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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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We are bitter, but we are better off: Case study of the implementation of an electronic health record system into a mental health hospital in England [PDF]

, 2012
In contrast to the acute hospital sector, there have been relatively few implementations of integrated electronic health record (EHR) systems into specialist mental health settings. The National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) in England was
Barber, N, Sheikh, A, Takian, A
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Adult‐Onset Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting With Subacute Cognitive Deficits

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 41‐year‐old man diagnosed with adult‐onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). The patient presented with subacute progressive cognitive deficits and a neuropsychological profile indicating predominant frontoparietal dysfunction. MRI showed only mild parietal‐predominant cerebral atrophy.
Dennis Yeow, Nicola McKern, Vincent Oxenham, Kate Ahmad, Omar Ahmad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient experiences in psychiatric departments for the elderly (PEPDE): development, properties, and use of a brief questionnaire

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Measuring patient experiences at psychiatric inpatient departments for the elderly need measurements adapted to the situation and challenges of the age group. We did not find any such instrument.
Torleif Ruud, Ingrid Kyte Fjellestad, Ketil Hanssen-Bauer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Best Practices in Mental Health at Corrections Facilities [PDF]

, 2011
Police, court personnel, and correctional staff interact with, stabilize, and treat more persons with mental illness than any other system in America—making criminal justice agencies the largest mental health provider in the United States. Yet a wide gap
Jain, Sahil
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Understanding Health Risks for Adolescents in Protective Custody [PDF]

, 2019
Children in child welfare protective custody (e.g., foster care) are known to have increased health concerns compared to children not in protective custody. The poor health documented for children in protective custody persists well into adulthood; young
Beal, Sarah J., Crosby, Imani, Greiner, Mary V, Nause, Katie   +3 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Juvenile substance use and effects of substance use disorder on incarceration and grade retention in a sample referred for court clinic mental health evaluation [PDF]

, 2015
A significant amount of adolescents are involved in the drug court system. Within a few of the systems are mental health clinics providing more specific services to youth introduced into the courts.
Oliveira, Cassandra
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"Now he walks and walks, as if he didn't have a home where he could eat": food, healing, and hunger in Quechua narratives of madness [PDF]

, 2013
In the Quechua-speaking peasant communities of southern Peru, mental disorder is understood less as individualized pathology and more as a disturbance in family and social relationships. For many Andeans, food and feeding are ontologically fundamental to
A Topor, Alison Krogel, Anna Meigs, Bianca Brijnath, Carlos Larrea, Carole M Counihan, Catherine J Allen, Catherine J Allen, Christine Greenway, Constance Classen, David M. R. Orr, David MR Orr, Derek Summerfield, Derek Summerfield, Duncan Pedersen, Elizabeth Cartwright, Emily Yates-Doerr, Gaithri A Fernando, Hermilio Valdizán, Irene Silverblatt, Javier Saavedra, Judith K Bass, Katherine Sohrsdahl, Krista E Vleet van, Laurence J Kirmayer, Lesley Jo Weaver, Libbet Crandon-Malamud, Mary Weismantel, Mary Weismantel, María Tapias, Michael Goddard, Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Neely Laurenzo Myers, Parin Dossa, Peter Gose, Sarah Lund Skar, Sharon Alane Abramowitz, Susan Elizabeth Ramirez, Ursula Read, WHO, Xavier Ricard Lanata   +40 more
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