Circadian rhythms of melatonin and its relationship with anhedonia in patients with mood disorders: a cross-sectional study
Mood disorders are strongly associated with melatonin disturbances. However, it is unclear whether there is a difference in melatonin concentrations and melatonin circadian rhythm profiles between depression a... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Xinyu Li, Jiakuai Yu, Shuo Jiang, Liang Fang, Yifei Li, Shuangshuang Ma, Hui Kong, Ximing Qin and Daomin Zhu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Non-equivalence of sub-tasks of the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test with convolutional neural networks to discriminate mild cognitive impairment
The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (RCFT) is a tool to evaluate cognitive function. Despite its usefulness, its scoring criteria are as complicated as its figure, leading to a low reliability. Therefore, t... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jin-Hyuck Park Tags: Research Source Type: research
COVID-19-related dysfunctional anxiety and associated factors among adolescents in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
COVID-19 pandemic causes serious threats to people ’s mental health, particularly it has huge negative mental health outcomes for adolescents. However, there is lack of studies examining COVID-19-related anxiet... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Robera Demissie Berhanu, Jira Wakoya Feyisa, Jibril Dori Boru, Desalegn Emana Jabana, Birbirsa Sefera Senbeta, Million Girma Tekle, Yadeta Alemayehu and Hunde Tarafa Aga Tags: Research Source Type: research
Exploring the connection between ego-resiliency and health behaviors: a cross-sectional study of Polish health sciences students
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between ego-resiliency and the intensity of health behaviors among Polish health sciences students. (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ma łgorzata Dębska-Janus, Paweł Dębski, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Jacek Polechoński, Wojciech Madejczyk and Karina Badura-Brzoza Tags: Research Source Type: research
Efficacy of empagliflozin as adjunctive therapy to citalopram in major depressive disorder: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Major depressive disorder is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, which is associated with a high disease burden. Current treatments using antidepressants have limitations, so using medication with ne... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Atefeh Zandifar, Maryam Panahi, Rahim Badrfam and Mostafa Qorbani Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prevalence of suicide attempt and associations with deliberate self-harm, mental health problems, drug misuse and traumatic experiences - a cross sectional survey of the Norwegian population
Monitoring self-reported suicide attempts (SA) with nationally representative surveys is important to initiate suicide prevention strategies. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of SA and compare... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: TK Grimholt, T. Bonsaksen, T. Heir, I. Schou Bredal, L. Skogstad and Ø Ekeberg Tags: Research Source Type: research
Identifying causal associations between women ’s reproductive traits and risk of schizophrenia: a multivariate validated two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis
A significant association between women ’s reproductive traits and the risk of schizophrenia (SCZ) has been discovered, but the causalities remain unclear. We designed a two-sample univariate Mendelian randomiz... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wenxi Sun, Xiaohui Wu, Haidong Yang, Shiting Yuan, Jun Chen, Yiru Fang and Xiaobin Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perinatal anxiety disorders screening study: a study protocol
The anxiety and their related disorders (AD) are the most common of all mental health conditions, and affect approximately 20% of pregnant and postpartum people. They are associated with significant distress a... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nichole Fairbrother, Bryn Stagg, Olivia Scoten, Cora Keeney and Claudia Cargnelli Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
The genetic architecture of youth anxiety: a study protocol
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric problems among Canadian youth and typically have an onset in childhood or adolescence. They are characterized by high rates of relapse and chronicity, often re... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Laina McAusland, Christie L. Burton, Alexa Bagnell, Khrista Boylan, Taylor Hatchard, Patricia Lingley-Pottie, Abdullah Al Maruf, Patrick McGrath, Amanda S. Newton, Karen Rowa, Russell J. Schachar, S-M Shaheen, Sam Stewart, Paul D. Arnold, Jennifer Crosbie Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Supporting unpaid carers around hospital leave for people detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) in England: carer and practitioner perspectives
When an individual is detained in hospital it is important that they maintain contact with their family, friends and communities as these can be helpful for their well-being and recovery. Maintaining these rel... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nicola Moran, Ruth Naughton-Doe, Mark Wilberforce, Emma Wakeman and Martin Webber Tags: Research Source Type: research
Value-related attitudes towards mental health problems and help-seeking barriers: a sequential mixed-methods design investigating participants with reported depressive episodes in rural Northern Germany with and without treatment experience
Seeking help for severe depressive symptoms remains a major obstacle for particular groups within the general population. Value-related attitudes might contribute to this treatment gap, particularly in rural r... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Karsten Valerius, Linn éa von Eitzen, Mirjam Göbel, Heike Ohlbrecht, Neeltje van den Berg, Henry Völzke, Hans J. Grabe, Georg Schomerus and Sven Speerforck Tags: Research Source Type: research
Dual harm among patients attending a mental health unit in Uganda: a hospital based retrospective study
Dual harm encompasses the complex interplay of the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression. Individuals with dual harm may display a more hazardous pattern of harmful behaviors like homicide-suicide compared... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alain Favina, Joan Abaatyo and Mark Mohan Kaggwa Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patients with first-episode psychosis in northern Taiwan: neurocognitive performance and niacin response profile in comparison with schizophrenia patients of different familial loadings and relationship with clinical features
Examining patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) provides opportunities to better understand the mechanism underlying these illnesses. By incorporating quantitative measures in FEP patients, we aimed to (... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shun-Chun Yu, Tzung –Jeng Hwang, Chih-Min Liu, Hung-Yu Chan, Chian-Jue Kuo, Tsung-Tsair Yang, Jen-Pang Wang, Chen-Chung Liu, Ming H. Hsieh, Yi-Ting Lin, Yi-Ling Chien, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Ya-Wen Shih, Sung-Liang Yu, Hsuan-Yu Chen and Wei J. Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Factors associated with stress among pregnant women with a second child in Hunan province under China ’s two-child policy: a mixed-method study
The purpose of the study was to investigate the status of pregnancy stress and to explore factors associated with pregnancy stress among women by China ’s two-child policy. (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lijuan Zhang, Ruirui Huang, Jun Lei, Yongrong Liu and Dan Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of nurse-initiated diary intervention on posttraumatic stress disorder and recall of memories in ICU survivors: a randomized controlled trial
This study aimed to determine the effect of nurse-initiated diary intervention on post-tra... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elham Rashidi, Farideh Razban and Neda Asadi Tags: Research Source Type: research
