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Mental health services in Albania [PDF]

International Psychiatry, 2004
Albania, situated in the western Balkans, has an area of 28 748 km2 and a population of 3 069 275 (year 2001), almost one-third of whom are aged 0–14 years. Life expectancy is estimated to be 70.4 years for both sexes (World Health Organization, 2003a). According to the World Health Organization's classification, Albania is a country with low child and
Anastas, Suli, Ledia, Lazëri, Livia, Nano   +2 more
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The “Paths to everyday life” peer support intervention for adults with mental health difficulties versus service as usual in a Danish community setting – results from a randomized two-armed, multi-site, superiority trial

BMC Psychiatry
Introduction Community-based peer support complements regional mental health services by supporting individuals in their personal recovery process. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the ‘Paths to everyday life’ (PEER) intervention ...
Chalotte Heinsvig Poulsen, Cecilie Høgh Egmose, Bea Ebersbach, Carsten Hjorthøj, Lene Falgaard Eplov   +4 more
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An evaluation of family-based treatment for restrictive-type eating disorders, delivered as standard care in a public mental health service

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021
Plain English summary We evaluated the outcome of family-based treatment for young people with anorexia nervosa and similar restrictive-type eating disorders, treated in a public mental health service with easy access to treatment.
Mette Bentz, Signe Holm Pedersen, Ulla Moslet   +2 more
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

MARK4 enhances stress granule formation under oxidative stress and increases tau accumulation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
MARK4 (red dots) localizes to stress granules (orange dots) and promotes their formation under oxidative stress by modulating TIA1 (blue dots). MARK4 and TIA1 synergistically increase tau (purple) accumulation, and the reduction of the TIA1 ortholog suppresses neurodegeneration in a fly model.
Sho Nakajima, Kotone Watanabe, Grigorii Sultanakhmetov, Aoi Fukuchi, Keiya Ito, Sawako Shimizu, Taro Saito, Akiko Asada, Kanae Ando   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Left with a Sisyphean task – the experiences of nurse practitioners with treating non-suicidal self-injury in the emergency department: a descriptive qualitative study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a prevalent phenomenon in somatic emergency departments, where nurses are the most consistent group of healthcare professionals who treat people with NSSI, which means they may affect the NSSI trajectory and ...
Kickan Roed, Cecilie Rostrup Brauner, Senayt Yigzaw, Julie Midtgaard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive Ability of Plasma p‐tau217 for β‐Amyloid Status: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 217 (p‐tau217) measured with fully automated platforms has shown high accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis, but real‐world multicenter data remain limited. We aimed to validate the diagnostic performance of p‐tau217 for identifying AD pathology in a real‐world multicenter cohort ...
Miquel Massons, Nuria Guillen, Jordi Sarto, Neus Falgàs, Sergi Borrego‐Écija, Diana Esteller‐Gauxax, Magda Castellví, Adrià Tort‐Merino, Agnès Pérez‐Millan, Anna Antonell, Josep M. Augè Fradera, Gerard Piñol, Iolanda Riba, Anna Carnes‐Vendrell, Marta Cullell, Maria Teresa Osuna, Lorena Bajo, Teresa Romero, Eva Bonjoch, Joan Bello, Susana Fernández, Marta Balagué, Isabel Gómez‐Ruiz, Anuncia Boltes, Claustre Pont, Raquel Cuevas, Sara Carrillo, Laura Iglesias, Teresa Maria Casadevall Codina, Lorena Grau Guinea, Fernando Jose Espada, Raquel Sánchez‐Valle, Mircea Balasa, Albert Lladó   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pleiotropy between language impairment and broader behavioral disorders—an investigation of both common and rare genetic variants

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2021
Background Language plays a major role in human behavior. For this reason, neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in which linguistic ability is impaired could have a big impact on the individual’s social interaction and general wellbeing.
Ron Nudel, Vivek Appadurai, Alfonso Buil, Merete Nordentoft, Thomas Werge   +4 more
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Comparing the Effect of Semi‐Immersive Virtual Reality, Computerized Cognitive Training, and Traditional Rehabilitation on Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive impairment is a common non‐motor symptom in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), negatively affecting autonomy and Quality of Life (QoL). Innovative rehabilitation strategies, such as semi‐immersive virtual reality (VR) and computerized cognitive training (CCT), may offer advantages over traditional cognitive rehabilitation (TCR ...
Maria Grazia Maggio, Desiree Latella, Lilla Bonanno, Paulo Cezar Rocha dos Santos, Marcos Maldonado‐Díaz, Meir Plotnik, Rosaria De Luca, Angelo Quartarone, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A preliminary examination of the inter-rater reliability of the Personal and Social Performance Scale in adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
Level of social functioning is an important outcome in psychiatric research and in clinical practice. The Personal and Social Performance Scale is a comprehensive and well-validated measure of social functioning in adults with psychiatric illness.
Andersen Naja Kirstine, Nielsen Caroline Friis, Melau Marianne, Madsen Mathilde Søndergaard, Andersen Thomas Lind, Larsen Natascha, Pagsberg Anne Katrine   +6 more
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