleotide expansion on chromosome 9 has recently been recognized as the most common genetic mutation cause of this illnes...

Authors: A. M. Burhan, U. C. Anazodo, N. M. Marlatt, L. Palaniyappan, M. Blair and E. Finger

Increased symptoms of post-traumatic stress in school students soon after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in China

The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) caused psychological stress in Chinese adults population. But we are unaware of whether the pandemic causes psychological stress on children.

Authors: Hanmei Xu, Hang Zhang, Lijuan Huang, Xiaolan Wang, Xiaowei Tang, Yanping Wang, Qingqing Xiao, Ping Xiong, Rongqiu Jiang, Jie Zhan, Fang Deng, Mingya Yu, Dong Liu, Xuejun Liu, Chunli Zhang, Wenjun Wang…

Metacognition, social cognition, and mentalizing in psychosis: are these distinct constructs when it comes to subjective experience or are we just splitting hairs?

Research using the integrated model of metacognition has suggested that the construct of metacognition could quantify the spectrum of activities that, if impaired, might cause many of the subjective disturbanc...

Authors: P. H. Lysaker, S. Cheli, G. Dimaggio, B. Buck, K. A. Bonfils, K. Huling, C. Wiesepape and J. T. Lysaker

Evaluating the validity and reliability of the Chinese entrapment scale and the relationship to depression among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China

Perception of entrapment can emerge when someone feels trapped in an aversive situation and incapable of escape. Depression is closely related to the construct of entrapment. In China, men who have sex with me...

Authors: Chen Xu, Xiaoyue Yu, Lhakpa Tsamlag, Shuxian Zhang, Ruijie Chang, Huwen Wang, Shangbin Liu, Ying Wang and Yong Cai

Risk assessment of paternal depression in relation to partner delivery during COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China

The COVID-19 pandemic and relevant prevention and control measures may affect the mental health and induce depressive symptoms in fathers with concurrent partner delivery exposure. This study aims to investiga...

Authors: Guo-qiang Sun, Qi Wang, Shan-shan Wang and Yao Cheng

Childhood abuse and borderline personality disorder features in Chinese undergraduates: the role of self-esteem and resilience

Although childhood abuse is considered to be related to borderline personality disorder (BPD), few studies have elaborated on the mediating role of self-esteem and resilience in it. Thus, the present study aim...

Authors: Guo-Die Xie, Jun-Jie Chang, Meng-Yuan Yuan, Geng-Fu Wang, Yang He, Shan-Shan Chen and Pu-Yu Su

A multi-country analysis of the prevalence and factors associated with bullying victimisation among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the global school-based health survey

Over the past few years, there has been growing public and research interest in adolescents’ experiences with various forms of bullying victimisation because of their psychological, emotional, and/ or physical...

Authors: Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, John Elvis Hagan Jr, James Boadu Frimpong, Eugene Budu, Collins Adu, Raymond K. Ayilu and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

High-level of anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients with general medical conditions and community residents: a comparative study

The global burden of anxiety and depressive symptoms become increasing, specifically accounts for high burden of morbidity among patients with medical conditions in low-income countries. The aim was to compare...

Authors: Eyaya Misgan and Habte Belete

A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) study of medication and CBT sequencing in the treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders

Treatment of a child who has an anxiety disorder usually begins with the question of which treatment to start first, medication or psychotherapy. Both have strong empirical support, but few studies have compar...

Authors: Bradley S. Peterson, Amy E. West, John R. Weisz, Wendy J. Mack, Michele D. Kipke, Robert L. Findling, Brian S. Mittman, Ravi Bansal, Steven Piantadosi, Glenn Takata, Corinna Koebnick, Ceth Ashen, Christopher Snowdy, Marie Poulsen, Bhavana Kumar Arora, Courtney M. Allem…

Low intensity technology-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a meta-analysis

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-established treatment for people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and technology-based CBT applications are an emerging treatment option for peopl...

Authors: Laura Marie Hoppen, Nora Kuck, Paul-Christian Bürkner, Eyal Karin, Bethany M. Wootton and Ulrike Buhlmann

Functioning assessment short test (FAST): validity and reliability in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The assessment of functional impairment is crucial both for the diagnosis and the therapeutic approach to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether the FAST is a ...

Authors: Laura Gisbert-Gustemps, Jorge Lugo-Marín, Imanol Setien Ramos, Gemma Español Martín, Eduard Vieta, C. Mar Bonnín and Josep Antoni Ramos Quiroga

Gender differences in the use of atypical antipsychotics in early-onset schizophrenia: a nationwide population-based study in Brazil

The use of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia and other mental disorders in populations under 18 years of age is increasing worldwide. Little is known about treatment patterns and the i...

Authors: Izabela Fulone, Marcus Tolentino Silva and Luciane Cruz Lopes

Discontinuity of psychiatric care for patients with schizophrenia, relation to previous psychiatric care and practice variation between providers: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study

Patients with schizophrenia need continuous integrated healthcare, but many discontinue their treatment, often experiencing adverse outcomes. The first objective of this study is to assess whether patient char...

Authors: Arnold P. M. van der Lee, Adriaan Hoogendoorn, Lieuwe de Haan and Aartjan T. F. Beekman

Telemedical care and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: results of a randomized controlled trial

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are serious psychiatric disorders with a high disease burden, a high number of years of life lived with disability and a high risk for relapses and re-hospitalizations. Besid...

Authors: Ulrike Stentzel, Neeltje van den Berg, Kilson Moon, Lara N. Schulze, Josephine Schulte, Jens M. Langosch, Wolfgang Hoffmann and Hans J. Grabe

Seasonal sensitivity and psychiatric morbidity: study about seasonal affective disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a recurrent depressive disorder which usually begins in the fall/winter and enters into remission in the spring/summer, although in some cases may occur in the summer with remiss...

Authors: Aníbal Fonte and Bruno Coutinho

ADHD symptomatology of children with congenital heart disease 10 years after cardiac surgery: the role of age at operation

The aim of the present study was to investigate the differences in ADHD symptomatology between healthy controls and children who underwent cardiac surgery at different ages.

Authors: Nikoletta R. Czobor, Zsófia Ocsovszky, György Roth, Szabolcs Takács, Márta Csabai, Edgár Székely, János Gál, Andrea Székely and Barna Konkolÿ Thege

A systematic review and meta-analysis of group peer support interventions for people experiencing mental health conditions

Peer support is being integrated within mental health services to further the development of a recovery approach. However, the most effective models and formats of intervention delivery are unknown. We conduct...

Authors: Natasha Lyons, Chris Cooper and Brynmor Lloyd-Evans

A national survey on depressive and anxiety disorders in Afghanistan: A highly traumatized population

This survey attempts to measure at a national level, exposures to major traumas and the prevalence of common mental health disorders in a low-income dangerous country, highly affected by conflicts: Afghanistan.

Authors: V. Kovess-Masfety, Katherine Keyes, Elie Karam, Ajmal Sabawoon and Bashir Ahmad Sarwari

Transdiagnostic efficacy of a group exercise intervention for outpatients with heterogenous psychiatric disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Exercise efficaciously reduces disorder-specific symptoms of psychiatric disorders. The current study aimed to examine the efficacy of a group exercise intervention on global symptom severity and disorder-spec...

Authors: Johanna-Marie Zeibig, Britta Seiffer, Gorden Sudeck, Inka Rösel, Martin Hautzinger and Sebastian Wolf

Self-reported burden of caregiver of adults with depression: a cross-sectional study in five Western European countries

Caregiving in depression imposes a complex health and economic burden. Moreover, there is a paucity of studies examining the impact of caregiving for adult relatives with unipolar depression (CG-UD). This stud...

Authors: B. L. Balkaran, D. H. Jaffe, D. Umuhire, B. Rive and R. U. Milz

A qualitative study of stakeholder views on the use of a digital app for supported self-management in early intervention services for psychosis

Digital tools such as Smartphones have the potential to increase access to mental health support including self-management interventions for individuals with psychosis, and ultimately to improve outcomes. Self...

Authors: Thomas Steare, Maria Giorgalli, Katherine Free, Jasmine Harju-Seppänen, Syeda Akther, Michelle Eskinazi, Puffin O’Hanlon, Helen Rostill, Sarah Amani, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, David Osborn and Sonia Johnson

Body dysmorphic disorder and self-esteem: a meta-analysis

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is associated with low self-esteem. The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine the strength of the cross-sectional relationship between BDD symptom severity and global self-est...

Authors: Nora Kuck, Lara Cafitz, Paul-Christian Bürkner, Laura Hoppen, Sabine Wilhelm and Ulrike Buhlmann

The psychotropic effect of vitamin D supplementation on schizophrenia symptoms

Schizophrenia is a multifactorial disease involving interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Vitamin D has recently been linked to many metabolic diseases and schizophrenia. Vitamin D plays esse...

Authors: Aras Neriman, Yilmaz Hakan and Ucuncu Ozge

Emotional responses and perceived stressors of frontline medical staffs in case of COVID-19 treatment centers and obstetrics emergency in Ethiopia

the rapid spread of COVID-19, its lethality in severe cases and the absence of specific medicine poses a huge threat to human life and health, as well as huge impact on the mental health. Facing this critical ...

Authors: Mebratu Abraha Kebede, Dereje Bayissa Demissie, Dessalegn Kenay Guddu, Michael Temane Haile, Zebenay Workneh Bitew and Mahteme Bekele Muleta

“Sex isn’t everything”: views of people with experience of psychosis on intimate relationships and implications for mental health services

The experience of psychosis and associated discrimination can be a barrier to forming and maintaining romantic relationships. Sexual health interventions within mental health services often focus on contracept...

Authors: Rebecca White, Gillian Haddock, Filippo Varese and Maria Haarmans

COVID-19 uncertainty and sleep: the roles of perceived stress and intolerance of uncertainty during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 pandemic brings unprecedented uncertainty and stress. This study aimed to characterize general sleep status among Chinese residents during the early stage of the outbreak and to explore the networ...

Authors: Dan Wu, Tingzhong Yang, Daniel L. Hall, Guihua Jiao, Lixin Huang and Can Jiao

Resilience as a predictor of quality of life in participants with borderline personality disorder before and after treatment

Studies have suggested that psychotherapy improves the Quality of Life (QoL) of participants with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). However, there are no studies on the differential efficacy of treatments...

Authors: Verónica Guillén, Mireia Esplugues Tormo, Sara Fonseca-Baeza, Cristina Botella, Rosa Baños, Azucena García-Palacios and José Heliodoro Marco

High-level psychotropic polypharmacy: a retrospective comparison of children in foster care to their peers on Medicaid

The use of antipsychotic medication and psychotropic polypharmacy has increased in the United States over the last two decades especially for children from low-income families and those in foster care. Althoug...

Authors: Deborah Winders Davis, W. David Lohr, Yana Feygin, Liza Creel, Kahir Jawad, V. Faye Jones, P. Gail Williams, Jennifer Le, Marie Trace and Natalie Pasquenza

Smartphone addiction and associated factors among postgraduate students in an Arabic sample: a cross-sectional study

Smartphone addiction, as with other behavioral addictions, is associated with social, physical, and mental health issues. In this article, we investigated the prevalence of smartphone addiction among postgradu...

Authors: Asem A. Alageel, Rayyan A. Alyahya, Yasser A. Bahatheq, Norah A. Alzunaydi, Raed A. Alghamdi, Nader M Alrahili, Roger S. McIntyre and Michelle Iacobucci

Factors related to retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in bipolar disorder patients and major depression patients

We analyzed the correlation of the clinical data with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and macular thickness in bipolar disorder patients and major depression patients. The aim of this study is to ex...

Authors: Yanhong Liu, Yongsheng Tong, Lvzhen Huang, Jingxu Chen, Shaoxiao Yan and Fude Yang

The Patient, Investigator, Nurse, Carer Questionnaire (PINC-Q): a cross-sectional, retrospective, non-interventional study exploring the impact of less frequent medication administration with paliperidone palmitate 3-monthly as maintenance treatment for schizophrenia

To understand the implications of switching from paliperidone palmitate 1-monthly (PP1M) to paliperidone palmitate 3-monthly (PP3M) treatment of schizophrenia from the perspective of four key stakeholders: pat...

Authors: Katalin Pungor, Pedro Sanchez, Sofia Pappa, Jerome Attal, Karolina Leopold, Geertje Steegen, Antonio Vita, Carol Marsella, Caroline Verrijcken, Marjolein Lahaye and Annette Wooller

Author Correction to: Gray-matter structure in long-term abstinent methamphetamine users

Authors: Lili Nie, Zeyong Zhao, Xiantao Wen, Wei Luo, Tao Ju, Anlian Ren, Binbin Wu and Jing Li

Associations between the working experiences at frontline of COVID-19 pandemic and mental health of Korean public health doctors

Demographic, work environmental, and psychosocial features are associated with mental health of healthcare professionals at pandemic frontline. The current study aimed to find predictors of mental health for p...

Authors: Sangyoon Han, Sejin Choi, Seung Hyun Cho, Joonhyuk Lee and Je-Yeon Yun

Community norms of the Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (MDDI) among cisgender sexual minority men and women

Representing the pathological extreme pursuit of muscularity, muscle dysmorphia (MD) is characterized by a pervasive belief or fear around insufficient muscularity and an elevated drive for muscularity. Despit...

Authors: Jason M. Nagata, Emilio J. Compte, Chloe J. Cattle, Jason M. Lavender, Tiffany A. Brown, Stuart B. Murray, Annesa Flentje, Matthew R. Capriotti, Micah E. Lubensky, Juno Obedin-Maliver and Mitchell R. Lunn