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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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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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Accessibility and interventions of crisis resolution teams: a multicenter study of team practices and team differences in Norway

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Components of crisis resolution teams’ (CRTs) practices have been defined in recommendations and a fidelity scale, and surveys have reported how team leaders describe CRT practices.
Torleif Ruud, Katrine Høyer Holgersen, Nina Hasselberg, Johan Siqveland   +3 more
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Appropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medication for Non-Cognitive Symptoms in People With Dementia

BJPsych Open
Aims: To evaluate current clinical practices in prescribing of antipsychotics in dementia patients for non-cognitive symptoms within our services and to assess whether antipsychotic medications are prescribed safely and reviewed appropriately.
Huda Khan, Talha Rauf, Saba Inam, Odile Hally   +3 more
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A minimum evaluation protocol and stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of ACCESS Open Minds, a large Canadian youth mental health services transformation project

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Many Canadian adolescents and young adults with mental health problems face delayed detection, long waiting lists, poorly accessible services, care of inconsistent quality and abrupt or absent inter-service transitions. To address these issues,
Srividya N. Iyer, Jai Shah, Patricia Boksa, Shalini Lal, Ridha Joober, Neil Andersson, Rebecca Fuhrer, Amal Abdel-Baki, Ann M. Beaton, Paula Reaume-Zimmer, Daphne Hutt-MacLeod, Mary Anne Levasseur, Ranjith Chandrasena, Cécile Rousseau, Jill Torrie, Meghan Etter, Helen Vallianatos, Adam Abba-Aji, Shirley Bighead, Aileen MacKinnon, Ashok K. Malla   +20 more
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Decision making and support available to individuals considering and undertaking electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): a qualitative, consumer-led study

BMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most controversial treatments in psychiatry. This controversy and diverse and often strongly held opinions can make decision making processes around ECT more complex.
Karen Wells, Justin Newton Scanlan, Lisa Gomez, Scott Rutter, Nicola Hancock, Anthony Tuite, Joanna Ho, Sarah Jacek, Andrew Jones, Hassan Mehdi, Megan Still, Graeme Halliday   +11 more
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Mandated Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Qatar: An Innovative Model of Care

BJPsych Open
Aims: Qatar has struggled with substance use disorders among its population. Qatar has maintained a relative political and social stability, which has informed a dramatic restructuring of its health and social care services with emphasis on being led by ...
Suhair Mohammed Yousuf, Nirvana Swamy Kudlur Chandrappa, Faycal Walid Ikhlef, Wesam S Smidi, Majid Ali Y. A. Al Abdulla   +4 more
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Intervention delivery in the ‘Paths to everyday life’ (PEER) trial: a qualitative study of the perspectives of the peer volunteers with lived experiences of being in personal recovery of mental health difficulties

BMC Psychiatry
Background Peers with lived experiences of being in recovery of mental health difficulties volunteering in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to engage in peer support show significant promise in supporting personal recovery for individuals with ...
Chalotte Heinsvig Poulsen, Cecilie Høgh Egmose, Siv-Therese Bogevik Bjørkedal, Lene Falgaard Eplov   +3 more
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Prevalence of polypharmacy and factors impacting psychotropic prescribing patterns in women of childbearing potential at inpatient mental health services in Qatar

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
Aims Women may experience unique mental disorders due to hormone shifts. Rates of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are similar between genders, but onset and symptoms may differ.
Nervana Elbakary, Oraib Abdallah, Sami Ouanes, Ahmad Hasanoglu, Eiman Abedlfattah‐Arafa, Maha Al‐Shaikhly, Shatha Alqam, Sulaiman Alshakhs, Zainab Hijawi, Majid Al‐Abdulla, Noriya Al‐Khuzaei, Sazgar Hamad   +11 more
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A systematic review of service models and evidence relating to the clinically operated community-based residential mental health rehabilitation for adults with severe and persisting mental illness in Australia

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Clinically operated community-based residential rehabilitation units (Community Rehabilitation Units) are resource intensive services supporting a small proportion of the people with severe and persisting mental illness who experience ...
Stephen Parker, Gordon Hopkins, Dan Siskind, Meredith Harris, Gemma McKeon, Frances Dark, Harvey Whiteford   +6 more
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