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  1. The U.S. Army suicide attempt rate increased sharply during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Risk may vary according to occupation, which significantly influences the stressors that soldiers experience.

    Authors: Robert J. Ursano, Ronald C. Kessler, James A. Naifeh, Holly Herberman Mash, Carol S. Fullerton, Tsz Hin Hinz Ng, Pablo A. Aliaga, Gary H. Wynn, Hieu M. Dinh, James E. McCarroll, Nancy A. Sampson, Tzu-Cheg Kao, Michael Schoenbaum, Steven G. Heeringa and Murray B. Stein
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:194
  2. The automatic tendency to attend to and focus on substance-related cues in the environment (attentional bias), has been found to contribute to the persistence of addiction. Attentional bias modification (ABM) ...

    Authors: Janika Heitmann, Madelon E. van Hemel-Ruiter, Karin M. Vermeulen, Brian D. Ostafin, Colin MacLeod, Reinout W. Wiers, Laura DeFuentes-Merillas, Martine Fledderus, Wiebren Markus and Peter J. de Jong
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:193
  3. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most widely assessed form of mental distress in cross-cultural studies conducted amongst populations exposed to mass conflict and displacement. Nevertheless, there ...

    Authors: Alvin Kuowei Tay, Mohammed Mohsin, Susan Rees, Zachary Steel, Natalino Tam, Zelia Soares, Jessica Baker and Derrick Silove
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:191
  4. Depression and anxiety are common and have a significant impact on the individual and wider society. One theory proposed to explain a heightened risk for depression and anxiety is affective concordance in coup...

    Authors: J. Walker, J. Liddle, K. P. Jordan and P. Campbell
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:190
  5. Excessive alcohol use has been associated with health, social and legal problems. Alcohol-related problems have been studied primarily in problem-drinker patients, with few studies on their family members, par...

    Authors: Chen-Chun Lin, Yun-Fang Tsai, Wen-Ling Yeh, Jung-Ta Kao and Ching-Yen Chen
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:189
  6. Published diagnostic questionnaires for gambling disorder in German are either based on DSM-III criteria or focus on aspects other than life time prevalence. This study was designed to assess the usability of ...

    Authors: Martin Wejbera, Kai W. Müller, Jan Becker and Manfred E. Beutel
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:188
  7. It is essential to involve service users in efforts to expand access to mental health care in integrated primary care settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is little evidence fro...

    Authors: Sisay Abayneh, Heidi Lempp, Atalay Alem, Daniel Alemayehu, Tigist Eshetu, Crick Lund, Maya Semrau, Graham Thornicroft and Charlotte Hanlon
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:187
  8. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical public health and human rights concern globally, including for refugee women in low-resource settings. Little is known about effective interventions for this popul...

    Authors: Wietse A. Tol, M. Claire Greene, Samuel Likindikoki, Lusia Misinzo, Peter Ventevogel, Ann G. Bonz, Judith K. Bass and Jessie K. K. Mbwambo
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:186
  9. Evidence suggests that alcohol use and smoking are negatively associated with mood in bipolar disorders (BD). It is unknown if this relationship is moderated by the number of previous mood episodes. Therefore,...

    Authors: Wendela G. ter Meulen, Jan van Zaane, Stasja Draisma, Aartjan T.F. Beekman and Ralph W. Kupka
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:185
  10. Sexual minority (SM) individuals (gay, lesbian, bisexual, or otherwise nonheterosexual) are at increased risk for mental disorders and suicide and adequate mental healthcare may be life-saving. However, SM pat...

    Authors: Martin Plöderl, Sabine Kunrath, Robert J. Cramer, Jen Wang, Larissa Hauer and Clemens Fartacek
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:184
  11. There is little research of psychiatric comorbidity differences among people with different types of drug dependence in Chinese population. We explored demographic and comorbid psychiatric differences among me...

    Authors: Huixi Dong, Mei Yang, Liang Liu, Chenxi Zhang, Mengqi Liu, Yidong Shen, Huanzhong Liu and Wei Hao
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:183
  12. Mental well-being is an important, yet understudied, area of research, partly due to lack of appropriate population-based measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet ...

    Authors: Otto R. F. Smith, Daniele E. Alves, Marit Knapstad, Ellen Haug and Leif E. Aarø
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:182
  13. Blood homocysteine concentration (BHC) is higher in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Previous studies have found a relationship between depressive symptoms severity and BHC in AUD patients and recentl...

    Authors: Francesco Oliva, Maurizio Coppola, Raffaella Mondola, Daniele Ascheri, Francesco Cuniberti, Gabriele Nibbio and Rocco Luigi Picci
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:181
  14. Sufferers from bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) underestimate the severity risk of their illness and, therefore, postpone seeking professional help for years. Moreover, less than one in fiv...

    Authors: Therese Fostervold Mathisen, Jan H. Rosenvinge, Gunn Pettersen, Oddgeir Friborg, KariAnne Vrabel, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Mette Svendsen, Trine Stensrud, Maria Bakland, Rolf Wynn and Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:180
  15. The PTSD Checklist-civilian (PCL-C) is one of the most commonly used self-report measures of PTSD symptoms, however, little is known about its validity when used in pregnancy. This study aims to evaluate the r...

    Authors: Bizu Gelaye, Yinnan Zheng, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Marta B. Rondon, Sixto E. Sánchez and Michelle A. Williams
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:179
  16. Ghana’s socio-cultural landscape proscribes suicidal behaviour, and this has serious ramifications for attempt survivors and their families. The objective of this qualitative study was to understand the experi...

    Authors: Winifred Asare-Doku, Joseph Osafo and Charity S. Akotia
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:178
  17. This paper focuses on the lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds in Germany, as there is a lack of reliable epidemiological data on this subject.

    Authors: Demet Dingoyan, Holger Schulz, Ulrike Kluge, Simone Penka, Azra Vardar, Alessa von Wolff, Jens Strehle, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Uwe Koch, Andreas Heinz and Mike Mösko
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:177
  18. The duration of untreated psychosis is determined by both patient and service related factors. Few studies have considered the geographical accessibility of services in relation to treatment delay in early psy...

    Authors: Erling Inge Kvig, Beate Brinchmann, Cathrine Moe, Steinar Nilssen, Tor Ketil Larsen and Knut Sørgaard
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:176
  19. Studies on alcohol consumption in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya. The study was conduc...

    Authors: Risa Takahashi, Calistus Wilunda, Karani Magutah, Wanja Mwaura-Tenambergen, Boniface Wilunda and Usaneya Perngparn
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:175
  20. Trauma-related disorders and personality disorders are prevalent in survivors of chronic childhood trauma and neglect. Both conditions have serious consequences for patients, their families, society and public...

    Authors: Sanne Swart, Marleen Wildschut, Nel Draijer, Willemien Langeland and Jan H. Smit
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:173
  21. Recovery features strongly in Australian mental health policy; however, evidence is limited for the efficacy of recovery-oriented practice at the service level. This paper describes the Principles Unite Local ...

    Authors: Frances Shawyer, Joanne C. Enticott, Lisa Brophy, Annie Bruxner, Ellie Fossey, Brett Inder, John Julian, Ritsuko Kakuma, Penelope Weller, Elisabeth Wilson-Evered, Vrinda Edan, Mike Slade and Graham N. Meadows
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:172
  22. Animal models are useful tools for verifying the relationship between stress and depression; however, an operational criterion for excluding the resilient animals from the analysis has not been established yet...

    Authors: Yi Zhang, Yuting Wang, Hui Lei, Lei Wang, Liang Xue, Xin Wang and Xiongzhao Zhu
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:171
  23. Personality traits are not only associated with psychiatric symptoms, but also with treatment seeking behavior. Our purpose was to examine the relationship between mental health service utilization and persona...

    Authors: Subin Park, Yeeun Lee, Su Jeong Seong, Sung Man Chang, Jun Young Lee, Bong Jin Hahm and Jin Pyo Hong
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:170
  24. Contextually relevant stressful life events are integral to the quantification of stress. None such measures have been adapted for the Pakistani population.

    Authors: Azmina Artani, Shireen Shehzad Bhamani, Iqbal Azam, Moiz AbdulSultan, Adeel Khoja and Ayeesha K. Kamal
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:169
  25. Using paradigms from game theory, researchers have reported abnormal decision-making in social context in patients with schizophrenia. However, less is known about the underpinnings of the impairment. This stu...

    Authors: Liuqing Yang, Peifu Li, Haiying Mao, Huiling Wang, Chang Shu, Vibeke Bliksted and Yuan Zhou
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:168
  26. While work-related fatigue has become an issue of concern among European employees, the relationship between fatigue, depression and work-related stressors is far from clear. The purposes of this study were (1...

    Authors: D. M. Rose, A. Seidler, M. Nübling, U. Latza, E. Brähler, E. M. Klein, J. Wiltink, M. Michal, S. Nickels, P. S. Wild, J. König, M. Claus, S. Letzel and M. E. Beutel
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:167
  27. Multi-morbidity in older adults is commonly associated with depressed mood. Similarly, subjective reports of pain are also associated with both physical illness and increased depressive symptoms. However, whet...

    Authors: Louise Sharpe, Sarah McDonald, Helen Correia, Patrick J. Raue, Tanya Meade, Michael Nicholas and Patricia Arean
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:166
  28. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that originates from childhood trauma experiences can develop into a chronic condition that has lasting effects on an individual’s functioning and quality of life. While t...

    Authors: Katrina L. Boterhoven de Haan, Christopher W. Lee, Eva Fassbinder, Marisol J. Voncken, Mariel Meewisse, Saskia M. Van Es, Simone Menninga, Margriet Kousemaker and Arnoud Arntz
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:165
  29. The aim of this study was to systematically summarize knowledge on the association between exposure to interpersonal trauma and addictive behaviors. Extant reviews on this association focused on a restricted r...

    Authors: Barna Konkolÿ Thege, Lewis Horwood, Linda Slater, Maria C. Tan, David C. Hodgins and T. Cameron Wild
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:164
  30. Suicide is the primary cause of unnatural death in Spain, and suicide re-attempts a major economic burden worldwide. The risk factors for re-attempt and suicide after an index suicide attempt are different.

    Authors: Isabel Parra-Uribe, Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, Gemma Garcia-Parés, Luis Martínez-Naval, Oliver Valero-Coppin, Annabel Cebrià-Meca, Maria A. Oquendo and Diego Palao-Vidal
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:163
  31. Authors: Janus Christian Jakobsen, Kiran Kumar Katakam, Anne Schou, Signe Gade Hellmuth, Sandra Elkjær Stallknecht, Katja Leth-Møller, Maria Iversen, Marianne Bjørnø Banke, Iggiannguaq Juhl Petersen, Sarah Louise Klingenberg, Jesper Krogh, Sebastian Elgaard Ebert, Anne Timm, Jane Lindschou and Christian Gluud
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:162

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  32. The aim was to investigate the personality profile of bipolar disorder I and II, and healthy controls, and to study whether personality influences the course of bipolar disorder.

    Authors: Timea Sparding, Erik Pålsson, Erik Joas, Stefan Hansen and Mikael Landén
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:159
  33. Sleep problems are very common in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and impact negatively on functioning and wellbeing. Research regarding interventions to improve sleep in this population has been...

    Authors: Sophie Faulkner and Penny Bee
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:158
  34. In recent years, an increasing number of countries have introduced outpatient commitment orders (OC), which imply that patients can be subject to compulsory follow-up and treatment while living in the communit...

    Authors: Henriette Riley, Bjørn Straume and Georg Høyer
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:157
  35. Suicide rates in prison are high and their risk factors are incompletely understood. The objective of the present study is to measure the risk of suicide and its predictors in the only prison of multicultural ...

    Authors: Gülen Ayhan, Romain Arnal, Célia Basurko, Vincent About, Agathe Pastre, Eric Pinganaud, Dominique Sins, Louis Jehel, Bruno Falissard and Mathieu Nacher
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:156
  36. The exact nature of treatment and management recommendations made, and received, for mood and anxiety disorders in a community population is unclear. In addition, there is limited evidence on the impact of rec...

    Authors: Benjamin A. R. Woolf, Jeanne V. A. Williams, Dina H. Lavorato, Andrew G. M. Bulloch and Scott B. Patten
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:155
  37. Establishing the sequence in which risk factors for eating disorders (ED) emerge would enable more effective ED prevention. Thus, in our study we investigated reciprocal and indirect associations between three...

    Authors: Karolina Zarychta, Barbara Mullan, Magdalena Kruk and Aleksandra Luszczynska
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:154
  38. Alcohol use disorder and depression occur commonly in the community. Even though this high-prevalence comorbidity is associated with poorer posttreatment outcomes and greater utilization of costly treatment se...

    Authors: Alena Becker, Anna M. Ehret and Peter Kirsch
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:153
  39. Rumination increases vulnerability to depression, exacerbates and perpetuates negative moods. This study was aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 10-item Ruminative Respon...

    Authors: Xiaoxia Lei, Mingtian Zhong, Ying Liu, Chang Xi, Yu Ling, Xiongzhao Zhu, Shuqiao Yao and Jinyao Yi
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:152
  40. Most studies investigating the effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) use readmission to hospital as the primary outcome. Another aim of introducing CTOs was to improve continuity of care. Our stud...

    Authors: Stephen Robert Puntis, Jorun Rugkåsa and Tom Burns
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:151
  41. Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare neuropsychiatric syndrome that typically manifests in distortion of extrapersonal visual image, altered perception of one’s body image, and a disturbed sense of th...

    Authors: Tatsushi Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Okamura, Miwako Takahashi, Toshimitsu Momose and Shinsuke Kondo
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:150
  42. There is a need for useful standardized Quality of Life (QoL) measures for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Therefore, a short form of the self-administered Quality of Life in Schizophrenia (QLiS) scale wa...

    Authors: T. Senin, M. Franz, M. Deuschle, N. Bergemann, J. Kammerer-Ciernioch, M. Lautenschlager and T. Meyer
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:149
  43. Anxiety has been suggested to increase among young individuals, but previous studies on longitudinal trends are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to analyze longitudinally, the changes over time of preva...

    Authors: Susanna Calling, Patrik Midlöv, Sven-Erik Johansson, Kristina Sundquist and Jan Sundquist
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:119
  44. The primary aim was to examine possible differences in telomere length between primary health care patients, with depression, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders, and healthy controls. The second aim wa...

    Authors: Xiao Wang, Kristina Sundquist, Anna Hedelius, Karolina Palmér, Ashfaque A. Memon and Jan Sundquist
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:148
  45. Emotional disorders (ED) are among the most prevalent mental disorders. However, less than 50% of people suffering from ED receive the appropriate treatment. This situation has led to the development of new in...

    Authors: Amanda Díaz-García, Alberto González-Robles, Javier Fernández-Álvarez, Azucena García-Palacios, Rosa María Baños and Cristina Botella
    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:145

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