Factors predicting meaningful suicide attempts: multiple attempts and index methods by Chungmo Koo, Goeun Bae, Heoung Jin Kim, Sohyun Eun, Seo Hee Yoon, Moon Kyu Kim, Hyun Soo Chung, Hye Eun Kwon

“…Methods The study analyzed medical records of 227 adolescents aged 10-18 years with clear SAs who visited the emergency department of Severance Hospital in Seoul, Korea from January 2007 through February 2021, focusing on the index methods and meaningful SAs defined as hospitalization, death or transfer to another hospital for psychiatric hospitalization. The association of the index method with the meaningful SAs was quantified using logistic regression. …”
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The effect of sex on suicide risk during and after psychiatric inpatient care in 12 countries—An ecological study by Stephan Listabarth, Benjamin Vyssoki, Alexander Glahn, Andrea Gmeiner, Nathalie Pruckner, Sandra Vyssoki, Andreas Wippel, Thomas Waldhoer, Daniel König

“…Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze sex differences for suicides during and after psychiatric hospitalization in various countries.Methods.National suicide mortality rates and inpatient-related suicide rates (three intervals: during psychiatric inpatient treatment, 1 month, and 1 year after discharge) from 12 countries for 2000–2016 were analyzed, and a logistic model was used to quantify the effect of sex.Results.Persons admitted to or discharged from psychiatric inpatient care exhibited significantly increased rates of suicide compared to those in the general population. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic and individuals with severe mental illness: A comparative study of community mental health centers' early experiences in COVID-19 pandemic (tur) by Nazife Gamze Usta Sağlam, Engin Emrem Beştepe, Filiz İzci, İpek Sarıkaya, Haluk Usta, Fatih Baz

“…While a narrowing was observed in psychiatric hospitalization indications, face-to-face CMHC services decreased. …”
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Provision of HIV services to psychiatric inpatients in Botswana: Challenges and recommendations by Maria A. Qambayot, Sarita Naidoo

“…Contribution: The findings suggest the need to improve the provision of HIV services in the psychiatric hospitals in order to ensure better outcomes for this often-overlooked population. …”
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Role of international collaboration in developing mental health services by R Srinivasa Murthy

“…There has been a progress in shifting the location of mental health services from jails, to asylums, to psychiatric hospitals, to general hospitals to community care facilities over the last three hundred years. …”
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Alterations of serum neuropeptide levels and their relationship to cognitive impairment and psychopathology in male patients with chronic schizophrenia by Wenxi Sun, Tingting Jin, Haidong Yang, Jin Li, Qing Tian, Ju Gao, Ruijie Peng, Guangya Zhang, Xiaobin Zhang

“…Three groups were assessed: 29 TRS and 48 CSS patients who were hospitalized in regional psychiatric hospitals, and 53 HC. After the above participants were enrolled, we examined the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) and the blood serum levels of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), β-endorphin (BE), neurotensin (NT), oxytocin (OT) and substance.P (S.P). …”
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Childhood trauma, peer victimization, and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: a latent variable mediation analysis by Ke Zhao, Siyu Tong, Lan Hong, Shang Yang, Wenyun Yang, Yao Xu, Zilin Fan, Jiaqi Zheng, Keqing Yao, Tiansheng Zheng

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1783 adolescents (1464 girls and 318 boys) in the psychiatric outpatient clinics or wards of 14 psychiatric hospitals or general hospitals in nine provinces in China. …”
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Intervening factors between risk of violence and aggressive behaviours among forensic inpatients: a scoping review by Norhameza Ahmad Badruddin, AbRahman Roseliza-Murni, Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin, Abdul Rahman Ahmad Badayai, Shalini Munusamy

“…The nine studies included 1,068 adult forensic inpatients from various psychiatric hospitals. Only mediation studies reported significant mechanisms of influence between the risk of violence and aggressive behavior. …”
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Sex differences in the prevalence and clinical correlates of diabetes in Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia by Huiming Yan, Yanzhe Li, Shen Li, Chi Zhou, Shuochi Wei, Jie Li, Xiang-Yang Zhang

“…A total of 988 Han Chinese SCZ patients (male/female: 638/350) were recruited from two psychiatric hospitals in China. We used the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) to evaluate the psychopathological symptoms of the patients. …”
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Factorial Structure and Long-Term Stability of the Autonomy Preference Index. by Morandi, S, Golay, P, Vazquez-Montes, M, Rugkåsa, J, Molodynski, A, Yeeles, K, Burns, T

“…Two-hundred and 85 patients with a diagnosis of psychosis were assessed as they were about to be discharged from involuntary psychiatric hospitalization and they were reassessed after 6 and 12 months. …”

Patients and relatives' perspectives about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Khartoum, Sudan by M. Hussein, Omar, KM, Ahmed, IH, Mohammed, Hatta Sidi, Najmi S

“…This was an observational hospital-based study conducted among 103 psychiatric patients and their relatives respectively who visited the Taha Basher and Eltigani Elmahi psychiatric hospitals during 2016. Both the patients and their relative inquired about different criteria of knowledge and attitude towards ECT. …”
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Beijing's Mental Health Workers' Perceptions of the Severe Mental Illness Reporting System by Haomin WANG, Xiaoyong LI, Ning ZHANG, Jiaoyue WU

“…Methods From March to June 2019, a survey was conducted among a convenient sample of 234 mental health workers from municipal-level psychiatric hospitals, and two stratified samples of 397 mental health workers (one sample of 183 cases from district-level psychiatric hospitals, and the other sample of 214 cases from community-level hospitals) , using a questionnaire named Status of the Rule of Mental Health Laws in Beijing for understanding these workers' general information and their perceptions of the SMIRS. …”
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Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Youth Mental Health by A. Hvolby, J.P. Hansen

“…An interrupted time series analysis was applied to determine the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown event on the number of contacts with psychiatric hospitals in Denmark, from February 25, 2019 to May 3, 2020. …”
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Inpatient suicide in psychiatric settings: Evaluation of current prevention measures by Francesca Chammas, Dominique Januel, Noomane Bouaziz

“…The risk of suicide in psychiatric hospitals is 50 times higher than in the general population, despite patient safety being a priority for any hospital. …”
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Exploring the Reasons for Dissatisfaction of Nurses Working in Psychiatric Wards: A Qualitative Study by Firas Al-aboudy, Hasan Alwan Baiee

“…Discussion: The present research contributes to the experiences of clinical nurses concerning clinical intervention and care processes in Iraqi psychiatric hospitals. Confrontation of mental patients by nurses in the work environment remains crucial. …”
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Causal relationship between the administration of high-dose corticosteroids and the appearance of maniform-type psychopathology by M. O. Solis Correa, M. Valverde Barea, L. Soldado Rodriguez

“…Seven days after starting treatment with corticosteroids, she presented maniform symptoms (psychomotor restlessness, expansive mood, dysphoria, megalomanic delusions, alteration of biological rhythms with decreased need for sleep and risk behaviors), and she was admitted in a psychiatric hospitalization unit. After considering various differential diagnoses she is diagnosed with Substance-Induced (corticosteroids) Mood Disorder with manic features. …”
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Exploring Experiences of Workplace Violence and Attempts to Address Violence Among Mental Health Nurses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Seham Mansour Alyousef RN, PhD, Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi RN, PhD

“…Conclusion The research findings confirm the urgency of addressing the needs of mental health nurses in inpatient psychiatric hospitals. Policymakers in the healthcare field must be aware of the inpatient psychiatric care climate and the need for support from those who staff these areas of practice. …”
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Returning-to-work after mental health-associated sick leave: a qualitative interview study exploring the experiences of general practitioners in Germany by Martina Geipel, Anna Pelizäus, Johannes Hamann

“…They also suffer from poor collaboration with other stakeholders, such as psychiatric hospitals, therapists or employers. They indicate that the mental health disorder of each patient is unique, including the barriers to and possibilities of a successful return to work. …”
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Antecedents and Outcomes of Work Engagement among Psychiatric Nurses in Japan by Yuichi Kato, Rie Chiba, Akihito Shimazu, Yuta Hayashi, Takuya Sakamoto

“…This cross-sectional study included 309 nurses from three psychiatric hospitals in Japan (valid response rate: 60.4%). …”
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Blended-ALMAMAR app for inpatient mental health care for refugees: study protocol for a multicenter implementation study within the I-REACH consortium (Internet based REfugee mentA... by Isabelle Reinhardt, Laura Schmidt, Dirk Reske, Jürgen Zielasek, Gracia Braun, Maria Böttche, Johanna Boettcher, Sebastian Burchert, Heide Glaesmer, Christine Knaevelsrud, Alexander Konnopka, Louisa Muntendorf, Laura Nohr, Sophia Paskuy, Babette Renneberg, Susan Sierau, Nadine Stammel, Birgit Wagner, Tina Wirz, Euphrosyne Gouzoulis-Mayfrank

“…Methods We present the design of an observational, prospective multicenter implementation study in eight psychiatric hospitals. We plan to recruit 100 Farsi or Arabic speaking refugees receiving in-patient treatment due to depression, anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder or substance use disorders. …”
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