Incentives and limitations of Greek blood donors: Application of the Health Belief Model in the design of recruiting strategies. by Christina Sereti, Ioanna Apostolidou, Maria Baka, Nikolaos Koutsoubos, Aristeidis Seretis, Maria Theodoratou

“…Based on the K6 scale answers score, most participants are classified in the intermediate-risk category for Serious Mental Illness (SMI). # Conclusion The study of beliefs and incentives of blood donors is a critical factor in developing an effective recruiting strategy in a volunteering frame. …”
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The Role of Leptin in Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain: Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors by Fabio Panariello, Gina Polsinelli, Carol Borlido, Marcellino Monda, Vincenzo De Luca

“…Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling mental illness affecting millions of people worldwide. …”
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Digital technology and mental health: Chinese university students' perspectives on the impact of social media by Chi Zhang

“…These networks let people connect and get support but also encourage social comparison and stigma towards mental illness. Students use a variety of coping skills, such as self-regulation techniques, digital detoxification techniques, and looking for emotional support in online networks. …”
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Beliefs about Pedophilia and the Attribution of Punishment for Child Sexual Abusers by Gabriela GROZA, Codruța Anamaria RÎNDAȘU

“… Pedophilia is a mental illness which may or may not lead to sexual abuse against children. …”
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The connection between climate change and perinatal mental health by Jennifer L. Barkin, Jennifer L. Barkin, Sanne van Rhijn, Sanne van Rhijn, Chloe M. Johnson

“…It is crucial to include environmental factors in the risk profile of perinatal mental illness to optimize prevention and early intervention strategies. …”
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Mental health self-stigma: links with social self-worth contingencies and ally support by Rebecca A. Burwell, Sierra Bias

“…Self-stigma (also known as internalized stigma) is common among individuals with mental illness, though less is known about its risk factors. …”
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Anxiety, Beliefs and Covid-19 in Two Periods of the Pandemic in Brazil: A comparative study by Geovanna Santana de Souza Turri, Renata Elly Barbosa Fonte, Luiz Guilherme Lima-Silva, Andre Faro

“…This suggests the possibility of an increase of some conditions that result in adaptive impairment, exhaustion, and mental illness. Finally, it is important to understand people’s beliefs about the coronavirus at diff erent times of the pandemic because it is a favorable period for the emergence and/or intensification of mental disorders. …”
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Shared Paths to Well-Being: The Impact of Group Therapy by Elena Renée Sequeira-Nazaré, Bernhard Schmitz

“…This study explored the impact of an art of living intervention within group psychotherapy for depression, focusing on constructs like life satisfaction, self-efficacy, and depression. Mental illness prevalence often exceeds available treatment options, particularly in Germany, where group psychotherapy is a viable alternative. …”
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Exploring ethical considerations in medical research: Harnessing pre-generated transformers for AI-powered ethics discussions. by Takuya Mori, Takuya Watanabe, Shinji Kosugi

“…<h4>Results</h4>The AI successfully highlighted considerations for informed consent regarding individuals with dementia and mental illness, as well as concerns about invasiveness in research. …”
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Psychological Status, Compliance, Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, and Nerve Growth Factor Levels of Patients with Depression after Augmented Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Th... by Huirong Guo, Yuming Ren, Bailing Huang, Junru Wang, Xuhuang Yang, Yali Wang

“…All participants were assessed with the questionnaires including the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17), Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES), Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (SAQ), and Stigma Scale (Scale of Stigma in People with Mental Illness, SSPM). The serum levels of BDNF and NGF were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Levofloxacin-induced visual hallucinations: A case report and review of the literature by Valentina Raffaelli, Giulia Cantoni, Gabriella Nucera, Pietro Marino

“…She had no history of psychiatric disorders or any family history of mental illness. The patient underwent EEG and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which resulted normal. …”
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Anxiety and depression screening reveals the importance of advancing mental health support for Haitian healthcare providers by Youri Encelotti Louis, Brooke Betson, Samy Auguste

“…In addition to the ongoing humanitarian crisis that continues to pre-dispose the people of Haiti to a variety of health conditions and mental illnesses, Haitian healthcare providers face further vulnerability to mental illness due to the high-stress nature of their work in a resource-limited environment. …”
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Protocol of an Efficacy Study on Nursing Consultation in Weight Management and Metabolic Syndrome Based on the Carbohydrate–Insulin Theory in Individuals with First-Episode Psychos... by Lander Madaria, Claudia Aymerich, Ana Catalan, Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Torres

“…<b>Background</b>: Individuals with severe mental illness live, on average, up to 30 years less than the general population, with cardiovascular disease being the leading cause of death. …”
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Designing and developing a prescription digital therapeutic for at-home heart rate variability biofeedback to support and enhance patient outcomes in post-traumatic stress disorder... by Rebecca Macy, Flavio Somanji, Flavio Somanji, Oleksandr Sverdlov

“…Promoting HRV-BFB as a primary intervention could also serve to reduce the stigma associated with “mental” illness and increase health literacy regarding the neuroimmune impacts of psychosocial factors. …”
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Depression, sleep, body image, and lifestyle: Prevalence and associated factors of depression among school-going adolescents in Delhi National Capital Region by Tejasvini Khanna, Bratati Banerjee, Madan M. Majhi, Dheeman Futela

“…However, after multivariate analysis, the association of depression with poor sleep quality, meal skipping, lack of exercise, family history of mental illness, and inverse association with open discussion of one’s thoughts and worries with family remained significant. …”
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Classification of Resting-State Status Based on Sample Entropy and Power Spectrum of Electroencephalography (EEG) by Ahmed M. A. Mohamed, Osman N. Uçan, Oğuz Bayat, Adil Deniz Duru

“…It is also a mediator between the external world and the brain, especially in the case of any mental illness; however, it has been widely used to monitor the dynamics of the brain in healthy subjects. …”
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Measurement properties of instruments to assess insight in psychosis: A systematic review protocol. by Hadar Hazan, Melissa C Funaro, Vinod H Srihari

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Insight in psychosis, defined as a patient's awareness and judgment of their mental illness, is a complex and evolving concept. Historically, the absence of insight was considered a defining characteristic of psychosis, but recent decades have seen the development of structured tools for its assessment. …”
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Perceptions, Attitudes, and Experiences Regarding Mental Health Care Among Young Black Men by Cortney VanHook

“…Participants were attuned to their mental health needs and rejected stigmatizing attitudes about mental illness. Most participants reported hesitation about taking psychiatric medications. …”
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Validation of a composite outcome measure for inpatient psychiatry using scales from the interRAI-MH by Howard E. Barbaree, Christopher Perlman, Elke Ham, Gregory P. Brown, John P. Hirdes

“…BackgroundInpatient psychiatry is a critical service in a community-based care system for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). Currently, there are few generally accepted or widely used outcomes to assess the effectiveness of inpatient treatment.MethodFollowing a Donabedian Model of Health Care Quality, we utilized eight scales from the RAI Mental Health assessment to derive a clinician-scored outcome measure consisting of 4 domains (Psychosis, Depression, Impairment, and Aggression). …”
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Association between previous work experience in general healthcare and recovery orientation among mental health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan by Miharu Nakanishi, Tomohiro Takahashi, Keita Toshi, Mai Sakai, Hatsumi Yoshii

“…Sixty-two participants responded about the level of recovery orientation, personal stigma against people with mental illness, completion of on-the-job training courses, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practice. …”
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