Nuyen, Jasper Tuithof, Marlous de Graaf, Ron van Dorsselaer, Saskia Kleinjan, Marloes Have, Margreet Ten
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Limited longitudinal population-based research exists on the bidirectional association between loneliness and common mental disorders (CMDs). Using 3-year follow-up data, this study examined whether loneliness among adults increases the risk for onset and persistence of mild-moderate or severe CMD; and whether mild-moderate or severe CMD is a risk ...
Bartlett, Janet Fowler, Ken
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Medical students report significant levels of distress, and are reluctant to seek help despite health care needs, often citing factors associated with the medical school environment beyond training, generally termed the 'hidden curriculum'. The primary objectives of the current study were to establish the level of psychological distress in a sample...
Luna, Eliazar Ruiz, Milagros Malyutina, Sofia Titarenko, Anastasiya Kozela, Magdalena Pająk, Andrzej Kubinova, Ruzena Bobak, Martin
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Studies suggest that frequent contact with friends and relatives promote mental wellbeing in later life, but most evidence comes from Western populations. We investigated the prospective relationship between frequency of contact with friends and relatives and quality of life (QoL) among older Central and Eastern European (CEE) adults and whether de...
Björkenstam, Emma Helgesson, Magnus Amin, Ridwanul Lange, Theis Mittendorfer-Rutz, Ellenor
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Among potential pathways to suicidal behavior in individuals with mental disorders (MD), work disability (WD) may play an important role. We examined the role of WD in the relationship between MD and suicidal behavior in Swedish-born individuals and refugees. The study cohort consisted of 4,195,058 individuals aged 16-64, residing in Sweden in 2004...
Halonen, Jaana I Mänty, Minna Pietiläinen, Olli Kujanpää, Tero Kanerva, Noora Lahti, Jouni Lahelma, Eero Rahkonen, Ossi Lallukka, Tea
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Physical work exposures and common mental disorders (CMD) have been linked to increased risk of work disability, but their joint associations with disability retirement due to any cause, mental disorders or musculoskeletal diseases have not been examined. The data for exposures and covariates were from the Finnish Helsinki Health Study occupational...
El-Khoury, Fabienne Heron, Mégane Van der Waerden, Judith Leon, Christophe du Roscoat, Enguerrand Velter, Annie Lydié, Nathalie Sitbon, Audrey
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Our study estimates rates of depressive symptoms and suicide risk according to sexual minority status, and examines the mediating effect of verbal victimisation in the association between sexual minority status and mental health outcomes. Analysis is based on data from the 2017 French Health Barometer, a general population phone survey, which recru...
Wang, M Mather, L Svedberg, P Mittendorfer-Rutz, E
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
The aim of this study was to investigate if sickness absence and disability pension (SA/DP) in general and due to specific common mental disorders (CMDs) are associated with subsequent suicide attempt among women and men by taking familial factors (genetics and shared environment) into consideration. This register-based cohort study includes 4871 t...
Aitken, Zoe Simpson, Julie Anne Bentley, Rebecca Milner, Allison LaMontagne, Anthony Daniel Kavanagh, Anne Marie
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Longitudinal studies have suggested a causal relationship between disability acquisition and mental health, but there is substantial heterogeneity in the magnitude of the effect. Previous studies have provided evidence that socioeconomic characteristics can buffer the effect but have not examined the role of employment characteristics. We used data...
Remmerswaal, Karin C P Batelaan, Neeltje M Hoogendoorn, Adriaan W van der Wee, Nic J A van Oppen, Patricia van Balkom, Anton J L M
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have high disease burden. It is important to restore quality of life (QoL) in treatment, so that patients become able to live a fulfilling life. Little is known about the longitudinal course of QoL in patients with OCD, its association with remission from OCD, and about factors that contribute to an...
Smith, Peter LaMontagne, Anthony D Lilley, Rebbecca Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah Sim, Malcolm
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
To examine differences in the return to work (RTW) process for workers' compensation claimants with psychological injuries compared to those with musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries. We collected data from 869 workers' compensation claimants in Victoria, Australia, at three time points over a 12-month period (21% with psychological injury claims). RTW w...
