Do psychological studies upset patients?

Do psychological interventions reduce depression in hemodialysis patients?

BACKGROUND Depression is highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients and results in poor patient outcomes. Although psychological interventions are being developed and used for these patients, there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of these interventions. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effects of psychological interventions on depression treatment in hemodialysis p...

Do patients want to disclose psychological problems to GPs?

BACKGROUND GPs are an accessible health care provider for most patients with mental disorders and are gatekeepers to specialist care. The extent to which patients consider their primary care team as relevant to their mental health problems needs to be explored. OBJECTIVES To explore reasons why patients choose not to disclose psychological problems to GPs, and to discuss the implications for ...

How do Orthopedic Surgeons Address Psychological Aspects of Illness?

  Background: Orthopaedic surgeons have a pivotal role in transitioning the care of orthopedic patients from a biomedical to a biopsychosocial model. In an effort to foster this transition, we designed a study aimed to determine surgeons’ attitudes and practice of noticing, screening, discussing psychological illness with patients, as well as making referrals to address psychosocial issues in ...

Addiction Studies in Iran Neuroscientists Need to Do More

Commentary: Reproducibility in Psychological Science: When Do Psychological Phenomena Exist?