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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...
Emerging evidence has demonstrated a positive association of inflammation with depression. As an acute-phase reactant predominantly synthesized in hepatocytes, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) serves as a sensi...
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...
Mental disorders, one of the leading causes of the global health-related burden, which has been exacerbated by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2021). In this study, we aim to provide global, regio...
This research builds on the understanding that low self-acceptance is an important feature of adolescent depression, and that social comparison is a critical factor in self-concept formation during adolescence...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have recently received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for obesity management. However, the causal relationship between GLP-1RAs and psychiatric...
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly prevalent globally, significantly impacting psychological well-being (PWB). Herein, we aim to evaluate the impact of different living arrangements on PWB in individual...
This study established a network structure between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and poor sleep quality (PSQ) to explore their symptomatic relationship in adolescents with depression.
Smartphone addiction is increasingly prevalent, particularly among younger individuals, and has been linked to poor sleep quality. This study aims to assess the effects of smartphone addiction, usage time, soc...
Peer support roles within mental health services are rapidly increasing in number and scope in the UK and internationally. This paper explores the facilitators and barriers to delivering peer support effective...
Recent studies have suggested body mass index (BMI) change patterns in adulthood may be crucial for depression. This purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of adult BMI change patterns on depression.
Despite significant advances in AI-driven medical diagnostics, the integration of large language models (LLMs) into psychiatric practice presents unique challenges. While LLMs demonstrate high accuracy in cont...
To analyze the symptoms, courses, and severities of depressive disorder, as well as the morphological changes in the spleens and related immune mechanisms, we recruited patients with first-episode or recurrent...
Bright light therapy (BLT) has been proved to have beneficial effects on Parkinson’s disease (PD), the mechanisms remained unclear. Improvements of visual pathways might be key to BLT.
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) represents a significant public health concern, particularly among adolescents. Understanding the prevalence of NSSI within specific at-risk populations, such as athletes, is cr...
Bilateral anterior capsulotomy and deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) represent investigational treatment options for severe, treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa (AN). However, follo...
Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk of early-onset frailty, leading to adverse outcomes. Effective interventions for reducing frailty in this population are currently lacking.
The stress-is-enhancing mindset has beneficial effects on physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. However, its association with internet gaming disorder (IGD) had not been investigated. By integrati...
To evaluate the success rate of different antidepressants in addressing depression among teenagers, while also offering substantiation for the efficacy and tolerability of these treatments in this demographic.
Insomnia is a prevalent yet under-characterized disorder, particularly regarding the heterogeneity of patients and their associated responses to different treatment modalities. This often leads to suboptimal m...
Suicidal ideation (SI) is one of the strongest predictors of suicide attempts, yet reliable prediction models for suicide risk remain scarce. A key challenge is that SI can fluctuate over time, potentially ref...
This study explores the relationships among chronotype, sensation seeking, sleep quality and depressive symptoms in adolescents with diagnosed depression, aiming to clarify the mechanisms by which chronotype i...
Antipsychotic medications are crucial for alleviating symptoms of schizophrenia (SCZ). However, treatment responses vary across individuals, and few reliable biomarkers currently exist to predict the clinical ...
Accurate detection of schizophrenia poses a grand challenge as a complex and heterogeneous mental disorder. Current diagnostic criteria rely primarily on clinical symptoms, which may not fully capture individu...
In the Netherlands, maintaining high standards of mental healthcare faces challenges due to an increasing demand for mental healthcare and a focus on symptomatic recovery rather than personal growth and improv...
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW)-to-albumin ratio (RAR) is a novel index. Its relationship with depression, a common and complex psychiatric disorder, remains unclear. This study utilized the National H...
The aim of the current study is to examine the relationship between nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and resilience. Resilience has been identified as a critical area for further investigation in the context of ...
Studies have reported that white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are associated with disturbances in immune function, and the relationship between WMHs and cognitive impairments have been documented in various ...
The 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes resulted in extensive destruction, significant loss of life, and widespread displacement, with Hatay province being the most severely affected region. Earthquake survivors re...
Relatives/friends (carers) of people who are involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital report high levels of stress, feelings of isolation and exclusion from their patient’s care. One-to-one peer suppor...
The aim of this study was to investigate physiological differences in electrolytes and complete blood counts in adolescent patients with depression with and without psychotic symptoms. By comparing baseline da...
Seasonal disturbances were common in mood disorders patients. The global seasonality score (GSS), derived from the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ), was widely used to assess seasonality and re...
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. For healthcare workers (HCW), an increased prevalence of mental distress and the impact of various resources have been identified. Ps...
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