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Participation for mental health service development in China: Conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma, Yu Fan, Xiyuan Chen, Lindsay Sheehan, Sang Qin, Aoxuan Cao, Liang Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Insights Into Changes in the DNA Methylation Pattern of the SHOX Gene in Patients With Léri‐Weill Dyschondrosteosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SHOX gene haploinsufficiency is associated with Léri‐Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD) or idiopathic short stature (ISS) and could be caused by the structural and point mutations in the coding region and by the deletions in SHOX gene regulatory sequences. The role of the duplications in regulatory sequences is ambivalent.
Valeriia Kopytko, Katerina Hirschfeldova, Pavlina Capkova, Roman Solc   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Appraisal of Gene Expression‐Based Classifiers for Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Meta‐Regression

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A substantial body of research examines the potential of gene‐expression‐based biomarkers for diagnosing and selecting treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders, yet no clear consensus has been reached regarding the influence of controllable factors such as study design and model selection on the performance of gene‐expression‐based ...
Ali Razavi, Brittany Arensman, Eric J. Barnett, Leo A. Lee, Stephen V. Faraone, Stephen J. Glatt, Jonathan L. Hess   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public policies for people who use drugs: Strategies for the elimination of stigma and the promotion of human rights

Salud Colectiva, 2021
This paper aims to provide theoretically informed practical proposals for the improvement of current drug policies, which are based on a biological model of disease and the criminalization of people who use drugs.
Antoniu Llort Suárez, Rafael Clua-García   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Epigenetic Age Acceleration in Later Adult Life Measured With Second and Third‐Generation Epigenetic Clocks

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examined the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) in adulthood as measured by second and third generation epigenetic clocks by performing a systematic review of the literature. The electronic databases MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched on 17 July 2023.
Matthew Green, Laura Horsfall, Azam Saied   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reaching the End of the World: An Anthropological Reading of Early Buddhist Medicine and Ascetic Practices

Religions, 2023
This article aims to analyze the ideas of health and illness in ancient Buddhism, making use of the theoretical tools of medical anthropology and historical–philological inquiry.
Federico Divino
doaj   +1 more source

Treg Cells Modulate Neuroinflammation and Behavioral Deficits in Autism: Evidence From MR‐Based Genetic Analyses and Experimental Models

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that is increasingly linked to immune dysfunction and neuroinflammation. Regulatory T cells (Tregs), which are crucial in maintaining immune homeostasis, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of ASD.
Zuqing Nie, Xinyi Xu, Junhao Chen, Huiling Chen, Meng Li, Yang Zhang, Zhiwei Li, Chen Shen, Jie Wen, Xia Cao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

MAT Editorial

Medicine Anthropology Theory
Editorial for the Spring issue, 2025.
Editorial Collective
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Profiling of Genes Associated With Methylphenidate Pathway Therapy and Discovery of New Variants in Amazonian Amerindian Populations

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), methylphenidate is one of the most widely used drugs, in which patient response significantly impacts prognosis. This study aimed to characterize the molecular profile of 10 genes associated with methylphenidate therapy.
Aline Pasquini Santos, Tatiane Carinta de Souza, Kaio Evandro Cardoso Aguiar, Ana Caroline Alves da Costa, Natasha Monte, Juliana Carla Gomes Rodrigues, Giovanna Gilioli da Costa Nunes, Rita de Cássia Calderaro Coelho, Ândrea Ribeiro‐dos‐Santos, André Maurício Ribeiro dos Santos, Sandro José de Souza, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos, Rommel Mario Rodriguez Burbano, Marianne Rodrigues Fernandes, Ney Pereira Carneiro dos Santos   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les nouveaux défis pour l’anthropologie de la santé

Anthropologie & Santé, 2010
Medical anthropology has become one of the major subdiscipline in anthropology in the past decades. However, it has today to deal with the interest of other social sciences disciplines for the social, cultural and political dimensions of disease, health ...
Raymond Massé
doaj   +1 more source