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Treatment of schizophrenia has traditionally aimed for symptomatic remission without addressing many daily problems patients face. Although no standard definition of functional recovery in patients with first-...
Insomnia frequently co-occurs with emotional disorders, yet integrated treatment approaches remain understudied. This study examined the efficacy of Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TCBT) for treati...
Research investigating executive functions in opioid-dependent patients undergoing opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) is scarce. This study aimed to assess executive function in patients with opioid use disord...
Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face significant psychological and spiritual challenges that impact their overall quality of life. This study explores the psychological well-being (e.g., mood i...
While abundant evidence suggests a correlation between depression and the risk of cognitive impairments, the causal relationship, as well as the mechanisms mediating this association, remain uncertain.
Syntax is one of the most intricate domains of language, and as such, offers valuable insights into language processing in typical and neurodiverse populations. The research aimed to compare syntactic comprehe...
It is well known that social rehabilitation is an important part of the overall recovery of breast cancer survivors. Previous research has demonstrated that social anxiety is prevalent among breast cancer surv...
Last decade in India has seen increasing visibility and dialogue on trans health including gender affirmative interventions. This has been enabled by growing mobilisation and assertion from trans communities a...
Current approaches to mental healthcare for people with severe mental health problems are limited by sporadic monitoring and symptom recall bias. Emotional and behavioural markers generated by digital health t...
Increasing life expectancy and declining fertility rates have increased the ageing population around the world. The literature lacks a consensus regarding the risk of cognitive impairments by gender.
Recognition of the value of involving relatives in mental health care is growing. This study explores the ambivalence surrounding their role, including formalisation, instrumental use, burden, and potential be...
Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy has established itself as a key component for treating individuals with HIV. In reality, clinical settings in resource-poor areas like Ethiopia often face difficulties...
Recent study has demonstrated decreased α-Klotho expression in brain regions associated with suicide, including the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. While serum α-Klotho emerges as a potential mental health ...
Following pandemics, anxiety often remains prevalent within families, particularly among mothers, even after the acute phase. Mothers typically engage in increased emotional self-disclosure and interactions wi...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a debilitating mental health condition characterized by recurrent, intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that significantly disrupt daily life. Medical students may...
Significant associations exist between major depressive disorder (MDD), metabolic syndrome (MetS), and cardiovascular disease, potentially attributable to heightened atherogenicity. This study aimed to ascerta...
Depression, as a prevalent global mental health disorder, stands as one of the main causes of disability worldwide, imposing significant individual, societal, and economic burdens. While its heterogeneous natu...
The outbreak of Corona Virus Disease (COVID- 19) in 2019 has continued until now, posing a huge threat to the public’s physical and mental health, resulting in different degrees of mental health problems. Prev...
Community-based psychiatric rehabilitation (CBPR) helps patients reintegrate into society while enabling them to live autonomously in supportive environments. CBPR uses multi-modal approach to address patients...
People diagnosed with stress-related exhaustion disorder report high levels of cognitive symptoms. This study aimed to explore how persons diagnosed with Exhaustion disorder (ED) experienced cognitive functio...
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is particularly prevalent yet highly understudied and undertreated in adolescence. This study evaluates the efficacy of an internet-based, therapist-guided cognitive behavioral t...
Amisulpride, a unique atypical antipsychotic, significantly increases prolactin secretion during schizophrenia treatment, resulting in adverse effects that reduce patient quality of life and treatment adherenc...
Early identification of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (SSD) is crucial for effective intervention and prognosis improvement. Previous neuroimaging-based classifications have primarily focused on chronic, med...
Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to cognitive impairment which makes it difficult to think, focus, and make comprehensive decisions. This in turn leads to the progression and increased risk of several diseas...
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with severe mental illness (SMI). The present study was designed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of MetS...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is recognized globally as a serious mental health concern among children and adolescents. Accurate early diagnosis and intervention are crucial for effective management and ...
Obsessive-compulsive (OC) tendencies involve intrusive thoughts and rigid, repetitive behaviours that also manifest at the subclinical level in the general population. The neurocognitive factors driving the de...
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious mental disorder. Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) is an evidence-based treatment for individuals with BPD. Specifically, MBT has previously been highlighte...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)—an increasingly serious mental health issue among adolescents—is closely associated with several mental illnesses. Qualitative studies on parents of adolescents with NSSI behavi...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) poses a significant public health concern, characterized by its high prevalence, recurrence, and association with suicide. While prior research has identified a connection betwe...
Health behaviors have been posited to partly explain the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and health (i.e., the behavioral explanation of health inequalities), yet few studies have examined wheth...
The mechanistic role of insulin resistance(IR) between obesity and Depressive Symptoms has long been debated.
Little is known about the peripheral biochemicals between bipolar disorder at mixed episodes (BDM) and major depressive disorder with mixed features (MDM). This retrospective study was aimed to compare the per...
Acute stressors trigger an immediate physiological response, involving multiple intricating pathways. These adaptive physiological responses include, among other processes, an increase in heart rate (HR) and a...
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience gender-related distal (i.e., discrimination, victimization, rejection, non-affirmation) and proximal (i.e., internalized transphobia, expectation of ...
The Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT), an artificial intelligence-based web application, has demonstrated substantial potential across various knowledge domains, particularly in medicine. This ...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and depressive symptoms are two major public health issues among adolescents. Moreover, they can often co-occur, which can lead to additional negative outcomes, such as suicidal...
Depression is a prevalent psychological issue among rural elderly individuals living alone, severely impacting their physical and mental health.
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as a significant non-i...
Bipolar disorder (BD) with somatic symptoms is a prevalent and refractory clinical syndrome in young patients. Interoception is an important mechanism for coordinating internal physiological and mood states to...
Subthreshold depression is common in primary care and is associated with significant healthcare burden. There is emerging evidence for the benefits of Exercise can reduce depressive symptoms among people with ...
Numerous studies have suggested that catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) is associated with depressive mood. However, most published studies have examined the relationship between CHE and depressive mood onl...
Untreated mental illness poses a significant threat to achieving global mental health targets. The increasing incidence of common mental disorders in India exacerbates the treatment gap. Structural fragmentati...
Post-COVID-19 encephalopathy is a neurological complication characterized by cognitive impairment, memory loss, and other neuropsychiatric symptoms in COVID-19 survivors. Oral cenesthopathy, a rare somatic del...
Although phobia is a common psychiatric disorder, the underlying biological mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. Complex immune-brain interactions that affect neural development, survival, and function m...
There is no standard public health screening for neurodevelopmental disorders in pre-school children in South Africa. There are pragmatic challenges in implementing such a programme in under-resourced regions....
The significant impact of eating disorders on adolescents necessitates the evaluation of current treatments. Family-based Treatment (FBT) is the standard treatment but has modest remission rates, highlighting ...
Sleep disturbances are common among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and may affect well-being. Weighted blankets have been proposed to reduce restlessness via sensory integration ...
Age-adjusted suicide rates have increased in the U.S. over the past 25 years. Algorithm-based methods for identifying individuals at risk for suicide based on electronic health record and claims data have been...
This clinical pilot initiative, led by the Sichuan Provincial Government in western China, aims to develop an innovative model for “integrated hospital-community management and treatment of severe mental disor...
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