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Impaired cognitive functioning in stress-induced exhaustion disorder: a new tablet-based assessment

The adverse health effects of stress induced exhaustion disorder (SED) cause increasing concern in Western societies. This disorder is characterized by severe fatigue, decreased tolerance to further stress, an...

Authors: Aniko Bartfai, Marie Åsberg, Aniella Beser, Kimmo Sorjonen, Alexander Wilczek and Siegbert Warkentin

Self-rated impulsivity in healthy individuals, substance use disorder and ADHD: psychometric properties of the Swedish Barratt impulsiveness scale

Impulsivity is associated with several psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders (SUD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A widely used questionnaire to assess impulsivity is t...

Authors: Lotfi Khemiri, Christoffer Brynte, Maija Konstenius, Joar Guterstam, Ingvar Rosendahl, Johan Franck and Nitya Jayaram-Lindström

Post-traumatic stress disorder among persons with HIV who engage in heavy alcohol consumption in southwestern Uganda

We aimed to describe the prevalence of PTSD symptoms and its associated factors in persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Uganda who engage in heavy alcohol use.

Authors: Allen Kekibiina, Julian Adong, Robin Fatch, Nneka I. Emenyonu, Kara Marson, Brian Beesiga, Sara Lodi, Winnie R. Muyindike, Moses Kamya, Gabriel Chamie, Michael G. McDonell and Judith A. Hahn

Correction to: Is there a social gradient in how youth with mental disorder perform academically? Findings from a Swedish longitudinal register-based study

Authors: Evelina Landstedt, Cristian Bortes and Mattias Strandh

Depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and fear of COVID-19 in the general population and health-care workers: prevalence, relationship, and explicative model in Peru

This study has two aims. First, determine the fit of the fear model to COVID-19, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress in the general population and health-care workers. Second, determine which model best explain...

Authors: David Villarreal-Zegarra, Anthony Copez-Lonzoy, Ana L. Vilela-Estrada and Jeff Huarcaya-Victoria

Heterogeneity in major depression and its melancholic and atypical specifiers: a secondary analysis of STAR*D

The melancholic and atypical specifiers for a major depressive episode (MDE) are supposed to reduce heterogeneity in symptom presentation by requiring additional, specific features. Fried et al. (2020) recentl...

Authors: Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, John F. Buss and Eiko I. Fried

Transitory restless arms syndrome in a patient with antipsychotics and antidepressants: a case report

Restless arms syndrome (RAS) is characterized by uncomfortable aching or burning sensations in the arms. RAS is regarded as an upper limb variant of restless legs syndrome (RLS). The lack of specific diagnosti...

Authors: Juan Chen, Na Meng, Bingrong Cao, Yinghua Ye, Ying Ou and Zhe Li

Physical activity, post-traumatic stress disorder, and exposure to torture among asylum seekers in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Forced migrant populations have high rates of trauma-related ill health, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Physical activity (PA) is well-established as an effective stress reliever, while insuf...

Authors: Henrik Nilsson, Catharina Gustavsson, Maria Gottvall and Fredrik Saboonchi

Mapping the PHQ-8 to EQ-5D, HUI3 and SF6D in patients with depression

There is limited evidence of mapping clinical instruments to a generic preference-based instrument in Asian patient populations. The current study aims to map the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depres...

Authors: Edimansyah Abdin, Siow Ann Chong, Esmond Seow, Kelvin Bryan Tan and Mythily Subramaniam

Recognizing obsessive-compulsive disorder: how suitable is the German Zohar-Fineberg obsessive-compulsive screen?

Despite the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), its precise identification remains challenging. With the Zohar-Fineberg Obsessive-Compulsive Screen (ZF-OCS; 5 or 6 items), a brief instrument is ...

Authors: Franziska Kühne, Tatjana Paunov and Florian Weck

Longitudinal relationships among problematic mobile phone use, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality and depressive symptoms in Chinese college students: a cross-lagged panel analysis

Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have found that problematic mobile phone use, bedtime procrastination, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms are strongly associated. However, studies are inconsistent...

Authors: Guanghui Cui, Yongtian Yin, Shaojie Li, Lei Chen, Xinyao Liu, Kaixuan Tang and Yawen Li

The relations between different components of intolerance of uncertainty and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder: a network analysis

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is considered as a specific risk factor in the development and maintenance of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Yet, researches have investigated the relations between IU and ...

Authors: Lei Ren, Zihan Wei, Ye Li, Long-Biao Cui, Yifei Wang, Lin Wu, Xinyi Wei, Jiaxi Peng, Kuiliang Li, Yinchuan Jin, Fengzhan Li, Qun Yang and Xufeng Liu

Loneliness and problematic internet use: testing the role of interpersonal problems and motivation for internet use

A number of factors have been demonstrated to be associated with Problematic Internet Use (PIU); otherwise known as Internet Addiction), which is mostly concerned with psychological problems such as loneliness...

Authors: Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Manee Pinyopornpanish, Sutapat Simcharoen and Pimolpun Kuntawong

Screening male prisoners for depression and anxiety with the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 at NHS Healthcheck: patterns of symptoms and caseness threshold

Screening for depression and anxiety disorders has been proposed in prison populations but little is known about caseness thresholds on commonly used self-report measures in relation to core symptoms, risk fac...

Authors: Elizabeth Butcher, Christopher Packham, Marie Williams, Joanne Miksza, Adarsh Kaul, Kamlesh Khunti and Richard Morriss

Risk and protective factors of depression in the general population during the COVID-19 epidemic in Korea

The risk of depression has risen in the general population during the COVID-19 epidemic. This study was conducted to explore risk and protective factors associated with depression among the general population ...

Authors: Sung-Wan Kim, In-Hoo Park, Mina Kim, A-La Park, Min Jhon, Ju-Wan Kim, Hee-Ju Kang, Seunghyong Ryu, Ju-Yeon Lee and Jae-Min Kim

Depression and its associated factors: perceived stress, social support, substance use and related sociodemographic risk factors in medical school residents in Nairobi, Kenya

Little data exists regarding depression and its associated factors in medical residents and doctors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Residents are at high risk of developing depression owing to the stressful nature of t...

Authors: Sayed Shah Nur Hussein Shah, Ahmed Laving, Violet Caroline Okech-Helu and Manasi Kumar

Somatic health care professionals’ stigmatization of patients with mental disorder: a scoping review

Patients with mental disorders have an increased risk of developing somatic disorders, just as they have a higher risk of dying from them. These patients often report feeling devaluated and rejected by health ...

Authors: Ida Nielsen Sølvhøj, Amalie Oxholm Kusier, Pia Vivian Pedersen and Maj Britt Dahl Nielsen

Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in substance use disorder patients with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of different types and timings of treatment

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) have high comorbidity. Although prior research indicated that PTSD can effectively be treated with Prolonged Exposure (PE) in these patient...

Authors: Sera A. Lortye, Joanne P. Will, Loes A. Marquenie, Anna E. Goudriaan, Arnoud Arntz and Marleen M. de Waal

Is there a social gradient in how youth with mental disorder perform academically? Findings from a Swedish longitudinal register-based study

It is well established that academic achievement and other school-related outcomes are associated with mental health status in children and youths. However, few studies have examined the influence of socioecon...

Authors: Evelina Landstedt, Cristian Bortes and Mattias Strandh

Routine outcome measurement in adolescents seeking mental health services: standardization of HoNOSCA in Kenyan sample

The evaluation of treatment outcomes is important for service providers to assess if there is improvement or not. The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) was developed fo...

Authors: Grace Nduku Wambua, Manasi Kumar, Fredrik Falkenström and Pim Cuijpers

Antipsychotics withdrawal in adults with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: study protocol for a multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial

In people with intellectual disability (ID) and challenging behaviour, antipsychotics (AP) are often used off-label and for a long period. Despite a lack of evidence for efficacy for challenging behaviour and ...

Authors: Sylvie Beumer, Pauline Hamers, Alyt Oppewal and Dederieke Maes-Festen

Suicidality in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome: a review of registry survey data

Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare, genetic, neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with hyperphagia and early onset obesity, growth and sex hormone insufficiencies, mild-to-moderate intellectual disability...

Authors: Analise Peleggi, Jessica Bohonowych, Theresa V. Strong, Lauren Schwartz and Soo-Jeong Kim

Locus of control moderates the association of COVID-19 stress and general mental distress: results of a Norwegian and a German-speaking cross-sectional survey

An internal locus of control (LoC I) refers to the belief that the outcome of events in one’s life is contingent upon one’s actions, whereas an external locus of control (LoC E) describes the belief that chanc...

Authors: Henning Krampe, Lars Johan Danbolt, Annie Haver, Gry Stålsett and Tatjana Schnell

Relationship between chronic diseases and depression: the mediating effect of pain

Chronic diseases have a high incidence in China and may cause pain and depression. However, the association of chronic diseases with pain and the incidence of depression has not been comprehensively investigated.

Authors: Ying Ma, Qin Xiang, Chaoyang Yan, Hui Liao and Jing Wang

Investigating the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on adults with a recent history of recurrent major depressive disorder: a multi-Centre study using remote measurement technology

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes a clinical illness Covid-19, has had a major impact on mental health globally. Those diagnosed with major depressive d...

Authors: Daniel Leightley, Grace Lavelle, Katie M. White, Shaoxiong Sun, Faith Matcham, Alina Ivan, Carolin Oetzmann, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, Femke Lamers, Sara Siddi, Josep Mario Haro, Inez Myin-Germeys, Stuart Bruce, Raluca Nica, Alice Wickersham, Peter Annas…

Tackling the global problem of traumatic stress in low-income countries: a pilot clinical trial comparing reconsolidation therapy to paroxetine in Nepal

Traumatic stress is a global mental health problem requiring novel, easily implemented treatment solutions. We compared the effectiveness and efficiency of Reconsolidation Therapy (RT) to the well-established ...

Authors: Alain Brunet, Ram P. Sapkota, Bhushan Guragain, Jacques Tremblay, Daniel Saumier and Laurence J. Kirmayer

Young men and young women in secure care: gender differences in the placement of those with mental health needs

The system of secure care for young people in England and Wales comprises youth justice, welfare and mental health facilities. Empirical studies have failed to investigate the system as a whole. The National A...

Authors: Annie Bartlett, Jared G. Smith, Louise Warner and Heidi Hales

Predictors of help-seeking behaviour in people with mental health problems: a 3-year prospective community study

The majority of people with mental illness do not seek help at all or only with significant delay. To reduce help-seeking barriers for people with mental illness, it is therefore important to understand factor...

Authors: Carolin M. Doll, Chantal Michel, Marlene Rosen, Naweed Osman, Benno G. Schimmelmann and Frauke Schultze-Lutter

Alcohol consumption among tertiary students in the Hohoe municipality, Ghana: analysis of prevalence, effects, and associated factors from a cross-sectional study

Alcohol consumption constitutes a major public health problem as it has negative consequences on the health, social, psychological, and economic outcomes of individuals. Tertiary education presents students wi...

Authors: Richard Gyan Aboagye, Nuworza Kugbey, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Abdul Cadri and Paa Yeboah Akonor

Barriers and facilitators to implementing measurement-based care for depression in Shanghai, China: a situational analysis

Measurement-based care (MBC) is an evidence-based practice for depression, but its use by clinicians remains low. Enhanced MBC (eMBC), which uses digital technologies, can help to facilitate the use of MBC by ...

Authors: Jill K. Murphy, Erin E. Michalak, Jing Liu, Heather Colquhoun, Hannah Burton, Xiaorui Yang, Tao Yang, Xing Wang, Yue Fei, Yanling He, Zuowei Wang, Yifeng Xu, Ping Zhang, Yousong Su, Jia Huang, Leping Huang…

Network analysis of the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms in the left-behind children

There are 68.77 million left-behind children in China, who are at a great risk of depression associated with negative life events. Our study aims to investigate the most central symptoms of depression in left-...

Authors: Kuiliang Li, Yu Guang, Lei Ren, Xiaoqing Zhan, Xuejiao Tan, Xi Luo and Zhengzhi Feng

Serum level of high sensitive C-reactive protein and IL − 6 markers in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia in Ethiopia: a comparative study

Accumulating evidence indicates that schizophrenia is accompanied by significant activation of the immune system; however, there is limited data from low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Inflammatory marker...

Authors: Feyissa Challa, Daniel Seifu, Meron Sileshi, Tigist Getahun, Zeleke Geto, Desta Kassa, Melkam Alemayehu, Miraf Mesfin, Abebaw Fekadu and Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel

Correlates of transitions from alcohol use to disorder diagnosed by DSM-5 in China

This study aimed to describe the prevalence and lifetime criteria profiles of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder (AUD) and the transitions from alcohol use to disorder in Chifeng, China.

Authors: Tingting Zhang, Zhaorui Liu, Guohua Li, Yueqin Huang, Yanxiang Li, Hongchun Geng and Hui G. Cheng

The COVID-19 Pandemic Mental Health Questionnaire (CoPaQ): psychometric evaluation and compliance with countermeasures in psychiatric inpatients and non-clinical individuals

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted people’s lives across a broad spectrum of psychosocial domains. We report the development and psychometric evaluation of the self-report COVID-19 Pandemic Mental Heal...

Authors: Stephanie V. Rek, Markus Bühner, Matthias A. Reinhard, Daniel Freeman, Daniel Keeser, Kristina Adorjan, Peter Falkai and Frank Padberg

The impact of implementing a psychiatric emergency hotline on the reduction of acute hospitalizations in a Swiss tertiary hospital

Inpatient treatment is not the most beneficial treatment setting for many patients with psychiatric disorders and overcrowding is a recurrent problem for psychiatric hospitals. Therefore, it is important to de...

Authors: Aurélio Restellini, Omar Kherad and Stefan Kaiser

Psychological distress among Ethiopian migrant returnees who were in quarantine in the context of COVID-19: institution-based cross-sectional study

In association with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many numbers of Ethiopian migrants are returning to their home country, and they are required to stay in mandatory quara...

Authors: Kassahun Habtamu, Yekoyealem Desie, Mulat Asnake, Endirias Gina Lera and Temesgen Mequanint

Promoting helpful attention and interpretation patterns to reduce anxiety and depression in young people: weaving scientific data with young peoples’ lived experiences

Anxiety and depression are common, disabling and frequently start in youth, underscoring the need for effective, accessible early interventions. Empirical data and consultations with lived experience youth rep...

Authors: Jennifer Y. F. Lau, Rebecca Watkins-Muleba, Isabelle Lee, Victoria Pile and Colette R. Hirsch

Effectiveness of usual-care cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents with depressive disorders rated by parents and patients – an observational study

Depressive disorders are common in adolescence and are associated with a wide range of negative long-term outcomes. Highly controlled randomized controlled trials (RCT) provide considerable evidence for the ef...

Authors: Daniel Walter, Jana Buschsieweke, Lydia Dachs, Hildegard Goletz, Anja Goertz-Dorten, Claudia Kinnen, Daniela Perri, Christiane Rademacher, Stephanie Schuermann, Paula Viefhaus, Katrin Woitecki, Tanja Wolff Metternich-Kaizman, Elena von Wirth and Manfred Doepfner

Problem-solving training as an active ingredient of treatment for youth depression: a scoping review and exploratory meta-analysis

Problem-solving training is a common ingredient of evidence-based therapies for youth depression and has shown effectiveness as a versatile stand-alone intervention in adults. This scoping review provided a fi...

Authors: Karolin R. Krause, Darren B. Courtney, Benjamin W. C. Chan, Sarah Bonato, Madison Aitken, Jacqueline Relihan, Matthew Prebeg, Karleigh Darnay, Lisa D. Hawke, Priya Watson and Peter Szatmari

Coronary artery calcium in patients with schizophrenia

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of increased mortality rates in patients with schizophrenia. Moreover, coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is associated with CHD. We hypothesized that patients wi...

Authors: Trine Trab, Rubina Attar, Svend Eggert Jensen, Simon Grøntved, Jens Brøndum Frøkjær, Christoffer Polcwiartek and René Ernst Nielsen

Trajectories of loneliness and objective social isolation and associations between persistent loneliness and self-reported personal recovery in a cohort of secondary mental health service users in the UK

Loneliness is a frequent and distressing experience among people with mental health problems. However, few longitudinal studies have so far investigated the trajectories of loneliness and objective social isol...

Authors: Ruimin Ma, Jingyi Wang, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Louise Marston and Sonia Johnson

Examining equity in the utilisation of psychiatric inpatient care among patients with severe mental illness (SMI) in Ontario, Canada

Severe mental illness (SMI) comprises a range of chronic and disabling conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychoses. Despite affecting a small percentage of the population, these dis...

Authors: Claire de Oliveira, Joyce Mason and Rowena Jacobs

Evaluation of coercive measures in different psychiatric hospitals: the impact of institutional characteristics

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated considerable differences in the use of coercive measures among psychiatric hospitals; however, the underlying reasons for these differences are largely unclear. We inv...

Authors: Klaus Mann, Sonja Gröschel, Susanne Singer, Jörg Breitmaier, Sylvia Claus, Markus Fani, Stephan Rambach, Hans-Joachim Salize and Klaus Lieb

A collaborative, computer-assisted, psycho-educational intervention for depressed patients with chronic disease at primary care: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Depression and chronic diseases are frequently comorbid public health problems. However, clinical guidelines often fail to consider comorbidities. This study protocol describes a cluster randomized trial (CRT)...

Authors: Graciela Rojas, Pablo Martínez, Viviana Guajardo, Solange Campos, Pablo Herrera, Paul A. Vöhringer, Víctor Gómez, Wilsa Szabo and Ricardo Araya

Developing an explanatory theoretical model for engagement with a web-based mental health platform: results of a mixed methods study

With the growing need for accessible, high-quality mental health services, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increasing development and uptake of web-based interventions in the form of se...

Authors: Dara Gordon, Jennifer Hensel, Zachary Bouck, Laura Desveaux, Charlene Soobiah, Marianne Saragosa, Lianne Jeffs, Sacha Bhatia and James Shaw

The effect of depressive symptoms on pain in a substance-using population with persistent pain: a cross-sectional cohort study

In light of the ongoing opioid overdose crisis, there is an urgent need for research on the impacts of mental health among people presenting with concurrent pain and substance use. This study examined the effe...

Authors: Pauline Voon, Jin Cheol Choi, Kanna Hayashi, M-J Milloy, Jane Buxton and Thomas Kerr

Individualized diagnosis of major depressive disorder via multivariate pattern analysis of thalamic sMRI features

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have found thalamic abnormalities in major depressive disorder (MDD). Although there are significant differences in the structure and function of the thalamus between M...

Authors: Hanxiaoran Li, Sutao Song, Donglin Wang, Zhonglin Tan, Zhenzhen Lian, Yan Wang, Xin Zhou and Chenyuan Pan

Gender differences in the risk of depressive disorders following the loss of a young child: a nationwide population-based longitudinal study

Losing a child to death is one of the most stressful life events experienced in adulthood. The aim of the current study is to investigate parental risk of seeking treatment for major depression disorders (MDD)...

Authors: Hsin-Hung Chen, I-An Wang, Shao-You Fang, Yiing-Jenq Chou and Chuan-Yu Chen

Descriptive study of cases of schizophrenia in the Malian population

Schizophrenia is a relatively common disease worldwide with a point prevalence of around 5/1000 in the population. The aim of this present work was to assess the demographic, clinical, familial, and environmen...

Authors: Souleymane dit Papa Coulibaly, Baba Ba, Pakuy Pierre Mounkoro, Brehima Diakite, Yaya Kassogue, Mamoudou Maiga, Aperou Eloi Dara, Joseph Traoré, Zoua Kamaté, Kadiatou Traoré, Mahamadou Koné, Boubacar Maiga, Zoumana Diarra, Souleymane Coulibaly, Arouna Togora, Youssoufa Maiga…

Leipzig - Individual Placement and Support for people with mental illnesses (LIPSY): study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Individuals receiving means-tested benefits are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with a psychiatric illness compared to those who are employed, and the rate of those working in the first labor market is low...

Authors: Felix S. Hussenoeder, Maria Koschig, Ines Conrad, Uta Gühne, Alexander Pabst, Sophie-Elisabeth Kühne, Mathias Alberti, Katarina Stengler and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller