Article
Economics
Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Russell Smyth
Summary: This study examines the relationship between Protestantism and energy poverty, finding that being Protestant is associated with a lower likelihood of being in energy poverty. The study also identifies different factors through which Protestantism affects energy poverty.
Article
Business, Finance
Iftekhar Hasan, Felix Noth, Lena Tonzer
Summary: This study examines the influence of local culture on consumer behavior following corporate scandals, focusing on the corporate governance role of local Protestantism. Using the unexpected nature of the VW diesel scandal in September 2015, the study finds a significant decline in new registrations of VW cars in German counties with a majority Protestant population. Surveys show that Protestants respond more negatively to fraud compared to Catholics but show no significant difference in response to environmental issues. These findings suggest that the enforcement culture in Protestantism facilitates the punishment of corporate fraud.
JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Jian Li
Summary: We find that more religious households engage in less risk-taking, and the effect is more pronounced where Protestantism is more widespread than Catholicism. These results suggest that the content of religious doctrines rather than religiosity per se shape risk taking. We confirm these results using an alternative European survey, evidence from China, and a lab experiment.
JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL FINANCE
(2022)
Article
Political Science
Elena Nikolova, Jakub Polansky
Summary: In the study of the missionary roots of liberal democracy, after replicating and modifying the analysis, it was found that there is no significant relationship between Protestant missionary activities and the development of democracy, raising doubts about the robustness of the original research findings.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Jack Tsai, Abigail Grace, Rita Espinoza, Anita Kurian
Summary: This study examined the prevalence and psychosocial factors of Long COVID using different definitions. The results showed that the residual effects of COVID-19 are very common, with nearly one-fifth of the participants meeting the most restrictive definition of Long COVID, which should be a public health concern. Certain demographic and social factors may predispose adults to Long COVID, and should be considered for prevention and population health measures.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
A. Lupattelli, M. Mahic, M. Handal, E. Ystrom, T. Reichborn-Kjennerud, H. Nordeng
Summary: Children exposed to SSRI/SNRI treatment during pregnancy do not have significantly higher risk of ADHD compared to those who were untreated or discontinued treatment, but there is an elevated risk at 7-9 years old. Maternal depression/anxiety before pregnancy is independently associated with child ADHD.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rachael Cherie Cvejic, Tim R. Watkins, Adrian R. Walker, Simone Reppermund, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, Brian Draper, Adrienne Withall, Di Winkler, Ingrid Honan, Deidre Mackechnie, Julian Trollor
Summary: A study in New South Wales, Australia, found that younger people (aged 15-64 years) with neuropsychiatric disorders who were discharged from hospitals to residential aged care (RAC) were mainly associated with progressive neurological and cognitive disorders. Other influencing factors included acute precipitants such as a range of conditions and injuries, as well as older age, being unmarried or not having a partner, living in lower socioeconomic areas, functional issues, and the need for palliative care.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rachael Cherie Cvejic, Tim R. Watkins, Adrian R. Walker, Simone Reppermund, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, Brian Draper, Adrienne Withall, Di Winkler, Ingrid Honan, Deidre Mackechnie, Julian Trollor
Summary: This study examined the sociodemographic and diagnostic factors associated with discharge from hospital to residential aged care for younger people with neuropsychiatric disorders. The study found that progressive neurological and cognitive disorders were most strongly associated with discharge to aged care. Other factors included older age, not being partnered, living in areas of lower socioeconomic status, functional issues, and the need for palliative care.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Lizie Emanuelle Eulalio Brasileiro, Ailla Lorenna de Medeiros Paiva, Maria Yasmin Dantas de Medeiros, Javier Jerez-Roig, Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza
Summary: This study aims to verify the incidence of various presentations of the depressive spectrum in the community-dwelling older population through a systematic review and meta-analysis, as well as analyze predictive factors. No formal ethical approval is required for this research, and the search process began in January 2021 with an expected completion date of November 2021.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fatih Ozel, Malin Indremo, Georgios Karamanis, Ulf Elofsson, Ulrika Beckman, Attila Fazekas, Louise Frisen, Magnus Isaksson, Lotta Sandstrom, Nils Thelin, Asa Tivesten, Jeanette Wahlberg, Alkistis Skalkidou, Owe Bodlund, Fotios C. Papadopoulos
Summary: There has been a significant increase in the number of people seeking help for gender dysphoria worldwide. However, our understanding of gender dysphoria and its outcomes is limited due to a lack of comprehensive studies. This longitudinal study aims to enhance our knowledge by examining psychosocial and mental health outcomes, prognostic markers, and the underlying mechanisms of gender dysphoria.
Article
Economics
Ji Yeon Hong, Christopher Paik
Summary: This paper investigates how historical persecution and displacement of pastors from North Korea have enabled Protestant churches in South Korea to become politically influential. Protestants in South Korea show strong animosity towards the North Korean regime, possibly influenced by politically charged sermons and strong church congregant networks. The Protestant voters in South Korea have influenced recent presidential election outcomes by supporting the conservative party, which shares their firm stance against the northern neighbor.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rashmi Patel, Soon Nan Wee, Rajagopalan Ramaswamy, Simran Thadani, Jesisca Tandi, Ruchir Garg, Nathan Calvanese, Matthew Valko, A. John Rush, Miguel E. Renteria, Joydeep Sarkar, Scott H. Kollins
Summary: NeuroBlu is a repository of real-world data that contains deidentified electronic health record data from US mental healthcare providers. It enables users to perform statistical analysis and has supported epidemiological studies, data visualization, comparative effectiveness evaluations, treatment response prediction models, and NLP applications.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xianglan Wang, Jiong Tao, Qi Zhu, Xiuhua Wu, Tong Li, Chongbang Zhao, Weirui Yang, Xiaoying Wang, Jinbei Zhang, Nianhong Guan
Summary: During the initial phase of the COVID-19 outbreak, depression and anxiety symptoms increased to varying degrees among patients, the general public, and medical staff. Patients showed higher rates of depression and anxiety symptoms compared to the public and medical staff, with different risk factors identified for each group.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
T. Muhammad, Anjali Elsa Skariah, Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava
Summary: The study found significant socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in depression among older adults, particularly in households with poor economy, widowhood, poor self-rated health, difficulty in daily activities, and psychological distress. Detecting and managing depression in older adults, especially those who are more vulnerable, should be a high priority in designing prevention programs.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Joyce Protas Mlay, Lise Jamieson, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Thirusha Naidu, Busisiwe Siphumelele Bhengu, Jonathan K. Burns, Saeeda Paruk, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Richard Lessells, Andrew Tomita
Summary: This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of financial support, in the form of an unconditional cash transfer (UCT), among young patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) to prevent relapse.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mette Sorensen, Ulla Arthur Hvidtfeldt, Aslak Harbo Poulsen, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Lise Marie Frohn, Jibran Khan, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen
Summary: This study found an association between transportation noise and higher risk of diabetes. The study relied on register-based confounder adjustment and aimed to investigate the effects of increasing confounder adjustment on the association between noise and type 2 diabetes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Michael Hauptmann, Graham Byrnes, Elisabeth Cardis, Marie-Odile Bernier, Maria Blettner, Jeremie Dabin, Hilde Engels, Tore S. Istad, Christoffer Johansen, Magnus Kaijser, Kristina Kjaerheim, Neige Journy, Johanna M. Meulepas, Monika Moissonnier, Cecile Ronckers, Isabelle Thierry-Chef, Lucian Le Cornet, Andreas Jahnen, Roman Pokora, Magda Bosch de Basea, Jordi Figuerola, Carlo Maccia, Arvid Nordenskjold, Richard W. Harbron, Choonsik Lee, Steven L. Simon, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Joachim Schuz, Ausrele Kesminiene
Summary: The European EPI-CT study aims to assess the risk of brain cancer from CT examinations in children and young adults. Using data from nine European countries, the study found a significant dose-response relationship between CT-related radiation exposure and brain cancer.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Eva Bolling-Ladegaard, Julie Werenberg Dreier, Lars Vedel Kessing, Esben Budtz-Jorgensen, Kasper Lolk, Jakob Christensen
Summary: This study investigates the magnitude and long-term association between epilepsy and depression, comparing with the risks of the 2 disorders after another chronic medical illness (asthma). Results show a long-term bidirectional relationship between depression and epilepsy, with higher risk estimates than for epilepsy or depression after asthma.
Letter
Oncology
Josephine Maffait Hansen, Trille Kristina Kjaer, Anders Mellemgard, Marianne Stensoe Oksen, Ingelise Andersen, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton
Article
Oncology
Freja Ejlebaek Ebbestad, Gunn Ammitzboll, Trine Allerslev Horsboll, Ingelise Andersen, Christoffer Johansen, Bo Zehran, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton
Summary: Fatigue, insomnia and pain are common and distressing symptoms in breast cancer treatment and survivorship. These symptoms form a symptom cluster and may negatively impact physical and emotional functioning. In this study, we aimed to examine the burden of the fatigue-pain-insomnia symptom cluster and its prognostic value for long-term symptom severity and functioning.
Article
Oncology
Annika von Heymann, Emma Finsted, Mai-Britt Guldin, Elisabeth Anne Wreford Andersen, Jesper Dammeyer, Per Sjogren, Hans von der Maase, Kirstine S. Benthien, Jakob Kjellberg, Christoffer Johansen, Pernille Bidstrup
Summary: The Domus study, a randomized controlled trial, examined the impact of home-based specialized palliative care with a psychological intervention on advanced cancer patients' time at home and number of home deaths. However, the study found that this intervention did not significantly reduce caregiver burden.
Review
Psychiatry
Anne Mette Fahrendorff, Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Lars Vedel Kessing, Katrine Maigaard
Summary: This article reviews the existing literature on the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity and general functioning in patients with pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD). The study found a high prevalence of comorbidity in PBD patients, with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) being the most common. Overall, general functioning was not specifically decreased in patients with comorbidity. The review highlights the clinical and scientific importance of comorbidity in PBD.
ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Jonas Busk, Morten Lindberg Tonning, Jakob Eyvind Bardram, Mads Frost, Maj Vinberg, Lars Vedel Kessing
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate the proportions of time with irritability and its association with affective symptoms, functioning, stress, and quality of life in patients with BD and UD. The results showed that patients with UD had a significantly higher proportion of time with irritability during depressive state compared to patients with BD. Irritability was associated with lower mood, activity level, sleep duration, increased stress, and anxiety in both patient groups. Increased irritability was also linked to impaired functioning and decreased quality of life in patients with UD. The importance of irritability as a symptom in affective disorders was emphasized. Future studies on treatment effects on irritability are needed. Rating: 8/10.
ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Luisa de Siqueira Rotenberg, Hanne Lie Kjaerstad, Cristina Varo, Maj Vinberg, Lars Vedel Kessing, Beny Lafer, Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak
Summary: In this study, the trajectories of emotional cognition subgroups in recently diagnosed bipolar disorder (BD) patients were assessed over a 16-month follow-up period. Two distinct emotional cognition subgroups were identified, with one subgroup showing heightened negative emotional reactivity and faster recognition of emotional facial expressions, while the other subgroup showed blunted reactivity in positive social scenarios, impaired emotion regulation, and poorer recognition of facial expressions. Longitudinal analysis revealed that the first subgroup exhibited improvement in emotional cognition abnormalities, while the second subgroup showed persistent impairments and poorer course of illness, indicating a need for earlier and more targeted therapeutic interventions.
EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Rikke Langballe, Jakobsen Erik, Iachina Maria, Karlsen Randi Valbjorn, Ehlers Jeanette Haar, Svendsen Mads Nordahl, Bodtger Uffe, Hilberg Ole, Dalton Susanne Oksbjerg, Bidstrup Pernille Envold
Summary: Factors such as age, disease stage, and comorbidities are associated with not receiving guideline-recommended treatment for NSCLC. Among these factors, age, disease stage, and comorbidities are the most predictive of not receiving treatment.
Article
Oncology
Mette K. Thomsen, Katrine B. Loppenthin, Pernille E. Bidstrup, Elisabeth W. Andersen, Susanne Dalton, Lone N. Petersen, Helle Pappot, Christiane E. Mortensen, Mikkel B. Christensen, Anne Frolich, Ulrik Lassen, Christoffer Johansen
Summary: This population-based study conducted in Denmark found that multimorbidity and polypharmacy were associated with higher mortality in cancer patients, with the impact varying across different cancer types.
Article
Immunology
Louise Bering, Anne Vinggaard Christensen, Nina Marie Birk, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Henning Bundgaard, Thomas Benfield, Ulrikka Nygaard, Jesper Johannesen, Susanne Dam Nielsen, Selina Kikkenborg Berg
Summary: This nationwide matched cohort study investigated the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children and adolescents. The study found that the risk of new-onset T1D in children and adolescents was not significantly increased after SARS-CoV-2 infection within 6 months.
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Natacha Blauenfeldt Kyster, Malene Schwarz Dyreholt, Ellen Margrethe Christensen, Pernille Bondo-Kozuch, Anna Skovgaard Lerche, Birte Smidt, Ulla Knorr, Kim Brondmark, Anne-Marie Bangsgaard Cardoso, Anja Mathiesen, Rene Sjaelland, Henrik Norbak-Emig, Lotte Linnemann Sponsor, Darius Mardosas, Ida Palmblad Sarauw-Nielsen, Jens Drachmann Bukh, Trine Vogg Heller, Mads Frost, Nanna Iversen, Jakob Eyvind Bardram, Jonas Busk, Maj Vinberg, Lars Vedel Kessing
Summary: This study aims to investigate whether daily smartphone-based monitoring and treatment can improve mood instability and other clinically relevant outcomes in patients with bipolar disorder. The participants are patients receiving outpatient treatment for bipolar disorder in the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark. The results will be disseminated through academic journals, scientific meetings, patients' organizations, and media outlets.
Article
Dermatology
Neel M. Helvind, Marie Brinch-Moller Weitemeyer, Annette H. Chakera, Helle W. Hendel, Eva Ellebaek, Inge Marie Svane, Mette W. Kjaerskov, Sophie Bojesen, Helle Skyum, Soren K. Petersen, Lars Bastholt, Christoffer Johansen, Pernille E. Bidstrup, Lisbet R. Holmich
Summary: This study found that the current clinical staging system does not accurately reflect the risk of recurrence and mortality in melanoma. A high proportion of distant recurrences suggests that hematogenous spread is more common than previously assumed. Routine functional/cross-sectional imaging should be considered for surveillance of patients with stage IIB to IV melanoma. Future research should focus on developing new risk stratification tools and determining the impact of routine imaging on prognosis.
Article
Psychiatry
Lars Vedel Kessing, Simon Christoffer Ziersen, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, Per Kragh Andersen
Summary: This nationwide population-based register linkage study in Denmark found that the majority of individuals either received a diagnosis of a mental health disorder or were prescribed psychotropic medication during their lifetime, which was associated with subsequent socioeconomic difficulties. These findings may help change our understanding of normalcy and mental illness, reduce stigmatization, and further prompt rethinking the primary prevention of mental illness and future mental health clinical resources.
