CONCLUSION: The low prescription of lithium for BD in this study is concerning, despite the long-standing evidence for lithium's efficacy and effectiveness in the literature. This highlights the need to remind clinicians about the South African BD guidelines.

CONCLUSION: Telemedicine applications in mental health services can play an effective role in reducing the burden of chronic mental illness and improving patient outcomes.

CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the disease burden of diabetic patients is intense and that the participants of the study were not effective in coping with the disease through symptom management and found spirituality important in coping.

Physical activity is associated with better global functioning in the general population and in people with physical conditions. However, there is no meta-analytic evidence on the associations between daily physical activity levels and global functioning in people with mental disorders. The objective of the present meta-analysis therefore was to evaluate the associations between daily physical […]

Dear Editor, Next to focal neurological symptoms, epileptic seizures and head aches, brain tumors can less frequently bring about cognitive changes, slowed speech, difficulty sustaining mental functioning and psychiatric symptoms of personality changes and. loss of interest in daily activities, these symptoms may be evaluated as anxiety or depression. Depression is known to be a […]

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Objectives:To examine changes in mental health workers’ (MHWs) perceptions of human rights protection and job satisfaction before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy (Sardinia).Study design:Comparative analysis of three cross-sectional …

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Background:Loneliness is associated with psychological distress, but whether broader social measures add information is unclear.Aims:To assess incremental information from broader social measures beyond loneliness.Method:This study combined cross-…

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Background:Social isolation among young adults—a growing concern worldwide—is associated with poor psychological outcomes, including low self-esteem and depression. In South Korea, socially isolated young adults have recently gained policy attention; …