Article
Clinical Neurology
Franziska Baessler, Ali Zafar, Thomas Gargot, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Ewelina Maria Biskup, Livia De Picker, Katja Koelkebeck, Florian Riese, Howard Ryland, Olga Kazakova, Sarah Birkle, Thanos Kanellopoulos, Roland Grassl, Alina Braicu, Jobst-Hendrik Schultz, Marisa Casanova Dias
Summary: Psychiatry qualifications are automatically recognized in EU countries, but there are differences in national training programs. A study comparing postgraduate psychiatry programs in 42 European countries found significant variations, highlighting the need for harmonization of training standards to improve mental healthcare.
EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Laura Orsolini, Irena Rojnic Palavra, Gabriele Duccio Papanti, Matej Potocan, Diego Quattrone, Matis Martens, Sandra Sklenarova, Jonna Levola, Leslie Grichy, Sean Naughton, Indre Kotryna Grineviciene, Jelly Petra Kuiters, Tomasz M. Gondek, Anca-Livia Panfil, Milica M. Borovcanin, Alberto San Roman Uria, Ewelina Biskup, Ekin Sonmez Gungor, Marisa Casanova Dias, Sonila Tomori, Visnja Banjac, Petra Marinova-Djambazova, Mariana Pinto da Costa
Summary: Despite the increasing prevalence of psychoactive substance use disorders in European countries, addiction psychiatry is inadequately trained within psychiatric training programs. Trainees generally recognize addiction as a core curriculum, but often face issues such as insufficient structured training and poor knowledge acquisition. Further research is needed to explore reasons for inadequate training and optimize experiential education in addiction psychiatry.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Ana Giurgiuca, Catalina Giurgi-Oncu, Valentin Petre Matei
Summary: Romania has high national burden of mental disorders, but lacking in mental health professionals. The training for psychiatrists is insufficient, leading to brain drain. Improving psychiatric training and retaining psychiatrists are crucial for better mental health services in Romania.
ASIA-PACIFIC PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Laura Orsolini, Silvia Bellagamba, Virginia Marchetti, Giulia Menculini, Silvia Tempia Valenta, Virginio Salvi, Umberto Volpe
Summary: This study investigated the training, knowledge, beliefs, and experiences of young mental health professionals and medical students in digital psychiatry (DP). Most participants had never discussed DP in their academic training but believed that it is a valuable therapeutic tool. The research found strong positive correlations between knowledge scores, perceived significance index, and Digital Psychiatry Opinion index, indicating the importance of training in DP.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Jakob Siemerkus, Ana-Stela Petrescu, Laura Koechli, Klaas Enno Stephan, Helen Schmidt
Summary: The study aimed to assess the value and acceptance of Standardized or Simulated Patients (SPs) for training inexperienced medical students in psychiatry. The findings showed that students without clinical experience were able to learn how to conduct psychiatric interviews, communicate empathetically and non-judgmentally, take psychiatric histories, and perform psychopathological examinations through interviews with SPs. The SPs were perceived as authentic. The study suggested that using SPs can provide an enjoyable, non-distressful, and motivating learning experience for students.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lillian Dollinger, Lennart Bjorn Hogman, Petri Laukka, Tanja Banziger, Irena Makower, Hakan Fischer, Stephan Hau
Summary: In this study, trainee psychotherapists were trained to improve their emotion recognition accuracy, particularly in multimodal expressions. The results showed significant improvements in emotion recognition accuracy after the multimodal training, but the effects of micro expression training were not long-lasting. These findings have important implications for psychotherapy education.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Senait Ghebrehiwet, Temitope Ogundare, Micaela Owusu, Benjamin L. Harris, Babawale Ojediran, Mia Touma, Michelle P. Durham, Kimberly Hook, Christina P. C. Borba, David C. Henderson
Summary: About 80% of people with psychiatric conditions worldwide do not have access to quality mental health care. In Africa, there is a severe shortage of psychiatrists, with limited opportunities for postgraduate psychiatry training. This study provides a framework for developing postgraduate psychiatry training in resource-constrained settings and describes the approach taken to establish Liberia's first postgraduate psychiatry training program.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Letter
Anesthesiology
Alessandro Scudellari, Serban Bubenek, Zeev Goldik, Federico Bilotta
Summary: This study aimed to assess the level of compliance with the 2018 European training requirements (ETR) for the specialty of anaesthesiology, pain, and intensive care medicine. An electronic questionnaire was circulated to representatives of all 41 European countries, and the results showed diversity in training duration and assessment methods.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lauren Fields, Daniel Shalev, Mark Nathanson, Peter A. Shapiro
Summary: Palliative care training for geriatric psychiatry fellows is robust but unstandardized, and integrating mental health into serious illness care is important for elderly patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Michelle L. Conroy, Brandon C. Yarns, Kirsten M. Wilkins, Chadrick E. Lane, Kristina F. Zdanys, Robert H. Pietrzak, Brent P. Forester, Paul D. Kirwin
Summary: According to the study, factors such as attending multiple AAGP annual meetings, maintaining AAGP membership, and considering the Scholars Program important for meeting potential collaborators are key factors influencing trainees' decision to pursue geriatric psychiatry fellowship.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Doron Amsalem, Andres Martin, Mariela Mosheva, Omer Soul, Liran Korotkin, Amitai Ziv, Doron Gothelf, Raz Gross
Summary: Training using simulated patients proved to be effective in improving the clinical communication skills of psychiatric residents when delivering difficult news. Participants also reported increased self-confidence in their skills after the training.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Peter Giacobbe, Amer M. Burhan, Robyn Waxman, Enoch Ng
Summary: The past 20 years have witnessed remarkable growth in procedurally based interventions for refractory psychiatric conditions, leading to the emergence of Interventional Psychiatry. However, concerns are raised about the insufficient education and training in these treatments, which may hinder access and benefits for eligible patients. This paper explores the utilization rates of Interventional Psychiatry treatments, the current state of education in these treatments, and advocates for innovative pedagogical approaches to enhance competency and facilitate the dissemination of other Interventional Psychiatry approaches and neurotechnologies.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sally Richmond, Hannah Kirk, Tori Gaunson, Meg Bennett, Mark A. Bellgrove, Kim Cornish
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the immediate and long-term effectiveness of an attention training intervention for children with ADHD. A total of 104 children aged 5-8 years 11 months with a diagnosis of ADHD will be randomly assigned to either an attention training program or a numeracy program. The intervention will be conducted on a touchscreen tablet with five 20-minute sessions per week for five weeks. Assessments of attention, inhibitory control, and other secondary outcomes will be conducted before the intervention, immediately after, and at a 3-month follow-up. Multivariate linear regression will be used to analyze the outcomes.
Article
Psychiatry
Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Arun Enara
Summary: Jung's statement suggests that there is no such thing as a completely sane individual, as emotional problems are present in most people. Therefore, psychiatric education should emphasize the commonality of mental and emotional issues. Despite efforts to improve treatment and training in psychiatry globally, gaps persist, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
ASIA-PACIFIC PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Wen Phei Lim, Yong Hao Lim, Issac Lim, Nicholas Chew
Summary: The study compared the impact of psychotherapy training on residents and nonresidents, finding that residents were more confident in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy (PDP). Factors such as supervision and competing demands between service and training were cited as influencing the learning experience. Further evaluation of impact on patient care will enhance understanding of psychotherapy's effects on clinical outcomes.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Gaia Sampogna, Maurizio Pompili, Andrea Fiorillo
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Gaia Sampogna, Antonio Ventriglio, Matteo Di Vincenzo, Valeria Del Vecchio, Vincenzo Giallonardo, Valeria Bianchini, Andrea Fiorillo
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on the mental health of LGBTQ+ individuals, exposing them to increased minority stress and common concerns such as worries about the future, negative emotions, and uncertainty. During the pandemic, they have also faced challenges related to hormone therapy, accessing healthcare resources, and familial acceptance.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Elaine Brohan, Graham Thornicroft, Nicolas Rusch, Antonio Lasalvia, Megan M. Campbell, Ozden Yalcinkaya-Alkar, Mariangela Lanfredi, Susana Ochoa, Alp Ucok, Catarina Tomas, Babatunde Fadipe, Julia Sebes, Andrea Fiorillo, Gaia Sampogna, Cristiane Silvestre Paula, Leonidas Valverde, Georg Schomerus, Pia Klemm, Uta Ouali, Stynke Castelein, Aneta Alexova, Nathalie Oexle, Patricia Neves Guimaraes, Bouwina Esther Sportel, Chih-Cheng Chang, Jie Li, Chilasagaram Shanthi, Blanca Reneses, Ioannis Bakolis, Sara Evans-Lacko
Summary: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a short-form version, DISC-Ultra Short (DISCUS), which proved to be a reliable and valid measure of experienced discrimination for individuals with mental disorders from various regions and diagnoses. The study found a high frequency of experienced discrimination, with significant correlations to factors such as depression and suicidal ideation.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mariana Pinto da Costa, Maev Conneely, Fabio Monteiro da Silva, Sarah Toner
Summary: This study explores the perspectives of mental health professionals and volunteers on volunteering in mental healthcare. The results show that volunteering is beneficial for patients. Six overarching themes are identified, indicating a need for flexibility and innovation in program design and models.
Article
Psychiatry
Sarah Levaj, Sara Medved, Jasmina Grubisin, Lea Tomasic, Kristina Brozic, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Felix Bolinski, Martina Rojnic Kuzman
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes, patients in the CMHT group visited doctors and psychiatric services more frequently, used long-acting injectables more often, and perceived higher levels of social support compared to the TAU group. However, there were no differences in mental health outcomes between the two groups.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Letter
Psychiatry
Renato de Filippis, Leila Kamalzadeh, Frances Nkechi Adiukwu, Chaimaa Aroui, Rodrigo Ramalho, Sarah El Halabi, Samer El Hayek, Drita Gashi Bytyci, Amine Larnaout, Laura Orsolini, Ramdas Ransing, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Mohammadreza Shalbafan
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Diana Nadine Moreira, Mariana Pinto da Costa
Summary: This study investigated the perception and practices of family doctors in managing cases of domestic violence in continental Portugal. The results showed that family doctors have specific responsibilities in prevention, assistance to victims, detection, treatment, support, referral, and reporting. The findings highlight the need for further support and guidance to enable physicians to effectively manage cases of domestic violence.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Grigorios N. Karakatsoulis, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Renato D. Alarcon, Kiyomi Arai, Sani Salihu Auwal, Julio Bobes, Teresa Bobes-Bascaran, Julie Bourgin-Duchesnay, Cristina Ana Bredicean, Laurynas Bukelskis, Akaki Burkadze, Indira Indiana Cabrera Abud, Ruby Castilla-Puentes, Marcelo Cetkovich, Hector Colon-Rivera, Ricardo Corral, Carla Cortez-Vergara, Piirika Crepin, Domenico de Berardis, Sergio Zamora Delgado, David de Lucena, Avinash de Sousa, Ramona di Stefano, Seetal Dodd, Livia Priyanka Elek, Anna Elissa, Berta Erdelyi-Hamza, Gamze Erzin, Martin J. Etchevers, Peter Falkai, Adriana Farcas, Ilya Fedotov, Viktoriia Filatova, Nikolaos K. Fountoulakis, Iryna Frankova, Francesco Franza, Pedro Frias, Tatiana Galako, Cristian J. Garay, Leticia Garcia-Alvarez, Paz Garcia-Portilla, Xenia Gonda, Tomasz M. Gondek, Daniela Morera Gonzalez, Hilary Gould, Paolo Grandinetti, Arturo Grau, Violeta Groudeva, Michal Hagin, Takayuki Harada, Tasdik M. Hasan, Nurul Azreen Hashim, Jan Hilbig, Sahadat Hossain, Rossitza Iakimova, Mona Ibrahim, Felicia Iftene, Yulia Ignatenko, Matias Irarrazaval, Zaliha Ismail, Jamila Ismayilova, Asaf Jacobs, Miro Jakovljevic, Nenad Jaksic, Afzal Javed, Helin Yilmaz Kafali, Sagar Karia, Olga Kazakova, Doaa Khalifa, Olena Khaustova, Steve Koh, Svetlana Kopishinskaia, Korneliia Kosenko, Sotirios A. Koupidis, Illes Kovacs, Barbara Kulig, Alisha Lalljee, Justine Liewig, Abdul Majid, Evgeniia Malashonkova, Khamelia Malik, Najma Iqbal Malik, Gulay Mammadzada, Bilvesh Mandalia, Donatella Marazziti, Darko Marcinko, Stephanie Martinez, Eimantas Matiekus, Gabriela Mejia, Roha Saeed Memon, Xarah Elenne Meza Martinez, Dalia Mickeviciute, Roumen Milev, Muftau Mohammed, Alejandro Molina-Lopez, Petr Morozov, Nuru Suleiman Muhammad, Filip Mustac, Mika S. Naor, Amira Nassieb, Alvydas Navickas, Tarek Okasha, Milena Pandova, Anca-Livia Panfil, Liliya Panteleeva, Ion Papava, Mikaella E. Patsali, Alexey Pavlichenko, Bojana Pejuskovic, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Mikhail Popkov, Dina Popovic, Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan, Francisca Vargas Ramirez, Elmars Rancans, Salmi Razali, Federico Rebok, Anna Rewekant, Elena Ninoska Reyes Flores, Maria Teresa Rivera-Encinas, Pilar A. Saiz, Manuel Sanchez de Carmona, David Saucedo Martinez, Jo Anne Saw, Goerkem Saygili, Patricia Schneidereit, Bhumika Shah, Tomohiro Shirasaka, Ketevan Silagadze, Satti Sitanggang, Oleg Skugarevsky, Anna Spikina, Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa, Maria Stoyanova, Anna Szczegielniak, Simona Claudia Tamasan, Giuseppe Tavormina, Maurilio Giuseppe Maria Tavormina, Pavlos N. Theodorakis, Mauricio Tohen, Eva-Maria Tsapakis, Dina Tukhvatullina, Irfan Ullah, Ratnaraj Vaidya, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier, Jelena Vrublevska, Olivera Vukovic, Olga Vysotska, Natalia Widiasih, Anna Yashikhina, Panagiotis E. Prezerakos, Michael Berk, Sarah Levaj, Daria Smirnova
Summary: The current study aimed to investigate the rates of anxiety, clinical depression, and suicidality and their changes in health professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak. The study found a clinical depression rate of 13.16%, with male doctors and 'non-binary genders' having the lowest rates and 'non-binary gender' nurses and administrative staff having the highest rates. The study also highlighted a deterioration in mental state, family dynamics, and everyday lifestyle for some participants.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Mariana Pinto da Costa, Robert Stewart
Review
Clinical Neurology
Lucas Alves, Lee Abreo, Eleni Petkari, Mariana Pinto da Costa
Summary: This systematic review identified organizational and operational factors as the predominant risk factors for burnout among police officers. Personality variables and coping strategies were found to be both risk and protective factors. Socio-demographic factors were weak in explaining burnout. Future research should use more robust designs to examine these associations and invest in strategies to mitigate adverse factors and maximize the effects of protective factors on police officers' mental health.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Letter
Psychiatry
Shariful A. Syed, Jatinder Singh, Hussien Elkholy, Irena Rojnic Palavra, Marko Tomicevic, Anamarija Petek Eric, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Sinan Guloksuz, Rajiv Radhakrishnan
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Hatice Kaya, Ruemeysa Tasdelen, Batuhan Ayik, Mariana Pinto da Costa
Summary: This study investigated the psychotherapy training experiences of early career adult, child and adolescent psychiatrists in Turkey. Results showed that one third of trainees have no access to psychotherapy training in their institutes, one fourth cannot access supervision opportunities, and more than half are deprived of their personal therapy processes.
KLINIK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Arpit Parmar, Sundar Gnanavel, Ahmet Guercan, Yugesh Rai, Utkarsh Karki, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Anna Szczegielniak, Victor Pereira-Sanchez
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the rates and factors associated with violence against psychiatric trainees in Asian countries through an online survey. The results showed that more than two thirds of the participants experienced assault, with psychiatry inpatient units being the most common setting. Further research and protective programs are needed to address this issue.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mariana Pinto da Costa
Summary: This study provides an overview of the development process for a new complex intervention, "Phone Pal," using the Medical Research Council framework and person-based approach. The study outlines the logic model and operationalization of the intervention.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Lia Orlando, Francesco Altamore, Claudia Palumbo, Mariana Pinto Da Costa
Summary: Psychiatry trainees in Italy are considering migration due to work and academic reasons, but personal reasons are the main factor keeping them in the country.
RIVISTA DI PSICHIATRIA
(2022)