Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Liyan Yu, Xian Wu, Julia Moreira, Benjamin Felipe Mujica, Elora Shelly Mukhopadhyay, Angelena Novotney, André B. Rietman, Yang Hou

“…Results Random-effects meta-analyses indicated that compared with unaffected controls, individuals with NF1 showed more severe depressive (k = 21; g = 0.43; 95% CI [0.21, 0.65]), anxiety (k = 24; g = 0.27; 95% CI [0.01, 0.54]), somatic (k = 27; g = 0.56; 95% CI [0.30, 0.83]), total internalizing (k = 75; g = 0.50; 95% CI [0.33, 0.67]), aggression (k = 33; g = 0.33; 95% CI [0.08, 0.58]), delinquency, (k = 37; g = 0.43; 95% CI [0.26, 0.60]), and total externalizing symptoms (k = 47; g = 0.24; 95% CI [0.13, 0.35]). …”
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Efficacy of Chinese traditional quadruple single pill combination versus valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of hypertension (COSPQ-BP): study protocol for randomised c... by Kai Liu, Yu Yan, Xin Zhang, Yanan Li, Yuanyuan Yao, Lu Liu, Runyu Ye, Si Wang, Xiangyu Yang, Xiaoping Chen, Shanshan Jia, Qingtao Meng, Xianghao Zuo

“…The secondary outcomes have been predetermined and will primarily encompass the following: (1) changes in other BP measures, as well as changes in blood lipids, blood glucose and uric acid at 12 weeks and (2) evaluation of the impact of starting antihypertensive therapy with compound reserpine and triamterene tablets or valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide on the depressive and anxiety statess of patients.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol (version number: V5.0, version date: 17 January 2023) has been approved by the ethics committee (Biomedical Ethics Committee of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, approval number: Review (51) in 2023). …”
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Identification of Health Needs in Ukrainian Refugees Seen in a Primary Care Facility in Tenerife, Spain by Willian-Jesús Martín-Dorta, Cristo-Manuel Marrero-González, Eva-Lourdes Díaz-Hernández, Pedro-Ruymán Brito-Brito, Domingo-Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez, Oxana-Migalievna Rebryk-De Colichón, Ana-Isabel Martín-García, Estrella Pavés-Lorenzo, María-Candelaria Rodríguez-Santos, Juan-Francisco García-Cabrera, Janet Núnez-Marrero, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández

“…The NANDA-I nursing diagnoses indicated a need for psycho-emotional care, with the most prevalent being Risk for Relocation Stress Syndrome (27.1%); Interrupted Family Processes, Disturbed sleep pattern, Risk for Impaired Resilience (13.6% each); and Anxiety (11.9%). Participants rated the healthcare system positively, but language barriers and long waiting times for access to specific services were noted as limitations. …”
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Electroacupuncture Regulates Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction by Decreasing Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in a Rat Model of IBS by Ying Chen, Yan Zhao, Dan-ni Luo, Hui Zheng, Ying Li, Si-yuan Zhou

“…EA treatment can decrease the expression of hypothalamic CRF and CRF-R1, relieve anxiety and depression, meanwhile reduce the expression of CRF-R1 in the gastrointestinal mucosa, increase ZO-1 expression, and adjust tight junctions (TJs) to repair the intestinal mucosal barrier. …”
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Astrocytic NLRP3 cKO mitigates depression-like behaviors induced by mild TBI in mice. by Hui-Tao Miao, Jun Wang, Jing-Jing Shao, Rong-Xin Song, Wen-Guang Li, Jian-Kai Sun, Shi-Yan Jia, Dong-Xue Zhang, Xiao-Ming Li, Jian-Yong Zhao, Li-Min Zhang

“…Our prior research suggests that Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3)-related neuroinflammation, modulated by glial cells such as astrocytes, is likely to play a crucial role in the progression of anxiety and cognitive dysfunction. However, there is limited understanding of the potential of astrocytic NLRP3 in treating depression under mild TBI condition. …”
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Analisis Dampak Kabut Asap dari Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan dengan Pendekatan Text Mining by Zuliar Efendi, Imas Sukaesih Sitanggang, Lailan Syaufina

“…Haze is one of the consequences that arise from forest fires and the environment. Anxiety about haze and forest fires is a trending topic on social media Twitter. …”
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A Community-Based Intervention for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Postpartum: One Healthy Start Site’s Story by Sampson M, Xu W, York FN, Roberson J

“…McClain Sampson,1 Wen Xu,2 Felicia N York,3 Jerry Roberson4 1Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; 2Department of Innovative Social Work, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, City University of Macau, Macao, SAR, People’s Republic of China; 3Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; 4United Associates, Dallas, TX, USACorrespondence: McClain Sampson, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, Email mmsampson@uh.eduPurpose: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are the leading cause for maternal morbidity and are associated with underlying causes of pregnancy-related death. …”
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Patient satisfaction with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag localization compared with wire localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: the RFID trial by Raphaël Pete, Céleste Pinard, Fanny Sirodot, Ioana Molnar, Margot Dressaire, Angeline Ginzac, Catherine Abrial, Xavier Durando, Marielle Tekath

“…Patients were followed from their inclusion at the time of the preoperative consultation to the postoperative consultation, one month after surgery. Data on anxiety and satisfaction was collected from patients and clinicians using questionnaires, and clinical data was collected from the medical files. …”
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Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging studies on non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease by Weimin Qi, Xiaoyan Niu, Xiuping Zhan, Yazhou Ren, Jianhang He, Jianxia Li, Xiaolin Hou, Haining Li

“…These MRI parameters were correlated with clinical scale scores assessing non-motor symptoms, including cognitive function, sleep quality, olfaction, autonomic function, anxiety, depression, and fatigue. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of each imaging modality in distinguishing PD from HC. …”
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Translation and Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for Eritrea: A Screening Tool for Postpartum Depression in Primary Health Care Facilities by Gebregziabher NK, Netsereab TB, Alazar FA, Fessaha YG, Sium AH, Ghebrehiwet NK

“…Nahom Kiros Gebregziabher,1,2 Tesfit Brhane Netsereab,1,3 Feven Andebrhan Alazar,4 Yerusalem Gebremeskel Fessaha,4 Aman Hadish Sium,4 Nardos Kidane Ghebrehiwet4 1Department of Community Medicine, Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea; 2Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 4Ministry of Health, Asmara, EritreaCorrespondence: Nahom Kiros Gebregziabher, Department of Community Medicine, Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea, Email nahomkiros21@gmail.comIntroduction: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mood disorder characterized by symptoms such as changes in sleep and eating patterns, fatigue, sadness, crying, anxiety, and guilt. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was developed to be used as a self-report questionnaire for English-speaking populations to screen for postnatal depression. …”
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Evaluation of musculoskeletal complaints, treatment approaches, and patient perceptions in family medicine clinics in a tertiary center in Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Moh’d S. Dawod, Mohammad N. Alswerki, Ahmad F. Alelaumi, Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Rana J. Rahhal, Lina Khraisat, Eman Mohammad Arabas, Hussein M. Bdair, Reem M. Alhyari, Mohammad Shahin, Mohammad Abu Hilal, Alaa Y. Akel, Aws Khanfar

“…Females had a higher prevalence of low back pain (61.9% vs. 38.1%, p = 0.024) and hip pain (100%, p = 0.008), as well as greater anxiety about disease progression (62.2% vs. 37.8%, p = 0.045) and fear of disability (64.2% vs. 35.8%, p = 0.048). …”
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Socially interactive industrial robots: a PAD model of flow for emotional co-regulation by Fabrizio Nunnari, Dimitra Tsovaltzi , Matteo Lavit Nicora , Matteo Lavit Nicora , Sebastian Beyrodt , Pooja Prajod , Lara Chehayeb , Ingrid Brdar , Antonella Delle Fave , Luca Negri , Elisabeth André, Patrick Gebhard , Matteo Malosio 

“…A real-time continuous emotional modeling method and an aligned transparent behavioral model, BASSF (Boredom, Anxiety, Self-efficacy, Self-compassion, Flow) is developed. …”
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Risk factors and consequences of traumatic brain injury in a Swiss male population cohort by Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Gerhard Gmel, Joseph Studer, Valentin Petre Matei, Alina Elena Rosca, Alexandru Neculai Pavel, Radu Mihai Paun

“…Risk factors were measured at baseline (2010–2012) and at follow-up 1 (FU1; 2012–2014), while the consequences and TBI were measured at follow-up 2 (FU2; 2016–2018).Setting Switzerland.Participants All participants at FU2 (Mage=25.43, SD=1.25) of the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors (N=4881 young Swiss men after listwise deletion).Measures The outcomes measured were TBI, SUD (ie, alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, other illicit drugs), depression and personality traits (ie, sensation seeking, anxiety-neuroticism, sociability, aggression-hostility) at FU2. …”
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Ginseng exhibits adaptogenic-like activity in mice exposed to hypoxic-anoxic stress through activation of antioxidant/BDNF protective mechanisms and inhibition of pro-inflammatory... by James Olukayode Oni, Divine Oluwaferanmi Oyenekan, Yetunde Olamide Olayemi, Osarugue Christabel Irabor, Precious Ogbuji, McCarthy Oritseweyinmi Tova, Paul Ademola Adeleke, Gbemisayo Adetomiwa Abbas, Solomon Umukoro

“…The neurobehavioral changes (motor functions, memory, anxiety, catalepsy, depression, and muscle strength) were evaluated afterwards. …”
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Electroacupuncture and Tongbian decoction ameliorate CUMS-induced depression and constipation in mice via TPH2/5-HT pathway of the gut-brain axis by Yi Chen, Peihua Shen, Qi Li, Shun Seng Ong, Yunzhi Qian, Hai Lu, Ming Li, Tianshu Xu

“…The EA + TB treatment significantly ameliorated depression and anxiety-like behaviors, restored cognitive function, and enhanced gastrointestinal motility in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) mice. …”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…New mental health diagnoses following tICH occurred in 15 % of patients; depression and anxiety were most common. There was no association between SES, age, gender, race, or ethnicity and new mental health diagnoses. …”
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A head-to-head comparison of the adult EQ-5D-5L and youth EQ-5D-Y-5L in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis by Joshua M. Bonsel, Charles M. M. Peeters, Max Reijman, Tim Dings, Joost P. H. J. Rutges, Diederik H. R. Kempen, Jan A. N. Verhaar, Gouke J. Bonsel

“…The EQ-5D-5L showed more ceiling (57%) compared to the EQ-5D-Y-5L (41%) on anxiety/depression (p = 0.006). Agreement between the EQ-5D’s did not meet our criterion for the LSS (ICC 0.79 (95% confidence interval 0.70–0.85)), and decreased further at the domain-level. …”
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Temporal trends of the utilization patterns of sedative-hypnotic medications in children, adolescents and young adults: a 21-year population-based study with joinpoint regression a... by Carltin Chun Ting Kwok, Heidi Ka Ying Lo, Ching Yui Chan, Joe Kwun Nam Chan, Corine Sau Man Wong, Calvin Pak Wing Cheng, Chung Ho, Brian Man Ho Leung, Wilfred Shone Horn Wong, Zoe Hoi Shuen Yu, Edwin Ho Ming Lee, Wing Chung Chang

“…Lorazepam and diazepam represented the two most frequently-prescribed individual BZRAs, whereas alprazolam use showed the steepest increase. Anxiety and depression emerged as the most commonly-assigned diagnoses for BZRA-users. …”
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The association between gestational selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment and newborn thyroid screen: a large-scale cohort study by Orian Raviv, Yael Lebenthal, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Eyal Cohen-Sela, Shlomo Almashanu, Ronella Marom, Jacky Herzlich, Liran Hiersch, Avivit Brener

“…Abstract Background The diagnosis of depression or anxiety treated by SSRIs has become relatively common in women of childbearing age. …”
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A Digital Tool (Technology-Assisted Problem Management Plus) for Lay Health Workers to Address Common Mental Health Disorders: Co-production and Usability Study in Pakistan by Maham Saleem, Shamsa Zafar, Thomas Klein, Markus Koesters, Adnan Bashir, Daniela C Fuhr, Siham Sikander, Hajo Zeeb

“…In round 2 conducted in community settings, trained LHWs delivered the intervention to 6 participants screened for depression and anxiety. Data were collected using the MUAQ completed by LHWs and the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ) (score range 0-46) completed by participants. …”
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