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Impact of COVID-19 on obsessive compulsive disorder
Children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder are experiencing a worsening of their OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the research here
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Unblinding of treatment groups in antidepressant trials?
Did the side-effects of older antidepressants result in unblinding of treatment groups in clinical trials? A recent study looks at this potential bias here
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November: Diabetes
In support of World Diabetes Day on 14th November, this BMC Series focus issue places the spotlight on research advancing knowledge and patient care in diabetes. Our open-access content is available permanently, and highlights include genomics, neuroscience, and public health topics.
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Long-term neurocognitive and educational outcomes of neonatal insults in Kilifi, Kenya
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Seven in every ten khat chewers in Gondar City had an intention to stop khat chewing: cross-sectional study using Transtheoretical Model
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Animal-assisted therapy on happiness and life quality of chronic psychiatric patients living in psychiatric residential care homes: a randomized controlled study
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The use of the Hungarian Test Your Memory (TYM-HUN), MMSE, and ADAS-Cog tests for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a Hungarian population: a cross-sectional study
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Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders
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Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review
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A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people
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European consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD: The European Network Adult ADHD
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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
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