Creativity and Well-Being Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life

29 May 2024

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J Psychol. 2024 May 28:1-16. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2024.2354439. Online ahead of print.

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The effects of creativity on well-being have been supported by many studies, but the mechanisms involved have not been fully studied. This study used the Creative Conceptual Behavioral Scale, the Well-Being Scale, and the Meaning of Life Questionnaire to survey 1124 college students, in order to explore the mechanism of creativity’s influence on well-being from the perspective of meaning in life. The results showed that: (1) There was a bipartite positive correlation between creativity, well-being and meaning of life; and (2) meaning in life played a partial mediating role between creativity and well-being, that is to say, creativity not only directedly influenced well-being but also indirectedly influenced well-being through meaning in life. This study reveals the effect of creativity on well-being and its mechanism theoretically, which has certain practical reference value for the education of meaning in life for college students.

PMID:38805664 | DOI:10.1080/00223980.2024.2354439

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Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms among civilians residing in armed conflict-affected regions: a systematic review and meta-analysis 13 June 2024
Background Globally, populations afflicted by armed conflict are known to have high rates of mental health disorders. Aims This meta-analysis aims to estimate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive symptoms among civilians residing in armed conflict-affected regions. Methods This meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews […]
Ahmed, S. H., Zakai, A., Zahid, M., Jawad, M. Y., Fu, R., Chaiton, M.

Correction: Curcumin and proton pump inhibitors for functional dyspepsia: a randomised, double blind controlled trial 14 June 2024
Kongkam P, Khongkha W, Lopimpisuth C, et al Curcumin and proton pump inhibitors for functional dyspepsia: a randomised, double blind controlled trial BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2023;28:399-406.The journal received a rapid response that raised issues regarding the registration status of this trial and the methods. The journal investigated these issues with the collaboration of the authors, […]
iHealthFacts: a health fact-checking website for the public 14 June 2024
Introduction and backgroundUnreliable health information has been identified as a public health challenge. It may lead individuals to explore unproven and potentially harmful medical treatments1 or cause delays in seeking appropriate healthcare services.2Determining the accuracy of health information is especially challenging in the digital age.3 These challenges were underscored by the onset of the COVID-19 […]
Byrne, P., Daly, A., Mac Loughlin, D., Madden, C., Mc Donnell, T., O'Connell, C., Pope, J., Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M., Taneri, P. E., Tierney, M., Toomey, E., Devane, D.
Meet generative AI... your new shared decision-making assistant 12 June 2024
IntroductionLarge language models (LLMs), a new family of tools to generate natural language, are likely to radically change how some aspects of healthcare are delivered.1 It is difficult to comprehend the pace at which change is already occurring. For example, ChatGPT, released by OpenAI in November 2022, represented a leap in the capability of artificial […]
Elwyn, G., Ryan, P., Blumkin, D., Weeks, W. B.

‘Before, we ended up in conflicts, now we can provide support’—Experiences of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for parents of young adults with hazardous substance use 21 June 2024
The prevalence of hazardous substance use is highest in the age between 18 and 25, but few young adults enter treatment. Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is a support program for concerned s...
Ola Siljeholm, Joachim Eckerström, Olof Molander, Jennie Sundbye and Anders Hammarberg
Motives and modifying factors for giving or rejecting psychiatric diagnoses in general medicine and psychiatry – a qualitative interview study 20 June 2024
There is a discussion among general practitioners and psychiatrists regarding over-diagnosing versus under-reporting of psychiatric diagnoses. A deeper understanding of this topic is relevant for providing rea...
Hannah Tebartz van Elst, Claudia Niehoff and Jost Steinhäuser
Association of interleukin-2 and interleukin-10 with the pathophysiology and development of generalized anxiety disorder: a case-control study 20 June 2024
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a devastating mental health condition characterized by constant, uncontrolled worrying. Recent hypotheses indicate that pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines are poten...
Nisat Sarmin, A. S. M. Roknuzzaman, Rapty Sarker, Mamun -or-Rashid, MMA Shalahuddin Qusar, Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Eva Rahman Kabir, Md. Rabiul Islam and Zobaer Al Mahmud

King Charles III retains patronage of Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is thrilled to announce His Majesty The King has retained his patronage of the College.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
This Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re highlighting our mental health leaflets for patients and their families.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
‘Discrimination against people with severe mental illness is cutting lives short’
The President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Lade Smith CBE, warns that prejudice against people with severe mental illness prevents them from seeking help and cuts lives short.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk

Capacity to Consent to Treatment of Substance Use Disorders at Ontario's Consent and Capacity Board: A Review of Past Reported Decisions 14 June 2024
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Capacity to consent to treatment of substance use disorders at Ontario's Consent and Capacity Board: A review of past reported decisionsPlain Language Summary TitleAn Ontario review of legal cases which have considered patients' ability to consent to substance use treatmentsPlain Language SummaryIn general, prescribers must consider whether […]
Tanya S. Hauck
Effect of Bright Light Therapy on Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Effet de la luminothérapie sur la dépression périnatale: une revue systématique et une méta-analyse 12 June 2024
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. ObjectiveThis study represents the inaugural attempt to systematically review and analyse the efficacy of bright light therapy on depression among women experiencing major depressive disorder or depressive symptoms during the perinatal period, encompassing its efficacy on depression scores, remission rates, and response rates.MethodsWe searched 10 databases for […]
Yujia Chen
Commentary on the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2023 Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults – Capturing the State of the Art 10 June 2024
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
Katherine Beck

Integrating exercise into depression care 17 June 2024
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast, Dr. Blair Bigham and Dr. Mojola Omole discuss the evidence supporting exercise as an effective treatment option for mild to moderate depression. They explore how exercise might be used effectively and the challenges involved in implementing it for patients.Dr. Nicholas Fabiano, a second-year psychiatry […]
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Responding to rising measles rates in Canada 3 June 2024
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast, Dr. Blair Bigham and Dr. Mojola Omole tackle an unexpected yet urgent topic: the resurgence of measles. With rising cases globally and in Canada, they discuss the implications and necessary actions for healthcare professionals.Dr. Sarah Wilson, a public health physician at Public Health Ontario, […]
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Constructive conversations on CanMEDS revisions 20 May 2024
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast, Dr. Blair Bigham and Dr. Mojola Omole discuss the heated debate over proposed updates to the CanMEDS framework. The controversy ignited when an interim report placed principles of equity, social justice, and anti-racism at the heart of the framework, rather than medical expertise.Dr. Kannin […]
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Bioethical implications of cosmetic psychiatry: Distributive justice versus utilitarianism 21 June 2024
Australasian Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
Michael James Weightman
Bloom’s taxonomy—Can evidence-based teaching improve junior medical officers’ knowledge of the mental health and guardianship acts? 15 June 2024
Australasian Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. ObjectiveTo determine whether a brief educational intervention for Junior Medical Officers (JMOs), using teaching methods aimed at achieving higher outcomes on Bloom’s Taxonomy, significantly improved participant confidence and knowledge in decision making about restrictive care.MethodJMOs received a teaching session on restrictive medical and mental health care. Groups were randomly assigned […]
Trent Koessler
Any psychiatric assessment of a drowsy patient must be preliminary 15 June 2024
Australasian Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
Mathew Coleman

Caregiver burden and its sociodemographic determinants in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a psychiatric tertiary hospital in South Africa 21 June 2024
Background: Chronic mental illnesses such as schizophrenia affect patients’ functioning, making caregiving necessary although burdensome.Aim: This study aimed to determine caregiver burden and its sociodemographic determinants in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a Psychiatric Outpatient Department (POD).Setting: Tertiary hospital in Northern Pretoria, South Africa.Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted over 3 months, 300 consecutive family caregivers who […]
Chioma O. Onyia
The effects of inpatient suicide on nurses at Weskoppies Hospital: A qualitative study 21 May 2024
Background: Inpatient suicide is a serious adverse event in psychiatric wards. Suicide can cause severe trauma to both patients and health professionals, who may develop maladaptation with poor coping skills. Healthcare practitioners are the second victims and historically, this concept has been overlooked. The psychological effects and lack of support have not been sufficiently explored.Aim: The emotional […]
Nomthandazo Zola
Clinical profile of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Durban, South Africa 14 May 2024
Background: There are often delays in accessing care and diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), with little data from Southern Africa on the clinical profile of affected children and adolescents.Aim: To describe the socio-demographic and clinical variables of children and adolescents with ASD attending psychiatric services at two state hospitals in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.Setting: Two state […]
Manisharani Gangai

Standards for randomized controlled trials of efficacy of psychological treatments 10 May 2024
World Psychiatry, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 286-287, June 2024.
David C. Mohr
The future of dynamic networks in research and clinical practice 10 May 2024
World Psychiatry, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 288-289, June 2024.
Laura F. Bringmann
Algorithm‐based modular psychotherapy vs. cognitive‐behavioral therapy for patients with depression, psychiatric comorbidities and early trauma: a proof‐of‐concept randomized controlled trial 10 May 2024
World Psychiatry, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 257-266, June 2024.
Elisabeth Schramm, Moritz Elsaesser, Carolin Jenkner, Martin Hautzinger, Sabine C. Herpertz

Comment on: Antidepressants act by directly binding to TRKB neurotrophin receptors 22 June 2024
Molecular Psychiatry, Published online: 22 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41380-024-02615-4Comment on: Antidepressants act by directly binding to TRKB neurotrophin receptors
Philip W. Gold
Association of fluvoxamine with mortality and symptom resolution among inpatients with COVID-19 21 June 2024
Molecular Psychiatry, Published online: 21 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41380-024-02635-0Association of fluvoxamine with mortality and symptom resolution among inpatients with COVID-19
Guangting Zeng
The single-cell opioid responses in the context of HIV (SCORCH) consortium 15 June 2024
Molecular Psychiatry, Published online: 15 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41380-024-02620-7The single-cell opioid responses in the context of HIV (SCORCH) consortium
Seth A. Ament

Eyes on glutamate in angiogenesis and barrier formation
In this issue of , Biswas et al. demonstrate the roles of glutamatergic neuronal activity in the regulation of angiogenesis and retinal vascular endothelial barrier maturation using three different knockout mouse models. Their findings shed light on how aberrant glutamatergic activity can impact neural vascular function and barrier integrity.In this issue of , Biswas et al. demonstrate […]
Fuse mitochondria to win peer competition
In this issue of , Kochan et al. report that enhanced mitochondrial fusion is essential for the heightened synaptic plasticity in adult-born neurons during the critical period, thus supporting their competition with neurons of similar age for survival.In this issue of , Kochan et al. report that enhanced mitochondrial fusion is essential for the heightened synaptic plasticity […]
Tracking defensive states with prefrontal dynorphin-expressing neurons
The dynamic suppression of threat-related behavior as a function of environmental constraint is critical for survival in mammals, yet the neurobiological underpinnings remain largely unknown. In this issue of , Wang et al. identified prefrontal dynorphin-expressing neurons as key elements for tracking threat-related behavioral states and regulating fear suppression.The dynamic suppression of threat-related behavior as a […]

Gamma oscillations of visual cortex underlying emotion and cognition deficits associated with suicide attempt in major depressive disorder 21 June 2024
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 21 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00269-3The authors investigate neural oscillations, measured by magnetoencephalography, in response to emotionally valenced stimuli as a potential biomarker characterizing individuals with major depressive disorder who had previously made a suicide attempt.
Zhongpeng Dai
Stress-resilience impacts psychological wellbeing as evidenced by brain–gut microbiome interactions 21 June 2024
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 21 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00266-6The authors evaluated and integrated compositional and functional microbiota data using fecal samples taken from healthy individuals and multimodal neuroimaging.
Eric An
The shortage of child psychiatrists in mainland China 18 June 2024
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 18 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00273-7This Comment was conducted to clarify the current number of child psychiatrists in mainland China, to analyze the reasons for the shortages and to provide constructive suggestions for solving the current shortage.
Zhongliang Jiang

Development of a differential treatment selection model for depression on consolidated and transformed clinical trial datasets 21 June 2024
Translational Psychiatry, Published online: 21 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41398-024-02970-4Development of a differential treatment selection model for depression on consolidated and transformed clinical trial datasets
Kelly Perlman
Quantitative MRI at 7-Tesla reveals novel frontocortical myeloarchitecture anomalies in major depressive disorder 20 June 2024
Translational Psychiatry, Published online: 20 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41398-024-02976-yQuantitative MRI at 7-Tesla reveals novel frontocortical myeloarchitecture anomalies in major depressive disorder
Jurjen Heij
Identifying the role of (dis)inhibition in the vicious cycle of substance use through ecological momentary assessment and resting-state fMRI 19 June 2024
Translational Psychiatry, Published online: 19 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41398-024-02949-1Identifying the role of (dis)inhibition in the vicious cycle of substance use through ecological momentary assessment and resting-state fMRI
Valentine Chirokoff

WFP News Section 21 May 2024
Oxytocin-Augmented Modular-Based Group Intervention for Loneliness: A Proof-Of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial 16 May 2024
AbstractIntroduction: Loneliness poses a significant health problem and existing psychological interventions have shown only limited positive effects on loneliness. Based on preliminary evidence for impaired oxytocin signaling in trait-like loneliness, the current proof-of-concept study used a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design to probe intranasal oxytocin (OT) as an adjunct to a short-term modular-based group intervention for […]
Efficacy of an Internet- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Subclinical Anxiety and Depression (ICare Prevent) with Two Guidance Formats: Results from a Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial 30 April 2024
AbstractIntroduction: Limited research exists on intervention efficacy for comorbid subclinical anxiety and depressive disorders, despite their common co-occurrence. Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) are promising to reach individuals facing subclinical symptoms. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a transdiagnostic and self-tailored IMI in reducing subclinical anxiety and depressive symptom severity with either […]

Association between heavy alcohol consumption and cryptogenic ischaemic stroke in young adults: a case-control study 21 June 2024
BackgroundThe underlying risk factors for young-onset cryptogenic ischaemic stroke (CIS) remain unclear. This multicentre study aimed to explore the association between heavy alcohol consumption and CIS with subgroup analyses stratified by sex and age.MethodsAltogether, 540 patients aged 18–49 years (median age 41; 47.2% women) with a recent CIS and 540 sex-matched and age-matched stroke-free controls […]
Martinez-Majander, N., Kutal, S., Ylikotila, P., Yesilot, N., Tulkki, L., Zedde, M., Sarkanen, T., Junttola, U., Nordanstig, A., Fromm, A., Ryliskiene, K., Licenik, R., Ferdinand, P., Jatuzis, D., Korv, L., Korv, J., Pezzini, A., Tuohinen, S., Sinisalo, J., Lehto, M., Gerdts, E., Ryödi, E., Autere, J., Hedman, M., Fonseca, A. C., Waje-Andreassen, U., von Sarnowski, B., Redfors, P., Sairanen, T., Tatlisumak, T., Roine, R. O., Huhtakangas, J., Numminen, H., Jäkälä, P., Putaala, J., The SECRETO Study Group
First-trimester use of antiseizure medications and the risk of miscarriage: a population-based cohort study 14 June 2024
BackgroundAntiseizure medications (ASMs) during the first trimester of pregnancy have been associated with an increased risk of miscarriage.MethodsWe carried out a population-based cohort study using routinely collected healthcare data from the UK, 1995–2018. Pregnancies were identified in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and we estimated the HR of miscarriage associated with prescriptions of ASMs during […]
Forbes, H., Madley-Dowd, P., Ahlqvist, V., Campbell, J., Davies, N. M., Liebling, R., Lyall, K., Newschaffer, C., Rast, J., Tomson, T., Zhong, C., Magnusson, C., Rai, D., Lee, B. K.
Predicting how many people might receive treatment with new therapies for Alzheimers disease 11 June 2024
One hundred and seventeen years after Alzheimer described the condition that bears his name, the first treatments have been identified which appear to modify its course.1 2 These treatments are monoclonal antibodies which clear one of the presumed pathogenic proteins (amyloid) from the brain. This is welcome progress, but it has come with concerns including […]
Underwood, B. R.

Mendelian randomization: causal inference leveraging genetic data 19 April 2024
Mendelian randomization (MR) leverages genetic information to examine the causal relationship between phenotypes allowing for the presence of unmeasured confounders. MR has been widely applied to unresolved questions in epidemiology, making use of summary statistics from genome-wide association studies on an increasing number of human traits. However, an understanding of essential concepts is necessary for […]
Chen, Lane G.
Interventions targeting social determinants of mental disorders and the Sustainable Development Goals: a systematic review of reviews 25 March 2024
Globally, mental disorders account for almost 20% of disease burden and there is growing evidence that mental disorders are socially determined. Tackling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which address social determinants of mental disorders, may be an effective way to reduce the global burden of mental disorders. We conducted a systematic review […]
Oswald, Tassia Kate
Do metacognitive therapies for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders work? A meta-analytic investigation 21 March 2024
Recent reviews and meta-analyses of metacognitive therapy for schizophrenia-spectrum disorder (SSD) have included uncontrolled studies, single-session interventions, and/or analyses limited to a single form of metacognitive therapy. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of metacognitive therapies more broadly based on controlled trials (CT) of sustained treatments. We conducted a pre-registered meta-analysis of controlled trials that […]
Melville, Grace

Sleep–wake variations of electrodermal activity in bipolar disorder 19 June 2024
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Clàudia Valenzuela‐Pascual, Ariadna Mas, Roger Borràs, Gerard Anmella, Miriam Sanabra, Meritxell González‐Campos, Marc Valentí, Isabella Pacchiarotti, Antoni Benabarre, Iria Grande, Michele De Prisco, Vincenzo Oliva, Anna Bastidas, Isabel Agasi, Allan H. Young, Marina Garriga, Andrea Murru, Filippo Corponi, Bryan M. Li, Peter de Looff, Eduard Vieta, Diego Hidalgo‐Mazzei
Knowledge graphs in psychiatric research: Potential applications and future perspectives 18 June 2024
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Sebastian Freidel, Emanuel Schwarz
Why does problem gambling in psychotic disorders pose such a challenge for comprehension? 17 June 2024
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Thalles Rodrigues Alves Leite, Tainá Conrado Ferreira, Lucas Lima Menezes Albuquerque, Fábio Gomes de Matos e Souza, Luísa Weber Bisol

Sydenham's chorea in a 16‐year‐old female from Bhutan: A case report 22 June 2024
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2024.
Tshering Penjor, Thinley Dorji, Sangay Wangchuk
Basilar artery fenestration in migraine patient 22 June 2024
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2024.
Aneesh Rahangdale, Kateryna Kurako
Correction to “patterns of subregional cerebellar atrophy across epilepsy syndromes: An ENIGMA—Epilepsy study” 22 June 2024
Epilepsia, EarlyView.

A role for Shugoshin in human cilia?
We have recently described a novel role for the conserved centromeric/kinetochore protein and cohesin protector, Shugoshin, in cilia of C. elegans. Worms are unusual in that the sole Shugoshin protein ( SGO-1 ) is dispensable for chromosome segregation but required for cilia function in fully differentiated sensory neurons. Depletion of sgo-1 leads to an array […]
sut-2 loss of function mutants protect against tau-driven shortened lifespan and hyperactive pharyngeal pumping in a C. elegans model of tau toxicity.
Expression of human tau in C. elegans neurons causes progressive, age-associated loss of motor coordination, selective neurodegeneration, and shortened lifespan. Loss of function (LOF) mutations in the conserved gene sut-2 protects against progressive motor uncoordination and neurodegeneration in models of tauopathy. To determine whether sut-2 LOF also protects against shortened lifespan of tau transgenic C. […]
Evidence Based Clinical Analytics Supporting the Genetic Addiction Risk Severity (GARS) Assessment to Early Identify Probands in Preaddiction.
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Addressing the Youth Mental Health Epidemic
A Model for Providing Psychological Support to Healthcare Leaders and Teams in Times of Crisis
Pre-pandemic, the healthcare workforce was already at risk for higher burnout than the general population and, in some roles (e.g., physicians, nurses), at higher risk for clinical distress and suicide. Studies of healthcare workforce well-being during and after past pandemics reflect that distress can persist after a pandemic subsides, if adequate support within the workplace […]
Assessment of Brief Online Approaches for Teaching Neuroscience in Psychiatry
The goal of this study was to assess an online collection of brief educational resources (videos, case studies, articles) for teaching a broad range of concepts relating to neuroscience in psychiatry.A national sample of 52 psychiatrists enrolled in the study. Forty (77%) completed an assessment before and after having access to the educational resources for […]

Vitamin B12 Supplementation in Psychiatric Practice
Vitamin B (B12, cobalamin) deficiency has been associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms, suggesting a role for B12 supplementation both as a treatment for psychiatric symptoms due to B12 deficiency and as an augmentation strategy for pharmacological treatments of psychiatric disorders. This critical review discusses the major causes of B12 deficiency, the range of psychiatric and non-psychiatric […]
Dignity in Medicine: Definition, Assessment and Therapy
Over the last 20 years, dignity and dignity-conserving care have become the center of investigation, in many areas of medicine, including palliative care, oncology, neurology, geriatrics, and psychiatry. We summarized peer-reviewed literature and examined the definition, conceptualization of dignity, potential problems, and suggested interventions.We performed a review utilizing several databases, including the most relevant studies […]
Metaverse in Mental Health: The Beginning of a Long History
We review the first pilot studies applying metaverse-related technologies in psychiatric patients and discuss the rationale for using this complex federation of technologies to treat mental diseases. Concerning previous virtual-reality applications in medical care, metaverse technologies provide the unique opportunity to define, control, and shape virtual scenarios shared by multi-users to exploit the “synchronized brains” […]

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The efficacy of psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder, a systematic review and meta-analysis
Largest meta-analysis about psychotherapy for SAD (66 studies with 98 comparisons).Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for SAD ( = 0.88, NNT = 3.8).Moderate to large effect sizes across all treatment types and formats.Self-help treatments can increase psychotherapy scalability in low-resource settings. Given the growth in research examining the effects of psychotherapy on social anxiety disorder […]
Metacognitive therapy versus exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder – A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial
Metacognitive therapy is an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.Metacognitive therapy is comparably successful as exposure with response prevention.Therapies for OCD should be optimized to reduce rate of patients with residual symptoms. Exposure with response prevention (ERP) is the first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, refusals, dropouts and the required high time and logistic effort […]

Later (“evening”) circadian preference is associated with poorer executive, academic, and attentional functioning in adolescents with and without ADHD 21 June 2024
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Stephen P. Becker, Aleah Brown, Joshua M. Langberg, Dean W. Beebe
Socio‐demographic variation in diagnosis of and prescribing for common mental illnesses among children and young people during the COVID‐19 pandemic: time series analysis of primary care electronic health records 15 June 2024
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Louise Jane Hussey, Evan Kontopantelis, Pearl L. H. Mok, Darren M. Ashcroft, Matthew J. Carr, Shruti Garg, Carolyn A. Chew‐Graham, Nav Kapur, Karina Lovell, Roger T. Webb
Sex differences in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and clinical care: a national study of population healthcare records in Wales 12 June 2024
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Joanna Martin, Kate Langley, Miriam Cooper, Olivier Y. Rouquette, Ann John, Kapil Sayal, Tamsin Ford, Anita Thapar

Calcium and vitamin D supplements and burnout of anesthesiologists: National cross-sectional study from China 21 June 2024
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, Ahead of Print. ObjectiveJob burnout among anesthesiologists has been consistently high. This study evaluated the association of calcium and vitamin D supplementation with burnout among Chinese anesthesiologists.MethodA cross-sectional online survey was conducted during April and May 2023. Burnout was evaluated using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, which assesses emotional […]
Fu Zhang
Prevalence of the generalized anxiety disorder in Tunisia: A study of 707 primary care outpatients 20 June 2024
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, Ahead of Print. ObjectiveThis study examined the prevalence and correlates of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among primary care outpatients.MethodA multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted that included 707 primary care outpatients being seen at 20 primary healthcare centers in Tunis and Sfax, Tunisia. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview was […]
Jihene BEN THABET
Social connection and self-neglect: A case for broader exploration 19 June 2024
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, Ahead of Print. Self-neglect (SN) is the most common report to Adult Protective Services (APS) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality risks for older adults. Lack of instrumental support is a well-evidenced etiologic factor in the development and continuation of SN, but little is known about […]
Jason Burnett

Risk of major mental disorders in the offspring of parents with migraine 22 June 2024
Migraine has been associated with mental disorders, however whether parental migraine is associated with an increased risk of major mental disorders (MMDs) in offspring has not been investigated. We aimed to e...
Dian-Jeng Li, Shih-Jen Tsai, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Chih-Sung Liang and Mu-Hong Chen
Children with ADHD and EEG abnormalities at baseline assessment, risk of epileptic seizures and maintenance on methylphenidate three years later 21 June 2024
This study aimed to assess the incidence of EEG abnormalities (EEG-ab) in children diagnosed with ADHD, investigate the risk of epileptic seizures (SZ) and maintenance on methylphenidate (MPH) over a three-yea...
Dobrinko Socanski, Geir Ogrim and Nezla Duric
Treating depression in patients with borderline personality disorder: clinical clues on the use of antidepressants 30 May 2024
Personality disorders (PD) are described as enduring patterns of markedly deviant and pervasive inner experiences and behaviors, with onset in adolescence, which lead to severe distress or impairment. Patients...
Carmine Tomasetti, G. Autullo, A. Ballerini, A. de Bartolomeis, B. Dell’Osso, A. Fiorentini, F. Tonioni, V. Villari and D. De Berardis

Blighted phenomena: Learning to work with the dark. 8 April 2024
Blighted phenomena are understood as derivatives of dark, lonely, injured experiences—those that are often difficult to put into words. These phenomena can manifest in innumerable configurations in patients’ presentations and in the specificity of their developmental struggles and language. The present article aims to describe ways of working with the darkness of blighted experience, through […]
Intimate partner violence: Narratives of attachment relationships and linguistic analysis of emotional schemas through a quali-quantitative approach. 18 January 2024
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a concerning, widespread issue with serious health, social, and financial consequences. Previous studies highlighted the role of insecure attachment patterns in predicting IPV victimization. This study investigates attachment classifications among women survivors of IPV referred to antiviolence centers, as determined by the Adult Attachment Interview and compare them with a […]
Review of Reading French Psychoanalysis. 25 December 2023
Reviews the book, Reading French Psychoanalysis edited by Dana Birksted-Breen, Sara Flanders, and Alain Gibeault (2010). In this essay, the author discusses eight reviews of Reading French Psychoanalysis. The reviews considered are Cheshire (2010) in the British Journal of Psychotherapy, Forde (2010) in the Revista de Psicoanálisis, Glassgold (2014) in the Psychoanalytic Quarterly, Lefer (2011) […]

Development and validation of the Gender Identity and Expression Microaggressions in Therapy Scale (GIEMTS). 18 April 2024
Developing affirming interventions for transgender and nonbinary (TNB) therapy clients requires understanding their experiences with microaggressions in psychotherapy, yet no self-report measure of anti-TNB microaggressions in this context exists. Moreover, few studies have tested the associations between anti-TNB microaggressions and therapy processes. To better address the burden of unmet mental health care needs among TNB […]
The evolution of feedback: Toward a multicultural orientation. 18 April 2024
There have been great strides in psychology regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, and multicultural competence, but a need remains to translate these values into actionable practices in psychotherapy. While the case has been made that measurement-based care is an evidence-based intervention that improves outcomes and reduces dropouts (de Jong et al., 2021) and recently that it […]
Beyond the dyad: Broadening the APA supervision guidelines to include group supervision. 28 March 2024
Group supervision is an extensively used format across many training agencies, yet it has been largely disregarded in theory and research within the supervision literature. In fact, the Guidelines for Clinical Supervision in Health Service Psychology (American Psychological Association, 2015a) mentions group supervision only one time, despite the fact that supervision within a group context […]

A Community Data Sharing Resource: The LDbase Data Repository 29 May 2024
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. The purpose of this invited paper is to show the learning disabilities field what LDbase is, why it’s important for the field, what it offers the field, and examples of how you can leverage LDbase in your own work.
Sara A. Hart
Teaching Constant Rate-of-Change Problem-Solving to Secondary Students With or at Risk of Learning Disabilities 21 May 2024
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Rate of change (i.e., slope) is a critical mathematics concept for success in everyday life, academics, and professional careers. Students with or at risk of learning disabilities struggle with solving rate-of-change problems, especially word problems. Interventions that incorporate representations and problem-solving strategies are effective for improving the word […]
Kaitlin Bundock
Concept-Focused and Procedure-Focused Instruction on the Algebra Performance of Grade 9 Students With and Without Mathematics Difficulty 18 May 2024
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Developing both conceptual and procedural knowledge is important for students’ mathematics competence. This study examined whether Grade 9 general education mathematics teachers’ self-reported use of concept-focused instruction (CFI) and procedure-focused instruction (PFI) were associated differently with ninth graders’ algebra achievement after 2.5 years, depending on students’ mathematics difficulty […]
Jihyun Lee

Consumer decisions in virtual commerce: Predict good help-timing based on cognitive load. 10 June 2024
The retail sector is steadily moving toward virtual commerce (v-commerce), and the process has recently gained momentum. With the latest developments in headset technology and the rise of artificial intelligence, virtual shopping has become relevant for an increasing number of products. In this article, we present a study that combines consumer behavior research, eye tracking, […]
Correction to “Magnitude effects in preference reversals” by Lu and Nieznański (2021). 10 June 2024
Reports an error in "Magnitude effects in preference reversals" by Yong Lu and Marek Nieznański (Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 2021[Sep], Vol 14[3], 149-184). In the article, the authors analyzed the data by applying an inappropriate statistical methodology, the Kruskal–Wallis analysis of variance by ranks, for mixed-subjects comparisons (i.e., one sample group of 57 […]
Fast and wrong: An eye-tracking exploration on how low “cognitive reflection” people analyze and choose commercial packages with multidimensional prices. 10 June 2024
Based on the literature on individual differences in cognitive processes, we analyzed gaze behavior during a purchase decision context to understand if the levels of cognitive reflection affect the type of price-information processing and, in turn, the quality of choice. The participants were presented with two websites selling the same commercial package and asked to […]

EJIHPE, Vol. 14, Pages 1853-1867: Network Analysis of the Association between Minority Stress and Activism in LGB People from Poland 21 June 2024
(1) Background: This paper presents an analysis of the associations between minority stressors and activism in the population of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in Poland. (2) Methods: The cross-sectional online-based research was conducted among 192 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people in two groups: activists (n = 51) and people not engaged in activism […]
Aleksandra Krok
EJIHPE, Vol. 14, Pages 1821-1833: Assessing the Prevalence of School Burnout in German High Schools: Psychometric Properties, Gender Differences, and Cut-Off Criteria 20 June 2024
School-related stress and burnout can have serious consequences for students’ well-being and academic outcomes. However, there are few studies that assess the prevalence of school burnout, especially in Germany. The present study aims to determine the percentage of N = 1117 high school students who are likely to suffer from school burnout—also with regard to […]
Diana Schaefer
EJIHPE, Vol. 14, Pages 1803-1820: Mothers’ Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy after a High-Risk or Normal Pregnancy: A Greek Longitudinal Cohort Study 20 June 2024
Background: the objective of this longitudinal study (from pregnancy to the end of the sixth month postpartum) is to elucidate the association between maternal self-efficacy, defined as a mother’s confidence in her ability to breastfeed, and breastfeeding outcomes. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted among high-risk pregnant women (including those with conditions such as […]
Panagiota Brani

Relationships between adverse childhood experiences, attachment, resilience, psychological distress and trauma among forensic mental health populations 12 June 2024
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Katie Finch Daniel Lawrence Marc O. Williams Andrew R. Thompson Christopher Hartwright a School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UKb Priory Group, Priory Healthcare, Monmouthshire, UKc Department of Applied Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Unlocking a taboo topic: the sexuality of institutionalized men within a forensic psychiatric facility 29 May 2024
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Frédérique Fortin Jo-Annie Spearson Goulet Mathieu Goyette Ashley J. Lemieux a Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canadab Research Center, Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel, Montreal, Canadac Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Université de Montréal, Canada
Evaluation of the Enhanced Engagement and Relational Support Service (EERSS) within the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway 26 May 2024
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Bardana Singh Roxanna Short Philip Minoudis a London Pathways Partnership, UKb Forensic Personality Disorder Psychology Department, East London NHS Foundation Trust, UKc Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Kings College London, UK

The CRPD and mental health law reform in Scotland
Scotland's mental health and capacity legislation and its implementation is underpinned by European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) informed principles, and such legislation and its implementation has remained largely ECHR compliant. It is designed to protect individuals' autonomy from inappropriate and disproportionate nonconsensual intrusions but its scope is largely limited to this. However, since the […]
Effects of entrapment, anger, psychological flexibility, and self-compassion on the ward climate and reactive aggression in forensic psychiatric hospital patients
This study aimed to investigate the double mediation effect of entrapment and anger, as well as the moderated mediation effect of psychological flexibility and self-compassion on the relationship between the forensic psychiatric hospital ward climate and reactive aggression perceived by patients. A self-reporting method was used to measure ward climate, entrapment, anger, reactive aggression, psychological […]
The violence profile of male mentally disordered offenders in a high secure unit in Turkiye
The severity of the offense was highest in the schizophrenia group and lowest in the ID group.The existence of comorbid substance misuse in the intellectual disability group and the existence of antisocial personality disorder in the BD group was associated with increased severity of offenses.The existence of comorbid personality disorder, substance misuse in the past […]

Changing environments to promote safety in libraries
The purpose of this article is to investigate how changes in the environment of a library affect the safety conditions of both visitors and staff. Using principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, crime and incidents of public disturbance from 2017 to 2020 from libraries in Stockholm, Sweden, are analyzed and later mapped using 3D […]
Revisiting the tautology problem in rational choice theory: What it is and how to move forward theoretically and empirically
Criminological rational choice theory is blighted by tautology—that if a crime occurs, then by definition the benefits must exceed the costs. The current analysis details the nature of this tautology as well as its theoretical and philosophical implications concerning the circumstances under which offenders make rational (thoughtful and reflective) or irrational (habitual, intuitive, or instinctual) […]
Experiences of fatherhood in prison: A thematic analysis of differences between fathers in a family approach programme and a comparison group
Various programmes have been implemented in prisons to strengthen parental involvement and parent–child relationships during imprisonment. In-depth insights into such programmes are limited. This qualitative study compared the experiences of two groups of imprisoned fathers in the Netherlands: fathers who participated in a family approach programme ( = 10) and fathers in a comparison group ( = 29). Based […]

Correction to “Gentrification’s association with police violence and the moderating effects of race” by Harmon-Darrow et al. (2023). 2 May 2024
Reports an error in "Gentrification’s association with police violence and the moderating effects of race" by Caroline Harmon-Darrow, Hyun-Jin Jun and Charlotte Lyn Bright (Psychology of Violence, 2023[May], Vol 13[3], 183-193). In the article, corrections to some findings were needed. For the Gentrification Revitalization × Race and the Gentrification Disruption × Race interactions (reported in […]
Perceived victimhood shapes support for interpartisan political violence in the United States. 21 March 2024
Objective: Understanding the drivers of political violence is critical, given the destructive consequences it has on the fabric of society. Prior work has established the importance of situational and dispositional predictors of political violence, such as search for significance and meaning and experiencing trauma. However, these predictors do not fully account for one of its […]
Sexual victimization of autistic college students. 18 March 2024
Objective: Researchers have demonstrated a link between autism and victimization, but less research has explored rates of sexual victimization among autistic college students. Informed by lifestyle-routine activity theory, certain features of autism may enhance vulnerability to sexual victimization and may lead autistic individuals to be targeted by potential perpetrators. Method: Using data from the American […]

Changes in prenatal cannabis‐related diagnosed disorders after the Cannabis Act and the COVID‐19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada 20 June 2024
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José Ignacio Nazif‐Munoz, Pablo Martínez, Christophe Huỳnh, Victoria Massamba, Isaora Zefania, Louis Rochette, Helen‐Maria Vasiliadis
Nicotine strength of e‐liquids used by adult vapers in Great Britain: A population survey 2016 to 2024 19 June 2024
Addiction, EarlyView.
Sarah E. Jackson, Jamie Brown, Lion Shahab, Deborah Arnott, Linda Bauld, Sharon Cox
Pain in people seeking and receiving opioid agonist treatment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of prevalence and correlates 18 June 2024
Addiction, EarlyView.
Jie Yang, Monica Jung, Louisa Picco, Elizabeth Grist, Martyn Lloyd‐Jones, Melita Giummarra, Suzanne Nielsen

Does socioeconomic position moderate the associations between the content and delivery features of digital behaviour change interventions for smoking cessation and intervention effectiveness? A systematic review and meta-analysis 19 June 2024
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Corinna Leppin Tosan Okpako Jamie Brown Claire Garnett Olga Perski a Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UKb School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKc Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USAd Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
App-based interventions to improve cancer outcomes rely on informational support from professionals: a systematic review 17 May 2024
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Karoline Villinger Corina Berli Urte Scholz a Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerlandb Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Tobacco use, trauma exposure and PTSD: a systematic review 7 May 2024
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Alina Shevorykin Bridget M. Hyland Daniel Robles Mengjia Ji Darian Vantucci Lindsey Bensch Hannah Thorner Matthew Marion Amylynn Liskiewicz Ellen Carl Jamie S. Ostroff Christine E. Sheffer a Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USAb Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canadac Department of Psychology, The City College of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USAd Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

Editorial: International perspectives in public mental health 5 June 2024
Editorial: International perspectives in public mental health
Neil Quinn
Mental Health First Aid™ for Deaf communities: responses to a lack of national Deaf mental health service provision 17 May 2024
For over 15 years, Mental Health First Aid™ (MHFA) has successfully been delivered in Wales, United Kingdom, with growing interest in the MHFA programme and increasing course attendees. Trainers, aware of the need for support, know the importance of MHFA being accessible for different communities and learner groups. MHFA has always focused on increasing mental […]
Julia Terry
Prevalence of cosmetic surgery and its relationship with psychosocial status: a population based study in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq 16 May 2024
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of cosmetic surgery and its relationship with the level of mental health and socioeconomic variables in Sulaymaniyah city in Iraq. This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted on 941 subjects who were selected using multistage sampling method. Data were collected using a checklist as well as a questionnaire. […]
Farman Zahir Abdullah

A history of mental illness among women in the Straits Settlements in the nineteenth century 15 June 2024
History of Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. The Straits Settlements, a collective colony under the administration of British Malaya, was a very unhealthy area in the early years of the nineteenth century. One of the most common sicknesses was mental illness, which could not be cured by medicines. The number of women suffering from mental illness […]
Haszira Muhamad Yusof
Social issues relating to Vladimir Bekhterev’s concept of reflexology: a hitherto underestimated aspect of his work 12 June 2024
History of Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. This article investigates the diversity of social and political assertions in the work of Vladimir M Bekhterev. Its findings reveal that he drew social and political conclusions based on his doctrine of reflexology. Moreover, he propagated the use of statistical investigations by scientific and governmental institutions to estimate the […]
Birk Engmann
Phrenitis and the pathology of the mind in western medical thought (fifth century BCE to twentieth century cE) 11 June 2024
History of Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Phrenitis is ubiquitous in ancient medicine and philosophy. Galen mentions the disease innumerable times, Patristic authors take it as a favourite allegory of human flaws, and no ancient doctor fails to diagnose it and attempt its cure. Yet the nature of this once famous disease has not been properly […]
Chiara Thumiger

Interventions to promote mental health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian refugees: A scoping review 19 June 2024
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Background:The long history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has resulted in a public and mental health crisis. Despite the significant mental health burdens facing the Palestinian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and refugee camps, this issue remains comprehensively unexplored.Aims:This scoping review identified mental health interventions and […]
Wahiba Abu-Ras
Goodbyes without farewells under the rubble: A phenomenological study of earthquake victim’s methods of coping with ambiguous loss 8 June 2024
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Introduction:Ambiguous loss refers to the lack of clear information about the fate of a missing person or object.Aim:This study aims to examine in-depth the experiences of earthquake victims regarding the methods of coping with the uncertain losses they experienced after the Kahramanmaraş-based earthquake disaster on February 6, […]
Kübra Gülırmak Güler
Proxy consultations for severe mental illnesses: An exploratory cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital 8 June 2024
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Background:Non-adherence to medication leading to a break in continuity of care poses significant challenges in severe mental illness (SMI), leading to poor outcomes. In India, proxy consultation, wherein caregivers consult on behalf of patients, is a commonly adopted but insufficiently researched area to address these challenges.Aims:To explore […]
Prakyath Ravindranath Hegde

When my neighborhood woke up: Knitting collective action in disadvantaged areas amid the 2019 Chilean uprising. 15 April 2024
October 2019 saw the birth of the largest wave of demonstrations to hit Chile in the last 50 years. Protesters, the length of the country, soon joined in, voicing a broad range of demands and driving what has been described as a true “awakening” at the local level. This local dimension of the protests—that is, […]
Clarification notice to “The geography of military occupation and its effect on Palestinian community cohesion, norms, and resistance motivation” by Penić et al. (2023). 15 April 2024
Reports a clarification to "The Geography of Military Occupation and its Effect on Palestinian Community Cohesion, Norms, and Resistance Motivation" by Sandra Penić, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Karsten Donnay, Mai Albzour and Ravi Bhavnani (Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Advanced Online Publication, Jun 22, 2023, np). The authors wish to clarify the relationship between […]
School as a contested territory for citizenship: An ethnographic study of illegal occupation and protest processes at a popular vocational education school in the chilean october. 15 April 2024
The sociopolitical crisis that flared up in Chile starting in October 2019 laid bare tensions in how different social groups understand citizenship and political mobilization. These tensions evinced clear generational differences coupled with the emergence of new forms of understanding and doing politics among youth. This article presents the results of an ethnographic study conducted […]

Coronavirus pandemic dreams in China: A qualitative research on the effect of the Wuhan lockdown on dream contents. 15 April 2024
This study investigated the “coronavirus pandemic dream” phenomenon in Chinese including residing in Wuhan city based on the continuity hypothesis, which states that dream contents reflect waking life. We analyzed the effects of lockdown due to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on dream reported from Chinese university students and workers residing in inside and outside of Hubei […]
Dreaming about the pandemic: A thematic content analysis of COVID-19-related dreams during the outbreak in Portugal. 4 April 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of people around the world, altering sleep patterns and dream experiences. Since dream content is associated with waking-life experiences, one would expect pandemic-related concerns to pervade dreams. Building upon previous research efforts, this study aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on dream function and to address […]
Prolonged changes in the perception of dreaming behaviors resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. 18 March 2024
Reports of changes in dreaming behaviors emerged immediately after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear if these changes persisted long term, after initial lockdowns were lifted and people became accustomed to pandemic life. The current study measured dreaming behaviors known to have changed immediately after the pandemic onset and other behaviors […]

A Closer Look at Medetomidine and Its 'Unusual' Patient Presentations 22 June 2024
(MedPage Today) -- "The drug sample contained multiple different nitazenes, a bunch of fentanyl analogues, xylazine, diphenhydramine, caffeine, and medetomidine." That last word, medetomidine, stuck out to me. This was the preliminary report I...
Prenatal Maternal Distress During Pandemic Tied to Newborn Brain Development 20 June 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Left amygdalar volumes were smaller in newborns whose mothers had high psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, a small cross-sectional study suggested. Infants of mothers with elevated maternal distress during the...
Majority of Bisexual and Transgender People Feel Lonely, Survey Shows 20 June 2024
(MedPage Today) -- More than half of bisexual and transgender survey respondents reported feeling lonely, and these groups also reported the highest prevalence of stress, frequent mental distress, and history of depression, CDC researchers said...

Advanced rTMS Therapy Now Offered At City Hosp | Nagpur News - Times of India 23 June 2024
Lata Mangeshkar Hospital in Nagpur now offers advanced repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) therapy for neuro-psychiatric disorders ...
'I was wrongly imprisoned in a psychiatric ward for a year aged 15 - here's what happened' 22 June 2024
Banning Lyon was wrongly imprisoned in a psychiatric ward when he was just 15, and he spent 353 days inside the hospital where he was sent for an ...
Standardized exclusion of the elderly from services in Psychiatry - Koha Ditore 22 June 2024
SHSKUK has stipulated that patients over the age of 65 are not offered services at the Psychiatry Clinic. The Clinic said that they also offer ...

WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024 20 June 2024
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year.
UN health agency issues alert on falsified semaglutides used for diabetes treatment, weight loss 20 June 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a medical product alert on the release of three batches of falsified semaglutides – brand name Ozempic – the type of medicines primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries.
Birth in a war zone: Coping amid ongoing attacks in Ukraine 20 June 2024
Like many expecting parents, Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar were eagerly awaiting the birth of their daughter. The way it happened, however, was unlike anything they had ever imagined.

Strengthening HIV testing services in francophone countries from West and Central Africa and the Indian Ocean sub-region 25 June 2024
Meeting of Francophone countries from West and Central Africa and the Indian Ocean sub-region to strengthen HIV testing services and integration. It aims to support the identification of solutions to address existing testing gaps and to strengthen testing and linkage services.
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Six partners on a global journey to celebrate excellence in public health 20 June 2024
Chronology of how six global health awards, established by the founders through the Executive Board and administered by WHO, have been recognizing outstanding contributions to public health throughout decades.
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Health in All Policies: Advancing Multisectoral Collaboration for Health Equity 19 June 2024
Join the WHO Global Knowledge Network for Health Equity and the Global Network for Health in All Policies for a webinar exploring Health in All Policies (HiAP) and its potential for advancing equity across various sectors.
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WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank 15 June 2024
15 June 2024, Jerusalem/Cairo/Geneva WHO remains concerned about the escalating health crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the West Bank, where attacks on health infrastructure and increased restrictions on movement are obstructing access to health care. A spike in violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the war in Gaza started has […]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2024: ensuring older people’s safety in emergencies 12 June 2024
15 June 2024, Cairo, Egypt – On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2024, the spotlight is on older people in emergencies. Older people often face mobility issues, chronic health conditions or social isolation –some of the factors that can hinder their ability to access aid, evacuate safely or receive timely medical care and support services. […]
Unsafe food makes 100 million people ill each year in the Region 6 June 2024
6 June 2024, Cairo, Egypt – “Prepare for the unexpected” is the theme of the sixth World Food Safety Day, marked today by the United Nations. Food businesses, governments and consumers can all help prevent food contamination and foodborne illnesses. Food must be protected at every stage from production to consumption. WHO and the Food […]

The gamma-band activity model of the near-death experience: a critique and a reinterpretation. [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] 21 June 2024
Near-death experience (NDE) is a transcendent mental event of uncertain etiology that arises on the cusp of biological death. Since the discovery of NDE in the mid-1970s, multiple neuroscientific theories have been developed in an attempt to account for it in strictly materialistic or reductionistic terms. Therefore, in this conception, NDE is at most an […]
Nigel A Shaw
Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in evaluating T2-weighted hyperintensities in spinal cord in a tertiary care hospital in central India [version 2; peer review: 1 approved with reservations] 21 June 2024
Background Hyperintensities on T2-weighted images in the spinal cord are a complex and diagnostically challenging entity that can present with diverse clinical features. This study protocol outlines a comprehensive investigation to understand the causes, clinical and imaging characteristics, and correlation with pathological findings of hyperintensities on T2-weighted images in the spinal cord. By establishing a […]
Rishabh Dhabalia
Association of cancer and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between 2020 and 2023 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] 21 June 2024
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused substantial morbidity and mortality on a global scale. A strong correlation has been found between COVID-19 treatment outcomes and noncommunicable diseases such as cancers. However, there is limited information on the outcomes of cancer patients who were hospitalised for COVID-19. Methods We conducted an analysis on data […]
Abdulai Tejan Jalloh

GALENOS in the BMJ 9 June 2024
Today the British Medical Journal shared their perspective on GALENOS.
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Welcoming the New Chair and Vice-Chair of GLEAB 16 May 2024
We are delighted to welcome a brand new Chair and Vice Chair of the GLEAB.
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In Memory Of Lea Milligan 30 April 2024
Lea Milligan, CEO of MQ Mental Health Research and a founding member of the GALENOS leadership team passed away unexpectedly on the 15th of April following a sudden illness.
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Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route 21 June 2024
Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.
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Child death overview panels: contacts 21 June 2024
Contact details of the people in child death overview panels (CDOPs) who are responsible for receiving child death notifications.
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National flu immunisation programme plan 2024 to 2025 18 June 2024
The annual flu letter describes the national flu immunisation programme and outlines which groups are eligible for flu vaccination.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Future of Data 20 May 2024
With the public release of large language models like Chat GPT putting Artificial Intelligence (AI) firmly on our radar, the...
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Measuring wellbeing and going ‘Beyond GDP’ 9 May 2024
A new ONS publication out today, aims to give an holistic view on how society is doing, beyond purely economic measures. Here, Tim Vizard explores what we have done so far on Beyond GDP and outlines our next steps on this important work.
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Understanding the new income statistics for local areas: Different measures for better insights 30 April 2024
The ONS has been busy producing faster, more detailed statistics using new data sources. Providing clearer insights at the local level is an important aspect of this work. Ainslie Woods explains how our local income statistics compare and why they offer a complementary picture of local areas.
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AI in medical education: a bright new frontier 21 June 2024
In an interview with Bloomberg, Jeremy Stoppelman, chief executive officer of Yelp, observed, “There’s been resistance to every new technology that’s ever been introduced. When books came out hundreds of years ago, there were complaints that it would destroy the oral tradition. Some of those fears were justified, but it didn’t stop the rise of […]
Andrew Graham
RCP president steps down “with immediate effect” after physician associates row 21 June 2024
Sarah Clarke, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), is stepping aside “with immediate effect” as the college enters fresh turmoil in the ongoing controversy over physician associates (PAs).Clarke, who had been asked by members to step down amid widespread criticism over her leadership,1 will be “available until September to support interim presidential arrangements,” […]
Matthew Limb
Nab-paclitaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine versus cisplatin and gemcitabine as first line chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: randomised phase 3 clinical trial 21 June 2024
In this paper by Liu and colleagues (BMJ 2024;385:e077890, doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-077890, published 19 June 2024), minor changes have been made to correct the authors’ affiliations. The article and PDF have been updated.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring Can Aid Hospital Patients 22 June 2024
Researchers have reported positive findings from small studies demonstrating how increasingly popular CGM devices can be integrated into hospital care of people with diabetes. Medscape Medical News
Bariatric Surgery Lowers CV Risk in People With Sleep Apnea 22 June 2024
An observational study of patients treated at the Cleveland Clinic suggests cardiovascular benefits of weight loss via bariatric surgery for people with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity. Medscape Medical News
Tirzepatide Significantly Reduces Sleep Disruptions 22 June 2024
The dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist is the first drug to show benefit in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Medscape Medical News

Federal Experts Talk Bird Flu ‘What Ifs’ in WebMD Live Event 16 May 2024
WebMD brought together experts from four federal agencies to talk prevention, monitoring, and what the “what ifs” of bird flu might look like.
What’s Next in Health Care for Older Adults: Questions and Answers With John Whyte, MD 16 May 2024
As WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, is in a unique position to see both the current state of medical care for America’s older adults and the way things are trending for the future. We asked him to share his insight on a few topics, along with a bit of advice.
Get the Care You Need in a COVID-19 World 16 May 2024
What to expect at the doctor’s office, hospitals, and long-term care facilities, the future of telemedicine, and how to get the best care during COVID-19.

Megan Davison: second inquest into death to open in Hertfordshire this month 21 June 2024
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Deaths in prison 19 June 2024
In this country we do not give a death sentence, but for everyone who has taken their life in prison that is exactly what they got - Mark Saunders, whose son Dean died in HMP & YOI Chelmsford in 2016 Below is a breakdown of deaths in prison in England and Wales by calendar year […]
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We provide free and independent advice to bereaved families on the inquest process and related investigations following a death in state detention or care in England and Wales.
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