Correction to: Respect for the journey: a survivor-led investigation of undergoing psychotherapy assessment
The original version of this article contained references to articles and authors that were blinded. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - December 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Risk factors of chronic course of anxiety and depressive disorders: a 3-year longitudinal study in the general population
ConclusionTransdiagnostic risk factors are important in predicting overall course of anxiety and depressive disorders but cannot accurately predict chronic course of the index disorder. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 and all-cause mortality in persons with co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness during the pandemic: a Norwegian cohort study
ConclusionThe analysis showed excess mortality during COVID-19-pandemic for SUD/MI, but without higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in this group. Consequently, excess mortality among persons with SUD/MI was not due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Risk factors of chronic course of anxiety and depressive disorders: a 3-year longitudinal study in the general population
ConclusionTransdiagnostic risk factors are important in predicting overall course of anxiety and depressive disorders but cannot accurately predict chronic course of the index disorder. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 and all-cause mortality in persons with co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness during the pandemic: a Norwegian cohort study
ConclusionThe analysis showed excess mortality during COVID-19-pandemic for SUD/MI, but without higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in this group. Consequently, excess mortality among persons with SUD/MI was not due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Drug-use disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a glance at GBD 2019 findings
ConclusionDespite many interventions, drug use disorders are still responsible for high rates of DALY in the region which has increased since 1990 in both males and females; more comprehensive policies, better control measures and proper education could reduce the adverse effects. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The development of suicide risk in people with severe mental disorders during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a claims-based cohort study
ConclusionThe noticeable increase in the risk for potential suicide for patients with severe pre-existing mental disorders emphasizes the call for additional efforts to prevent suicide and to help patients cope with their mental illness in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 23, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The effect of the SAFE intervention on post-discharge suicidal behavior: a quasi-experimental study using propensity score matching
ConclusionNo difference in suicidal behavior between the sites was found in this pragmatic study. High rates of suicidal behavior were found during the 6-months discharge period, which could suggest that a preventive intervention should include support over a longer post-discharge period than the one-week follow-up offered in the SAFE intervention. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 23, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Vision and hearing problems and psychosocial outcomes: longitudinal evidence from the German Ageing Survey
ConclusionOur longitudinal study showed that vision and hearing problems can contribute differently to psychosocial factors. Delaying sensory impairment may result in favorable psychosocial factors in later life. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Negotiating  access to community-based participatory research
ConclusionI highlight how access is a fluid and complex process that can change throughout CBPR. I show the importance of reflexive analysis to understand how access is negotiated in diverse settings, what sources of social capital are needed to engage in these negotiations, and how positionality and power play a role in this process. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

A close look at sociality in DSM criteria
ConclusionsThe overall results suggest that DSM criteria offer a confused account of sociality. We believe that the descriptive approach is the underlying reason. We suggest that in the long run a theory-laden approach to sociality, informed by evolutionary insights about motivations, could be of help. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Incidence of non-affective psychotic disorders in refugees and peers growing up in Denmark and Sweden: a registry linkage study
ConclusionExposures shared between young refugees and other minority groups growing up in Denmark and Sweden may be especially important for their excess risk of NAPD. Further studies should investigate the mechanisms behind the elevated rates in minority groups with special paid attention to factors such as discrimination, social exclusion and acculturation stress. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Food insecurity as a mediator and moderator in the association between residential mobility and suicidal ideation among Indigenous adults in Canada
ConclusionThe results emphasize that food insecurity, as a systemic challenge, acts as both a partial mediator and, in some circumstances, an amplifier of the detrimental impacts of residential mobility on suicidal ideation. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - October 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Pilot study of a manualised mental health awareness and stigma reduction intervention for Black faith communities in the UK: ON TRAC project
ConclusionsThis ON TRAC pilot study shows that the intervention was feasible and acceptable, and that it has promising positive impacts and next requires larger scale evaluation. These results demonstrate that the intervention was a culturally acceptable way to potentially increase mental health awareness and reduce stigma in Black faith communities.Trial registrationISRCTN12253092. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - October 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research