Increasing and maintaining rates of standardized depression screening in youth with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in a pediatric rheumatology clinic by Emily Datyner, Jodi Dingle, Victoria Newsome, Lisa H. Buckley, Natasha Belsky, Seungweon Park, Manda Mitchell, Brooke Fine, Barron Patterson, T. Brent Graham, Alaina Davis

“…Among the 592 patients who completed depression screens, 114 (17%) were positive for moderate to severe symptoms, and 59 (9%) were positive for suicidal ideation (SI). Conclusions A high rate of standardized depression screening for youth with cSLE was achieved and maintained via integration and automation within our EHR. …”
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Impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of university students and recommendations for the post-pandemic period: A systematic review by Tamiris Beppler Martins, Joaquim Henrique Lorenzetti Branco, Taís Beppler Martins, Gilmar Moraes Santos, Alexandro Andrade

“…Less frequently, studies highlighted the increase in alcohol and drug consumption and suicidal ideation. Some authors also investigated sleep quality, relating insomnia and emotional changes with the reduction in physical exercise. …”
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Life in green: Associations between greenspace availability and mental health over the lifecourse – A 40-year prospective birth cohort study by B. Deng, J. Boden, N. Ye, J. Morgenroth, M. Campbell, P. Eggleton, G. McLeod, M. Hobbs

“…Mental health outcomes including depressive symptoms, anxiety disorders and suicidal ideation were assessed in adolescence (16 years), and in adulthood (18–40 years). …”
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Deep immunophenotyping of circulating immune cells in major depressive disorder patients reveals immune correlates of clinical course and treatment response by Fabiola Stolfi, Claudio Brasso, Davide Raineri, Virginia Landra, Camilla Barbero Mazzucca, Ali Ghazanfar, Lorenza Scotti, Riccardo Sinella, Vincenzo Villari, Giuseppe Cappellano, Paola Rocca, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Conversely, ICOS + Tregs were associated with low-intensity suicidal ideation, suggestive of a protective role. …”
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Multi-dimensional outcomes following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Tharusan Thevathasan, Vanessa Wahl, Joshua Boettel, Megan Kenny, Julia Paul, Sophie Selzer, Abdulla Al Harbi, Eva-Maria Dorsch, Heinrich Audebert, Matthias Rose, Christoph Paul Klapproth, Sonia Lech, Katharina Schmitt, Steffen Desch, Ulf Landmesser, Ralf Westenfeld, Fabian Voss, Carsten Skurk

“…Despite normal neurological scores, 46% had memory issues, 39% struggled with daily organization, 52% had depression and 12% had suicidal thoughts. Physical performance was reduced, with a mean distance of 394 meters in the 6-minute walk test and a 6-minute bicycle ergometry time. …”
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Silent witnesses: unveiling the epidemic of femicides in North-west Tshwane, South Africa – a decade of analysis by Yaseen Bismilla, K. K. Hlaise, C. Van Wyk

“…Excluded were cases classified as suicides, accidents, or natural deaths after further examination. …”
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THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF ECT TREATMENTS IN FINLAND – RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY by SAANA KARTTUNEN, LAURI VIRTANEN, ANU HOLM, NIKO SEPPÄLÄ, PETRI SUMIA, ERIKA JÄÄSKELÄINEN, KAIJA JÄRVENTAUSTA

“…The three most important criteria used in evaluating the urgency were suicidality, psychotic symptoms in depression and catatonia as well as inpatient status. …”
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Treatment Options for Psychotic Depression in Adolescents: A Comprehensive Review by Perez-Rodriguez V, Aymerich C, Catalan A, Jauhar S, Salazar de Pablo G

“…Centro de Investigación En Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain; 4Centre for Affective Disorders, Psychological Medicine, Ioppn, King’s College, London, UK; 5Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; 6Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Iisgm, CIBERSAM, Madrid, SpainCorrespondence: Dr Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) King’s College London, Room D1.14, Child Psychiatry Building 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AB, United Kingdom, Tel +44 0207 848 0002, Email gonzalo.salazar_de_pablo@kcl.ac.ukAbstract: Despite being associated with increased illness severity and suicidality compared to non-psychotic depression, psychotic depression remains under-researched, particularly in adolescents. …”
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Therapeutic effect of proprioceptive dolphin assisted activities on health-related quality of life and muscle tension, biomechanical and viscoelastic properties in major depressive... by Brigita Kreivinienė, Laura Šaltytė-Vaisiauskė, Sonata Mačiulskytė

“…Despite other present diagnostic features adults with major depressive disorder experience psychomotor changes, dysphoria, anhedonia, impaired concentration, and suicidal thoughts. Increasing studies assess the positive effect of proprioceptive exercises in various depressive cases.Methods14 adults diagnosed major depressive disorder included in this case study between September 2022 to April 2024. …”
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Parsing the heterogeneity of depression: a data-driven subgroup derived from cognitive function by Chenyang Xu, Yanbao Tao, Yunhan Lin, Jiahui Zhu, Zhuoran Li, Jiayi Li, Mingqia Wang, Tao Huang, Chuan Shi

“…The cognitive-impaired subgroup presented with more severe baseline symptoms, including depressed mood, guilt, suicidality, and poorer work performance. Significant group × time interactions were observed in the Trail Making Test Part A (TMT-A) and Continuous Performance Test (CPT), but not in Symbol Coding or Digit Span tests. …”
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Proposing a two-stage screening approach to distinguish between transient and enduring postnatal depressive symptoms: A prospective cohort study by Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Ida Egmose, Stephen Matthey, Maria Stougård, Sophie Reijman, Mette Skovgaard Væver

“…The refined two-stage approach reduced unnecessary referrals by 24 %, directly referred 60 % of women with enduring symptoms, and effectively managed suicidal risk. Conclusions: A substantial proportion of postnatal women experience transient symptoms that are distinguishable from enduring symptoms through a refined two-stage screening strategy. …”
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Medical Jousting: Going for the kill! by Dr.Fuad Ahmed Khan Niazi

“…In these times of medical litigation, such notes can be suicidal as well as being murderous. More recently, the most disparaging and scornful form of jousting has been through the use of social media, given its endless scope and lethal repercussions.3,4 In trying to develop an understanding of the phenomenon of medical jousting, it needs to be remembered that it is the right of the patient and their families to know the truth. …”
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Enhancing Access to Mental Health Services for Antepartum and Postpartum Women Through Telemental Health Services at Wellbeing Centers in Selected Health Facilities in Bangladesh:... by Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Md Hafizur Rahman, Ridwana Maher Manna, Ema Akter, SM Hasibul Islam, Md Alamgir Hossain, Tasnu Ara, Nasimul Ghani Usmani, Pradip Chandra, Maruf Ahmed Khan, SM Mustafizur Rahman, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder, Jesmin Mahmuda Juthi, Fatema Shahrin, Sadia Afrose Shams, Fahmida Afroze, Mukta Jahan Banu, Shafiqul Ameen, Sabrina Jabeen, Anisuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Robed Amin, Shams El Arifeen, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman

“…About 51.8% (472/911) experienced tiredness or lack of energy, 50.9% (464/911) felt nervous, anxious, or on edge, 57.2% (521/911) felt worried, and 3.8% (35/911) had suicidal ideation almost every day. Patients visiting district hospitals had higher odds (aOR 2.6, 95% CI 1.8-3.78) of depression and anxiety symptoms compared to the patients visiting subdistrict-level hospitals. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Overall this could lead to an increase of violent behaviours, panic attacks, and a significant growth of psychiatric disorders and suicides. Predictably, if there are going to be even more restrictive economic measures like a partial restart of activities coupled with the request of tax payments related to those suspended during the emergency and those due in anticipation for 2020 business, people could start disobeying to basic civil society rules. …”

Googling Patients by Emily Beer

“…“Ethical Considerations and Social Media: A Case of Suicidal Postings on Facebook.” Journal of Dual Diagnosis, vol. 8, no. 4, 2012, pp. 341–346., https://doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2012.718928…”
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