Are self-referrers just the worried well?--A cross-sectional study of self-referrers to community psycho-educational Stress and Self-Confidence workshops.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A long asylum procedure is associated with higher prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders, lower quality of life, higher disability and more physical health problems. Additional knowledge about health seeking behavior is necessary to guide governments and health professionals in their policies. OBJECTIVE:...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Laban CJ,Gernaat HB,Komproe IH,De Jong JT

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Since de-institutionalisation, housing services have taken a central role in the care of patients with severe mental illness. Yet, little is known about the characteristics of patients in different housing services, what care they receive, and what costs are generated. This study aimed to assess pat...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Priebe S,Saidi M,Want A,Mangalore R,Knapp M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemiology of suicidal ideation has remained a relatively unstudied area. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence, prevalence and persistence of and recovery from suicidal ideation in a sample of the Finnish general population. METHODS:Postal questionnaires including the Beck Depression...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Hintikka J,Pesonen T,Saarinen P,Tanskanen A,Lehtonen J,Viinamäki H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suicidal ideation is believed to be part of a constellation of suicidal behaviours that culminates in suicide. There is little information on the cross-national prevalence of all suicidal ideation or of serious suicidal ideation in spite of its likely public health importance. METHODS:A two-stage screening ...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Casey P,Dunn G,Kelly BD,Lehtinen V,Dalgard OS,Dowrick C,Ayuso-Mateos JL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The goal of the study was to understand what characteristics of the provider and recipient of psychiatric care on inpatient civil and forensic units impact satisfaction ratings. Specifically, we explored how demographic variables (age, race), psychiatric diagnosis (psychotic, affective, substance-related),...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Shiva A,Haden SC,Brooks J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Understanding the needs of individuals transitioning to the community following a psychiatric hospitalization can inform community service planning. This study is among the first to examine the needs of a sample of psychiatric inpatients approaching discharge in a large urban area in the USA. METHODS:Represent...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： McDonald KL,Hoenig JM,Norman CC

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Persons diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) often experience pervasive feelings of loneliness, which are considered a significant barrier to treatment and recovery. AIM:As impaired social cognition may contribute to increased loneliness and less skillful social interactions, this study ...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Ludwig KA,Nye LN,Simmons GL,Jarskog LF,Pinkham AE,Harvey PD,Penn DL

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine associations between adiposity and adult psychosocial outcomes (depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, self-esteem, household income, personal income, savings/investments) in a New Zealand birth cohort, by gender. Adiposity was assessed using Body Mass Index scores classified on a 3-point scale of B...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： McLeod GF,Fergusson DM,John Horwood L,Carter FA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether the concurrent use of benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and opioid analgesics with zolpidem increases the risk of suicide or triggers suicide compared with the use of zolpidem alone. METHODS:We conducted a case-control and case-crossover study using the Korean National Health Insurance Serv...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Sung HG,Li J,Nam JH,Won DY,Choi B,Shin JY

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to identify services-related and area-based measures together with socio-demographic factors that could improve diagnosis-related groups in explaining length of stay variability in general hospital psychiatric units in Veneto Region (North East of Italy). METHODS:Data were collected from the r...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Pertile R,Donisi V,Grigoletti L,Angelozzi A,Zamengo G,Zulian G,Amaddeo F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Nigeria, there are no national social welfare and community rehabilitation programmes for the mentally ill. Families have to bear the major burden of care. The present study aimed to assess the severity of indices of burden among relatives of 75 schizophrenics and 20 major affective disorder cases, to ide...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Ohaeri JU

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hallucinations are often manifestations of severe psychiatric conditions seen clinically. However, little is known about the distribution of incident hallucinations in the community, nor whether there has been a change over the past century. Data from the NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program is used here to provi...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Tien AY

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The underutilization of professional care is a perennial problem among Chinese populations. To examine the social-cognitive factors that may affect help-seeking intentions, the present study applied and extended Ajzen's theory of planned behavior (TPB) to understand the intention to seek help from mental health profes...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Mo PK,Mak WW

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rehabilitation services have received little attention in the literature compared with other types of mental health service provision over the past 15 years. However, they are an important component of whole-system functioning in mental health services. Lack of provision has a particular impact on acute in-p...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Ryan T,Carden J,Higgo R,Poole R,Robinson CA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is a need for recent, nationally representative data on the prevalence of mental disorders in Latin America. We aim to assess the prevalence of depression in Chile and possible changes over time. METHODS:In the Chilean National Health Surveys in 2003 (n = 5469) and 2010 (n = 7212), two nationally represe...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Markkula N,Zitko P,Peña S,Margozzini P,Retamal C P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is inconsistent evidence for social differentials in the risk of depression in youth, and little is known about how education at this age influences the risk. We assess how parental socioeconomic position (SEP) and education predict depression from late adolescence to early adulthood, a time of major educ...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Korhonen K,Remes H,Martikainen P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This cross-cultural study investigated the prevalence of suicidal behavior and attitudes towards suicide and reactions to suicidal individuals in 320 Austrian and 326 Turkish medical students. METHODS:Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire consisting of sections on demographic information, suici...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Eskin M,Voracek M,Stieger S,Altinyazar V

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Studies show a high level of mental health problems among refugee children. This study examined whether a subset of refugee children living in Denmark accessed psychiatric healthcare services more than those born in the country. METHODS:This study compared 24,427 refugee children from Asia, The Middle East, Su...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Barghadouch A,Kristiansen M,Jervelund SS,Hjern A,Montgomery E,Norredam M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute psychiatric admissions lasting over 6 months (long-stays) continue to occur in England. Previous studies have suggested an association between long-stay and both schizophrenia and challenging behaviour, as well as rehousing or placement difficulties, but no UK study to date has compared such cases with...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Tulloch AD,Fearon P,David AS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The study sought to examine the association of mental disorders with educational attainment in a community sample. METHODS:Data were from 5001 respondents aged 15-54 in the 1990-1992 National Comorbidity Survey (NCS), re-interviewed in the 2001-2003 NCS follow-up (NCS-2). Discrete-time survival analysis was us...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Mojtabai R,Stuart EA,Hwang I,Eaton WW,Sampson N,Kessler RC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Religious delusions are clinically important because they may be associated with selfharm and poorer outcomes from treatment. They have not been extensively researched. This study sought to investigate the prevalence of religious delusions in a sample of patients admitted to hospital with schizophrenia, to d...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Siddle R,Haddock G,Tarrier N,Faragher EB

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Psychotherapies are recommended in manuals of good practice. There is however little epidemiological data assessing access to this type of treatment, and in particular the combined role of the offer and socio-demographic characteristics. The present research aims to contribute data on the profiles of a sample o...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Briffault X,Sapinho D,Villamaux M,Kovess V

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on parricidal offenders is mainly derived from selective samples of hospitalized patients. According to literature, a substantial proportion of parricidal offenders suffers from major mental disorders and is found to be not guilty by reason of insanity. The aim of this study was to examine and co...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Liettu A,Säävälä H,Hakko H,Räsänen P,Joukamaa M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Health care utilization studies of mental disorders focus largely on the ICD-9 category 290-319, and do not generally include analysis of visits for mental health problems identified under V-code categories. Although active duty service members represent a large young adult employed population who use mental ...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Garvey Wilson AL,Messer SC,Hoge CW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:While exploring experiences of psychological distress among psychiatric outpatients in Southern India, we set out to further understand interpersonal and socio-cultural factors that are associated with depressive symptoms. METHODS:Using a grounded theory framework, we thematically coded narrative accounts of t...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Rao D,Horton R,Raguram R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the association of area deprivation with the occurrence of psychosocial problems among children aged 4-16 in a representative national sample of children based on standardised measures of parent-reported problems and diagnoses made by doctors and nurses working in child healthcare (child health p...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Reijneveld SA,Brugman E,Verhulst FC,Verloove-Vanhorick SP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Over a 30-year period in its recent history, daily life in Northern Ireland (NI) was characterised by civil violence, colloquially termed as the 'Troubles'. The current report examines exposure to 29 traumatic event types and the associated conditional prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among t...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Ferry F,Bunting B,Murphy S,O'Neill S,Stein D,Koenen K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to review longitudinal findings on adolescent mental health from the 'ROOTS study', and provide directions and recommendations for future longitudinal research. To do this, we discuss relevant findings from the ROOTS study, and review its strengths and limitations. METHODS:We exami...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Lewis G,Jones PB,Goodyer IM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Earlier research has shown that psychiatric problems in children tend to persist over years. This investigation assessed the persistence of psychiatric deviance among children over a 7-year period from the age of 8 to the age of 15 years. We also explored the relationship between problems leading to special ...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Kumpulainen K,Räsänen E,Henttonen I,Hämäläinen M,Roine S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is the investigation of psychological discomforts in workers considered to be exposed to mental health risks. The subjects chosen were all young males, aged between twenty and twenty-nine, resident in the same geographical area for at least ten years and still living with their original family. T...

journal_title：Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

authors： Grassi A,Falzoni MC

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00