Association between the bi-dimensional aspect of orthorexia and healthy behaviors among lebanese adolescentsBMC Psychiatry - Tập 22 - Trang 1-10 - 2022
Serena Samaha, Reine Azzi, Rana Rizk, Abir Sarray El Dine, Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid, Michel Soufia
Recently, there has been a blooming focus on “eating healthy and clean”, with the ideal of being healthy becoming a popular lifestyle trend. Previous research suggested the presence of two forms of orthorexia: Orthorexia Nervosa (OrNe) and Healthy Orthorexia (HeOr). Taking into consideration that orthorexia thoughts are led by the desire to reach an optimal physical health, the dedication to a hea...... hiện toàn bộ
Discrepant comorbidity between minority and white suicides: a national multiple cause-of-death analysisBMC Psychiatry - Tập 9 - Trang 1-10 - 2009
Ian RH Rockett, Yinjuan Lian, Steven Stack, Alan M Ducatman, Shuhui Wang
Clinician training deficits and a low and declining autopsy rate adversely impact the quality of death certificates in the United States. Self-report and records data for the general population indicate that proximate mental and physical health of minority suicides was at least as poor as that of white suicides. This cross-sectional mortality study uses data from Multiple Cause-of-Death (MCOD) pub...... hiện toàn bộ
Urbanization and traffic related exposures as risk factors for SchizophreniaBMC Psychiatry - Tập 6 - Trang 1-7 - 2006
Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, Preben Bo Mortensen
Urban birth or upbringing increase schizophrenia risk. Though unknown, the causes of these urban-rural differences have been hypothesized to include, e.g., infections, diet, toxic exposures, social class, or an artefact due to selective migration. We investigated the hypothesis that traffic related exposures affect schizophrenia risk and that this potential effect is responsible for the urban-rura...... hiện toàn bộ
Accuracy of reported service use in a cohort of people who are chronically homeless and seriously mentally illBMC Psychiatry - Tập 16 - Trang 1-7 - 2016
Julian M. Somers, Akm Moniruzzaman, Lauren Currie, Stefanie N. Rezansoff, Angela Russolillo, Milad Parpouchi
Self-reported service use is an integral feature of interventional research with people who are homeless and mentally ill. The objective of this study was to investigate the accuracy of self-reported involvement with major categories of publicly funded services (health, justice, social welfare) within this sub-population. Measures were administered pre-randomization in two randomized controlled tr...... hiện toàn bộ
Prescribing trends of antipsychotics in youth receiving income assistance: results from a retrospective population database studyBMC Psychiatry - Tập 13 - Trang 1-13 - 2013
Andrea L Murphy, David M Gardner, Charmaine Cooke, Steve Kisely, Jean Hughes, Stan P Kutcher
Prescribing of antipsychotics (AP) to young people has increased in the last decade internationally. We aimed to characterize AP prescribing in a population of low-income youth in Nova Scotia, Canada. We conducted a population database study of AP prescription claims and health services utilization by young people aged 25 years and younger receiving drug benefits through the publicly funded Pharma...... hiện toàn bộ
Guidance by physicians and pharmacists during antidepressant therapy: patients’ needs and suggestions for improvementBMC Psychiatry - Tập 17 - Trang 1-10 - 2017
Mariёtte Nederlof, Daniёlle C. Cath, Lennart J. Stoker, Toine C. G. Egberts, Eibert R. Heerdink
Guidance of patients treated with antidepressants is paramount for successful therapy. The aim was to assess patients’ needs and suggestions for improvement of guidance by physicians and pharmacists during second generation antidepressant (SGA) therapy. Five focus group discussions were held with a total of 34 patients using an SGA. The discussions were conducted flexibly and responsively using a ...... hiện toàn bộ
Development and validation of a screening instrument for borderline personality disorder (SI-Bord) for use among university studentsBMC Psychiatry - Tập 20 Số 1 - Trang 1-9 - 2020
Lohanan, Trustsavin, Leesawat, Thanakorn, Wongpakaran, Tinakon, Wongpakaran, Nahathai, Karawekpanyawong, Nuntaporn, Oon-Arom, Awirut, Kuntawong, Pimolpun
The screening instrument for borderline personality disorder (SI-Bord) consists of a 5-item self-reported questionnaire on the key features of BPD from the DSM-5 using a 5-point Likert scale. This study investigated its validity and reliability in screening for BPD in university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of university students in Thailand between November and Dece...... hiện toàn bộ
Validation of the Greek version of the distress thermometer compared to the clinical interview for depressionBMC Psychiatry - Tập 20 - Trang 1-9 - 2020
M. Kyranou, C. Varvara, M. Papathanasiou, Ι. Diakogiannis, K. Zafeiropoulos, M. Apostolidis, C. Papandreou, M. Syngelakis
The Distress Thermometer (DT) is worldwide the most commonly used instrument for quick screening of emotional burden in patients with cancer. In order to validate the Greek version of the DT in the Greek population we aimed to explore the capacity of the DT to identify patients with comorbid depressive diagnosis. We analyzed the routinely collected clinical data from 152 patients with cancer who h...... hiện toàn bộ
Polypharmacy in psychiatric practice in the Canary IslandsBMC Psychiatry - Tập 4 - Trang 1-8 - 2004
Carlos De las Cuevas, Emilio J Sanz
Polypharmacy with psychoactive drugs is an increasingly common and debatable contemporary practice in clinical psychiatry based more upon experience than evidence. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and conditioners of polypharmacy in psychiatric patients. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using the Canary Islands Health Service Clinical Records Database. A represent...... hiện toàn bộ