Clinical characteristics of familial schizophrenia
ConclusionPatients with a family history of mental disorders present different demographics and clinical features than patients without a family history of psychiatric disorders. (Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - October 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Na Liu,
Hui Zhou,
Xiangyu Xiong,
Qingwei Li,
Xuefeng Jiang,
Jingping Zhao,
Xiaoxin Yang,
Mingyuan Zhang,
Xiangqun Wang,
Gang Wang,
Fude Yang,
Jian Hu,
Xinjun Zhang,
Lingyang Du,
Huichun Li,
Bing Feng,
Zhenyu Hu,
Zuoming Chen,
Chunxia Wan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Nondisrupted, safety ensured, opioid substitution clinic in a COVID ‐19 designated hospital of a resource‐limited state in India
(Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - October 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lokesh Kumar Singh,
Sai Krishna Tikka Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research
Nondisrupted, safety ensured, opioid substitution clinic in a COVID ‐19 designated hospital of a resource‐limited state in India
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, EarlyView. (Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - October 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lokesh Kumar Singh,
Sai Krishna Tikka Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research
Past 12 ‐month history of single and multiple suicide attempts among a national sample of school‐going adolescents in Tonga
ConclusionAlmost one in seven students attempted suicide in the past year and several risk variables were found. (Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - September 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Supa Pengpid,
Karl Peltzer Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
COVID ‐19 pandemic and an early career mental health researcher from a low and middle income country: Is there any light at the end of the tunnel?
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, EarlyView. (Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - September 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Abhishek Ghosh Tags: Young Psychiatrists' Forum Source Type: research
Patients' and caregivers' knowledge and beliefs about mental illness in mainland China: A systematic review
AbstractThis review aimed to systematically investigate patients' and caregivers' knowledge and beliefs about mental illness in mainland China. A total of 48 eligible studies (N = 11 895) were retrieved from eight electronic databases. Prevalence statistics were computed for themes (eg, stress) under each construct relating to knowledge or belief about mental illness (eg, beliefs about causes). Effect sizer was calculated for each correlation with an identified construct. We found that only 27.8% of patients recognized the symptoms of schizophrenia. Although 65% of caregivers declared that they knew the names of the dis...
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - September 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wenjing Li,
Nicola Reavley Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
Anxiety, depression and marital satisfaction in women with hyperemesis gravidarum: A comparative cross ‐sectional study in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Malaysia
DiscussionWe found no convincing association between HG and anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and marital satisfaction, but women with HG statistically significantly reported more depressive symptoms than women who were not diagnosed with HG. Psychiatric evaluation should be considered for women with HG. (Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - September 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wan Asyikin Wan Azlan,
Magendra Ramalingam,
Rosdinom Razali,
Mohamad Farouk Abdullah,
Fairuz Nazri Abdul Rahman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Validation of the Korean version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 self ‐rating Scale
This study examined the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder ‐7 (GAD‐7) scale. The GAD‐7 was standardized with data from 112 patients at a psychiatric outpatient clinic. The GAD‐7 revealed high internal consistency, good test‐retest reliability, and convergent validity. The ROC analysis resulted in poor sensitivity and specificity for detecting anxi ety disorders in a psychiatric setting. The GAD‐7 may not be useful in diagnosing anxiety disorders in a psychiatric setting, even though it appears to be a reliable, efficient, and valid measurement tool for evaluating ...
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - September 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seung ‐Hoon Lee,
Cheolmin Shin,
Hyounwook Kim,
Sang Won Jeon,
Ho‐Kyoung Yoon,
Young‐Hoon Ko,
Chi‐Un Pae,
Changsu Han Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
How do we manage bipolar depression in patients with end ‐stage kidney disease?
(Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - September 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Qin Xiang Ng,
Wee Song Yeo,
Joyce Wei Xin Chong,
Zenn Chua,
Christl Suet Kwan Yong Tags: CLINICAL CASE CONFERENCE Source Type: research
Changes in prenatal depression and anxiety levels in low risk pregnancy among Iranian women: A prospective study
ConclusionThe results of the study showed that the level of depression and anxiety of women in low risk pregnancies increase during pregnancy and psychological health screenings in the second trimester of pregnancy should be performed in pregnant women. (Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry)
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - September 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ashraf Kazemi,
Aazam Dadkhah Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
