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  1. Major depressive disorder (MDD) patients not responding to two or more different antidepressant treatments are currently considered to suffer from treatment resistant depression (TRD). Recently, intranasal esk...

    Authors: Marcatili Matteo, Pellicioli Cristian, Maggioni Laura, Motta Federico, Redaelli Chiara, Ghelfi Lorenzo, Krivosova Michaela, Matteo Sibilla, Nava Roberto, Colmegna Fabrizia, Dakanalis Antonios, Caldiroli Alice, Capuzzi Enrico, Benatti Beatrice, Bertola Francesca, Villa Nicoletta…
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:43
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  2. Concerns have been raised that the COVID-19 pandemic could increase risk for adverse mental health outcomes, especially in young adults, a vulnerable age group. We investigated changes in depression and anxiet...

    Authors: Kia Watkins-Martin, Massimiliano Orri, Marie-Hélène Pennestri, Natalie Castellanos-Ryan, Simon Larose, Jean-Philippe Gouin, Isabelle Ouellet-Morin, Nicholas Chadi, Frederick Philippe, Michel Boivin, Richard E. Tremblay, Sylvana Côté and Marie-Claude Geoffroy
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:42
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  3. In general, the course of schizophrenia is chronic accompanied not only by positive and negative symptoms but also by cognitive dysfunction associated with psychosocial disability, and thus treatment combining...

    Authors: Mitsukuni Murasaki, Yoshifumi Inoue, Hiroshi Nakamura and Toshihiko Kinoshita
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:41
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Test anxiety has been widely found in medical students. Emotion regulation and psychological resilience have been identified as key factors contributing to anxiety. However, studies on relationships were limit...

    Authors: Yuguo Liu, Haiyan Pan, Runhuang Yang, Xingjie Wang, Jiawei Rao, Xingshan Zhang and Congcong Pan
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:40
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  5. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as “apical ballooning syndrome”, is generally precipitated by endogenous or exogenous stress. Eating disorders are associated with a variety of physical complications.

    Authors: Kota Kikuchi, Norio Yasui-Furukori, Chie Hasegawa, Manami Watahiki, Teruo Inoue and Kazutaka Shimoda
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:39
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  6. Intensive care unit (ICU) staff have faced unprecedented challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which could significantly affect their mental health and well-being. The present stu...

    Authors: Nisha Kader, Bushra Elhusein, Nirvana Swamy Kudlur Chandrappa, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Prem Chandra, Abdul Waheed Khan and Majid Alabdulla
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:38
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  7. There is a need to scale-up mental health service provision in primary health care. The current extent of integration of mental health in primary care is pertinent to promoting and augmenting mental health at ...

    Authors: Manasi Kumar, Vincent Nyongesa, Martha Kagoya, Byamah B. Mutamba, Beatrice Amugune, Neha S. Krishnam, Grace Nduku Wambua, Inge Petersen, Onesmus Gachuno and Shekhar Saxena
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:37
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  8. Depression and low quality of life are severe conditions that lead to disability and mortality, common in high and low-resourced countries. Therefore, this study aimed to assess geriatric depression, quality o...

    Authors: Kemal Jemal, Dejene Hailu, Bikila Tesfa, Tasfaye Lama, Tadele Kinati and Endeshaw Mengistu
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:36
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  9. Suicide is one of the main causes of excess of premature death in psychotic patients. Published studies found that suicide risk begins in ultra-high risk of psychosis and continues in early years of the diseas...

    Authors: Ricardo Coentre, Alexandra Fonseca, Tiago Mendes, Ana Rebelo, Elisabete Fernandes, Pedro Levy, Carlos Góis and Maria Luísa Figueira
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:35
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  11. The rate of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) due to the accidents is high around the world. Patients with mild TBIs may suffer from some psychological disorders, including aggression, and mental fatigue, and th...

    Authors: Sheida Shirvani, Mohammadreza Davoudi, Masoud Shirvani, Peiman Koleini, Safora Hojat Panah, Fatemeh Shoshtari and Abdollah Omidi
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:33
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  12. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common psychiatric comorbidity in schizophrenia, associated with poor clinical outcomes and medication noncompliance. Most previous studies on the effect of alcohol use in patie...

    Authors: Soojin Ahn, Youngjae Choi, Woohyeok Choi, Young Tak Jo, Harin Kim, Jungsun Lee and Sung Woo Joo
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:32
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  13. Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease prompting extreme containment measures, including lockdown, travel restrictions, social distancing, and stringent personal hygiene. This study...

    Authors: Anne Yee, Nur ‘Aqilah Mohd Hodori, Yu-Zhen Tung, Po-Lin Ooi, Saiful Adni B. Abdul Latif, Husna Md Isa, Diana-Leh-Ching Ng, Chee-Shee Chai and Seng-Beng Tan
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:31
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  14. Self-harm (SH) is among the strongest predictors of further episodes of SH, suicide attempt, and death by suicide. People who repeteadly harm themselves are at even higher risk for suicide. Factors influencing...

    Authors: Philippe Golay, Louise Ostertag, Alessandra Costanza, Bénédicte Van der Vaeren, Yves Dorogi, Stéphane Saillant and Laurent Michaud
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:30
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  15. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a prevalent gynecological disease and is significantly associated with abnormal neural activity. Acupuncture is an effective treatment on PMS in clinical practice. However, few s...

    Authors: Gaoxiong Duan, Ya Chen, Yong Pang, Zhuo Feng, Hai Liao, Huimei Liu, Zhuocheng Zou, Min Li, Jien Tao, Xin He, Shasha Li, Peng Liu and Demao Deng
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:29
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  16. Suicide is a major public health issue worldwide, with about 880,000 dying annually for such a cause. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to severe social disruption both from health and economic standpoints. Law en...

    Authors: Sergio Garbarino, Michele Fornaro, Rita Messina, Maurizio Pompili and Fabrizio Ciprani
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:28
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  17. Antipsychotics are well-known to cause potentially serious and life-threatening adverse drug reactions (ADRs) that have been reported to be also one of the major reasons for non-adherence. In Eritrea, shortage...

    Authors: Merhawi Bahta, Azieb Ogbaghebriel, Mulugeta Russom, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam and Tzeggai Berhe
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:27
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  18. Schizophrenia is a complex mental illness with significant sex differences. Cognitive impairment is common in patients with schizophrenia, even in remission. This study was designed to examine the sex differen...

    Authors: Na Zhao, Xiao Hong Wang, Chuan Yi Kang, Yue Zheng, Li Ying Yang, Tie Feng Guan, Yun Xia Bai, Ran Wei, Hunter C. Hinman and Xiang Yang Zhang
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:26
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  19. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into focus the mental health of the student population. The study aimed to analyze the psychological response to the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of perceived stress and its rel...

    Authors: Jelena Kostić, Olivera Žikić, Vladimir Đorđević and Žilijeta Krivokapić
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:25
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  20. Psychotic major depression (PMD) is a subtype of depression with a poor prognosis. Previous studies have failed to find many differences between patients with PMD and those with non-psychotic major depression ...

    Authors: Meng-qi Wang, Ran-ran Wang, Yu Hao, Wei-feng Xiong, Ling Han, Dong-dong Qiao and Juan He
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:24
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  21. Psychological distress is one of the major determinants for the experience progression, and recovery of chronic pain. However, it is unclear whether physical pain in specific body sites could be predictive of ...

    Authors: Jamaan Al-Zahrani, Mamdouh M. Shubair, Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Khaled K. Aldossari, Majid Alsalamah, Badr F. Al-Khateeb, Abdulkarim Saeed, Saeed Alshahrani, Aseel Salem AlSuwaidan, Abdullah A. Alrasheed and Ashraf El-Metwally
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:23
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  22. The COVID-19 pandemic led individuals to suffer from different levels of mental health problems such as psychological distress, anxiety, depression, denial, panic, and fear. This study aimed at determining the...

    Authors: Argaw Ambelu, Zewdie Birhanu, Yimenu Yitayih, Yohannes Kebede, Mohammed Mecha, Jemal Abafita, Ashenafi Belay and Diriba Fufa
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:22
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  23. Capgras delusion is one of the delusional misidentification syndromes characterized by the belief by the patient that the close person is replaced by an imposter who looks physically the same. It rarely occurs...

    Authors: Sulochana Joshi, Mankaji Thapa, Anusha Manandhar and Rabi Shakya
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:21
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  24. There is limited research with inconsistent findings on differences between female and male offender patients with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD), who behave aggressively towards others. This study ai...

    Authors: Moritz Philipp Günther, Steffen Lau, Sabine Kling, Martina Sonnweber, Elmar Habermeyer and Johannes Kirchebner
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:20
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  25. Musical obsession has been reported as the “stuck song syndrome” and can be accompanied by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Musical obsession is the phenomenon where a particular set of known musical notes...

    Authors: Reiji Yoshimura, Naomichi Okamoto, Yuki Konishi and Atsuko Ikenouchi
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:19
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  27. This is an ecological study that analyzes suicides committed in Montenegro during the 2000–2018 period, taking into account gender, age and methods of suicide.

    Authors: Lidija Injac Stevović, Selman Repišti, Tamara Radojičić and Olivera Injac
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:17
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  29. Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. HIV/AIDS continues to be associated with an under-recognized risk for suicidal behavior. Suicidal behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS is not ...

    Authors: Kefyalew Dagne Gizachew, Yigrem Ali Chekol, Elyas Admasu Basha, Shiferaw Abeway Mamuye and Abate Dargie Wubetu
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:15
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  30. Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome that presents various symptoms ranging from stupor to agitation, with prominent disturbances of volition. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood. Benzodiazepines and electroc...

    Authors: Hiroko Sugawara, Junpei Takamatsu, Mamoru Hashimoto and Manabu Ikeda
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:14
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  31. To control the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 infection's disease (COVID-19), appropriate precautionary behaviors by the public should be promoted. There are international differences in public cognitive and beh...

    Authors: Akihiro Shiina, Tomihisa Niitsu, Osamu Kobori, Keita Idemoto, Tasuku Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Yoshito Igarashi, Eiji Shimizu, Michiko Nakazato, Kenji Hashimoto and Masaomi Iyo
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:13
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  32. Gut–brain axis (GBA) is a system widely studied nowadays, especially in the neuropsychiatry field. It is postulated to correlate with many psychiatric conditions, one of them being attention-deficit hyperactiv...

    Authors: Alverina Cynthia Sukmajaya, Maria Inge Lusida, Soetjipto and Yunias Setiawati
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:12
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. Domestic violence is a term that shows aggressive behavior with different physical, psychological, economic, and social dimensions. This concept is considered as one of the health priorities regarding its sign...

    Authors: Fereshteh Babaheidarian, Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi, Gita Sangestani and Godratollah Roshanaei
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:11
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  34. There are limited studies on the prevalence of misdiagnosis as well as detection rates of severe psychiatric disorders in specialized and non-specialized healthcare settings. To the best of our knowledge, this...

    Authors: Getinet Ayano, Sileshi Demelash, Zegeye yohannes, Kibrom Haile, Mikiyas Tulu, Dawit Assefa, Abel Tesfaye, Kelemua Haile, Melat Solomon, Asrat Chaka and Light Tsegay
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:10
    Content type: Primary research Published on:

  35. A number of studies have shown the positive effects of acupuncture on state anxiety. However, the efficacy of acupuncture in treating anxiety disorder remains unclear. This review and meta-analysis aimed to ex...

    Authors: Xiang-yun Yang, Ning-bo Yang, Fang-fang Huang, Shuai Ren and Zhan-jiang Li
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:9
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  36. Disrespect and abuse (D&A) violate the fundamental principles of ethics, human rights, and basic obligations to protect and relieve patients. This study aimed to identify the status of D&A and its relationship...

    Authors: Khadije Hajizadeh and Mojgan Mirghafourvand
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:8
    Content type: Primary research Published on:

  37. The most popular tool used for measuring personality traits is the Five-Factor Model (FFM). It includes neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. Many studies indicated the asso...

    Authors: Szymon Zmorzyński, Wojciech Styk, Waldemar Klinkosz, Justyna Iskra and Agata Anna Filip
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:7
    Content type: Review Published on:

  38. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children or early adolescents with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 7.2%. Numerous articles related to ADHD have b...

    Authors: Chien-Ho Lin, Tsair-Wei Chien and Yu-Hua Yan
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:6
    Content type: Primary research Published on:

  39. Exposure to public stigma can lead to stereotype endorsement and resignation, which are constructs related to self-stigma. This latter phenomenon has well-documented deleterious consequences for people living ...

    Authors: Philippe Golay, Mihaela Moga, Celia Devas, Mélissa Staecheli, Yasmine Poisat, Marie Israël, Caroline Suter, Benedetta Silva, Stéphane Morandi, Pascale Ferrari, Jérôme Favrod and Charles Bonsack
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:5
    Content type: Primary research Published on:

  40. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most commonly reported mental health consequence following disasters and traumatic events, either natural or man-made. Nothing is written regarding its pooled preva...

    Authors: Mengesha Srahbzu Biresaw and Enguday Tirfeneh Gebeyehu
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:4
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  41. Despite the EU recommendations on mental health, involuntary admission has been under researched in Italy for a long time and the overall picture of involuntary admission still appears fragmentary. The aims of...

    Authors: G. Maina, G. Rosso, C. Carezana, E. Mehanović, F. Risso, V. Villari, L. Gariglio and M. Cardano
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:3
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  42. Anxiety and postpartum depression are the most common psychological problems in women after delivery. Cognitive behavior intervention has been reported to have an effect in the therapy of postpartum depression...

    Authors: Hongling Liu and Yang Yang
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:2
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  43. Evidence emerged concerning how inflammatory arthritis and mood disorders can often occur in the same patient and show a similar clinical pattern. An overview of the rheumatological and psychiatric aspects of ...

    Authors: Maria Sole Chimenti, Giulia Lavinia Fonti, Paola Conigliaro, Paola Triggianese, Emanuela Bianciardi, Marialuce Coviello, Ginevra Lombardozzi, Giulia Tarantino, Cinzia Niolu, Alberto Siracusano and Roberto Perricone
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2021 20:1
    Content type: Review Published on:

  44. Guidelines on laboratory screening in schizophrenia recommend annual monitoring of fasting lipids and glucose. The utility and the cost effectiveness of more extensive laboratory screening have not been studied.

    Authors: Saana Eskelinen, Janne V. J. Suvisaari and Jaana M. Suvisaari
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:70
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  45. Mood disorders are severe mental disorders related to increased suicidal behavior. Finding neural features for suicidal behavior, including suicide attempts (SAs) and suicidal ideation (SI), in mood disorders ...

    Authors: Pengshuo Wang, Ran Zhang, Xiaowei Jiang, Shengnan Wei, Fei Wang and Yanqing Tang
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:69
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  46. Although there are some existing data describing the usage of topiramate in patients with antipsychotic-induced obesity, study on its comparison with metformin is limited. This study aimed to explore the effec...

    Authors: Congjie Wang, Wenjie Shi, Jianyang Xu, Chengbing Huang and Jiannan Zhu
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:68
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  49. Perinatal depression is a widely discussed mental illness that occurs not only in women, but also in men. A previous international meta-analysis of the prevalence of paternal perinatal depression suggested tha...

    Authors: Keita Tokumitsu, Norio Sugawara, Kazushi Maruo, Toshihito Suzuki, Norio Yasui-Furukori and Kazutaka Shimoda
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:65
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. A number of studies have been conducted on risk factors of comorbid anxiety disorders regarding late-life depression (LLD). This study investigated the associated factors and their relationship to comorbid anx...

    Authors: Chawisa Suradom, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Peerasak Lerttrakarnnon, Surin Jiraniramai, Unchulee Taemeeyapradit, Surang Lertkachatarn, Suwanna Arunpongpaisal and Pimolpun Kuntawong
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:63
    Content type: Primary research Published on:
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