Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy: a qualitative study by Irene Petersen, Vanessa Pinfold, Sarah Hamilton, Fiona Stevenson, Charlotte Walker, Ceri R J Dare, Harminder Kaur, Ruth Lambley, Paulina Szymczynska, Vicky Nicolls

“…Objective To understand the perspectives of women with severe mental illness concerning the use of psychotropic medicines while pregnant.Design Interviews conducted by female peer researchers with personal experience of making or considering decisions about using psychotropic medicines in pregnancy, supported by professional researchers.Participants 12 women who had had a baby in the past 5 years and had taken antipsychotics or mood-stabilisers for severe mental illness within the 12-month period immediately prior to that pregnancy. …”
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Psychiatric Rehabilitation: An Overview for Rehabilitation Practitioners by Xiangli CHEN, Deborah LEE

“…Mental illness seriously interferes with the individual's ability to participate and perform major life activities. …”
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Pathways to Psychiatric Help among Tribal Patients with Mental Disorders in India by Chittaranjan Subudhi, Ramakrishna Biswal, Abhijit Pathak

“…Background: The pathways of mental illness treatments are mostly uncertain. Previous studies have agreed on sociodemographic and cultural factors in determining a patient’s and their family’s health-seeking pathways. …”
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Pathways to mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study from rural tertiary government mental health facilities in India by Jithin Jaise, Kannappa V. Shetty, Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa, Urmila Bamney

“…Background: Understanding the routes individuals take to access mental health care facilities for treatment is crucial for developing effective treatment strategies and policies for those grappling with mental illness. These routes are commonly referred to as pathways to mental health services. …”
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The Psych Behind Psychedelics: Exploring Hallucinogen Use as a Marker for Untreated Mental Health Disorders by Liyana Ahmed, Sanjana Konda, Latha Ganti

“…# Objective Are individuals who use hallucinogens self-medicating their mental illness and are they more likely to abuse other illegal substances? …”
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Lumateperone tosylate, A Selective and Concurrent Modulator of Serotonin, Dopamine, and Glutamate, in the Treatment of Schizophrenia by Kunal Maini, Janice W. Hollier, Haley Gould, Victoria Bollich, John LaForge, Elyse M. Cornett, Amber N. Edinoff, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Lumateperone is a selective and concurrent modulator of serotonin, dopamine, and glutamate, which all mediate or modulate serious mental illness. # Summary Schizophrenia is a complex, severe mental illness that affects how the brain processes information. …”
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Suicide in New Zealand by Said Shahtahmasebi

“…This paper explores and questions some of the notions associated with suicide including mental illness. On average, about two-thirds of suicide cases do not come into contact with mental health services, therefore, we have no objective assessment of their mental status or their life events. …”
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Priapism: Comorbid Factors and Treatment Outcomes in a Contemporary Series by Henry P. Gottsch, Richard E. Berger, Claire C. Yang

“…The most common general comorbid condition associated with priapism was mental illness (including substance abuse), which was present in 56% of the patients. …”
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Effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy-based eclectic approach in treating suicidal thoughts and behaviors across psychiatric diagnoses by Sampurna Chakraborty, Diya Chatterjee, Susmita Halder

“…Mental illness is a risk factor for suicide; however, evidence suggests that treating suicidal ideation as a secondary phenomenon when focusing on the primary mental illness may result in poorer treatment outcomes. …”
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Facing a blind alley - Experiences of stress-related exhaustion: a qualitative study by Lilas Ali, Andreas Fors, Inger Ekman, Sara Alsén

“…Introduction Mental illness is a major concern in many countries. In Sweden, stress-related mental illness is currently the most frequent reason for sick leave.Objective This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences of stress-related exhaustion.Design A qualitative study with interview data analysed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method.Setting Participants were selected from public primary healthcare centres in a larger city in western Sweden.Participants Seven women and five men on sick leave from work due to stress-related exhaustion were included in the study.Findings Stress-related exhaustion was experienced as a loss of access to oneself and one’s context and feelings of being trapped and lost in life. …”
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Qualitative cross-sectional study of the perceived causes of depression in South Asian origin women in Toronto by Kwame McKenzie, Samanthika Ekanayake, Farah Ahmad

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Factors Associated with Duration of Untreated Psychosis - A Retrospective Study done in a Rural Medical College by Arushi Singh, M. Poonam, S. S. Krithishree, R. Annapoorna

“…Conclusion: Patient’s sociodemographic profile as well as social support, religious beliefs, and awareness of mental illness act as a predictor for the DUP. Therefore, the morbidity and stress of the caregivers can be reduced by identifying these factors and taking appropriate action.…”
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Community Reentry Program: A Therapeutic Management by Jaishri, Shreevai Rentala

“…Community Re Entry Program (CREP) is a specialized rehabilitation program for individuals with mental disorders, recovering from mental illness. This program is specifically designed to develop and integrate the skills that enable individuals to relearn the skills necessary to fully participate in activities of daily living successfully and return to home or community.…”
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Socioeconomic status moderate the relationship between mental health literacy, social participation, and active aging among Chinese older adults: evidence from a moderated network... by Yalian Huang, Aibao Zhou, Ping Tang, Xufeng Ma

“…Results The analysis identified the strongest bidirectional relationships between attitudes toward mental illness and the development of spiritual wisdom. …”
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Socio-demographic profile and clinical co-morbidities of cannabis users attending a tertiary care hospital in India: A retrospective case record study by Soumya Jha, Rupa Jha, Wenona Fernandes, Ashish Srivastava

“…A very complex association exists between cannabis use and mental illness hence it is essential to understand the relationship between the two to facilitate better care and management. …”
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Workplace interventions to prevent suicide: A scoping review. by Nutmeg Hallett, Helen Rees, Felicity Hannah, Lorna Hollowood, Caroline Bradbury-Jones

“…Most mechanisms were aimed at the individual's immediate environment, with the most common being education or training on recognising signs of stress, suicidality or mental illness in oneself. Studies examined the effectiveness of interventions in terms of suicide rates, suicidality or symptoms of mental illness, and changes in perceptions, attitudes or beliefs, with most reporting positive results. …”
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Misinterpretation of Psychiatric Illness in Deaf Patients: Two Case Reports by Ethan Anglemyer, Craig Crespi

“…It is imperative that these subtle differences are known in order to differentiate out an actual mental illness. In any case where language is a barrier, an interpreter must be present for a thorough assessment. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in mental health treatment received among people with comorbid cardiometabolic and depressive symptomology: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv... by Tyra Dark, Rachel Harris, Desiree Burns, Jacob Chernicky, Laura Reid-Marks, George Rust

“…<h4>Background</h4>Individuals with chronic physical conditions and comorbid mental illness have increased probability of adverse health outcomes. …”
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« Somnambulisme », ou l’après-coup de la métaphore by Marc Amfreville

“…The representation of what the eighteenth century viewed as a serious mental illness for all its poetical associations ends up shattering any chronological conception of knowledge, and thus confirms the commonness of literary and Freudian intuitions on the Unconscious, but also sheds light on doubling, splitting and ambivalence.…”
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Nature and prevalence of long-term conditions in people with intellectual disability: retrospective longitudinal population-based study by Ashley Akbari, Navjot Kaur, Rania Kousovista, Gemma Lewin, Emeka Abakasanga, Rishika Shivamurthy, Georgina Cosma, Gyuchan Jun, Satheesh Gangadharan

“…In the cohort, a larger proportion of patients live in the most deprived areas of Wales (22.30%), with fewer individuals in less deprived categories. Mental illness was identified as the most prevalent of the identified long-term conditions, whereby 30.91% of the population had a recorded diagnosis of a mental illness which was chronic. …”
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