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Effectiveness of a digital alcohol moderation intervention as an add-on to depression treatment for young adults: study protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Depressive disorders and problematic drinking often co-occur, also among young adults. These co-occurring conditions are associated with various negative health outcomes compared to both conditions alone. Earl...

Authors: Maria J. E. Schouten, Jack J. M. Dekker, Tamara Q. de Bruijn, David D. Ebert, Lisanne M. Koomen, Sjoerd L. A. Kosterman, Heleen Riper, Michael P. Schaub, Anna E. Goudriaan and Matthijs Blankers

An investigation of the association between religious coping, fatigue, anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco: a web-based cross-sectional survey

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered fear and distress among the public, thus potentiating the incidence rate of anxiety and depression. This study aims to investigate the psychologic...

Authors: Btissame Zarrouq, Nivine Abbas, Jaouad El Hilaly, Achraf El Asri, Samira Abbouyi, Majid Omari, Hicham Malki, Samira Bouazza, Salma Ghofrane Moutawakkil, Karima Halim and Mohammed Elamine Ragala

Acceptability of a technology-supported and solution-focused intervention (DIALOG+) for chronic depression: views of service users and clinicians

Treating chronic depression represents a significant burden for the NHS, yet there is a lack of evidence-based interventions and research specifically focused on this condition. DIALOG+, a technology-assisted ...

Authors: Aleksandra Matanov, Philip McNamee, Syeda Akther, Nick Barber and Victoria Bird

Internet gaming disorder behaviours: a preliminary exploration of individualism and collectivism profiles

Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) behaviours involve excessive use of Internet games to the extent that one’s everyday life is compromised. It has been suggested that IGD symptoms are dependent on whether one is ...

Authors: Vasileios Stavropoulos, Tyler Michael John Frost, Taylor Brown, Peter Gill, Trent Anthony Footitt and Lee Kannis-Dymand

Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of interpersonal community psychiatric treatment (ICPT) for people with long-term severe non-psychotic mental disorders: a multi-Centre randomized controlled trial

Long-term community mental health treatment for non-psychotic disorder patients with severe mental illness (SMI) who are perceived as difficult by clinicians, is poorly developed and lacks a structured, goal-c...

Authors: Mark van Veen, Bauke Koekkoek, Steven Teerenstra, Eddy Adang and Cornelis L. Mulder

Venlafaxine vs. fluoxetine in postmenopausal women with major depressive disorder: an 8-week, randomized, single-blind, active-controlled study

In the population of postmenopausal patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), the superiority of serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) over selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) h...

Authors: Jingjing Zhou, Xiao Wang, Lei Feng, Le Xiao, Rui Yang, Xuequan Zhu, Hui Shi, Yongdong Hu, Runsen Chen, Philip Boyce and Gang Wang

Temporal and diurnal variation in social media posts to a suicide support forum

Rates of suicide attempts and deaths are highest on Mondays and these occur more frequently in the morning or early afternoon, suggesting weekly temporal and diurnal variation in suicidal behaviour. It is unkn...

Authors: Rina Dutta, George Gkotsis, Sumithra Velupillai, Ioannis Bakolis and Robert Stewart

Suicidal behaviors and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a cross-sectional study among Chinese medical college students

Associations between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) subtypes and suicidal behaviors remains unclear. The current study explored the prevalence of suicidal behaviors, and its association with A...

Authors: Yanmei Shen, Bella Siu Man Chan, Chunxiang Huang, Xilong Cui, Jianbo Liu, Jianping Lu, Marguerite Patel, Christopher D. Verrico, Xuerong Luo and Xiang Yang Zhang

Association of depression symptom severity with short-term risk of an initial hospital encounter in adults with major depressive disorder

Despite the availability of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, depression continues to be one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. This study evaluated whether depression symptom s...

Authors: Jennifer Voelker, Kun Wang, Wenze Tang, Jinghua He, Ella Daly, Christopher D. Pericone and John J. Sheehan

Association of self-perceived income sufficiency with cognitive impairment among older adults: a population-based study in India

Greater cognitive performance has been shown to be associated with better mental and physical health and lower mortality. The present study contributes to the existing literature on the linkages of self-percei...

Authors: T. Muhammad, Shobhit Srivastava and T. V. Sekher

Relationships of coping styles and psychological distress among patients with insomnia disorder

Insomnia appears to be one of the most frequent sleep complaints in the general population. It has significant negative impact on daily functioning. However, there has been little research that described the e...

Authors: Yinghui Li, Xiaoyin Cong, Suzhen Chen and Yong Li

Development of Chinese mental health first aid guidelines for problem drinking: a Delphi expert consensus study

Alcohol use disorders have become the second leading cause of death for mental and substance use disorders in China. However, with early diagnosis and timely treatment, the burden can be mitigated. Family and ...

Authors: Wenjing Li, Anthony F. Jorm, Yan Wang, Shurong Lu, Yanling He and Nicola J. Reavley

Screening of the college students at clinical high risk for psychosis in China: a multicenter epidemiological study

To investigate a 3-stage screening procedure and explore the clinical features of subjects at Clinical High Risk (CHR) for psychosis in a representative sample of Chinese college students.

Authors: Jiaxin Wu, Xiangyun Long, Fei Liu, Ansi Qi, Qi Chen, Xiaofeng Guan, Qiong Zhang, Yuhong Yao, Jingyu Shi, Shiping Xie, Wei Yan, Maorong Hu, Xin Yuan, Jun Tang, Siliang Wu, Tianhong Zhang…

A longitudinal study of changes in smart phone addiction and depressive symptoms and potential risk factors among Chinese college students

The current study aims to track the changes in the levels of smart phone addiction (SPA) and depressive symptoms between pre and during COVID-19 and potential risk factors of among Chinese college students in ...

Authors: Xue Yang, Huahua Hu, Chengjia Zhao, Huihui Xu, Xiaolian Tu and Guohua Zhang

Naturalistic exploratory study of the associations of substance use on ADHD outcomes and function

Although Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with an increased risk of substance use disorder (SUD), existing literature on how SUD interacts with ADHD outcomes is limited. This study...

Authors: Benjamin MacDonald and Joseph Sadek

A qualitative study of experiences of NHS mental healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has imposed extraordinary strains on healthcare workers. But, in contrast with acute settings, relatively little attention has been given to those who work in mental health settings. We a...

Authors: Elisa Liberati, Natalie Richards, Janet Willars, David Scott, Nicola Boydell, Jennie Parker, Vanessa Pinfold, Graham Martin, Mary Dixon-Woods and Peter B. Jones

Efficacy and tolerability of atypical antipsychotics for acute bipolar depression: a network meta-analysis

While clinical trial evidence has firmly established the efficacy of several atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) for treating bipolar depression, no randomized controlled trials (RCT’s) comparing AAPs have been con...

Authors: Aditi Kadakia, Carole Dembek, Vincent Heller, Rajpal Singh, Jennifer Uyei, Katsuhiko Hagi, Tadashi Nosaka and Antony Loebel

Sexual and physical abuse and depressive symptoms in the UK Biobank

The association between sexual and physical abuse and subsequent depression is well-established, but the associations with specific depressive symptoms and sex differences remain relatively understudied. We in...

Authors: Anna B. Chaplin, Peter B. Jones and Golam M. Khandaker

Lower regional grey matter in alcohol use disorders: evidence from a voxel-based meta-analysis

Previous research using whole-brain neuroimaging techniques has revealed structural differences of grey matter (GM) in alcohol use disorder (AUD) patients. However, some of the findings diverge from other neur...

Authors: Lei Li, Hua Yu, Yihao Liu, Ya-jing Meng, Xiao-jing Li, Chengcheng Zhang, Sugai Liang, Ming-li Li, Wanjun Guo, QiangWang, Wei Deng, Xiaohong Ma, Jeremy Coid and Tao Li

Narcissistic traits in young people and how experiencing shame relates to current attachment challenges

Young people with pathological narcissistic traits may have more maladaptive ways of relating to themselves and others. In this study, we investigated how the experience of shame may be a mechanism by which vu...

Authors: Charlotte C. van Schie, Heidi L. Jarman, Samantha Reis and Brin F. S. Grenyer

A sequence analysis of hospitalization patterns and service utilization in patients with major psychiatric disorders in China

Understanding the long-term inpatient service cost and utilization of psychiatric patients may provide insight into service demand for these patients and guide the design of targeted mental health programs. Th...

Authors: Xueyan Han, Feng Jiang, Jack Needleman, Moning Guo, Yin Chen, Huixuan Zhou, Yuanli Liu, Chen Yao and Yilang Tang

Smoking among inpatients in treatment for substance use disorders: prevalence and effect on mental health and quality of life

Smoking is still prevalent among people with substance use disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking among patients in treatment for substance use disorders and to ana...

Authors: Lars Lien, Ingeborg Bolstad and Jørgen G. Bramness

Evaluation of health care providers’ use of the ‘Exercise and Depression Toolkit’: a case study

Exercise is now recommended as a primary treatment for mild-moderate depression in Canada. The ‘Exercise and Depression Toolkit’ was developed to help health care providers (HCP) integrate these treatment guid...

Authors: Krista Glowacki, Daniah Zumrawi, Erin Michalak and Guy Faulkner

Disentangling substance use and related problems: urgency predicts substance-related problems beyond the degree of use

Substance use disorders are reliably associated with high impulsivity and sensation seeking. Importantly, both precede problematic substance use, implicating them as risk factors. Individuals with substance us...

Authors: Malin K. Hildebrandt, Raoul Dieterich and Tanja Endrass

Mediating effect of empowerment on the relationship between global function and personal recovery among community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study

Functional degradation among community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia can negatively influence their recovery. Given the importance of patient empowerment during recovery, this study examined the mediati...

Authors: Kuen Tai Lee, Shih Kai Lee, Mei Jou Lu, Wen Ling Hsieh and Wen I. Liu

The functional impairment of different subtypes and occupational states in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder

The aim was to explore the associations between clinical symptoms, demographic variables, social and neurocognitive functioning in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder (BD) stratified by subgroups of DSM-IV...

Authors: Xinyu Liu, Xiaojuan Ma, Wenchen Wang, Jian Zhang, Xia Sun, Xingguang Luo and Yong Zhang

Experiences and outcomes of group volunteer befriending with patients with severe mental illness: an exploratory mixed-methods study in Colombia

Improving care for patients with severe mental illness in Latin America requires effective strategies that are low-cost. One such strategy is a volunteering scheme, referred to as befriending, which seeks to s...

Authors: Felipe Botero-Rodríguez, María Camila Hernandez, José Miguel Uribe-Restrepo, Camilo Cabariqe, Catherine Fung, Stefan Priebe and Carlos Gómez-Restrepo

Bidimensional structure and measurement equivalence of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9: sex-sensitive assessment of depressive symptoms in three representative German cohort studies

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) has been proposed as a reliable and valid screening instrument for depressive symptoms with one latent factor. However, studies explicitly testing alternative model s...

Authors: Ana N. Tibubos, Daniëlle Otten, Daniela Zöller, Harald Binder, Philipp S. Wild, Toni Fleischer, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Seryan Atasoy, Lara Schulze, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Georg Schomerus, Birgit Linkohr, Hans J. Grabe, Johannes Kruse, Carsten-Oliver Schmidt, Thomas Münzel…

Treatment provision for adults with ADHD during the COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory study on patient and therapist experience with on-site sessions using face masks vs. telepsychiatric sessions

Maintaining the therapeutic care of psychiatric patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland required changes to the way in which sessions were conducted, such as telepsychiatric inte...

Authors: Helen Wyler, Michael Liebrenz, Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross, Erich Seifritz, Susan Young, Pascal Burger and Anna Buadze

Correction to: Earthquake-related stressors associated with suicidality, depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress in adolescents from Muisne after the earthquake 2016 in Ecuador

Authors: Rebekka M. F. Gerstner, Fernando Lara-Lara, Eduardo Vasconez, Ginés Viscor, Juan D. Jarrin and Esteban Ortiz-Prado

Consultation-liaison psychiatry in Japan: a nationwide retrospective observational study

Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP)—professional psychiatric care provided to coordinate with surgical or medical treatment of inpatients with psychiatric disorders—was included in universal health coverage ...

Authors: Daisuke Shinjo, Hisateru Tachimori, Keiko Maruyama-Sakurai, Kenji Fujimori, Norihiko Inoue and Kiyohide Fushimi

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI): study protocol

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) is an international investigation exploring the role of genes and environment in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.

Authors: Cynthia M. Bulik, Laura M. Thornton, Richard Parker, Hannah Kennedy, Jessica H. Baker, Casey MacDermod, Jerry Guintivano, Lana Cleland, Allison L. Miller, Lauren Harper, Janne T. Larsen, Zeynep Yilmaz, Jakob Grove, Patrick F. Sullivan, Liselotte V. Petersen, Jennifer Jordan…

The D*Phase-study: study protocol for a pragmatic two-phased, randomised controlled (non-inferiority) trial that addresses treatment non-response and compares cognitive behavioural therapy and short-term psychodynamic supportive psychotherapy for major depression

Several evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatment options are available for depression, but the treatment results could be improved. The D*Phase study directly compares short-term psychodynamic supportive psy...

Authors: M. F. Miggiels, P. M. ten Klooster, S. Bremer-Hoeve, J. J. M. Dekker, M. J. H. Huibers, E. Reefhuis, H. L. Van and M. K. van Dijk

Cognitive control and emotional response in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder comorbidity with disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders

This study investigated cognitive and emotional functioning in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders (DICCD).

Authors: Yuncheng Zhu, Li Liu, Daoliang Yang, Haifeng Ji, Tianming Huang, Lianxue Xue, Xixi Jiang, Kaiyun Li, Lily Tao, Qing Cai and Yiru Fang

Fidelity to an evidence-based model for crisis resolution teams: a cross-sectional multicentre study in Norway

Crisis resolution teams (CRTs) are specialized multidisciplinary teams intended to provide assessment and short-term outpatient or home treatment as an alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing...

Authors: N. Hasselberg, K. H. Holgersen, G. M. Uverud, J. Siqveland, B. Lloyd-Evans, S. Johnson and T. Ruud

Decision making under ambiguity and risk in adolescent-onset schizophrenia

Numerous studies have identified impaired decision making (DM) under both ambiguity and risk in adult patients with schizophrenia. However, the assessment of DM in patients with adolescent-onset schizophrenia ...

Authors: Dandan Li, Fengyan Zhang, Lu Wang, Yifan Zhang, Tingting Yang, Kai Wang and Chunyan Zhu

Temporal trends in annual incidence rates for psychiatric disorders and self-harm among children and adolescents in the UK, 2003–2018

There has been growing concern in the UK over recent years that a perceived mental health crisis is affecting children and adolescents, although published epidemiological evidence is limited.

Authors: Lukasz Cybulski, Darren M. Ashcroft, Matthew J. Carr, Shruti Garg, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham, Nav Kapur and Roger T. Webb

Survival states as indicators of learning performance and biological stress in refugee children: a cross-sectional study with a comparison group

Our goal was to accurately detect young children at risk for long-term psychiatric disturbances after potentially traumatic experiences in the course of relocation. In addition to detailed assessment of parent...

Authors: Andrea Hahnefeld, Thorsten Sukale, Elena Weigand, Katharina Münch, Sigrid Aberl, Lea V. Eckler, Davin Schmidt, Anna Friedmann, Paul L. Plener, Jörg M. Fegert and Volker Mall

A national evaluation of the Irish public health counselling in primary care service– examination of initial effectiveness data

The Counselling in Primary Care service (CIPC) is the first and only nationally available public counselling service in the Republic of Ireland. This study provides initial data for the effectiveness of short-...

Authors: Charles Brand, Fiona Ward, Niamh MacDonagh, Sharon Cunningham and Ladislav Timulak

Prevalence of criminal convictions in Norwegian adult ADHD outpatients and associations with ADHD symptom severity and emotional dysregulation

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often co-occurs with antisocial behaviour. Several studies have shown high rates of ADHD among prisoners. However, the prevalence of crime among individuals with...

Authors: Espen Anker, Ylva Ginsberg and Trond Heir

Work-related medical rehabilitation in patients with mental disorders: the protocol of a randomized controlled trial (WMR-P, DRKS00023175)

Various rehabilitation services and return-to-work programs have been developed in order to reduce sickness absence and increase sustainable return-to-work. To ensure that people with a high risk of not return...

Authors: Miriam Markus, Nina Gabriel, Markus Bassler and Matthias Bethge

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults and children in the United Arab Emirates: a nationwide cross-sectional study

The psychosocial impact of previous infectious disease outbreaks in adults has been well documented, however, there is limited information on the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults and chi...

Authors: Basema Saddik, Amal Hussein, Ammar Albanna, Iffat Elbarazi, Arwa Al-Shujairi, Mohamad-Hani Temsah, Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari, Emmanuel Stip, Qutayba Hamid and Rabih Halwani

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the BACS scale (the brief assessment of cognition in schizophrenia) among chronic schizophrenic inpatients

Assessment of cognitive disorders in schizophrenia is becoming a part of clinical and research practice by using batteries that differ widely in their content. The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophreni...

Authors: Chadia Haddad, Pascale Salameh, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid, Georges Haddad, Jean-Pierre Clément and Benjamin Calvet

Prevalence and associated factors of psychosocial distress among seafarers during COVID-19 pandemic

In the context of growing concerns about seafarers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of psychosocial distress among seafarers of ocea...

Authors: Fereshteh Baygi, Nami Mohammadian Khonsari, Arash Agoushi, Saeed Hassani Gelsefid, Armita Mahdavi Gorabi and Mostafa Qorbani

Correction to: Socioeconomic inequality in psychological distress among older adults in India: a decomposition analysis

Authors: Shobhit Srivastava, Naina Purkayastha, Himanshu Chaurasia and T. Muhammad

Correction to: Factors related to age at depression onset: the role of SLC6A4 methylation, sex, exposure to stressful life events and personality in a sample of inpatients suffering from major depression

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Simon Sanwald, Katharina Widenhorn-Müller, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Christian Montag and Markus Kiefer

Correction to: The psychometric properties of the Bergen–Yale sex addiction scale for the Iranian population

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Samaneh Youseflu, Shane W. Kraus, Fatemeh Razavinia, Majid Yousefi Afrashteh and Soudabeh Niroomand

Validation of the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to screen mental health problems among school-age children in Mongolia

Child and adolescent mental health problems are urgent health issues in low- and middle-income countries. To promote child and adolescent mental health services, simple validated screening tools are helpful. I...

Authors: Ai Aoki, Togoobaatar Ganchimeg, Nyam Naranbaatar, Zuunnast Khishigsuren, Lkagvasuren Gundegmaa, Shagdar Bat-Erdene, Bolorchimeg Munkhbaatar, Rintaro Mori, Akihito Kikuchi, Hideaki Soya, Kiyoto Kasai and Kenji Takehara

Social support and depressive symptoms among physicians in tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional study

Social support is an important factor for individual’s mental health. However, the association between social support and depressive symptoms among physicians in China’ tertiary hospitals has not been explored...

Authors: Chang Fu, Guowen Wang, Xiuxin Shi and Fenglin Cao

Executive functions and insight in OCD: a comparative study

Around 25 to 30% of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond to treatment. These patients have the longest duration of disease and the worst prognosis. Following years of research on th...

Authors: Lucas Manarte, António R. Andrade, Linete do Rosário, Daniel Sampaio, Maria Luísa Figueira, Pedro Morgado and Barbara J. Sahakian