Discontinuation of hypnotics during cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routinely monitoring of symptoms and medical needs can improve the diagnostics and treatment of medical problems, including psychiatric. However, several studies show that few clinicians use Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) in their daily work. We describe the development and first evaluation of a ROM based ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Tasma M,Roebroek LO,Liemburg EJ,Knegtering H,Delespaul PA,Boonstra A,Swart M,Castelein S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suicide intervention programs have been guided by findings that attitude towards suicide and suicidal behavior may be causally linked. These findings also make it imperative to identify the factors that influence attitudes towards suicide. However, there has been little research on attitudes towards suicide ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Zou Y,Leung R,Lin S,Yang M,Lu T,Li X,Gu J,Hao C,Dong G,Hao Y

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders. The efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has been examined but to date its effects on Quality of Life (QoL) have not been appropriately evaluated especially in the long term.The study aimed to examine, in the long term, what ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Watanabe N,Furukawa TA,Chen J,Kinoshita Y,Nakano Y,Ogawa S,Funayama T,Ietsugu T,Noda Y

更新日期：2010-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When a person is in severe distress, people in their social network can potentially take action to reduce the person's suicide risk. The present study used data from a community survey to examine whether people who had received training in how to assist a person at risk of suicide had higher quality intentio...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Jorm AF,Nicholas A,Pirkis J,Rossetto A,Reavley NJ

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rural and remote Australians face a range of barriers to mental health care, potentially limiting the extent to which current services and support networks may provide assistance. This paper examines self-reported mental health problems and contacts during the last 12 months, and explores cross-sectional ass...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Handley TE,Kay-Lambkin FJ,Inder KJ,Lewin TJ,Attia JR,Fuller J,Perkins D,Coleman C,Weaver N,Kelly BJ

更新日期：2014-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the biological underpinnings of relapse in alcohol dependency is a major issue in addiction research. Based on recent evidence regarding the relevance of occipital visual evoked response potentials (ERPs) in addiction research, and its significance for relapse research, we assessed occipital ER...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Matheus-Roth C,Schenk I,Wiltfang J,Scherbaum N,Müller BW

更新日期：2016-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With a rapidly ageing population and increasing life expectancy, programs directed at improving the mental health and quality of life (QOL) of older persons are extremely important. This issue may be particularly relevant in the aged-care residential sector, where very high rates of depression and poor QOL a...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Atkins J,Naismith SL,Luscombe GM,Hickie IB

更新日期：2013-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of people experiencing mental-health problems do not seek help, and the stigma of mental illness is considered a major barrier to seeking appropriate treatment. More targeted interventions (e.g. at the workplace) seem to be a promising and necessary supplement to public campaigns, but little is ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Hanisch SE,Twomey CD,Szeto AC,Birner UW,Nowak D,Sabariego C

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although persistent negative symptoms (PNS) are known to contribute significantly to poor functional outcome, they remain poorly understood. We examined the heuristic value of various PNS definitions and their respective prevalence in patients with first episode psychosis (FEP). We also contrasted those defi...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Hovington CL,Bodnar M,Joober R,Malla AK,Lepage M

更新日期：2012-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achieving culturally fair assessments of cognitive functioning for Aboriginal people is difficult due to a scarcity of appropriately validated tools for use with this group. As a result, some Aboriginal people with cognitive impairments may lack fair and equitable access to services. The objective of this st...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Dingwall KM,Pinkerton J,Lindeman MA

更新日期：2013-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are a number of supported housing options for people with severe mental illness (SMI), but limited knowledge about residents' experiences. The aim of this study was to explore how people with SMI experienced sheltered housing consisting of both a private fully equipped apartment and a shared accommodat...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Roos E,Bjerkeset O,Søndenaa E,Antonsen DØ,Steinsbekk A

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have compared self-reported criminal behaviour with high-quality databases of criminal offences and judicial sanctions. Self-reported problems from drug abusers are generally believed to be valid. We assessed the validity of self-reported theft, drug offences and prison sentences from a five-year...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Jansson I,Hesse M,Fridell M

更新日期：2008-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the availability of evidence based treatments, many people with major depression receive no or delayed professional treatment, which may put them at risk for adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine which demographic and need factors distinguish early, delayed and no treatment use. MET...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Boerema AM,Ten Have M,Kleiboer A,de Graaf R,Nuyen J,Cuijpers P,Beekman ATF

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the potential correlation between 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk and depressive symptoms in a general population. METHODS:A cross-sectional study involving 11,956 permanent residents of Liaoning Province in China ≥35 years of age was conducted. Depressive symptoms wer...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Sun GZ,Ye N,Wu SJ,Zhou Y,Sun YX

更新日期：2019-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 5-hydroxytryptamine 1B receptor (5-HT1B) plays an essential role in the serotonin (5-HT) system and is widely involved in a variety of brain activities. HTR1B is the gene encoding 5-HT1B. Genome-wide association studies have shown that HTR1B polymorphisms are closely related to multiple mental and behavi...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Xia X,Ding M,Xuan JF,Xing JX,Yao J,Wu X,Wang BJ

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:"Behaviour that Challenges" is common in people living with dementia, resident in care homes and historically has been treated with anti-psychotics. However, such usage is associated with 1800 potentially avoidable deaths annually in the UK. This study investigated the feasibility of a full clinical trial of...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Maidment ID,Damery S,Campbell N,Seare N,Fox C,Iliffe S,Hilton A,Brown G,Barnes N,Wilcock J,Randle E,Gillespie S,Barton G,Shaw R

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental disorders constitute a major public health problem globally with higher burden in low and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh, systematically-collected data on mental disorders are scarce and this leaves the extent of the problem not so well defined. We reviewed the literature on mental health diso...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Hossain MD,Ahmed HU,Chowdhury WA,Niessen LW,Alam DS

更新日期：2014-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:QT interval prolongation is a growing concern worldwide, posing psychiatric patients to life-threatening fatal arrhythmias i.e., torsade de pointes. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of QT interval prolongation, its associated risk factors and prescribing patterns of QT prolonging drugs among psych...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Ali Z,Ismail M,Nazar Z,Khan F,Khan Q,Noor S

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-occurring psychiatric disorders in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) contribute to the burden of the healthcare and possibly to the delay of diagnosis. Aim of the study was to clinically assess the prevalence and compare lifetime co-occurring...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Pehlivanidis A,Papanikolaou K,Mantas V,Kalantzi E,Korobili K,Xenaki LA,Vassiliou G,Papageorgiou C

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypnotic susceptibility is one of the stable characteristics of individuals, but not closely related to the personality traits such as those measured by the five-factor model in the general population. Whether it is related to the personality disorder functioning styles remains unanswered. METHODS:In 77 pat...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Wang F,Chen W,Huang J,Xu P,He W,Chai H,Zhu J,Yu W,Chen L,Wang W

更新日期：2011-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For around a third of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the condition proves to respond poorly to treatment with many typical and atypical antipsychotics. This is commonly referred to as treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Clozapine is the only antipsychotic with convincing efficacy for people whose s...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Pyle M,Norrie J,Schwannauer M,Kingdon D,Gumley A,Turkington D,Byrne R,Syrett S,MacLennan G,Dudley R,McLeod HJ,Griffiths H,Bowe S,Barnes TR,French P,Hutton P,Davies L,Morrison AP

更新日期：2016-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suboptimal physical activity levels and tolerance, poor motor skills and poor physical health are demonstrated in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We speculate that social interaction and communication deficits in children with ASD are two major factors that hinder these children from actively p...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Yu CCW,Wong SWL,Lo FSF,So RCH,Chan DFY

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internet-based treatments appear to be a promising way to enhance the in vivo exposure approach, specifically in terms of acceptability and access to treatment. However, the literature on specific phobias is scarce, and, as far as we know, there are no studies on Flying Phobia (FP). This study aims to invest...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Campos D,Bretón-López J,Botella C,Mira A,Castilla D,Mor S,Baños R,Quero S

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compulsory admissions have a strong effect on psychiatric patients and represent a deprivation of personal liberty. Although the rate of such admissions is tending to rise in several Western countries, there is little qualitative research on the mental health-care process preceding compulsory admission. The ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： de Jong MH,Oorschot M,Kamperman AM,Brussaard PE,Knijff EM,van de Sande R,Van Gool AR,Mulder CL

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Structured psychotherapy is recommended as the preferred treatment of personality disorders. A substantial group of patients, however, has no access to these therapies or does not benefit. For those patients who have no (longer) access to psychotherapy a Collaborative Care Program (CCP) is developed. Collabo...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Stringer B,van Meijel B,Koekkoek B,Kerkhof A,Beekman A

更新日期：2011-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have reported that up to 60% of individuals with schizophrenia are overweight or obese. This study explored the relationship between obesity and cognitive performance in Chinese patients with schizophrenia. METHODS:Outpatients with schizophrenia aged 18-50 years were recruited from 10 study sites ac...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Guo X,Zhang Z,Wei Q,Lv H,Wu R,Zhao J

更新日期：2013-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2014 close to 10 million people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa were on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). The incidence of non-communicable diseases has increased markedly in PLWH as mortality is reduced due to use of HAART. Common mental disorders (CMD) are highly prevalent in P...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Chibanda D,Cowan F,Gibson L,Weiss HA,Lund C

更新日期：2016-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perinatal mental distress poses a heavy burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated perceptions and experiences of perinatal mental distress among women in a rural Ethiopian community, in an effort to advance understanding of cross-cultural experiences of perinatal mental dist...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Molenaar J,Hanlon C,Alem A,Wondimagegn D,Medhin G,Prince M,Stevenson EGJ

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cocaine, particularly in its base form ('crack'), has become one of the drugs of most concern in the Netherlands, being associated with a wide range of medical, psychiatric and social problems for the individual, and with significant public order consequences for society. Available treatment options for coca...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Nuijten M,Blanken P,van den Brink W,Hendriks V

更新日期：2011-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological distress, psychosomatic complaints and clinical mental disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are highly prevalent among refugees than other populations. Even though there were several studies done on mental health of refugees globally, there is very few in Ethiopia reg...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Feyera F,Mihretie G,Bedaso A,Gedle D,Kumera G

更新日期：2015-07-24 00:00:00