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Suicidal ideation and eating disorders (EDs) are significant mental health concerns that can have devastating consequences and both cases were independently associated with violence experiences. The purpose wa...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdown measures had a profound impact on mental health, particularly among individuals with chronic illnesses. Patients with autoimmune arthritis, such as rheumatoid ...
Unaccompanied young refugees (UYRs) are exposed to numerous potentially traumatizing events and post-migration stressors before, during, and after migration. These adverse experiences may affect their mental h...
This study aims to explore the correlation between the methylation levels of the AUTS2 gene and suicidal ideation in adolescents with bipolar depression, and investigate the mediating effect of AUTS2 mRNA express...
Although agoraphobia is considered an independent diagnosis, the literature is limited in studies examining it alone. This study aims to investigate the relationship between agoraphobia, metacognitive beliefs,...
The reduction of violence risk and crime recidivism is the core marker of progress in forensic psychiatry treatment for mentally disordered offenders, and commonly used to decide upon discharge from prison-bas...
The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2 (EDGI2) is designed to explore the role of genes and environment in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake dis...
Motor activity alterations are key symptoms of psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. Actigraphy, a non-invasive monitoring method, shows promise in early identification. This study characterizes Positive S...
Depression has emerged as a leading contribution of the global mental health burden, particularly among underrepresented adolescents. Despite the World Health Organization’s promotion of primary mental healthc...
Employment is recognised as a fundamental human right. Still, many people experiencing severe mental illness are outside the workforce. Appropriate employment has several benefits for mental health and is cent...
Several individuals with depressive symptoms either do not seek help or delay treatment. This study elucidates the effects of various interventions on help-seeking behaviours, key intermediate indicators of be...
Schizophrenia is a complex mental health condition that affects an individual’s thoughts, perceptions, emotions, and behavior. Recovery from schizophrenia is not solely defined by symptom reduction, but also b...
Literature suggests impaired theory-of-mind (ToM) in people with bipolar-disorder (BD). However, prior research primarily examined patients at chronic stage (stage 3c–4) and was constrained by clinical heterog...
This study developed a virtual reality (VR) drug cue exposure paradigm for individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) to investigate the characteristics of withdrawal craving and cue-induced craving a...
Cognitive impairments in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) is associated with poor social functioning and long-term prognosis. Our previous work suggests that some key fungal markers including Purpureocillium, ar...
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness, the pharmacological treatment of which comprises primarily the use of antipsychotics. However, non-adherence to their use and its reliable determination present a ser...
This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of problematic gaming among Chinese adolescents and young adults (CAYAs) and identify potential gender-specific risk variables.
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of chronotypes among male prisoners in China and to examine the relationship between chronotype, insomnia, and depressive symptoms in this population.
The patient activation measure–mental health (PAM-MH) scale, adapted from the Patient Activation Measure-13 Items (PAM-13) developed in the United States, was designed to assess patient engagement and activati...
In Japan, drug addiction recovery guidance and social reintegration programs are implemented for eligible inmates in many prisons. However, methamphetamine addiction, especially among those with a history of t...
Metabolic syndrome significantly contributes to mortality among individuals suffering from chronic schizophrenia (CS), and there is a strong correlation between this condition and plasma leptin (LEP) levels. H...
Adolescents are at risk of developing depressive symptoms and suicidality. Those attending special education, because of cognitive, physical, behavioral, emotional or learning disabilities, form a particularly...
To date, no study has compared the psychopathologies and unique characteristics of Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) among Iranian children. This study aimed to compare the behavi...
To explore the sleep characteristics in different seasons and whether meteorology are related to sleep quality in LOD patients.
Suicidal ideation (SI) is a common symptom of bipolar disorder (BD). Patients with BD and suicidal ideation (BDSI) have been shown to exhibit abnormal spontaneous brain activity and homocysteine (Hcy) levels. ...
Recent data in England show rising levels of mental health difficulties among young women, as compared to young men. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of young women and girls (a...
Despite being crucial in ensuring the best treatment outcomes, adherence status is frequently overlooked in comprehensive chronic care. Thus, the present study critically evaluates, integrates, and summarizes ...
Despite extensive research on mindfulness, there is a dearth of studies exploring its impact on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through the intermediaries of psychological resilience and perceived stress...
Childbirth and postpartum experience often lead to the significant physiological and emotional changes in mothers. Hormonal fluctuations, coupled with the adaptation to maternal roles, play a pivotal role in p...
Treating depression in children and adolescents has always been a challenge in clinical pharmacotherapy. Vortioxetine, as a new type of antidepressant, is considered to have the potential for use in the treatm...
Depressive symptoms are prevalent among university students and are closely correlated with verbal working memory. An increasing amount of evidence suggests that physical activity can mitigate depressive sympt...
Mania and depression are the predominant mood episodes in bipolar disorder (BD), and their frequency significantly affects the long-term prognosis of patients.
Antidepressant efficacy is influenced by a multitude of factors, yet predicting treatment outcomes remains challenging. This difficulty is partly due to the commonly employed dichotomous classifications of tre...
Non-medical prescribing (NMP) qualifications extend prescribing authority to nurses, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals and are advocated as a means to help improve healthcare efficiency and ac...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias are major public health concerns with an increasing global impact. The burden of these conditions varies by region, age, and gender, and the COVID-19 pandemic has f...
Locally validated measures are required for robust clinical and epidemiological assessments of anxiety symptoms and disorders. Few studies on the African continent have examined the psychometric properties of ...
Over the last decade, there has been considerable development in precision psychiatry, especially in the development of novel prediction tools that can be used for early prediction of the risk of developing a ...
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, significantly impacting global health, particularly for women. It accounts for 4.3% of the total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), making it a major...
Despite parents of children treated for cancer commonly reporting psychological difficulties such as symptoms of depression and anxiety, there is a lack of evidence-based psychological interventions tailored t...
Observational studies reported altered levels of plasma metabolites in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aim to explore the causal link between plasma metabolites and ADHD.
Although reduced heart rate variability (HRV) has been observed in adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD), substantial between-study heterogeneity and conflicting outcomes exist. Moreover, few studie...
Craving plays a central role in reinforcing alcohol use disorder (AUD), and non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) has shown potential as a therapeutic intervention in AUD. We aim to evaluate the efficacy and s...
Anxiety disorder is a significant concern in the context of mental health among Chinese high school students. Based on cross-sectional study and longitudinal study, this study constructed mediation models in o...
Clinically stable inpatients with schizophrenia have generalized impairment of cognitive function along with abnormalities in renal function, but the link between cognitive function and renal function has been...
This study evaluated the utility of serum NR1 and NR2 concentrations in identifying individuals with first-episode schizophrenia (FES) and clinical high risk (CHR) as well as their correlations with clinical s...
Middle-aged and elderly patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection may experience depressive symptoms due to the physical and psychological impact of the pandemic.
Hypersensitivity to antipsychotic drugs is one of the supportive features of dementia with Lewy bodies, and side effects to drugs other than antipsychotics are also known to occur frequently. We experienced a ...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is highly correlated with other mental disorders and poses significant psychological and social risks both to individuals and to society. This study aims to investigate th...
Early intervention services (EIS) for early psychosis can help reduce the patient-specific and economic impacts of mental illness, but they are underdeveloped and practices are poorly harmonized in many countr...
Scales for the measurement of mental wellbeing and psychological distress are often used as if they measure different underlying concepts. This assumption is addressed in the present study by examining the dis...
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