Editorial board
Publication date: October 2018Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 54Author(s): (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - October 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH)
Publication date: October 2018Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 54Author(s): Brendon Stubbs, Davy Vancampfort, Mats Hallgren, Joseph Firth, Nicola Veronese, Marco Solmi, Serge Brand, Joachim Cordes, Berend Malchow, Markus Gerber, Andrea Schmitt, Christoph U. Correll, Marc De Hert, Fiona Gaughran, Frank Schneider, Florence Kinnafick, Peter Falkai, Hans-Jürgen Möller, Kai G. KahlAbstractPhysical activity (PA) may be therapeutic for people with severe mental illness (SMI) who generally have low PA and experience numerous life style-related medical complications. We conducted a meta-review of PA interventions and their imp...
Source: European Psychiatry - October 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Schizophrenia in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Prevalence and clinical characteristics
ConclusionsOur study found the prevalence of schizophrenia is higher in patients with T2DM than in the GP, particularly those with earlier ages less than 60 years old. Public health initiatives are necessary to prevent and treat schizophrenia in patients with T2DM, specifically for those with the aforementioned and premature death risk. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED): Clinical heterogeneity and cognitive-behavioral therapy outcome
Conclusionsour results suggest that OSFED patients may benefit similarly from the same CBT outpatient group approach. However, high dropout rates and low motivation seems to be an important limitation and challenge for future approaches. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Severe hair loss associated with psychotropic drugs in psychiatric inpatients—Data from an observational pharmacovigilance program in German-speaking countries
ConclusionThe rate of severe PD-related hair loss was very low in the present survey. The large number of patients included in this multicentre study allows for assessment and comparison of hair loss rates related to different PDs and groups of PDs and provides new and supplementary information on PD-related hair loss. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Response to the commentary by Buoli et al., EURPSY-D-18-00265
Publication date: October 2018Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 54Author(s): Paolo Fusar-Poli (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The perception of parental bonding in pregnant adolescents and its association with generalized anxiety disorder
ConclusionsThe results showed that only the perception of maternal bonding was associated with later GAD. It suggests that an adequate maternal bond is an essential component of psychological health. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Commentary on “Long-term validity of the At Risk Mental State (ARMS) for predicting psychotic and non-psychotic mental disorders”
Publication date: October 2018Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 54Author(s): Massimiliano Buoli, Cecilia Maria Esposito, Alice Caldiroli (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Editorial board
Publication date: September 2018Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 53Author(s): (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Early life experiences and social cognition in major psychiatric disorders: A systematic review
ConclusionWe discuss these findings in the context of an attachment model, suggesting that childhood social adversity may result in poor internal working models, selective attention toward emotional stimuli and greater difficulties with emotional self-regulation. We outline some of the steps required to translate this understanding of social cognitive dysfunction in major psychiatric disorders into a target for interventions that mitigate the adverse effects of childhood maltreatment and poor parental attachment on social cognition. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Corrigendum to “Disability and common mental disorders: Results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative Portugal” [Eur. Psychiatry 49 (2018) 56–61]
Publication date: September 2018Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 53Author(s): Ana Antunes, Diana Frasquilho, Sofia Azeredo-Lopes, Daniel Neto, Manuela Silva, Graça Cardoso, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Safety and efficacy of lithium in children and adolescents: A systematic review in bipolar illness
ConclusionsThough the available literature is mostly short-term, there is evidence that lithium monotherapy is reasonably safe and effective in children and adolescents, specifically for acute mania and for prevention of mood episodes. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Early childhood aggressive behaviour: Negative interactions with paternal antisocial behaviour and maternal postpartum depressive symptoms across two international cohorts
ConclusionsOur findings stress the importance of including both maternal and paternal psychopathology in future studies and interventions focusing on early childhood aggressive behaviour. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Is it time to revise the diagnostic criteria for apathy in brain disorders? The 2018 international consensus group
ConclusionsThe new diagnostic criteria for apathy provide a clinical and scientific framework to increase the validity of apathy as a clinical construct. This should also help to pave the path for apathy in brain disorders to be an interventional target. (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

New European privacy regulation: Assessing the impact for digital medicine innovations
Publication date: October 2018Source: European Psychiatry, Volume 54Author(s): Trix Mulder, Raj R. Jagesar, Aline M. Klingenberg, Jeanne P. Mifsud Bonnici, Martien J. Kas (Source: European Psychiatry)
Source: European Psychiatry - August 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research