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The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurements for inpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD) before and after 6...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:309
Published on: 25 August 2017
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Little is known about patients with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) who had first presented to prodromal services with an “at risk mental state” (ARMS) before making the transition to psychosis. We set out ...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:308
Published on: 25 August 2017
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The time following discharge from psychiatric hospitalisation is a high risk period. Rates of hospital readmission are high and there is increased risk for homelessness and suicide. Transitional and post-disch...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:307
Published on: 24 August 2017
Study protocol
Psychotherapy is successful for the majority of patients, but not for every patient. Hence, further knowledge is needed on how treatments should be adapted for those who do not profit or deteriorate. In the la...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:306
Published on: 24 August 2017
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Schizophrenia is a chronic and debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder that often requires long-term pharmacotherapy to manage symptoms and prevent relapse. Cariprazine is a potent dopamine D3 and D2 receptor part...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:305
Published on: 24 August 2017
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Suicide by aggressive physical methods such as firearms, hanging, and jumping is well known; however, different factors may influence a person while selecting a particular method. The aim of this study was to ...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:304
Published on: 23 August 2017
Review
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the adult population is frequently associated with comorbid psychiatric diseases that complicate its recognition, diagnosis and management.
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:302
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Non-adherence is a major public health problem despite treatment advances. Poor drug adherence in patients with psychosis is associated with more frequent relapse, re-hospitalization, increased consumption of ...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:299
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) disproportionally affects Indigenous Australians. Friends, family and frontline workers (for example, teachers, youth workers) are often best positioned to provide initial assis...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:300
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Antenatal depressive symptoms affect around 12.3% of women in in low and middle income countries (LMICs) and data are accumulating about associations with adverse outcomes for mother and child. Studies from ru...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:301
Published on: 22 August 2017
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This study examined trends in the prescription of benzodiazepines for the elderly (age over 65 years) in Korea, a country with a higher level of spending on pharmaceuticals compared to that in other Organizati...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:303
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Increasing physical activity in patients with severe mental illness is believed to have positive effects on physical health, psychiatric symptoms and as well quality of life. Till now, little is known about th...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:298
Published on: 18 August 2017
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To analyze, in a multilevel context, the impact of individual-level relationship satisfaction on couples’ mean reports of aggression and agreement about acts of physical and psychological aggression.
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:295
Published on: 15 August 2017
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There is a critical need for empirical data concerning the association of personality traits and attempted suicide with and without psychiatric disorders in mainland China. The objective of the present study i...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:294
Published on: 15 August 2017
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Online and mobile telephone applications (‘apps’) have the potential to improve the scalability of effective interventions for suicidal ideation and self-harm. The aim of this review was therefore to investiga...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:297
Published on: 15 August 2017
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Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be at an increased risk of Violence, HIV transmission and Mental Disorders such as depression on top of many other bio-psycho-socio challenges they face as a result ...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:296
Published on: 15 August 2017
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Previous prevention programs in the school context have not addressed both genders, have been time-consuming, or have had deficits in the evaluation method. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the imp...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:293
Published on: 11 August 2017
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) form a relatively common comorbidity, with poorer illness outcomes and poorer responses to treatments for AN compared to individuals without ASD. Howeve...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:292
Published on: 10 August 2017
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The prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in Spanish primary care (PC) centres is high. However, MDD is frequently underdiagnosed and consequently only some patients receive the appropriate treatment. ...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:291
Published on: 9 August 2017
Study protocol
Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) is associated with a range of psychosocial and mental health problems. Having a psychiatric illness increases likelihood of being a victim of DVA. Despite the evidence of a hi...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:288
Published on: 7 August 2017
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The current study aimed to explore the correct recognition of mental disorders across dementia, alcohol abuse, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia and depression, along with its correlates in a ...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:289
Published on: 7 August 2017
Research article
The distributional pattern of total scores on depression screening scales in the general population has not been well studied. Recent studies suggest that the total scores on depression screening scales follow...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:290
Published on: 7 August 2017
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Prison is an extremely stressful environment and prisoners have an increasing risk of suffering from alexithymia. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia amo...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:287
Published on: 3 August 2017
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During the past decades deinstitutionalisation policies have led to a transition from inpatient towards community mental health care. Many European countries implement Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) as an...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:284
Published on: 2 August 2017
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There remains a paucity of research on control attribution and depression within Asian populations. This study examines: (1) Success/Failure condition as a moderator between depression and negative affect or s...
BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:285
Published on: 2 August 2017
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