Background: Treatment resistant depression can be a life-threatening condition as it leads to an increase of suicide attempts by two three folds. It has been estimated that nearly 1 million people die due every year, and more than two-third these cases occur when the person is undergoing major depressive episode. Ketamine NMDA receptor antagonist, anesthetic agent short acting recently used ant...

Abstract: A previous study developed and validated a multi-item instrument for the assessment of violent ideations, “Violent Ideations Scale” (VIS). However, final 12-item scale contained no items relating to sexual violence was thus lacking an important dimension violence. The current explores expansion original VIS include ideations investigates psychometric properties this new version: Viole...

Introduction: Recently, there has been an alarming increase in psychological distress many populations. One of the reasons can be attributed to rapid development technology and social media, which could adversely affect mental health individuals, including those working healthcare. This study aimed assess influence media addiction, distress, loneliness on suicidal ideations suicide attempts amo...

This paper explored how imaginary audience and personal fable ideations contribute to adolescent indoor tanning intentions directly and indirectly through the way they shape pro-tanning attitude and association with peers who use tanning beds. Five hundred and ninety-five male (n = 207) and female (n = 387) adolescents, ranging in age from 11 to 19 (M = 16.87; SD = 1.34) years completed a cross...

Abstract Background Poor mental health literacy (MHL) is considered a significant barrier to medical students seeking treatment for depression and suicide. This study aimed assess the level of suicide among undergraduate as well determine its predictors. An online survey was conducted on 361 through Microsoft Team platform using Google form application-structured questionnaire that included soc...

Abstract Aim Even though students attending vocational school are very vulnerable to the development of mental health problems, few studies identify correlation between suicidal ideations and education. Therefore, this study aimed prevalence associated risk factors for among in Germany. Methods We conducted a cross sectional survey with total 555 pupils. The pupils received standardized questio...

Abstract Aims To analyze the hospital emergency department (HED) consultations for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in nine Italian hospitals during 2020 lockdown and postlockdown periods, compared to equivalent periods 2019. Methods Characteristics of consultations, patients, drug prescriptions were analyzed. Joinpoint models used identify changes weekly trend consultations. Results During ove...