An analysis of suicide and undetermined deaths in 17 predominantly Islamic countries contrasted with the UK.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has established the relationship between cannabis use and psychotic disorders. Whether cannabis use is related to transition to psychosis in patients at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis remains unclear. The present study aimed to review the existing evidence on the association between ca...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kraan T,Velthorst E,Koenders L,Zwaart K,Ising HK,van den Berg D,de Haan L,van der Gaag M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expressed emotion (EE) measure is a robust predictor of relapse in schizophrenia. At least twelve studies from a range of cultures have now shown this, although the authors of one maintain their findings are the result of confounding factors. A thirteenth study which failed to demonstrate a predictive effect was s...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kuipers L,Bebbington P

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current mental health legislation in the UK makes provision for the use of certain treatments in severely ill patients who are unable, or unwilling, to give informed consent. Under the terms of this legislation, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be used, usually to treat severely depressed patients. A numb...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Wheeldon TJ,Robertson C,Eagles JM,Reid IC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low IQ is a risk factor for psychosis, but the effect of high IQ is more controversial. The aim was to explore the association of childhood school success with prodromal symptoms in adolescence and psychoses in adulthood. METHODS:In the general population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n = 8 229)...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Lassila M,Nordström T,Hurtig T,Mäki P,Jääskeläinen E,Oinas E,Miettunen J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood trauma is a non specific risk factor for adult eating disorders (ED), and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis seems to mediate such a risk. Here we explored the impact of different types of childhood trauma and of traumatic load on the cortisol awakening response (CAR) of women with anore...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Monteleone AM,Monteleone P,Volpe U,De Riso F,Fico G,Giugliano R,Nigro M,Maj M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-three chronic obstructive bronchitic patients were psychologically assessed before being randomly allocated to 1 of 3 management regimes. The following measures were taken: psychiatric disturbance, personality, social-desirability response set, vocabulary, expectations about treatment, attitudes and beliefs abo...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Rutter BM

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous movement disorders (SMDs), such as spontaneous dyskinesia and parkinsonism, have been described in patients with schizophrenia who have never been treated with antipsychotic medication. Their presence has been documented extensively in chronic schizophrenia but not at the time of illness onset. ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Pappa S,Dazzan P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient satisfaction is a key indicator of inpatient care quality and is associated with clinical outcomes following admission. Different patient characteristics have been inconsistently linked with satisfaction. This study aims to overcome previous limitations by assessing which patient characteristics are ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bird V,Miglietta E,Giacco D,Bauer M,Greenberg L,Lorant V,Moskalewicz J,Nicaise P,Pfennig A,Ruggeri M,Welbel M,Priebe S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alterations in self-monitoring have been reported in patients with psychotic disorders, but it remains unclear to what degree they represent true indicators of familial vulnerability for psychosis. METHOD:An error-correction action-monitoring task was used to examine self-monitoring in 42 patients with schi...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Hommes J,Krabbendam L,Versmissen D,Kircher T,van Os J,van Winkel R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maladaptive learning linking environmental food cues to high-palatability food reward plays a central role in overconsumption in obesity and binge eating disorders. The process of memory reconsolidation offers a mechanism to weaken such learning, potentially ameliorating over-eating behaviour. Here we invest...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Walsh K,Iskandar G,Kamboj SK,Das RK

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood early life stress (ELS) increases risk of adulthood major depressive disorder (MDD) and is associated with altered brain structure and function. It is unclear whether specific ELSs affect depression risk, cognitive function and brain structure. METHOD:This cross-sectional study included 64 antidep...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Saleh A,Potter GG,McQuoid DR,Boyd B,Turner R,MacFall JR,Taylor WD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies during recent years have reported an increased occurrence of schizophrenia in selected immigrant groups. However, difficulties in establishing the population denominator for immigrant rates of mental disorder, selective referral for treatment, and other problems may have influenced such resul...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Mortensen PB,Cantor-Graae E,McNeil TF

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients attending a neurological outpatient clinic for Parkinson's disease were assessed by standardized methods for both physical and psychiatric symptoms. The patients then received treatment with L-dopa with carbidopa or anticholinergic drugs and/or amantadine. During the following six-month period the subje...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Mindham RH,Marsden CD,Parkes JD

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research into violence among military personnel has not differentiated between stranger- and family-directed violence. While military factors (combat exposure and post-deployment mental health problems) are risk factors for general violence, there has been limited research on their impact on violence within ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kwan J,Jones M,Somaini G,Hull L,Wessely S,Fear NT,MacManus D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many case-control studies have replicated an association between dysfunctional parenting and a lifetime diagnosis of depression, few epidemiological studies have explored the association. In addition, little is known about the association in non-western countries. METHODS:Using logistic regression ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Sato T,Sakado K,Uehara T,Narita T,Hirano S,Nishioka K,Kasahara Y

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents is a growing public health concern worldwide. Given the high rates of drop-out and limited resources available in psychiatric settings, the importance of engaging adolescents in evidence-based treatments cannot be understated. The aim of the study w...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Dean S,Britt E,Bell E,Stanley J,Collings S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social cognition has been associated with functional outcome in patients with first episode psychosis (FEP). Social cognition has also been associated with neurocognition and cognitive reserve. Although cognitive reserve, neurocognitive functioning, social cognition, and functional outcome are related, the d...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： González-Ortega I,González-Pinto A,Alberich S,Echeburúa E,Bernardo M,Cabrera B,Amoretti S,Lobo A,Arango C,Corripio I,Vieta E,de la Serna E,Rodriguez-Jimenez R,Segarra R,López-Ilundain JM,Sánchez-Torres AM,Cuesta MJ,PEPs

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent cross-sectional studies have shown psychotic experiences (PEs) are associated with suicidal ideation and behaviours. We aimed to examine associations between psychotic experiences (including persistent PE), and contemporaneous and incident non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempts. METHOD:...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Martin G,Thomas H,Andrews T,Hasking P,Scott JG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personality characteristics of 87 parents of autistic probands and 38 parents of Down's syndrome probands were examined using a standardized personality interview. Using best-estimate ratings derived from subject and informant interviews, parents of autistic individuals were rated significantly higher than controls on...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Piven J,Wzorek M,Landa R,Lainhart J,Bolton P,Chase GA,Folstein S

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The COVID-19 pandemic has had a range of negative social and economic effects that may contribute to a rise in mental health problems. In this observational population-based study, we examined longitudinal changes in the prevalence of mental health problems from before to during the COVID-19 crisis and ident...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Daly M,Sutin AR,Robinson E

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that specific cognitions and behaviours play a role in maintaining chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). However, little research has investigated illness-specific cognitive processing in CFS. This study investigated whether CFS participants had an attentional bias for CFS-related stimuli and a ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Hughes AM,Chalder T,Hirsch CR,Moss-Morris R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factor analysis has been employed to identify latent variables that are unifying constructs and that parsimoniously describe correlations among a related group of variables. Confirmatory factor analysis is used to test hypothesized factor structures for a set of variables; it can also, as in this paper be us...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Jacob KS,Everitt BS,Patel V,Weich S,Araya R,Lewis GH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to appreciate humour is essential to successful human interactions. In this study, we hypothesized that individuals with schizophrenia would have diminished ability to recognize and appreciate humour. The relationship between humour experience and clinical symptoms, cognitive and social functioni...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Tsoi DT,Lee KH,Gee KA,Holden KL,Parks RW,Woodruff PW

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 5-week study of 22 depressed patients treated with nortriptyline, significant changes in plasma levels, both elevated and reduced, were deliberately produced in the third and fourth weeks of each patient's treatment. Correlation of plasma nortriptyline levels and changes in the severity of depression, as measured...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Burrows GD,Maguire KP,Scoggins BA,Stevenson J,Davies B

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have mild hypocortisolism. The clinical significance of this is unclear. We aimed to determine whether hypocortisolism exerted any effect on the response of CFS to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). METHOD:We measured 24-h urinary free co...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Roberts AD,Charler ML,Papadopoulos A,Wessely S,Chalder T,Cleare AJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controlled prospective studies of the simultaneous long-term outcome of several mental disorders are rare. This study sought to determine if there were important differences between the outcome of anxiety and depressive disorders after 12 years and to examine their main predictors. METHOD:A cohort of 210 pe...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Tyrer P,Seivewright H,Johnson T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the results of a study of unemployment among British Asians living in the north of England. The sample comprises 139 employed and unemployed men. Using standardized psychological questionnaires with a semi-structured interview schedule, the psychological consequences of unemployment are examined in...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Shams M,Jackson PR

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A dysfunctional network of prefrontal and (para-)limbic brain region has been suggested to underlie emotional dysregulation in borderline personality disorder (BPD). Abnormal activity in this network may be due to structural alterations in white-matter tracts connecting prefrontal and (para-)limbic brain reg...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Lischke A,Domin M,Freyberger HJ,Grabe HJ,Mentel R,Bernheim D,Lotze M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depressive disorders are known to often be chronic and recurrent both in the general population and in psychiatric settings. However, despite its importance for public health and services, the outcome of depression in primary care is not well known. METHOD:In The Vantaa Primary Care Depression Study (PC-VDS...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Vuorilehto MS,Melartin TK,Isometsä ET

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric disorders are studied at multiple levels, but there is no agreement on how these levels are related to each other, or how they should be understood in the first place. In this paper, I provide an account of levels and their relationships that is suited for psychopathology, drawing from recent debates in ph...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Eronen MI

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00