Article
Psychiatry
L. Botter, M. ten Have, D. Gerritsen, R. de Graaf, S. D. M. van Dijk, R. H. S. van den Brink, R. C. Oude Voshaar
Summary: The study found that borderline personality traits negatively interfere with the association between age and HR-QoL, especially in the presence of somatic and mental disorders. Attention of clinicians and researchers is needed for subthreshold borderline personality pathology in middle-aged and older persons.
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Brigitte Holzinger, Lucille Mayer, Gerhard Kloesch
Summary: This study found that irregular shift workers had poorer sleep quality and duration compared to other groups, but still fell within average ranges without clinical signs of insomnia. Regular shift workers reported the best sleep quality and longest sleep duration, possibly due to their higher conscientiousness and lower neuroticism. Agreeableness increased the effect of work schedule on total sleep time while reducing the use of sleep medication, and perfectionism increased the impact of work schedule on sleep time.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Yoshikazu Noda, Kenichi Asano, Eiji Shimizu, Yoshiyuki Hirano
Summary: This study demonstrates the importance of personality traits in the risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, as well as the impact on quality of life (QOL) among emergency service workers. Personality traits can directly or indirectly influence the mental health and QOL of these individuals.
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Julius Verrel, Fabian Chwolka, Elisa Filevich, Josephine Moye, Theresa Paulus, Simone Zittel, Tobias Baeumer, Alexander Muenchau, Anne Weissbach
Summary: The study aimed to test if FMD patients have difficulties in accurately judging and evaluating their own movements, and found that they showed impairments in both visuomotor decision-making and metacognitive evaluation of these decisions.
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Agnieszka Burnos, Andrzej Skrobowski
Summary: This longitudinal study examined temperamental and personality traits as moderators of lifestyle changes in patients with metabolic syndrome. Patients with higher Neuroticism, Perseveration, and Emotional Reactivity showed improvements in emotional quality of life and health practices, with these traits fostering positive change. Motivational counseling was effective in general, but especially beneficial for patients with certain temperamental and personality trait profiles.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Ryan Y. Hong, Yan Lin Tan
Summary: The study investigated the relationship between personality pathology and cognitive risk variables associated with depression, anxiety, and obsessions/compulsions among 275 college students. Findings suggest a core transdiagnostic factor underlies several cognitive risk variables and is linked to pathological personality domains and facets of negative affectivity and detachment. The delineation of specific patterns between trait dimensions and cognitive processes partially explains the observed comorbidity among distinct psychopathological syndromes.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Camilla Wiwe Lipsker, Tatja Hirvikoski, Leonie J. T. Balter, Sven Bolte, Mats Lekander, Linda Holmstrom, Rikard K. Wicksell
Summary: The study found significant associations between autistic traits and ADHD symptoms in children with chronic pain with depressive symptoms, pain interference, and health-related quality of life. Insomnia and psychological inflexibility played mediating roles in these relationships, indicating potential treatment targets for improving functioning and quality of life in these children.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Elif Erol, Zehra Koyuncu, Dilara Batgi
Summary: This study investigates the quality of life among Syrian refugee adolescents during the pandemic for the first time. The results indicate that depressive symptoms and personality traits are associated with low quality of life, and depression plays a mediating role in the relationship between personality disorder and quality of life.
CHILD INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ana De la Rosa-Caceres, Marta Narvaez-Camargo, Andrea Blanc-Molina, Nehemias Romero-Perez, Daniel Dacosta-Sanchez, Bella Maria Gonzalez-Ponce, Alberto Parrado-Gonzalez, Lidia Torres-Rosado, Cinta Mancheno-Velasco, Oscar Martin Lozano-Rojas
Summary: This study analyzed the association between personality facets in the Alternative Model of Personality Disorder (AMPD) of DSM-5 and the diagnostic criteria of alcohol-use disorder (AUD). The results showed that risk taking, callousness, and irresponsibility facets had the strongest association with AUD criteria, bridging externalizing personality traits with AUD criteria.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Eugenia Irene Davidescu, Irina Odajiu, Delia Tulba, Camelia Cucu, Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu
Summary: The study found that compared to the control group, multiple sclerosis patients often have lower scores in extraversion, are more likely to be philosophers, and exhibit passive and compassionate personality traits. Higher EDSS scores are associated with avoidant and melancholic personality traits.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Emmie Cohen, Allison A. Bay, Liang Ni, Madeleine E. Hackney
Summary: Apathy is often overlooked in Parkinson's Disease (PD) but can have a negative impact on quality of life and increase with disease severity. Early identification of apathy can aid in treatment and improve prognosis.
Article
Clinical Neurology
J. Lumikukka Socada, John J. Soderholm, Tom Rosenstrom, Jesper Ekelund, Erkki Isometsa
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence, severity, co-occurrence, and overlap of manic symptoms and borderline personality features in unipolar and bipolar major depressive episodes. The results showed that the presence of mixed and borderline features in MDEs is common, with differences in diagnosis-specific features among different subcohorts. The study highlighted the impact of hypomania on perceived BPD features and the correlation between manic symptoms and borderline features.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Renata C. Campelo, Maria L. M. da Silva, Gilvan C. Nascimento, Rossana S. S. Azulay, Viviane C. C. Rocha, Sabrina S. P. Damianse, Marcelo Magalhaes, Manuel dos S. Faria, Vandilson P. Rodrigues
Summary: This study investigated the orofacial traits and general factors related to oral health-related quality of life in acromegaly patients. The results found that smoking, arthrosis, and orofacial alterations (mandibular protrusion, open bite, and diastema) negatively impact the oral health-related quality of life in acromegaly patients.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Esfandiar Azad Marzabadi, Paul J. Mills, Ahmad Valikhani
Summary: The two studies showed that individuals with more mindful and grateful traits enjoy higher quality of life and better physical and mental well-being, and the relationship between mindfulness/gratitude and variables under investigation varies according to personality type.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Chiu-Yueh Hsiao, Huei-Lan Lu
Summary: Stigma attached to schizophrenia is a global concern, and this study aimed to explore the prevalence of high internalized stigma and its association with various factors among community-dwelling consumers with schizophrenia. The results showed that 41.6% of consumers experienced high internalized stigma, with discrimination experience being the most common. Younger age at onset, lower education level, history of suicidality, fewer positive personality traits, and poor health-related quality of life were significantly associated with high internalized stigma. Emotional stability, conscientiousness, and social and environmental aspects of health-related quality of life were found to be the most relevant to the risk of high internalized stigma. Anti-stigma initiatives, along with interventions targeting personality traits and health-related quality of life, are recommended to address internalized stigma among community-dwelling consumers with schizophrenia.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Zuzana Forejtova, Tereza Serranova, Tomas Sieger, Matej Slovak, Lucia Novakova, Gabriela Vechetova, Evzen Ruzicka, Mark J. Edwards
Summary: The study explored the relationships between various symptoms in FND patients and found significant correlations between self-reported and objective measures of motor and non-motor symptoms, as well as HRQoL. Despite attempting to identify subgroups within the cohort, cluster analysis showed a homogenous patient sample, supporting the idea of a unified pathophysiology for these symptoms.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Hana Markova, Adela Fendrych Mazancova, Dylan J. Jester, Katerina Cechova, Veronika Matuskova, Tomas Nikolai, Zuzana Nedelska, Miroslav Uller, Ross Andel, Jan Laczo, Jakub Hort, Martin Vyhnalek
Summary: This study aimed to examine the associations between the Memory Binding Test (MBT) and hippocampal volume (HV) in individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) due to Alzheimer's disease (AD), and cognitively normal (CN) older adults. The results showed that both free and cued recall scores in the MBT were associated with lower HV in SCD and aMCI, while traditional verbal memory tests only showed an association with delayed recall scores. This suggests that the MBT is a promising test for detecting subtle hippocampal-associated memory decline in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Tomas Nikolai, Filip Dechterenko, Beril Yaffe, Hana Georgi, Miloslav Kopecek, Marketa Cervenkova, Martin Vyhnalek, Ondrej Bezdicek
Summary: The current study used a psychometric approach and the Uniform data set Czech version to define and validate criteria for characterizing possible and probable cognitive deficits. The findings showed that the psychometrically derived criteria had low misclassification rates and could accurately classify possible and probable cognitive impairment, reducing the misdiagnosis rates compared to traditional criteria for MCI.
AGING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION
(2023)
Correction
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Veronika Matuskova, Zahinoor Ismail, Tomas Nikolai, Hana Markova, Katerina Cechova, Zuzana Nedelska, Jan Laczo, Meng Wang, Jakub Hort, Martin Vyhnalek
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mary H. Kosmidis, Sandra Lettner, Laura Hokkanen, Fernando Barbosa, Bengt A. Persson, Gus Baker, Erich Kasten, Amelie Ponchel, Sara Mondini, Nataliya Varako, Tomas Nikolai, Maria K. Jonsdottir, Aiste Pranckeviciene, Erik Hessen, Marios Constantinou
Summary: The multitude of training models and curricula for clinical neuropsychology has led to efforts to establish a framework of core competencies. Through interviews with experts from 28 European countries, this study found agreement on the importance of academic and clinical training but less importance placed on management, administrative, and advocacy skills. Establishing a specialty certification based on core competencies may facilitate mobility and harmonization of standards among professionals in the field.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Martin Vyhnalek, Dylan J. Jester, Ross Andel, Hana Horakova, Tomas Nikolai, Jan Laczo, Veronika Matuskova, Katerina Cechova, Katerina Sheardova, Jakub Hort
Summary: This study compared the predictive ability of different memory tests in predicting conversion to dementia in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). The results showed that verbal and non-verbal memory tests without cued recall were better predictors of dementia conversion compared to a memory test based on controlled encoding and cued recall.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Gabriela Vechetova, Tomas Nikolai, Matej Slovak, Zuzana Forejtova, Marek Vranka, Eva Strakova, Tiago Teodoro, Evzen Ruzicka, Mark J. Edwards, Tereza Serranova
Summary: This study found both subjective and objective cognitive impairments in patients with mFND, characterized primarily by attentional impairment including slow processing speed and high intra-individual variability in cognitive performance.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Acoustics
Petra Rekova, Gabriela Dostalova, Daniel Rob, Manuela Vaneckova, Martina Pavlicova, Ales Linhart, David Kemlink
Summary: This study compared the cerebrovascular phenotype characteristics between Fabry disease patients and controls using neurosonology. The results showed that Fabry disease patients had more vascular abnormalities and changes in hemodynamic parameters of cerebral arteries compared to the control group.
JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pavel Dusek, Ales Kopal, Michaela Brichova, Jan Roth, Olga Ulmanova, Jiri Klempir, Jana Lizrova Preiningerova, Andreas Neueder, Alfred S. Lewin
Summary: This study aimed to compare retinal parameters in Huntington's disease and evaluate their value as markers of disease progression. The study found small retinal changes in patients with Huntington's disease, but these changes are not suitable as biomarkers for disease progression.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Louise Marston, Marie Le Novere, Federico Ricciardi, Irwin Nazareth, Alan Carson, Mark Edwards, Laura H. Goldstein, Jonathan Marsden, Hayley Noble, Markus Reuber, Jon Stone, Rachael M. Hunter, Glenn Nielsen
Summary: Functional motor disorder (FMD) is a common neurological condition that causes symptoms such as weakness and tremor. The Physio4FMD trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of specialist physiotherapy for FMD. The trial was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to disruptions in the treatment of participants. The analysis plans have been adjusted to account for these disruptions and maintain the integrity of the trial while providing meaningful results.
CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anna Sadnicka, Mark John Edwards
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sara A. Finkelstein, Alan Carson, Mark J. Edwards, Kasia Kozlowska, Sarah C. Lidstone, David L. Perez, Ginger Polich, Jon Stone, Selma Aybek
NEUROLOGIC CLINICS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Petr Holly, Tereza Duspivova, David Kemlink, Olga Ulmanova, Jan Rusz, Radim Krupicka, Robert Jech, Evzen Ruzicka
Summary: This study aimed to investigate which clinical and instrumental methods could best differentiate head tremor in patients with essential tremor (ET) and cervical dystonia (CD). The results showed that patients with head tremor had higher TETRAS and SARA scores, with no significant difference in mild head tremor subscores between the ET and CD groups. Head tremor disappeared when patients were in the supine position, and the STDT values were significantly higher in the group with head tremor.
PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Clinical Neurology
J. Nepozitek, Z. Varga, K. Sonka, P. Dusek
JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Neuroimaging
Karsten Mueller, Filip Ruzicka, Matej Slovak, Zuzana Forejtova, Petr Dusek, Pavel Dusek, Robert Jech, Tereza Serranova
Summary: In this study, using task-free functional MRI, the researchers investigated brain connectivity alterations related to functional weakness and identified key brain regions associated with this symptom. These findings provide valuable insights for further research and treatment of functional movement disorders.
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Xiuxiu Zhao, Junlin Li, Xianhai Xie, Zhaojing Fang, Yue Feng, Yi Zhong, Chen Chen, Kaizong Huang, Chun Ge, Hongwei Shi, Yanna Si, Jianjun Zou
Summary: This study developed dynamic prediction models for postoperative delirium (POD) after cardiac surgery using machine learning algorithms. The models showed satisfactory predictive performance and were used to create online risk calculators for identifying high-risk patients and facilitating early intervention or care.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Psychiatry
Miaolan Guo, Jing Su, Shaoyan Zheng, Baixin Chen
Summary: Psoriasis is associated with poor sleep quality and higher risk for sleep disturbance, especially among patients with psoriatic arthritis, severe psoriasis, shorter duration of psoriasis, and younger age. Patients with psoriasis are also more likely to experience insomnia, restless legs syndrome (RLS), and depression.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2024)
