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Measuring the needs of mental health patients in Greece: Reliability and validity of the Greek version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need
Conclusion: Our results suggest that the Greek version of the CAN-R is a reliable instrument for assessing mental health patients’ needs. Moreover, it is the first CAN-R validity study with satisfactory results using WHOQOL-BREF and WHODAS-2.0 as criterion variables. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stefanatou, P., Giannouli, E., Konstantakopoulos, G., Vitoratou, S., Mavreas, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Religiosity, health and happiness: Significant relations in adolescents from Qatar
Conclusions: On the basis of the responses of the present sample, it was concluded that those who consider themselves as religious were more happy, satisfied with their life and healthy. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Abdel-Khalek, A. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The relationship between working status and symptoms, quality of life and self-esteem in patients with schizophrenia in Turkey
Conclusion: Structured working programs which may improve social life of patients with schizophrenia in many aspects is warranted in Turkey. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hacioglu Yildirim, M., Alantar, Z., Yildirim, E. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Debt and depression among the Dibao population in northwestern China
Conclusions: It was not surprising, as proved by other studies, that gender, obesity and social network were risk factors associated with depression in the Dibao population. Our findings indicated that a small amount of indebtedness was also closely related to depression in the Dibao population. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gong, Y., Zhang, X., Zou, H., Tian, D., Qu, Z., Zhang, W., Chu, Y. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Primary care physicians' and psychiatrists' willingness to refer to religious mental health providers
Conclusion: Many physicians would refer patients to religious mental health providers. However, less religious PCPs are less knowledgeable about local religious providers. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lawrence, R. E., Rasinski, K. A., Yoon, J. D., Curlin, F. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Recommendations of the Sardinian public for the treatment of depression
Conclusion: Cross-cultural comparisons may help better understand treatment preferences of the public. In Sardinia, as in Vienna, there seems to be a need for improving the public’s knowledge about the appropriate treatment of depression. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Carta, M. G., Angermeyer, M. C., Matschinger, H., Holzinger, A., Pintus, E., Pintus, M., Moro, M. F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Corrigendum
to Personality disorders in a community sample in Turkey: Prevalence, associated risk factors, temperament and character dimensions published in International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Volume 60 Issue 2, March 2014, pages 139-147. On page 139 of this article "Participants with PD were more likely to have higher self-directedness and cooperativeness scores" should be "Participants with PD were more likely to have lower self-directedness and cooperativeness scores". On page 145-146 of this article "As indicated by large effect sizes, we observed a strong association for all three PD clusters with higher TCI self-directe...
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research

Book review: Explaining abnormal behaviour: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
(Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stefaniak, J. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research

Book review: Surviving survival: The art and science of resilience
(Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ali, A. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research

Book review: Why only humans weep: Unravelling the mysteries of tears
(Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nellums, L. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research

The interrelationships between moral attitudes, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and mixed lateral preference in Israeli reserve combat troops
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that moral objection has significant implications on combatant’s psychological and organic well-being. The findings highlight the need to include moral attitudes in research and clinical practice among combat personnel and veterans. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ritov, G., Barnetz, Z. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Patterns of stigma toward schizophrenia among the general population: A latent profile analysis
Conclusion: Some findings from the international literature were replicated; however, familial contact increased stigma, possibly denoting a locally modulated determinant. Hereby, our study also adds important cross-cultural data by showing that stigma toward schizophrenia is high in a Latin-American setting. We highlight the importance of analyzing the general population as a heterogeneous group, aiming to better elaborate anti-stigma campaigns. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Loch, A. A., Wang, Y.-P., Guarniero, F. B., Lawson, F. L., Hengartner, M. P., Rossler, W., Gattaz, W. F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Effects of interferential care: A community-based care program for persons with severe problems on several life areas
Conclusion: Interferential care offers significant improvements in quality of life and problem severity in persons who have severe problems on several life areas and who are currently not reached by healthcare services. It is a promising community-based care program for healthcare systems in which regular care already contains many elements of home-based practice. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Roeg, D. P., van de Goor, I. A., Voogt, M. C., van Assen, M. A., Garretsen, H. F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Ethnic disparities in mental health treatment gap in a community-based survey and in access to care in psychiatric clinics
Conclusions: Treatment gap was larger among ethnically disadvantaged compared with the advantaged group. However, once in treatment, service users of both ethnic groups report similar barriers to care. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nakash, O., Nagar, M., Danilovich, E., Bentov-Gofrit, D., Lurie, I., Steiner, E., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Szor, H., Levav, I. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Predictors of insight in first-episode schizophrenia: A 5-year cohort study from India
Conclusion: These findings argue that insight and explanatory models of illness are secondary to psychopathology, course and outcome. They are dependent on the trajectory of the person’s illness, are not independent of the condition and call for multifaceted understanding of the issues. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Johnson, S., Sathyaseelan, M., Charles, H., Jeyaseelan, V., Jacob, K. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research