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The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome
(2020)Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder of childhood onset that is characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics. TS is associated with cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit [CSTC] dysfunction and ... -
Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome
(2020)Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurological disorder characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics and the presence of premonitory sensory/urge phenomena. Functional neuroimaging studies in humans, ... -
Rethinking the nature of inhibitory control deficits in Tourette syndrome
(2020)This scientific commentary refers to ‘Impaired automatic but intact volitional inhibition in primary tic disorders’, by Rawji etal. (doi:10.1093/brain/awaa024). -
Association between happiness and psychopathology in an elderly regional rural population in Crete
(2019)Research has shown that socio-demographic profile and psychopathology symptoms are related to levels of happiness in old age. The aims of this cross-sectional study were: 1) to investigate the effect of recent stressful ... -
What do young people who self-harm find helpful? A comparative study of young people with and without experience of being looked after in care
(2020)Background: Self-harm amongst young people is an increasing problem, with looked-after young people at higher risk. Despite this, little research exists on what young people who self-harm find helpful. Method: One hundred ... -
The national suicide prevention strategy for England: The reality of a national strategy for the nursing profession
(2006)Suicide is recognized as a global phenomenon and many countries now have national suicide prevention strategies. International guidance on suicide prevention and accepted epidemiological and treatment-based research underpins ... -
Therapist self-disclosure in positive psychotherapy for psychosis
(2020)Setting boundaries is common in therapist self-disclosure. This qualitative study examined attitudes and experiences of therapists towards self-disclosure during a positive psychotherapy for psychosis research trial. ... -
The core of classical schizophrenia
(2020)Carpenter provides an incisive account of the evolution of the concept of schizophrenia in his commentary1 on my article2 about the core deficit of classical schizophrenia. He describes the way in which the Diagnostic and ... -
An intervention for parents with severe personality difficulties whose children have mental health problems: a feasibility RCT
(2020)BACKGROUND: The children of parents with severe personality difficulties have greater risk of significant mental health problems. Existing care is poorly co-ordinated, with limited effectiveness. A specialised parenting ... -
The mind medic: Your 5 senses guide to leading a calmer, happier life
(2020)From leading Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Sarah Vohra, comes The Mind Medic - a tried and tested method to improving your mental wellbeing using your 5 senses to help you along the way. The Mind Medic offers expert advice ... -
Technology Matters: The human touch in a digital age – a blended approach in mental healthcare delivery with children and young people
(2020)Online psychological interventions have the potential to address many current issues facing service provision in child and adolescent mental health, not least improving access to evidence-based therapies and providing ... -
A lack of association between online pornography exposure, sexual functioning, and mental well-being
(2020)To inform debate around potential influences of online pornography, we applied a contemporary media-effects model to examine the relationship between online sexually explicit material (oSEM) exposure and several psychosocial ... -
Lacosamide in the general population and in people with intellectual disability: Similar responses?
(2020)Purpose: Epilepsy prevalence is significantly higher in people with Intellectual Disability (ID) compared to people with epilepsy (PWE) from the general population. Increased psychological and behavioural problems, healthcare ... -
European Society for Sexual Medicine position statement “Assessment and hormonal management in adolescent and adult trans people, with attention for sexual function and satisfaction”
(2020)Background: There is a general lack of recommendations for and basic information tailored at sexologists and other health-care professionals for when they encounter trans people in their practice. Aim: We present to ... -
Incidence of depression and first-line antidepressant therapy in people with obesity and depression in primary care
(2020)Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the age- and gender-specific incidence of depression, the dose-response relationship between BMI and risk of depression (Cox proportional hazards), and antidepressant drug ... -
External validation of the ‘PHYT in dementia’, A theoretical model promoting physical activity in people with dementia
(2020)Physical activity is beneficial for people with dementia. We previously developed a theoretical model to explain behaviour change in physical activity in dementia (PHYT-in-dementia). This study aimed to externally validate ... -
Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middle-income countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models
(2020)Background: To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where ... -
Preventing dementia by preventing stroke: The Berlin Manifesto
(2019)The incidence of stroke and dementia are diverging across the world, rising for those in low- and middle-income countries and falling in those in high-income countries. This suggests that whatever factors cause these trends ... -
Systematic review of gene expression studies in people with Lewy Body Dementia
(2020)Objectives:Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative dementia, and it causes more morbidity and mortality than Alzheimer's disease. Several genetic associations of LBD have been reported, and ... -
Brief training in psychological assessment and interventions skills for cancer care staff: A mixed methods evaluation of deliberate practice techniques
(2020)OBJECTIVE: Unaddressed anxiety and depression is common among cancer patients and has significant adverse consequences. Cancer staff training is recommended for psychological assessment and interventions to address depression ...
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