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Association between social capital and depression among critically ill patients: evidence from a cross-sectional study in rural Shandong, China

With an increasing number of critically ill patients, attention should be paid to both their physical health and mental health. The objective of this study is to examine the links between depression and social...

Authors: Yaru Zhang, Jiajia Li, Feng Fang and Wenhao Fu

Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in a heterogeneous psychiatric sample: conditional indirect effects of pain severity and interference

Few studies have examined clinically relevant mechanisms that underlie the association between two important indices of recovery— depression severity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in psychiatric o...

Authors: Wen Lin Teh, Jianlin Liu, Pratika Satghare, Ellaisha Samari, Yee Ming Mok and Mythily Subramaniam

Sleep quality and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020: cross-sectional study

Sleep is a natural physiological process vital for the physical and mental wellbeing of pregnant women and their fetuses. Even though poor sleep quality is a common problem among pregnant women, it is not stud...

Authors: Tamrat Anbesaw, Habtamu Abebe, Chalachew Kassaw, Tilahun Bete and Alemayehu Molla

Implementing a digital mental health intervention for individuals with psychosis - a multi-country qualitative study

Implementation of psychosocial interventions in mental health services has the potential to improve the treatment of psychosis spectrum disorders (PSD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where care is...

Authors: Tamara Pemovska, Aliriza Arënliu, Jon Konjufca, Fitim Uka, Jennifer Hunter, Stojan Bajraktarov, Lidija Injac Stevović, Stefan Jerotić, Alma Džubur Kulenović, Antoni Novotni, Ljubisa Novotni, Tamara Radojičić, Selman Repišti, Emina Ribić, Ivan Ristić, Eldina Smajić Mešević…

Smartphone application for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: an initial acceptability and user experience evaluation

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a key target for E-Health programs considering the many barriers hindering patients’ access to care and the disorder’s severity. Although these programs have become more common and eff...

Authors: Benjamin Naccache, Laure Mesquida, Jean-Philippe Raynaud and Alexis Revet

Cultural adaptation of the mental health first aid guidelines for assisting a person at risk of suicide for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study

Approximately 3000 people die by suicide each year in Sri Lanka. As family and friends may play a role in supporting a person at risk of suicide to get appropriate help, there is a need for evidence-based reso...

Authors: Amila Chandrasiri, Madhawee Fernando, Madhubhashinee Dayabandara and Nicola J. Reavley

Psychiatric emergency admissions during and after COVID-19 lockdown: short-term impact and long-term implications on mental health

The ‘lockdown’ measures, adopted to restrict population movements in order to help curb the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, contributed to a global mental health crisis. Although several st...

Authors: Julia Ambrosetti, Laura Macheret, Aline Folliet, Alexandre Wullschleger, Andrea Amerio, Andrea Aguglia, Gianluca Serafini, Paco Prada, Stefan Kaiser, Guido Bondolfi, François Sarasin and Alessandra Costanza

Mediating effects of self-stigma and depression on the association between autistic symptoms and recovery in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study

Several studies have indicated that self-stigma is associated with depressive symptoms and could be a barrier to recovery in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. More recently, an association betwee...

Authors: Hiroshi Komatsu, Takashi Ono, Goh Onoguchi, Hiroaki Tomita and Yoshihisa Kakuto

Factor structure and measurement invariance of the Chinese version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale among undergraduates and clinical patients

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CESD) was widely used for screening of depressive symptoms. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the factor structure and measurement invar...

Authors: Lishui Niu, Jiayue He, Chang Cheng, Jinyao Yi, Xiang Wang and Shuqiao Yao

Radically open dialectical behaviour therapy adapted for adolescents: a case series

Overcontrol is a transdiagnostic cluster of traits associated with excessive psychological, behavioural and social inhibitory control. It is associated with psychiatric diagnoses of depression, restrictive eat...

Authors: Julian Baudinet, Catherine Stewart, Eleanor Bennett, Anna Konstantellou, Rhian Parham, Keren Smith, Katrina Hunt, Ivan Eisler and Mima Simic

Perceived facilitators of and barriers to mental health treatment engagement among decision-making competent adolescents in Greece

A subset of adolescents with mental disorders are likely to have decision-making capacity that facilitates their therapy engagement. However, there are high rates of drop-out in mental health settings.

Authors: E. Tsamadou, P. Voultsos, A. Emmanouilidis and G. Ampatzoglou

Social support, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms among residents in standardized residency training programs: the mediating effects of emotional exhaustion

Although studies indicate that social support is related to emotional exhaustion, depression symptoms, and anxiety symptoms, the underlying mechanism between those variables remains unknown.

Authors: Hui Zhang, Nianqi Cui, Dandan Chen, Ping Zou, Jing Shao, Xiyi Wang, Yichi Zhang, Jiao Du, Chunxue Du and Deyi Zheng

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