Gut Microbiome in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Potential of Probiotics as an Adjuvant Therapy by Grace Yong-En Kong, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law

“…Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating and complex mental illness that cannot be completely curable, stemming from many causes and risk factors. …”
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The Challenges of Conducting a Nurse-Led Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Vulnerable Participants by Tanya Park, Kim Usher, Kim Foster

“…This paper discusses the challenges encountered by researchers while conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of a healthy lifestyle educational and exercise intervention for people with serious mental illness. RCTs, even though considered the “gold standard” of research designs, are still prone to risks of potential bias and threats to their validity. …”
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Hypoglycemia Symptoms Improved with Diet Modification by Monique Aucoin, Sukriti Bhardwaj

“…This case strengthens the hypothesis that dietary glycemic index may play a role in the pathogenesis or progression of mental illnesses such as generalized anxiety disorder and subsequently that dietary modification as a therapeutic intervention in the treatment of mental illness warrants further study.…”
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Association Between Adolescent Violence Exposure and the Risk of Suicide: A 15-Year Study in Taiwan by Chieh Sung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Chang-Huei Tsao, Daphne Yih Ng, Tsu-Hsuan Weng, Li-Yun Fann, Fu-Huang Lin, Wu-Chien Chien

“…The prevalence of mental illness or disorders in adolescents exposed to violence was significantly higher than in the control group (45.2% vs. 40.1%). …”
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An investigation into the critical ingredients of intensive support teams for adults with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour by Lucretia Thomas, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Louise Marston, Angela Hassiotis

“…Results A measure of mental illness severity was the only variable associated with our primary outcome of reduction in challenging behaviour. …”
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EXISTENCE OF WIFE BATTERY AMONG TRADERS IN UGEP COMMUNITY OF YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM

“…Women, girls, who are affected suffer from mental illness, injuries that need surgical gynecological interventions and are risk for chronic physical and psychological health problems. …”
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Advancing transdiagnostic data analytics using knowledge graphs by Fiona Klaassen, Emanuel Schwarz

“…Artificial intelligence approaches have tremendous potential to advance our understanding of biological and other processes contributing to mental illness risk. An important question is how such approaches can be tailored to support transdiagnostic investigations that are considered central for gaining deeper insight into etiological processes and psychopathology that may not align well with categorical illness delineations. …”
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Social-ecological perspective on the suicidal behaviour factors of early adolescents in China: a network analysis by Xueying Zhang, Yuan Li, Juan Chen, Peiying Li, Mengyuan Yuan, Yonghan Li, Gengfu Wang, Puyu Su

“…Notably, the network also showed unique correlates of suicidal ideation (sex, weight=0.60; impulsivity, weight=0.24; family violence, weight=0.17; relationship with teachers, weight=−0.03; school-bullying perpetration, weight=0.22), suicidal plans (social support, weight=−0.15) and suicidal attempts (relationship with mother, weight=−0.10; parental mental illness, weight=0.61).Conclusions This study identified the correlates of suicidal ideation, plans and attempts, and provided practical implications for suicide prevention for young adolescents in China. …”
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Are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors a Secondary Cause of Low Bone Density? by Kim Chau, Stephanie A. Atkinson, Valerie H. Taylor

“…Current findings suggest a link between mental illness and osteoporosis that is of clinical relevance. …”
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Suicide risks associated with pregnancy outcomes: a national cross-sectional survey of American females 41–45 years of age by David C. Reardon

“…One hypothesis is that this association is entirely incidental and most likely fully explained by preexisting mental illness. This hypothesis can be tested by examining women’s own self-assessments of the degree, if any, that abortion and other pregnancy outcomes contributed to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.Methods A topic blind survey was distributed to 2829 American females 41–45 years of age. …”
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A Retrospective Study on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies at a Referral Hospital in Bengaluru by Ramegowda Chethana, Divyarajan Vinitha Kiruffi, K. S. Seema, Anwith Huluvadi Shivalingaiah

“…Adolescent pregnancy has shown association with preterm birth, low birth weight, perinatal death, miscarriage, puerperal sepsis, mental illness, and maternal death. With this background, this study was taken up with the objective to delineate the maternal and neonatal complications seen in teenage pregnant women. …”
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Protective effect of rhizome extracts of the herb, vacha (Acorus calamus) against oxidative damage: An in vivo and in vitro study by M. Devaki, R. Nirupama, M. Nirupama, H.N. Yajurvedi

“…The rhizome of Acorus calamus, an herb widely used in Indian system of medicine for many ailments including epilepsy, mental illness and rheumatism, was subjected to soxhlet extraction to elucidate antioxidant property of different solvent extracts using in vitro assays. …”
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Redefining Creativity and Well-being: A Feasibility Study for a New Course at a Small Liberal Arts College in Japan by Lee Friederich, Yuko Taniguchi, Naoko Araki, Naeko Naganuma, Joel Friederich, Kathryn R. Cullen

“…Considering the escalating mental health needs of college students and the stigma surrounding mental illness in Japan, this study explores how creativity impacts student well-being. …”
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"Magic Dirt": Transcending Great Divides in Scott McClanahan's Crapalachia by Eva-Maria Müller

“…McClanahan tells family stories of deforestation and disability, mining disasters and mental illness, structural poverty and opportunities denied. …”
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Depression in adolescence and the understanding of health-A phenomenographic study. by Klara Danielsson, Mikael Ahlborg, Rebecca Mortazavi, Håkan Jarbin, Ingrid Larsson

“…The results were interpreted into four metaphors to embody the understanding of health as described by adolescents with depression: 1) establishing sound routines by managing everyday life, 2) connecting to others by having access to social resources, 3) managing depression symptoms by having control over the mental illness, and 4) attaining inner drive by experiencing joy in everyday life. …”
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Mapping of mental health care facilities and psychiatrists in a North Indian district of India by Aninda Debnath, Harshal Ramesh Salve, Rajesh Sagar, Anand Krishnan, Rakesh Kumar, Shashi Kant

“…Even after two decades of District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) launch, a considerable treatment gap still exists for mental illness. The present study aimed to map all health facilities providing mental health services and all psychiatrists in district Faridabad, Haryana. …”
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Prevalence of dual diagnosis in the south of Peru: descriptive clinical study by Jonathan A. Zegarra-Valdivia, Brenda Nadia Chino Vilca, Ernesto Cazorla Perez

“…The socio-family and individual vulnerability of the population is evidence for protection or resistance to mental illness, as well as the lack of implementation of effective policies in mental health care for dual disorders, showing worse prognosis and indexes every time higher.…”
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Algorithm and Simulation of Association Rules of Drug Relationship Based on Network Model by Hui Teng, Yukun Ma, Di Teng

“…Meanwhile, this research applied the established association rule algorithm to discuss the relationship between Chinese medicine and mental illness medicine and conducted the algorithm research and simulation analysis of the association relationship. …”
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HIV Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: Critical Knowledge and Intervention Gaps by Jaimie P. Meyer, Nadine E. Chen, Sandra A. Springer

“…This paper describes four major challenges to successful management of HIV in the criminal justice system: relapse to substance use, homelessness, mental illness, and loss of medical and social benefits. …”
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