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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...

Authors: Angelo G. I. Maremmani, Alessandro Pallucchini, Luca Rovai, Silvia Bacciardi, Vincenza Spera, Marco Maiello, Giulio Perugi and Icro Maremmani

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.

Authors: Reem Jarrad, Sawsan Hammad, Tagreed Shawashi and Naser Mahmoud

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...

Authors: Kelelemua Haile, Tadesse Awoke, Getinet Ayano, Minale Tareke, Andargie Abate and Mulugeta Nega

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.

Authors: Pauline W. Ng’ang’a, Muthoni Mathai, Anne Obondo, Teresia Mutavi and Manasi Kumar

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 ...

Authors: Frank Kruisdijk, Ingrid Hendriksen, Erwin Tak, Aart-Jan Beekman and Marijke Hopman-Rock

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...

Authors: Nana Hosogane, Masaki Kodaira, Nozomi Kihara, Kazuhiko Saito and Toshiko Kamo

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...

Authors: Sophee Blanthorn-Hazell, Alfredo Gracia, Jenna Roberts, Anca Boldeanu and Davneet Judge

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...

Authors: Caroline Lücke, Jürgen M. Gschossmann, Teja W. Grömer, Sebastian Moeller, Charlotte E. Schneider, Aikaterini Zikidi, Alexandra Philipsen and Helge H. O. Müller

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...

Authors: Nana Xiong, Jing Wei, Kurt Fritzsche, Rainer Leonhart, Xia Hong, Tao Li, Jing Jiang, Liming Zhu, Guoqing Tian, Xudong Zhao, Lan Zhang and Rainer Schaefert

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...

Authors: Hiroko Kashiwagi, Akiko Kikuchi, Mayuko Koyama, Daisuke Saito and Naotsugu Hirabayashi

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 ...

Authors: Kelelemua Haile, Tadesse Awoke, Getinet Ayano, Minale Tareke, Andargie Abate and Mulugeta Nega

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...

Authors: Angelo G. I. Maremmani, Denise Gazzarrini, Amelia Fiorin, Valeria Cingano, Graziano Bellio, Giulio Perugi and Icro Maremmani

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.

Authors: Vasilis Stavropoulos, Kathleen A. Moore, Helen Lazaratou, Dimitris Dikeos and Rapson Gomez

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 ...

Authors: Berihun Assefa Dachew, Berhanu Boru Bifftu, Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Degefaye Zelalem Anlay and Meseret Adugna Wassie

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...

Authors: Congjie Wang, Wenjie Shi, Chengbing Huang, Jiannan Zhu, Wenzhong Huang and Gang Chen

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...

Authors: Yen-Cheng Ho and Huang-Li Lin

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...

Authors: Soo-Hyun Paik, Mi Ran Choi, Su Min Kwak, Sol Hee Bang, Ji-Won Chun, Jin-Young Kim, Jihye Choi, Hyun Cho, Jo-Eun Jeong and Dai-Jin Kim

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...

Authors: Shengnan Wei, Haiyan Li, Jinglin Hou, Wei Chen, Xu Chen and Xiaoxia Qin

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...

Authors: Eiji Kirino

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...

Authors: Vasilis Stavropoulos, Kathleen A. Moore, Helen Lazaratou, Dimitris Dikeos and Rapson Gomez

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...

Authors: Najiba Fekih-Mrissa, Ines Bedoui, Aycha Sayeh, Hajer Derbali, Meriem Mrad, Ridha Mrissa and Brahim Nsiri

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 ...

Authors: Getinet Ayano, Dawit Assefa, Kibrom Haile, Asrat Chaka, Haddish Solomon, Petros Hagos, Zegeye Yohannis, Kelemua Haile, Lulu Bekana, Melkamu Agidew, Seife Demise, Belachew Tsegaye and Melat Solomon

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...

Authors: Mina Poorrezaeian, Fereydoun Siassi, Alireza Milajerdi, Mostafa Qorbani, Javad Karimi, Reza Sohrabi-Kabi, Neda Pak and Gity Sotoudeh

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...

Authors: Oleg A. Levada and Alexandra S. Troyan

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...

Authors: Sachiko Kozasa, Arata Oiji, Akio Kiyota, Tetsuji Sawa and Soo-yung Kim

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...

Authors: Jonathan M. Meyer, Daisy S. Ng-Mak, Chien-Chia Chuang, Krithika Rajagopalan and Antony Loebel

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...

Authors: Nana Xiong, Jing Wei, Kurt Fritzsche, Rainer Leonhart, Xia Hong, Tao Li, Jing Jiang, Liming Zhu, Guoqing Tian, Xudong Zhao, Lan Zhang and Rainer Schaefert

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 ...

Authors: Wen-Lin Chu, Min-Wei Huang, Bo-Lin Jian and Kuo-Sheng Cheng

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...

Authors: Shu-Ching Ma, Hsiu-Hung Wang and Tsair-Wei Chien

An arabic translation, reliability, and validation of Patient Health Questionnaire in a Saudi sample

Psychological disorders including depression and anxiety are not rare in primary care clinics. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a clinical diagnostic tool that is widely utilized by primary health car...

Authors: Ahmad N. AlHadi, Deemah A. AlAteeq, Eman Al-Sharif, Hamdah M. Bawazeer, Hasan Alanazi, Abdulaziz T. AlShomrani, Raafat M. Shuqdar and Reem AlOwaybil

Effect of lamotrigine in the treatment of bipolar depression with psychotic features: a case report

Major depressive episodes with psychotic features are more common in bipolar disorder than in major depressive disorder; however, there is little information on the optimal treatment for bipolar depression wit...

Authors: Tomoko Kajiya, Hiroko Sugawara, Yusuke Kajio, Satoru Morieda, Hibiki Tanaka, Tadashi Jono, Noboru Fujise and Mamoru Hashimoto

Neurological soft signs in Tunisian patients with first-episode psychosis and relation with cannabis use

Neurological soft signs (NSS) are minor non-localizing neurological abnormalities that are conceptualized as neurodevelopmental markers that mediate the biological risk for psychosis. We aimed to explore the r...

Authors: Ahmed Mhalla, Bochra Ben Mohamed, Christoph U. Correll, Badii Amamou, Anouar Mechri and Lotfi Gaha

Leveling and abuse among patients with bipolar disorder at psychiatric outpatient departments in Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) clearly states the importance of psychological well-being in the definition of health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absen...

Authors: Habte Belete

Islam, mental health and law: a general overview

Islam is the dominant religion in about 56 countries around the globe, and has more than 1.2 billion followers. Islam represents a holistic way of life, and according to a large proportion of its followers, th...

Authors: Georgios A. Tzeferakos and Athanasios I. Douzenis

Attempted suicide in Podgorica, Montenegro: higher rates in females and unemployed males

A change in suicide attempts is associated with comprehensive changes in mental and physical health and social environment. Attempted suicide and suicide are one of the biggest problems nowadays worldwide, not...

Authors: Lidija Injac Stevovic and Sanja Vodopic

A new technique to measure online bullying: online computerized adaptive testing

Workplace bullying has been measured in many studies to investigate mental health issues. None uses online computerized adaptive testing (CAT) with cutting points to report bully prevalence at workplace.

Authors: Shu-Ching Ma, Hsiu-Hung Wang and Tsair-Wei Chien

Amisulpride withdrawal dyskinesia: a case report

The effects of antipsychotic drug withdrawal have been inadequately studied. Case reports have described dyskinesia occurring in patients with several antipsychotics withdrawn, but studies on amisulpride withd...

Authors: Yu-Chi Lo and Ying-Chieh Peng

A case report of Lhermitte–Duclos disease revealed by psychiatric disturbances

Lhermitte–Duclos disease (LDD) is a rare cerebellar lesion characterized by a hamartomatous lesion in the posterior fossa. Mainly diagnosed by MRI, the clinical presentation is usually made of neurological sym...

Authors: Yassine Otheman, Rachid Aalouane, Chadia Aarab and Ismail Rammouz

Treatment modalities for patients with gambling disorder

Gambling disorder (GD) is defined as persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress. The prevalence of GD has been shown to be 1.2–7.1% in the g...

Authors: Sam-Wook Choi, Young-Chul Shin, Dai-Jin Kim, Jung-Seok Choi, Seohee Kim, Seung-Hyun Kim and HyunChul Youn

Bipolarity and suicidal ideation in children and adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Affective disorders in children and adolescents have received growing attention in the world scenario of mental health. Additionally, there has been an increasing prevalence of suicidal ideation in this popula...

Authors: Flórido Sampaio das Neves Peixoto, Danilo Ferreira de Sousa, Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira Luz, Nélio Barreto Vieira, Jucier Gonçalves Júnior, Gabriel Cabral Alencar dos Santos, Flaviane Cristine Troglio da Silva and Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

Lower suicide intention in patients with personality disorders admitted for deliberate self-poisoning than in patients with other diagnoses

People with deliberate self-poisoning and personality disorders are in increased risk for suicide. Intention and psychiatric features are important factors in a psychiatric evaluation and for planning aftercare.

Authors: T. K. Grimholt, D. Jacobsen, O. R. Haavet and Ø. Ekeberg

Is low total cholesterol levels associated with suicide attempt in depressive patients?

Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have a high risk of suicide. Many pathophysiological factors involved in MDD and suicide such us a low cholesterol levels have been associated with MDD and increas...

Authors: A. Messaoud, R. Mensi, A. Mrad, A. Mhalla, I. Azizi, B. Amemou, I. Trabelsi, M. H. Grissa, N. Haj Salem, A. Chadly, W. Douki, M. F. Najjar and L. Gaha

Screening of Wilson’s disease in a psychiatric population: difficulties and pitfalls. A preliminary study

Wilson’s disease (WD) is a rare autosomal-recessive, inherited disorder caused by a mutation in the copper-transporting gene ATP7B affecting the liver and nervous system. About 30% of patients with WD may initial...

Authors: Caroline Demily, François Parant, David Cheillan, Emmanuel Broussolle, Alice Pavec, Olivier Guillaud, Lioara Restier, Alain Lachaux and Muriel Bost

Erratum to: The effects of probiotics on depressive symptoms in humans: a systematic review

Authors: Caroline J. K. Wallace and Roumen Milev

Smoking and antidepressants pharmacokinetics: a systematic review

Despite an increasingly recognized relationship between depression and smoking, little is known about how smoking influences antidepressant response and treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to systema...

Authors: Pedro Oliveira, Joana Ribeiro, Helena Donato and Nuno Madeira

Knowledge of and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among psychiatrists and family physicians in Saudi Arabia

To assess the knowledge of and attitudes towards ECT among psychiatrists and family physicians in Saudi Arabia.

Authors: Ahmad N. AlHadi, Fahad M. AlShahrani, Ali A. Alshaqrawi, Mohanned A. Sharefi and Saud M. Almousa

Insomnia severity and its relationship with demographics, pain features, anxiety, and depression in older adults with and without pain: cross-sectional population-based results from the PainS65+ cohort

Insomnia is a major cause of concern in the elderly with and without pain. This study set out to examine the insomnia and its correlates in a large sample of community adults aged ≥65 years.

Authors: Elena Dragioti, Lars-Åke Levin, Lars Bernfort, Britt Larsson and Björn Gerdle

The effects of probiotics on depressive symptoms in humans: a systematic review

Patients suffering from depression experience significant mood, anxiety, and cognitive symptoms. Currently, most antidepressants work by altering neurotransmitter activity in the brain to improve these symptom...

Authors: Caroline J. K. Wallace and Roumen Milev

Erratum to: Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among asthma

Authors: Jae Ho Chung, Sun-Hyun Kim and Yong Won Lee

The Greek-Orthodox version of the Brief Religious Coping (B-RCOPE) instrument: psychometric properties in three samples and associations with mental disorders, suicidality, illness perceptions, and quality of life

The B-RCOPE is a brief measure assessing religious coping. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of its Greek version in people with and without long-term conditions (LTCs). Associations between relig...

Authors: Vassiliki Paika, Elias Andreoulakis, Elisavet Ntountoulaki, Dimitra Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kotsis, Vassiliki Siafaka, Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Kenneth I. Pargament, Andre F. Carvalho and Thomas Hyphantis