abstract：BACKGROUND:Current clinical guidelines recommend non-pharmacological interventions as first-line treatments for young patients aged 16-24 years with a mental health condition (MHC). However, several studies have noted increasing trends in psychotropic prescribing for this age group, especially in antidepressant prescri...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Brijnath B,Xia T,Turner L,Mazza D

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Past research on the association between insomnia and suicidal ideation (SI) has produced mixed findings. The current study explored the relationship between insomnia, SI, and past-year mental health status among a large Canadian Forces (CF) sample. METHOD:Data was obtained from the 2013 Canadian Forces Men...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Richardson JD,Thompson A,King L,Corbett B,Shnaider P,St Cyr K,Nelson C,Sareen J,Elhai J,Zamorski M

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a severe, lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder with early onset that places a heavy burden on affected individuals and their families. Due to the need for highly specialized health, educational and vocational services, ASD is a cost-intensive disorder, and strain on health c...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Kamp-Becker I,Poustka L,Bachmann C,Ehrlich S,Hoffmann F,Kanske P,Kirsch P,Krach S,Paulus FM,Rietschel M,Roepke S,Roessner V,Schad-Hansjosten T,Singer T,Stroth S,Witt S,Wermter AK

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early dramatic treatment response suggests a subset of patients who respond to treatment before most of it has been offered. These early responders tend to be over represented among those who are well at termination and at follow-up. Early response patterns in psychotherapy have been investigated only for a ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Kleinstäuber M,Lambert MJ,Hiller W

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gender differences regarding psychiatric ill-health are well known in the general population. However, not much research is done on people with intellectual disability, and especially not among older people with intellectual disability. METHODS:People with intellectual disability aged 55+ years in 2012 in S...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Axmon A,Sandberg M,Ahlström G

更新日期：2017-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive alcohol use has been associated with health, social and legal problems. Alcohol-related problems have been studied primarily in problem-drinker patients, with few studies on their family members, particularly about their own hazardous or harmful alcohol-drinking behaviours. METHOD:In this qualitat...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Lin CC,Tsai YF,Yeh WL,Kao JT,Chen CY

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that alcohol use and smoking are negatively associated with mood in bipolar disorders (BD). It is unknown if this relationship is moderated by the number of previous mood episodes. Therefore, this paper aims to examine whether the number of previous mood episodes moderates the relationship ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Ter Meulen WG,van Zaane J,Draisma S,Beekman ATF,Kupka RW

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, khat chewing has become a common practice among high school, college, and university students. Regular khat chewing is thought to be a predisposing factor for different physical and mental health problems. It can lead to absenteeism from work and classes. In Ethiopia, to our knowledge no published ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Abdeta T,Tolessa D,Adorjan K,Abera M

更新日期：2017-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2013-2016 West African Ebola outbreak infected 28,616 people and caused 11,310 deaths by 11 May 2016, across six countries. The outbreak has also resulted in the largest number of EVD survivors in history-over 17,000. Guinea was declared Ebola-free on 1 June 2016. Reports from the outbreak documented 381...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Keita MM,Taverne B,Sy Savané S,March L,Doukoure M,Sow MS,Touré A,Etard JF,Barry M,Delaporte E,PostEboGui Study Group.

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While loneliness has been regarded as a risk to mental and physical health, there is a lack of current community data covering a broad age range. This study used a large and representative German adult sample to investigate loneliness. METHODS:Baseline data of the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) collected betw...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Beutel ME,Klein EM,Brähler E,Reiner I,Jünger C,Michal M,Wiltink J,Wild PS,Münzel T,Lackner KJ,Tibubos AN

更新日期：2017-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of smoking in patients with schizophrenia is higher than that in the general population and is an important medical issue. Short-term smoking cessation tends to worsen psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia but decreases sympathetic nervous system activity and improves plasma chol...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Miyauchi M,Kishida I,Suda A,Shiraishi Y,Fujibayashi M,Taguri M,Ishii C,Ishii N,Moritani T,Hirayasu Y

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing numbers of programs are addressing the specific needs of homeless people with schizophrenia in terms of access to housing, healthcare, basic human rights and other domains. Although quality of life scales are being used to evaluate such programs, few instruments have been validated for people with...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Girard V,Tinland A,Bonin JP,Olive F,Poule J,Lancon C,Apostolidis T,Rowe M,Greacen T,Simeoni MC

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attitude towards psychiatric patients among healthcare workers has an impact on quality of medical care and rehabilitation of patients. In China, primary healthcare workers play an important role in mental health care, but little is known about the attitude of them towards psychiatric patients. This study ai...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Wang Y,Wang X,Zhang W,Liang X,Tian D,Qu Z

更新日期：2017-02-08 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:The outcome of first episode psychosis (FEP) is highly variable and difficult to predict. Cognitive insight measured at illness onset has previously been found to predict psychopathology 12-months later. The aims of this study were to examine whether the prospective relationship between cognitive insight and...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： O'Connor JA,Ellett L,Ajnakina O,Schoeler T,Kollliakou A,Trotta A,Wiffen BD,Falcone AM,Di Forti M,Murray RM,Bhattacharyya S,David AS

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is linked to schizophrenia in terms of shared genetics, biological markers and phenomenological characteristics. In the current study, we aimed to determine whether the previously reported altered functional connectivity (FC) with precuneus in patients with schizophreni...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Zhu Y,Tang Y,Zhang T,Li H,Tang Y,Li C,Luo X,He Y,Lu Z,Wang J

更新日期：2017-02-02 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:Understanding of depression among Vietnamese people living with HIV (PLWH) is limited. This longitudinal study examines changes in depressive symptoms and identifies its correlates among people living with HIV under antiretroviral therapy at An Hoa Clinic. METHODS:People living with HIV ≥18 years and underg...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Huynh VN,To KG,Do DV,To QG,Nguyen MT

更新日期：2017-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental health is the greatest challenges for the current and future generations. Worldwide, out of the 66 million people suffering from depression; majority (85%) were from low and middle income countries. The prevalence was more common among the prisons population than the community. However, a worldwide co...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Beyen TK,Dadi AF,Dachew BA,Muluneh NY,Bisetegn TA

更新日期：2017-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:About 25% of the worldwide population suffers from mental, neurological and substance use disorders but unfortunately, up to 75% of affected persons do not have access to the treatment they need. Data on the magnitude of the mental health problem in Kenya is scarce. The objectives of this study were to estab...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Kwobah E,Epstein S,Mwangi A,Litzelman D,Atwoli L

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that abnormities of both resting-state brain activity and cognitive dysfunction are frequently observed in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the underlying relationship between these two aspects is less investigated. In this context, the aim of the pre...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Huang M,Lu S,Yu L,Li L,Zhang P,Hu J,Zhou W,Hu S,Wei N,Huang J,Weng J,Xu Y

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a cohort of migrants in Denmark, we compared somatic disease incidence among migrants diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression with migrants without a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. METHODS:The study builds on a unique cohort of migrants who obtained residence permit in Denmark...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Lolk M,Byberg S,Carlsson J,Norredam M

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite evidence that connecting people to relevant wellbeing-related resources brings therapeutic benefit, there is limited understanding, in the context of mental health recovery, of the potential value and contribution of pet ownership to personal support networks for self-management. This study aimed to ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Brooks H,Rushton K,Walker S,Lovell K,Rogers A

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in the residential and care settings of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) are a concern because of the large variety of possible negative consequences. This study describes patterns of changes in the residential and care settings of SMI patients and explores associations between these changes...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： de Mooij LD,Kikkert M,Lommerse NM,Theunissen J,de Koning MB,de Haan L,Beekman AT,Duurkoop PW,Dekker JJ

更新日期：2016-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Negative symptoms are considered core symptoms of schizophrenia. The Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) was developed to measure this symptomatic dimension according to a current consensus definition. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the German version of the BNSS. To expand former ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Bischof M,Obermann C,Hartmann MN,Hager OM,Kirschner M,Kluge A,Strauss GP,Kaiser S

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The categories of functional psychoses build on views of influential professionals. There have long been four main categories - affective, schizophrenic, schizoaffective/cycloid/reactive/polymorphic, and delusional/paranoid psychoses. The last three are included in "psychotic disorders". However, this dichot...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Bergsholm P

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the range of available, evidence-based treatment options for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), the rather low response and remission rates suggest that treatment is not optimal, yet. Computerized attention bias modification (ABM) trainings may have the potential to be provided as cost-effective interv...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Ferrari GR,Becker ES,Smit F,Rinck M,Spijker J

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening children for behavioural difficulties requires the use of a tool that is culturally valid. We explored the cross-cultural acceptability and utility of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for pre-school children (aged 3-5) as perceived by families in New Zealand. METHODS:A qualitative inte...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Kersten P,Dudley M,Nayar S,Elder H,Robertson H,Tauroa R,McPherson KM

更新日期：2016-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is a global health challenge. Although there are effective psychological and pharmaceutical interventions, our best treatments achieve remission rates less than 1/3 and limited sustained recovery. Underpinning this efficacy gap is limited understanding of how complex psychological interventions fo...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Watkins E,Newbold A,Tester-Jones M,Javaid M,Cadman J,Collins LM,Graham J,Mostazir M

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most antipsychotics are associated with weight gain and other metabolic complications. Several randomized trials have shown metformin to be effective, but this still hasn't been included in clinical guidelines on managing antipsychotic induced weight gain. METHODS:All double blind placebo controlled trials ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： de Silva VA,Suraweera C,Ratnatunga SS,Dayabandara M,Wanniarachchi N,Hanwella R

更新日期：2016-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy and the postnatal period is a period of potential vulnerability for women and families. It is UK policy that all women are asked about their mental health and wellbeing early in pregnancy and following the birth to help detect potential problems and prevent serious adverse outcome. However, identif...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Redshaw M,Henderson J

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This randomized trial will compare three methods of assessing fidelity to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth to identify the most accurate and cost-effective method. The three methods include self-report (i.e., therapist completes a self-report measure on the CBT interventions used in session while...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Beidas RS,Maclean JC,Fishman J,Dorsey S,Schoenwald SK,Mandell DS,Shea JA,McLeod BD,French MT,Hogue A,Adams DR,Lieberman A,Becker-Haimes EM,Marcus SC

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While observational studies show that an active lifestyle including cognitive, physical, and social activities is associated with a reduced risk of cognitive decline and dementia, experimental evidence from corresponding training interventions is more inconsistent with less pronounced effects. The aim of thi...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Küster OC,Fissler P,Laptinskaya D,Thurm F,Scharpf A,Woll A,Kolassa S,Kramer AF,Elbert T,von Arnim CA,Kolassa IT

更新日期：2016-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of substance misuse in developing countries is large and increasing, with negative consequences for physical and psychological health. Substance use disorders and psychological distress commonly co-exist, however few studies have examined this relationship in developing countries, including Nepal....

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Gyawali B,Choulagai BP,Paneru DP,Ahmad M,Leppin A,Kallestrup P

更新日期：2016-09-08 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:Long-term change in recovery-based practice in mental health rehabilitation is a research priority. METHODS:We used a qualitative case study analysis using a blend of traditional 'framework' analysis and 'realist' approaches to carry out an evaluation of a recovery-focused staff training intervention within...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Bhanbhro S,Gee M,Cook S,Marston L,Lean M,Killaspy H

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) is a psychological test that is frequently used to assess personality traits. Many studies have shown the potential of the inventory to predict the treatment response of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Previously, we showed the association between ...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Tomita T,Yasui-Furukori N,Kaneda A,Ishioka M,Sugawara N,Nakagami T,Nakamura K

更新日期：2016-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia is thought to be a neurodevelopmental disorder with pathophysiological processes beginning in the brain prior to the emergence of clinical symptoms. Recent evidence from neuroimaging studies using techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging has identified white matter abnormalities that are sug...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Vijayakumar N,Bartholomeusz C,Whitford T,Hermens DF,Nelson B,Rice S,Whittle S,Pantelis C,McGorry P,Schäfer MR,Amminger GP

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Synapsins (SYN1, SYN2, and SYN3) are important players in the adult brain, given their involvement in synaptic transmission and plasticity, as well as in the developing brain through roles in axon outgrowth and synaptogenesis. We and others previously reported gene expression dysregulation, both as incre...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Cruceanu C,Kutsarova E,Chen ES,Checknita DR,Nagy C,Lopez JP,Alda M,Rouleau GA,Turecki G

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a heterogeneous disorder. Therefore it is important to look for factors that can contribute to better diagnosis and classification of these patients. The aims of the study were to characterize adult psychiatric out-patients with a mixture of mood, anxiety an...

journal_title：BMC psychiatry

authors： Fasmer OB,Mjeldheim K,Førland W,Hansen AL,Syrstad VE,Oedegaard KJ,Berle JØ

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00