Investigating the structural network underlying brain-immune interactions using combined histopathology and neuroimaging: a critical review for its relevance in acute and long COVID-19
Current views on immunity support the idea that immunity extends beyond defense functions and is tightly intertwined with several other fields of biology such as virology, microbiology, physiology and ecology. It is also critical for our understanding of autoimmunity and cancer, two topics of great biological relevance and for critical public health considerations such as disease prevention and treatment. Central to this review, the immune system is known to interact intimately with the nervous system and has been recently hypothesized to be involved not only in autonomic and limbic bio-behaviors but also in cognitive func...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Editorial: Insights in social psychiatry and psychiatric rehabilitation: 2022: Foreword
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Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Commentary: Perspectives on ADHD in children and adolescents as a social construct amidst rising prevalence of diagnosis and medication use
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Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Development of a multivariate prediction model for antidepressant resistant depression using reward-related predictors
DiscussionNon-responders displayed 3 distinct symptom profiles along internalizing dimensions of anxiety, anhedonia, motivation, and cognitive function. Results should be replicated in a prospective cohort sample for predictive validity; however, this study demonstrates validity for using a limited anhedonia and internalizing self-report instrument for distinguishing between antidepressant resistant and responsive depression profiles. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Sustaining efforts to improve family well-being with parents with mental ill health and substance (mis)use
Research conducted over the past 30 years has developed an extensive body of knowledge on families where parents experience mental ill health and/or substance (mis)use, and interventions that are effective in improving their outcomes. A more recent focus has also explored the importance and nuance of implementation. This perspective article reflects on the concept and practice of sustainability within this body of work and considers underlying assumptions in the field about the goal and direction of interventions that make clarity about sustainability difficult. We identify challenges for understanding sustainability, rela...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Functional connectivity of the sensorimotor cerebellum in autism: associations with sensory over-responsivity
The cerebellum has been consistently shown to be atypical in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, despite its known role in sensorimotor function, there is limited research on its association with sensory over-responsivity (SOR), a common and impairing feature of ASD. Thus, this study sought to examine functional connectivity of the sensorimotor cerebellum in ASD compared to typically developing (TD) youth and investigate whether cerebellar connectivity is associated with SOR. Resting-state functional connectivity of the sensorimotor cerebellum was examined in 54 ASD and 43 TD youth aged 8-18 years. Using a seed-based ...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Prevalence and related factors of first-time suicide attempts in the past 14 days in Chinese adult patients with first-episode drug-na ïve major depressive disorder
ConclusionFEDN MDD patients with more severe anxiety and higher levels of TSH and TC are more likely to develop FSA in the past 14 days. These factors are risk factors for short-term (in the past 14 days) FSA and may serve as indicators for early intervention. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Risk factors for suicidal attempts in a sample of outpatients with treatment-resistant depression: an observational study
ConclusionThe integrated treatment of comorbidities and substance abuse, which involves different mental health services, is fundamental in achieving the recovery of these patients. Our study supports the importance of performing a careful clinical evaluation of patients with TRD in order to identify factors associated with increased risk of suicide attempts. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Clinical differences between outpatients with and without internet addiction and emotional disorders: a prospective naturalistic outcome study
Conclusionour findings contribute to a better understanding of the discreteness of IA as a potential psychological disorder and inform more effective treatment strategies for IA and its comorbid conditions. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Improved clinical outcome prediction in depression using neurodynamics in an emotional face-matching functional MRI task
In this study, we aim to predict depression severity changes at 3 and 6 months using dynamic fMRI features.MethodsFor our research, we acquired a longitudinal dataset of 32 MDD patients with fMRI scans acquired at baseline and clinical follow-ups 3 and 6 months later. Several measures were derived from an emotion face-matching fMRI dataset: activity in brain regions, static and dynamic functional connectivity between functional brain networks (FBNs) and two measures from a wavelet coherence analysis approach. All fMRI features were evaluated independently, with and without demographic and clinical parameters. Patients were...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Risk and protection factors of mental stress among medical staff in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic
ConclusionData show that HCW still suffer from mental stress in the third year of the pandemic. HCW of all hospital wards may be affected by mental stress and need attention and protective measures. Medical specialists are the most burdened subgroup. Detailed analyses show that properties other than occupation, gender, or ward affiliation are more appropriate to evaluate mental stress of HCW. The findings have implications for developing specialized protection strategies for the post-pandemic phase and future pandemics. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Prevalence and predictors of diabetes distress and depression in people with type 1 diabetes
ConclusionThe majority of people with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait experience both diabetes distress and depressive symptoms. The strong correlation between diabetes distress and depressive symptoms suggests mutual predictability. The co-occurrence of both symptoms is associated with many sociodemographic and clinical factors. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Does coping style mediate the relationship between knowledge and psychosocial outcomes in women with atrial fibrillation?
This study aimed to determine if coping style (problem-focused, emotion-focused, avoidance-focused) mediated the relationship between patient knowledge and three psychosocial outcomes (anxiety, depression and life satisfaction). MethodsIn 2021 a total of 188 women with reported AF, and ages ranging from 18 to 83 years (mean 48.7, sd 15.5 years), completed an online questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic, clinical and AF knowledge questions and psychosocial instruments (Anxiety and depression, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS) scale; life satisfaction, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS); and coping style (B...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Comparing the effectiveness of game literacy education and game coding education in improving problematic internet gaming
ConclusionBoth game literacy and game coding education effectively mitigate internet game addiction. However, game coding education effectively mitigated problematic internet gaming by improving negative perceptions of games, self-esteem, and social anxiety in adolescents. We found that the application of knowledge by students in creating their own games was more effective than simply developing a conceptual understanding of the games. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Empowering Chinese university health service providers to become mental health champions: insights from the ACE-LYNX intervention
DiscussionWe found that it is critical to integrate empowerment education into professional training. The process of MHSPs developing their empowerment practice is characterized by their moving from individual to collective empowerment along a continuum, with organizational and collective empowerment taking place in a longer time frame. Experiential learning, empathy education, and critical reflection accelerated the continuous iterative transformative process of empowerment practices. To advance the integration of empowerment into mental health care, the engagement of organizational decision-makers and policy makers in em...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
