“I’m trying to figure out who the hell I am”: Examining the psychosocial and mental health experience of individuals learning “Not Parent Expected” news from a direct-to-consumer D... by Juliette Careau, Maarten H.D. Larmuseau, Rebekah Drumsta, Rob Whitley

“…Conclusions This study reveals an expanding, vulnerable, and under-researched population facing unique stressors, that may be at high risk of developing a psychiatric disorder. There is a need for new services and supports for this population including tailored clinical interventions and specific self-care resources.…”
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A visual cortical-lateral posterior thalamic nucleus circuit regulates depressive-like behaviors in male mice by Fangfang Wu, Chenxi Gu, Rui Xu, Junwei Ma, Lei Gao, Youjiao Zhang, Siyuan Bu, Qingbo Lu, Te Zhao, Yijun Han, Chen Guo, Yihui Cui, Jianhua Ding, Gang Hu, Zhijun Zhang

“…Abstract Depression, a prevalent psychiatric disorder of ambiguous etiology and high heterogeneity, has been recently linked to the primary visual cortex (V1). …”
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Youth experiencing homelessness at risk for suicide: psychosocial risk factors and service use patterns by Laura J. Chavez, Kelly J. Kelleher, Alicia Bunger, Xin Feng, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Jodi L. Ford, Allen B. Mallory, Arielle H. Sheftall, Tansel Yilmazer, Alexis Pizzulo, Jesse L. Hawke, Mattina A. Davenport, Natasha Slesnick

“…A high proportion of youth reported ever having been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder (57.5%) and cannabis was the most heavily used substance. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by Gözde Yontar, Elif Aktan Mutlu

“…Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by symptoms of avoidance, re-experiencing and hyperarousal that develop secondary to a serious traumatic event. …”
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It is time to tackle psychological determinants of obesity and eating disorders by Pietro Crescenzo

“…Obesity is a complex condition associated with many medical disorders as well as with psychological and emotional issues, as obese individuals are at high risk of developing psychiatric disorder [8] and given that etiological basis of eating disorders and obesity usually lies in some combination of psychosocial, environmental, and genetic or biological aspects, which often focus on body image problems. …”
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Factors Affecting Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia and Their Relationship with Anxiety and Depression by Zeng G, Liang R, Xiao L, Cao W, Zhou W, Wang W, Liu C, Zhou H, Shi X, Chen B, Chen W

“…After adjusting for the duration of psychiatric disorder and type of antipsychotic medication as covariates, the above factors remained primary contributors to negative symptoms.Conclusion: Enhancing familial support, friend support, and addressing emotional health and sleep disturbances are strategies that may alleviate negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.Keywords: negative symptoms, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, mental health…”
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The association between salivary oxytocin, age, and puberty in children with and without OCD by Anna-Rosa Cecilie Mora-Jensen, Line Katrine Harder Clemmensen, Manja Gersholm Grønberg, Eli R. Lebowitz, Daniel S. Quintana, Niklas Rye Jørgensen, Charlotte Sewerin Larsen, Lasse Kristoffer Bak, Gitte Lund Christensen, Linea Pretzmann, Valdemar Uhre, Sofie Heidenheim Christensen, Camilla Uhre, Nicoline Løcke Jepsen Korsbjerg, Christine Lykke Thoustrup, Julie Hagstrøm, Melanie Ritter, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Nicole Nadine Lønfeldt

“…Participants included 113 children and adolescents (8–17 years) with OCD and 88 children and adolescents without any previous or current psychiatric disorder and their parents (254 parents included). …”
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Should we consider microbiota-based interventions as a novel therapeutic strategy for schizophrenia? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Lucas Hassib, Alexandre Kanashiro, João Francisco Cordeiro Pedrazzi, Bárbara Ferreira Vercesi, Sayuri Higa, Íris Arruda, Yago Soares, Adriana de Jesus de Souza, Alceu Afonso Jordão, Francisco Silveira Guimarães, Frederico Rogério Ferreira

“…Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by a variety of symptoms broadly categorized into positive, negative, and cognitive domains. …”
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Integrated Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Novel Molecular Signatures for Schizophrenia Characterization by Tong Ni, Yu Sun, Zefeng Li, Tao Tan, Wei Han, Miao Li, Li Zhu, Jing Xiao, Huiying Wang, Wenpei Zhang, Yitian Ma, Biao Wang, Di Wen, Teng Chen, Justin Tubbs, Xiaofeng Zeng, Jiangwei Yan, Hongsheng Gui, Pak Sham, Fanglin Guan

“…Abstract Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex psychiatric disorder presenting challenges for characterization. …”
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Shared genetic risk and causal associations between Post-traumatic stress disorder and migraine with antithrombotic agents and other medications by Charlotte K. Bainomugisa, Dagmar Bruenig, Heidi G. Sutherland, Lyn R. Griffiths, Dale R. Nyholt, Divya Mehta

“…Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that frequently co-occurs with pain disorders including migraine. …”
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Reduced frontotemporal connectivity during a verbal fluency task in patients with anxiety, sleep, and major depressive disorders by Fanxi Ding, Yiyang Ying, Yuqing Jin, Xuanru Guo, Xuanru Guo, You Xu, Zhenghe Yu, Haiteng Jiang, Haiteng Jiang, Haiteng Jiang

“…BackgroundIt has been well established that psychiatric disorders are often accompanied by cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Reaction/Adjustment Disorders and Their Associations with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cance... by Dingwei Dai, Henriette Coetzer, Sean R. Zion, Michael J. Malecki

“…The incidence of these psychiatric disorders was 15% and the prevalence was 23.2%. …”
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Retrotransposons and the brain: Exploring a complex relationship between mobile elements, stress, and neurological health by Amelia Cuarenta

“…Early life stress (ELS) is linked to an increased risk for various psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. …”
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The concomitant anxiety and depression in patients with epilepsy caused by low-grade brain tumors by Sungel Xie, Jiao Qiao, Guoming Luan, Chuandong Liang, Chunyue You, Mingxiang Xie, Shunwu Xiao

“…In total, 21 patients (19.6%) had psychiatric disorders of anxiety, and 26 patients (24.3%) had psychiatric disorders of depression. …”
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Medication nonadherence and its associated factors in psychiatric patients in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Arya Jayasree, Susan Solomon, Vishnu V. Rudravaram, Vikas Menon, Pradeep Thilakan

“…Medication nonadherence (MNA) poses a significant challenge in the management of major psychiatric disorders. The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of MNA among patients with psychiatric disorders in India and to identify the factors associated with MNA. …”
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A Framework to Examine the Role of Epigenetics in Health Disparities among Native Americans by Teresa N. Brockie, Morgan Heinzelmann, Jessica Gill

“…We provide evidence linking ACEs to these epigenetic modifications, suggesting that ACEs contribute to the vulnerability for developing psychiatric disorders in Native Americans. Conclusion. Additional studies are needed to better understand how ACEs contribute to health and well-being. …”
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Psychological fitness for work: do we still have a long way to go? by Giuseppe Ferrari

“…In Italy, the absence of adequate regulatory instruments and guidelines for the proper classification of psychiatric disorders in occupational medicine denies occupational physicians the opportunity to adequately evaluate employees’ psycho-physical fitness for work through health surveillance. …”
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Psychiatric Morbidity among a Sample of Orphanage Children in Cairo by Mohamed A. EL Koumi, Yasser F. Ali, Ehab A. El Banna, Usama M. Youssef, Yasser M. Raya, Aly A. Ismail

“…Our study showed that children living in institutions are prone to suffer from psychiatric disorders. Stability of the caregiver acts as a protective variable.…”
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Infantile and Juvenile Morbidity in Psychiatric Inpatients at Cienfuegos Province by Beatriz Sabina Roméu, Zenaida María Sáez, María Leyani Fuentes García, Niusha Imiya Hernández Muñoz, Daimí Sarmiento García

“…<strong><br />Objective</strong>: to determine the frequency of psychiatric disorders according to age and sex in children and adolescents. …”
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