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Short Name: J Psychiatry Behav Sci
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Capecitabine is a relatively new and first-line chemotherapeutic agent used for treating colorectal carcinomas. Despite its widespread use, there have been very few cases reporting its neuropsychiatric implications. Here we present a case of mania induced by capecitabine and oxaliplatin therapy in a middle-aged man without any prior psychiatric.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are a mainstay treatment for panic disorder, however a potential link to Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (LGIB), particularly with Paroxetine, is unknown.
Aging is associated with declines in muscle strength, a phenomenon demonstrated to be associated with a notable weakening Corticomuscular Connection (CMC), as estimated by the Electroencephalography (EEG) and Electromyography (EMG) signal coherence.
This study aims to assess whether the children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder had Perinatal Asphyxia.
Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic medication for treatment-refractory schizophrenia but is reported to be under-used in the UK, potentially compromising outcomes for patients. The report from the national audit of psychosis in early intervention services suggests that involving a mental health pharmacist to identify individuals who may benefit from clozapine treatment may increase prescribing of this medication.
Medical students enter medical school fired with idealism which has been shown to decline in clinical years in a hospital setting with a hierarchy of authority that increases the risk of maltreatment by superiors.
Depression, a pervasive mental health condition, often remains unnoticed and misunderstood within our communities. This commentary aims to bring attention to the significance of addressing depression and its far-reaching impact. It explores the detrimental effects of depression on individuals, families, and society as a whole, highlighting the hidden struggles faced by those living with this condition.s used to select 283 respondents for the study. Primary data for the study were obtained with the standard questionnaire which was scripted on Google form.
Objective: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs) have been associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties in adolescence. Insecure attachment has been found to be correlated with IBD in adults. This study explores attachment disturbances and emotional and behavioral difficulties in adolescents with IBD and FGIDs
Purpose: Mental health problems and suicide rates are high in New Zealand (NZ) adolescents, particularly in males. Psychopharmacological treatments are often not recommended for subsyndromal mood disorders and, even when indicated, can have detrimental side effects. Moreover, some psychosocial interventions are expensive or inaccessible. Alternatives to psychopharmacological and psychological modalities are worth exploring given the magnitude and consequences of untreated mental health conditions.
Background: Sexuality is a natural component of human behaviour. The general population has been extensively studied since the first half of the 20th century. On the other hand, regarding patients treated for Schizophrenia (SCZ), discussing sexual disorders was initially considered inappropriate because it was thought they should not be sexually active. Given these findings, this work proposes to study the sexuality of patients with SCZ.
Background: The localization of Ulnar Nerve Entrapment Across Wrist (UNEAW) may be categorised in a number of ways utilising one of a range of presently available methods via Nerve Conduction Study (NCS). A number of approaches as to how to confirm entrapment at the wrist have been described in the literature. There are number of research paper showing several different ways to confirm entrapment.
Objective: Hip Dysplasia (HD) presents with hip pain and/or instability. Radiographs are used for initial screening while 3D MRI added to routine 2D MRI increases the conspicuity of associated labral and cartilage lesions. This study aimed to correlate the extent of hyaline cartilage injury with the presence, location, multiplicity, and length of labral tears in HD patients, and with Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
A biopsychosocial model is a treatment approach that considers inter-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary approaches in treating various diseases. Systematically considers biological, psychological, and social factors [1] however biopsychosocial model gives room for the complex interaction of these three factors in understanding health, illness, and healthcare delivery, the systematic consideration of psychological and social factors defines social sciences
All over the world, the public is being informed about the physical effects of COVID-19 infection and protocols are being made to prevent exposure to the corona virus and manage symptoms of COVID‐19 if they appear. However, the effects of this pandemic on individual's mental health and behavior have not been studied in detail and are still not known.
According to the United Nations' definition; youth are people falling in the age group between 15-24 years (about 1.2 Billion youth in the world account for about 16% of the global population). In Tanzania, youth are defined as people of age between 15-35 years [1], making up approximately 60% of the population. Youth are the main contributors to the economy, technology, politics, diplomacy, and education which fosters development [1].
Depression and anxiety are most common psychological disorders in patients with Renal Transplant (RT) with poorer health outcomes. This article aims to investigate the prevalence and evaluate the magnitude and direction of association between depression and anxiety.
When dealing with mental illness, the perspective on the problem can be a deciding factor in finding solutions. In this phenomenological study, 17 individuals with mental illness were interviewed about their experience of mental illness and the road to recovery.
To assess satisfaction and identify unmet needs among mental health service users in the 5 clinical departments of Child and Adolescent Centre in Greece, in order to improve quality of service provided. The study population consisted of all the mental health service users in the 5 clinical departments of the Child & Adolescent Centre.
This narrative review briefly summarizes research from the last five years on adolescent romantic relationships and dating violence. Although romantic relationships have occurred for approximately 50% of adolescents, only 13 recent studies could be found on that topic. Those included studies on the continuity of the quality of relationships with parents, friends and romantic partners as well as both positive and negative outcomes of romantic relationships including sexual satisfaction but also anxiety and hypomania.
Background and objective: Psycho-oncology research envisages the role of psychology (study of the mind) on oncology (study of cancer) and vice versa. It is hypothesized that conflicts influence the brain which causes cancers by causing Autonomic Stress (AS). Lyfas is an m-Health application. It captures AS by examining the optical biomarkers that can bridge conflict and cancers, here, Thyroid Cancers (TCA).
The current state of depression and mental health of old adults and factors influencing them were examined during the epidemic period. Mental health and factors influencing the SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 epidemic. From a worldwide perspective, this paper concludes: that gender, living in high-risk areas, social capital, and other variables have a substantial impact on the degree of depression. No significant effects were observed in education, age, or age group. However, income, having children, and exercise habits contributed to some epidemic situations.
Introduction: Internet addiction is one of the addictive behaviors and typically described as a state where an individual has lost control of the internet use and keeps using internet excessively to the point where he/she experiences problematic outcomes that negatively affects life.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and associated factor of internet addiction among regular under graduate students at Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Science, from July1, 2021 to December 1, 2021.
People around the world are aging every day and the proportion of the population who is elderly continues to grow. The rate at which people are aging today is very rapid compared to past times due to increased lifespans, improved medicine, and aging baby boomers [1]. According to Lin and Brown [2], one third of older adults are single, and they might not have much interaction with their neighbors. Many older adults have been reported to suffer from loneliness and isolation [3], which often results in depression [4].
To begin with, three published abstracts from the AMEE “Abstract Book” of the year 2021 were chosen for this commentary. All of them were written by this year’s “Winners”. This commentary draws upon the above abstracts to illustrate the practices of the theory of learning that were foundational to Learning Sciences: The sociocultural theories. Scholars described sociocultural as a close relation of human activity with the situations, techniques and the community histories and cultures that the concerned activity took place...
Physicians often care for patients with a firm fixed belief in a causal relationship between an exposure to a substance and non-specific symptoms when no such connection exists. Individuals feel as if they were polluted by the material and may employ dangerous measures to “detoxify” or “decontaminate” themselves. We dub this contamination Apophenia...
The problems experienced by the psychologists while conducting psychological assessment during the COVID-19 era and the individual solutions offered for those problems have been examined within this study by taking into consideration the ethical principles. 50 participants working actively during the COVID-19 era have been reached out within the scope of the study. Semi-structured interviews have been conducted with all participants through online platforms...
Unidentified flying objects, invariably designated by the soubriquet UFO, remain a perennial source of fascination-and derision. Movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Contact and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, radio shows like The War of the Worlds and dozens of other imitators have fanned the flames of public interest. This has progressed beyond mere public enjoyment to being a social and cultural phenomenon with distinct features.
The article shows that the current level of physiology does not disclose the biological mechanisms of the organism transition from one range to adapt to a higher with an increase in the regular forces of the stimulus above sub-extreme. A new trend in the physiology of adaptation - proqredient adaptation, explains the mechanism of increasing the tolerance of the organism, with dependence on Psychoactive Substances (PAS)...
Favorable Psychosocial work environment is one of the profound elements of work effectiveness and the psychological wellbeing of employees within it. Therefore, this study attempted to investigate the relationship among psychosocial work environment, and burnout among police officers in pawi special woreda of Metekel zone in Benshangul regional state. Adopting a cross sectional survey design, a total of 50 (male=40 and female=10) police officers were taken comprehensively from the woreda police office...
Introduction: Within the hospital setting, analgesics are prescribed for use with specific parameters of pain; labeled as (a) mild, (b) moderate, (c) severe, or (d) breakthrough. These subjective parameters are utilized casually. From a clinician perspective, analgesic regimens are discussed collaboratively, though there is a question about the ability of patients, and clinicians to truly understand these subjective terms...
Background and Objectives: Quality of Life (QOL) is a broad multi-dimensional concept that usually includes subjective evaluations of both positive and negative aspects of life. This study was done to understand the relationship of Unipolar Depressive Disorder-QOL and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-QOL, before and after treatment and compare the degree of QOL outcomes in the two respective groups...
Preceding Peal and Lambert’s (1962) [1] study, psychological research concerning bilingualism and its effect on cognition came to the common conclusion that bilingualism causes a decrease in linguistic capabilities and intelligence [2,3]. Cognition is a term that can be defined as the process of knowing, reasoning and remembering. Peal and Lambert’s (1962) [1] study challenged this common belief...
A lady in her forties twice tested positive for covid-19 and lost her sense of taste. She was given a treatment with a CellSonic VIPP machine for a few minutes and tested negative. Two days later she still tested negative. Background: In March 2020 I wrote the protocol for stopping covid-19 with CellSonic based on the disinfective power of the machine that has been known for twenty years. The covid pandemic became government property in all countries and our proposal that non-invasive, drug fee biophysics with no known side effects was ignored by the bureaucrats panicking to find a solution to the deadly virus.
Recently, we read with interest the article entitled as “ Comparison of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Structures and Macula Thickness in Opioid Dependent and Normal Adult ” by Kuen et al. [1] showing difference of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer thickness (RNFL) in opioid abusers compared with healthy individuals. In this study, authors recruited 35 individuals abuser of heroin/morphine/methadone as opioid dependent group and identical number of healthy Malay individuals as control group. They detected significant decreased RNFL thickness in superior quadrant and right eye of opioid abusers...
A lady discovered she had ovarian cancer in 2016 and was treated by CellSonic. The tumour remained big and had to be surgically removed after the cancer was stopped. Since then, cancer diagnostics have progressed and the electrical properties can now be easily detected allowing CellSonic to advance from stopping cancer in a patient to stopping cancer in a population.
What are the limits? How much can we endure? What will be tolerated. When does anguish start? These limits are the thresholds beyond which suffering starts. They have a direct effect on the immune system which interacts between the body and the mind. It is our built-in, automatic doctor.
Introduction: The impact of organizational stressors on presenteeism at individual and organizational levels, mediated by workers Psychological Wellbeing (PWB) acting as a buffering effect, in the pre-COVID-19 era, is reported. We hypothesize that individual wellbeing is the pathway through which organizational stress affects presenteeism...
This is your death plan. Choose the easy options. Go with the flow. Do what you want to do. This will get you off the endless conveyor. No more effort and it’s all downhill. Be advised by advertisers, doctors who know nothing about food or exercise, a government that wants to squeeze you and business intent on profit.
Objective: The precautionary actions taken to control the spread of the novel coronavirus made people stay at their houses for a longer period than usual. Although these precautions are meant for limiting the spread of the disease, the majority of the population has been negatively impacted mentally. We therefore, focus on the psychological impact on various peer groups in the general population.
In this opinion paper, we suggest the psychological stress that a political leader, faces when exposed to an unknown and stressful situation, as the COVID-19 pandemic, might influence dramatically the response of the leadership and the outcome of the crisis. The term hubris, from the classic Greek literature, referred to the transgression against the gods, that leads the person to disregard the divinely fixed limits...
Method: This is a cross-sectional study involving two hundred and one drug addicts carried out at the first voluntary rehabilitation center Cure and Care (C&C), a governmental organization in Malaysia that enrolls addicts for Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) on an out- patient basis. Upon enrollment for MMT, concomitant alcohol use was not routinely assessed for and this concomitant use can lead to many problems. Addicts were selected based on universal sampling method. Those recruited were aged 18 years and above.
Introduction: Heroin and morphine, which falls under the opioid group continues to be the commonest drug of abuse in Malaysia. Opioid usage is associated with addiction and dependence, and reported ocular side effects are pupillary miosis, conjunctiva hyperemia, ocular motility disorder and risk of complication such as endophtalmitis. It was also reported that chronic opioid usage leads to neurological degeneration.
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has high levels of mortality and disability [1] commonly associated with a chronic course [2], Similar To Schizophrenia (SCZ). Current literature suggests that AN and SCZ could somehow be correlated disorders [3]. Occasionally, AN and SCZ have symptoms in common, like a disturbance of thought content, since in AN there can occur severe distortions of how an individual thinks about himself/ herself [4]...
Objectives: There is an increase in lobbying for legalization or decriminalization of cannabis and cannabinoids in many countries. In some countries legal processes are already underway, as in New Zealand to permit use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, despite the paucity of research to justify such policy decisions. Public approval drives such policy moves and often without the accompanying scientific data that are normally essential to justify the introduction of a new medication in the market.
Background: Young drivers are disproportionately at-risk for motor vehicle crashes, which are often the result of risky decision-making on-road. Lapses in higher order cognition (e.g. metacognition and impulsivity) are associated with later development of the frontal lobes in teens and young adults; however, little research has examined the impact of these factors on risky driving behavior.
The current era of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has led to new means of and scope for social interactions and interconnectedness, with potential impacts on the development and quality of interpersonal relationships. Many individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) prefer computer-based interactions and could benefit from the social opportunities offered through this medium.
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights sizeable rates of ‘undetermined deaths’ in Thailand. These are assigned ICD-10 codes, referred to by WHO as ‘garbage codes’. Many such deaths may have been ‘hidden suicides’. WHO estimates Thailand’s suicide rates to be twice the officially reported rates.
The presence of missing data is a persistent issue that researchers, data analysts, and statisticians must address in their work. As a result, a number of methods have been developed for dealing with it, from simple single imputation schemes, to complex models based on multiply imputed data. A common assumption among most of these methods is that the information necessary to impute the data under a presumption of randomness is available.
Introduction: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder affecting almost 0.5% to 1% of the population. People who have seizures more frequently have psychiatric disorders like anxiety, depression and low quality of life as compared with those with other chronic illness.
Yoga is an ancient Indian technique of promoting health through exercises, regulation of breathing, and meditation. Yoga may induce relaxation and stress reduction.
Objective: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) represent a major concern for the suffering and medical attention they entail, and social and economic impact. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between work-related musculoskeletal disorders and psychiatric disturbance. Method: The participants, female workers at an electrical components factory for the automotive industry (N= 145), having been evaluated by the Screening Questionnaire for Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (QR-LMERT), Body diagram of Corlett & Manenica and the Mental health screening scale-ER80.
This study was carried out in the descriptive and correlational type to reveal the effect of relationships of children, aged 4-6 and attending a pre-school institution, with their parents on their internet use. The sample of the study was composed of 142 children between the ages of 4-6 enrolled in the Central Kindergarten affiliated with Zonguldak Provincial Directorate of National Education between 27th March 2018 and 1st June 2018.
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global crisis; it has prompted each country to take the necessary measures, starting with the health sector with its different material and human resources. This study evaluates the anxiety and depression of a group of 403 healthcare workers across Morocco using a Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) assessment scale during this crisis.
With the increasing number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in the world, bad news on the Internet is overwhelming and panic is spreading quietly. Moderate panic is normal and can help us respond to the epidemic more effectively. But excessive emotional response may cause social chaos.
Purpose of present study was to find the relationship between emotion regulation and interpersonal communication on romantic relationships among adults. Convenient sampling was used for the selection of the research sample. The sample of this study consisted of (N=300) adults including (n=150) males and (n=150) females (married couples) from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Despite Intellectual Disability (ID) it’s a condition with high risk for mental disorders, bad global functioning, high social and economic costs, abilities of ID people towards daily life are poorly studied. Sport is an important tool in mental health aimed to the recovery and a better functioning.
Contemporary literature focuses on various socio-demographic, clinical profile and psychiatric comorbitidies in patients with first attempt suicide. To study the socio-demographic factors and the clinical profile of subjects with the first attempt suicide. To assess the severity of depression and severity of stress due to various stressful events in patients with first attempt suicide.
Dhat syndrome is a culture bound syndrome found quite commonly in men from India (and other South Asian countries), leading to a number of psychiatric problems. The study is aimed at studying the 1) socio-demographic correlates of patients with dhat syndrome 2) The occurrence of comorbid neurotic, stress related and somatic symptoms 3) The severity of comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms.
To assess the change in knowledge and attitude of student nurses to persons with mental disorders after an educational programme. Socio-demographic questionnaire, Modified version of the questionnaire developed for the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) programme to reduce stigma and discrimination because of schizophrenia and WPA semi-structured educational material were administered to first and second year nursing students in 2 institutions (study and control groups).
It has been argued that women’s economic vulnerability and dependence on men increases their vulnerability to HIV by constraining their ability to negotiate the conditions, including sexual abstinence, condom use and multiple partnerships, which shape their risk of infection.
The goal is to determine the individual psychological characteristics of psychiatrists and drug therapists (psychiatrists-narcologists) with different professional experience. 52 psychiatrists-narcologists who are trained in additional professional education programs at the Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Northern State Medical University (Arkhangelsk, Russia), were examined.
The objective is to identify key predictors of violent behaviour amongst patients admitted to PICUs. A literature search was carried out in five online databases using a predefined strategy with terms relevant to the setting and population. Articles were screened based on the inclusion criteria and quality assessed using the Hawker critical appraisal tool.
Catatonia and Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) may share clinical features and it may be difficult to distinguish between them simply based on the clinical manifestation and neurological examination. Catatonia, associated with numerous general medical and neurological conditions, could be the presentation of an epileptic seizure and it could be difficult to differentiate catatonia from NCSE.
Purpose: Treatments for Eating Disorders (ED) have been shown to be limited in their efficacy. Therefore, this study was designed to gather preliminary data to identify whether there was some clinical utility in offering Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) to people suffering from ED and whether ISTDP was cost-effective for the cases treated in this study...
Background: Housing is the determinant of human health, as it influences multiple aspects of health directly and indirectly. The psychological and social health of an individual is greatly influenced by his habitat...
Background: This study examines general service costs and utilization and changes in mental health symptoms and outcomes for 269 individuals who received public mental health services in a suburban/rural county. Sub-analyses were completed for a subset of 104 individuals for costs and outcomes; outcomes included service utilization, cost, and housing in a community mental health treatment system....
Objective: To qualitatively explore women’s experiences of anxiety during pregnancy.
Method: An interpretative phenomenological analysis approach was used to explore women’s lived experiences, using semi-structured interviews. Women were recruited through an antenatal clinic in the North West of England and through online forums. Seven women who identified as experiencing anxiety during their pregnancy were recruited...
Empirical evidence and therapeutic interactions have suggested that individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) may demonstrate deficits in neuropsychological cognitive and interpersonal aspects. ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’ term refers to a psychiatric syndrome that is characterized by emotion dysregulation, impulsivity, risk-taking behavior, irritability, feelings of emptiness, self-injury, and fear of abandonment, as well as unstable interpersonal relationships.
Background: HIV and AIDS is a major Public Health concern worldwide. Almost 12 million young people aged 15-25 years and 3 million children live with HIV or AIDS. The study aimed at exploring the association of HIV infection with sexual behaviour among young women.
Aim: To explore staff views of service users admitted to an inpatient psychiatric ward using repertory grid methodology.
Background: The attitudes of acute mental health nursing staff towards service users experiencing acute mental health difficulties are important as nursing staff provide front line support for the most vulnerable users of using acute inpatient services. The attitudes of nursing staff can influence therapeutic relationships and upon treatment outcomes.
Background: Ongoing engagement in physical activity is known to be beneficial for people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Participation of pwMS in physical activity is however significantly lower than global recommendations.
This manuscript reports on the construction of a new instrument designed to assess a teacher’s rating of young children’s self-esteem based on behaviors, which teachers had previously judged to be indicative of high- and low-self-esteem. An initial study identified a pool of items gleaned from interviews with nursery school and kindergarten teachers. New samples of teachers were asked to rate these items employing Q-sort procedures based on how much each behavior was reflective of young children’s high- or low-self-esteem
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