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Climate change, ambient air pollution, and students' mental health. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jing-Xuan Wang, Xin-Qiao Liu
The impact of global climate change and air pollution on mental health has become a crucial public health issue. Increased public awareness of health, advancements in medical diagnosis and treatment, the way media outlets report environmental changes and the variation in social resources affect psychological responses and adaptation methods to climate change and air pollution. In the context of climate
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Cognitive dissonance and mindset perturbations during crisis: "eco-socio-psycho-somatic" perspectives. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Felix Tretter, Henriette Löffler-Stastka
Mandatory and restrictive health regulations during the corona pandemic caused psychic disorders in many people, which even led to clinically relevant mental disorders. At the same time, there was gradually a polarization of opinions among the population. In order to improve future pandemic management, an integrative understanding of these psychosocial processes therefore seems useful. Here we start
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Neuropathological characteristics of abnormal white matter functional signaling in adolescents with major depression. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Xin-Lin Huang, Ju Gao, Yong-Ming Wang, Feng Zhu, Jing Qin, Qian-Nan Yao, Xiao-Bin Zhang, Hong-Yan Sun
Major depression disorder (MDD) constitutes a significant mental health concern. Epidemiological surveys indicate that the lifetime prevalence of depression in adolescents is much higher than that in adults, with a corresponding increased risk of suicide. In studying brain dysfunction associated with MDD in adole-scents, research on brain white matter (WM) is sparse. Some researchers even mistakenly
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Risk factors for cognitive impairment in patients with chronic kidney disease. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Xiao-Hui Wang, Yong He, Huan Zhou, Ting Xiao, Ran Du, Xin Zhang
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have been found to be at risk of concurrent cognitive dysfunction in previous studies, which has now become an important public health issue of widespread concern.
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Catatonia: A deep dive into its unfathomable depths. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Peter Phiri, Gayathri Delanerolle, Oliver Hope, Tharangini Murugaiyan, Geoffrey Dimba, Shanaya Rathod, Zukiswa Zingela
This editorial addresses catatonia, a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome characterised by a spectrum of psychomotor disturbances. The editorial seeks to clarify the ambiguous aspects of catatonia, integrating recent research findings, including global studies and diagnostic advancements. It discusses catatonia's clinical manifestations, prevalence, and associated psychiatric and medical conditions,
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Incidence and risk factors of depression in patients with metabolic syndrome. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Li-Na Zhou, Xian-Cang Ma, Wei Wang
Many studies have explored the relationship between depression and metabolic syndrome (MetS), especially in older people. China has entered an aging society. However, there are still few studies on the elderly in Chinese communities.
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Impaired implicit emotion regulation in patients with panic disorder: An event-related potential study on affect labeling. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Hai-Yang Wang, Li-Zhu Li, Yi Chang, Xiao-Mei Pang, Bing-Wei Zhang
Panic disorder (PD) involves emotion dysregulation, but its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Previous research suggests that implicit emotion regulation may play a central role in PD-related emotion dysregulation and symptom maintenance. However, there is a lack of studies exploring the neural mechanisms of implicit emotion regulation in PD using neurophysiological indicators.
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Using ChatGPT to promote college students' participation in physical activities and its effect on mental health. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Yi-Fan Zhang, Xin-Qiao Liu
As one of the most famous large language models, ChatGPT has great potential for application in physical education. It can provide personalized exercise plans, a variety of exercise options, and interactive support. The integration of ChatGPT into the teaching process can promote college students' participation in physical activities and improve their mental health while expanding the traditional teaching
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Analysis of risk factors leading to anxiety and depression in patients with prostate cancer after castration and the construction of a risk prediction model. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Rui-Xiao Li, Xue-Lian Li, Guo-Jun Wu, Yong-Hua Lei, Xiao-Shun Li, Bo Li, Jian-Xin Ni
Cancer patients often suffer from severe stress reactions psychologically, such as anxiety and depression. Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the common cancer types, with most patients diagnosed at advanced stages that cannot be treated by radical surgery and which are accompanied by complications such as bodily pain and bone metastasis. Therefore, attention should be given to the mental health status
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Therapeutic approach to emotional reactions accompanied with thermal skin injury - from basic to epidemiological research. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Bojana Krstic, Milos Krstic, Dragica Selakovic, Nemanja Jovicic, Gvozden Rosic
In this editorial, we discuss the status of a therapeutic approach to emotional reactions accompanying thermal skin injuries. Burns are considered a major health problem, as well as an economic and social problem, with potentially devastating and life-changing consequences. They affect a wide range of patients with different damage mechanisms, varied depths, and localizations of the burns. The most
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Keep in mind sex differences when prescribing psychotropic drugs. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Marianna Mazza, Domenico De Berardis, Giuseppe Marano
Women represent the majority of patients with psychiatric diagnoses and also the largest users of psychotropic drugs. There are inevitable differences in efficacy, side effects and long-term treatment response between men and women. Psychopharmacological research needs to develop adequately powered animal and human trials aimed to consider pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of central nervous system
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Disparities in the impact of economic well-being on self-esteem in adulthood: Race and ethnicity. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jaewon Lee
Most studies have defined economic well-being as socioeconomic status, with little attention given to whether other indicators influence self-esteem. Little is known about racial/ethnic disparities in the relationship between economic well-being and self-esteem during adulthood.
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Depression and anxiety among cancer patients visiting a tertiary care cancer hospital. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Maheshor Kaphle, Diya Bajracharya, Nirmala Regmi, Dipsikha Aryal, Rajesh Karki
Cancer patients frequently experience psychological problems related to reactions to cancer diagnosis, cancer type and stage, treatment effects, recurrence, fear of end-of-life, survivorship, and financial burden. Depression and anxiety are both psychological and physiological disturbances among cancer patients.
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Sepsis one-hour bundle management combined with psychological intervention on negative emotion and sleep quality in patients with sepsis. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Ming Xia, Guang-Yan Dong, Shi-Chao Zhu, Huan-Min Xing, Li-Ming Li
Sepsis is a serious infectious disease caused by various systemic inflammatory responses and is ultimately life-threatening. Patients usually experience depression and anxiety, which affect their sleep quality and post-traumatic growth levels.
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Automatic recognition of depression based on audio and video: A review. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Meng-Meng Han, Xing-Yun Li, Xin-Yu Yi, Yun-Shao Zheng, Wei-Li Xia, Ya-Fei Liu, Qing-Xiang Wang
Depression is a common mental health disorder. With current depression detection methods, specialized physicians often engage in conversations and physiological examinations based on standardized scales as auxiliary measures for depression assessment. Non-biological markers-typically classified as verbal or non-verbal and deemed crucial evaluation criteria for depression-have not been effectively utilized
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Alterations of sleep deprivation on brain function: A coordinate-based resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging meta-analysis. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Qin Zhang, Yong-Zhe Hou, Hui Ding, Yan-Ping Shu, Jing Li, Xi-Zhao Chen, Jia-Lin Li, Qin Lou, Dai-Xing Wang
Sleep deprivation is a prevalent issue that impacts cognitive function. Although numerous neuroimaging studies have explored the neural correlates of sleep loss, inconsistencies persist in the reported results, necessitating an investigation into the consistent brain functional changes resulting from sleep loss.
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Effects of psychological intervention on negative emotions and psychological resilience in breast cancer patients after radical mastectomy. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Jing Wang, Dong-Xue Kang, Ai-Jun Zhang, Bing-Rui Li
Breast cancer (BC)is the most common malignant tumor in women, and the treatment process not only results in physical pain but also significant psychological distress in patients. Psychological intervention (PI) has been recognized as an important approach in treating postoperative psychological disorders in BC patients. It has been proven that PI has a significant therapeutic effect on post-operative
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Assessing myocardial indices and inflammatory factors to determine anxiety and depression severity in patients with chronic heart failure. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Li Zhang, Qiang Wang, Hong-Sheng Cui, Yuan-Yuan Luo
Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) have a progressive disease that is associated with poor quality of life and high mortality. Many patients experience anxiety and depression (A&D) symptoms, which can further accelerate disease progression. We hypothesized that indicators of myocardial function and inflammatory stress may reflect the severity of A&D symptoms in patients with CHF. Changes in
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Survey and clinical considerations of gender identity in lower primary school children. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Ya-Lin Zhang, Hong-Mei Zhang, Jing-Xia Xu, Qi-Ying Zhou, He Wang, Xiao-Cheng Pan
Gender consciousness directly affects the development of gender identity, which is a continuous and lifelong process. Meanwhile, hospitalization is a part of many children's lives and has an impact on their gender development.
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Association between inflammatory bowel disease and all-cause dementia: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Ou-Lan Liao, Si-Yuan Xie, Jun Ye, Qin Du, Guo-Chun Lou
Numerous observational studies have documented a correlation between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and an increased risk of dementia. However, the causality of their associations remains elusive.
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Des-Arg(9) bradykinin as a causal metabolite for autism spectrum disorder. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Zhong-Yu Huang, Zi-Pan Lyu, Hong-Gui Li, Hua-Zhi You, Xiang-Na Yang, Cai-Hui Cha
Early diagnosis and therapeutic interventions can greatly enhance the developmental trajectory of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the etiology of ASD is not completely understood. The presence of confounding factors from environment and genetics has increased the difficulty of the identification of diagnostic biomarkers for ASD.
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Unlocking the power of physical activity in easing psychological distress. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Xin-Qiao Liu, Xin Wang
The severity of the current global mental health situation and the importance of maintaining psychological well-being call for more powerful, convenient, and efficient solutions for addressing psychological issues and relieving mental stress. Physical activity not only effectively improves physical fitness and reduces negative emotions such as anxiety and depression but also increases the improvement
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Postpartum quality of life and mental health in women with heart disease: Integrated clinical communication and treatment. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Jia-Lin Liu, Qi Wang, Dong-Ying Qu
Postpartum quality of life (QoL) in women with heart disease has been neglected.
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Improvement of the nutritional support management system for patients in intensive care units. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Chun-Yi Wang, Dong-Xian Guo, Hai-Nu Gao, Xian-Shan Jin, Yan-Li Wu, Lu-Han Chen, Zhi-Xian Feng
Nutritional support for patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) is an important part of clinical treatment and care, but there are significant implementation difficulties.
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Abnormalities of electroencephalography microstates in patients with depression and their association with cognitive function. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Rui-Jie Peng, Yu Fan, Jin Li, Feng Zhu, Qing Tian, Xiao-Bin Zhang
A growing number of recent studies have explored underlying activity in the brain by measuring electroencephalography (EEG) in people with depression. However, the consistency of findings on EEG microstates in patients with depression is poor, and few studies have reported the relationship between EEG microstates, cognitive scales, and depression severity scales.
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Global epidemiology of mental disorder in atrial fibrillation between 1998-2021: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Shuai Zhang, Na Zhang, Liu Liu, Wang Zheng, Zi-Lin Ma, Si-Yu Qiao, Ying-Li Zhao, Yi-Hong Wei, Gang Wu, Qiu-Ting Yu, Bing Deng, Lin Shen
As the burden of mental disorders among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) increases, researchers are beginning to pay close attention to the risk and prevalence of these comorbidities. Although studies have independently analyzed the risk of comorbidity with depression and anxiety in patients with AF, no study has systematically focused on the global epidemiology of these two mental disorders
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Performance of the walking trail making test in older adults with white matter hyperintensities. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Hong-Yi Zhao, Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Yong-Hua Huang, Hong Li, Fang-Yuan Wei
Several studies have reported that the walking trail making test (WTMT) completion time is significantly higher in patients with developmental coordination disorders and mild cognitive impairments. We hypothesized that WTMT performance would be altered in older adults with white matter hyperintensities (WMH).
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Clinicopathological features, psychological status, and prognosis of 33 patients with occult breast cancer. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Hong-Mei Wang, Ao-Yang Yu, Lin-Lin Li, Lu-Yao Ma, Meng-Han Cao, Yu-Le Yang, Xiao-Bing Qin, Juan-Juan Tang, Zheng-Xiang Han
Occult breast cancer (OBC) has traditionally been considered to be a carcinoma of unknown primary origin with a favorable prognosis and can be treated as stage II-III breast cancer. Due to the small number of cases and limited clinical ex-perience, treatments vary greatly around the world and no standardized treat-ment has yet been established.
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Nutritional epigenetics education improves diet and attitude of parents of children with autism or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Renee J Dufault, Katherine M Adler, David O Carpenter, Steven G Gilbert, Raquel A Crider
Unhealthy maternal diet leads to heavy metal exposures from the consumption of ultra-processed foods that may impact gene behavior across generations, creating conditions for the neurodevelopmental disorders known as autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children with these disorders have difficulty metabolizing and excreting heavy metals from their bloodstream, and the severity
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Analysis of influencing factors of anxiety and depression in patients with periodontitis. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Yao Kong
Periodontitis is a chronic oral disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms that corrode tooth tissue, form periodontal pockets, absorb alveolar bone, and finally lead to tooth loss. During treatment, patients are prone to anxiety, tension, and other negative emotions, which affect their ability to face the disease and may also lead to aggravation of the original condition and affect oral health. Therefore
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Effects of ulinastatin combined with dexmedetomidine on cognitive dysfunction and emergence agitation in elderly patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Qi-Fan Huo, Li-Juan Zhu, Jian-Wei Guo, Yan-An Jiang, Jing Zhao
With the continuous growth of the modern elderly population, the risk of fracture increases. Hip fracture is a common type of fracture in older people. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has significant advantages in relieving chronic pain and promoting the recovery of hip joint function.
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Relationship between physical activity and specific working memory indicators of depressive symptoms in university students. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Qun Zhao, Xing Wang, Shu-Fan Li, Peng Wang, Xiang Wang, Xin Xin, Suo-Wang Yin, Zhao-Song Yin, Li-Juan Mao
The detection rate of depression among university students has been increasing in recent years, becoming one of the main psychological diseases that endangers their physical and mental health. According to statistics, self-harm and suicide, for which there is no effective intervention, are the second leading causes of death.
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Postpartum depression and partner support during the period of lactation: Correlation research and its influencing factors. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Ji-Ming Ruan, Ling-Juan Wu
Postpartum depression (PPD) not only affects the psychological and physiological aspects of maternal health but can also affect neonatal growth and development. Partners who are in close contact with parturient women play a key role in communication and emotional support. This study explores the PPD support relationship with partners and its influencing factors, which is believed to establish psychological
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Embracing different languages and local differences: Co-constructive patient simulation strengthens host countries' clinical training in psychiatry. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Şafak Eray Çamlı, Büşra Ece Yavuz, Meliha Feyza Gök, Idil Yazgan, Yanki Yazgan, Ayelet Brand-Gothelf, Doron Gothelf, Doron Amsalem, Andrés Martin
Global education in psychiatry is heavily influenced by knowledge from Western, high-income countries, which obscures local voices and expertise.
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Factors influencing spiritual wellbeing among pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients receiving chemotherapy. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Ling-Ling Wei, Shu-Ting Zhang, Yu Liao, Yue Zhang, Yan Yu, Na Mi
Spiritual wellbeing emphasizes optimistic and positive attitudes while self-regulating negative emotions when coping with stress. However, there have only been a few small studies of spiritual wellbeing of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients undergoing chemotherapy. The core factors influencing spiritual wellbeing in this clinical population are still unclear.
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Application of traditional Chinese medicine acupoint needle embedding combined with emotional nursing in patients with gynecological malignant tumors. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Zhen Ren, Wen Cui, Ya-Ping Li
Few relevant literature reports on applying acupoint press-needle embedding combined with emotional nursing in patients with a gynecological malignant tumor.
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Hippocampus protection from apoptosis by Baicalin in a LiCl-pilocarpine-induced rat status epilepticus model through autophagy activation. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Bin Yang, Han-Yu Wen, Ri-Sheng Liang, Ting-Ming Lu, Zheng-Yan Zhu, Chun-Hua Wang
Autophagy is associated with hippocampal injury following status epilepticus (SE) and is considered a potential therapeutic mechanism. Baicalin, an emerging multitherapeutic drug, has shown neuroprotective effects in patients with nervous system diseases due to its antioxidant properties.
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Organized physical activity and sedentary behaviors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disability. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Monir Shayestehfar, Alireza Hasanzadeh, Fateme Gorgani, Amirhossein Memari
There is little data on physical activity (PA), organized PA (OPA), and sedentary behaviors in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders in developing countries.
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Analysis of factors related to postpartum depression in pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome patients and construction and evaluation of nomograms. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Jie-Wei Pan, Gang Zhao
It is positive to integrate and evaluate the risk factors for postpartum depression in patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome and to detect high-risk patients as early as possible, which has application value for the clinical development of personalized prevention programs and prognosis of patients.
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Exosomal miR-320e through wnt2targeted inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway allevisate cerebral small vessel disease and cognitive impairment. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Zheng Wang, Xue-Ning Li, Shao-Nan Yang, Yuan Wang, Ke-Jin Gao, Bin Han, Ai-Jun Ma
Exosomal miRNAs play crucial roles in many central nervous system diseases. Cerebral small vessel disease (CVSD) is a small vessel disease that is affected by various factors. This study aimed to investigate the role of exosomal miR-320e in the Wnt/β-catenin pathway stimulated by oxidative stress and assess its clinical correlation with psychiatric symptoms in patients with CVSD.
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Effect of CICARE communication nursing model combined with motivational psychological intervention in patients with post-intensive care unit syndrome. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Sun-Ju She, Ying-Ying Xu
Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a term used to describe a constellation of new or worsened dysfunctions in the physical, cognitive, or mental health status of critically ill patients after their discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). These dysfunctions persist beyond the acute phase of illness and have a significant impact on both the patient and their family. Connect, Introduce, Communicate
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Immune function, gastrointestinal hormone levels, and their clinical significance in patients with gastric ulcers complicated with depression. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Yun-Han Yang, De-Jun Cui, Zai-Li Yang, Wen-Qiang Yuan, Bo Huang
Gastric ulcer (GU) is a common digestive tract disease, and medical records of GU combined with depression are increasingly common. Currently, the risk factors and pathogenesis of GU complicated with depression remain unclear. Low immune function and gastrointestinal hormone levels may also be significant risk factors. Therefore, this study explored the immune function and gastrointestinal hormone
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Past, present, and future of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation: A review in psychiatric and neurological disorders. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Jin-Ling Cheng, Cheng Tan, Hui-Yu Liu, Dong-Miao Han, Zi-Cai Liu
Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (DTMS) is a new non-invasive neuromodulation technique based on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation tech-nology. The new H-coil has significant advantages in the treatment and mechanism research of psychiatric and neurological disorders. This is due to its deep stimulation site and wide range of action. This paper reviews the clinical progress of DTMS
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Influence of resilience on depression among nurses in clean operating departments: The mediating effect of life satisfaction. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Xue-Fei Shen, Li Li, Hong Ma, Jing Liu, Li-Wei Jin, Xue Li, Jia-Shu Wang, Ge Gao
A clean operating room is an important part of surgical and critical treatment in hospitals. The workload is substantial, the pace is rapid, and the working environment is intense; therefore, nurses who work in clean operating rooms are constantly challenged, which can lead to anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. Life satisfaction and resilience are important factors that ensure mental
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Effect of cognitive behavioral group therapy on rehabilitation of community patients with schizophrenia: A short-term randomized control trial. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Xue-Lian Chen, Xiao-Ting Deng, Fu-Gang Sun, Qing-Jun Huang
The efficacy of cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) for cognitive dys-function and negative symptoms of schizophrenia is established, but more evidence is required.
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Effects of sports on school adaptability, resilience and cell phone addiction tendency of high school students. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Li-Qiang Zhang, Hui-Na Gao
Sport help promote healthy physical and mental development of high school students. To date, there have been few studies on the effect of sport on school adaptability, resilience and cell phone addiction tendency of high school students.
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Role of adjunctive nonpharmacological strategies for treatment of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Subho Chakrabarti, Amal J Jolly, Pranshu Singh, Nidhi Yadhav
Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder (RCBD) is a phase of bipolar disorder defined by the presence of ≥ 4 mood episodes in a year. It is a common phenomenon characterized by greater severity, a predominance of depression, higher levels of disability, and poorer overall outcomes. It is resistant to treatment by conventional pharmacotherapy. The existing literature underlines the scarcity of evi-dence and
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Randomized control trial of a culturally adapted behavioral activation therapy for Muslim patients with depression in Pakistan. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Saima Dawood, Ghazala Mir, Robert M West
Behavioral activation therapy (BA) is as effective as cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in treating depression and can be delivered by practitioners with much less psychological training, making it particularly suitable for low resource settings. BA that is culturally adapted for Muslims (BA-M) is a culturally adapted form of BA that has been found acceptable and feasible for Muslims with depression
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Effects of surgical treatment modalities on postoperative cognitive function and delirium in elderly patients with extremely unstable hip fractures. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Xue Zhou, Xiao-Hua Chen, Sheng-Hua Li, Nan Li, Feng Liu, Hao-Ming Wang
As the perioperative risk of elderly patients with extremely unstable hip fractures (EUHFs) is relatively high and therapeutic effect is not satisfactory, new thera-peutic strategies need to be proposed urgently to improve the efficacy and clinical outcomes of such patients.
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Investigation of contemporary college students' mental health status and construction of a risk prediction model. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Xiao-Li Mao, Hong-Mei Chen
Due to academic pressure, social relations, and the change of adapting to independent life, college students are under high levels of pressure. Therefore, it is very important to study the mental health problems of college students. Developing a predictive model that can detect early warning signals of college students' mental health risks can help support early intervention and improve overall well-being
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Global research trends and mapping knowledge structure of depression in dialysis patients. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Samah W Al-Jabi
Depression is one of the most common and important psychological issues faced by dialysis patients. It can make it more difficult for them to adhere to their treatment regimen, which, in turn, can worsen their physical symptoms and lead to poorer health outcomes.
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Nursing model of midwifery and postural and psychological interventions: Impact on maternal and fetal outcomes and negative emotions of primiparas. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Ping Gao, Cai-Qiong Guo, Ma-Yu Chen, Hui-Ping Zhuang
Primiparas are usually at high risk of experiencing perinatal depression, which may cause prolonged labor, increased blood loss, and intensified pain, affecting maternal and fetal outcomes. Therefore, interventions are necessary to improve maternal and fetal outcomes and alleviate primiparas' negative emotions (NEs).
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Dexmedetomidine mediates the mechanism of action of ferroptosis in mice with Alzheimer's disease by regulating the mTOR-TFR1 pathway. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Li Qiao, Gang Li, Hong-Xun Yuan
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, and there are currently no effective drugs to delay progression of the disease. Ferroptosis may play a vital part in AD, and is therefore receiving increasing attention by researchers.
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Pilot study of genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression for treatment response to escitalopram in panic disorder. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Zhi-Li Zou, Yuan Zhang, Yu-Lan Huang, Jin-Yu Wang, Bo Zhou, Hua-Fu Chen
Antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, are currently considered the first-line treatment for panic disorder (PD). However, little is known about the relationship between the biomarkers that may predict better treatment.
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Glutamate decarboxylase 1 gene polymorphisms are associated with respiratory symptoms in panic disorder. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Zhi-Li Zou,Jian Qiu,Xiao-Bo Zhou,Yu-Lan Huang,Jin-Yu Wang,Bo Zhou,Yuan Zhang
BACKGROUND Genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of panic disorder (PD). However, the effect of genetic variants on PD remains controversial. AIM To evaluate the associations between glutamate decarboxylase 1 (GAD1) gene polymorphisms and PD risk and assess the effect of GAD1 gene polymorphisms on the severity of clinical symptoms in PD. METHODS We recruited 230 PD patients and
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Factors influencing postoperative anxiety and depression following Iodine-131 treatment in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: A cross-sectional study. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Ying-Rui Su,Xiao-Peng Yu,Li-Qun Huang,Long Xie,Jin-Shun Zha
BACKGROUND Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) often seriously impacts patients' lives. Radionuclide Iodine-131 (131I) is widely used in treating patients with DTC. However, most patients know little about radionuclide therapy, and the treatment needs to be performed in a special isolation ward, which can cause anxiety and depression. AIM To explore anxiety and depression status and their influencing
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Effects of cumulative COVID-19 cases on mental health: Evidence from multi-country survey. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Shanaya Rathod,Saseendran Pallikadavath,Elizabeth Graves,Mohammad M Rahman,Ashlea Brooks,Pranay Rathod,Rachna Bhargava,Muhammad Irfan,Reham Aly,Haifa Mohammad Saleh Al Gahtani,Zahwa Salam,Steven Wai Ho Chau,Theone S E Paterson,Brianna Turner,Viktoria Gorbunova,Vitaly Klymchuk,Peter Phiri
BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety were both ranked among the top 25 leading causes of global burden of diseases in 2019 prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic affected, and in many cases threatened, the health and lives of millions of people across the globe and within the first year, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25% with the greatest influx
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Role of comprehensive geriatric assessment in screening for mild cognitive disorders. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Jie Yu,Shou-Rong Lu,Zhuo Wang,Yin Yang,Bin-Shan Zhang,Qiao Xu,Hong Kan
BACKGROUND The role of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in screening for mild cognitive disorders was not known. AIM To evaluate the role of CGA in screening for mild cognitive disorders. METHODS A total of 100 elderly people who underwent health examinations in our hospital and community between January 2020 and December 2021 were included for analysis. Using Petersen as the diagnostic gold
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Population-based affective-disorder-related biomedical/biophysical multi-hyper-morbidity across the lifespan: A 16-year population study. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 David R L Cawthorpe,Dan Cohen
BACKGROUND There are few if any life-span population-based studies of psychiatric disorder-associated biomedical and biophysical disorders and diseases (morbidity). AIM To scope the present state of research regarding the biomedical and biophysical morbidity associated with affective and mental disorder in epidemiological samples, and to examine the life-span relationship between affective disorders
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Effects of health concept model-based detailed behavioral care on mood and quality of life in elderly patients with chronic heart failure. World J. Psychiatry (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Ai-Di Zheng,Li-Li Cai,Jing Xu
BACKGROUND With the intensification of social aging, the susceptibility of the elderly population to diseases has attracted increasing attention, especially chronic heart failure (CHF) that accounts for a large proportion of the elderly. AIM To evaluate the application value of health concept model-based detailed behavioral care in elderly patients with CHF. METHODS This study recruited 116 elderly