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Attacks on mental health care institutions seen as symbol of Westernization: Lessons from history of psychiatry?
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - May 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Carta, M., Bhugra, D. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Book review: Clinical guide to obsessive compulsive and related disorders
(Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Redman-Pinard, P. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research

Book review: Sitting together: Essential skills for mindfulness-based psychotherapy
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wilson, W. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research

Adaptation difficulties among immigrants
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sarkar, S., Bera, S. Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research

Continuum beliefs and attitudes towards people with mental illness: Results from a national survey in France
Conclusions: There is increasing evidence of an association between continuum beliefs and positive attitudes towards people with mental illness. Information on the continuous nature of psychopathological phenomena may usefully be included in anti-stigma messages. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Angermeyer, M. C., Millier, A., Remuzat, C., Refai, T., Schomerus, G., Toumi, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Structured assessment of suicide risk in a psychiatric emergency service: Psychometric evaluation of the Nurses' Global Assessment of Suicide Risk scale (NGASR)
Conclusions: Internal consistency of the NGASR and most of the subscales identified was low. Other indicators of reliability of the NGASR were sufficient, although predictive validity was poor. The NGASR did not outperform other instruments but is easy to use, and may contribute to identification of risk factors, as well as to a more integral assessment of suicide risk. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: van Veen, M., van Weeghel, I., Koekkoek, B., Braam, A. W. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Psychiatric morbidity and predisposing factors in a primary care population in Madrid
Objectives: The aim of this article is to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders in patients in primary care centers in an urban area of Madrid and to study possible associated risk factors. Methods: Cross-sectional month prevalence was evaluated in two phases in an urban area of Madrid. The sample for the first phase included 635 individuals (aged 18–65 years), and the second phase included 320 individuals. Socio-demographic variables (age, sex, educational level, living conditions and country of origin) and clinical variables (psychiatric diagnosis and level of psychosocial stress) were studied. The instrumen...
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Reneses, B., Garrido, S., Navalon, A., Martin, O., Ramos, I., Fuentes, M., Moreno, J., Lopez-Ibor, J. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Non-suicidal self-injury among psychiatric outpatient adolescent offspring of Croatian posttraumatic stress disorder male war veterans: Prevalence and psychosocial correlates
Conclusion: NSSI is a significant clinical problem in outpatient adolescent offspring of PTSD male veterans, which may be influenced by clinical and family factors. Interventions aimed at reducing internalizing symptoms and improving family functioning and parental behaviors are needed in the treatment of adolescent offspring of male PTSD veterans engaging in NSSI. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Boričević Maršanić, V., Aukst Margetić, B., Ožanić Bulić, S., Đuretić, I., Kniewald, H., Jukić, T., Paradžik, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Identifying the socio-demographic and clinical determinants of family functioning in Greek patients with psychosis
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that a number of social and clinical factors contributed to the family environment of patients with psychosis. Identifying the determinants of family functioning in psychosis is instrumental in developing understandings regarding the factors which may contribute to the rehabilitation or relapse of the patient and the support required to strengthen positive family interactions. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Koutra, K., Triliva, S., Roumeliotaki, T., Lionis, C., Vgontzas, A. N. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Improving social functioning and reducing social isolation and loneliness among people with enduring mental illness: Report of a randomised controlled trial of supported socialisation
Conclusions: The intervention showed no statistical differences between the control and intervention groups on primary or secondary outcome measures. The stipend and the stipend plus volunteer partner led to an increase in recreational social functioning; a decrease in levels of social loneliness, in depression and in the proportion living within a vulnerable social network. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sheridan, A. J., Drennan, J., Coughlan, B., O'Keeffe, D., Frazer, K., Kemple, M., Alexander, D., Howlin, F., Fahy, A., Kow, V., O'Callaghan, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Longitudinal sex differences of externalising and internalising depression symptom trajectories: Implications for assessment of depression in men from an online study
Conclusion: Findings contribute to the validity of the MDRS-22 as a measure of externalising depression symptoms. Results suggest that while both males and females experience externalising depression symptoms, these symptoms may be particularly elevated for men following experiences of negative life events. Findings suggest that externalising symptoms may be a special feature of depression for men. Given the problematic nature of such externalising symptoms (e.g. excessive substance use, aggression, risk-taking), their clinical assessment appears warranted. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rice, S. M., Fallon, B. J., Aucote, H. M., Moller-Leimkuhler, A., Treeby, M. S., Amminger, G. P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Hispanic residential ethnic density and depression in post-acute coronary syndrome patients: Re-thinking the role of social support
Conclusion: Although previous research suggests that ethnic density may be protective against depression, our data suggest that among patients with ACS, living in a community with a high concentration of Hispanic individuals is associated with constrained social and economic resources that are themselves associated with greater depressive symptoms. These data add to a growing body of literature on the effects of racial or ethnic segregation on health outcomes. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Denton, E.-g. D., Shaffer, J. A., Alcantara, C., Clemow, L., Brondolo, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

What helps or undermines adolescents' anticipated capacity to cope with mental illness stigma following psychiatric hospitalization
Conclusions: This study begins to identify factors that promote more and less adaptive coping strategies among youth at high risk for social stigma. Some factors that can be modified in the shorter term point to useful directions for clinical interventions. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Moses, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Social justice for the mentally ill
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - April 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ventriglio, A., Bhugra, D. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Book review: The art of narrative psychiatry
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Telesia, L. Tags: Book review Source Type: research