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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Julita Tokarek, Angelika Kapuscik, Joanna Kucmierz, Edward Kowalczyk, Michal Seweryn Karbownik
Summary: This study found that medical students under stress who exhibit higher conscientiousness tend to have healthier behaviors, such as healthier dietary habits and less smoking. Therefore, interventions targeting students with lower conscientiousness levels may be beneficial in improving lifestyle habits.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Zhao Shi, Shunping Li, Gang Chen
Summary: This study explores the internal consistency and structural validity of the Chinese version of the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-C) in medical college students. The results indicate that TIPI-C is a feasible tool for measuring extraversion, emotional stability, and conscientiousness, but it lacks internal consistency and structural validity in measuring agreeableness and openness.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Yingying Xie, Congcong Yuan, Mengru Sun, Jie Sun, Ningnannan Zhang, Wen Qin, Feng Liu, Hui Xue, Hao Ding, Sijia Wang, Jinyan He, Lizhi Hu, Xiaoxia Li, Chunshui Yu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of personality and brain on the academic achievements of medical students. The results showed that novelty seeking was negatively correlated with academic achievements, while conscientiousness was positively correlated with academic achievements. Brain functional properties were negatively correlated with academic achievements in basic biomedical sciences. These specific personality traits and brain functional properties independently contribute to academic achievements.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Min An, Xuanxuan Ma, Hongbin Wu
Summary: This study explores the relationships between social cognitive factors and academic satisfaction (AS) in a Chinese medical education context. The results show that environmental supports, outcome expectations, perceived goal progress, and self-efficacy are related to AS.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Bright Huo, Todd Dow, Lucy Helyer
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between Grit and interest in direct-entry surgical specialties among medical students. The results showed that medical students with an interest in poor lifestyle surgical specialties have higher Grit.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sulayman el Mathari, Aimane Arrouby, Noor Boulidam, Jolanda Kluin
Summary: Medical students in the Netherlands have limited exposure to cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology, leading to discrepancies in medical residents' starting levels and expected standards. An extracurricular education program focusing on cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology was set up to address this issue. The study aims to evaluate the impact of the program on students' knowledge and explore factors influencing career decisions.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Honghong Xu, Ruotong Xue, Shuwei Hao
Summary: This study investigated the relationship among personality traits, attitudes toward patient-centeredness, and empathy among 686 medical students in Beijing. The results showed that Agreeableness, Openness to experience, and patient-centered attitudes were significant predictors of empathy. Grade was found to moderate the relationship between PPOS and empathy, and gender and grade differences were discussed in the study. Cultural implications were also highlighted.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2021)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Valentina Colonnello, Gloria Leonardi, Marina Farinelli, Paolo M. Russo
Summary: Our study is the first to demonstrate the link between emotional traits and specific facets of psychological health in medical students. It encourages medical teachers to focus on multiple facets of well-being in learning environments.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Ana Cristina Verissimo, George A. M. Conrado, Joselina Barbosa, Sandra F. Gomes, Milton Severo, Pedro Oliveira, Laura Ribeiro
Summary: This study aims to assess the associations between academic misconduct, dark personality traits, and psychological well-being in medical students. The results show that Machiavellianism is strongly associated with cheating, while sex and age are not significant predictors. These findings can guide institutions in fostering academic integrity in future physicians.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Stefan Ferdinand Hertling, David Alexander Back, Britt Wildemann, Ekkehard Schleussner, Mario Kaiser, Isabel Graul
Summary: Mentoring programs have a positive impact on students' career planning, but the participation of surgical specialties is low. Increasing the availability of mentoring programs, with a special focus on women and more surgical content, can help address the shortage of surgical trainees.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nitchamon Pongpitpitak, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Weerapong Nuansri
Summary: This study found that borderline personality disorder symptoms are closely related to depression, and meditation and perseverance can alleviate this relationship. Meditation can mitigate the impact of negative family climate on borderline personality disorder symptoms and depression, while perseverance mitigates the impact of borderline personality disorder symptoms on depression.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Milena Abbiati, Bernard Cerutti
Summary: This study investigates the stability and predictive validity of personality traits during a 6-year medical training course. The findings indicate that personality traits remain stable and retain their predictive validity across medical school. Therefore, this study supports the use of tools measuring personality traits in selection and confirms that examination formats may favor students with certain traits.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Magda K. Wielewska, Julia M. Godzwon, Kacper Gargul, Emma Nawrocka, Kinga Konopka, Krzysztof Sobczak, Agata Rudnik, Agata Zdun-Ryzewska
Summary: This study compares the outcomes of medical and social sciences students in terms of self-perceived stress, quality of life, and personality traits, and finds differences among students from different fields.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Alexandra M. Giantini Larsen, Susan Pories, Sareh Parangi, Faith C. Robertson
Summary: The study revealed that despite gender equality in medical schools, women are still undervalued in the field of surgery and are more likely to face discouragement based on gender, age, and family aspirations. Additionally, concerns about balancing work hours and personal life, especially marriage and childbearing, significantly deter more women than men from pursuing a career in surgery.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yan-ping Wang, Chen-xi Zhao, Shu-e Zhang, Qing-lin Li, Jing Tian, Mao-ling Yang, Hai-chen Guo, Jia Yuan, Sheng-yan Zhou, Min Wang, De-pin Cao
Summary: This study examined the relationship between proactive personality, psychological safety, academic self-efficacy, and critical thinking among Chinese medical students. The results showed that psychological safety and academic self-efficacy moderated the association between proactive personality and critical thinking. Most Chinese medical students had relatively high levels of critical thinking. Interventions targeting psychological safety and academic self-efficacy could enhance critical thinking among these students.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Richard A. Bryant, May Erlinger, Kim Felmingham, Aleksandra Klimova, Leanne M. Williams, Gin Malhi, David Forbes, Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar
Summary: The study found that optimal treatment response to TF-CBT involves the capacity to engage emotional networks during emotional processing and to reduce the engagement of these networks when down-regulating emotions.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell, Amber Hamilton, Grace Morris
SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell, Darryl Bassett, Philip Boyce, Malcolm Hopwood, Greg Murray, Richard Porter, Ajeet Singh, Roger Mulder
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell
Summary: The efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of depression is disputed due to insufficient high-quality studies and an undefined clinical profile. Another reason for questioning its efficacy is the belief that the clinical response to rTMS is mainly due to non-specific and placebo effects. Further research is needed to determine the true effectiveness of rTMS in treating depression.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell, Darryl Bassett, Philip Boyce, Malcolm Hopwood, Greg Murray, Roger Mulder, Ajeet Singh, Richard Porter
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell, Phil Boyce, Malcolm Hopwood, Darryl Bassett, Roger Mulder, Richard J. Porter
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Gin S. Malhi, Erica Bell, Zola Mannie, Phil Boyce, Malcolm Hopwood, Darryl Bassett, Roger Mulder, Richard J. Porter, Bill Lyndon
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lakshmi N. Yatham, Trisha Chakrabarty, David J. Bond, Ayal Schaffer, Serge Beaulieu, Sagar Parikh, Roger S. McIntyre, Roumen Milev, Martin Alda, Gustavo Vazquez, Arun Ravindran, Benicio N. Frey, Verinder Sharma, Benjamin Goldstein, Soham Rej, Claire O'Donovan, Valerie Tourjman, Jan-Marie Kozicky, Marcia Kauer-Sant'Anna, Gin Malhi, Trisha Suppes, Eduard Vieta, Flavio Kapczinski, Shigenobu Kanba, Raymond W. Lam, Sidney H. Kennedy, Joseph Calabrese, Michael Berk, Robert Post
Summary: The 2018 CANMAT and ISBD guidelines offer pragmatic treatment recommendations for bipolar disorder, addressing the critical gap of specific recommendations for mixed features. Research on mixed presentations aims to improve diagnosis and treatment, influencing further investment in this common and complex clinical state.
Article
Psychiatry
Sabina Rai, Kristi R. Griffiths, Isabella A. Breukelaar, Ana R. Barreiros, Wenting Chen, Philip Boyce, Philip Hazell, Sheryl L. Foster, Gin S. Malhi, Anthony W. F. Harris, Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar
Summary: Bipolar disorder is often misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder, as depression can precede mania and the two are otherwise indistinguishable. Resting brain neural activity could provide insights into the core distinguishing abnormalities between the two disorders. The altered connectivity between different brain networks may potentially serve as a trait mechanism in bipolar disorder, even when symptoms are not present.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Erica Bell, Gin S. Malhi, Zola Mannie, Philip Boyce, Richard Bryant, Maree Inder, Richard J. Porter
Summary: This study found a significant link between subjective irritability and mood morbidity as well as behavioral outbursts, with these relationships varying depending on age. Younger participants showed no correlation between depressive symptoms and temper outbursts, and had lower correlations between subjective irritability and depressive and temper outburst scores compared to older participants.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Claire McAulay, Jonathan Mond, Tim Outhred, Gin S. Malhi, Stephen Touyz
Summary: This study found that binge eating, excessive dietary restriction, overvaluation of weight/shape, purging, and driven exercise were common in individuals with bipolar disorder. These features were associated with a poorer clinical picture, including poorer quality of life and emotion regulation. Binge eating episodes were a significant factor contributing to quality of life impairment. The best predictors of body mass index were number of medical conditions, impulsivity, and positive beliefs about binge eating.
JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
