..To assess whether mood homeostasis (ie, the stabilization of one’s mood by engaging in mood-modifying activities) is a possible new therapeutic target by testing the hypothesis that people with low (vs high) mean mood and people with (vs without) a history of depression have impaired mood homeostasis.. ..A total of 28 212 participants from the 58sec… Continue reading #Mood Homeostasis, Low Mood, and History of #Depression in 2 Large Population Samples
Category: Psychiatry
#Coronavirus: Lockdown’s heavy toll on Italy’s mental health
Italy’s coronavirus death toll is the second highest in the world, and its lockdown is the strictest and longest in Europe. Doctors say both things are creating a mental health emergency. The BBC has been given access to a psychological support centre run by the Red Cross, where staff say they’re overwhelmed by calls from… Continue reading #Coronavirus: Lockdown’s heavy toll on Italy’s mental health
Adherence to Life-Style Recommendations and #Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder A Population-Based Study of Children Aged 10 to 11 Years
The incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children and youth is high, and temporal increases have been paralleled by deteriorating life-styles. Poor diet quality, physical inactivity, poor sleep habits, and sedentary behaviors have all been associated with ADHD.. ..Before age 14 years, 10.8% of students received an ADHD diagnosis. Meeting recommendations for vegetables and fruit,… Continue reading Adherence to Life-Style Recommendations and #Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder A Population-Based Study of Children Aged 10 to 11 Years
Emotional #stress induces structural #plasticity in Bergmann glial cells via an AC5-CPEB3-GluA1 pathway
Stress alters brain function by modifying the structure and function of neurons and astrocytes. The fine processes of astrocytes are critical for the clearance of neurotransmitters during synaptic transmission. Thus, experience-dependent remodeling of glial processes is anticipated to alter the output of neural circuits.. ..Significance statement Astrocytes play important roles in synaptic transmission by extending… Continue reading Emotional #stress induces structural #plasticity in Bergmann glial cells via an AC5-CPEB3-GluA1 pathway
Prenatal and perinatal risk and protective factors for #psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
.. 152 studies relating to 98 risk or protective factors were eligible for analysis. Significant risk factors were: maternal age younger than 20 years (OR 1·17) and 30–34 years (OR 1·05); paternal age younger than 20 years (OR 1·31) and older than 35 years (OR 1·28); any maternal (OR 4·60) or paternal (OR 2·73) psychopathology;… Continue reading Prenatal and perinatal risk and protective factors for #psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Association Between Lifetime Affective Symptoms and Premature Mortality
Associations between affective problems (anxiety and depression) and premature mortality have been demonstrated among psychiatric, medical, and community-based samples and across many causes of death.. ..Of 3001 study members (1509 [50.3%] female, 1492 [49.7%] male), 235 individuals (7.8%) died over a 15-year follow-up. After adjustment for sex, those who experienced case-level affective symptoms 1, 2,… Continue reading Association Between Lifetime Affective Symptoms and Premature Mortality
Thinking ahead and staying in the present: Implications for reactivity to daily stressors
We examined how proactive coping and daily mindfulness may work together to predict emotional reactivity to daily stressors. Using data from the Mindfulness and Anticipatory Coping Everyday study (MACE; Neupert & Bellingtier, 2017; Neupert & Bellingtier, 2019), 116 older adults and 107 younger adults participated in a daily diary study for nine consecutive days. Results… Continue reading Thinking ahead and staying in the present: Implications for reactivity to daily stressors
Factors Associated With #Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to #Coronavirus Disease 2019
.. A total of 1257 of 1830 contacted individuals completed the survey, with a participation rate of 68.7%. A total of 813 (64.7%) were aged 26 to 40 years, and 964 (76.7%) were women. Of all participants, 764 (60.8%) were nurses, and 493 (39.2%) were physicians; 760 (60.5%) worked in hospitals in Wuhan, and 522… Continue reading Factors Associated With #Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to #Coronavirus Disease 2019
#Alcohol Use Disorder and Risk of #Suicide in a Swedish Population-Based Cohort
..The lifetime rate of suicide during the observation period was 3.54% for women and 3.94% for men with AUD, compared with 0.29% and 0.76% of women and men, respectively, without AUD. In adjusted analyses, AUD remained robustly associated with suicide: hazard ratios across observation periods ranged from 2.61 to 128.0 among women and from 2.44… Continue reading #Alcohol Use Disorder and Risk of #Suicide in a Swedish Population-Based Cohort
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