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Jerotic S, Ignjatovic N, Maric NP, Nesic J, Jovandic Z, Latas M, Nestorovic M, Jevtovic M, Aftab A. A Comparative Study on Mental Disorder Conceptualization: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis. Community Ment Health J 2024; 60:813-825. [PMID: 38319528 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01240-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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The conceptualization of mental disorders varies among professionals, impacting diagnosis, treatment, and research. This cross-disciplinary study aimed to understand how various professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, medical students, philosophers, and social sciences experts, perceive mental disorders, their attitudes towards the disease status of certain mental states, and their emphasis on biological versus social explanatory attributions. A survey of 371 participants assessed their agreement on a variety of conceptual statements and the relative influence of biological or social explanatory attribution for different mental states. Our findings revealed a consensus on the need for multiple explanatory perspectives in understanding psychiatric conditions and the influence of social, cultural, moral, and political values on diagnosis and classification. Psychiatrists demonstrated balanced bio-social explanatory attributions for various mental conditions, indicating a potential shift from the biological attribution predominantly observed among medical students and residents in psychiatry. Further research into factors influencing these differing perspectives is necessary.
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- Stefan Jerotic
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova 2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
- Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova 2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova 2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, US
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Ribic E, Sikira H, Dzubur Kulenovic A, Pemovska T, Russo M, Jovanovic N, Radojicic T, Repisti S, Milutinović M, Blazevska B, Konjufca J, Ramadani F, Jerotic S, Savic B. Perceived sustainability of psychosocial treatment in low- and middle-income countries in South-Eastern Europe - CORRIGENDUM. BJPsych Open 2023; 9:e142. [PMID: 37540024 PMCID: PMC10486243 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Komatsu H, Onoguchi G, Jerotic S, Kanahara N, Kakuto Y, Ono T, Funakoshi S, Yabana T, Nakazawa T, Tomita H. Correction: Retinal layers and associated clinical factors in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:2170. [PMID: 36759546 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-01983-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- Hiroshi Komatsu
- Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
- Miyagi Psychiatric Center, Natori, Japan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
- Division of Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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- Miyagi Psychiatric Center, Natori, Japan
- Department of Community Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Miyagi Psychiatric Center, Natori, Japan
- Department of Community Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Collaborative Program for Ophthalmic Drug Discovery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmic Imaging and Information Analytics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Retinal Disease Control, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Disaster Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Disaster Psychiatry, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Komatsu H, Onoguchi G, Jerotic S, Kanahara N, Kakuto Y, Ono T, Funakoshi S, Yabana T, Nakazawa T, Tomita H. Retinal layers and associated clinical factors in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Mol Psychiatry 2022; 27:3592-3616. [PMID: 35501407 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01591-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The retina shares structural and functional similarities with the brain. Furthermore, structural changes in the retina have been observed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated retinal abnormalities and their association with clinical factors for SSD. METHODS Studies related to retinal layers in SSD patients were retrieved from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and PSYNDEX databases from inception to March 31, 2021. We screened and assessed the eligibility of the identified studies. EZR ver.1.54 and the metafor package in R were used for the meta-analysis and a random-effects or fixed-effects model was used to report standardized mean differences (SMDs). RESULTS Twenty-three studies (2079 eyes of patients and 1571 eyes of controls) were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The average peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness, average macular thickness (MT), and macular ganglion cell layer-inner plexiform layer (GCL-IPL) thickness were significantly lower in patients than in controls (n = 14, 6, and 3, respectively; SMD = -0.33, -0.49, and -0.43, respectively). Patients also had significantly reduced macular volume (MV) compared to controls (n = 7; SMD = -0.53). The optic cup volume (OCV) was significantly larger in patients than in controls (n = 3; SMD = 0.28). The meta-regression analysis indicated an association between several clinical factors, such as duration of illness and the effect size of the pRNFL, macular GCL-IPL, MT, and MV. CONCLUSION Thinning of the pRNFL, macular GCL-IPL, MT, and MV and enlargement of the OCV in SSD were observed. Retinal abnormalities may be applicable as state/trait markers in SSDs. The accumulated evidence was mainly cross-sectional and requires verification by longitudinal studies to characterize the relationship between OCT findings and clinical factors.
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- Hiroshi Komatsu
- Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan. .,Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. .,Miyagi Psychiatric Center, Natori, Japan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.,Division of Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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- Miyagi Psychiatric Center, Natori, Japan.,Department of Community Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Miyagi Psychiatric Center, Natori, Japan.,Department of Community Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Collaborative Program for Ophthalmic Drug Discovery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmic Imaging and Information Analytics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Retinal Disease Control, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Disaster Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Disaster Psychiatry, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Ribic E, Sikira H, Dzubur Kulenovic A, Pemovska T, Russo M, Jovanovic N, Radojicic T, Repisti S, Milutinović M, Blazevska B, Konjufca J, Ramadani F, Jerotic S, Savic B. Perceived sustainability of psychosocial treatment in low- and middle-income countries in South-Eastern Europe. BJPsych Open 2022; 8:e156. [PMID: 35968901 PMCID: PMC9438482 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND DIALOG+ is an evidence-based, generic, cost-saving and easily deliverable psychosocial intervention, adaptable to clinicians' personal manner of interaction with patients. It was implemented in mental health services in five low- and middle-income countries in South-Eastern Europe during a 12-month randomised-controlled trial (IMPULSE) to improve the effectiveness of out-patient treatment for people with psychotic disorders. AIMS To investigate barriers and facilitators to the perceived sustainability of DIALOG+ that has been successfully implemented as a part of the IMPULSE project. METHOD Three months after the IMPULSE trial's end, perceived sustainability of the DIALOG+ intervention was assessed via a short survey of clinicians and patients who took part in the trial. Quantitative data collected from the survey were analysed using descriptive statistics; content analysis assessed qualitative survey data. The views and experiences of key informants (patients, clinicians and healthcare policy influencers) regarding the sustainability and scale-up of DIALOG+ were further explored through semi-structured interviews. These data were explored using framework analysis. RESULTS Clinicians mostly appreciated the comprehensiveness of DIALOG+, and patients described DIALOG+ meetings as empowering and motivating. The barrier most commonly identified by key informants was availability of financial resources; the most important facilitators were the clinically relevant structure and comprehensiveness of the DIALOG+ intervention. CONCLUSIONS Participants showed a willingness to sustain the implementation of DIALOG+. It is important to maintain collaboration with healthcare policy influencers to improve implementation of DIALOG+ across different levels of healthcare systems and ensure availability of resources for implementing psychosocial interventions such as DIALOG+.
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- Emina Ribic
- Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; and WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; and Newham Centre for Mental Health, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Prishtina 'Hasan Prishtina', Prishtina, Kosovo, Albania; and University of Prishtina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Prishtina 'Hasan Prishtina', Prishtina, Kosovo, Albania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Department of Psychiatry, Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Ransing R, de la Rosa PA, Pereira-Sanchez V, Handuleh JIM, Jerotic S, Gupta AK, Karaliuniene R, de Filippis R, Peyron E, Sönmez Güngör E, Boujraf S, Yee A, Vahdani B, Shoib S, Stowe MJ, Jaguga F, Dannatt L, da Silva AK, Grandinetti P, Jatchavala C. Current state of cannabis use, policies, and research across sixteen countries: cross-country comparisons and international perspectives. Trends Psychiatry Psychother 2022. [PMID: 34735077 DOI: 10.4762/2237-6089-2021-0263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Varying public views on cannabis use across countries may explain the variation in the prevalence of use, policies, and research in individual countries, and global regulation of cannabis. This paper aims to describe the current state of cannabis use, policies, and research across sixteen countries. METHODS PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for studies published from 2010 to 2020. Searches were conducted using the relevant country of interest as a search term (e.g., "Iran"), as well as relevant predefined keywords such as "cannabis," "marijuana," "hashish," "bhang "dual diagnosis," "use," "addiction," "prevalence," "co-morbidity," "substance use disorder," "legalization" or "policy" (in English and non-English languages). These keywords were used in multiple combinations to create the search string for studies' titles and abstracts. Official websites of respective governments and international organizations were also searched in English and non-English languages (using countries national languages) to identify the current state of cannabis use, policies, and research in each of those countries. RESULTS The main findings were inconsistent and heterogeneous reporting of cannabis use, variation in policies (e.g., legalization), and variation in intervention strategies across the countries reviewed. European countries dominate the cannabis research output indexed on PubMed, in contrast to Asian countries (Thailand, Malaysia, India, Iran, and Nepal). CONCLUSIONS Although global cannabis regulation is ongoing, the existing heterogeneities across countries in terms of policies and epidemiology can increase the burden of cannabis use disorders disproportionately and unpredictably. There is an urgent need to develop global strategies to address these cross-country barriers to improve early detection, prevention, and interventions for cannabis use and related disorders.
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- Ramdas Ransing
- Department of Psychiatry, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College, Maharashtra, India
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- Educación de la Afectividad y Sexualidad Humana, Instituto Cultura y Sociedad, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Elblandklinikum Radebeul Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Psychiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences, Erenköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Clinical Neurosciences Laboratory, Sidi Mohamed ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, University Malaya Centre of Addiction Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Qazvin University of Medical Sciences Qazvin, Iran. Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Rainawari, Kashmir, India
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Addictions Service, Department of Territorial Services, ASL Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla, Thailand
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de la Rosa PA, Cowden RG, de Filippis R, Jerotic S, Nahidi M, Ori D, Orsolini L, Nagendrappa S, Pinto da Costa M, Ransing R, Saeed F, Shoib S, Turan S, Ullah I, Vadivel R, Ramalho R. Associations of lockdown stringency and duration with Google searches for mental health terms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nine-country study. J Psychiatr Res 2022; 150:237-245. [PMID: 35398667 PMCID: PMC8971703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We examined the associations of lockdown stringency and duration with Google searches for four mental health concepts (i.e., "Anxiety," "Depression," "Suicide," "Mental Health") in nine countries (i.e., Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Paraguay, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey) during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We retrieved national-level data for each country from Google Trends and the Global Panel Database of Pandemic Policies. In our primary analysis, we used data from all countries to estimate a set of multilevel regression models examining associations of overall lockdown stringency and lockdown duration with relative search volumes for each mental health term. We repeated the models after replacing overall lockdown stringency with each of the lockdown stringency components. RESULTS A negative association was found between overall lockdown stringency and "Depression." Lockdown duration and the most stringent stay-at-home requirements were negatively associated with "Anxiety." Policies that recommended or required the cancelation of public events evidenced negative associations with "Depression," whereas associations between policies that required some or all levels of schooling to close and "Depression" were positive. Policies that recommended or required workplaces to close and those that enforced quarantines on non-citizens arriving from high-risk regions or closed borders entirely were negatively associated with "Suicide." CONCLUSIONS Lockdown duration and some lockdown policies during the COVID-19 pandemic were generally associated with significantly lower, rather than higher, Google searches for selected mental health terms. These findings could be used alongside other evidence to develop future lockdown strategies that are sensitive to mental health issues during public health crises.
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- Pedro A. de la Rosa
- Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain,Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA,Corresponding author. Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Psychiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, 88110, Italy.
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Mental Health, Heim Pal National Pediatric Institute, Budapest, Hungary; Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences/DIMSC, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Psychiatry, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College, Ratnagiri, 415606, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosis Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
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- Bursa Uludağ University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Bursa, Turkey.
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- Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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- Mental Health and Addictions Services, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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- Department of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Russo M, Repisti S, Blazhevska Stoilkovska B, Jerotic S, Ristic I, Mesevic Smajic E, Uka F, Arenliu A, Bajraktarov S, Dzubur Kulenovic A, Injac Stevovic L, Priebe S, Jovanovic N. Corrigendum: Structure of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: An Unresolved Issue. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:885883. [PMID: 35418890 PMCID: PMC8997331 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.885883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.785144.].
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- Manuela Russo
- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Centre, Psychiatric Clinic, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade & Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade & Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo by United Nations resolution
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo by United Nations resolution
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- University Clinic of Psychiatry, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinical Centre, Psychiatric Clinic, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Lackovic M, Ivkovic M, Vicentic S, Jerotic S, Nestorovic M, Stojkovic T, Pavlovic A. The role of the blood-brain barrier in psychiatric disorders. SRP ARK CELOK LEK 2022. [DOI: 10.2298/sarh220417081l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is formed by continuous, closely connected
endothelial cells, enveloped in the basal lamina, pericytes, and foot
extensions of astrocytes. BBB has a vital role in brain metabolism and
protects the brain parenchyma from harmful agents present in the systemic
circulation. Damage to the BBB and an increase in its permeability have an
important role in many neurodegenerative diseases. This paper aims to
review the literature on the impact of the BBB damage on psychiatric
illness, a largely neglected and under researched area. Links between BBB
impairment and specific neuropsychiatric disorders are described including
schizophrenia, affective disorders, dementias with behavioral disorders, and
alcohol use disorder, with comparison to typical hereditary small vessel
diseases affecting the BBB such as cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy
with subcortical infarction and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) and
mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes
(MELAS). The authors critically summarize possible pathogenic mechanisms
linking BBB damage and these common disorders.
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- Maja Lackovic
- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Psychiatry, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Psychiatry, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Psychiatry, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Psychiatry, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Psychiatry, Belgrade, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical and Medical Biochemistry, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
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Maric NP, Andric Petrovic S, Russo M, Jerotic S, Ristic I, Savić B, Pemovska T, Milutinovic M, Ribic E, Markovska-Simoska S, Dzubur Kulenovic A, Jovanovic N. Maintenance Therapy of Psychosis Spectrum Disorders in a Real-World Setting: Antipsychotics Prescription Patterns and Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:796719. [PMID: 35463504 PMCID: PMC9022963 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.796719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Maintenance therapy of patients with primary psychosis spectrum disorders (PSD) in the Western Balkans has received limited interest so far. The present study aimed to investigate long-term prescription patterns among outpatients with PSD. METHODS Information about prescription of antipsychotics (AP), benzodiazepines (BZD) and other psychotropic medication over a 6-month period was collected from outpatients (n = 134; ICD-10 diagnosis F20-29) recruited by a larger multi-site study, to find mean daily number of psychotropic drugs, AP prescription patterns (including AP daily dose, route of administration, monotherapy vs. polypharmacy) and BZD utilization (long-term add-on BZD therapy). Additionally, sex-differences in the variables were explored. RESULTS Clinically stable outpatients (age 41.7 ± 11.0; male 62.7%; duration of untreated illness 12.7 ± 8.7 years; mean number of lifetime hospitalizations 2.6 ± 0.7) were prescribed 2.8 ± 1.1 psychotropic medications daily. The mean 6-month AP dose was 14.2 ± 7.8 mg olanzapine equivalents. Long-acting injectable AP was prescribed to 25.2% of the patients. Long-term AP monotherapy was found in 52.7% patients and most of them were prescribed second generation AP (65.2%). Long-term AP polypharmacy (42.7%) was more common in males (p = 0.015). The most frequent co-prescription patterns were first generation AP plus clozapine. The highest rate of long-term AP co-prescription was found for BZD (in 42.7% cases, average 6-months daily dose of 2.8 ± 2.7 mg lorazepam equivalents) and anticholinergics (33.6%). CONCLUSION Existing appropriately designed interventions aiming to safely switch the inappropriate therapeutic regimens, i.e. very high prevalence of long-term AP polypharmacy and non-rational BZD co-prescription, should be implemented in the region of Western Balkans.
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- Nadja P Maric
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- University Clinic of Psychiatry, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Ransing R, de la Rosa PA, Pereira-Sanchez V, Handuleh JIM, Jerotic S, Gupta AK, Karaliuniene R, de Filippis R, Peyron E, Sönmez Güngör E, Boujraf S, Yee A, Vahdani B, Shoib S, Stowe MJ, Jaguga F, Dannatt L, Kieslich da Silva A, Grandinetti P, Jatchavala C. Current state of cannabis use, policies, and research across sixteen countries: Cross-Country Comparisons and International perspectives. Trends Psychiatry Psychother 2021; 44:e20210263. [PMID: 34735077 PMCID: PMC9490942 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Introduction Varying public views on cannabis use across countries may explain the variation in the prevalence of use, policies, and research in individual countries, and global regulation of cannabis. This paper aims to describe the current state of cannabis use, policies, and research across sixteen countries. Methods PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for studies published from 2010 to 2020. Searches were conducted using the relevant country of interest as a search term (e.g., “Iran”), as well as relevant predefined keywords such as “cannabis,” “marijuana,” “hashish,” “bhang “dual diagnosis,” “use,” “addiction,” “prevalence,” “co-morbidity,” “substance use disorder,” “legalization” or “policy” (in English and non-English languages). These keywords were used in multiple combinations to create the search string for studies’ titles and abstracts. Official websites of respective governments and international organizations were also searched in English and non-English languages (using countries national languages) to identify the current state of cannabis use, policies, and research in each of those countries. Results The main findings were inconsistent and heterogeneous reporting of cannabis use, variation in policies (e.g., legalization), and variation in intervention strategies across the countries reviewed. European countries dominate the cannabis research output indexed on PubMed, in contrast to Asian countries (Thailand, Malaysia, India, Iran, and Nepal). Conclusions Although global cannabis regulation is ongoing, the existing heterogeneities across countries in terms of policies and epidemiology can increase the burden of cannabis use disorders disproportionately and unpredictably. There is an urgent need to develop global strategies to address these cross-country barriers to improve early detection, prevention, and interventions for cannabis use and related disorders.
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- Ramdas Ransing
- Department of Psychiatry, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College, Maharashtra, India
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- Education of Human Affectivity and Sexuality, Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences, Erenköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Clinical Neurosciences Laboratory, Sidi Mohamed ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, University Malaya Centre of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Qazvin University of Medical Sciences Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran. Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Rainawari, Kashmir, India
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Addictions Service, Department of Territorial Services, ASL Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
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Contributions of Karl Jaspers to the discipline of psychopathology are numerous. One of his most important insights deals with the method of interviewing in psychopathology. Specifically, how an interviewer (i.e. psychopathologist) approaches and explores mental phenomena that present themselves in the person being interviewed. By cultivating a phenomenological attitude, clinicians also acquire and renew self-criticism (Selbskritik), an essential aspect of a true psychopathologist. A fundamental part of the critical attitude in descriptive psychopathology is the re-examination of prejudices present in psychopathological interviewing. This review outlines and discusses six types of prejudices, as abstracted by Karl Jaspers, and illustrates them with clinical examples. (i) Philosophical prejudice deals with deductive and inductive reasoning; (ii) theoretical prejudice addresses the modeling of understanding of mental phenomena by analogy with natural sciences; (iii) somatic prejudice addresses biological reductionism in psychopathology; (iv) psychological prejudice focuses on approaches that consist of psychological interpretations that transgress the boundaries of psychological intelligibility; (v) pictorial prejudice deals with conceptualizations of psychic life as an analogy with certain visual depictions; (vi) medical prejudice is connected with strivings towards quantity, objectivity and diagnostic precision in psychopathology. To have the ability to represent the inner life of a person, we must dispense with prejudices in the clinical encounter with our patients. With the demands of modern-day life, and requests for quick clinical assessments, the idea of examining our prejudices and performing phenomenological interviews is more important than ever.
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- Stefan Jerotic
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Jerotic S, Lalovic N, Pejovic S, Mihaljevic M, Pavlovic Z, Britvic D, Risimic D, Soldatovic I, Silverstein SM, Maric NP. Sex differences in macular thickness of the retina in patients with psychosis spectrum disorders. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021; 110:110280. [PMID: 33567332 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Imaging of retinal structure in psychosis spectrum disorders (PSD) is a novel approach to studying effect of this illness class on CNS structure. Studies of optical coherence tomography (OCT) have revealed significant reductions in regarding: retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macular thickness (MT), ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) and macular volume (MV). Sex differences in retinal structure in PSD have not been previously explored. METHODS This cross-sectional pilot study included 81 participant of age matched patients and controls. There were no differences between genders regarding illness duration and antipsychotic daily dose in the patient group. SD-OCT assessed RNFL, GC-IPL, MT, MV, and optic nerve cup-to-disc (C/D) ratio. In order to assess the main effects of illness, sex, and illness × sex interaction on the retinal parameters, general linear model was performed. RESULTS Patients demonstrated abnormalities on all OCT indices. Effects of sex were observed for central subfield MT and C/D ratio, which were lower in females. An illness × sex interaction effect was observed for the left MT, indicating greater thinning in female patients. CONCLUSION Sex differences in OCT findings in PSD appear to be most prominent considering macular parameters. These preliminary data may have important implications for the valid interpretation of OCT findings as potential biomarkers for PSD.
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- Stefan Jerotic
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Ophthalmology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
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Jerotic S, Aftab A. Scientific pluralism is the only way forward for psychiatry. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2021; 143:537-538. [PMID: 33988863 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Stefan Jerotic
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Russo M, Repisti S, Blazhevska Stoilkovska B, Jerotic S, Ristic I, Mesevic Smajic E, Uka F, Arenliu A, Bajraktarov S, Dzubur Kulenovic A, Injac Stevovic L, Priebe S, Jovanovic N. Structure of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: An Unresolved Issue. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:785144. [PMID: 34970168 PMCID: PMC8712471 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.785144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Negative symptoms are core features of schizophrenia and very challenging to be treated. Identification of their structure is crucial to provide a better treatment. Increasing evidence supports the superiority of a five-factor model (alogia, blunted affect, anhedonia, avolition, and asociality as defined by the NMIH-MATRICS Consensus); however, previous data primarily used the Brief Negative Symptoms Scale (BNSS). This study, including a calibration and a cross-validation sample (n = 268 and 257, respectively) of participants with schizophrenia, used the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS) to explore the latent structure of negative symptoms and to test theoretical and data-driven (from this study) models of negative symptoms. Methods: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was carried out to investigate the structure of negative symptoms based on the CAINS. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested in a cross-validation sample four competing theoretical (one-factor, two-factor, five-factor, and hierarchical factor) models and two EFA-derived models. Result: None of the theoretical models was confirmed with the CFA. A CAINS-rated model from EFA consisting of five factors (expression, motivation for recreational activities, social activities, vocational, and close/intimate relationships) was an excellent fit to the data (comparative fix index = 0.97, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.96, and root mean square error of approximation = 0.07). Conclusions: This study cannot support recent data on the superiority of the five-factor model defined by the NMIH-MATRICS consensus and suggests that an alternative model might be a better fit. More research to confirm the structure of negative symptoms in schizophrenia, and careful methodological consideration, should be warranted before a definitive model can put forward and shape diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.
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- Manuela Russo
- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Centre, Psychiatric Clinic, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade & Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade & Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pristina, Pristina, Albania
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pristina, Pristina, Albania
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- University Clinic of Psychiatry, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinical Centre, Psychiatric Clinic, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Andric Petrovic S, Jerotic S, Mihaljevic M, Pavlovic Z, Ristic I, Soldatovic I, Maric NP. Sex differences in facial emotion recognition in health and psychotic disorders. Cogn Neuropsychiatry 2019; 24:108-122. [PMID: 30789053 DOI: 10.1080/13546805.2019.1582411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies examining sex-differences in facial emotion recognition (FER) in psychosis yielded inconsistent results. Although females are considered to be superior in FER in health, it remains unclear whether the specific sex-difference is present in psychosis. We aimed to examine whether women and men differ in FER ability in health and in psychosis, and to explore potential sex differences in the illness' effects on FER. METHODS Remitted psychotic patients and controls were assessed using the CANTAB Emotion Recognition Task (ERT) examining accuracies/response latencies in identifying basic emotional expressions. General linear model was performed to assess the effects of group, sex and their interactions on ERT performance. RESULTS Healthy females showed FER advantage in comparison to healthy males, while the aforementioned sex-difference was not observed in remitted psychotic patients. Our results also demonstrated the existence of overall FER deficit in psychosis in comparison to healthy controls, as well as the differential illness' effects on the recognition accuracy of facial expression of anger in males and females-suggesting that females with psychotic disorders undergo more profound deterioration of FER ability than their male counterparts. CONCLUSION The assessment of sex-differences in FER and other important features of psychosis is important for better understanding of its neurobiological basis and for the development of targeted treatments for improved functioning.
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- a Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Center of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia
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- a Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Center of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia.,b School of Medicine , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- a Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Center of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia.,b School of Medicine , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b School of Medicine , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b School of Medicine , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- a Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Center of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia.,b School of Medicine , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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