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Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17(Suppl 1):206
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Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants
Depression is one of the most disabling and chronic mental illnesses. Despite its high burden, many people suffering from depression did not perceive that they had a treatable illness and consequently most of ...
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Validity of the PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 to screen for depression in nationwide primary care population in Latvia
Depression is highly underdiagnosed in primary care settings in Latvia. Screening for depression in primary care is potentially an efficient way to find undetected case s and improve diagnostics. We aimed to v...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:33 -
The relation between immunologic variables and symptom factors in patients with major depressive disorder
The associations between depression and immunity were investigated by measuring the scores of Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) and peripheral lymphocyte parameters in patients with major depressive ...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:32 -
Depression during pregnancy and preterm delivery: a prospective cohort study among women attending antenatal clinic at Pumwani Maternity Hospital
Preterm birth occurs among 9.6% of births worldwide and is the leading cause of long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities among children and also responsible for 28% of neonatal deaths. No single etiological f...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:31 -
Variation in admission rates between psychiatrists on call in a university teaching hospital
Hospital-based physicians must routinely decide whether patients receiving care in the emergency room require admission to an acute care bed. We endeavoured to understand clinician-related factors that influen...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:30 -
Understanding mental health difficulties and associated psychosocial outcomes in adolescents in the HIV clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Globally adolescents continue to have an upward trend in HIV incidence and AIDS-related mortality. The interplay between the rapid physical growth, sexual maturation, and enormous albeit slow-evolving cognitiv...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:29 -
Relationship of Internet gaming disorder with dissociative experience in Italian university students
The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to investigate the prevalence of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among Italian university students and (b) to explore the associations between the former and dissociat...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:28 -
Determinants of depression among people with epilepsy in Central Ethiopia
Depression is the most frequently and highly occurring mental disorders in epilepsy patients. When depression is comorbid with epilepsy, it leads to low employment and poor quality of life. Thus, the aim of th...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:27 -
Chewing khat and risky sexual behavior among residents of Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia
Khat is a well-known natural stimulant and is widely used in Ethiopia, particularly in Bahir Dar city. Khat chewing is linked with risky sexual behaviors.
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:26 -
Personality traits and health-related quality of life: the mediator role of coping strategies and psychological distress
The study of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important topic in mental health around the globe. However, there is the need for more evidence about the cumulative influence of psychological variabl...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:25 -
Psychotic mania as the solitary manifestation of neurosyphilis
Neurosyphilis remains a diagnostic challenge in current psychiatric practice because of its pleomorphic psychiatric manifestations. Although neurosyphilis can present with a wide range of psychiatric symptoms,...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:24 -
Suicidal ideation and attempts among people with severe mental disorder, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, comparative cross-sectional study
People with severe mental disorders are associated with increased risk of suicide and suicide attempts compared to the general population. In low and middle-income countries, research concerning suicide attemp...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:23 -
The frequency of DRD2 rs1076560 and OPRM1 rs1799971 in substance use disorder patients from the United Arab Emirates
Dopaminergic and opioid systems are involved in mediating drug reward and reinforcement of various types of substances including psychoactive compounds. Genes of both systems have been candidate for investigat...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:22 -
Characteristics of patients presenting post-suicide attempt to an Academic Medical Center Emergency Department in Lebanon
Emergency Department (ED) visits for suicide attempts have been described worldwide; however, the populations studied were predominantly Western European, North American, or East Asian. This study aims to desc...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:21 -
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions on the emotional impact of having an inadequate response to antidepressant medications: survey and prospective patient audit
Despite the availability of effective antidepressants, about half of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) display an inadequate response to their initial treatment. A large patient survey recently rep...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:20 -
An open-label, flexible dose adaptive study evaluating the efficacy of vortioxetine in subjects with panic disorder
Despite the current treatments available for panic disorder (PD), as many as one-third of patients have persistent and treatment-resistant panic attacks. Vortioxetine is an approved medicine for major depressi...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:19 -
Prevalence of postpartum depression and interventions utilized for its management
Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that affects approximately 10–15% of adult mothers yearly. This study sought to determine the prevalence of postpartum depression and interventions utilized for its man...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:18 -
Exploring PTSD in emergency operators of a major University Hospital in Italy: a preliminary report on the role of gender, age, and education
Emergency services personnel face frequent exposure to potentially traumatic events, with the potential for chronic symptomatic distress. The DSM-5 recently recognized a particular risk for post-traumatic stre...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:17 -
A systematic review and meta-analysis of gender difference in epidemiology of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C infections in people with severe mental illness
People with severe mental disorders (SMDs) are associated with increased risk of infectious disease including human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and hepatitis viruses, such as hepatitis B virus (HBV)...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:16 -
The association between parental depression and adolescent’s Internet addiction in South Korea
A number of risk factors for Internet addiction among adolescents have been identified to be associated with their behavior, familial, and parental factors. However, few studies have focused on the relationshi...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:15 -
The long-term outcome of patients with heroin use disorder/dual disorder (chronic psychosis) after admission to enhanced methadone maintenance
Over-standard methadone doses are generally needed in the treatment of heroin use disorder (HUD) patients that display concomitant high-severity psychopathological symptomatology. A flexible dosing regimen may...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:14 -
Compassion fatigue and substance use among nurses
This study aimed to detect if there were differences in compassion fatigue (CF) among nurses based on substance use and demographic variables of gender, marital status, type of health institution and income.
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:13 -
Correction to: Suicide ideation and attempts among people with epilepsy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that an author’s name was spelt incorrectly in the original published article. Getinet Ayano was previously spelt “Getnet Ayano”. This...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:12 -
Undetected psychiatric morbidity among HIV/AIDS patients attending Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) in Nairobi Kenya: towards an integrated mental health care
Psychiatric morbidity is commonly associated with HIV disease and may have adverse effects. This aspect may be overlooked at comprehensive HIV care centers in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:11 -
EFFORT-D study process evaluation: challenges in conducting a trial into the effects of running therapy in patients with major depressive disorder
Exercise is currently seen as an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). However, existing studies have focused mainly on mild-to-moderate depression. The moderate positive effect of exercise ...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:10 -
Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for young children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Japan
Early intervention for preschoolers with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is important considering the impact on their prognosis. Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a psychotherapy treat...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:9 -
A survey of caregiver burden in those providing informal care for patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder with agitation: results from a European study
Agitation is a common feature of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Previous research indicates that specific symptoms impact caregiver burden in these conditions, but the impact of agitation on caregiver exp...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:8 -
Off-label prescription of psychiatric drugs by non-psychiatrist physicians in three general hospitals in Germany
Off-label prescribing of psychoactive drugs is a common practice in psychiatry. Here, we sought to investigate the frequency of off-label prescribing in a population of hospitalized patients with a somatic ill...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:7 -
Correction to: Psychological and somatic distress in Chinese outpatients at general hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Unfortunately, after publication of this article [1], it was noticed that the affiliation of Rainer Schaefert is incorrectly displayed as, “Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Universit...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:6 -
Strength-based assessment for future violence risk: a retrospective validation study of the Structured Assessment of PROtective Factors for violence risk (SAPROF) Japanese version in forensic psychiatric inpatients
The Structured Assessment of PROtective Factors for violence risk (SAPROF) was recently developed as a strength-based addition to the risk assessment of future violent behavior. We examined the interrater reli...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:5 -
Suicide ideation and attempts among people with epilepsy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Suicidal ideation and attempts are more frequent in people with epilepsy than in general population and suicide attempt increases the chance of later completed suicide. The aim of this study was to assess the ...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:4 -
Psychopathology of addiction: Can the SCL90-based five-dimensional structure differentiate Heroin Use Disorder from a non-substance-related addictive disorder such as Gambling Disorder?
In the Gambling Disorder (GD), there is no exogenous drug administration that acts as the central core of the traditional meaning of addiction. A specific psychopathology of Substance Use Disorders has been pr...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:3 -
Correction to: A multilevel longitudinal study of obsessive compulsive symptoms in adolescence: male gender and emotional stability as protective factors
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake in the author name. The co-author’s name should be Dimitris Dikeos instead of Dimitris Dikaios.
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:2 -
Suicidal thoughts among university students in Ethiopia
Suicide is a serious public health problem, responsible for 1.48% of all deaths worldwide, with suicidal ideation an important precursor. University and college students are among highly affected groups. This ...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2018 17:1 -
The efficacy, acceptability, and safety of five atypical antipsychotics in patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia: a randomized comparative trial
Differences in effectiveness and tolerability between different atypical antipsychotics may affect schizophrenic patients’ treatment adherence or prognosis. However, which kind of antipsychotic was more effect...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:47 -
Continuation with clozapine after eosinophilia: a case report
Clozapine-induced eosinophilia had been reported in several studies about blood dyscrasias in clozapine-treated patient. The largest study with 2404 patients in Italy found the incidence of 2.2% by criteria of...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:46 -
An association study of Taq1A ANKK1 and C957T and − 141C DRD2 polymorphisms in adults with internet gaming disorder: a pilot study
Though Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is considered to share similar genetic vulnerability with substance addictions, little has been explored about the role of the genetic variants on IGD. This pilot study wa...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:45 -
Comparison of the characteristics of suicide attempters with major depressive disorder and those with no psychiatric diagnosis in emergency departments of general hospitals in China
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a known major risk factor for suicide due to the high suicide mortality. However, studies comparing the characteristics of suicide attempters with major depressive disorder a...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:44 -
Serum prolactin levels and sexual dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics: comparison between aripiprazole and other atypical antipsychotics
Antipsychotics, even atypical ones, can induce hyperprolactinemia. Aripiprazole (APZ), a dopamine D2 partial agonist, has a unique pharmacological profile and few side effects. We investigated the incidence of...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:43 -
A multilevel longitudinal study of obsessive compulsive symptoms in adolescence: male gender and emotional stability as protective factors
The severity of obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) is suggested to be normally distributed in the general population, and they appear to have an impact on a range of aspects of adolescent development. Importa...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:42 -
Association between an angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and Alzheimer’s disease in a Tunisian population
The angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D or indel) polymorphism has long been linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the interpretation of established data remains controversial. T...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:41 -
Mental, neurologic, and substance use (MNS) disorders among street homeless people in Ethiopia
About 25–60% of the homeless population is reported to have some form of mental disorder. To our knowledge, there are no studies aimed at the screening, diagnosis, treatment, care, rehabilitation, and support ...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:40 -
Depression is related to dietary diversity score in women: a cross-sectional study from a developing country
Substantial evidence provides support for the role of diet in the prevention and control of mental disorders. However, since there is no study regarding the relationship between dietary diversity and stress or...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:39 -
Insulin-like growth factor-1: a possible marker for emotional and cognitive disturbances, and treatment effectiveness in major depressive disorder
Depression and cognitive dysfunction share a common neuropathological platform. Abnormal neural plasticity in the frontolimbic circuits has been linked to changes in the expression of neurotrophic factors, inc...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:38 -
Relationship between the experience of being a bully/victim and mental health in preadolescence and adolescence: a cross-sectional study
Several studies have proven that the experiences of being bullied or bullying others are associated with poor mental health among adolescent youths. Our study aims to investigate the relationship between the e...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:37 -
Weight changes before and after lurasidone treatment: a real-world analysis using electronic health records
Severe and persistent mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are associated with increased risk of obesity compared to the general population. While the association of lurasidone and low...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:36 -
Psychological and somatic distress in Chinese outpatients at general hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Our study aimed (1) to describe the proportion of psychological distress among Chinese outpatients at general hospitals, (2) to compare cognitive and behavioral characteristics of patients with different distr...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:35 -
Analysis of EEG entropy during visual evocation of emotion in schizophrenia
In this study, the international affective picture system was used to evoke emotion, and then the corresponding signals were collected. The features from different points of brainwaves, frequency, and entropy ...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:34 -
Hospital nurses’ attitudes, negative perceptions, and negative acts regarding workplace bullying
Workplace bullying is a prevalent problem in today’s work places that has adverse effects on both bullying victims and organizations. To investigate the predictors of workplace bullying is an important task to...
Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2017 16:33