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03-05-2024 | Schizophrenia | Research

Comprehensive spatial distribution of patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and its relation to socio-economic factors

The literature contains many different definitions of the presence, for the first time, of psychotic symptoms. Richard Newton et al., [ 22 ] determined that the first-episode psychosis (FEP) concept is that with more consensus when talking about …

Authors:: Luz María González Gualda, Jesus Gonzalez-Rubio, Alberto Najera, María Aliño Dies, Rubén Roig Cremades, Javier Bajen Espuña, Carmen Escobar Alarcón, Noelia Navarro Sirvent, María Jesús Montes Lozano, Karen Nieto Rodríguez

Open Access 30-04-2024 | Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders | Research

The role of social support in reducing the long-term burden of cumulative childhood adversity on adulthood internalising disorder

Authors:: Mary Buchanan, Giles Newton-Howes, Ruth Cunningham, Geraldine F. H. McLeod, Joseph M. Boden

Open Access 29-04-2024 | Schizophrenia | Research

Length of hospital stay in involuntary admissions in Greece: a 10-year retrospective observational study

Contemporary mental health practice and policy implies that mental disorders should be treated in the less restricted environment, and treatment should be patient-centered, with a focus on rehabilitation [ 1 ]. Accordingly, over the last decades …

Authors:: Maria Bakola, Vaios Peritogiannis, Konstantina Soultana Kitsou, Philippos Gourzis, Thomas Hyphantis, Eleni Jelastopulu

29-04-2024 | Research

Childhood internalizing, externalizing and attention symptoms predict changes in social and nonsocial screen time

Psychiatric symptoms and disorders often onset in childhood and adolescence [ 1 ], are prevalent [ 2 ], and are associated with substantial distress, impairment, and additional morbidity and mortality [ 3 ]. Broad categories of psychiatric symptoms …

Authors:: Katherine Keyes, Ava Hamilton, Megan Finsaas, Noah Kreski

Open Access 29-04-2024 | Child Maltreatment | Research

Child maltreatment and psycho-social impairments among child laborers in rural Bangladesh

Child maltreatment involves physical maltreatment, psychological and sexual abuse and negelct inflicted upon children. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that globally one out of two children aged 2–17 years experiences maltreatment …

Authors:: Md Abdul Ahad, Yvonne Karen Parry, Eileen Willis, Shahid Ullah

29-04-2024 | Disturbance of the Social Behaviour | Research

Prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems among adolescents in Bangladesh

Adolescence is a complex period of development that involves significant physical, social, and emotional changes as individuals transition from childhood to adulthood. During this time, it is important for adolescents to adopt healthy habits, such …

Authors:: Firoj Al-Mamun, Johurul Islam, Mohammad Muhit, Mohammed A. Mamun

Open Access 29-04-2024 | Research

Pregnancy complications and childhood mental health: is the association modified by sex or adverse social circumstances? Findings from the ‘growing up in Ireland’ national infant cohort study

Specific pregnancy complications, socioeconomic position and sex have all been independently associated with child mental health outcomes, but their combined effects remain unclear. We examined whether total number of complications experienced in …

Authors:: Emma Butler, Mary Clarke, Michelle Spirtos, Linda M O’ Keeffe, Niamh Dooley

Open Access 26-04-2024 | Research

Sociodemographic risk factors for the persistence of harmful alcohol use: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies

Alcohol dependence (as defined by the DSM-5 criteria)—and persistent harmful alcohol use even at subclinical levels—is a chronic mental health problem that increases the risk of serious health conditions [ 19 ].Although 75% to 91% of alcohol …

Authors:: Anna Ehrnrooth, Kia Gluschkoff, Markus Jokela, Kaisla Komulainen

Open Access 26-04-2024 | Research

Socioeconomic status, alcohol use and the role of social support and neighbourhood environment among individuals meeting criteria for a mental health problem: a cross-sectional study

Authors:: Jo-Anne Puddephatt, Andrew Jones, Suzanne H. Gage, Laura Goodwin

25-04-2024 | Anxiety | Research

‘I thought we would be cherished and safe here’: understanding the multi-faceted nature of mental health among Arab immigrants/refugees in Ontario, Canada— the CAN-HEAL study

Authors:: Sarah Elshahat, Tina Moffat, Basit Kareem Iqbal, K. Bruce Newbold, Mahira Morshed, Haneen Alkhawaldeh, Olivia Gagnon, Mafaz Gehani, Keon Madani, Tony Zhu, Lucy Garabedian, Yumnah Jafri, Nour Kanaa, Aya Mohamed, Naya Nadeem, Zena Shamli Oghli, Salima Zabian, Amal Shah, Asil Samhat, Sahiba Khaira, Hussyin Jelal, Jessica Kaloti, Sriyasri Varadarajan, Youyou Xu, Megan Laing

23-04-2024 | Research

Post-traumatic growth in later-life cognitive function? Evidence from the 1976 Great Tangshan Earthquake

Cognitive function is the ability to memory, learn, reason, and process information to deal with problems [ 1 ]. A decline in cognitive function is common in older adults, with an incidence of 21.5–71.3 per 1000 person-years in seniors [ 2 ].

Authors:: Yan Liu, Xin Ning, Li Zhang, Hui Huang, Jianwei Zhou, Yanan Luo

18-04-2024 | Mood Disorders | Correction

Correction: Perinatal depression and its associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors:: Deepanjali Behera, Shweta Bohora, Snehasish Tripathy, Poshan Thapa, Muthusamy Sivakami

Open Access 15-04-2024 | Research

Associations between recorded loneliness and adverse mental health outcomes among patients receiving mental healthcare in South London: a retrospective cohort study

Social relationships are known to have an effect on health, particularly when they are viewed to be positive [ 1 ]. Several publications have reported that there is a protective health effect of having a strong support network, but there is also a …

Authors:: Mayur Parmar, Ruimin Ma, Sumudu Attygalle, Maaheshi Deepika Herath, Christoph Mueller, Brendon Stubbs, Robert Stewart, Gayan Perera

10-04-2024 | Research

Racial/ethnic inequality in homelessness and drug overdose deaths in US States

Authors:: Manuel Cano, Morgan Zachmeyer, Luis A. Salinas, Kristin M. Ferguson

09-04-2024 | Suicide | Research

Risk factors of suicide in prisons: a comprehensive retrospective cohort study in France, 2017–2020

More than 10 million people were in prison worldwide in 2021 [ 1 ]. Suicide is a leading cause of death in prison and the suicide rates are several times higher in the prison population than in the general population in many countries [ 2 – 4 ].

Authors:: Alexis Vanhaesebrouck, Thomas Fovet, Maria Melchior, Thomas Lefevre

Open Access 07-04-2024 | Schizophrenia | Research

Changes in the ability to correctly identify schizophrenia and depression: results from general population surveys in Germany over 30 years

Mental health literacy (MHL) describes the broadest possible knowledge of the causes, symptoms, treatment strategies, and prevention measures of a psychiatric diagnosis [ 1 , 2 ]. This knowledge is a main precondition for the ability to correctly …

Authors:: Elise Grohmann, Amani Al-Addous, Christian Sander, Ezgi Dogan-Sander, Eva Baumann, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Georg Schomerus

Open Access 07-04-2024 | Research

Problematic social media use and psychological symptoms in adolescents

There is growing evidence that the prevalence of child and adolescent psychological symptoms including depressed mood, anxiety, negative thoughts about self, and suicidal thoughts or behaviors has increased since early 2010s [ 1 – 4 ]. This trend …

Author:: Ramin Mojtabai

07-04-2024 | Mood Disorders | Research

Depression and loneliness among Sub-Saharan immigrants living in the greater Paris area: results from the MAKASI empowerment stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

According to the latest World Migration report [ 1 ], there were about 272 million immigrants worldwide in 2020, meaning that 3.5% of the world’s population was living in a country different from their country of origin. In France, immigrants …

Authors:: Bianca Gonçalves Tasca, Marwân-al-Qays Bousmah, Karna Coulibaly, Anne Gosselin, Andrainolo Ravalihasy, Annabel Desgrées du Loû, Maria Melchior, Makasi Study Group

Open Access 05-04-2024 | COVID-19 | Research

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young adults’ mental health and beyond: a qualitative investigation nested within an ongoing general population cohort study

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented adjustments across various societal domains, profoundly shaping the experiences of young adults. It affected a substantial phase in their lives that is characterised by change and personal …

Authors:: Anna Wiedemann, Peter B. Jones, Anne-Marie Burn

Open Access 04-04-2024 | COVID-19 | Research

Socioeconomic inequalities in psychosocial well-being among adolescents under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-regional comparative analysis in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Netherlands

Adolescents have been facing significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic during their critical developmental period. Although adolescents are not particularly vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself, an extensive body of research …

Authors:: Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Xiaoting Liu, Karlijn Massar, Karen Schelleman-Offermans, Hans Bosma, Yat-Hang Chan, Siu-Ming Chan, Ji-Kang Chen, Hung Wong, Roger Yat-Nork Chung

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