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Depression is common among pregnant women and identifying modifiable risk factors is critical (e.g., sleep). Individual sleep dimensions, e.g., short sleep duration and poor sleep quality, were associated with...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has long affected people's lives and is an important and serious public health issue, especially among college students. This study aims to identify modifiable factors, includin...
Sertraline, a widely prescribed antidepressant, has considerable variability in serum concentrations. This retrospective study aimed to identify key determinants influencing sertraline concentrations, with a s...
Interpersonal interactions are a fundamental part of daily life, shaping mental health in profound ways. Yet, the mechanisms by which these interactions influence mental health remain poorly understood.
Anxiety and depression are prevalent among elderly inpatients and may significantly influence clinical outcomes, particularly in patients with chronic diseases. However, limited research has explored these psy...
The original article was published in BMC Psychiatry 2025 25:12
Our aim was to find out which social and psychological factors characterize forensic psychiatric patients who have committed family homicide with revenge as a reason as compared to subjects who committed famil...
Mental health service users often experience difficulties interpreting and regulating sensory stimuli resulting in increased anxiety, decreased abilities to engage in activities and a hampered recovery process...
An increasing number of young adults in Sweden are being granted support in daily living through social services. To enhance service planning and resource allocation for this growing group of young service use...
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescents is a pressing public health issue, compounded by emotional dysregulation, behavioral challenges, and increased suicide risk. While much research has focused on inte...
Like many other nations, the rates of mental illness among children and youth have risen. Youth and emerging adults (YEA) between the ages of 16 and 25, in particular, have the highest rate of mental health di...
Psychiatric healthcare workers experience prolonged exposure to psychological trauma and negative emotions, which ultimately predisposes them to mental health issues. The effectiveness of online mindfulness-ba...
The reduction of coercion is a central challenge of inpatient mental health services. Little is known about the use of seclusion and restraint in open-door settings. This work aims to analyse the prevalence an...
Mobile phone dependence (MPD) is a serious public health concern in schools. To advance cross-cultural understanding of MPD, this study examined factor structure, measurement invariance, and latent mean differ...
Pharmacotherapy is one modality recommended to treat postpartum depression (PPD), but treatment patterns are not well characterized. In this study we characterized psychiatric medications used to treat PPD in ...
The thalamus plays a crucial role in sensory processing, emotional regulation, and cognitive functions, and its dysregulation may be implicated in psychosis. The aim of the present study was to examine the dif...
Clinically significant anxiety and depression symptoms are common in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and associated with a range of negative outcomes. Preliminary evidence suggests that the attentio...
Pediatric suicide is a critical global public health issue. Discovering protective factors which can effectively block the progression from suicidal ideation (SI) to suicidal plan (SP) and suicidal attempt (SA...
Insomnia has been associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as depression and anxiety. However, their interactions and the influence of depression and anxiety on this relationship remain unc...
Postpartum Psychosis (PP) is a severe perinatal psychiatric disorder affecting 1–2 in 1000 individuals following childbirth. Most episodes emerge within the first two weeks postpartum and commonly present with...
Multivariate analysis in suicidality research is of interest not only to identify the pathology of suicidality but also to understand the mechanisms of its treatment and to ascertain more efficient interventio...
Children are highly sensitive to adversity during their first five years of life, with exposure to chronic parental mental illness (MI) consistently linked to socio-emotional impairments and mental health prob...
Gender is a sensor in certain professional psychological risks. One of those professions is nursing; it has a humanistic nature that is double-loaded with triggers of negative psychological sequelae such as de...
Comorbid depression and poor performance status are associated with increased mortality and reduced quality of life in patients with advanced cancer. Coping strategies based on “proactive positivity” may facil...
Cyberbullying victimization (CV) among college students has become an increasing serious issue in recent years, raising widespread concern. CV can result in a series of negative consequences in college student...
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) poses a significant global health burden, yet its metabolic underpinnings remain poorly understood. The negative affective states that emerge during withdrawal drive relapse to alcoh...
Psychological problems such as depression and anxiety increase the risk of cognitive impairment in older adults. But mechanisms on the effect of psychological disorder on cognitive function is inconclusive. Re...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves persistent, intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. While SSRIs like escitalopram are common treatments, some patients do not respond adequately. This study ai...
Unipolar depression (UD) and personality disorders (PD) often co-occur, impacting the prognosis of both conditions. A practical approach to UD must include the assessment of comorbid PD. We evaluated the preva...
Drug-dependent individuals often face severe physical and mental health impairments, necessitating safe and adaptable rehabilitation strategies. This study aims to investigate the effects of Pilates exercise o...
About 1 in 2 stroke survivors suffer from anxiety and depression in the first year after stroke. This study aimed to calculate the proportions of 1-year post-stroke anxiety and depression (PSA and PSD), evalua...
The manifestation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is more complex than that of pulmonary infection, and neuropsychiatric symptoms play a role in this complexity. In th...
Given the changes in global environmental conditions and dietary patterns, understanding the potential impact of dietary factors on the risk of depression is crucial. The Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) is ...
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) is an effective and accessible treatment for mild to moderate depression and anxiety disorders. However, up to 50% of patients do not achieve sufficient ...
Mechanical restraint, a widely utilized yet contentious restrictive intervention in psychiatric practice, adversely affects both physical and psychological well-being of patients. Understanding the determinant...
Schizophrenia often has hallucinations, delusions and other complex mental symptoms, metacognitive training (MCT) is a type of low-intensity group training. However, MCT requires a lot of time and expense, inc...
Depression and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) represent significant public health challenges and share common pathogenic mechanisms. Previous studies have indicated a positive correlation between serum residu...
The Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI) has been used widely across various settings to measure mental health professionals' and students' knowledge and attitudes about recovery. However, evidence suggests that...
Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) is defined as persistent and clinically significant somatic symptoms accompanied by excessive and inappropriate health-related thoughts, feelings and behaviours. The causes of SS...
Acceptability is a multifaceted concept that reflects how a treatment is viewed, which impacts patient engagement, adherence, and provider implementation. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is emer...
We investigated alterations in impulsive choice and impulsive action among individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) compared to a control group after exposure to cues associated with methamphetamine...
Bedtime smartphone use has become a common practice among modern individuals. The mechanisms underlying the association between bedtime smartphone use and anxiety are not fully understood in the whole populati...
Cognitive impairments—especially in executive function and attention—are core features of schizophrenia and major barriers to functional recovery. Although systemic physiological factors such as blood viscosit...
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a prevalent mental health condition with significant societal impact. Structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) and machine learning have shown promise in psychiatry, offe...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) not only causes direct physical harm but also severely impacts mental health, increasing the risks of psychological disorders, behavioral issues, and suicidal tendencies. With t...
Pregnant women often exhibit comorbidities of depression and anxiety, adversely affecting maternal and foetal health. Cognitive fusion is a cognitive process in which individuals excessively identify with idea...
Schizophrenia is one of the most severe and costly mental disorders in terms of human suffering and societal expenditure. About 15–30% of patients do not respond to all known antipsychotics, including clozapin...
Child abuse and neglect are significant public health issues worldwide, with severe and lasting effects on children’s mental and physical well-being. Despite being prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Su...
Approximately half of all individuals who die by suicide in Norway do not seek contact with specialist mental health services during the year before death. Here we aim to report the demographic characteristics...
To investigate the status and influencing factors of self-stigma in seeking professional psychological help among high-risk Chinese Health Care Workers (HCWs) for depression and anxiety.
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