Psychiatric disorder is a psychological and/or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual, causes distress or disability and is not part of normal development or culture
Currier JM, Holland JM, Allen D.J Trauma Stress. 2012 Nov 5. doi: 10.1002/jts.21752. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractAttachment theory has become a primary framework for understanding adjustment to traumas. In a convenience sample of 157 U.S. service members from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars seeking health care services at a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital, this […]
Suzuki Y, Kim Y.Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2012 Mar;21(1):7-11. Abstract. In face with a triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant accident, the degrees of which are historically hardly preceded, immediate mental health countermeasure was taken by the initiative of the national and local government together with academic and clinical organizations. Based on previous […]
Pompili M, Gibiino S, Innamorati M, Serafini G, Del Casale A, De Risio L, Palermo M, Montebovi F, Campi S, De Luca V, Sher L, Tatarelli R, Biondi M, Duval F, Serretti A, Girardi P.Psychiatry Res. 2012 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractThe aim of this study is to evaluate biological factors associated with […]
Pedersen MG, Mortensen PB, Norgaard-Pedersen B, Postolache TT.Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Jul 2:1-8. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.668. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractCONTEXT. Two studies based on clinical samples have found an association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and history of suicide attempt. To our knowledge, these findings have never been replicated in a prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE. To […]
Britton PC, Conner KR, Maisto SA.J Clin Psychol. 2012 Sep;68(9):961-71. AbstractOBJECTIVE: The purpose of this open trial was to test the acceptability of motivational interviewing to address suicidal ideation (MI-SI) for psychiatrically hospitalized veterans with suicidal ideation, estimate its pre-post effect size on the severity of suicidal ideation, and examine the rate of treatment engagement […]
Fardet L, Petersen I, Nazareth I.Am J Psychiatry. 2012 May;169(5):491-7. AbstractOBJECTIVE: The incidence and the risk of suicidal behaviors and severe neuropsychiatric disorders in people treated with systemic glucocorticoids are poorly known. The authors assessed the incidence rates of depression, mania, delirium, panic disorder, and suicidal behaviors in patients treated with glucocorticoids in primary care […]
Witte TK, Gordon KH, Smith PN, Van Orden KA.J Res Pers. 2012 Aug 1;46(4):384-392. AbstractOur aim was to investigate two personality traits (i.e., stoicism and sensation seeking) that may account for well-established gender differences in suicide, within the framework of the interpersonal theory of suicide. This theory proposes that acquired capability for suicide, a construct […]
Bryan CJ, Rudd MD, Wertenberger E.J Affect Disord. 2012 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: Self-reported reasons for suicide attempts were examined in a sample of active duty soldiers who had attempted suicide using a functional approach that classifies suicidal behaviors into four primary functions of reinforcement: automatic negative (AN-R; to reduce aversive internal […]
Carli V, Durkee T, Wasserman D, Hadlaczky G, Despalins R, Kramarz E, Wasserman C, Sarchiapone M, Hoven CW, Brunner R, Kaess M.Psychopathology. 2012 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBackground: Pathological Internet use (PIU) has been conceptualized as an impulse-control disorder that shares characteristics with behavioral addiction. Research has indicated a potential link between PIU […]
Garber BG, Zamorski MA.Mil Med. 2012 Apr;177(4):397-403. AbstractBACKGROUND: Service members returning from combat can experience difficulty adapting to home life. To help ease this transition, the Canadian Forces provides a Third-location Decompression (TLD) program in Cyprus to members returning from deployment to Afghanistan. METHODS: The 5-day program consists of individual free time, structured recreational activities, […]
