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From self-care to hospitalization: Bipolar patients' health care practices in Mexico 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: New research is continually improving the comprehension of bipolar disorder (BD). However, many challenges remain to be addressed, such as understanding the health care practices (HCPs) c...
Self-stigma and attitudes about treatment in depressed patients in a hospital setting 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Aims: Many patients have stigma about depression, which may inhibit treatment seeking. However, most previous research in this area has been conducted in outpatient samples. The current study investi...
Changes in eating attitudes, eating disorders and body weight in Chinese medical university students 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: Eating disorders is a particular problem for university students. However, little is known about this problem among medical students who often have high stress. Aims: The aims of this s...
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG): Association between its addiction, self-control and mental disorders among young people in V... 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Aims: To explore the association between MMORPG addiction and mental health status, and between self-control ability and mental health status among young male MMORPG players in Hanoi, Vietnam. Metho...
Family functioning in depressed and non-clinical control families 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: Existing studies of depression and family functioning have used western samples to examine how depression and impaired family functioning are related, and to explore levels of discrepancy...
Are long-term psychiatric patients causing more crisis consultations outside office hours in mental health care? 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: As well as an improvement in community services, the de-institutionalization of patients receiving long-term psychiatric care can lead to marginally staffed mental health services, more h...
Suicide in the absence of mental disorder? A review of psychological autopsy studies across countries 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: While numerous past reviews of psychological autopsy (PA) studies have examined the relationship between mental disorder and suicide, there has been little systematic investigation of sui...
'Our community is the worst': The influence of cultural beliefs on stigma, relationships with family and help-seeking in three ethnic communities in L... 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: Existing knowledge about the cultural beliefs of black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in the UK regarding stigma and mental illness is limited. Material: Data were collected in 1...
Psychiatric advance statements: An Indian experience 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: The psychiatric advance statement (PAS) is a document that outlines the preferences of patients in their future treatment. Formulating and writing a PAS has not been studied in low- and m...
Prevalence and predictors of stress disorders following two earthquakes 26 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
Background: Studies about stress disorders following a disaster have mainly been based on single-event trauma with little emphasis on multiple traumas. Aims: This study investigated the prevalence ...
