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JMIR Form Res 2022 May 14. Epub 2022 May 14.

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, US.

Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) results from infection by SARS-CoV-2 virus to produce a range of mild to severe physical, neurologic and mental health symptoms. Indirectly, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant emotional distress, triggering emergence of mental health symptoms in persons not previously affected, or exacerbating symptoms in those with existing mental health conditions. Emotional distress and some mental health conditions can lead to violent ideation and disruptive behavior, including aggression, threatening acts, deliberate harm towards other people or animals, and inattention or noncompliance with education or workplace rules. Read More

Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2022 Jun 28. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.

Introduction: Agitation is common in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although nonpharmacologic de-escalation strategies are recommend as first-line treatment, medication is often needed to treat agitation. Currently, there are no FDA-approved medications for this indication. Read More

J Soc Psychol 2022 Jun 28:1-10. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

The extrinsic reward should impede revenge-seeking if revenge is solely driven by the desire to feel gratified. Study 1 ( = 114) showed that satisfaction from receiving monetary compensation decreased thinking about getting back at the provocateur. However, Study 2 ( = 213) found that insulted participants aggressed against their partners despite fulfillment from receiving the unexpected monetary reward. Read More

BMC Vet Res 2022 Jun 27;18(1):249. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bünteweg 17, 30559, Hannover, Germany.

Background: This case report describes the clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as the histopathological findings in an elderly cat with an intracranial cholesterol granuloma.

Case Presentation: An 11.5-year-old, male neutered cat was presented at the emergency service with deteriorating behavioral changes including aggression, and progressive generalized ataxia. Read More

Integr Comp Biol 2022 Jun 27. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.

Experimentally elevated testosterone (T) often leads to enhanced aggression, with examples across many different species, including both males and females. Indeed, the relationship between T and aggression is among the most well-studied and fruitful areas of research at the intersection of behavioral ecology and endocrinology. This relationship is also hypothesized to be bidirectional (i. Read More

Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol 2021 Nov 14;8:100080. Epub 2021 Aug 14.

Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Oxytocin has been proposed to enhance feelings of trust, however, these findings have been difficult to replicate. Environmental or hormonal factors might influence this association. We studied whether oxytocin moderates the association between the testosterone-cortisol ratio, which is associated with risk taking behavior and aggression, and trustworthiness, while controlling for the general level of trust. Read More

Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2021 Feb 15;11597. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX.

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is primarily treated by surgical resection. During surgery, surgeons often need intraoperative frozen analysis and pathologic consultation in order to detect PTC. In some cases pathologists cannot determine if the tumor is aggressive until the operation has been completed. Read More

J Fam Trauma Child Custody Child Dev 2022 1;19(1):24-42. Epub 2021 Sep 1.

Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.

Hostile attribution bias (HAB), or the tendency to interpret others' intent as hostile, has been linked to a variety of maladaptive outcomes including aggression and harsh parenting practices. The current cross-sectional study examined the influence of parents' childhood and adulthood adversity exposure (i.e. Read More

Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol 2022 Feb 2;9:100100. Epub 2021 Dec 2.

School of Anthropology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.

The process of dog domestication likely involved at least two functional stages. The initial stage occurred when subpopulations of wolves became synanthropes, benefiting from life nearby or in human environments. The second phase was characterized by the evolution of novel forms of interspecific cooperation and social relationships between humans and dogs. Read More

Addict Biol 2022 Jul;27(4):e13200

Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

An increasing number of neuroimaging studies indicate functional alterations in cortico-striatal loops in individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). Dysregulations in these circuits may contribute to drug-seeking and drug-consuming behaviour by impeding inhibitory control, habit formation, and reward processing. Despite evidence of network-level changes in SUD, a shared pattern of functional alterations within and between spatially distributed brain networks has not been systematically investigated. Read More

Psychiatry Investig 2022 Jun 15;19(6):435-442. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Department of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Objective: Facial affect recognition is associated with neuropsychological status and psychiatric diseases. We hypothesized that facial affect recognition is associated with psychological status and perception of other affects.

Methods: A total of 80 images depicting facial affect, including 20 Neutral, 20 Angry, 20 Fear, and 20 Sad, were screened for use in our research. Read More

J Pain 2022 Jun 23. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University, 4235 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Diversity Science Research Cluster, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Electronic address:

The experiences of injustice and their impacts on pain among Latinx Americans are overlooked and understudied. Multidimensional and consequential experiences of racialized discrimination are common for Latinx Americans but have not been considered as factors relevant for enhanced pain experience or risk. In this study, we focused on the experiences of Latinx Americans living in Texas by assessing multiple dimensions of racialized discrimination (total lifetime discrimination, racialized exclusion, stigmatization, discrimination in the workplace or school, and racism-related threat and aggression) and a laboratory marker of central sensitization of pain (temporal summation of mechanical pain, MTS). Read More

J Theor Biol 2022 Jun 22;548:111197. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

Department of Mathematics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. Electronic address:

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is widely known for its poor prognosis because it is often diagnosed when the cancer is in a later stage. We built a Boolean model to analyze the microenvironment of pancreatic cancer in order to better understand the interplay between pancreatic cancer, stellate cells, and their signaling cytokines. Specifically, we have used our model to study the impact of inducing four common mutations: KRAS, TP53, SMAD4, and CDKN2A. Read More

Med Anthropol Q 2022 Jun 25. Epub 2022 Jun 25.

Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, USA.

Thousands of Central American women have been displaced from their countries of origin by violence. While the violence committed against them is often portrayed as isolated acts of aggression, women's suffering is also produced and perpetuated by humanitarian interventions that immobilize women in dangerous transit zones. Interventions are then justified by institutional logics that juxtapose women's vulnerability against the threat of their own mobility. Read More

Autism Res 2022 Jun 25. Epub 2022 Jun 25.

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Challenges with emotion dysregulation, self-injurious behavior (SIB), and aggression are common in autistic individuals. Prior research on the relationships between these behaviors is limited mainly to cross-sectional correlations of parent-report data. Understanding how emotion dysregulation, SIB, and aggression present and relate to one another in real-time could add to our understanding of the context and function of these behaviors. Read More

Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 2022 Jun 24. Epub 2022 Jun 24.

Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, LVR-Klinikum Essen, Kliniken und Institut der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland.

Course of School Absenteeism 1.5-3 Years After Initial Evaluation: Symptoms, Psychosocial Functioning, and Help-Seeking Behavior To explore the course of patients with school absenteeism 1.5-3 years after their initial evaluation, including symptoms, school attendance, psychosocial functioning, and help-seeking behavior. Read More

Front Psychol 2022 7;13:860887. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022 May 27;15(6). Epub 2022 May 27.

Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research Unit, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire AL10 9EU, UK.

In the past twenty years, the consumption of opioid medications has reached significant proportions, leading to a rise in drug misuse and abuse and increased opioid dependence and related fatalities. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether there are pharmacovigilance signals of abuse, misuse, and dependence and their nature for the following prescription opioids: codeine, dihydrocodeine, fentanyl, oxycodone, pentazocine, and tramadol. Both the pharmacovigilance datasets EudraVigilance (EV) and the FDA Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS) were analyzed to identify and describe possible misuse-/abuse-/dependence-related issues. Read More

Nutrients 2022 Jun 9;14(12). Epub 2022 Jun 9.

Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.

Malnutrition is a serious problem with a negative impact on the quality of life and the evolution of patients, contributing to an increase in morbidity, length of hospital stay, mortality, and health spending. Early identification is fundamental to implement the necessary therapeutic actions, involving adequate nutritional support to prevent or reverse malnutrition. This review presents two complementary methods of fighting malnutrition: nutritional screening and nutritional assessment. Read More

Microorganisms 2022 May 24;10(6). Epub 2022 May 24.

USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Livestock Behavior Research Unit, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.

The gut microbiota plays an important role in regulating brain function, influencing psychological and emotional stability. The correlations between conspecific aggression, gut microbiota, and physiological homeostasis were further studied in inbred laying chicken lines, 6 and 7, which were diversely selected for Marek's disease, and they also behave differently in aggression. Ten sixty-week-old hens from each line were sampled for blood, brain, and cecal content. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2022 Jun 10;23(12). Epub 2022 Jun 10.

Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Korea.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by repetitive and stereotyped behaviors as well as difficulties with social interaction and communication. According to reports for prevalence rates of ASD, approximately 1~2% of children worldwide have been diagnosed with ASD. Although there are a couple of FDA (Food and Drug Administration)-approved drugs for ASD treatment such as aripiprazole and risperidone, they are efficient for alleviating aggression, hyperactivity, and self-injury but not the core symptoms. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jun 16;19(12). Epub 2022 Jun 16.

Department of Education and Psychology, The Open University of Israel, 1 University Road, Ranana 4353701, Israel.

Most of the research literature on cyberbullying (CB) has focused on adolescents, but due to their intensive, unsupervised use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT), higher education students are at high risk of being involved in CB. The current study examined the nature of CB among 1004 higher education students. In addition, we explored the relationships between cyber-victimization, social support, loneliness, and self-efficacy. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jun 15;19(12). Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Cuesta del Observatorio, 4, 18011 Granada, Spain.

The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarise the current state of empirical research and establish an up-to-date estimate of the prevalence of cyberbullying through the gathering of self-reported experiences from representative population samples from EU countries. Bibliographic searches were conducted on main electronic databases for studies until November 2021. We considered observational studies that provided data on cyberbullying prevalence and/or associated factors. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jun 15;19(12). Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Yonsei University, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120749, Korea.

Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a social and emotional competence enhancement (SECE) program as an intervention for adolescents who bully, and to investigate its effects on school bullying behavior and mental health.

Methods: A pre-posttest, 1-month follow-up nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental design was used. In total, 71 school bullies were included in the analysis. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jun 11;19(12). Epub 2022 Jun 11.

Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstraße 40-42, 10317 Berlin, Germany.

Objectives: The aim was to investigate workplace bullying as a risk factor for five-year occurrence of long-term sickness absence (LTSA) in a representative cohort of employees in Germany.

Methods: In the German Study on Mental Health at Work (S-MGA) ( = 2476), episodes of long-term sickness absence (LTSA) between baseline and follow-up were assessed in the follow-up interview. Workplace bullying was measured in the baseline interview using a hybrid approach, which combines the behavioural experience and self-labelling methods. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jun 10;19(12). Epub 2022 Jun 10.

Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China.

School bullying victimization among children is a significant public health issue that may negatively influence their mental health. However, few studies have been conducted on the bullying of migrant children in urban China. A positive psychological perspective has rarely been adopted in examining the mechanisms through which bullying victimization influences mental health, and the protective factors remain understudied. Read More