Academic Articles & Research Papers

Minor mental disorders in Taiwanese healthcare workers and the associations with psychosocial work conditions

Healthcare workers face multiple psychosocial work hazards intrinsic to their work, including heavy workloads and shift work. However, how contemporary adverse psychosocial work conditions, such as workplace justice and insecurity, may cont...

The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi

IntroductionThis paper assessed the effects of Covid-19 on adolescent mental health in Malawi. There is minimal research on adolescent mental health in Africa, Malawi in particular. The study shows a link between the pandemic and mental hea...

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community perinatal mental health services on access, experience, recovery/relapse and obstetric and neonate outcomes: the ESMI-II mixed-methods study

Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug markets, prevention and treatment in Ukraine

This paper aims to highlight some issues, challenges and trends caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the drug scene and the system of drug prevention in Ukraine. This article is based on the official statistics, available qualitative and quan...

From face-to-face to screen-to-screen: exploring the multifaceted dimensions of digital mental health care

BackgroundWith the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world witnessed an unprecedented surge in the adoption of digital platforms across various sectors, including mental health care. In countries such as Pakistan, where traditional face-t...

Health researchers' experience collaborating with patient partners: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Patient-oriented research (POR) and patient engagement (PE) have been increasingly adopted over recent decades, as they generate many positive academic and patient outcomes within various health research fields. While th...

Neuronal-Derived EV Biomarkers Track Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease

The hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology are senile plaques containing amyloid-beta (Aβ) and neurofibrillary tangles containing hyperphosphorylated tau. Additional pathologies often co-exist, whereas multiple pathogenic mechanism...

Correlation between frailty and reduction in cortical thickness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Physical inactivity and cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to frailty and poor prognoses. However, little is known regarding the association between frailty and the human bra...

Study on Association Between Lipid Profile Values and Psychiatric Disorders

Background: Cholesterol is especially abundant in nervous system, where it plays important role in different aspects of cellular structure (e.g. fluidity of cell membranes) and function (e.g. membrane). Several studies showed that there ...

The Relation between emotional eating and perceived stress among students in tertiary education in Oman: A single-center study

Objectives: Preliminary studies suggested that the high rates of stress are increasingly prevalent in students in tertiary education in the Arabian Gulf countries and that their emotional eating is often triggered by stress. Nevertheless, t...

Correction to: Evaluating a screener to quantify PTSD risk using emergency care information: a proof of concept study

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article....

Decline in activities of daily living in the rarer dementias

Rarer dementias are associated with atypical symptoms and younger onset, which result in a higher burden of care. We provide a review of the global literature on longitudinal decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) in dementias that ac...

Pilot evaluation of an educational and lived experience training program on ketogenic metabolic therapy in mental health care for health care professionals

BackgroundSerious mental illness imposes a substantial burden. Pharmacologic treatments remain only partially effective and are associated with significant side effects, highlighting the need for novel treatment approaches. Ketogenic metabo...

Personal Recovery in People With a Psychotic Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Associated Factors

Background: Personal recovery (PR) is a subjective, multidimensional concept, and quantitative research using PR as an outcome is rapidly increasing. This systematic review is intended to support the design of interventions that contribute ...

Legalisation of non-medical cannabis in Canada: will supply regulations effectively serve public health?

Adolescent victimization and psychosocial well-being in a Finnish population-based sample

ABSTRACTPotentially traumatizing events are common in adolescence, and these experiences have an impact on psychopathology. Furthermore, these events cumulate for certain individuals. More knowledge about the relationship between well-being...

Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive-behavioral interventions for depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sham-controlled randomized trials

IntroductionDepressive disorders are a prevalent psychiatric condition; major depressive disorder (MDD) specifically affects approximately 5.7% of adults worldwide and is associated with high levels of disability and disease burden. Althoug...

Sex-Related Differences in Regional Homogeneity and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Resting-State fMRI Study

Anzhen Wang,1,2 Shuai Zhao,1 Qihui Guo,3,4 Jinling Wu,1 Wenmei Fang,1 Shuang Zheng,1 Chunyan Zhu,2,5,6 Xiangyang Zhang1,3,41Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of...

Thematic structure of clinically oriented prefrontal function assessment and intervention research: a keyword network analysis

Abstract Background The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has been extensively investigated in relation to higher-order cognition, emotional regulation, and behavioural control, particularly within clinically oriented studies addressing psychiatric s...

Functional MRI of Handwriting Tasks: A Study of Healthy Young Adults Interacting with a Novel Touch-Sensitive Tablet

Handwriting is a complex human activity that engages a blend of cognitive and visual motor skills. Current understanding of the neural correlates of handwriting has largely come from lesion studies of patients with impaired handwriting. Tas...