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The social and community opportunities profile social inclusion measure: Structural equivalence and differential item functioning in community mental health residents in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom
Conclusion: The structural findings imply that the social and community opportunities profile–Chinese version (SCOPE-C) gives similar results when applied to another culture. As only one-fifth of the variance of ‘overall inclusion’ was explained in the Hong Kong sample, it may be that the instrument needs to be refined using different or additional items within the structural domains of inclusion. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 10, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Huxley, P. J., Chan, K., Chiu, M., Ma, Y., Gaze, S., Evans, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Paranoid thinking, cognitive bias and dangerous neighbourhoods: Implications for perception of threat and expectations of victimisation
Conclusion: Participants who demonstrated paranoid thinking were more likely to reside in perceived dangerous neighbourhoods and overestimate threat. While this could indicate a paranoid heuristic, it is a potentially rational response to prior experiences of crime and victimisation. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 10, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jack, A., Egan, V. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

How do young people in Cambodia perceive the impact of societal attitudes, media and religion on suicidal behaviour?
Conclusion: Suicide prevention programmes should take into consideration the complex picture of suicide that young people are exposed to. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 10, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jegannathan, B., Kullgren, G., Dahlblom, K. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Mental imagery and bipolar disorders: Introducing scope for psychological treatment development?
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 10, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ng, R. M., Di Simplicio, M., Holmes, E. A. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Age of entitlement and the young: Implications for social psychiatry
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 10, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ventriglio, A., Bhugra, D. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Book review: Neurobiology of mental illness
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ventriglio, A. Tags: Book review Source Type: research

Bipolar risk and mental imagery susceptibility in a representative sample of Chinese adults residing in the community
Conclusion: This study provides preliminary evidence for increased susceptibility to mental imagery in individuals at high risk of bipolar disorders recruited from a community sample of Chinese adults. This extends previous research in Western student samples suggesting that imagery (both levels of use and its emotional impact) may be a cognitive factor with cross-cultural relevance that is stable over time. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ng, R. M.-k., Heyes, S. B., McManus, F., Kennerley, H., Holmes, E. A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Determinants of attitudes towards professional mental health care, informal help and self-reliance in people with subclinical depression
Conclusions: People differ in the way they cope with symptoms which may influence their preferred care. Higher levels of mastery were positively associated with professional and informal care, but negatively associated with self-reliance. Both age and mastery showed relatively large effect sizes. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: van Zoonen, K., Kleiboer, A., Cuijpers, P., Smit, J., Penninx, B., Verhaak, P., Beekman, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

'We dont have to go and see a special person to solve this problem: Trauma, mental health beliefs and processes for addressing 'mental health issues among Sudanese refugees in Australia
Conclusion: Dialogue between services and community members is needed to ensure responses to refugee mental health are sensitive to the diversity of needs and mental health beliefs of refugees. This will enable workers to ascertain how individual refugees understand their experiences of distress or sadness and to determine whether community strategies and/or professional responses are appropriate. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Savic, M., Chur-Hansen, A., Mahmood, M. A., Moore, V. M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Social relationships, depressive symptoms and suicidality in Korea: Examining mediating and moderating effects in men and women
Conclusion: The findings suggest that enhanced quality of social relationships can protect people from suicidal risk and are more effective for women with depressive symptoms than for men with the same symptoms. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lee, M.-A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Phenomenology and beliefs of patients with Dhat syndrome: A nationwide multicentric study
Conclusion: Present study shows that Dhat syndrome is a distinct clinical entity seen all over India, with its characteristic features. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Grover, S., Avasthi, A., Gupta, S., Dan, A., Neogi, R., Behere, P. B., Lakdawala, B., Tripathi, A., Chakraborty, K., Sinha, V., Bhatia, M. S., Patjoshi, A., Rao, T., Rozatkar, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Short-term course and outcome of acute and transient psychotic disorders: Differences from other types of psychosis with acute onset
Conclusion: Although ATPDs fared better over the short-term than other acute psychoses, their diagnostic stability is relatively low. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Castagnini, A. C., Munk-Jorgensen, P., Bertelsen, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Personal recovery in personality disorder: Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative methods studies
Conclusion: Personal recovery in personality disorder is revealed as a complex process reflecting both personal and social experiences or desires. These findings have important implications for clinical practice – emphasising the need to work closely with individuals and to develop an understanding of both their social experience and networks. Further research, taking greater account of social context in the recovery process, is necessary. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shepherd, A., Sanders, C., Doyle, M., Shaw, J. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

An ecological analysis of secondary school students drug use in Hong Kong: A case-control study
Conclusion: To prevent students from drug use, efforts in individual, family, school and community-levels should be addressed. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tse, S., Zhu, S., Yu, C. H., Wong, P., Tsang, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Managing the terror of a dangerous world: Political attitudes as predictors of mental health stigma
Conclusion: Characteristics of political conservatives and right-wing authoritarians (e.g. threat-aversion, personal responsibility) are predictive of mental health stigma. Terror Management Theory may also help to explain this phenomenon. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: DeLuca, J. S., Yanos, P. T. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research