BACKGROUND The association between student characteristics and depression among students attending women's colleges (single-sex institutions of higher education that exclude or limit males from admission) is poorly understood. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of depression and determine behavioral and social characteristics associated with depression among students attending a women...

There is general consensus in clinical and research literature that the core feature of psychopathy consists of an affective deficit. However, previous studies tend to find weak and inconsistent associations between psychopathy and measures of internalizing psychopathology. In this study we test whether the predominant practice of using questionnaires to assess internalizing psychopathology has...

BACKGROUND Energy drinks are predominantly targeted to young adult consumers; however, there has been limited research into their effects on psychological functioning in this demographic group. This study examined cross-sectional associations between energy drink consumption and mental health in a population-based sample of young adults participating in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (...

A group randomized trial of adding a home-based walking program to a standard group cognitive behavioral therapy (GCBT+EX) was compared with groups receiving GCBT and educational sessions (GCBT+ED). The study was implemented in an outpatient clinic providing GCBT for clients diagnosed with panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder or social phobia. Pre- and post-treatment measures included t...

AIM Birthweight is known to be affected by several factors. In the present study a relationship model of psychological and economic determinants of birthweight was designed and tested. METHODS This prospective study involved 400 pregnant women in four districts of Tehran, Iran. The subjects were selected through a multistage sampling method. Seven questionnaires (socioeconomic status; Holmes ...

This study aims to explore the emotional experiences related lockdown during first pandemic wave, analysing dreams of Italian population. Through an online survey spread throughout country, participants completed Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Resilience Scale (RS) and were asked narrate a dream they had lockdown. The qualitatively analysed through thematic content analysis. Logi...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a great toll on world population in the last 2 years across different groups. Women pregnancy and perinatal period are especially vulnerable to sources of stress, with repercussions their own mental health wellness newborn. Objectives We aimed at assessing impact related stress women’s psychosocial status evaluate potential development anxiety or dep...

Introdução: De forma geral, doenças crônicas parecem alterar o eixo psíquico-comportamental. Entretanto, a investigação da qualidade de vida em pacientes pediátricos com diagnóstico desmielinizantes ainda carece informações. Objetivo: Avaliar na faixa etária pediátrica acompanhadas no ambulatório neurologia e incluídas Estudo Multicêntrico Observacional para Caracterização Esclerose Múltipla Pe...

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Im Kontext des Einsatzes von Social Software zur Unterstützung der innerbetrieblichen Zusammenarbeit wird regelmäßig über die „richtige“ Einführungsstrategie diskutiert und es werden die beiden Paradigmen Top-Down (vom Management getrieben) und Bottom-Up (von den Mitarbeitern getrieben) gegenüber gestellt. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt anhand einer vergleichenden Analyse von 21 ...