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Book Review: Treatment of child abuse: Common ground for mental health, medical and legal practitioners
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cottrell, D. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research

Book Review: Lean behavioural health: The Kings County Hospital story
(Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zhang, S. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research

Capability to be healthy - Implications for prevention
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Venkatapuram, S., Ventriglio, A., Bhugra, D. Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Nonsuicidal self-injury in Indian adolescents: Nonexistent or unacknowledged?
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been a neglected entity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this correspondence (letter to the editor), authors are advocating for greater research in this area in LMICs as it will help to compare and contrast prevalence rates of NSSI in these countries with high-income countries (HICs), identify context-specific risk and protective factors to better understand the pathophysiology of NSSI and devise context-specific interventions resulting in improvement in adolescent mental health worldwide. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Aggarwal, S., Berk, M. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

Vocational rehabilitation improves insight and social functioning of people with schizophrenia
(Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wang, W., Zhang, G., Tsui, M. C., Li, D. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

Trust and quality of life: A cross-sectional study of young women
Conclusion: Policies are needed to improve participation and reciprocity at the level of individuals and informal social groups, including local to broader communities in order to increase the sense of community belonging, improving trust and consequently quality of life. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Salehi, A., Harris, N., Coyne, E., Sebar, B. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

How much orientation towards the host culture is healthy? Acculturation style as risk enhancement for depressive symptoms in immigrants
Conclusion: The results suggest that even when undergoing extreme emotional distress, eventually leading to mental disorder, integration, as an acculturation style, seems to serve as a protective resource and possibly prevents further decline. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Behrens, K., del Pozo, M. A., Grosshennig, A., Sieberer, M., Graef-Calliess, I. T. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Suicidal behavior during economic hard times
Conclusions: Government-subsidized funding for outpatient mental health care should be sustained or increased during economic recessions to protect the most vulnerable from suicidal behavior when it is the only viable path toward immediate psychiatric treatment. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elliott, M., Naphan, D. E., Kohlenberg, B. L. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Intergenerational and cross-cultural differences in emotional wellbeing, mental health service utilisation, treatment-seeking preferences and acceptability of psychological treatments for Arab Australians
Conclusion: Targeted public health campaigns that make culturally relevant interventions such as modifying existing Internet-delivered treatment for Arab Australians may reduce barriers and increase treatment options for this population. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kayrouz, R., Dear, B. F., Johnston, L., Keyrouz, L., Nehme, E., Laube, R., Titov, N. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Hikikomori in Spain: A descriptive study
Conclusion: This study shows the existence of hikikomori in Spain. Its difficult detection and treatment highlights the need for specialized domiciliary teams. The high comorbidity leads us to conclude that it may not be a new diagnosis, but rather a severe syndrome associated with multiple mental illnesses. Primary hikikomori also exist, but less commonly. Future cross-national studies are needed in order to describe its definition and psychopathology. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Malagon-Amor, A., Corcoles-Martinez, D., Martin-Lopez, L. M., Perez-Sola, V. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Mental health professionals' perspectives on the implementation of smoke-free policies in psychiatric units across England
Conclusion: Our results demonstrate the importance of taking into account the experiences and attitudes of staff responsible for enacting smoke-free policy. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lawn, S., Feng, Y., Tsourtos, G., Campion, J. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Where are patients who have co-occurring mental and physical diseases located?
Conclusion: Promoting prophylactic work between psychiatry and the general practice sector may be beneficial in diminishing physical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and overweight in patients with mental disorders in European countries and Japan. In Nigeria (a low-to-middle-income country), religious guides or healers, along with general practitioners, are the most frequently contacted, and they therefore seem to be the most obvious partner to collaborate with. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Toftegaard, K. L., Gustafsson, L. N., Uwakwe, R., Andersen, U. A., Becker, T., Bickel, G. G., Bork, B., Cordes, J., Frasch, K., Jacobsen, B. A., Kilian, R., Larsen, J. I., Lauber, C., Mogensen, B., Rossler, W., Tsuchiya, K. J., Munk-Jorgensen, P. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Analysis of the barriers of mental distress disclosure in medical inpatients in Taiwan
Conclusion: Communication of mental distress in medical settings was uncommon due to medical or psychosocial barriers in Taiwan. Skill training to facilitate disclosure in medical education and public campaigns to improve knowledge of depression and enhance help-seeking deserve more attention, particularly under the influence of stigma in the Chinese societies. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Han, D.-Y., Lin, Y.-Y., Liao, S.-C., Lee, M.-B., Thornicroft, G., Wu, C.-Y. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Experience of stigma and discrimination reported by people experiencing the first episode of schizophrenia and those with a first episode of depression: The FEDORA project
Conclusion: Stigma and discrimination because of mental illness change in the course of the mental diseases. Future research may take a longitudinal perspective to better understand the beginnings of stigmatisation and its trajectory through the life course and to identify critical periods at which anti-stigma interventions can most effectively be applied. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Corker, E. A., Beldie, A., Brain, C., Jakovljevic, M., Jarema, M., Karamustafalioglu, O., Marksteiner, J., Mohr, P., Prelipceanu, D., Vasilache, A., Waern, M., Sartorius, N., Thornicroft, G., the FEDORA study group, Bulucz, Kores, Constant Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Micro-identities, adjustment and stigma
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wachter, M., Ventriglio, A., Bhugra, D. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research