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  1. Anxiety, depressive and substance use disorders account for three quarters of the disability attributed to mental disorders and frequently co-occur. While programs for the prevention and reduction of symptoms ...

    Authors: Maree Teesson, Nicola C Newton, Tim Slade, Cath Chapman, Steve Allsop, Leanne Hides, Nyanda McBride, Louise Mewton, Zoe Tonks, Louise Birrell, Louise Brownhill and Gavin Andrews
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:32
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  2. A performance measurement system is planned for South African substance abuse treatment services. Provider-level barriers to implementing these systems have been identified in the United States, but little is ...

    Authors: Bronwyn Myers, Zainonisa Petersen, Rehana Kader, J Randy Koch, Ron Manderscheid, Rajen Govender and Charles DH Parry
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:31
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Mental health patients can feel anxious about losing the support of staff and patients when discharged from hospital and often discontinue treatment, experience relapse and readmission to hospital, and sometim...

    Authors: Alan Simpson, Chris Flood, Julie Rowe, Jody Quigley, Susan Henry, Cerdic Hall, Richard Evans, Paul Sherman and Len Bowers
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:30
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  4. Recruitment is one of the most serious challenges in performing randomized controlled trials. Often clinical trials with participants diagnosed with schizophrenia are terminated prematurely because of recruitm...

    Authors: Rikke Jørgensen, Povl Munk-Jørgensen, Paul H Lysaker, Kelly D Buck, Lars Hansson and Vibeke Zoffmann
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:28
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  5. Metacognitive dysfunction has been widely recognized as a feature of schizophrenia. As it is linked with deficits in several aspects of daily life functioning, improvement of metacognition may lead to improvem...

    Authors: Rozanne JM Van Donkersgoed, Steven De Jong, Mark Van der Gaag, André Aleman, Paul H Lysaker, Lex Wunderink and GHM Pijnenborg
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:27
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  6. US-based trials have shown that Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) not only reduces substance abuse among adolescents, but also decreases mental and behavioural disorder symptoms, most notably externalisin...

    Authors: Michael P Schaub, Craig E Henderson, Isidore Pelc, Peter Tossmann, Olivier Phan, Vincent Hendriks, Cindy Rowe and Henk Rigter
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:26
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Major depressive disorder (MDD) imposes a considerable disease burden on individuals and societies. Web-based interventions have shown to be effective in reducing depressive symptom severity. However, it is no...

    Authors: Claudia Buntrock, David D Ebert, Dirk Lehr, Pim Cuijpers, Heleen Riper, Filip Smit and Matthias Berking
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:25
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  8. Psychopathology in women after childbirth represents a significant risk factor for parenting and infant mental health. Regarding child development, these infants are at increased risk for developing unfavorabl...

    Authors: Brigitte Ramsauer, Annett Lotzin, Christine Mühlhan, Georg Romer, Tobias Nolte, Peter Fonagy and Bert Powell
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:24
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  9. Pharmacological modulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) is of marked interest as a novel therapeutic mechanism to treat schizophrenia and major depression. However, the status of mGluR5 in the...

    Authors: Kelly A Newell and Natalie Matosin
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:23
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  10. Meaning-focused coping may be at the core of adequate adjustment to life after cancer. Cancer survivors who experience their life as meaningful are better adjusted, have better quality of life and psychologica...

    Authors: Nadia van der Spek, Joël Vos, Cornelia F van Uden-Kraan, William Breitbart, Pim Cuijpers, Kitty Knipscheer-Kuipers, Vincent Willemsen, Rob AEM Tollenaar, Christi J van Asperen and Irma M Verdonck-de Leeuw
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:22
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  11. Symptoms of anxiety and depression are common among family members of ICU patients and are culturally dependent. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression and asso...

    Authors: Katerina Rusinova, Jaromir Kukal, Jiri Simek and Vladimir Cerny
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:21
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Major Depressive Disorder is one of the most challenging mental health problems of our time. Although effective psychotherapeutic treatments are available, many patients fail to demonstrate clinically signific...

    Authors: Anna M Ehret, Judith Kowalsky, Winfried Rief, Wolfgang Hiller and Matthias Berking
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:20
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  15. Schizophrenia is one of the most serious forms of mental illness among people being treated in psychiatric clinics in developing and developed countries. Providing care for people diagnosed with schizophrenia ...

    Authors: Abd Alhadi Hasan, Patrick Callaghan and Joanne S Lymn
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:17
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  16. Bipolar disorder (BPD) is prevalent and is associated with a significant economic burden. Asenapine, the first tetracyclic antipsychotic approved in Canada for the treatment of BPD, has shown a comparable effi...

    Authors: Jean Lachaine, Catherine Beauchemin, Karine Mathurin, Dominique Gilbert and Maud Beillat
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:16
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  17. Poor adherence to antipsychotic medication is a widespread problem, and the largest predictor of relapse in patients with psychosis. Electronic reminders are increasingly used to improve medication adherence f...

    Authors: Katherine Bogart, Sook Kuan Wong, Christine Lewis, Anthony Akenzua, Daniel Hayes, Athanasios Prountzos, Chike Ify Okocha and Eugenia Kravariti
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:15
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  18. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) is a promising approach to the prevention and reduction of depressive symptoms among adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy o...

    Authors: Kjersti R Lillevoll, Hans Christian B Vangberg, Kathleen M Griffiths, Knut Waterloo and Martin R Eisemann
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:14
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  20. This protocol presents a systematic residential treatment- and research program aimed at patients who have not responded adequately to previous treatment attempts. Patients included in the program primarily su...

    Authors: Ole André Solbakken and Allan Abbass
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:12
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  21. Anxiety and depressive disorders occur in all stages of life and are the most common childhood disorders. However, only recently has attention been paid to mental health problems in indigenous children and stu...

    Authors: Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, Alfonso Urzúa and Koen De Munter
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:11
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  23. We investigated whether adolescents with hypomania spectrum episodes have an excess risk of mental and physical morbidity in adulthood, as compared with adolescents exclusively reporting major depressive disor...

    Authors: Aivar Päären, Hannes Bohman, Anne-Liis von Knorring, Lars von Knorring, Gunilla Olsson and Ulf Jonsson
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:9
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  24. Attentional bias modification (ABM) represents one of a number of cognitive bias modification techniques which are beginning to show promise as therapeutic interventions for emotional pathology. Numerous studi...

    Authors: Patrick JF Clarke, Lies Notebaert and Colin MacLeod
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:8
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  25. Depot antipsychotic injections are an important tool for the management of patients with schizophrenia who have difficulty with adherence to oral medication. However, pain and discomfort at the injection site ...

    Authors: Susan Atkins, Holland C Detke, David P McDonnell, Michael G Case and Shufang Wang
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:7
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. The negative effect of exposure to traumatic events on mental health is well known. Most studies of the effects of trauma on mental health in war-affected populations have focused on post-traumatic stress diso...

    Authors: Touraj Ayazi, Lars Lien, Arne Eide, Leslie Swartz and Edvard Hauff
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:6
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  27. Depression is a common symptom in people with multiple sclerosis. We systematically reviewed published controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depress...

    Authors: Daniel Hind, Jack Cotter, Anna Thake, Mike Bradburn, Cindy Cooper, Claire Isaac and Allan House
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:5
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  28. Several studies have shown that long-term lithium use is associated with a subtle decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate. This study compared mean estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) in patie...

    Authors: Chaturaka Rodrigo, Nipun Lakshitha de Silva, Ravindi Gunaratne, Senaka Rajapakse, Varuni Asanka De Silva and Raveen Hanwella
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:4
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  29. Routine Outcome Monitoring refers to regular measurements of clients’ progress in clinical practice, aiming to evaluate and, if necessary, adapt treatment. Clients fill out questionnaires and clinicians receiv...

    Authors: Maartje AMS van Sonsbeek, Giel GJM Hutschemaekers, Jan Willem Veerman and Bea BG Tiemens
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:3
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  30. Anxiety, Depression and Somatoform (ADSom) disorders are highly prevalent in primary care. Managing these disorders is time-consuming and requires strong commitment on behalf of the General Practitioners (GPs)...

    Authors: Thomas Zimmermann, Egina Puschmann, Martin Ebersbach, Anne Daubmann, Susanne Steinmann and Martin Scherer
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:2
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  32. The aim of this study was to examine in elderly men a relationship between depressive symptoms, peripheral vascular disease and cerebral blood flow (CBF).

    Authors: Arkadiusz Siennicki-Lantz, Lena André-Petersson, Per Wollmer and Sölve Elmståhl
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:347
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  33. The creation of each edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of psychiatry has proven enormously controversial. The current effort to revise the ‘bible’ of disorder definitions for the field of ...

    Authors: Dominic Sisti, Michael Young and Arthur Caplan
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:346
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  34. It has been suggested that dysfunctional attitudes, cognitive vulnerability to depression, have developmental origins. The present study examined the effects of parental rearing on dysfunctional attitudes in t...

    Authors: Koichi Otani, Akihito Suzuki, Yoshihiko Matsumoto, Naoshi Shibuya, Ryoichi Sadahiro and Masanori Enokido
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:345
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. The drug treatments of choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs). However, a correlation between the neuropeptide oxytocin in cerebrospinal fluid and the severity ...

    Authors: Mats B Humble, Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Ingemar Engström and Susanne Bejerot
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:344
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. The results of multiple studies on the association between antipsychotic use and structural brain changes in schizophrenia have been assessed only in qualitative literature reviews to date. We aimed to perform...

    Authors: Ulysses S Torres, Eduardo Portela-Oliveira, Stefan Borgwardt and Geraldo F Busatto
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:342
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Long-acting injectable (LAI) formulations are not widely used in routine practice even though they offer advantages in terms of relapse prevention. As part of a process to improve the quality of care, the Fren...

    Authors: Pierre Michel Llorca, Mocrane Abbar, Philippe Courtet, Sebastien Guillaume, Sylvie Lancrenon and Ludovic Samalin
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:340
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  40. Fragile X syndrome (FXS), caused by a mutation of the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome, is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. Comprehensive data are lacking, how...

    Authors: Frank Haessler, Franziska Gaese, Michael Colla, Michael Huss, Christoph Kretschmar, Marc Brinkman, Heike Schieb, Helmut Peters, Samuel Elstner and David Pittrow
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:339
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  41. The societal burden caused by anxiety disorders has likely been underestimated, while those for schizophrenia and depression have received more attention. Anxiety disorders represent a significant illness cate...

    Authors: Mitsuhiro Sado, Sayuri Takechi, Ataru Inagaki, Daisuke Fujisawa, Akihiro Koreki, Masaru Mimura and Kimio Yoshimura
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:338
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Involving patients in treatment is becoming increasingly popular in mental health [Sales & Alves: Personalized evaluation of psychological treatments: A review of tools and research designs, submitted]. Howeve...

    Authors: Paula CG Alves, Célia MD Sales and Mark Ashworth
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:337
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  43. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with an increased risk of co-existing substance abuse. The Swedish legislation on compulsory healthcare can be applied to persons with severe subst...

    Authors: Berit Bihlar Muld, Jussi Jokinen, Sven Bölte and Tatja Hirvikoski
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:336
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  44. The imperative to provide effective treatment for young people diagnosed with depressive disorders is complicated by several factors including the unclear effectiveness of treatment options. Within this contex...

    Authors: Magenta B Simmons, Sarah E Hetrick and Anthony F Jorm
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:335
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  46. This survey followed a cohort of patients with chronic psychosis recruited from five catchment areas (DSMs) of the Sardinian community mental health services. The objective was to examine whether the amount of...

    Authors: Mauro Giovanni Carta, Matthias C Angermeyer, Federica Sancassiani, Francesco Tuligi, Roberto Pirastu, Anna Pisano, Elisa Pintus, Gisa Mellino, Mirra Pintus, Emanuele Pisanu, Maria Francesca Moro, Davide Massidda, Giuseppina Trincas and Dinesh Bhugra
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:333
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  47. There is an urgent need to address the massive treatment gap for mental health problems, especially in low income settings. Packages of care integrated in routine primary health care are posited as a strategy ...

    Authors: Mark JD Jordans, Nagendra P Luitel, Mark Tomlinson and Ivan H Komproe
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:332
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. This study looks at the effect of immediate session-by-session feedback using short questionnaires for evaluating outcome of and alliance in the therapy. Research data strongly suggests that using this feedbac...

    Authors: Flip Jan van Oenen, Suzy Schipper, Rien Van, Robert Schoevers, Irene Visch, Jaap Peen and Jack Dekker
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:331
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  49. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common behavioral and neurocognitive disorder in school-age children. Methylphenidate (MPH) is the most frequently prescribed CNS stimulant for ADHD. The ai...

    Authors: Ching-Shu Tsai, Yu-Shu Huang, Chen-Long Wu, Fang-Ming Hwang, Kin-Bao Young, Ming-Horng Tsai and Shih-Ming Chu
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:330
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a common condition associated with significant morbidity and reduced quality of life. In addition to challenges caused by their mood symptoms, parents affected with BPD harbor concern...

    Authors: Holly L Peay, Donald L Rosenstein and Barbara B Biesecker
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:327
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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