Leverton, Monica Burton, Alexandra Beresford-Dent, Jules Rapaport, Penny Manthorpe, Jill Azocar, Ignacia Giebel, Clarissa Lord, Kathryn Cooper, Claudia
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
The aim of this ethnographic study was to investigate how homecare workers support or inhibit independence in people living with dementia. We undertook 100 h of participant observations with homecare workers (n = 16) supporting people living with dementia (n = 17); and 82 qualitative interviews with people living with dementia (n = 11), family care...
Chen, Ying-Yeh Cai, ZiYi Chang, Qingsong Canetto, Silvia Sara Yip, Paul S F
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Suicide rates are generally higher in men than in women. Men's higher suicide mortality is often attributed to public-life adversities, such as unemployment. Building on the theory that men's suicide vulnerability is also related to their private-life behaviors, particularly men's low engagement in family carework, this ecological study explored th...
Castaner, Maria Marti Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted Petersen, Jørgen Holm Nørredam, Marie
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
This study aimed at examining psychiatric morbidity in the perinatal period among refugees and family-reunified immigrants compared to Danish-born women, including predictors of psychiatric morbidity according to migration history. Inclusion criteria were women who had a residence permit in Denmark and gave birth to a live child between 1 April 199...
Bu, Feifei Mak, Hei Wan Fancourt, Daisy
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put a great strain on people's mental health. A growing number of studies have shown worsening mental health measures globally during the pandemic. However, there is a lack of empirical study on how people support their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine a num...
van der Burgt, Margot C A Beekman, Aartjan T F Hoogendoorn, Adriaan W Berkelmans, Guus Franx, Gerdien Gilissen, Renske
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
In 2017, the European Alliance against Depression (EAAD) programme was introduced in the Netherlands through the creation of six local Suicide Prevention Action Networks (SUPRANET Community). This programme consists of interventions on four levels: (1) a public awareness campaign, (2) training local gatekeepers, (3) targeting high-risk persons in t...
Pietikäinen, Johanna T Härkänen, Tommi Polo-Kantola, Päivi Karlsson, Hasse Paunio, Tiina Karlsson, Linnea Paavonen, E Juulia
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Insomnia symptoms during late pregnancy are a known risk for postnatal depressive symptoms (PDS). However, the cumulative effect of various risk factors throughout pregnancy has not been explored. Our aim was to test how various insomnia symptoms (sleep latency, duration, quality, frequent night awakenings, early morning awakenings) and other risk ...
Xu, Zhongzhi Yang, Jiannan Zhang, Qingpeng Yip, Paul S F
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
The risk of death from suicide after self-poisoning has been known to be significantly higher as compared to the general population. Nevertheless, the change in suicide risk before and after self-poisoning is still unclear. The database of territory-wide medical records collected by the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong was used to identify inpatient...
Kamdar, Nipa P Horning, Melissa L Geraci, Joseph C Uzdavines, Alexander W Helmer, Drew A Hundt, Natalie E
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Suicide and food insecurity (i.e., lack of access to food) are two major issues that affect US Veterans. Using a US-based sample, we evaluated the association between food insecurity and suicidal ideation among Veterans. Because depression often precedes suicide, we also examined the association between food insecurity and depression. Using data fr...
Esie, Precious Osypuk, Theresa L Schuler, Sidney R Bates, Lisa M
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent globally and associated with adverse mental health outcomes among women. In IPV-endemic contexts like Bangladesh, previous research has found no association between low levels of IPV and depression. Although IPV and attitudes justifying IPV against women are highly prevalent in this context, nothi...
Geirsdottir, Gerdur Mittendorfer-Rutz, Ellenor Amin, Ridwanul
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Refugees, especially minors, who often have experienced traumatic events, are a vulnerable group regarding poor mental health. Little is known, however, of their risk of suicidal behaviour as young adults. We aimed to investigate the risk of suicidal behaviour for young adult refugees who migrated as minors. The moderating role of education and his...
