Optimization of Video Stimuli Parameters in EMDR Therapy Using Artificial Neural Networks for Enhanced Treatment Efficacy by Jungho Suh, Sungbok Chang, Hyunjun Park

“…Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was recognized by the World Health Organization in 2013 as an evidence-based therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and found to be effective for depression. …”
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Perception of Loneliness in Adolescence: Role of Maladaptive Personality Traits and Trauma-Related Symptomatology by Fiorenza Giordano, Danilo Calaresi, Valeria Saladino, Valeria Verrastro

“…Our study aims to identify the possible role that maladaptive personality traits and post-traumatic stress symptomatology in the form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Disturbance in Self-Organization (DSO) may play in the perception of loneliness in adolescents: Methods: We identified a mediation model constructed through structural equation modeling (SEM) to test PTSD and DSO post-traumatic stress symptomatology as independent variables and maladaptive personality as a mediator in the relationship between these and perceptions of loneliness in a population of adolescents of both sexes, Italian high school students; Results: Our study identifies the significant role of PTSD and DSO symptomatology in influencing the state of loneliness, both directly and indirectly through maladaptive personality traits, which appear to exert a substantial influence on the perception of loneliness, potentially functioning as mediators in the relationship between the latter and PTSD/DSO symptomatology. …”
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Do relationships with parents determine citizens’ reactions to war trauma? by Alicja Senejko, Ewa Gurba, Piotr Oleś, Mateusz Marek, Tomasz Franc, Krzysztof Gurba

“…Background The article concerns the psychology of trauma: the intensity of the experienced threats and reactions to the trauma in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), defenses and post-traumatic growth (PTG) in Ukrainian immigrants in Poland. …”
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Blinded by the Mind: Exploring the Hidden Psychiatric Burden in Glaucoma Patients by Jeniffer Jesus, João Ambrósio, Dália Meira, Ignácio Rodriguez-Uña, João Melo Beirão

“…Other less frequent but still significant conditions like sleep disorders, psychosis, dementia, and post-traumatic stress disorder were also observed. The findings also indicated that psychiatric severity was influenced by socio-demographic factors, glaucoma severity, and treatment duration. …”
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Effectiveness of Sports-Based Interventions for Mental Health in At-Risk Youth: A Systematic Review by Katarzyna Rowińska, Karolina Siembab, Daria Bednarczyk, Julia Białeta, Agnieszka Napieralska, Alicja Černohorská, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Michalina Jurkiewicz, Albert Kapla, Wiktoria Pysiewicz

“…These individuals face higher risk of developing mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can significantly impact their education, social interactions, and long-term well-being. …”
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Emulating a randomized clinical trial with real-world data to evaluate the effect of antidepressant use in PTSD patients with high suicide risk by Oshin Miranda, Xiguang Qi, M. Daniel Brannock, Ryan Whitworth, Thomas Kosten, Neal David Ryan, Gretchen L. Haas, Gretchen L. Haas, Gretchen L. Haas, Levent Kirisci, LiRong Wang

“…IntroductionPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) entails behavioral changes with increased risk of suicide, and there is no consensus on the preferred antidepressants for treatment of those PTSD patients who are at elevated risk for suicide.MethodsWe conducted a clinical trial emulation study comparing suicide-related events (SREs) among those patients’ initiating antidepressants within 60 days after a qualifying SRE. …”
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Mental health effects of working as a legal professional in the field of asylum law: a systematic review by Ciarán O'Driscoll, Leah Holt, Jessie Mulcaire, Sana Zard, Francesca Brady

“…The quantitative synthesis found a variety of measures used in the literature, indicating that common mental health concerns, such as burn-out, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and secondary trauma symptoms, are present across this professional group. …”
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Exploring the influences of education, intelligence and income on mental disorders by Fuquan Zhang, Ancha Baranova, Hongbao Cao

“…Our MVMR analysis showed that (1) higher EA was a direct protective factor for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and insomnia but a direct risk factor for schizophrenia, BD and ASD; (2) higher intelligence was a direct protective factor for schizophrenia but a direct risk factor for major depressive disorder (MDD) and ASD; (3) higher income was a direct protective factor for seven mental disorders, including schizophrenia, BD, MDD, ASD, post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD and anxiety disorder.Conclusions Our study reveals that education, intelligence and income intertwine with each other. …”
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Self-reported health profiles of trauma victims with and without psychiatric histories by Alan R. King, Sara K. Kuhn, Stephanie Brezinski, Michael Jowkar, Kourtney Smith

“…Physical and mental health diagnoses were examined among participants with and without histories of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants and procedure College (n = 2,320) and national (n = 663) respondents were surveyed to identify trauma histories defined using the primary DSM-5 diagnostic criterion for PTSD. …”
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Depression, anxiety and its predictor among internally displaced person in metekel Ethiopia, 2023: using a structural equation model by Solomon Debela Bekeko, Teshome Demis Nimani, Samuel Demissie Darcho, Feyisa Shasho Bayisa

“…Structural equation modeling was employed to assess the relationship.ResultThe overall prevalence of depression and anxiety was 79.64% (95% CI: 77.02 82.03) and 74.62% (95% CI =71.83%, 77.23%) respectively. age (adjusted β = 0.0034, 95% CI: 0.0012, 0.0056), history of the death of a loved one (adjusted β = 0.132, 95% CI: 0.0803, 0.185), had formal education (β = -0.164, 95% CI: -0.229, -0.098) occupation other (adjusted β = -0.183, 95% CI: -0.261, -0.105), Not having medically confirmed mental illness (adjusted β = -0.185, 95% CI: (-0.325, -0.045), PTSD score (adjusted β = 0.0082, 95% CI: 0.0048, 0.012) associated with anxiety.ConclusionDisplacement medically confirmed mental illness, death of a loved one, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) significantly impact anxiety. …”
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A longitudinal study to COVID-19 infection among university students: Physical fitness changes and psychological responses by Yuning Hao, Jay Lee, Water Soi Po Wong, Frankie U. Kei Wong, Walter Heung Chin Hui, Gasper Chi Hong Leong, Zhaowei Kong

“…Mental health was assessed using the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Self-Assessment Scale (DASS-21), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI), and the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Self-Assessment Scale (PTSD). Results: Three months after acute COVID-19 infection, the physical performance of university students had decreased compared to pre-infection levels by approximate 3–15 % (p < 0.05). …”
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COVID-19 pandemic: mental health (distress as depression) in orthodontists by Eloisa Peixoto Soares Ueno, Liana Fattori, Edgard Michel-Crosato, Wilze Laura Bruscato, José Rino Neto, João Batista de Paiva

“…This study analysed sociodemographic factors, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD), and depression levels caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in orthodontists.Materials and Methods A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Impact of Event Scale (IES), and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used. …”
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Cluster analysis of post-COVID-19 physical and mental health outcomes 3–6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection: results of the French Prospective ALCOVID Cohort Study by Philippe Halfon, Laurent Chiche, Hervé Pegliasco, Stanislas Rebaudet, Thomas Escoda, Hervé Faralli, Frédéric Cohen

“…A multinomial regression model was used to evaluate the association between the initial comorbidities and disease severity with PCC phenotype.Results A total of 210 patients agreed to participate, of which 157 (75%) reported at least one symptom at the 3–6 months visit; mostly asthenia, dyspnoea, psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and cognitive disorders. Four PCC clusters were recognised: (1) paucisymptomatic PCC (n=82, 39%); (2) physical sequelae PCC (n=39, 18.6%), (3) pre-existing pulmonary comorbidities PCC (n=29, 13.8%); and (4) functional somatic and/or mental symptoms PCC (n=60, 28.6%). …”
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Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol. by Nneoma Dike, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Heather May Morgan, Zoë Skea, Emma-Louise Tarburn

“…Vision loss has been associated with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, which significantly impact lives of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision. …”
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Does abortion increase women's risk for post-traumatic stress? Findings from a prospective longitudinal cohort study by M Antonia Biggs, Charles E McCulloch, Brenly Rowland, Diana G Foster

“…Objective To prospectively assess women's risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and of experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) over 4 years after seeking an abortion, and to assess whether symptoms are attributed to the pregnancy, abortion or birth, or other events in women's lives.Design Prospective longitudinal cohort study which followed women from approximately 1 week after receiving or being denied an abortion (baseline), then every 6 months for 4 years (9 interview waves).Setting 30 abortion facilities located throughout the USA.Participants Among 956 women presenting for abortion care, some of whom received an abortion and some of whom were denied due to advanced gestational age; 863 women are included in the longitudinal analyses.Main outcome measures PTSS and PTSD risk were measured using the Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD). …”
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Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms: effectiveness, duration and completion by A. Doherty, U. Nagle, J. Doyle, R. M. Duffy, R. M. Duffy

“…Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms (CB-PTSS) occur in 12% of women and 3%–6% of mothers meet criteria for childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD). Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has shown promising results in this population. …”
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Single‐Nucleus RNA Sequencing Reveals That Gabra6+ Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex Promote the Progression of PTSD After Shockwave‐Induced TBI by Xiaowei Fei, Zehan Zhang, Ya‐nan Dou, Weihao Lv, Hongqing Chen, Li Wang, Xin He, Wangshu Chao, Peng Luo, Zhou Fei

“…Abstract Shockwave‐induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in the onset of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), triggered either by the TBI itself or other stressors. …”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Psychological Trauma in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Itxaso Gardoki-Souto, Diego Redolar-Ripoll, Marta Fontana, Bridget Hogg, María José Castro, Josep M. Blanch, Fabiola Ojeda, Aleix Solanes, Joaquim Radua, Alicia Valiente-Gómez, Roser Cirici, Víctor Pérez, Benedikt L. Amann, Ana Moreno-Alcázar

“…The majority of participants (71.5%) met the diagnostic criteria for current post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants reported having suffered traumatic events throughout their lifespan, especially in childhood and early adolescence, in the form of emotional abuse, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. …”
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Gender beliefs and norms underlying intimate partner violence stigma among women living in Botswana: Results of an exploratory factor analysis. by Ari Ho-Foster, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Lorato Ruth Moalusi, Nicola Christofides

“…Some 15% of survivors had attempted suicide in the past, 8% had disclosed having suicidal thoughts, 49% were considered at risk for depression, and 18% at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Survivors who more strongly endorsed C-MDP appeared more likely to have attempted suicide (p = 0.04), and less likely to have disclosed their IPV experience prior to the study (p = 0.002). …”
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Indigenous and non-Indigenous people experiencing homelessness and mental illness in two Canadian cities: A retrospective analysis and implications for culturally informed action by Brittany Bingham, Akm Moniruzzaman, Michelle Patterson, Jino Distasio, Jitender Sareen, John O’Neil, Julian M Somers

“…In adjusted models, Indigenous ethnicity was independently associated with being homeless at a younger age, having a lifetime duration of homelessness longer than 3 years, post-traumatic stress disorder, less severe mental disorder, alcohol dependence, more severe substance use in the past month and infectious disease. …”
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