Maternal violence experiences and risk of postpartum depression: A meta-analysis of cohort studies
ConclusionsMaternal violence experiences are significantly associated with risk of developing PPD. These finding highlight the necessary to protect women from any types of violence and formulate preventive strategies to promote the maternal mental health. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - November 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Investigating alexithymia in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionsThis review highlights that alexithymia is common, rather than universal, in ASD, supporting a growing body of evidence that co-occurring autism and alexithymia represents a specific subgroup in the ASD population that may have specific clinical needs. More research is needed to understand the nature and implications of co-occurring ASD and alexithymia. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - November 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The positive effect of narcissism on depressive symptoms through mental toughness: Narcissism may be a dark trait but it does help with seeing the world less grey
ConclusionThe current findings support the model that SN to MT predicts positive outcomes in various domains, including lower levels of psychiatric symptoms. Exploring the link between SN with prosocial traits can be particularly helpful when seeking to identify and promote SN’s adaptive tendencies against symptoms of psychopathology. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - November 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Gender identities in adolescent population: Methodological issues and prevalence across age groups
ConclusionPrevalence of gender identities contrary to one’s natal sex was more common than expected. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The predictive capacity of DSM-5 symptom severity and impulsivity on response to cognitive-behavioral therapy for gambling disorder: A 2-year longitudinal study
ConclusionsThese noteworthy findings raise questions regarding the clinical utility of DSM-5 severity categories and lend support to the implementation of dimensional approaches for gambling disorder. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The effects of emotional lability, mind wandering and sleep quality on ADHD symptom severity in adults with ADHD
Publication date: January 2019Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 55Author(s): Bartosz Helfer, Ruth E. Cooper, Natali Bozhilova, Stefanos Maltezos, Jonna Kuntsi, Philip AshersonAbstractMind wandering, emotional lability and sleep quality are currently mostly independently investigated but are all interlinked and play a major role is adult attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Emotional lability is a core feature of the disorder, excessive mind wandering has recently been linked to symptoms and impairments of ADHD and poor sleep quality is experienced by a clear majority of adults with ADHD. All three phenomena ...
Source: European Psychiatry - October 31, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Cognition and functionality in delusional disorder
ConclusionsImpaired verbal memory and cognitive symptoms seem to affect functionality in DD, above and beyond the severity of the paranoid idea. This suggests a potential role for cognitive interventions in the management of DD. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 31, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Early life adversity blunts responses to pioglitazone in depressed, overweight adults
ConclusionsWe conclude that a history of early life adversity may impair the body’s ability to respond to insulin sensitizing pharmacotherapy, and furthermore that its contribution to resistant depression may function in part via the generation of an insulin resistant phenotype. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Neuronal variability of Resting State activity in Eating Disorders: increase and decoupling in Ventral Attention Network and relation with clinical symptoms
ConclusionsWe here show increased neuronal variability of VAN in ED patients. As the VAN is relevant for switching between endogenous and exogenous stimuli, our results showing increased neuronal variability suggest unstable balance between body attention and attention to external world. These results offer new perspective on the neurobiological basis of ED. Clinical and therapeutic implication will be discussed. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
First episode psychosis and comorbid ADHD, autism and intellectual disability
ConclusionsPsychosis with comorbid ADHD is associated with high risks for substance use disorders and for self-harm, while psychosis with comorbid autism and intellectual disability is associated with longer treatment and higher doses of antipsychotic medication. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Measurement of negative and depressive symptoms: Discriminatory relevance of affect and expression
Publication date: January 2019Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 55Author(s): Janina Richter, Lea Hölz, Klaus Hesse, Dirk Wildgruber, Stefan KlingbergAbstractThere is conceptual overlap between negative and depressive symptoms: Mainly the ‘avolition’ factor of negative symptoms also encompasses main symptoms of depression. However, whereas in depression mood is low, mainly anticipatory anhedonia can be found in negative symptoms. Moreover, patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) show greater expressive deficits than those with Major Depressive Episode (MDE). We investigated if measures of depressive and negative symptoms d...
Source: European Psychiatry - October 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The preferences of potential stakeholders in psychiatric genomic research regarding consent procedures and information delivery
ConclusionThe findings illustrate that the stakeholders want to be more actively involved and consider consent as a reciprocal transaction between the involved subjects and the researchers in the project. The results highlight the importance of collaboration between researchers and clinical geneticists as the latter are trained, through their education and clinical experience, to return and explain genomic data to patients, relatives, and research subjects. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Burnout in medical students before residency: A systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionsThe results of this meta-analysis suggest that one student out of two is suffering from burnout, even before residency. Again, our findings highlight the high level of distress in the medical population. These results should encourage the development of preventive strategies. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The problem of mephedrone in Europe: Causes and suggested solutions
Publication date: January 2019Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 55Author(s): M. Ordak, T. Nasierowski, M. Bujalska-Zadrozny (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Technology and mental health: The role of artificial intelligence
Publication date: January 2019Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 55Author(s): Christopher A. Lovejoy, Varun Buch, Mahiben Maruthappu (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
