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Psychology, Developmental
Elizabeth A. Nick, Zelal Kilic, Jacqueline Nesi, Eva H. Telzer, Kristen A. Lindquist, Mitchell J. Prinstein
Summary: This study conducted a preliminary investigation on self-reported digital stress and its relationship with social media, peer status, and mental health variables among adolescents. The results showed that adolescents commonly experience digital stress, which is closely associated with social media use and importance, peer importance, popularity, and various mental health factors. Furthermore, digital stress longitudinally predicts an increase in depressive symptoms.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Daming Mo, Pengfei Guo, Shuwen Hu, Rui Tao, Hui Zhong, Huanzhong Liu
Summary: Adolescent patients with depressive disorders commonly exhibit somatic symptoms, which have a significant negative impact on their treatment and prognosis. However, specific brain imaging characteristics of these symptoms have been poorly studied.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Joanne Elayoubi, William E. Haley, Monica E. Nelson, Gizem Hueluer
Summary: This study investigated the effects of social connection and engagement on function and depressive symptoms in stroke patients. The results showed that social connection and engagement were associated with better functional outcomes and fewer depressive symptoms in stroke patients. Therefore, efforts to enhance social engagement and reduce loneliness can improve the health of stroke patients.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
H. Mayerl, E. Stolz, W. Freidl
Summary: This study aimed to identify different groups within the older Austrian population that vary in their mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using longitudinal survey data, four latent classes were identified, with the majority of individuals being resilient or recovering quickly. Approximately 19% of individuals showed increasing or elevated levels of loneliness, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms. Social support and perceived control over one's life emerged as potential protective factors.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Seoyoun Kim, Hyunwoo Yoon, Patricia Morton, Yuri Jang
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures have negatively impacted the mental health of individuals living alone. This study finds that engaging in behavioral activation coping strategies, particularly exercise, can help reduce depressive symptoms among single-person households.
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Clinical Neurology
Lin Wang, Shan Jiang
Summary: Understanding the influence of risk and protective factors on adolescent depressive symptoms can help schools provide better support for students. This study examined the effects of financial strain, academic strain, and class climate on depressive symptoms, considering the context of Confucian collectivism and an exam-centered culture. The results showed that financial strain and academic strain were positively associated with depressive symptoms, while class climate was negatively associated. Class climate also moderated the association between financial strain and depressive symptoms, with a weaker association in more positive class climates. Additionally, academic strain had a stronger impact on depressive symptoms in female adolescents. These findings emphasize the importance of cultivating a positive class climate and implementing gender-specific efforts in programs targeting academic strain and depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yang Li, Shoumei Jia, Baohua Cao, Li Chen, Zhongying Shi, Hao Zhang
Summary: Network theory conceptualizes somatic symptoms as a network of interconnected individual symptoms, with central symptoms having the strongest influence. This study aimed to characterize the somatic symptoms network structure in Chinese patients with depressive disorders in Shanghai. The results identified heart pounding or racing, shortness of breath, and back pain as central symptoms in the somatic symptom network. Psychological and neurobiological research may benefit from targeting these central symptoms for treatment and future investigations.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hao Wang, Yanjie Hou, Lin Zhang, Man Yang, Ruyue Deng, Jun Yao
Summary: Research shows that elderly migrants are more prone to psychological disorders. This study examines the effects of loneliness on anxiety and depressive symptoms among Chinese elderly migrants, and reveals the mediating roles of perceived stress and resilience.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Zhijia Chen, Xiaoqi Song, Tatia M. C. Lee, Ruibin Zhang
Summary: This meta-analysis study found that loneliness and depressive symptoms predict each other over time with similar effect sizes. The results demonstrate that the link between loneliness and depressive symptoms is symmetrically reciprocal and robust.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Pawel Grygiel, Roman Dolata, Grzegorz Humenny, Marek Muszynski
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between symptoms of depression and loneliness among adolescents, as well as the role of loneliness in the network of depression symptoms. The results show that loneliness is directly related to affective symptoms of depression and mediates relationships with somatic symptoms. Contrary to previous studies, loneliness has the lowest level of centrality in the network. The method used to measure loneliness does not significantly affect the connections between loneliness and depressive symptoms.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yoav S. Bergman, Dikla Segel-Karpas
Summary: The study found that aging anxiety is positively associated with loneliness and depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults, and ageism moderates these relationships, being stronger for those with higher ageist perceptions.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Gengfu Wang, Mengyuan Yuan, Junjie Chang, Yonghan Li, Robert Blum, Puyu Su
Summary: This study found an association between baseline vitamin D levels and depression risk in early adolescents, with higher vitamin D levels linked to lower depression risk. A male-specific association between vitamin D and depression risk was also observed. These findings suggest a potential beneficial effect of vitamin D supplementation in reducing depression risk in early adolescents.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Qiongwen Zhang, Yangu Pan, Lei Zhang, Hang Lu
Summary: Positive parent-adolescent communication is negatively related to adolescent depressive symptoms, with this relationship being moderated by adolescent gender and age. The negative effects of parent-adolescent communication on depressive symptoms are stronger in 9th grade girls compared to 7th grade girls, while there is no significant difference in boys between different grades.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
A. Kandola, F. Solmi, O. Ajnakina, E. Ingram, E. Iob, S. Lee, A. Steptoe, T. Wright, G. Lewis
Summary: Chronic physical illness increases the risk of subsequent depressive symptoms, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms and interventions. This study found that loneliness may explain the association between chronic illness and subsequent depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lotte W. Koen, Susan J. Ravensbergen, Dounya Schoormans, Witte J. G. Hoogendijk, Nina H. Grootendorst-van Mil
Summary: Previous studies have shown that adolescents with chronically ill parents may experience more internalizing problems, especially functional somatic symptoms (FSS). However, it is unclear if this association is related to gender and if it specifically affects internalizing or externalizing problems.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Hans Oh, Ravi Rajkumar, Rachel Banawa, Sasha Zhou, Ai Koyanagi
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between illicit and prescription drug use among college students and psychotic experiences. The results showed that various drug use was associated with psychotic experiences, even when accounting for alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use.
JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Louis Jacob, Ai Koyanagi, Josep Maria Haro, Jae Il Shin, Lee Smith, Marcel Konrad, Karel Kostev
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with long-term sick leave in patients newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis from Germany. The results showed a high prevalence of long-term sick leave in this sample.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Allergy
Louis Jacob, Jae Il Shin, Guillermo F. Lopez-Sanchez, Josep Maria Haro, Ai Koyanagi, Karel Kostev, Laurie Butler, Yvonne Barnett, Hans Oh, Lee Smith
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between asthma and work absence in a large sample of US working adults, while controlling for several sociodemographic and health characteristics. The results showed that individuals with asthma were more likely to report at least one or three days of absence from work in the past 12 months than those without asthma. Furthermore, after adjusting for all control variables, asthma was positively and significantly associated with work absence.
Article
Substance Abuse
Eugenia Romano, Ruimin Ma, Davy Vancampfort, Lee Smith, Joseph Firth, Marco Solmi, Nicola Veronese, Brendon Stubbs, Ai Koyanagi
Summary: This study examined the association between cannabis use, fast-food consumption, overweight, and obesity among adolescents in 28 countries. The results showed a significant association between cannabis use and fast-food consumption, but no association with overweight and obesity. There was moderate heterogeneity among countries for obesity, and positive associations between cannabis use and obesity were observed in the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Namibia, and Nepal.
JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Karel Kostev, Marion Hagemann-Goebel, Nele Gessler, Peter Wohlmuth, Johannes Feldhege, Dirk Arnold, Louis Jacob, Melanie Gunawardene, Thomas Hoelting, Ai Koyanagi, Ruediger Schreiber, Lee Smith, Sara Sheikhzadeh, Marc Axel Wollmer
Summary: This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the associations between depression and anxiety disorder and the risk of COVID-19 severity and mortality. The study found that depression diagnosis was not associated with the risk of mechanical ventilation but was associated with a decreased risk of mortality. Anxiety disorder was not associated with the risk of mortality but was strongly associated with an increased risk of mechanical ventilation.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Virology
Rodrigo Nunez-Cortes, Joaquin Calatayud, Jose Francisco Lopez-Gil, Ai Koyanagi, Jose Casana, Ruben Lopez-Bueno
Summary: Since May 2022, there has been an outbreak of monkeypox in non-endemic countries, posing a potential public health threat. This rapid review examined the risk profile and modes of transmission of monkeypox. The results showed that most cases were from Africa (84.3%) and the mode of contagion was primarily human contact (63.6%). The mortality rate was 6.5% and higher in younger age groups, cases with other co-infections or chronic conditions, and in low- and middle-income countries.
REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Hans Oh, Nicole R. Karcher, Nirit Soffer-Dudek, Ai Koyanagi, Megan Besecker, Jordan E. DeVylder
Summary: The abbreviated version of the WHO CIDI psychosis screen yields high prevalence in online samples. Distressing psychotic experiences (PE) are more clinically informative, and individuals with distressing PE have greater odds of mental health outcomes, except for hazardous alcohol use. The use of the abbreviated version of the WHO CIDI psychosis screen may be clinically informative in public health and preventive medicine, especially when eliciting the distressful nature of PE.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jong Mi Park, Wongi Woo, Sang Chul Lee, Seoyeon Park, Dong Keon Yon, Seung Won Lee, Lee Smith, Ai Koyanagi, Jae Il Shin, Yong Wook Kim
Summary: This comprehensive review aims to determine the prevalence of various neurological disorders in COVID-19 and found that the prevalence and mortality risk may increase in some neurological diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies should investigate the underlying mechanisms, identify patient characteristics associated with neurological diseases, and consider global patient management.
Article
Oncology
Louis Jacob, Ai Koyanagi, Josep Maria Haro, Jae Il Shin, Lee Smith, Niklas Gremke, Matthias Kalder, Karel Kostev
Summary: This retrospective cohort study found no significant association between breast cancer and adhesive capsulitis in adults from Germany.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rosie Kwon, Hyung Jun Kim, Seung Won Lee, Ai Koyanagi, Jae Il Shin, Tae-Jin Song, Dong Keon Yon, Lee Smith
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between famotidine and poor prognosis in COVID-19 patients. The findings showed no significant association between current use of famotidine and composite poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients, while there was a positive association between current use of famotidine and poor outcomes compared to other H2-blocker use.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Louis Jacob, Karel Kostev, Jae Il Shin, Lee Smith, Hans Oh, Adel S. Abduljabbar, Josep Maria Haro, Ai Koyanagi
Summary: This study investigated the longitudinal association between falls and incident anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults aged ≥50 years living in Ireland. The study found that falls were significantly associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms, but these associations were no longer significant after including fear of falling in the models.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lee Smith, Guillermo F. Lopez F. Sanchez, Mark A. Tully, Louis Jacob, Karel Kostev, Hans Oh, Laurie Butler, Yvonne Barnett, Jae Il Shin, Ai Koyanagi
Summary: This study examined the trends of food insecurity among school-going adolescents aged 12-15 years from 31 countries. The prevalence of food insecurity varied in different countries, with both increasing and decreasing trends observed. It is crucial to take global action to address this issue and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Karel Kostev, Lee Smith, Josep Maria Haro, Marcel Konrad, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Marco Alessandro Minetto
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) in adults from Germany. The results showed a positive but non-significant association between PTSD and incident CLBP in the overall population. However, the relationship between PTSD and CLBP was statistically significant in the age group >60 years.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Karel Kostev, Verena Altmann, Josep Maria Haro, Ai Koyanagi, Christian Tanislav, Razak M. Gyasi, Louis Jacob, Marc B. Sabbe
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of ICD-10 surrogates of the modified frailty index (mFI) and their association with hospital referral in an older population from Germany. The results showed that the ICD-10 surrogates of the mFI were relatively frequent and significantly associated with 12-month incident hospital referral in this sample of older adults from general practices in Germany.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Soo Young Hwang, Dong Keon Yon, Seung Won Lee, Min Seo Kim, Jong Yeob Kim, Lee Smith, Ai Koyanagi, Marco Solmi, Andre F. Carvalho, Eunyoung Kim, Jae Il Shin, John P. A. Ioannidis
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review of empirical studies on the reasons for retraction, finding that misconduct appears to be the most frequent reason for retraction, but other reasons are also significant. The reasons for retraction are becoming more specific and diverse, highlighting the need for greater specificity and standardization in retraction notices.
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2023)