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New Content Item Prediction of violence in male schizophrenia using sMRI, based on machine learning algorithms

Prevalence and factors associated with depression among older adults in the case of a low-income country, Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Quality of life and care burden among family caregivers of people with severe mental illness: mediating effects of self-esteem and psychological distress

Elevated serum IL-17 A and CCL20 levels as potential biomarkers in major psychotic disorders: a case-control study

Authors: Parisa Ghasemi Noghabi, Najmeh Shahini, Zanireh Salimi, Somayeh Ghorbani, Yasser Bagheri and Firoozeh Derakhshanpour

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DNA methylation and gene expression of immune cell markers in adolescents with chronic cannabis use: an exploratory study

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Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES fidelity scale

Authors: Ramona Hiltensperger, Yasuhiro Kotera, Philip Wolf, Rebecca Nixdorf, Ashleigh Charles, Marianne Farkas, Alina Grayzman, Jasmine Kalha, Palak Korde, Candelaria Mahlke, Galia Moran, Richard Mpango, Rachel Mtei, Grace Ryan, Donat Shamba, Lisa Wenzel…

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Coping style as a predictor of anxiety in relatives of patients with mental illness-a single-center study

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Muscle quality index is associated with depression among non-elderly US adults

Authors: Zhaoxiang Wang, Menghuan Wu, Xuejing Shao and Qichao Yang

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Violent and non-violent methods of attempted and completed suicide in Swedish young men: the role of early risk factors

Authors: Marlene Stenbacka and Jussi Jokinen

Content type: Research article 14 August 2015
The spatiotemporal movement of patients in and out of a psychiatric hospital: an observational GPS study

Authors: Andrew T. Gloster, Andrea H. Meyer, Jens Klotsche, Jeanette Villanueva, Victoria J. Block, Charles Benoy, Marcia T. B. Rinner, Marc Walter, Undine E. Lang and Maria Karekla

Content type: Research article 24 March 2021
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: Review 2 July 2014
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 30 December 2010
Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women

Authors: Susan Young, Nicoletta Adamo, Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir, Polly Branney, Michelle Beckett, William Colley, Sally Cubbin, Quinton Deeley, Emad Farrag, Gisli Gudjonsson, Peter Hill, Jack Hollingdale, Ozge Kilic, Tony Lloyd, Peter Mason, Eleni Paliokosta…

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Latest collections open to submissions

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Elevated serum IL-17 A and CCL20 levels as potential biomarkers in major psychotic disorders: a case-control study

DNA methylation and gene expression of immune cell markers in adolescents with chronic cannabis use: an exploratory study

Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES fidelity scale

Coping style as a predictor of anxiety in relatives of patients with mental illness-a single-center study

Muscle quality index is associated with depression among non-elderly US adults

Violent and non-violent methods of attempted and completed suicide in Swedish young men: the role of early risk factors

The spatiotemporal movement of patients in and out of a psychiatric hospital: an observational GPS study

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

Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women

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