German college students’ mental health state and their willingness to use mental health prevention: An online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic by Lena Ehl, Christin Scheiner, Antonia Wasserscheid, Grit Hein, Matthias Gamer, Arne Bürger

“…Mental health prevention is essential in order to effectively reduce the incidence of mental disorders and may help to counteract chronic mental disorders in the long term. …”
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I tweet, therefore I am: a systematic review on social media use and disorders of the social brain by Nancy Yang, Bernard Crespi

“…What implications do these recent changes have for socio-cognitive phenotypes and mental disorders? We have conducted a systematic review on the relationships between social media use and mental disorders involving the social brain. …”
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Association between echocardiographic parameters of cardiac structure and function and mild cognitive impairment by Kai Zhang, Xiaoxia Liu, Siyu Huang, Xinrui Liu, Meiqi Zhao, Chao Xue, Shijun Xia, Jianzeng Dong, Yu Kong, Changsheng Ma

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Trial by YouTube: effects of expert psychiatric witness testimony on viewers' opinions of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp by Oliver Mason, Beth Horton, Caitlin Starrett

“…Results Following viewing, participants held more stigmatising views of the protagonists than they held about mental disorders in general. Clinical implications It is plausible that mass media trial coverage further stigmatises mental illness. …”
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Exploring the relationship between mental health status and life events in children and adolescents: the role of mediating factors by Jiemei Xie, Jiemei Xie, Guoqiang Cheng, Mingliang Zhou, Qisheng Liang, Qianjin Wang, Qianjin Wang, Qianjin Wang

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Signs of Innovation in European Cinema. Electronic Music in Antonioni and Tarkovsky by Gabriele

“…Likewise, Antonioni found in the music of Vittorio Gielmetti a suitable aural commentary on the mental disorders of the protagonist in Deserto rosso, inserting electronic music into the palette to describe the horizons of the inner human psyche. …”
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An Observational Study to Assess Smartphone Usage in Patients of Anxiety and Depression by Aditya Satish Nair, Ankit Halder, Roma Shahani, Nikhil Avula, Devavrat Harshe, Gurudas Harshe

“…There is paucity in data regarding the assessment of smartphone use in mental disorders. Therefore, the study was undertaken to assess the use of smartphones at the time of presentation at a tertiary care centre and after an episode of anxiety and/or depression. …”
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Efficacy of unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents (UP-A) in China: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Xue Gao, Lu Liu, Mei-Rong Pan, Hai-Mei Li, Yu-Feng Wang, Xue-Ying Liu, Zhong-Fang Fu, Qiujin Qian

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The Daily Menu in Times of Pandemic for Individuals with Anxiety and Depression by Daniela Gomes Alcoforado, Miriam Leite Farias, Juliana Gonçalves Machado, Francisco Vicente Sales Melo, Thomas Kühn

“…This study explores how individuals with mental disorders are reacting to this pandemic time, focusing in the context of their eating habits. …”
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How to improve psychiatric nosography in the XXI century: a phenomenologist”s viewpoint by Giovanni Stanghellini

“…Classifications of mental disorders reflect much more the minds of psychiatrists than the patients’ minds since these classifications are more focused on the interests of stakeholders (including governmental agencies, advocacy groups, medical insurance, and pharmaceutical companies) than on the experiences of patients. …”
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Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health by Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Bartosz Omasta, Olga Krupa, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Kinga Furtak, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Magdalena Agata Czerska, Daria Rybak

“…These findings are especially relevant for personalized medicine approaches targeting microbiota to manage mental disorders. …”
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New media in the education of children with and without disabilities from the perspective of the knowledge and actions of their parents by Justyna Siemionow

“…The respondents were divided into two groups, parents of children with special educational needs due to various mental disorders, and parents of those with no such certificate. …”
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Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada by Tracie O Afifi, Jitender Sareen, Dan Chateau, Alyson Mahar, Jordan Nantais, James Bolton, Allen Kraut, Sarvesh Logsetty, Thomas Turgeon, Brenda Comaskey, Justin Gawaziuk, Rae Spiwak, Lauren Burton, Anthony Wightman, Jai Sareen, Natalie Mota

“…The objective of this study was to investigate whether PSP with traumatic physical workplace injuries requiring surgery with anaesthetic have higher post-injury rates of mental disorders compared with the general population with similar non-workplace injuries.Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study.Setting Population-based study using linked anonymised administrative data for PSP and the general population in Manitoba, Canada.Participants This study compared two groups hospitalised for a traumatic physical injury requiring surgery with anaesthetic between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2018: (1) PSP (n=293) injured in the workplace and matched 1:5 on sex, age, geographical region and surgical procedure code with (2) individuals in the general population (GenPop) injured outside the workplace (no Workers Compensation Board claim) (n=1198).Primary and secondary outcomes and measures As planned in the study protocol, the prevalence of mental disorders including anxiety, depression and substance use was measured in the cohorts 2 years pre- and post-injury.Results This study found an elevated unadjusted risk of depression in PSP compared with the general population in the 2 years post-injury, adjusting for pre-injury mental health (rate ratio, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.02 to 2.17; p<0.0001). …”
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Movement in the Shadow of Sadness: How Physical Activity Supports the Fight Against Depression by Agata Ossolińska, Patrycja Marta, Filip Huzarski, Gabriela Ferfecka, Klaudia Pawełek, Lucyna Stolarska, Magdalena Rosa-Bończak, Natalia Morawiecka, Olivier Carlton, Weronika Kłosowicz

“…Research indicates that regular physical exercise, such as aerobic or strength training, aids in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Features of diagnostics and treatment of constipation at patients of elderly age by A. V. Kalinin, L. I. Butorova

“…Risk factors of constipation at people of elderly age include: change of pattern of nutrition (decrease of alimentary fibers content in ration); still lifestyle (compelled bed rest); presence of concomitant diseases (endocrine, neurologic, mental disorders – depression, dementia); drug-induced constipations; age-related changes of the large intestine. …”
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Understanding adolescent depression in Singapore: a qualitative study by Ngar Yee Poon, Cheryl Bee-Lock Loh

“…Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 adolescents, aged between 13 and 19 years, who were diagnosed and treated for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edition major depressive disorder and clinically judged to have recovered at the time of recruitment. …”
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Mental health challenges faced by professional athletes by Dawid Szczepanek, Katarzyna Szczurek, Adrianna Biecka, Mikołaj Wyrzykowski

“…Results: The prevalence of mental disorders varied across the analyzed studies. The presence of symptoms depends on the type of sport performed by the individual, past history of psychiatric diseases or sex. …”
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Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants by Felix Schoeller, Felix Schoeller, Parham Ashur, Joseph Larralde, Clement Le Couedic, Rajeev Mylapalli, Karthikeyan Krishnanandan, Anna Ciaunica, Anna Ciaunica, Adam Linson, Mark Miller, Nicco Reggente, Vladimir Adrien, Vladimir Adrien

“…BackgroundBody awareness (BA) and proprioception, which are essential components of the sense of agency (SA), are often altered in various mental disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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Anxiety, Beliefs and Covid-19 in Two Periods of the Pandemic in Brazil: A comparative study by Geovanna Santana de Souza Turri, Renata Elly Barbosa Fonte, Luiz Guilherme Lima-Silva, Andre Faro

“…Finally, it is important to understand people’s beliefs about the coronavirus at diff erent times of the pandemic because it is a favorable period for the emergence and/or intensification of mental disorders. …”
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Empty Calories in Processed Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Dietary Implications by Yusuf Sarkingobir, Yusuf Yahaya Miya

“…The presence of contents of empty calories elicit many effects such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, fatigue, mental disorders, insatiety, etc. Empty calories possessed high amounts of added calories that could are not properly metabolized into useful nutrients by the body. …”
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