BACKGROUND Research suggests that mental health is affected not only by smoking, but also by secondhand smoking. But the most researches have been conducted in North America and/or Europe. We examined whether this relationship remains evident within the South Korean population. Specifically, we investigated the effect of secondhand smoking on depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. METHODS...

BACKGROUND Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic, distressing, anxiety disorder associated with significant functional impairment. Patient with OCD often suffer from one or more co-morbid disorders. Major depression has been the most common co-morbid syndrome. Comorbid Axis I disorders along with increased severity of comorbid depressive and anxiety symptoms, increased severity of ob...

BACKGROUND Spiritual well-being has been lauded to exert a protective effect against suicidal behavior. This study examines the characteristics of spiritual functioning and their association with a self-reported history of suicidal thoughts and behavior in a sample of Veterans being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS The sample includes 472 Veterans admitted to a PTSD ...

The aim of this article is to explore current approach suicide prevention at school. provides information about statistics and the importance problem. It addresses risk protective factors its causes. In addition, it a detailed examination role school in prevention. contains regarding specific interventions for staff members, administration psychologists. discusses existing tools programs has ac...

Given the limited data available in literature, aim of this study was to investigate potential role played by temporal dynamics anhedonia (lifelong and recent changes anhedonia) occurrence suicidal ideations major depressed subjects. The clinical 285 subjects recruited from database Erasme Hospital Sleep Laboratory were analyzed. A score on item nine Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) ≥1 and/or...

Introduction: The prison environment is a conducive for the development of psychiatric pathologies such as depression and suicidal ideation. To date, no related study has been conducted in Douala, Cameroon. We have therefore undertaken to prevalence these their factors among inmates Douala Central Prison. Method: cross-sectional 309 prisoners over 6-month period from 1 January 31 June 2022. Thi...

Bullying among school-aged youth is a common issue worldwide and is increasingly being recognized as an important problem affecting both victims and perpetrators. Most of the bullying studies have been conducted in western countries, and their implications in other regions are limited due to different cultural contexts. The goal of our study is to identify the prevalence of bullying and its cor...

Background According to literature data, psychopathology is associated with both quality of life (QoL) and suicidal risk in adolescents, but the literature does not fully support a direct association between psychopathology and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible mediational role of QoL in the relationship between psychopathology and level of s...