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Distancing oneself from God among perpetrators of partner violence
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sansone, R. A., Elliott, K., Wiederman, M. W. Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: research

Is Mainland China ready to implement vocational rehabilitation to re-engage its people with schizophrenia in meaningful worker roles?
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Li, Q., Li, D., Tsui, M. C., Zhang, G. Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: research

Understanding dementia in the sociocultural context: A review
Conclusion: Sociocultural conceptualization of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is of growing interest in shaping the interpretation of the symptoms of dementing diseases. To explore the intersection of culture with the expression of dementia may optimize the management of these complex and chronic conditions. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cipriani, G., Borin, G. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Coping strategies and self-stigma among adolescents discharged from psychiatric hospitalization: A 6-month follow-up study
Conclusions: The results point to the particular importance of secondary control engagement coping for helping to mitigate the impact of peer prejudice or discrimination on self-stigma among youth receiving psychiatric services. At the same time, higher initial levels of self-stigma likely drive less adaptive coping with peer stigma. These bidirectional influences point to a vicious cycle between internalizing negative stereotypes and coping in ways that perpetuate negative outcomes. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Moses, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Psychological morbidity among co-residents of older people in rural South India: Prevalence and risk factors
Conclusion: Co-residents living with older people have significant psychological morbidity, which needs to be recognised and treated. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Malik, M. K., Jacob, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Prediction of adaptation difficulties by country of origin, cumulate psychosocial stressors and attitude toward integrating: A Swedish study of first-generation immigrants from Somalia, Vietnam and China
Conclusions: Immigrants’ long-term experiences of great difficulty in adapting to a new country were explained primarily by exposure to accumulated stressors while moving to and living in the new country, rather than by their backgrounds or attitudes toward integrating. This suggests promoting strategies to avoid discrimination and other stressors in the host country. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Johnsson, E., Zolkowska, K., McNeil, T. F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Evaluation of a recovery-oriented care training program for mental healthcare professionals: Effects on mental health consumer outcomes
Conclusions: One year after completion of the recovery-oriented training program for professionals, positive results were found for two subscales of the MHRM, that is, ‘Self- empowerment’ and ‘Learning & new potentials’. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wilrycx, G., Croon, M., Van den Broek, A., van Nieuwenhuizen, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Caregiver burden is associated with disability in schizophrenia: Results of a study from a rural setting of south India
Conclusion: Burden experienced by family caregivers of schizophrenia patients depends on the level of disability experienced by the patient, age of the family caregivers and gender of the patient. Interventions to reduce disability of the patients may reduce the caregiver burden. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kumar, C. N., Suresha, K. K., Thirthalli, J., Arunachala, U., Gangadhar, B. N. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Do the various categories of somatoform disorders differ from each other in symptom profile and psychological correlates
Conclusion: There are no significant differences between the various subcategories of somatoform disorders with regard to the prevalence of somatic symptoms, anxiety or depression and psychological correlates of alexithymia, hypochondriasis and somato-sensory amplification. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Grover, S., Aneja, J., Sharma, A., Malhotra, R., Varma, S., Basu, D., Avasthi, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Mental health stigma and attitudes to psychiatry among Bangladeshi medical students
Conclusion: The relative improvement in attitudes toward psychiatry in the upper medical school year is overshadowed by the increased stigma toward PMDs. Specific anti-stigma program in the curriculum and strategies to improve the attitudes are required. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Giasuddin, N. A., Levav, I., Gal, G. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

'This doctor, I not trust him, I'm not safe': The perceptions of mental health and services by unaccompanied refugee adolescents
Conclusion: We argue it is important to engage this group in the development of policy and practice in child mental health, and in developing services. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Majumder, P., O'Reilly, M., Karim, K., Vostanis, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Pathway to care for psychiatric patients in a developing country: Malawi
Conclusion: The pathway to care for patients with psychological problems in Malawi is not very much different to pathways to care in other developing countries whereby native healers and paramedics play a significant role. With the high proportion of patients being seen by native healers and the fact that most patients stay longer at native healers before referral, there is need for official collaboration and training of native healers on mental health. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kauye, F., Udedi, M., Mafuta, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Suggested avenues to reduce the stigma of mental illness in the Middle East
Conclusions: We propose the following initiatives to reduce stigma toward mental illness in the Middle East: (a) educate families to enable them to support their affected relatives, (b) increase cooperation between psychiatrists and faith healers and (c) educate young people in schools to increase their awareness and understanding of mental illnesses and to combat negative stereotypes. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sewilam, A. M., Watson, A. M., Kassem, A. M., Clifton, S., McDonald, M. C., Lipski, R., Deshpande, S., Mansour, H., Nimgaonkar, V. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

List of reviewers
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: List of reviewers Source Type: research

Book review: Stay: A history of suicide and the philosophies against it
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ali, A. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research