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The Multifaceted Etiology of Mental Disorders With a Focus on Trace Elements, a Review of Recent Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental disorders are a significant global public health concern, affecting nearly one in eight individuals worldwide. This review investigates the multifaceted etiology of mental disorders—specifically major depressive disorder (MDD), schizophrenia (SCZ), and bipolar disorder (BD)—through genetic, neurobiological, and environmental ...
Maria Francesca Astorino, Marco Calabrò, Carmenrita Infortuna, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Silvana Briuglia, Nicola Cicero, Chiara Fabbri, Alessandro Serretti, Concetta Crisafulli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical students' initial experiences of the dissection room and interaction with body donors: A qualitative study of professional identity formation, educational benefits, and the experience of Pasifika students

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The first experience of medical students in the dissecting room (DR) likely influences professional identity formation (PIF). Sparse data exist exploring how exposure to the DR and body donors without undertaking dissection influences PIF, or how culture may influence this experience.
Jacob Madgwick, Lynley Anderson, Jon Cornwall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Undertaking cause-specific mortality measurement in an unregistered population: an example from Tigray Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The lack of adequate documentation of deaths, and particularly their cause, is often noted in African and Asian settings, but practical solutions for addressing the problem are not always clear.
Anna Myléus, Atakelti Abrha, Hagos Godefay, John Kinsman, Peter Byass   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Verbal autopsy in establishing cause of perinatal death

East African Medical Journal, 2002
Perinatal mortality is a sensitive indicator of health status of a community and is also highly amenable to intervention. The causes of perinatal deaths in developing countries are often difficult to establish. Verbal autopsy has been used in several countries for children and adults, but seldom for perinatal cause.To establish the cause of perinatal ...
Karim Manji, Iriya N, Roger L. Mbise
openaire   +5 more sources

Supporting doctors' professional identity development through specialist training

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Anatomy‐centric specialties such as surgery, radiology, and anatomical pathology (AP) have workforce shortages, with attrition during the training phase proposed as a contributing factor. Current understanding of the reasons behind trainee attrition is limited, and there have been calls to increase the depth and richness of research in this ...
Shemona Y. Rozario, Melanie K. Farlie, Mahbub Sarkar, Michelle D. Lazarus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation of factors associated with the health and well-being of HIV-infected or HIV-affected older people in rural South Africa [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundDespite the severe impact of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the health of older people aged 50+ is often overlooked owing to the dearth of data on the direct and indirect effects of HIV on older people's health status and well-being.
A Razzaque, AJ Herbst, B Curtis, BB Reeve, BB Reeve, BM Mayosi, C Ardington, C Debpuur, C Kyobutungi, C Wallrauch, CF Houlihan, D Posel, DW Wang, E Duflo, E Wouters, EJ Schatz, F Scholten, F Tanser, F Xavier Gomez-Olive, G Louwagie, GH Ice, H Boon, H Van Minh, H Van Minh, J Burns, J Joubert, Jane Falkingham, K Kahn, K Kahn, K Kinsella, K Peltzer, L Gilbert, LC Hamilton, LR Fairall, M Nyirenda, M Wilson, MA Mwanyangala, Makandwe Nyirenda, Maria Evandrou, Marie-Louise Newell, MS Westaway, N Ng, N Nguyen, NA Cooperman, P Kowal, P Moen, Paul Kowal, PC Mutevedzi, Portia Mutevedzi, R Benitha, R Ssengonzi, R Ssengonzi, S Dougan, S Hirve, S Jitapunkul, SM Tollman, Somnath Chatterji, SR Kimuna, StataCorp, StataCorp, TA Moultrie, TA Moultrie, United Nations, V Hosegood, V Hosegood, V Hosegood, Victoria Hosegood, W Muhwava, WHO, WHO: ICD-10, WHOQoL Group, Z Zimmer, Z Zimmer   +72 more
core   +2 more sources

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct maternal deaths attributable to HIV in the era of ART: evidence from three population-based HIV cohorts with verbal autopsy.

AIDS (London), 2020
OBJECTIVE To assess whether HIV in associated with an increased risk of mortality from direct maternal complications. DESIGN Population-based cohort study using data from three demographic surveillance sites in Eastern and Southern Africa. METHODS We
C. Calvert, M. Marston, E. Slaymaker, A. Crampin, A. Price, N. Klein, K. Herbst, D. Michael, M. Urassa, S. Clark, C. Ronsmans, G. Reniers   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New challenges for verbal autopsy: Considering the ethical and social implications of verbal autopsy methods in routine health information systems [PDF]

Social Science & Medicine, 2017
Verbal autopsy (VA) methods are designed to collect cause-of-death information from populations where many deaths occur outside of health facilities and where death certification is weak or absent. A VA consists of an interview with a relative or carer of a recently deceased individual in order to gather information on the signs and symptoms the ...
Abraham D. Flaxman, Ian Riley, Sonja Firth, Rasika Rampatige, Alan D. Lopez, Rohina Joshi, Claire E. Brolan, Hebe N. Gouda, Hebe N. Gouda, Carla AbouZahr   +9 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Creativity and its link to epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
wiley   +1 more source