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Featured article: Association between DNA methylation of oxytocin receptors and sociality and emotion

Oxytocin and its receptors play critical roles in regulating social behavior, social cognition, and emotions. The present meta-analysis found that increased oxytocin receptor gene methylation showed patterns of decreased sociality and emotional functioning while decreased methylation showed a pattern of impaired mood.

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| 13 February 2019

Cannabidiol enhancement of exposure therapy in treatment refractory patients with phobias: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Febe E. van der Flier, Caroline M. B. Kwee, Danielle C. Cath, Neeltje M. Batelaan, Lucianne Groenink, Puck Duits, Date C. van der Veen, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom and Johanna M. P. Baas
Content type: Study protocol
| 13 February 2019

A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of a cognitive remediation intervention in alcohol and other drug (AOD) residential treatment services

Authors: Jamie Berry, Isabella Jacomb, Jo Lunn, Antoinette Sedwell, Anthony Shakeshaft, Peter J Kelly, Pooria Sarrami, Megan James, Skye Russell, Talia Nardo, Daniel Barker and Jennifer Holmes
Content type: Research article
| 13 February 2019

Mental distress and associated factors among Aksum University students, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Tadis Brhane Tesfahunegn and Etsay Hailu Gebremariam
Content type: Research article
| 11 February 2019

Quality of assistance provided by members of the Australian public to a person at risk of suicide: associations with training experiences and sociodemographic factors in a national survey

Authors: Anthony F. Jorm, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Julie-Anne Fischer and Nicola J. Reavley
Content type: Study protocol
| 11 February 2019

Preventing the recurrence of depression with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil. The PREDI-DEP trial: study protocol

Authors: A. Sánchez-Villegas, B. Cabrera-Suárez, P. Molero, A. González-Pinto, C. Chiclana-Actis, C. Cabrera, F. Lahortiga-Ramos, M. Florido-Rodríguez, P. Vega-Pérez, R. Vega-Pérez, J. Pla, M. J. Calviño-Cabada, F. Ortuño, S. Navarro, Y. Almeida and J. L. Hernández-Fleta

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| 2 July 2014

Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Authors: Martin A Katzman, Pierre Bleau, Pierre Blier, Pratap Chokka, Kevin Kjernisted and Michael Van Ameringen
Content type: Research article
| 30 December 2010

Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

Authors: Amelia Gulliver, Kathleen M Griffiths and Helen Christensen
Content type: Research article
| 9 December 2016

Ontological security and connectivity provided by pets: a study in the self-management of the everyday lives of people diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition

Authors: Helen Brooks, Kelly Rushton, Sandra Walker, Karina Lovell and Anne Rogers
Content type: Research article
| 18 August 2008

A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Authors: Michael King, Joanna Semlyen, Sharon See Tai, Helen Killaspy, David Osborn, Dmitri Popelyuk and Irwin Nazareth
Content type: Research article
| 28 May 2016

Crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a case linkage study

Authors: Billy C. Fogden, Stuart D. M. Thomas, Michael Daffern and James R. P. Ogloff

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BMC Psychiatry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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Cathy Barr, The Toronto Western Hospital
Ruth Benca, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Linda Davies, University of Manchester
Secondo Fassino, Turin University
Seena Fazel, University of Oxford
Morten Hesse, University of Aarhus
Sharon Lawn, Flinders University
Ute Lewitzka, Technische Universität Dresden
Joanne Ryan, Monash University
Florian Seemüller, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Wei Wang, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Joanne Ryan, Section Editor

Dr. Joanne Ryan is a genetic epidemiologist who leads the Dementia Research Program in the School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University. She joined the editorial board of BMC Psychiatry as an Associate Editor in 2014 and became a Section Editor in 2016

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Call for papers: Benefits and risks of cannabis and its compounds. Deadline extended!

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Cannabidiol enhancement of exposure therapy in treatment refractory patients with phobias: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of a cognitive remediation intervention in alcohol and other drug (AOD) residential treatment services

Mental distress and associated factors among Aksum University students, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Quality of assistance provided by members of the Australian public to a person at risk of suicide: associations with training experiences and sociodemographic factors in a national survey

Preventing the recurrence of depression with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil. The PREDI-DEP trial: study protocol

Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

Ontological security and connectivity provided by pets: a study in the self-management of the everyday lives of people diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition

A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a case linkage study

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Respectful maternity care – the way forward

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