Article
Criminology & Penology
Jessica Rowe, Jasmine Chananna, Simone Cunningham, Kate L. Harkness
Summary: Childhood maltreatment increases the risk of sexual and physical revictimization in adulthood. Severity of sexual maltreatment is independently associated with an increased risk of sexual, physical, and sexual + physical revictimization. In the full sample, greater severity of father-perpetrated emotional and physical maltreatment predicts the risk of revictimization. Conversely, in subgroup analyses focusing on plurisexual women, greater severity of mother-perpetrated emotional and physical maltreatment predicts the risk of revictimization.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Caterina Visioli, Leonardo Tondo, Alessandro Miola, Marco Pinna, Martina Contu, Ross J. Baldessarini
Summary: Early sexual or physical abuse is associated with psychiatric morbidity, especially in bipolar disorder patients. Sexual abuse is related to earlier illness onset and earlier menarche in females, while physical abuse is associated with familial mood disorders and increased suicidal risk.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nicole K. Ciesinski, Deborah A. G. Drabick, Michael S. McCloskey
Summary: This study identified distinct cognitive-affective symptom profiles among individuals with IED and found that these profiles are meaningfully related to risk for adverse outcomes. These findings provide evidence of heterogeneity within IED and may suggest more personalized therapeutic approaches for patients with IED.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Nisara Jaroenkajornkij, Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Bussakorn Binson
Summary: The study aimed to validate self-figure drawing as an assessment tool to differentiate between different forms of child abuse and found a positive correlation between reluctance to disclose and the severity of abuse.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jeta Pol-Patil, Bonnie Glanz, Laura Safar, Elizabeth Misasi, Maria Claudia Manieri, Rachel Shanahan, Brian Healy, Maria Houtchens
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of abuse in women attending an academic MS Center. The results showed that although abuse is common in women with MS, it is underreported by the health system. The study calls for future research to focus on abuse detection and mitigation strategies.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Viann N. Nguyen-Feng, Linda Zheng, Catherine M. Reich, Elizabeth K. K. Lee, Caitie Dahl
Summary: This study aimed to understand perceptions of childhood abuse forms among psychologists, general college-level students, and the general public, as well as investigate whether personal emotional abuse history affects perceptions of emotional abuse. The results showed that all three groups perceived emotional abuse as less severe and the offender as less responsible compared to sexual or physical abuse. However, psychologists' perceptions of abuse severity varied, similar to the general public and college students.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Criminology & Penology
T. L. Collette, S. A. von Esenwein, J. Sprague-Jones, K. E. Moore, E. Sterling
Summary: This study examines the incidence rates of abuse in the U.S. military and investigates the effects of demographic factors on abuse. The findings suggest that women and black service members are more likely to experience emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Married service members and those in higher ranks also have higher rates of abuse, while white and male service members have lower rates of abuse.
AGGRESSION AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Jennifer R. Fanning, David K. Marcus, Jonathan R. Preszler, Emil F. Coccaro
Summary: Identification of individuals with clinically significant aggressive behavior is critical for prevention and management. The study found that DSM-5 IED represents a distinct behavioral disorder rather than the severe end of an aggressive behavior continuum.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Begona Haro, Jose J. Lopez-Goni, Javier Fernandez-Montalvo, Alfonso Arteaga
Summary: Patients with substance use disorder who have a history of physical and/or sexual abuse have higher treatment needs in family and psychiatric areas, as well as more psychopathological symptoms. Tailored patient-centered interventions considering the history of abuse are recommended for better treatment outcomes.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Hedvig Andersson, Erik Aspeqvist, Orjan Dahlstrom, Carl Goran Svedin, Linda S. Jonsson, Asa Landberg, Maria Zetterqvist
Summary: Difficulties with emotion regulation and trauma symptoms mediate the relationship between childhood abuse and NSSI in adolescents, indicating their significant positive associations with NSSI.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Gianluca Sesso, Annarita Milone, Flavia Drago, Valentina Viglione, Stefano Berloffa, Silvia Boldrini, Nina Loriaux, Elena Valente, Agnese Molesti, Francesca Placini, Anna Rita Montesanto, Simone Pisano, Gabriele Masi
Summary: A novel self-report questionnaire, the RIPoSt-Y, was developed and validated for assessing emotional dysregulation in adolescents, showing good reliability and validity in both clinical and non-clinical samples. The questionnaire consists of 31 items with three subscales covering affective instability, emotional reactivity, and interpersonal sensitivity. The study findings support the potential of this questionnaire in characterizing emotional dysregulation in youths.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Csaba Erdos, Oguz Kelemen, David Pocs, Edina Horvath, Nora Dudas, Andras Papp, Edit Paulik
Summary: Women with sexual dysfunction experience negative effects on their quality of life, self-esteem, and physical health. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with female sexual dysfunction through an online questionnaire. The results revealed that a significant portion of women experienced sexual disorders, such as female orgasmic disorder and genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. The occurrence of sexual dysfunction was influenced by various factors, including sexual history, self-satisfaction, and sexual orientation.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Meghna Girish, Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Atreyee Bhattacharyya, Bussakorn Binson
Summary: This study used mixed methods to identify unique pictorial indicators of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the Self-Figure drawings of Indian street children. The findings showed distinct characteristics related to each form of abuse, which can assist professionals in identifying and intervening with abused children who are reluctant to disclose their experiences.
ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Maria Andreu-Pascual, John Merranko, Mary Kay Gill, Jessica C. Levenson, Danella Hafeman, Heather Hower, Shirley Yen, Michael Strober, Benjamin Goldstein, Rasim Diler, Neal D. Ryan, Lauren M. Weinstock, Martin B. Keller, David Axelson, Boris Birmaher, Tina R. Goldstein
Summary: This study investigated risk factors preceding first physical/sexual abuse among youth with Bipolar Disorder. The results showed that severe depressive symptoms, low socioeconomic status, female sex, and family substance abuse were associated with abuse. Good relationships with friends protected against abuse.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Rachel A. Vaughn-Coaxum, John Merranko, Boris Birmaher, Daniel P. Dickstein, Danella Hafeman, Jessica C. Levenson, Fangzi Liao, Mary Kay Gill, Heather Hower, Benjamin Goldstein, Michael Strober, Neal D. Ryan, Rasim Diler, Martin B. Keller, Shirley Yen, Lauren M. Weinstock, David Axelson, Tina R. Goldstein
Summary: This study found that depressive symptoms in pediatric bipolar disorders may be jointly moderated by impairments in attention and exposure to maltreatment. Specifically, maltreatment exposure was associated with higher depression symptom severity during childhood in the context of lower sustained attention, but not in late adolescence.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Alexandra Sebastian, Anne Maria Konken, Michael Schaum, Klaus Lieb, Oliver Tuescher, Patrick Jung
Summary: This study utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging with a within-task design to demonstrate that unexpected action and unexpected inhibition recruit the same fronto-basal-ganglia network typically associated with stopping. Additionally, the stronger the unexpected action-related activity in the STN region, the more detrimental the effect on response times. These findings provide direct evidence for the unified theory of unexpected events and rule out alternative task and novelty effects.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Letter
Psychiatry
Kira F. Ahrens, Rebecca J. Neumann, Bianca Kollmann, Michael M. Plichta, Klaus Lieb, Oliver Tuscher, Andreas Reif
Article
Psychiatry
Ilya M. Veer, Antje Riepenhausen, Matthias Zerban, Carolin Wackerhagen, Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Haakon Engen, Goeran Koeber, Sophie A. Boegemann, Jeroen Weermeijer, Aleksandra Uscilko, Netali Mor, Marta A. Marciniak, Adrian Dahl Askelund, Abbas Al-Kamel, Sarah Ayash, Giulia Barsuola, Vaida Bartkute-Norkuniene, Simone Battaglia, Yaryna Bobko, Sven Boelte, Paolo Cardone, Edita Chvojkova, Kaja Damnjanovic, Joana De Calheiros Velozo, Lena de Thurah, Yacila I. Deza-Araujo, Annika Dimitrov, Kinga Farkas, Clemence Feller, Mary Gazea, Donya Gilan, Vedrana Gnjidic, Michal Hajduk, Anu P. Hiekkaranta, Live S. Hofgaard, Laura Ilen, Zuzana Kasanova, Mohsen Khanpour, Bobo Hi Po Lau, Dionne B. Lenferink, Thomas B. Lindhardt, David A. Magas, Julian Mituniewicz, Laura Moreno-Lopez, Sofiia Muzychka, Maria Ntafouli, Aet O'Leary, Ilenia Paparella, Nele Poldver, Aki Rintala, Natalia Robak, Anna M. Rosicka, Espen Roysamb, Siavash Sadeghi, Maude Schneider, Roma Siugzdaite, Mirta Stantic, Ana Teixeira, Ana Todorovic, Wendy W. N. Wan, Rolf van Dick, Klaus Lieb, Birgit Kleim, Erno J. Hermans, Dorota Kobylinska, Talma Hendler, Harald Binder, Inez Myin-Germeys, Judith M. C. van Leeuwen, Oliver Tuescher, Kenneth S. L. Yuen, Henrik Walter, Raffael Kalisch
Summary: The study explored factors that influence psychological resilience, including positive appraisal style, perceived social support, and the ability to recover from stress. The findings indicated that positive appraisal and stress response recovery were the most important resilience factors, which can be targeted in mental health interventions. This research identifies modifiable protective factors that generalize across major socio-demographic categories.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sofia Faraza, Julia Waldenmaier, Martin Dyrba, Dominik Wolf, Florian U. Fischer, Kristel Knaepen, Bianca Kollmann, Oliver Tuescher, Harald Binder, Andreas Mierau, David Riedel, Andreas Fellgiebel, Stefan Teipel
Summary: The study found that high functional connectivity of the right DLPFC was significantly associated with training gains and improvement in visuospatial task performance, but the maintenance of cognitive gains was limited to the period directly after the training. Cognitive training can improve working memory function in older adults, but there are still limitations in terms of cognitive gains.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neuroimaging
Philippe Pfeifer, Alexandra Sebastian, Hans Georg Buchholz, Christoph P. Kaller, Gerhard Gruender, Christoph Fehr, Mathias Schreckenberger, Oliver Tuescher
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between D-2/D-3 dopamine receptor availability and response inhibition, finding a positive correlation between striatal and extrastriatal dopamine receptor availability and stopping-related brain activity. The findings highlight the importance of these receptors in the fronto-striatal neural circuit for response inhibition.
BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Donya Gilan, Markus Muessig, Omar Hahad, Angela M. Kunzler, Simon Samstag, Nikolaus Roethke, Johannes Thrul, Frauke Kreuter, Michael Bosnjak, Philipp Sprengholz, Cornelia Betsch, Daniel Wollschlaeger, Oliver Tuescher, Klaus Lieb
Summary: The study found that mental distress increased slightly during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the use of cognitive reappraisal strategies, maintenance of a daily structure, and alternative social interactions decreased. Self-reported resilience, cognitive reappraisal strategies, and maintaining a daily structure were identified as the most important protective factors. Adherence to individual protective behaviors was negatively associated with mental distress and positively associated with information intake, maintenance of a daily structure, and cognitive reappraisal. Maintaining a daily structure, training in cognitive reappraisal strategies, and providing information may be effective in preventing mental distress and promoting individual protective behaviors during the pandemic, but further studies are needed to confirm the effects of these interventions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Merve Ilhan-Bayrakci, Yuranny Cabral-Calderin, Til Ole Bergmann, Oliver Tuscher, Albrecht Stroh
Summary: This study analyzed simultaneous EEG-fMRI data during human non-REM sleep and found a direct relationship between slow wave events (SWEs) and BOLD activation patterns in the brain. The spatial extent of BOLD activation patterns and the amplitude of the BOLD response were found to be correlated with the number of SWEs.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Antje Riepenhausen, Ilya M. Veer, Carolin Wackerhagen, Zala C. Reppmann, Goeran Koeber, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Sophie A. Bogemann, Giovanni Corrao, Mireia Felez-Nobrega, Josep Maria Haro Abad, Erno Hermans, Judith van Leeuwen, Klaus Lieb, Vincent Lorant, Murielle Mary-Krause, Roberto Mediavilla, Maria Melchior, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Kuan-Yu Pan, Lara Puhlmann, Karin Roelofs, Marit Sijbrandij, Pierre Smith, Oliver Tuescher, Anke Witteveen, Matthias Zerban, Raffael Kalisch, Hannes Kroeger, Henrik Walter
Summary: This study identified several psychological risk and protective factors related to psychological distress outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The relevance of longitudinal assessments and the implications for targeted prevention and intervention programs during highly stressful times were discussed.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johannes P-H Seiler, Ohad Dan, Oliver Tuscher, Yonatan Loewenstein, Simon Rumpel
Summary: This article discusses the relationship between situational factors and behavioral responses to boredom, finding that humans exhibit a bias in decision-making to avoid more monotonous options, which is correlated with self-reported boredom. Additionally, the entropy in the sequence of individually experienced stimuli is considered a key determinant in predicting choice behavior in the task.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Mario Wenzel, Zarah Rowland, Lara K. Mey, Karolina Kurth, Oliver Tuscher, Thomas Kubiak
Summary: Neuroticism is a significant predictor of well-being and is characterized by high levels of negative affect and its variability. However, the relative standard deviation (RSD), commonly used to measure negative affect variability, was found to have limitations. Instead, the number of negative affect episodes was introduced as an alternative measure and showed more reliable results. Additionally, only the standard deviation and the number of negative affect episodes explained a substantial amount of variance in neuroticism above and beyond mean negative affect.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Stefanie Witt, Kaja Kristensen, Janika Blomeke, Helge Hebestreit, Maximilian Wocker, Lisa Pfister, Monika Bullinger, Oliver Tuscher, Jurgen Deckert, Holm Graessner, Anne-Marie Lapstich, Martina de Zwaan, Christine Mundlos, Julia Hannah Quitmann
Summary: This study aimed to describe and compare the health-related quality of life and perceived distress of patients suspected of having a rare (chronic) health condition. The results showed that these patients had significantly lower quality of life and higher perceived distress compared to the general population. The study highlighted the need for care and research on the psychosocial impact of possible rare (chronic) health conditions.
PSYCHOTHERAPIE PSYCHOSOMATIK MEDIZINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Julia Petersen, Lina Marie Muelder, Peter Kegel, Nikolaus Roethke, Hauke Felix Wiegand, Klaus Lieb, Henrik Walter, Anna-Lena Broecker, Susanne Liebe, Oliver Tuescher, Andrea Pfennig, Birgit Maicher, Sabine Hellwig, Frank Padberg, Kristina Adorjan, Stefan Unterecker, Paula Wessels, Dirk-Matthias Rose, Manfred E. Beutel
Summary: The willingness of hospital staff in Germany to get vaccinated and various influencing factors were examined. Medical staff generally showed a higher willingness to get vaccinated, while conspiracy assumptions were more widespread among administrative and nursing staff and negatively associated with the willingness to get vaccinated.
BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLATT-GESUNDHEITSFORSCHUNG-GESUNDHEITSSCHUTZ
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Kira F. Ahrens, Rebecca J. Neumann, Nina M. von Werthern, Thorsten M. Kranz, Bianca Kollmann, Bjoern Mattes, Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Danuta Weichert, Beat Lutz, Ulrike Basten, Christian J. Fiebach, Michele Wessa, Raffael Kalisch, Klaus Lieb, Andreas G. Chiocchetti, Oliver Tuscher, Andreas Reif, Michael M. Plichta
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between risk scores for psychiatric phenotypes, hair cortisol concentrations (HCC), and mental health trajectories during the first COVID lockdown in Germany. The results indicated a significant association between risk scores and allocation to the acute dysfunction class. Elevated HCC was also found to be associated with childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorders. These findings suggest the potential for future studies on risk prediction.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Omar Hahad, Donya A. Gilan, Julian Chalabi, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Alexander K. Schuster, Felix Wicke, Matthias Buettner, Oliver Tuescher, Karl J. Lackner, Peter R. Galle, Stavros Konstantinides, Andreas Daiber, Philipp S. Wild, Thomas Muenzel
Summary: This study aims to investigate the association between social disadvantage and cardiovascular burden and mortality. The findings suggest that low socioeconomic status is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality, with education and occupation being stronger predictors compared to household net income.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)