The Role of Mental Health Conditions in the Diagnosis of Neurocognitive Impairment in People Living with HIV by Irene Portilla-Tamarit, Nicolás Ruiz-Robledillo, Marcos Díez-Martínez, Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, Cristian Alcocer-Bruno, Joaquín Portilla

“…The most frequent mental health conditions were: anxiety (21.3%); bipolar disorder (11.3%); and substance dependence (8.8%). Only longer time since HIV diagnosis (<i>p</i> = 0.030) and at least one mental health condition diagnosis (<i>p</i> = 0.002) showed an association with NCI. …”
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Do Breastfeeding History and Diet Quality Predict Inhibitory Control at Preschool Age? by Yvonne Willemsen, Roseriet Beijers, Alejandro Arias Vasquez, Carolina de Weerth

“…It is associated with a range of mental and physical health outcomes, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance dependence. Breastfeeding and healthy dietary patterns have been associated with better executive functions, of which inhibitory control is part. …”
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Validation of a modified problematic use of mobile phones scale to examine problematic smartphone use and dependence by Saqib Nawaz, Jahar Bhowmik, Tanya Linden, Matthew Mitchell

“…The extension of this tool incorporates factors associated with substance dependence outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), including additional items to measure PSUD accurately, referred to as the modified problematic use of mobile phones (MPUMP) scale. …”
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Does Exercise Deprivation Increase the Tendency Towards Morphine Dependence in Rats? by Mohammad Reza Nakhaee, Vahid Sheibani, Kourosh Ghahraman Tabrizi, Hamid Marefati, Sareh Bahreinifar, Nouzar Nakhaee

“…Keywords: Exercise dependence, Substance dependence, Oral morphine self-administration, Rat.…”
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Larger striatal volume is associated with increased adult psychopathy by Choy, Olivia, Raine, Adrian, Schug, Robert

“…Effects were observed for all striatal regions, controlling for age, substance dependence and abuse, antisocial personality disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, social adversity, and total brain volume. …”
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Association of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Val66Met) genetic polymorphism with methamphetamine dependence in a Malaysian population by Sim, M.S., Mohamed, Zahurin, Hatim, A., Rajagopal, V.L., Habil, M.H.

“…Previous studies suggested that the BDNF gene may be involved in the mechanisms underlying substance dependence. This study investigated the association of the BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism with methamphetamine dependence and with psychosis in a Malaysian population with different ethnicities. …”
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Nature videos for PTSD: protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility study by Thiemo Knaust, Anna Felnhofer, Oswald David Kothgassner, Max Reinke, Matthew Browning, Helge Höllmer, Holger Schulz

“…Those with psychosis, substance dependence, a change in psychiatric medication within the last month, suicidal intent, and motion sickness will be excluded. …”
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Suicidality among older Australian adults by Britt Klein, Britt Klein, Kerrie Shandley, Kerrie Shandley, Suzanne McLaren, Suzanne McLaren, Lisa Clinnick, Huy Van Nguyen

“…The survey took approximately 25 min to complete and comprised of (1) sociodemographic questions (e.g., age, gender, education), (2) validated questionnaires measuring depression, general anxiety, psychological distress, insomnia, substance dependence, problem gambling, and stress, and (3) mental and physical health and wellbeing items (e.g., religiosity, assistance with daily tasks, and mental health service usage in the last 12-months). …”
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Expert Recommendations for Clinical Application of Trazodone Hydrochloride Sustained Release by PAN Jiyang, FANG Yiru, HU Shaohua, LU Zheng, SU Changjun, TANG Xiangdong, WANG Tao, WANG Wenqiang, YAO Zhijian, YUAN Yonggui, YU Huan, ZHAN Shuqin, ZHAO Zhongxin, ZHANG Xulai, ZHANG Ling, LI Lingjiang

“…This article mentions that trazodone hydrochloride sustained release is clinically applicable to depression, insomnia caused by various reasons, and also applied to generalized anxiety disorder, sexual dysfunction, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance dependence and withdrawal reactions and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and describes drug dosage, interactions, and precautions for use in special populations, with a view to providing clinicians with scientific and comprehensive medication guidance.…”
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Ending homelessness among people with mental illness: the At Home/Chez Soi randomized trial of a Housing First intervention in Toronto by Hwang Stephen W, Stergiopoulos Vicky, O’Campo Patricia, Gozdzik Agnes

“…Many participants had substance dependence (38%), psychotic disorder (37%), major depressive episode (36%), alcohol dependence (29%), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (23%), and mood disorder with psychotic features (21%). …”
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Candidate l‐methionine target piRNA regulatory networks analysis response to cocaine‐conditioned place preference in mice by Kunlin Zhang, Guanyu Ji, Mei Zhao, Yan Wang

“…Genes located in substance dependence, signal transduction and also nervous functions pathways were identified. …”
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A Study of the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in‏ ‏Patients with ‎Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis by Mahin Eslami-Shahrbabaki, Alireza Fekrat, Shahrzad Mazhari

“…Research data were gathered using clinical interviews, the Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale (Y-BOCS), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAM-A) and Hamilton rating scale for depression (HRSD), Young mania rating scale (YMRS), substance dependence severity scale (SDSS), positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS), and clinical global impression (CGI) scale. …”
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Plasma inflammatory factors are associated with anxiety, depression, and cognitive problems in adults with and without methamphetamine dependence: An exploratory protein array stud... by Marilyn eHuckans, Marilyn eHuckans, Marilyn eHuckans, Marilyn eHuckans, Bret E. Fuller, Bret E. Fuller, Alison L. N. Chalker, Madeleine eAdams, Jennifer M. Loftis, Jennifer M. Loftis, Jennifer M. Loftis

“…The primary study objectives were to: 1) compare neuropsychiatric symptoms across adults with active methamphetamine dependence, in early remission from methamphetamine dependence, and with no history of substance dependence, 2) determine whether active or recent methamphetamine dependence affects the expression of immune factors, and 3) evaluate the association between immune factor levels and neuropsychiatric symptoms. …”
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Childhood Sexual Abuse by Evrim Aktepe

“…Sexual abuse history may result in psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, substance dependence, suicide act, borderline personality disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder. …”
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Prevalence of substance use among college students in Eldoret, western Kenya by Kinoti Kiende C, Ndung'u Moses N, Mungla Prisca A, Atwoli Lukoye, Ogot Evans M

“…A large proportion of those using alcohol reported serious adverse effects, raising the necessity of targeted interventions to reduce the risk of subsequent substance dependence and other deleterious consequences.</p>…”
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Opioid Receptors Gene Polymorphism and Heroin Dependence in Iran by Sara Soleimani Asl, Amir Roointan, Hugo Bergen, Shayan Amiri, Parastoo Mardani, Niloufar Ashtari, Ronak Shabani, Mehdi Mehdizadeh

“…In humans, A118G Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) on &mu;-Opioid Receptor (MOR), 36 G>T in &kappa;-Opioid Receptor (KOR), and T921C in the &delta;-Opioid Receptor (DOR) have been found to associate with substance dependence. Methods: To investigate the association between opioid receptors gene polymorphism and heroin addiction, 100 control subjects with no history of opioid use, and 100 heroin addicts (50% males and 50% females) in Tehran (capital of Iran), were evaluated. …”
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Examining outcomes for service users accessing the Breaking Free Online computer-assisted therapy program for substance use disorders via a ‘telehealth’ approach: protocol for a tw... by Sarah Elison-Davies, Lauren Pittard, Tracey Myton, Andrew Jones, Jonathan Ward, Glyn Davies

“…Primary outcome will be self-reported substance use, with secondary outcomes being standardized assessments of substance dependence, mental health, biopsychosocial functioning and quality of life. …”
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Differential predictors of DSM-5 PTSD and ICD-11 complex PTSD among African American women by Abigail Powers, Negar Fani, Sierra Carter, Dorthie Cross, Marylene Cloitre, Bekh Bradley

“…Results: There were significant differences across groups on current and lifetime major depression (p < .001) and current and lifetime alcohol and substance dependence (p < .05), with CPTSD showing the highest rates of comorbidities. …”
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Ethnic disparities in psychotic experiences explained by area-level syndemic effects by Coid, J, Gonzalez Rodriguez, R, Kallis, C, ZhanG, Y, Bhui, K, De Stavola, B, Bebbington, P, Ullrich, S

“…A syndemic model of joint effects, adducing a four-component latent variable (psychotic experiences and anxiety, substance dependence, high-risk sexual behaviour and violence and criminality) showed synergy between components and explained persistent disparities in psychotic experiences. …”

Adverse childhood experiences growing up in East or West Germany or abroad by Ann-Christin Schulz, Christoph Kasinger, Christoph Kasinger, Manfred Beutel, Jörg M. Fegert, Vera Clemens, Elmar Brähler, Elmar Brähler

“…Significant differences in the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences within the gender groups were only found for sexual and physical abuse and substance dependence in the household.ConclusionThe results suggest that the socio-political context plays an essential role in the experience of adverse childhood experiences, both in frequency and risk. …”
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