The Evolution of Psychological and Behavioral Consequences of Self-Isolation During Lockdown: A Longitudinal Study Across United Kingdom and Italy by Francesca Zaninotto, Francesco Bossi, Philip Terry, Massimo Riccaboni, Giulia Galli

“…Indicators of wellbeing were the affective state, anxiety, stress and psychopathological indices. We also measured the emotional impact of the pandemic on cognitive ability by using two online behavioral tasks [emotional Stroop task (EST) and visual search].ResultsWe found that internal factors influenced participants’ wellbeing during the first week of the study, while external factors affected participants in the last weeks. …”
Get full text

Speech, signal, symptom : machine listening and the remaking of psychiatric assessment by Semel, Beth Michelle.

Get full text

Neurophysiological correlates of Avolition-apathy in schizophrenia: A resting-EEG microstates study by Giulia M. Giordano, Thomas Koenig, Armida Mucci, Annarita Vignapiano, Antonella Amodio, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Alberto Siracusano, Antonello Bellomo, Mario Altamura, Palmiero Monteleone, Maurizio Pompili, Silvana Galderisi, Mario Maj

“…Recently introduced negative symptom rating scales provide a better assessment of anhedonia, allowing the distinction of anticipatory and consummatory aspects, which might be related to different psychopathological dimensions. The study of associations with external validators, such as electrophysiological, brain imaging or cognitive indices, might shed further light on the status of anhedonia within the Avolition-apathy domain. …”
Get full text

Patient satisfaction and outcomes of crisis resolution home treatment for the management of acute psychiatric crises: a study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid by Irene Moreno-Alonso, Manuel Nieves-Carnicer, Alexandra Noguero-Alegre, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Alberto Rodriguez-Quiroga, Alberto Rodriguez-Quiroga, Juan F. Dorado, Fernando Mora, Fernando Mora, Javier Quintero, Javier Quintero

“…All patients met the inclusion criteria: (1) Acute psychopathological decompensation in patients suffering from psychotic disorders, major affective disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorder and other severe mental disorders causing functional disability, according to ICD-10 diagnostic criteria; (2) Ages between 18–90 years old; (3) Living in the urban area of Vallecas, Madrid; and (4) Counting with sufficient social and family support. …”
Get full text

How COVID-19 Phases Have Impacted Psychiatric Risk: A Retrospective Study in an Emergency Care Unit for Adolescents by Maria Mucci, Francesca Lenzi, Giulia Maria D'Acunto, Marisa Gazzillo, Ilaria Accorinti, Silvia Boldrini, Giacomo Distefano, Francesca Falcone, Beatrice Fossati, Roberto Giurdanella Annina, Silvia Paese, Carmen Salluce, Irene Troiano, Cinzia Fratoni, Deborah Fabiani, Francesca Liboni, Gabriele Masi

“…Some data suggest that the pandemic waves may have produced different psychopathological consequences, further worsening in the second phase of the pandemic, compared to those in the first lockdown, soon after March 2020. …”
Get full text

Ribosomal DNA Abundance in the Patient’s Genome as a Feasible Marker in Differential Diagnostics of Autism and Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia by Elizaveta S. Ershova, Natalia N. Veiko, Svetlana G. Nikitina, Elena E. Balakireva, Andrey V. Martynov, Julia M. Chudakova, Galina V. Shmarina, Svetlana E. Kostyuk, Nataliya A. Salimova, Roman V. Veiko, Lev N. Porokhovnik, Aliy Yu Asanov, Vera L. Izhevskaia, Sergey I. Kutsev, Nataliya V. Simashkova, Svetlana V. Kostyuk

“…The recruitment of cases was based on the clinical psychopathologic approach. DNA was extracted from blood leukocytes with organic solvents. …”
Get full text

The long wave of COVID-19: a case report using Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for COVID-19-related nightmares after admission to intensive care unit by Giada Rapelli, Giorgia Varallo, Serena Scarpelli, Giada Pietrabissa, Giada Pietrabissa, Alessandro Musetti, Giuseppe Plazzi, Giuseppe Plazzi, Christian Franceschini, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Gianluca Castelnuovo

“…In particular, long-term and persistent psychopathological detriments were observed in those who were infected by acute forms of the virus and need specialistic care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). …”
Get full text

Seeking bridge symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance among the elderly during the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic—A network approach by Liang Zhang, Liang Zhang, Yanqiang Tao, Wenxin Hou, Haiqun Niu, Zijuan Ma, Zeqing Zheng, Shujian Wang, Shuang Zhang, Yichao Lv, Qiubai Li, Xiangping Liu

“…However, internal relationships and co-occurrence of psychopathologies were scarcely examined. Therefore, in the current study, through network analysis, we inspected relationships among symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance and identified key symptoms that espoused the disease.MethodsWe asked 1,302 elderly adults to fill in Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (depressive symptoms), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (anxiety symptoms), and the Youth Self-rating Insomnia Scale (sleep disturbance) and then constructed three networks for elderly adults, male elderly, and female elderly. …”
Get full text

Genuine high-order interactions in brain networks and neurodegeneration by Rubén Herzog, Fernando E. Rosas, Robert Whelan, Sol Fittipaldi, Hernando Santamaria-Garcia, Josephine Cruzat, Agustina Birba, Sebastian Moguilner, Enzo Tagliazucchi, Pavel Prado, Agustin Ibanez

“…We conclude that high-order interactions provide a detailed, EEG- and fMRI compatible, biologically plausible, and psychopathological-specific characterization of different neurodegenerative conditions.…”
Get full text

Accelerated HF-rTMS Modifies SERT Availability in the Subgenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex: A Canine [¹¹C]DASB Study on the Serotonergic System by Yangfeng Xu, Mitchel Kappen, Kathelijne Peremans, Dimitri De Bundel, Ann Van Eeckhaut, Nick Van Laeken, Filip De Vos, Andre Dobbeleir, Jimmy H. Saunders, Chris Baeken

“…A total of four days of active aHF-rTMS modified sgACC SERT BI one month post-stimulation, explaining to some extent the delayed clinical effects of accelerated rTMS paradigms found in human psychopathologies.…”
Get full text

Categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder: A multi‐method investigation by Thomas W. Frazier, Lacey Chetcuti, Fouad A. Al‐Shaban, Nick Haslam, Iman Ghazal, Eric W. Klingemier, Mohammed Aldosari, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse, Eric A. Youngstrom, Antonio Y. Hardan, Mirko Uljarević

“…Abstract Background A key question for any psychopathological diagnosis is whether the condition is continuous or discontinuous with typical variation. …”
Get full text

Sleep Quality and Its Relationship to Anxiety and Hardiness in a Cohort of Frontline Italian Nurses during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Samuele Baldassini Rodriguez, Yari Bardacci, Khadija El Aoufy, Marco Bazzini, Christian Caruso, Gian Domenico Giusti, Andrea Mezzetti, Alberto Lucchini, Pasquale Iozzo, Andrea Guazzini, Camilla Elena Magi, Paolo Iovino, Yari Longobucco, Laura Rasero, Stefano Bambi

“…Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the psychological and psychopathological status of the population and health care workers in terms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. …”
Get full text

Perspective on the Double Edges of Virtual Reality in Medicine - both Addiction & Treatment by Marcel-Alexandru Găină, Alexandra Boloş, Ovidiu Alexinschi, Ana-Caterina Cristofor, Alexandra-Maria Găină, Roxana Chiriţă, Cristinel Ştefănescu

“…The same tool that may aid better self understanding and bonding can also trigger psychopathological mechanisms through which the user becomes alienated from the real world. …”
Get full text

Female gender and psychological profile of outpatients attending Post-COVID-19 follow-up: some preliminary results by Annamaria Petito, Annalisa Loconsole, Melania Severo, Elisabetta Ricciardi, Marco Angelillo, Salvatore Iuso, Stefania Ferrante, Giulia Scioscia, Paola Pierucci, Andrea Portacci, Donato Lacedonia, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Francesco Mancini, Maria Grazia Foschino Barbaro

“…Our findings suggest the relevance of planning personalized interventions and assessment aimed at higher psychopathological risk groups, such as females.…”
Get full text

Contribution of hippocampal BDNF/CREB signaling pathway and gut microbiota to emotional behavior impairment induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress during pregnancy in rats of... by Feng Zhao, Kai Wang, Yujun Wen, Xiaohui Chen, Hongya Liu, Faqiu Qi, Youjuan Fu, Jiashu Zhu, Suzhen Guan, Zhihong Liu

“…Background Numerous studies have shown that exposure to prenatal maternal stress (PMS) is associated with various psychopathological outcomes of offspring. The accumulating evidence linking bacteria in the gut and neurons in the brain (the microbiota-gut-brain axis) has been aconsensus; however, there is a lack of research on the involvement mechanism of gut microbiota in the regulation of the BDNF/CREB signaling pathway in the hippocampus of prenatally stressed offspring. …”
Get full text

A model of Early Psychological Intervention for Direct and Indirect Road Victims by Jessica Burrai, Alessandro Quaglieri, Giulia Lausi, Angelo Fraschetti, Alessandro Couyoumdjian, Umberto Guidoni, Sandro Vedovi, Stefano Ferracuti, Anna Maria Giannini, Emanuela Mari

“…The program aims to support the victims during the different phases of the traumatic event to foster better emotion regulation strategies, to facilitate communication between victims and rescue personnel, to promote adherence to medical care, to promote the mourning process, to prevent the onset of post-traumatic psychopathologies, and to promote the resolution of conflicts. …”
Get full text

A prospective investigation of impacts of comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on clinical features and long-term treatment response in adult patients with obse... by Masahiro Miyauchi, Naomi Matsuura, Keiichiro Mukai, Takuya Hashimoto, Shun Ogino, Kyosuke Yamanishi, Hisashi Yamada, Kazuhisa Hayashida, Hisato Matsunaga

“…Therefore, we sought to investigate the clinical and psychopathological features related to comorbid ADHD in Japanese adult patients with OCD. …”
Get full text

Striatum-related spontaneous coactivation patterns predict treatment response on positive symptoms of drug-naive first-episode schizophrenia with risperidone monotherapy by Xiaofen Zong, Kai Wu, Lei Li, Jiangbo Zhang, Simeng Ma, Lijun Kang, Nan Zhang, Luxian Lv, Deen Sang, Shenhong Weng, Huafu Chen, Junjie Zheng, Junjie Zheng, Maolin Hu

“…We used Pearson’s correlation analysis to determine the associations between the neuroimaging measurements with between-group differences and the improvement in patients’ psychopathological symptoms.ResultsIn the putamen-related CAPs, patients showed significantly increased intensity in the bilateral thalamus, bilateral supplementary motor areas, bilateral medial, and paracingulate gyrus, left paracentral lobule, left medial superior frontal gyrus, and left anterior cingulate gyrus compared with healthy controls. …”
Get full text

Neuroanatomical and psychological considerations in temporal lobe epilepsy by Javier DeFelipe, Javier DeFelipe, Javier DeFelipe, Jesús DeFelipe-Oroquieta, Jesús DeFelipe-Oroquieta, Diana Furcila, Mar Muñoz-Alegre, Fernando Maestú, Fernando Maestú, Rafael G. Sola, Lidia Blázquez-Llorca, Lidia Blázquez-Llorca, Rubén Armañanzas, Rubén Armañanzas, Asta Kastanaskaute, Asta Kastanaskaute, Asta Kastanaskaute, Lidia Alonso-Nanclares, Lidia Alonso-Nanclares, Lidia Alonso-Nanclares, Kathleen S. Rockland, Jon I. Arellano

“…In agreement with a large number of previous reports, this study (1) reinforces the notion of substantial individual variability among epileptic patients, and (2) highlights the common but overlooked psychopathological alterations that occur even in patients who become “seizure-free” after surgery. …”
Get full text

Cluster analysis unveils a severe persistent respiratory impairment phenotype 3-months after severe COVID-19 by Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Fabien Gierski, Lois Bolko, Sandra Dury, Sarah Barrière, Claire Launois, Maxime Dewolf, Stéphane Chouabe, Eric Bongrain, Davy Picard, Eric Tran, Yoann N’Guyen, Bruno Mourvillier, Amélie Servettaz, Amandine Rapin, Claude Marcus, François Lebargy, Arthur Kaladjian, Jean-Hugues Salmon, Gaetan Deslee

“…Methods Patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia requiring ≥ 4L/min were included for a systematic 3-month visit, including respiratory assessment (symptoms, lung function, CT scan), muscular evaluation (body composition, physical function and activity, disability), psychopathological evaluation (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder-PTSD) and quality of life. …”
Get full text