Supporting health professionals after an adverse event in Swiss hospitals: a cross-sectional study by Franziska Reiser Crelier, David Schwappach, René Schwendimann

“…We targeted Swiss acute care, university and psychiatric hospitals, as well as rehabilitation and speciality clinics. …”
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The effect of the March 2020 COVID‐19 lockdown on national psychiatric contacts in Denmark: An interrupted time series analysis by Jens Peter Hansen, Tessa Quirina Bang vanSas, Marianne Fløjstrup, Mikkel Brabrand, Allan Hvolby

“…Methods: 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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E-mental health implementation in inpatient care: Exploring its potential and future challenges by Eva Van Assche, Bert Bonroy, Marc Mertens, Lore Van den Broeck, Kimberly Desie, Felix Bolinski, Khadicha Amarti, Annet Kleiboer, Heleen Riper, Heleen Riper, Heleen Riper, Tom Van Daele

“…However, large-scale implementation in mental healthcare organisations is lacking, especially in inpatient specialized mental healthcare settings.AimThe current study aimed to gain insights into the factors that promote or hinder the implementation of e-mental health applications on organisational, professional and patient levels in Belgium.MethodsFour Belgian psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric departments of general hospitals invited their professionals and patients to use Moodbuster, which is a modular web-based platform with a connected smartphone application for monitoring. …”
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Not guilty by reason of insanity and dangerousness: A demographic, clinical and forensics description of the patients in the forensic inpatinent service of Coimbra by M. Coroa, D. Pereira, V. Santos, A. Macedo

“…The most frequent psychiatric diagnoses were psychotic disorders (56.7%) and neurodevelopmental disorders(33.5%). 24.2% had at least two psychiatric diagnoses and 38.7% had concomitant medical conditions. 77.8% had history of psychiatric hospitalizations and 21.6% had history of self-injurious behaviors. 37.1% of the sample had a criminal record. …”
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Completed suicide in bipolar i patients after their first hospitalisation by E. Nieto, A. Palau, P. Alvarez, C. Russo

“…The average age at CS was 41.1 years (range between 26 and 71 years old) so there was a 9 years gap on average between the first psychiatric hospitalization and suicide. CS was characterized by a violent act (8 out of 9 cases, 89 %). …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON A POPULATION WITH SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDER: DIAGNOSTIC GROUP ANALYSIS by B. Pedruzo, C. Aymerich, A. Catalan, M. Pacho, M. Bordenave, O. Estevez, J. Herrero, M. Laborda, G. Mancebo, J. L. Perez, M. A. Gonzalez Torres

“…The evaluations were carried out in patients who had required at least one admission to the Psychiatric Hospitalization Unit of the University Hospital of Basurto. …”
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Fetal inflammatory response and risk for psychiatric disorders by Blake Gibson, Eli Goodfriend, Yongqi Zhong, Nadine M. Melhem

“…The secondary outcomes were psychiatric medications prescribed, and psychiatric hospitalizations and treatment. Children born to placentas meeting criteria for FIRS were more likely to be diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disorders (OR = 1.21, CI 95% [1.09,1.35]). …”
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Stigma and self-stigma in patients with delusional disorder: a systematic review. by A. González- Rodríguez, A. Alvarez, E. Román, A. Guàrdia, M. Natividad, M. Alberto Marcus, E. Calvo, J. Labad, J. A. Monreal

“…Self-stigma: (1) Women show higher level of self-stigma than men. (2) Higher rates of psychiatric hospitalizations and higher severity of symptoms associated with greater degree of self-stigma. (3) Suicidal ideation was associated with negative self-schema but not self-stigma, particularly in patients with persecutory delusions. (4) Self-stigmatization negatively associated with quality of life. (5) Depressive symptoms associated with higher levels of self-stigma. (6) Promotion interventions should address self-stigma content. …”
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Interventions to increase use of services; Mental Health Awareness in Nigeria by Julian Eaton, Emeka Nwefoh, Godwin Okafor, Ugochukwu Onyeonoro, Kenneth Nwaubani, Claire Henderson

“…Abstract Background Mental health services in Nigeria consist mainly of large government psychiatric hospitals and there are very few mental health professionals to serve the large population of the country. …”
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Moving psychiatric deinstitutionalization forward: A scoping review of barriers and facilitators by Cristian Montenegro, Matías Irarrázaval Dominguez, Josefa González Moller, Felicity Thomas, Jorge Urrutia Ortiz

“…Psychiatric deinstitutionalization (PDI) processes aim to transform long-term psychiatric care by closing or reducing psychiatric hospitals, reallocating beds, and establishing comprehensive community-based services for individuals with severe and persistent mental health difficulties. …”
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Psychiatric admission decrease during COVID-19 lockdown in older patients by O. Martin-Santiago, M. C. Vallecillo-Adame, T. Jimenez-Aparicio, A. Perez-Escudero

“…Results During the COVID-19 lockdown, a significant reduction in psychiatric hospitalizations of older patients (aged >65 years) was observed in the lockdown (69.2%; χ2=4.823,df=1,p=0.028) in contrast with young patients (26.7% reduction). …”
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Are demoralization and insight involved in suicide risk? An observational study on psychiatric inpatients by I. Berardelli, M. Innamorati, S. Sarubbi, E. Rogante, D. Erbuto, A. Costanza, A. Del Casale, M. Pasquini, D. Lester, M. Pompili

“…Methods The study was performed on 100 psychiatric hospitalized adult patients consecutively enrolled between January 2019 and April 2020 at psychiatric units of Sant’Andrea Medical Center, Sapienza University of Rome. …”
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Prevalence and nature of sexual violence in a gerontopsychiatric population in flanders by A. Nobels, I. Keygnaert, E. Robert, C. Vandeviver, N. Van Den Noortgate, G. Lemmens

“…Methods Between July 2019 and March 2020 100 patients (66%F, 34%M) participated in a face to face interview on health, sexuality and wellbeing during their admission at an old age psychiatry ward in one general hospital and two psychiatric hospitals across Flanders, Belgium. Participation rate was 58%. …”
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Cycles of reform in the history of psychosis treatment in the United States by Preethy George, Nev Jones, Howard Goldman, Abram Rosenblatt

“…The Moral Treatment era (early 1800's to 1890) featured freestanding asylums, the Mental Hygiene movement (1890 to World War II) introduced psychiatric hospitals and clinics, and the Community Mental Health Reform period (World War II to late 1970's) produced community mental health centers. …”
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Comparison of long-term efficacy and safety of blonanserin treatment in individuals with first-episode and relapsed schizophrenia: a 3-year retrospective study by Lyang Huh, Bong Ju Lee

“…We investigated psychiatric hospitalization and medication discontinuation rates, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scores, Clinical Global Impression–Severity (CGI-S) scale scores, body mass index (BMI) at baseline to endpoint and laboratory tests including serum prolactin, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoproteins (LDL), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), triglycerides (TG), and glucose. …”
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The cross-sectional GRAS sample: <it>A comprehensive phenotypical data collection of schizophrenic patients</it> by Oestereich Cornelia, Müller-Isberner Rüdiger, Mielke Andreas, Maier Wolfgang, Löhrer Frank, Franz Michael, Kunze Heinrich, Kruse Gunther, Hesse Dirk, Herpertz Sabine, Günther Rolf, Freese Roland, Folkerts Here, Dose Matthias, Czernik Adelheid, Becker Thomas, Becker-Emner Marianne, Aldenhoff Josef B, Adler Lothar, Flögel Marlene, Treitz Annika, Tarami Asieh, Ackermann Verena, Gerchen Martin F, Kästner Anne, Papiol Sergi, Grube Sabrina, Begemann Martin, Friedrichs Heidi, Ribbe Katja, Pajonk Frank-Gerald, Pollmächer Thomas, Schneider Udo, Schwarz Hans-Joachim, Kröner-Herwig Birgit, Havemann-Reinecke Ursula, Frahm Jens, Stühmer Walter, Falkai Peter, Brose Nils, Nave Klaus-Armin, Ehrenreich Hannelore

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>For this purpose, 1085 patients were recruited between 2005 and 2010 by an invariable team of traveling investigators in a cross-sectional field study that comprised 23 German psychiatric hospitals. Additionally, chart records and discharge letters of all patients were collected.…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of stepwise swallowing training on dysphagia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Chenxin Wu, Kun Zhang, Junrong Ye, Xingxiao Huang, Hang Yang, Lexin Yuan, Haoyun Wang, Ting Wang, Xiaomei Zhong, Jianxiong Guo, Lin Yu, Aixiang Xiao

“…Methods A multi-center exploratory randomized controlled trial, with a 4-week follow-up period, will be conducted in three major public psychiatric hospitals in Guangdong, China. Participants in the control group will be assigned to routine dysphagia care, while participants in the intervention group will undergo the same nursing care and additionally receive the SST program. …”
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Characteristics of early and late onset pediatric depression by L. Díaz-Castro, K. L. Hoffman

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out during 2018-2020 in two Children’s Psychiatric Hospitals in Mexico City. Data were collected using a survey method. …”
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The Interaction Between POMC rs2071345 Polymorphism and Alcohol Dependence in Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Male Problem Drinkers by Liuzhi Hong, Lutong Wen, Michelle Niculescu, Fan Zhou, Yang Zou, Guanghui Shen, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Yanlong Liu, Yanlong Liu, Yu-Hsin Chen, Fan Wang, Fan Wang, Li Chen, Li Chen

“…The present study aims to examine the interaction between the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) rs2071345 polymorphism and alcohol dependence on anxiety symptoms of male problem drinkers, and further test the exact form of interaction on two competing models: the diathesis-stress model vs. the differential susceptibility model.MethodsA total of 440 male problem drinkers (Mage = 44.5 years, SD = 9.45) were recruited from nine main psychiatric hospitals of northern China during acute alcohol withdrawal. …”
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Gender differences in income among psychiatrists in China: Findings from a national survey by Xinxin Han, Lijun Shen, Lijun Shen, Jiayu Tong, Feng Jiang, Feng Jiang, Huanzhong Liu, Huanzhong Liu, Jiming Zhu, Jiming Zhu

“…This study investigated whether gender income differences exist among physicians in China.MethodsData came from the 2019 national survey data of 4,520 psychiatrists in major public psychiatric hospitals across China. Self-reported monthly income after tax (in Chinese Yuan, CNY) by participants at all professional ranks was assessed. …”
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