Sleep Disturbances and the Risk of Incident Suicidality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies
Objective
The association between sleep disturbances and suicidality is not well understood partly because of the variability in research results. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the predictive value of sleep disturbances for incident suicidality.
Methods
A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases for studies examining sleep disturbances and incident suicidality. Cohort studies were screened following a registered protocol, and the eligible ones were meta-analyzed.
Results
Seven studies comprising 1,570,181 individuals at baseline, with 1407 attempt...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS Source Type: research
The Relationship Between Pain Severity, Insomnia, and Suicide Attempts Among a National Veteran Sample Initiating Pain Care
Conclusions
These results suggest that those with both moderate/severe pain and insomnia are more likely to have a history of suicide attempts and are at greater risk of a suicide attempt relative to those with insomnia with low/mild pain and those with moderate/severe pain with no insomnia. Suicide prevention efforts for chronic pain and insomnia could address pain and insomnia within the same intervention or in parallel. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Not Seeing Double: Discordance in Disease, Function, and Their Longitudinal Associations in Monozygotic Twins
Conclusions
We found support for a potentially causal association between earlier disease burden and later increases in functional limitations, consistent with the Disablement Process Model. Sensitivity analyses confirm the detected within-family effect. Possible mechanisms linking disease burden and functional limitations are discussed as potential targets for future research. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
A Systematic Review of Somatic Symptoms in School Refusal
Conclusions
Somatic symptoms in school refusal are frequent but poorly understood. Their management could include interventions targeting anxiety, psychotherapies such as emotional awareness and expression therapy, third-wave behavioral therapies, and psychoeducation. A multidisciplinary approach through strengthened collaboration between school staff, physicians, and psychologists/psychiatrists is needed to improve well-being in children who experience somatic symptoms as related to school avoidance. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS Source Type: research
Distinct Basal Brain Functional Activity and Connectivity in the Emotional-Arousal Network and Thalamus in Patients With Functional Constipation Associated With Anxiety and/or Depressive Disorders
Objective
Functional constipation (FC) is a common gastrointestinal disorder. Anxiety and/or depressive disorders are common in patients with FC (FCAD). Brain dysfunction may play a role in FC, but the contribution of comorbid anxiety and/or depression in patients with FC is poorly understood.
Methods
Sixty-five FC patients and 42 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited, and a hierarchical clustering algorithm was used to classify FC patients into FCAD and patients without anxiety/depressive status (FCNAD) based on neuropsychological assessment. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging measures includin...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Alterations in Brain Network Organization in Adults With Obesity as Compared With Healthy-Weight Individuals and Seniors
Objective
Life expectancy and obesity rates have drastically increased in recent years. An unhealthy weight is related to long-lasting medical disorders that might compromise the normal course of aging. The aim of the current study of brain connectivity patterns was to examine whether adults with obesity would show signs of premature aging, such as lower segregation, in large-scale networks.
Methods
Participants with obesity (n = 30, mean age = 32.8 ± 5.68 years) were compared with healthy-weight controls (n = 33, mean age = 30.9 ± 6.24 years) and senior participants who were stroke-free and without dementia (...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Ratios as Related to Gastrointestinal and Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults
Conclusions
Shifts in SCFAs are associated with both depressive symptoms and gut symptoms in young adults and may have of relevance for treatment. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Gut Microbiota in Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review
Conclusions
Gut bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids, such as Roseburia and Faecalibacterium, could be less abundant in patients with psychiatric disorders, whereas commensal genera, for example, Bifidobacterium, might be more abundant compared with healthy controls. However, most included studies were hampered by methodological shortcomings including small sample size, unclear diagnostics, failure to address confounding factors, and inadequate bioinformatic processing, which might contribute to inconsistent results. Based on our findings, we provide recommendations to improve quality and comparability of futu...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Interview-Rated Meaning and Survival Over 17 Years in People Living With HIV
Conclusions
Meaning assessed by interview (by both interviewer and transcript ratings) predicted greater survival over 17 years in PLWH and did so above positive emotion. This adds to a literature that is primarily based on self-report questionnaires. Meaning may have beneficial effects for both psychological and physical health in PLWH. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Article Summaries for September 2021 Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 83, Issue 7
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Mindfulness and More: Toward a Science of Human Flourishing
This commentary for this Special Issue on mindfulness highlights the progress and maturity of this growing field of scientific investigation and points the way toward important questions that require further study. Important methodological and implementation issues including the nature of proper comparison groups, the extension of mindfulness-based interventions to underserved populations, the assessment of baseline characteristics that predict beneficial outcomes, and how mindfulness might be combined with other health-promoting activities such as physical exercise are considered. New questions for future research were al...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - July 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: EDITORIAL COMMENT Source Type: research
