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Stigmatization of mentally ill patients by media coverage of Germanwings disaster
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Conrad von Heydendorff, S., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Dressing, H. Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

The social representations of suicide in France: An inter-regional study in Alsace and Brittany
Conclusion: The study’s results open new avenues of research, specific to Brittany, in terms of the collective or individual effects of suicides, in terms of psycho-pathological conditions – essentially on depression, and in terms of training, on the stereotypes associated with suicide. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kopp-Bigault, C., Walter, M., Thevenot, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Recovery and its correlates among patients with bipolar disorder: A study from a tertiary care centre in North India
Conclusion: This study suggests that personal recovery among patients with bipolar disorder is affected by stigma, level of functioning, residual depressive symptoms and employment status of patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Grover, S., Hazari, N., Aneja, J., Chakrabarti, S., Sharma, S., Avasthi, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Schizophrenia: Impact of psychopathology, faith healers and psycho-education on adherence to medications
Conclusion: Adherence to medications and socio-demographic variables are independent. This study demonstrated that nonadherence or partial adherence to medications is associated with lack of insight and persecutory delusions. Psycho-education could improve the adherence to medication compliances. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Abdel Aziz, K., Elamin, M. H., El-Saadouni, N. M., El-Gabry, D. A., Barakat, M., Alhayyas, F., Moselhy, H. F. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The experience of electroconvulsive therapy and its impact on associated stigma: A meta-analysis
Conclusion: Experience with ECT may have a positive impact on knowledge of and attitudes toward ECT. However, the quality of evidence of included studies was low; further research is required in order to clarify the relationship and to identify information of use to individuals considering ECT as a treatment option. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Aoki, Y., Yamaguchi, S., Ando, S., Sasaki, N., Bernick, P. J., Akiyama, T. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The big picture unfolds: Using photovoice to study user participation in mental health services
Conclusion: Participation entails partnership among service users, providers and peers. Photovoice opens up new space for unfolding expert knowledge. Further application of this participatory approach with the local community is suggested in order to develop person-centered care. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tang, J. P.-S., Tse, S., Davidson, L. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Influence of urbanity on perception of mental illness stigma: a population based study in urban and rural Hanoi, Vietnam
Conclusion: Less negative perception of stigma attached to persons with mental illness that was observed among the rural population in the Hanoi area may be interpreted in the light of possibly more demanding living conditions in modern urban Vietnam with less opportunities for mentally ill patients and points toward a dynamic interaction with rapidly changing living conditions in Asian megacities. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ta, T. M. T., Zieger, A., Schomerus, G., Cao, T. D., Dettling, M., Do, X. T., Mungee, A., Diefenbacher, A., Angermeyer, M. C., Hahn, E. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Developmental psychiatry needed in training and clinical practice
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ventriglio, A., Torales, J., Bhugra, D. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Cyberchondria and adolescents
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Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alpaslan, A. H. Tags: Letter to Editor Source Type: research

Personal suffering and social criticism in T. S. Eliots The Waste Land and A. Ginsbergs Howl: Implications for social psychiatry
Conclusion: In a time of perceived societal and environmental crises, both poems help us understand people’s fears and how to counteract them. Besides biological approaches, the narrative approach to the suffering human being has not lost its significance. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wigand, M. E., Wiegand, H. F., Rüsch, N., Becker, T. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Duration of untreated psychosis in an Egyptian sample: Sociodemographic and clinical variables
Conclusion: Longer DUP results from multiple patient- and illness-related factors. This has many implications in targeting early intervention with specific consideration to cultural factors. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Okasha, T., Zaki, N., Meguid, M. A. E., El-Missiry, M., Sabry, W., Ismaeil, M. K., Fouad, S. M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Depression-Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper Training among police officers in three European regions: Outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and Their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) study
Conclusion: The consistently positive effects of gatekeeper training of police officers across different regions support inclusion of this type of training as a fundamental part of multi-level community-based suicide prevention programmes and roll-out, nationally and internationally. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Arensman, E., Coffey, C., Griffin, E., Van Audenhove, C., Scheerder, G., Gusmao, R., Costa, S., Larkin, C., Koburger, N., Maxwell, M., Harris, F., Postuvan, V., Hegerl, U. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Long-term effects of parental divorce timing on depression: A population-based longitudinal study
Conclusion: We concluded that timing of parental divorce exerts substantial yet varied effects on long-term depression symptoms and future marriage satisfaction. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chun, S.-Y., Jang, S.-Y., Choi, J.-W., Shin, J., Park, E.-C. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Patients perceptions of barriers to self-managing bipolar disorder: A qualitative study
Conclusion: Care approaches providing social and peer support, optimizing communication with providers and integrating medical and psychiatric care may improve self-management of BD in this vulnerable population. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Blixen, C., Perzynski, A. T., Bukach, A., Howland, M., Sajatovic, M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

A comparison of perceptions of 'modern-type and melancholic depression in Japan
Conclusion: Negative impressions of the patient with MTD may be partly explained by causal attribution to internal and controllable factors. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sakamoto, S., Yamakawa, I., Muranaka, M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research