abstract：:Aims. Prevalence and covariates of subclinical psychosis have gained increased interest in the context of early identification and treatment of persons at risk for psychosis. Methods. We analysed 9829 adults representative of the general population within the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Two psychosis syndromes, der...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Rössler W,Ajdacic-Gross V,Haker H,Rodgers S,Müller M,Hengartner MP

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Interest in features of our local environments that may promote better mental health and wellbeing continues to rise among decision makers. Our purpose was to highlight a selection of these challenges and some promising avenues for enhancing the quality of evidence. Method. An analysis of approximately 267...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Astell-Burt T,Feng X

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health care in the second half of the 20th century in much of the developed world has been dominated by the move out from large asylums. Both in response to this move and to make it possible, a pattern of care has evolved which is most commonly referred to as 'Community Psychiatry'. This narrative review descri...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Burns T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims. High numbers of psychiatric service users experience domestic violence, yet limited interventions exist for these victims. We piloted a domestic violence intervention for community mental health services to explore the feasibility of a future cluster randomized controlled trial. Methods. Quasi-experimental contr...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Trevillion K,Byford S,Cary M,Rose D,Oram S,Feder G,Agnew-Davies R,Howard LM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Names matter! Schizophrenia has negative associations which impede individual recovery and induce societal and self-stigmatization. Alternatives have been proposed and are worthy of debate; changes made in Japan have generally been considered successful. The group of 'schizophrenia and other psychoses' could be furthe...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Kingdon D,Taylor L,Ma K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This brief review encompasses the key findings of structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (sMRI) research on amygdala volume in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We also highlight the possible correlation between the autistic behavioural phenotype and amygdala alteration. ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Bellani M,Calderoni S,Muratori F,Brambilla P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), typically, randomize participants to one of two intervention groups. It has been shown, however, that about 25% of RCTs published in the scientific literature randomize participants to three or more treatment groups. These studies are called 'multi-arm' trials: there may be, for in...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Cipriani A,Barbui C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims. It is often assumed that psychiatric units at general hospitals attract less stigma than do specialized psychiatric hospitals, but so far this has not been examined empirically. Methods. We conducted a representative population survey in Germany (n = 2410) in order to compare attitudes towards psychiatric units ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Schomerus G,Matschinger H,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims. To assess the breadth of mental and substance coverage in the Cochrane review system. Methods. All mental health and substance entries were identified from the 2005 to April 2012 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Results. A total of 1019 entries focused on mental health or substance misuse, with 698 (68.5...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Green-Hennessy S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims. Little is known about how the rates and characteristics of mental health service users in unpaid work, training and study compare with those in paid employment. Methods. From staff report and patient records, 1353 mental health service users of seven Community Mental Health Teams in two London boroughs were cate...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Lloyd-Evans B,Marwaha S,Burns T,Secker J,Latimer E,Blizard R,Killaspy H,Totman J,Tanskanen S,Johnson S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'at-risk' criteria are a useful paradigm for investigating the psychological, neurocognitive, neurobiological and genetic risk factors for psychosis, specifically schizophrenia. To date, the primary outcome of interest in at-risk research has been the development of psychotic disorder, whereby patients are categor...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Lin A,Nelson B,Yung AR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies in urban areas identified environmental risk factors for mental illness, but little research on this topic has been performed in rural areas. METHODS:Hospital admission rates were computed for 174 rural municipalities in the catchment area of the state psychiatric hospital in Günzburg in years 2006 ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Losert C,Schmauß M,Becker T,Kilian R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression in the elderly is common and exhibits a distinctive phenomenology, due to neurobiological, physiological, psychological and social changes related to ageing. Most elderly with depression are managed in primary health care. Although the number of scientific publications related to geriatric psychiatry has in...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Aakhus E,Flottorp SA,Oxman AD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within mental health care, 'person-centredness' has been generally interpreted to convey a holistic approach with an attitude of respect for the individual and his/her unique experience and needs. Although it has been possible to demonstrate that professionals can acquire such skills through training, the impact on cl...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Gask L,Coventry P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-based studies have identified that delusional-like experiences (DLEs) are common in the general population. While there is a large literature exploring the relationship between poor social support and risk of mental illness, there is a lack of empirical data examining the association of poor socia...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Saha S,Scott J,Varghese D,McGrath J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive or antisocial behaviours with violations of social rules are the main features of disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs), which are developmental diseases and include conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. In the last decade, several efforts have been made to shed light on the biological underpi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Bellani M,Garzitto M,Brambilla P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the potential use of child behaviour checklist (CBCL) 1.5-5 scales for the early identification of preschoolers at risk of autism. METHODS:CBCL scores of three groups of preschoolers were compared: (1) an experimental group of 101 preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); (2) a control group of 9...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Muratori F,Narzisi A,Tancredi R,Cosenza A,Calugi S,Saviozzi I,Santocchi E,Calderoni S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Previous work suggests that the Dutch variant of assertive community treatment (ACT), known as Function ACT (FACT), may be effective in increasing symptomatic remission rates when replacing a system of hospital-based care and separate community-based facilities. FACT guidelines propose a different pattern of psychi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Drukker M,van Os J,Sytema S,Driessen G,Visser E,Delespaul P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a neuroimaging technique with a potential to elucidate white matter integrity. Recently, it has been used in the field of psychiatry to further understand the pathophysiology of major diseases, including bipolar disorder (BD). This review sought to focus on existing DTI findings on wh...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Bellani M,Brambilla P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When developing accessible, affordable and effective mental health systems, exchange of data between countries is an important moving force towards better mental health care. Unfortunately, health information systems in most countries are weak in the field of mental health, and comparability of data is low. Special in...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Wahlbeck K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary goal was to identify risk factors for post-surgical depression in subjects operated on for drug-resistant epilepsy. Secondary goals were to confirm the high rate of depression in subjects suffering from epilepsy (prior to surgery) and to look for first post-surgical depressive episode. METHODS:Ca...

journal_title：Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

authors： Barbieri V,Cardinale F,Luoni A,Russo GL,Francione S,Tassi L,Sartori I,Castana L,Scarone S,Gambini O

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00