COVID-19-associated mortality in individuals with serious mental disorders in Sweden during the first two years of the pandemic – a population-based register study
Reports at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic suggested differences in COVID-19-associated mortality between individuals with serious mental disorders (SMD) and the population at large. (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anna Gibbs, Martin Maripuu, Louise Öhlund, Micael Widerström, Niklas Nilsson and Ursula Werneke Tags: Research Source Type: research

Low-intensity mindfulness and cognitive –behavioral therapy for social anxiety: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Cognitive –behavioral therapy (CBT) effectively improves the clinical symptoms of social anxiety disorder. However, there are non-responders who cannot decrease their cost/probability bias significantly; hence,... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shota Noda, Kentaro Shirotsuki and Mutsuhiro Nakao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Practical implications of ICD-11 personality disorder classifications
Personality disorders (PDs) are associated with an inferior quality of life, poor health, and premature mortality, leading to heavy clinical, familial, and societal burdens. The International Classification of... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bing Pan and Wei Wang Tags: Review Source Type: research

Associations between anxiety, depression, and personal mastery in community-dwelling older adults: a network-based analysis
In China, about 18.70% of the population aged 60 years and older are at risk of low personal mastery as well as anxiety and depression for a variety of reasons. The purpose of this study was to construct a sym... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zekun Bian, Renyan Xu, Bin Shang, Fei Lv, Weiyi Sun, Qian Li, Yijing Gong and Caifeng Luo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Depressive symptoms and visual attention to others ’ eyes in healthy individuals
Eye contact is a fundamental part of social interaction. In clinical studies, it has been observed that patients suffering from depression make less eye contact during interviews than healthy individuals, whic... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas Suslow, Dennis Hoepfel, Anette Kersting and Charlott Maria Bodenschatz Tags: Research Source Type: research

The relationship of personality, alexithymia, anxiety symptoms, and odor awareness: a mediation analysis
Personality, emotions, and olfaction exhibit partial anatomical overlap in the limbic system structure, establishing potential mechanisms between personality, affective disorders, and olfactory-related aspects... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Binfeng Zhang, Xiuxia Li, Hongzhen Deng, Peixuan Tan, Wanyong He, Shuling Huang, Lu Wang, Hao Xu, Lei Cao and Guanghui Nie Tags: Research Source Type: research

Depersonalization and derealization as sequelae of a temporal lobe lesion: a case report
Depersonalization and derealization can occur not just from psychiatric causes but also from various organic etiologies, such as seizures and intracerebral structural abnormalities. However, there have been no... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jasmyn E. A. Cunningham and Caitlin S. R. Lees Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Prediction of the efficacy of group cognitive behavioral therapy using heart rate variability based smart wearable devices: a randomized controlled study
Depression and anxiety are common and disabling mental health problems in children and young adults. Group cognitive behavioral therapy (GCBT) is considered that an efficient and effective treatment for these ... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zexin Lin, Junjie Zheng, Yang Wang, Zhao Su, Rongxin Zhu, Rongxun Liu, Yange Wei, Xizhe Zhang and Fei Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in silica-exposed workers from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) has been used in a range of occupational cohorts, but only recently in stone benchtop workers undergoing screening for silicosis. The aim of this study was to compare psycho... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fiona Hore-Lacy, StellaMay Gwini, Deborah C. Glass, Christina Dimitriadis, Javier Jimenez-Martin, Ryan F. Hoy, Malcolm R. Sim, Karen Walker-Bone and Jane Fisher Tags: Research Source Type: research

Association between handgrip strength and depressive symptoms in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study from a single Chinese center
The relationship between handgrip strength (HGS) and depression in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) was unknown. Therefore, we aimed to clarify this association in a cohort of patients. (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shuang Zhang, Shu-Xin Liu, Qi-Jun Wu, Zhi-Hong Wang, Hong Liu, Ping Xiao, Yan Lu, Cui Dong and Qing-Mei Meng Tags: Research Source Type: research

Reduced gray matter volume of the hippocampal tail in melancholic depression: evidence from an MRI study
Melancholic depression (MD) is one of the most prevalent and severe subtypes of major depressive disorder (MDD). Previous studies have revealed inconsistent results regarding alterations in grey matter volume ... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zhaosong Chu, Lijin Yuan, Kun Lian, Mengxin He, Yi Lu, Yuqi Cheng, Xiufeng Xu and Zonglin Shen Tags: Research Source Type: research

A causal relationship between panic disorder and risk of alzheimer disease: a two-sample mendelian randomization analysis
This study aimed to identify the underlying association of PD with the risk of AD using Mendelian randomization. (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yueqin Tian, Qiuping Ye, Jia Qiao, Lian Wang, Yong Dai, Hongmei Wen and Zulin Dou Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cohen syndrome combined with psychiatric symptoms: a case report
Cohen syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited condition characterized by pathological changes affecting multiple systems. The extensive clinical variability associated with CS poses a significant... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Xinming Li, Sufang Qi, Wenjie Li, Xin Liu, Zhicheng Xue, Tiangui Yu and Guanglei Xun Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

A phase III multisite randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of cannabidiol to placebo in the treatment of cannabis use disorder: the CBD-CUD study protocol
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasingly common and contributes to a range of health and social problems. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid recognised for its anticonvulsant, anxiolytic an... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anjali K. Bhardwaj, Llew Mills, Michael Doyle, Arshman Sahid, Mark Montebello, Lauren Monds, Shalini Arunogiri, Paul Haber, Valentina Lorenzetti, Dan I. Lubman, Peter Malouf, Mary E. Harrod, Adrian Dunlop, Tom Freeman and Nicholas Lintzeris Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research

Supporting social emotional learning and wellbeing of displaced adolescents from the middle east: a pilot evaluation of the ‘forward with peers’ intervention
A growing literature points to the critical role schools can play in promoting improved psychosocial wellbeing and resilience among first- and second-generation Arab immigrant and refugee adolescents, but few ... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ilana Seff, Lindsay Stark, Ali Ali, Danielle Sarraf, Wafa Hassan and Carine Allaf Tags: Research Source Type: research