Feb 01, 2021

In a short time, the COVID-19 pandemic turned into a global emergency. The fear of becoming infected and the lockdown measures have drastically changed people's daily routine. The aim of this study is...

Feb 01, 2021

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) KaiXinSan (KXS) has been used to treat depressed patients for a long time, but its potential underlying mechanisms have not been fully understood.KXS could mitigate ...

Jan 28, 2021

Undetected acute phase delirium contributes to high poststroke mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The present study adds to existing literature by examining the association of prestroke psychiatri...

Jan 28, 2021

One third of depressive patients do not achieve remission after several steps of treatment and are considered as treatment resistant. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) improves symptoms in 70 to 90% of ...

Jan 28, 2021

Loneliness is a growing area of concern, attracting attention as a public health concern due to its association with a variety of psychological and physical health problems. However, interventions tar...

Jan 18, 2021

Lumateperone is a mechanistically novel agent FDA-approved for the treatment of schizophrenia. Efficacy and favorable tolerability of lumateperone were demonstrated in 2 short-term placebo-controlled ...

Dec 31, 2020

Nightmares are extremely unpleasant and vivid recurring dreams that are accompanied with awakening during sleep. However, earlier studies were mostly conducted with children and adults, with very few ...

Dec 31, 2020

In Brazil, the provision of mental health care in primary care centers has gained strategic importance, as it ensures that users will be able to attend these services within their communities, and emp...

Dec 03, 2020

Despite youth being the most common age group for onset of mental disorders, there is less knowledge on the benefits and harms of treatments in young people. In addition, efficacy data from randomized...

Nov 16, 2020

Retrospective, observational study.To determine the association of patient socioeconomic disadvantage, insurance type, and other characteristics on presenting symptom severity in patients with isolate...

Nov 16, 2020

Prospective follow-up study.The aim of this study was to assess if depressive symptoms change the outcome of lumbar spine fusion (LSF) surgery at a 5-year follow-up.Previous reports of the influence o...

Nov 12, 2020

During the first 6-months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the primary weapons against the spread of the virus have included local government orders for restriction of movement and broad implementation of fa...

Oct 22, 2020

To date, only a few studies compared some long-acting injectables (LAIs) antipsychotics showing similar symptom improvement, relapse rates and adherence to treatment. We evaluated the use of LAIs anti...

Oct 12, 2020

Postpartum depression affects about 13-20% of women. Depression during pregnancy is observed in 19% of pregnant women. In Poland we lack asupport system for this group of patients. This article presen...

Oct 08, 2020

Previous studies have suggested that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have comorbid musculoskeletal disorders have a lower quality of life. However, there is limited data on the relationship ...

Oct 08, 2020

Prior research on cognitive and functional outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has largely explored these two domains in isolation. In this study, we assess baseline depression ...

Oct 08, 2020

Depression is more prevalent in breast cancer (BC) survivors than in the general population. However, little is known about depression in long-term survivors. Study objectives were: (1) to compare the...

Oct 05, 2020

According to the adenosine hypothesis of schizophrenia, the classically associated hyperdopaminergic state may be secondary to a loss of function of the adenosinergic system. Such a hypoadenosinergic ...

Sep 28, 2020

With the goal of slowing down the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, restrictions to physical contacts have been taken in many countries. We examine to what extent intergenerational and other types of no...

Sep 24, 2020

[F]FDOPA PET imaging has shown dopaminergic function indexed as K differs between antipsychotic treatment responders and non-responders. However, the theragnostic potential of this biomarker to identi...