Clinicians treating rural transgender and gender-diverse youth “should be offering telemedicine visits as often as possible” to improve access to care. “Individuals living in rural areas who seek specialized care may have to travel hundreds of...
Clinicians treating rural transgender and gender-diverse youth “should be offering telemedicine visits as often as possible” to improve access to care. “Individuals living in rural areas who seek specialized care may have to travel hundreds of...
The following is a summary of “Physical punishment and effective verbal communication in children aged 9–36 months, according to sex: secondary analysis of a national survey,” published in the February 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Illachura et al. In many parts of...
The following is a summary of “Imagery rescripting and cognitive restructuring for inpatients with moderate and severe depression – a controlled pilot study,” published in the March 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Kanczok, et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
We aim to investigate the methylation of NR3C1 gene promotor and NR3C1 BclI polymorphism in schizophrenia (SCZ) patients with attempted suicide or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). A sample of 112 patients with SCZ were included in the study. SCID-I was used to...
1. In children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, atypical deglutition was associated with more severe apnea. 2. Atypical deglutition was more strongly associated with increased pharyngeal collapsibility and altered facial measurements in children. Evidence...
The following is a summary of “COVID-19-associated mortality in individuals with serious mental disorders in Sweden during the first two years of the pandemic– a population-based register study,” published in the March 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Gibbs, et al....
The following is a summary of “Physical punishment and effective verbal communication in children aged 9–36 months, according to sex: secondary analysis of a national survey,” published in the February 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Illachura et al. In many parts of...
The following is a summary of “Imagery rescripting and cognitive restructuring for inpatients with moderate and severe depression – a controlled pilot study,” published in the March 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Kanczok, et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
We aim to investigate the methylation of NR3C1 gene promotor and NR3C1 BclI polymorphism in schizophrenia (SCZ) patients with attempted suicide or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). A sample of 112 patients with SCZ were included in the study. SCID-I was used to...
1. In children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, atypical deglutition was associated with more severe apnea. 2. Atypical deglutition was more strongly associated with increased pharyngeal collapsibility and altered facial measurements in children. Evidence...
The following is a summary of “COVID-19-associated mortality in individuals with serious mental disorders in Sweden during the first two years of the pandemic– a population-based register study,” published in the March 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Gibbs, et al....
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