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  1. Appropriate health services and health promotion strategies for young people with mental health and substance use (MHSU) concerns are critical for recovery. Foundry, an integrated youth services (IYS) initiati...

    Authors: Krista Glowacki, Jennifer Affolder, Brooke Macnab, Alayna Ewert, Karen Tee, Matt Wenger, Godwin Chan, Steve Mathias and Skye Barbic
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:403
  2. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the prevalence and correlates of depressive disorders and symptoms of Turkish and Moroccan immigrant populations in Northwestern Europe, formulating evidence-informed...

    Authors: Gabriela A. Sempértegui, Christos Baliatsas, Jeroen W. Knipscheer and Marrie H. J. Bekker
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:402
  3. Individuals with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior are usually prone to repeated, intentional, direct harm to their own bodies that is not allowed by society without suicidal ideation. Under this behavi...

    Authors: Fang Cheng, Linwei Shi, Shujun Wang, Qiong Jin, Huabing Xie, Beini Wang and Wenwu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:401
  4. Anxiety is a prevalent condition with a substantial associated burden of morbidity. Previous literature investigating effects of anxiety on mortality rates has found conflicting results. This is in part due to...

    Authors: Rebecca Russell, Sonica Minhas, Joht Singh Chandan, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Noel McCarthy and Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:400
  5. Farmers and those involved in the wider agricultural industry have a high suicide rate. They are also a ‘hard to reach’ group who make less than average use of mental health services. There is therefore a need...

    Authors: Emma King, Kate Lamont, Charlotte Wendelboe-Nelson, Chris Williams, Cameron Stark, Hugo C van Woerden and Margaret Maxwell
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:399
  6. Although life satisfaction is a predictor of depressive and anxiety symptoms, the mechanisms underlying this association are poorly understood. This study examined how psychological capital (PsyCap), a positiv...

    Authors: Simeng Wang, Honghe Li, Xin Chen, Nan Yan and Deliang Wen
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:398
  7. Assuming a transdiagnostic and extended psychosis phenotype, psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and psychotic symptoms are on a phenomenological and temporal continuum between clinical and non-clinical populati...

    Authors: B. Hinterbuchinger, M. Koch, M. Trimmel, Z. Litvan, J. Baumgartner, E. L. Meyer, F. Friedrich and N. Mossaheb
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:397
  8. There is increasing evidence that immune dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) is bioanalytical method, which can detect serum inflammatory factor...

    Authors: Xialong Cheng, Yu Xie, Anzhen Wang, Cuizhen Zhu, Fanfan Yan, Wenzhi Pei and Xulai Zhang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:396
  9. Psychomotor alterations are a common symptom in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The primary motor cortex (M1) plays a vital role in the mechanism of psychomotor alterations. Post-movement beta r...

    Authors: Yi Xia, Lingling Hua, Zhongpeng Dai, Yinglin Han, Yishan Du, Shuai Zhao, Hongliang Zhou, Xiaoqin Wang, Rui Yan, Xumiao Wang, HaoWen Zou, Hao Sun, YingHong Huang, ZhiJian Yao and Qing Lu
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:395
  10. Multiple or persistent crying, sleeping, or feeding problems in early childhood (regulatory problems) are associated with increased internalizing symptoms in adulthood. Unknown is whether early regulatory prob...

    Authors: Julia Jaekel, Kati Heinonen, Nicole Baumann, Ayten Bilgin, Riikka Pyhälä, Christian Sorg, Katri Räikkönen and Dieter Wolke
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:394
  11. Understanding mental health predictors of imminent suicide attempt (SA; within 30 days) among soldiers with depression and no prior suicide ideation (SI) can inform prevention and treatment. The current study ...

    Authors: Holly B. Herberman Mash, Robert J. Ursano, Ronald C. Kessler, James A. Naifeh, Carol S. Fullerton, Pablo A. Aliaga, Hieu M. Dinh, Nancy A. Sampson, Tzu-Cheg Kao and Murray B. Stein
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:392
  12. Given the unique socioeconomic structures, and the rural/urban differentials in the prevalence of mental illnesses in the country, this study aimed to explore the associations of childhood, adulthood and late-...

    Authors: T. Muhammad
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:391
  13. Research suggests that women in prison have more mental health problems than men and are prone to suffer from more severe psychiatric disorders. This study utilizes national registry data to describe demograph...

    Authors: Vegard G Svendsen, Marianne Riksheim Stavseth, Torbjørn Skardhamar and Anne Bukten
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:390
  14. The relationships of college students’ learning stress, psychological resilience and learning burnout remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the status quo and relationship of college students’ learning stres...

    Authors: Zhen Gong, Huadi Wang, Mingxia Zhong and Yuling Shao
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:389
  15. Anxiety may stay with nursing students throughout their internship and even persist afterwards. Although many studies have explored the effects of perceived stress on anxiety, the relationship between pre-inte...

    Authors: Chaoqun Dong, Lin Xia, Chengjia Zhao, Xiaoxian Zhang, Ju He, Guohua Zhang and Jingjing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:388
  16. The psychological distress of fathers in the postpartum period can have adverse effects on the well-being of the family and the newborn’s development in particular. However, fathers’ mental health throughout t...

    Authors: Addisu Tuji, Subah Abderehim Yesuf, Ribka Birhanu and Barkot Milkias
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:387
  17. Exercise interventions can improve clinical symptoms and cognition in patients with psychosis in addition to their physical health. However, their benefits may not be maximally generalised to those who cannot ...

    Authors: Yi Nam Suen, Edwin Ho Ming Lee, Christina Oi Bun Lam, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Wing Chung Chang and Eric Yu Hai Chen
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:385
  18. Suicidal ideation and attempts usually occur during adolescence time, and living in war- affected area make the problem more predominate and severe. To the best of our knowledge, there were no studies done amo...

    Authors: Mulat Awoke Kassa, Mengesha Srahbzu, Goshu Nenko, Girum Nakie, Kindie Mekuria, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Natnael Amare Tesfa and Berhanie Getnet
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:384
  19. Functional impairment affects many patients with schizophrenia. Treatment with the long-acting injectable antipsychotic aripiprazole once-monthly (AOM) may help improve functioning.

    Authors: Oloruntoba Oluboka, Guerline Clerzius, Wolfgang Janetzky, Daniel Schöttle, François Therrien, Klaus Wiedemann and Marc-André Roy
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:383
  20. Disordered eating behaviours (DEBs) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are associated with an increased risk of complications and mortality. The Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R) wa...

    Authors: Chi Wing Lok, Mei Cheung Wong, Kim Wai Yip, Wing Ka Ching and Edward Kwok Yiu Choi
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:382
  21. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been identified as a risk factor for obesity in both children and adolescents. However, the mechanisms underlying the relationship between ADHD and obesity a...

    Authors: Ke Li, Liangliang Chen, Kai Wang, Xiaodong Jiang, Yiting Ji, Shuanfeng Fang and Haiyan Wei
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:381
  22. Mental disorders (MDs) are one of the leading causes for workforce sickness absence and disability worldwide. The burden, costs and challenges are enormous for the individuals concerned, employers and society ...

    Authors: Fiona Starke, Alexandra Sikora, Ralf Stegmann, Leonie Knebel, Claudia Buntrock, Angelique de Rijk, Inge Houkes, Gregor R. Szycik, Hans-Peter Unger, Jan Ole Schumacher, Heiko Stark, Iris Hauth, Christian Holzapfel, Anna Borgolte, Carlotta Schneller, Sarah-Louise Unterschemmann…
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:380
  23. During the COVID-19 outbreak, most Chinese college students were home-quarantined to prevent the spread of the virus. COVID-19-associated impact has been shown to be a risk factor for the development of post-t...

    Authors: Fanmin Zeng, Wong Chee Meng John, Xueli Sun and Yarong Wang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:379
  24. Current preventive interventions for the children of parents with depression demonstrate modest effects on depression incidence. This may be because existing interventions tend to comprise general psychotherap...

    Authors: Tonya Frommelt, Leonie Bäumler, Nicolas Rohleder, Gerd Schulte-Körne and Belinda Platt
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:378
  25. There are considerable differences among mental healthcare services, and especially in developed countries there are a substantial number of different services available. The intensity of mental healthcare has...

    Authors: Thijs Beckers, Bauke Koekkoek, Bea Tiemens and Giel Hutschemaekers
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:377
  26. Academic pressure is a prevalent stressor among Chinese adolescents and is often linked to anxiety symptoms, although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association b...

    Authors: Yilin Hua, Cuihong Huang, Yangfeng Guo, Xueying Du, Liling Guo, Wanxin Wang, Ciyong Lu and Lan Guo
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:376
  27. Autoimmune diseases (AID) cause inflammatory changes in the peripheral blood, which might be a predisposing factor for the development of comorbid bipolar disorder (BD). The levels of peripheral inflammatory i...

    Authors: Yuting Shen, Lingzhuo Kong, Jianbo Lai and Shaohua Hu
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:375
  28. Distinguishing whether and how pre-existing characteristics impact maternal responses to adversity is difficult: Does prior well-being decrease the likelihood of encountering stressful experiences? Does it pro...

    Authors: Ann Low, Yue Yu, Lit Wee Sim, Jean Francois Bureau, Ngiap Chuan Tan, Helen Chen, Yang Yang, Bobby Cheon, Kerry Lee, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Stella Tsotsi and Anne Rifkin-Graboi
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:374
  29. Culturally validated neurocognitive measures for children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries are important in the timely and correct identification of neurocognitive impairments. Such measures can inform deve...

    Authors: Maina Rachel, He Jia, Abubakar Amina, Miguel Perez-Garcia, Manasi Kumar and Jelte M. Wicherts
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:373
  30. This study explored Veteran and family member perspectives on factors that drive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) therapy engagement within constructs of the Andersen model of behavioral health service ut...

    Authors: Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Abigail Shapiro, Karen M. Stechuchak, Kate L. Sheahan, Princess E. Ackland, Valerie A. Smith, Barbara G. Bokhour, Shirley M. Glynn, Patrick S. Calhoun, David Edelman, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Madeleine R. Eldridge and Courtney H. Van Houtven
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:372
  31. The Z-drugs are indicated for the short-treatment of insomnia, but they are associated with abuse, dependence and side-effects. There are only sparse data about Z-drug prescribing in Greece.

    Authors: Spyridon Siafis, Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Vasileios Fragkidis and Georgios Papazisis
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:370
  32. This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depression among diabetic patients in a cross-sectional sample and perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the extant studies to date.

    Authors: Firoj Al-Mamun, Mahmudul Hasan, Shalini Quadros, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Mahfuza Mubarak, Md. Tajuddin Sikder, Md. Shakhaoat Hossain, Mohammad Muhit, Mst. Sabrina Moonajilin, David Gozal and Mohammed A. Mamun
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:369
  33. This study explored the feasibility of using EEG gamma-band (30–49 Hz) power as an index of cue-elicited craving in METH-dependent individuals.

    Authors: Dong-xu Li, Xiang-yi Zhou, Qian-qian Lin, Yue Wu, Cheng Hu, Zhi-hua Shen and Yong-guang Wang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:367
  34. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental illness of growing prevalence in childhood and adolescence. Despite its severity, there are still no completely satisfactory evidence-based treatments. Follow-up studi...

    Authors: Federico Amianto, Luca Arletti, Serena Vesco, Chiara Davico and Benedetto Vitiello
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:366
  35. Psychotic symptoms are prevalent in patients with bipolar disorder (BD). However, nearly all previous studies on differences in sociodemographic and clinical factors between patients with (BD P +) and without ...

    Authors: Zhi-Fang Zhang, Juan Huang, Xue-Quan Zhu, Xin Yu, Hai-Chen Yang, Xiu-Feng Xu, Yi-Ru Fang, Qing-Rong Tan, Hui-Chun Li, Gang Wang and Ling Zhang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:365
  36. Emotional disorders (ED) such as anxiety, depression and somatization are extremely prevalent disorders that can affect an individual’s quality of life and functionality. Primary Health Care (PHC) is the first...

    Authors: Zoilo Emilio García-Batista, Luisa Marilia Cantisano-Guzmán, Kiero Guerra-Peña, Adriana Alvarez, Luciana Moretti, Antonio Cano-Vindel, Roger Muñoz-Navarro, Leonardo Adrián Medrano and Ricardo Araya Baltra
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:363
  37. The associated factors of abnormal glucose in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) with comorbid abnormal thyroid function (ATF) remain unclear. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study w...

    Authors: Xiao Huang, Yuan Sun, Anshi Wu and Xiang-Yang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:362
  38. With the rapid development of telemedicine, has enabled new and various ways to deliver health care services for patients with schizophrenia. However, it is not clear that the newly emerged is better than the ...

    Authors: Min Li, Yanhan Chen, Xuefu Hu and Shunhong Wang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:361
  39. Insomnia, anxiety, and depression commonly co-occured and were closely related. Most of the prior studies were cross-sectional, with a poor ability to infer causality. Longitudinal study was needed to classify...

    Authors: Xiaofei Mao, Fan Zhang, Cun Wei, Ziqiang Li, Chenwei Huang, Zuoer Sun, Jianguo Zhang, Wenxi Deng, Tianya Hou and Wei Dong
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:360
  40. Pregnancy is one of the most critical times in a woman’s life that is accompanied by a lot of worry, fear, and stress for the mother, and fear of contracting diseases and losing the children are among the most...

    Authors: Fatemeh Vakili, Zohreh Mahmoodi, Maliheh Nasiri and Saiedeh Hanieh Alamolhoda
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:359
  41. Therapy dropout poses a major challenge. Considerable research has been conducted on predictors of dropout, however none in the context of primary mental health services in Norway. The purpose of this study wa...

    Authors: Elin Hanevik, Frida M. G. Røvik, Tormod Bøe, Marit Knapstad and Otto R. F. Smith
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:358
  42. Hypothyroidism is the most common clinical disorder of the thyroid gland which is associated with an increased prevalence of sexual dysfunction even if treated with medication.

    Authors: Azam Sheikh Miri, Mina Iravani, Hatam Boostani and Mahmoud Latifi
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:357
  43. Although repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests (RRBIs) may interfere with well-being and functioning in autistic individuals, research on their relation to sex, age, cognitive level, and mental hea...

    Authors: Sara Jasim and Adrienne Perry
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:356
  44. Psychiatric illness is a well-established risk factor for criminal justice system involvement, but less is known about the relationships between specific psychiatric illnesses and reoffending. Research typical...

    Authors: James M. Ogilvie, Stacy Tzoumakis, Carleen Thompson, Troy Allard, Susan Dennison, Steve Kisely and Anna Stewart
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:355
  45. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is a noninvasive intervention, can significantly reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms and cognitive impairment in AD patients. Only few cases have been repo...

    Authors: Zhen Yang and Ying Zhou
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2023 23:354

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