Are ecstasy users biased toward endorsing somatic mental health symptoms? Results from a general community sample

Attitudes Toward e-Mental Health Services in a Community Sample of Adults: Online Survey

BACKGROUND Despite evidence that e-mental health services are effective, consumer preferences still appear to be in favor of face-to-face services. However, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) suggests that cognitive intentions are more proximal to behavior and thus may have a more direct influence on service use. Investigating individual characteristics that influence both preferences and int...

Cumulative violence exposure, emotional nonacceptance, and mental health symptoms in a community sample of women.

Women exposed to more types of violence (e.g., emotional, physical, or sexual violence)--referred to here as cumulative violence exposure--are at risk for more severe mental health symptoms compared to women who are exposed to a single type of violence or no violence. Women exposed to violence may also experience greater emotional nonacceptance compared to women with no exposure to violence. Em...

Mental disorders in ecstasy users: a prospective-longitudinal investigation.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between ecstasy use and mental disorders in a representative sample of adolescents and young adults. METHOD Data for this investigation were drawn from the Early Developmental Stages of Psychopathology (EDSP) study, an epidemiological-longitudinal study in which 14-24 year-olds were examined prospectively over a period of about 4 years. Results are b...

Infertility Problems and Mental Health Symptoms in a Community-Based Sample: Depressive Symptoms Among Infertile Men, But Not Women

Somatic Symptoms in a Community Clinic

In this cross-sectional study, all subjects attending a community based mental health clinic were examined with the objective to understand the presenting problems and to find out whether somatic complaints were the chief complaint, whether the somatic complaint produced any disability in financial, occupational and social spheres. Also an attempt is made to identify somatizing disorders using ...