Maintenance treatment of adolescent bipolar disorder: open study of the effectiveness and tolerability of quetiapine.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is common in primary care and is often unrecognized and untreated. Studies are needed to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing evidence-based depression care provided by primary health care workers (PHCWs) in sub-Saharan Africa. We carried out a pilot two-parallel arm cluster randomized cont...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Oladeji BD,Kola L,Abiona T,Montgomery AA,Araya R,Gureje O

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suicide completion is a tragic outcome in secondary mental healthcare. However, the extent to which demographic and clinical characteristics, suicide method and service use-related factors vary across psychiatric diagnoses remains poorly understood, particularly regarding differences between 'schizophrenia s...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Lopez-Morinigo JD,Fernandes AC,Chang CK,Hayes RD,Broadbent M,Stewart R,David AS,Dutta R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many community-based intervention models for mental health and wellbeing have undergone robust experimental evaluation; however, there are limited accounts of the implementation of these evidence-based interventions in practice. Atmiyata piloted the implementation of a community-led intervention to identify ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Joag K,Shields-Zeeman L,Kapadia-Kundu N,Kawade R,Balaji M,Pathare S

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relative to physical health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, little is known about risk factors that predict the prevalence of depression. The present study investigates the expected effects of a reduction of these risks over time, using the decision tree method favoured in assessing cardiovascular...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Batterham PJ,Christensen H,Mackinnon AJ

更新日期：2009-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atypical antipsychotics are increasingly used for treatment of mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and considered to have fewer extrapyramidal effects than older antipsychotics. METHODS:We examined efficacy in randomised trials of bipolar disorder where the presenting episode was eithe...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Derry S,Moore RA

更新日期：2007-08-16 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:The Paris and Nice terrorist attacks affected a thousand of trauma victims and first-line responders. Because there were concerns that this might represent the first of several attacks, there was a need to quickly enhance the local capacities to treat a large number of individuals suffering from trauma-relat...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Brunet A,Ayrolles A,Gambotti L,Maatoug R,Estellat C,Descamps M,Girault N,Kalalou K,Abgrall G,Ducrocq F,Vaiva G,Jaafari N,Krebs MO,Castaigne E,Hanafy I,Benoit M,Mouchabac S,Cabié MC,Guillin O,Hodeib F,Durand-Zalesk

更新日期：2019-11-08 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: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:General Practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the follow-up of patients after deliberate self-poisoning (DSP). The aim was to examine whether structured follow-up by GPs increased the content of, adherence to, and satisfaction with treatment after discharge from emergency departments. METHODS:This w...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Grimholt TK,Jacobsen D,Haavet OR,Sandvik L,Jorgensen T,Norheim AB,Ekeberg O

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a significant treatment gap for patients with depression. A third of sufferers never seek help, and the vast majority of those who do only do so after considerable delay. Little is understood regarding poor help-seeking rates amongst people with depression, with existing research mainly focussed on ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Farmer C,Farrand P,O'Mahen H

更新日期：2012-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depressive and anxiety disorders are common in primary care setting but often remain undiagnosed. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is also prevalent in the general population and can impair recognition of common mental disorders due to significant co-morbidity and overlap with psychiatric symptoms included in self-...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Butnoriene J,Steibliene V,Saudargiene A,Bunevicius A

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of hospital service areas (HSAs) using small area analysis has been useful in examining variation in medical and surgical care; however, the techniques of small area analysis are underdeveloped in understanding psychiatric admission rates. We sought to develop these techniques in order to und...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Watts BV,Shiner B,Klauss G,Weeks WB

更新日期：2011-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite of an increasing body of research the associations between vitamin B12 and folate levels and the treatment outcome in depressive disorders are still unsolved. We therefore conducted this naturalistic prospective follow-up study. Our aim was to determine whether there were any associations between the...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Hintikka J,Tolmunen T,Tanskanen A,Viinamäki H

更新日期：2003-12-02 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：UNLABELLED:Schizophrenia has been linked with intrauterine exposure to maternal stress due to bereavement, famine and major disasters. Recent evidence suggests that human vulnerability may be greatest in the first trimester of gestation and rodent experiments suggest sex specificity. We aimed to describe the consequenc...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Malaspina D,Corcoran C,Kleinhaus KR,Perrin MC,Fennig S,Nahon D,Friedlander Y,Harlap S

更新日期：2008-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep problems in childhood have been found to be associated with memory and learning impairments, irritability, difficulties in mood modulation, attention and behavioral problems, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Short sleep duration has been found to be associated with overweight and obesity in childhood. Th...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Santos IS,Bassani DG,Matijasevich A,Halal CS,Del-Ponte B,da Cruz SH,Anselmi L,Albernaz E,Fernandes M,Tovo-Rodrigues L,Silveira MF,Hallal PC

更新日期：2016-09-02 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most women with psychotic disorders and bipolar disorders have children but their pregnancies are at risk of adverse psychiatric and fetal outcome. The extent of modifiable risk factors - both clinical and socio-demographic - is unclear as most studies have used administrative data or recruited from speciali...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Taylor CL,Stewart R,Ogden J,Broadbent M,Pasupathy D,Howard LM

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is associated with immunological responses as reflected by altered levels of circulating cytokines. Alcohol use and trauma may modulate immune activity, and few studies have investigated these factors in depressed patients. We aimed to explore the association between circulating peripheral cytokin...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Toft H,Neupane SP,Bramness JG,Tilden T,Wampold BE,Lien L

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The strongest risk factor for depression is having a family history of the condition. Many individuals with a family history of depression are concerned about their personal risk for depression and report unmet educational and psychological support needs. No supportive and/or educational interventions are cu...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Meiser B,Schofield PR,Trevena L,Wilde A,Barlow-Stewart K,Proudfoot J,Peate M,Dobbins T,Christensen H,Sherman KA,Karatas J,Mitchell PB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep is vital for maintaining individual's physical and mental health. Prior studies have reported close relationships between sleep duration and chronic diseases. However, in China, the prevalence of aberrant sleep duration and the associations between sleep duration and chronic conditions still merit stud...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Chen X,Wang SB,Li XL,Huang ZH,Tan WY,Lin HC,Hou CL,Jia FJ

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is common among persons with epilepsy (PwE), affecting roughly one in three individuals, and its presence is associated with personal suffering, impaired quality of life, and worse prognosis. Despite the availability of effective treatments, depression is often overlooked and treated inadequately ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Meyer B,Weiss M,Holtkamp M,Arnold S,Brückner K,Schröder J,Scheibe F,Nestoriuc Y

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, very few nationwide studies addressing the way in which mental health services are addressing the current pandemics have been published. The present paper reports data obtained from a survey relating to the Italian mental health system conducted during the first phase of the Covid-19 epidemic. METH...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Carpiniello B,Tusconi M,Zanalda E,Di Sciascio G,Di Giannantonio M,Executive Committee of The Italian Society of Psychiatry.

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In practical sleep medicine, therapists face the question of whether or not to discontinue the ongoing use of hypnotics in patients, as well as the possible effects of discontinuation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of discontinuing third-generation hypnotics on the results of cognitive-be...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Zavesicka L,Brunovsky M,Matousek M,Sos P

更新日期：2008-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postnatal depression is a non-psychotic depressive disorder that begins within 4 weeks of childbirth and occurs in 13% of mothers and 10% of fathers. A prospective study with the aim to evaluate the prevalence of postnatal depression by screening parents with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) i...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Clavenna A,Seletti E,Cartabia M,Didoni A,Fortinguerra F,Sciascia T,Brivio L,Malnis D,Bonati M,Postnatal Depression Study Group.

更新日期：2017-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of schizophrenia frequently includes prolonged benzodiazepine administration despite a lack of evidence of its use. It is often difficult to discontinue benzodiazepines because of the development of dependence. We aim to assess if melatonin can facilitate the withdrawal of prolonged benzodiazepine ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Baandrup L,Fagerlund B,Jennum P,Lublin H,Hansen JL,Winkel P,Gluud C,Oranje B,Glenthoj BY

更新日期：2011-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological reports about dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in elderly people from developing countries are scarce. Therefore, we sought to determine the prevalences of dementia and AD in a population of nursing home residents and senior center attendees of Durango City, Mexico, and to determine whet...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Alvarado-Esquivel C,Hernández-Alvarado AB,Tapia-Rodríguez RO,Guerrero-Iturbe A,Rodríguez-Corral K,Martínez SE

更新日期：2004-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The stimulant methylphenidate (MPH) has been a mainstay of treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for many years. Owing to the short half-life and the issues associated with multiple daily dosing of immediate-release MPH formulations, a new generation of long-acting MPH formulations ha...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Coghill D,Banaschewski T,Zuddas A,Pelaz A,Gagliano A,Doepfner M

更新日期：2013-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reluctance on the part of mental health professionals constitutes an important barrier to patient participation in care. In order to stimulate person-centeredness in the inpatient care of persons with psychotic illness, we developed and tested an educational intervention for hospital staff (including psychia...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Allerby K,Goulding A,Ali L,Waern M

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00