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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in Autistic and Non‐Autistic Patients: An Observational Study on Course, Efficacy, Aggression, and Self‐Injury Outcomes

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Catatonia occurs disproportionately in autistic individuals and may respond to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), yet prior reports suggest greater treatment burden in this population. We compared longitudinal ECT utilization, safety, and clinical outcomes between autistic and non‐autistic patients with catatonia.
Joshua Ryan Smith, Maria Bonnee, Sarah Marler, Seri Lim, D. Catherine Fuchs, Rafael Tamargo, Isaac Baldwin, Christopher Maley, Ashley VanHaverbeck, Courtney Hamilton, Timothy Adegoke, Haozheng Xu, Jinyuan Liu, Zachary J. Williams, Jo Ellen Wilson, James Luccarelli   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The mediating role of physical activity avoidance in the association between weight stigma and physical activity

Acta Psychologica
Background and aims: Low levels of physical activity (PA) are a global issue that contribute to worse health outcomes in the general population. PA avoidance and weight stigma may play a significant role in lower levels of PA.
Po-Ching Huang, Hung-Ching Wu, Ji-Kang Chen, Xavier C.C. Fung, Nadia Bevan, Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Mark D. Griffiths, Jung-Sheng Chen, Kuo-Hsin Lee, Amir H. Pakpour, Chung-Ying Lin   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: Characteristics, Clinical Correlates and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI) is prevalent among autistic adolescents and adults, yet research on its clinical characteristics, functions, and association with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in this population remains limited. This study compared these domains between autistic adolescents and adults with and without recent NSSI.
Safaa Eldeeb, Ligia Antezana, Caitlin M. Conner, Kelly B. Beck, Sarah E. Victor, Aliona Tsypes, Lori N. Scott, Carla A. Mazefsky   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experienced and internalized weight stigma among Spanish adolescents

BMC Public Health
Background and objective Weight stigma has negative consequences for both physiological and psychological health. Studies on weight stigma in adolescence, particularly from general populations, are scarce in the Mediterranean area.
Dimitra Anastasiadou, Salomé Tárrega, Albert Fornieles-Deu, Albert Moncada-Ribera, Anna Bach-Faig, David Sánchez-Carracedo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weight stigma and eating behaviors on a college campus: Are students immune to stigma's effects?

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2016
College populations are groups of emerging adults undergoing significant transitions in eating and diet, being exposed to new social influences; many experience weight gain.
Alexandra Brewis, PhD, Stephanie Brennhofer, MS, RDN, Irene van Woerden, MS, Meg Bruening, PhD, MPH, RD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A life without stigma [PDF]

, 2013
Stigma stops people asking for help and getting the treatment and support they need. It makes it more difficult to find somewhere decent to live, a job, a mortgage, or insurance.
Barbara Hocking
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Exploring new avenues: Psychedelic‐assisted therapy for young people

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Rates of mental illness in young people are increasing, whereas the development of novel mental health treatments has not significantly progressed. Psychedelic‐assisted therapy, using substances such as psilocybin and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), has shown potential in the treatment of mental illnesses in the adult population, including ...
Ioanna Artemis Vamvakopoulou, Dasha Nicholls, David J. Nutt, Martina Di Simplicio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical observations of weight stigma among nursing students: A descriptive approach

Obesity Science & Practice
Background Mistreatment of individuals due to their body size or weight stigma has been described as a source of stress and as a deterrent for engagement in the healthcare system.
Myah Kerbyson, Kristen D. Clark
doaj   +1 more source

Weight stigma and mental health in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of US adults

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionWeight stigma is associated with poor mental health outcomes. Yet little is known about whether the strength of the association between weight stigma and mental health outcomes differs by race or ethnicity, or factors that mitigate the mental
Mary A. Gerend, Anna W. Lu, Elizabeth L. Teets   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘School is their whole world’: Teachers' perspectives on loneliness among children and adolescents from England and mainland China

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As front‐line observers and active participants in pupils' daily lives, teachers closely monitor pupils' social interactions, emotional states and behavioural changes. Their unique perspective enables them to detect problems in the social lives of their pupils that may not be immediately visible to peers, parents or mental health professionals.
Yixuan Zheng, Charlotte Bagnall, Caroline Bond, Elizabeth Birchinall, Pamela Qualter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source