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Psychiatr Q 2022 Jun 21. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Depression is a prevalent disease, being one of the most relevant contributors of disability in the overall global burden of diseases. Hospitalization episodes are important quality indicators in psychiatric care. The primary aim of this study is to analyse depressive disorder related hospitalizations in Portuguese public hospitals and to detail clinical and sociodemographic differences among various subtypes of depression. Read More

J Addict Dis 2022 Jun 17:1-8. Epub 2022 Jun 17.

University of Health Science-Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Background: Substance use disorder is a growing health problem all over the world. The coexistence of substance misuse, affective temperaments, and emotion dysregulation has not been studied sufficiently.

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the role of affective temperaments and emotion dysregulation on substance use disorder. Read More

J Affect Disord 2022 08 18;311:198-204. Epub 2022 May 18.

Department of Psychiatry, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, United Kingdom. Electronic address:

Background: Depression is characterized by debilitating symptoms and high recurrence rates, and there are relatively few large-scale epidemiological surveys of depressive disorders conducted in Shandong since 2005. Data from the largest Epidemiological Survey of Mental Disorders conducted in 2015 in Shandong were collected to investigate the prevalence of depressive disorders and associated demographic characteristics in general adult population.

Methods: A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was adopted to select residents and a two-stage screening and assessment process was used to define the prevalence and characteristics of depressive disorders. Read More

Acta Psychiatr Scand 2022 Jul 29;146(1):85-97. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

Department: University Center of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Objectives: Polypharmacy and late-life depression often congregate in the geriatric population. The primary objective is to identify determinants of polypharmacy in patients with depression, and second to examine polypharmacy in relation to various clinical phenotypes of depression and its course.

Methods: A longitudinal observational study using data of the Netherlands Study of Depression in Older persons (NESDO) including 375 patients with depression 60 years and 132 non-depressed comparisons. Read More

Turk Psikiyatri Derg 2021 ;32(4):293-295

Dear Editor, The chapter on mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders of the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) has been now finalized. Reporting of health statistics by Member States to the World Health Organization (WHO) using the new diagnostic system will begin in 2022. The section on mood disorders of the ICD-11 is overall consistent with the corresponding section of the ICD-10. Read More

Ind Psychiatry J 2021 Oct 22;30(Suppl 1):S221-S227. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Jharkhand, India.

Child sexual abuse (CSA) occurs when a person involves the child in sexual activities for his/her sexual gratification, commercial gain, or both. We report a series of 12 cases of CSA, who presented to the psychiatry department with diverse psychiatric presentations associated with CSA. In most of these cases, the perpetrator was unmarried and known to the child. Read More

Am J Psychiatry 2022 Feb 8;179(2):110-121. Epub 2021 Dec 8.

Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (INCITE), Columbia University, New York (Tadmon); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York (Olfson).

Objective: Previous work has demonstrated significant declines in the provision of outpatient psychotherapy by U.S. psychiatrists. Read More

Indian J Gastroenterol 2021 Oct 28;40(5):453-462. Epub 2021 Nov 28.

Immunogenomics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151 401, India.

Celiac disease (CD) primarily affects the small intestine. Previous studies have identified higher incidences of neuropsychiatric diseases among CD patients compared to non-CD controls. Genome-wide association studies have identified >60 non-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes associated with CD, where estimated 15% genes have role in neurological health. Read More

Oxid Med Cell Longev 2021 25;2021:9971765. Epub 2021 Oct 25.

Research Unit on Gerontology, FES Zaragoza, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Av. Guelatao No. 66, Col. Ejército de Oriente, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de Mexico, CP 09230, Mexico.

Oxidative stress (OS) increases during the human aging process, and the sedentary lifestyle could be a prooxidant factor. In this study, we determine the effect of sedentary lifestyle on OS during the aging process in Mexican women. A longitudinal study of two-year follow-up was carried out with 177 community-dwelling women (40-69 y) from Mexico City. Read More

Hum Psychopharmacol 2021 11 3;36(6):e2801. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK.

Background: Depressive symptoms occur in several psychiatric disorders, often in the absence of a formal diagnosis of depression. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and the tolerability of amisulpride, both alone and as augmentation therapy, in the treatment of depressive symptoms in individuals with any major psychiatric disorder.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, GreyLit, OpenGrey and ProQuest up to March 2020 for randomised controlled trials focussing on the treatment of an acute depressive episode in any major psychiatric disorder. Read More

Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022 Jul 28;56(7):757-770. Epub 2021 Oct 28.

Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia.

Background And Objectives: Evidence indicates that mood disorders often co-occur with substance-related disorders. However, pooling comorbidity estimates can be challenging due to heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria and in the overall study design. The aim of this study was to systematically review and, where appropriate, meta-analyse estimates related to the pairwise comorbidity between mood disorders and substance-related disorders, after sorting these estimates by various study designs. Read More

J Affect Disord 2021 12 27;295:1138-1150. Epub 2021 Aug 27.

Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Poteshnaya 3, 107076, Moscow, Russian Federation.

Background: We report results of an internet-based field study evaluating the diagnostic guidelines for ICD-11 mood disorders. Accuracy of clinicians' diagnostic judgments applying draft ICD-11 as compared to the ICD-10 guidelines to standardized case vignettes was assessed as well as perceived clinical utility.

Methods: 1357 clinician members of the World Health Organization's Global Clinical Practice Network completed the study in English, Spanish, Japanese or Russian. Read More

Bull Exp Biol Med 2021 Oct 27;171(6):704-706. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

Research Institute of Mental Health, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia.

Comparative analysis of blood sera from women with alcohol dependence and depressive disorders or from conditionally healthy women revealed reduced level of antibodies to dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, glutamate, and GABA in blood serum in women with dysthymic disorder and a depressive episode and their increased content in women with alcohol dependence in combination with depressive disorders. Read More

Clin Case Rep 2021 Sep 22;9(9):e04809. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Department of Ophthalmology Hospital Tuanku Fauziah, Kangar, Perlis Ministry of Health Malaysia Malaysia.

Comprehensive clinical assessment with integrated team approach is crucial in managing cases of non-organic visual loss. Apart from pharmacotherapy, psychosocial rehabilitation should also be adequately addressed. Read More

Lancet Psychiatry 2021 11 21;8(11):981-990. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Mental Health Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Background: In China, depressive disorders have been estimated to be the second leading cause of years lived with disability. However, nationally representative epidemiological data for depressive disorders, in particular use of mental health services by adults with these disorders, are unavailable in China. The present study, part of the China Mental Health Survey, 2012-15, aims to describe the socioeconomic characteristics and the use of mental health services in people with depressive disorders in China. Read More

Psychoneuroendocrinology 2021 11 12;133:105390. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

OLVG Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), Singapore.

Background: Worldwide, oral contraceptive (OC) use is a very common form of birth control, although it has been associated with symptoms of depression and insomnia. Insomnia is a risk factor for major depressive disorder (MDD) but may also be a symptom of the disorder. Despite the large number of women who use OC, it is yet unknown whether women with previous or current diagnosis of depression are more likely to experience more severe depressive and insomnia symptoms during concurrent OC use than women without diagnosis of depression. Read More

J Affect Disord 2021 10 26;293:320-328. Epub 2021 Jun 26.

Adelphi University, Garden City, USA.

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been associated with difficulties in social and interpersonal functioning. Deficits in emotion processing may contribute to the development and maintenance of interpersonal difficulties in MDD. Although some studies have found that MDD is associated with deficits in recognition of emotion in faces, other studies have failed to find any impairment. Read More

J Psychosom Res 2021 Sep 17;148:110551. Epub 2021 Jun 17.

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Objectives: The literature on childhood-onset depression and future compromised vascular function is suggestive but limited. The objective of this study was to determine if arterial stiffness, a predictor of future cardiovascular disease (CVD), measured in young adulthood, is associated with childhood-onset depression.

Methods: Cardiometabolic risk factors and pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, were cross-sectionally assessed in young adults with a history of childhood-onset depression (clinical diagnosis of major depressive episode or dysthymic disorder; N = 294 probands; initially recruited via child mental health facilities across Hungary; mean age of first depressive episode = 10. Read More

Wiad Lek 2021 ;74(6):1414-1419

POLTAVA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, POLTAVA, UKRAINE.

Objective: The aim: To explore the features of non-psychotic mental disorders in people with cosmetic defects and deformities of the external nose in order to optimize their treatment and rehabilitation measures.

Patients And Methods: Material and methods: The authors examined 99 persons who reffered to a plastic surgeon for cosmetic rhinoplasty. The first group (Group I) included 30 individuals; they did not have cosmetic defects of the nose; however, these individuals fixed unreasonably great attention on the nose and persistently demanded to change its shape. Read More

JMIR Med Inform 2021 Jun 16;9(6):e15527. Epub 2021 Jun 16.

Department of Signal Theory and Communications, and Telematics Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.

Background: In the era of big data, networks are becoming a popular factor in the field of data analysis. Networks are part of the main structure of BeGraph software, which is a 3D visualization application dedicated to the analysis of complex networks.

Objective: The main objective of this research was to visually analyze tendencies of mental health diseases in a region of Spain, using the BeGraph software, in order to make the most appropriate health-related decisions in each case. Read More

Front Psychol 2021 15;12:627604. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Emotional disorder symptoms are highly prevalent and a common cause of disability among children and adolescents. Screening and early detection are needed to identify those who need help and to improve treatment outcomes. Nowadays, especially with the arrival of the COVID-19 outbreak, assessment is increasingly conducted online, resulting in the need for brief online screening measures. Read More

BMJ Open 2021 02 23;11(2):e040061. Epub 2021 Feb 23.

Department of Public Health, Curtin University Faculty of Health Sciences, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Objectives: To assess the global prevalence estimates of depressive symptoms, dysthymia and major depressive disorders (MDDs) among homeless people.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: Databases including PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were systematically searched up to February 2020 to identify relevant studies that have reported data on the prevalence of depressive symptoms, dysthymia and MDDs among homeless people. Read More

J Clin Psychol 2021 02 21;77(2):398-413. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Emotions and Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) was developed to manage treatment impasses preventing the experiencing of feelings related to childhood attachment interruptions, such as parental loss. According to ISTDP theory, certain categories of patients will exhibit habitual patterns of responding within the treatment relationship (called defenses) to certain anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings. Such defensive behaviors interrupt awareness of one's own feelings, self-directed compassion and engagement in close human attachments, including the bond with the therapist. Read More

Psychother Res 2021 11 17;31(8):977-987. Epub 2021 Jan 17.

Department for Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health, Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria.

This study explored whether treatment outcomes in a trial on the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) vs. Supportive Psychotherapy (SP) for patients with early-onset chronic depression differ between alliance patterns.

Session-to-session ratings of the therapeutic alliance (Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ)) from 254 outpatients with chronic depression (CBASP: 134; SP: 120) who took part in a multicenter randomized controlled trial of CBASP vs. Read More

Psychophysiology 2021 04 12;58(4):e13767. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.

Neurocognitive impairments commonly observed in depressive disorders are thought to be reflected in reduced P300 amplitudes. To date, depression-related P300 amplitude reduction has mostly been demonstrated cross-sectionally, while its clinical implication for the course of depression remains largely unclear. Moreover, the relationship between P300 and specific clinical characteristics of depression is uncertain. Read More

Acta Neuropsychiatr 2021 Jun 11;33(3):126-133. Epub 2021 Jan 11.

School of Nutrition. Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.

Objective: To evaluate the use of biofeedback intervention in the levels of depression. The main hypothesis tested if the use of biofeedback improves depression levels compared to the control group.

Methods: A randomised clinical trial. Read More