{"title":"The prevalence of suicidal behavior and ideation during pregnancy and postpartum period, its variation in the COVID-19 pandemic, and the related factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies","authors":"Zekiye Karaçam , Ezgi Sarı , Rüveyda Yüksel , Hülya Arslantaş","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100248","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Bacground</h3><p>Pregnancy and postpartum are sensitive periods for mental health problems due to increased stressors and demands, and the prevalence of intentional self-harming behaviors such as suicidal behavior and ideation may increase. Changes in the provision of prenatal care services and utilization of health services and adverse living conditions during the COVID-19 epidemic may also trigger or exacerbate mental illnesses.</p></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><p>To investigate the prevalence of suicidal behavior and ideation encountered during pregnancy and postpartum period, its change in the COVID-19 pandemic, and the related factors.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies was conducted. A search was conducted in April 2021 and updated in April 2023 on Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO, EBSCO, Turk Medline, Turkish Clinics, and ULAKBIM databases. Two authors independently conducted the search, selection of articles, data extraction, and quality assessment procedures, and an experienced researcher controlled all these steps. Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal Checklists were used to assess the quality of the studies.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The meta-analysis included 38 studies and the total sample size of the studies was 9 044 991. In this meta-analysis, the prevalence of suicidal behavior in women during pregnancy and postpartum periods was 5.1 % (95 % CI, 0.01–1.53), suicidal ideation 7.2 % (95 % CI, 0.03–0.18), suicide attampt 1 % (95 % CI, 0.00–0.07) and suicidal plan 7.8 % (95 % CI, 0.06–0.11). Rate of suicidal behavior, ideation/thought increased and attempts in the pandemic process (2.5% vs 19.7 %; 6.3% vs 11.3 %; 3.6% vs 1.4 %, respectively). Prevalences of suicidal behavior, ideation, attempts, and plan in the postpartum period was higher than during pregnancy (1.1% vs 23.4 %; 6.1% vs 9.2 %; 0.5% vs 0.7 %; 7.5% vs 8.8 %, respectively). This systematic review showed that suicidal behavior increases due to many factors such as individual and obstetric characteristics, economic and socio-cultural factors, domestic violence, and a history of physical and mental illness.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study revealed that suicidal behavior in the perinatal period is quite common, especially in high-risk groups, and it increases even more during the pandemic period. Being aware of the sensitivity of the perinatal period in terms of suicidal behavior, healthcare professionals can improve mother-baby health by identifying high-risk groups and providing preventive and health-promoting services.</p><p><em>Registration number:</em> CRD42021246334.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 2","pages":"Article 100248"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139726927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chih-Hsiang Chiu , Frank Huang-Chih Chou , Hung-Chi Wu , Chih-Hung Ko , Meng-Chang Tsai , Jui-Kang Tsai , Chih-Yao Hsu , Kuan-Shang Chung , Yu-Shi Lu , Dian-Jeng Li
{"title":"Factors associated with neurofeedback and mindfulness-based combination therapy for patients with substance use disorder: A multicenter study","authors":"Chih-Hsiang Chiu , Frank Huang-Chih Chou , Hung-Chi Wu , Chih-Hung Ko , Meng-Chang Tsai , Jui-Kang Tsai , Chih-Yao Hsu , Kuan-Shang Chung , Yu-Shi Lu , Dian-Jeng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100245","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>Substance use disorder (SUD) has become a major concern in public health globally, and there is an urgent need to develop an integrated psychosocial intervention. The aims of the current study are to test the efficacy of the integrated treatment with neurofeedback and mindfulness-based therapy for SUD and identify the predictors of the efficacy.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study included 110 participants with SUD into the analysis. Outcome of measures includes demographic characteristics, severity of dependence, quality of life, symptoms of depression, and anxiety. Independent t test is used to estimate the change of scores at baseline and three months follow-up. Generalized estimating equations are applied to analyze the effect of predictors on the scores of dependence severity over time by controlling for the effects of demographic characteristics.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 22 (20 %) participants were comorbid with major mental disorder (MMD). The decrement of the severity in dependence, anxiety, and depression after treatment are identified. Improved scores of qualities of life in generic, psychological, social, and environmental domains are also noticed. After controlling for the effects of demographic characteristics, the predictors of poorer outcome are comorbid with MMD, lower quality of life, and higher level of depression and anxiety.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The present study implicates the efficacy of integrated therapy. Early identification of predictors is beneficial for healthcare workers to improve the treatment efficacy</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 2","pages":"Article 100245"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139726925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabel Noguer , Victor Pérez , Jerónimo Sáiz , Alicia Padrón , Miguel Angel González , Juan Pablo Carrasco , Julio Guija , Enrique Baca-Garcia , Diego Palao
{"title":"A wake up call about suicide in old people","authors":"Isabel Noguer , Victor Pérez , Jerónimo Sáiz , Alicia Padrón , Miguel Angel González , Juan Pablo Carrasco , Julio Guija , Enrique Baca-Garcia , Diego Palao","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2024.100251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2024.100251","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 2","pages":"Article 100251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139726924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hong Wang , Na Hu , Jiabao Chai , Wenqian Huang , Hanxue Yang , Xuanzi Zhou , Fuquan Liu , Ying Li
{"title":"The efficacy of social skills training (SST) and social cognition and interaction training (SCIT) for negative symptoms: A meta-analysis","authors":"Hong Wang , Na Hu , Jiabao Chai , Wenqian Huang , Hanxue Yang , Xuanzi Zhou , Fuquan Liu , Ying Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100246","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>The efficacy of antipsychotic drugs in improving negative symptoms of schizophrenia remains controversial. Psychological interventions, such as Social Skills Training (SST) and Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT), have been developed and applied in clinical practice. The current meta-analysis was therefore conducted to evaluate the efficacy of controlled clinical trials using SST and SCIT on treating negative symptoms.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Systematical searches were carried out on PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO databases. The standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated to assess the effect size of SST/SCIT on negative symptoms. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses were conducted to explore sources of heterogeneity and identify potential factors that may influence their efficacy.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 23 studies including 1441 individuals with schizophrenia were included. The SST group included 8 studies with 635 individuals, and the SCIT group included 15 studies with 806 individuals. The effect size for the efficacy of SST on negative symptoms was -0.44 (95% CI: -0.60 to -0.28; <em>p</em> < 0.01), while SCIT was -0.16 (95% CI: -0.30 to -0.02; <em>p</em> < 0.01).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Our findings suggest that while both SST and SCIT can alleviate negative symptoms, the former appears to be more effective. Our results provide evidence-based guidance for the application of these interventions in both hospitalized and community individuals and can help inform the treatment and intervention of individuals with schizophrenia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 2","pages":"Article 100246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139726926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bettina B. Hoeppner , David Eddie , Melissa Schick , Susanne S. Hoeppner , Lourah Kelly , John F. Kelly
{"title":"Feasibility of and reactivity to ecological momentary assessment (EMA) during electronic cigarette use initiation in adults who smoke daily","authors":"Bettina B. Hoeppner , David Eddie , Melissa Schick , Susanne S. Hoeppner , Lourah Kelly , John F. Kelly","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100247","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>This pilot study tested the feasibility of tracking e-cigarette initiation over three months using a burst-of-measurement approach and examined reactivity to the ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data capture technique in this context.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Adults who smoked daily and were interested in trying e-cigarette use received an e-cigarette starter kit and were randomized to complete EMA reports (<em>n</em> = 30) vs. not (<em>n</em> = 29). Participants (<em>M<sub>age</sub></em>=44.1 years [<em>SD</em>=12.6], 61.0 % male, 54.3 % White, 38.9 % Black/African American) smoked 13.0 cigarettes per day on average (<em>SD</em>=8.4) and reported mild-to-moderate nicotine dependence (<em>M<sub>FTND</sub></em>=4.0 [<em>SD</em>=2.3]). Biochemical assessment and surveys were conducted at enrollment, e-cigarette initiation (1 week later), and 1-week, 1-month, and 3-month post e-cigarette initiation.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A subset (17 %) of participants did not achieve the minimum 75 % EMA adherence at Week 1. The remaining participants showed excellent adherence with the EMA protocol, with a consistently high response rate to audibly prompted mini-surveys during screening (93 %) and follow-up weeks (93 %, 93 %, and 92 %, respectively). No consistent trend emerged in comparing the two randomized groups, either on variables relevant to the public health impact of e-cigarette initiation (i.e., cigarettes/day, exposure to smoke, exposure to nicotine, motivation to quit smoking), or in e-cigarette use (i.e., bouts/day, puffs/bout), with average Cohen's <em>d</em> values across timepoints ranging from <em>d</em> = 0.02 for exposure to smoke to <em>d</em> = 0.06 for cigarettes per day.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Conducting EMA with adults who smoke daily and are initiating e-cigarette use appears feasible, with some caveats. Reactivity to EMA during e-cigarette initiation appears to be small or non-significant.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 3","pages":"Article 100247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139719056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nausicaa Christodoulou , Karine Laaidi , Gregory Fifre , Michel Lejoyeux , Marine Ambar Akaoui , Pierre A. Geoffroy
{"title":"Heatwaves and mental disorders: A study on national emergency and weather services data","authors":"Nausicaa Christodoulou , Karine Laaidi , Gregory Fifre , Michel Lejoyeux , Marine Ambar Akaoui , Pierre A. Geoffroy","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100249","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>Heatwaves pose an increasing threat. However, there is a significant gap in understanding the impact of extreme temperatures on mental health. This study aimed to examine the associations between extreme temperatures and emergency visits for psychiatric disorders.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>We conducted quasi-Poisson regressions on emergency visits’ rate for psychiatric reasons in French hospitals on days exceeding the percentiles 90, 95, 97.5, 99.5, and 99.9, between June 1st and September 15th, from 2015 to 2022, compared to days whose temperatures were below the 50th percentile during the two fortnights before and after our period of interest. We also examined the cumulative effect of three consecutive days exceeding the specified percentiles.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among the analyzed 1,198,953 psychiatric visits, we found an increased relative risk (RR) for dementia ranging from 5 % to 17 % on days exceeding percentiles 90 (RR=1.05, CI=1.02–1.07), 95 (RR=1.05, CI=1.02–1.08), 97.5 (RR=1.07, CI=1.03–1.11), 99.5 (RR=1.09, CI=1.01–1.17), and 99.9 (RR=1.17, CI=1.03–1.32). The cumulative heat effect also showed an increased risk ranging from 4 % to 44 %. For psychoses, we observed increases from 5 % to 7 % for the cumulative heat effect of percentiles 90 (RR=1.05, CI=1.01–1.08), 95 (RR=1.06, CI=1.02–1.11), and 97.5 (RR=1.07, CI=1.01–1.15). Conversely, mood disorders exhibited a decreased RR from 14 % to 7 % for percentiles 90 (RR=0.93, CI=0.91–0.95), 95 (RR=0.92, CI=0.89–0.94), and 97.5 (RR=0.90, CI=0.87–0.93), as well as for the cumulative effects.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study highlights the associations between weather conditions, extreme temperatures and psychiatric disorders and emphasize the importance of considering mental health management during future heatwaves.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 3","pages":"Article 100249"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139699285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lorenzo Roldán-Espínola , Pau Riera-Serra , Miquel Roca , Mauro García-Toro , Victoria Coronado-Simsic , Adoración Castro , Guillem Navarra-Ventura , Gemma Vilagut , Itxaso Alayo , Laura Ballester , María Jesús Blasco , José Almenara , Ana Isabel Cebrià , Enrique Echeburúa , Andrea Gabilondo , Carolina Lagares , José Antonio Piqueras , Victoria Soto-Sanz , Philippe Mortier , Ronald C. Kessler , Margalida Gili
{"title":"Depression and lifestyle among university students: A one-year follow-up study","authors":"Lorenzo Roldán-Espínola , Pau Riera-Serra , Miquel Roca , Mauro García-Toro , Victoria Coronado-Simsic , Adoración Castro , Guillem Navarra-Ventura , Gemma Vilagut , Itxaso Alayo , Laura Ballester , María Jesús Blasco , José Almenara , Ana Isabel Cebrià , Enrique Echeburúa , Andrea Gabilondo , Carolina Lagares , José Antonio Piqueras , Victoria Soto-Sanz , Philippe Mortier , Ronald C. Kessler , Margalida Gili","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2024.100250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2024.100250","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>University stage is a risk period for development of mental disorders and major depression disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent disorders. There is increasing evidence about the influence of lifestyle factors on depression onset and maintenance, nevertheless there is a great heterogeneity between analyzed lifestyle factors and few longitudinal studies has been carried out. The current study aims to longitudinally assess the influence of lifestyle on MDD courses among first-year university students.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>First-onset and persistence of MDD and lifestyle trajectories are measured using baseline and 12-months follow-up online surveys. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to study longitudinal risk/protective associations between lifestyle factors and MDD.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>1,292 participants were included. Mean age of included participants at baseline was 18.5 (SD= 1.16) and 75.7 % were female. First-onset and persistence of MDD at T2 were 10.3 % and 38.9 % respectively. Maintenance of healthy sleep (Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 0.26; 95 % CI =0.12–0.58) and physical activity (aOR = 0.24; 95 % CI = 0.10–0.58) were protectively associated against MDD first-onset. Adoption of healthy levels of social support showed a protective effect against MDD persistence (aOR = 0.17; 95 % CI = 0.07–0.44).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Lifestyle should be considered in order to improve depression prevention strategies among university students. Sleep, physical activity, and social support seem to have a crucial role in the onset and persistence of depression among this population.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 3","pages":"Article 100250"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213616324000016/pdfft?md5=8f6412ea4ba2d79c0a7499062a663f1c&pid=1-s2.0-S0213616324000016-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139699286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria A. Parrilla-Escobar , Jose L. Quintana-Velasco , Antonia Maniega-Rubio , Carlos Imaz-Roncero , Soraya Geijo-Uribe , Vicente Molina
{"title":"Cognitive and motor alterations in children attending a psychiatric clinic in relation to schizophrenia spectrum family antecedents and thought problems","authors":"Maria A. Parrilla-Escobar , Jose L. Quintana-Velasco , Antonia Maniega-Rubio , Carlos Imaz-Roncero , Soraya Geijo-Uribe , Vicente Molina","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2024.100252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2024.100252","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>Neurodevelopmental and clinical problems in childhood often precede adult Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.</p><p>We investigated if children attending a psychiatric clinic presented more psychopathology and cognitive and motor alterations if there was a family history of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. We also searched if there was a relationship between borderline/clinical scores (≥65) in Child Behavior Checklist (subscale Thought Problems) and increased problems in motor and cognitive performance.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Seventy-five children (aged 7 to 16; mean 12 y/o; 53% males) were recruited (45 reported family history -seven of them first degree-). They completed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V), Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2), social cognition from the Developmental NEuroPSYchological Assessment (NEPSY-II) and Conners Continuous Performance Test (CPT-3). Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-2).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A neurodevelopmental disorder was the primary diagnosis in 65% (mainly ADHD). Motor performance and emotion recognition were below expected by age, and IQ was average. No relevant differences in relation to family history were found. Patients with high scores (≥65) in the CBCL Thought Problems subscale (<em>n</em> = 38) were older, more often presented a diagnosis of combined ADHD, performed worse in Emotion Recognition (and more often made “angry” errors), had Executive Function problems and clinical symptoms in subscales Anxious/Depressed, Withdrawal/Depressed and Attention problems.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In children attending a psychiatric clinic, elevated scores on CBCL Thought Problems subscale associates with more urban upbringing, more internalizing clinical problems, executive function, and facial emotion recognition difficulties, with a tendency to report “angry” to other emotions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 3","pages":"Article 100252"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139699287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the clinical features of postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder- a systematic review","authors":"Inês Ferra , Miguel Bragança , Ricardo Moreira","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100232","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>The postpartum period appears to be a vulnerable period for the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder in parents; yet it is often overlooked. This work aims to synthesize clinical data available on Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (PP-OCD) and to highlight its psychopathological significance and implications in clinical practice using a systematic approach.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted a systematic research according to PRISMA guidelines in three databases – MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science. The references obtained were then screened and scanned for eligibility by two investigators. Risk of bias was assessed for each study with NIH tools.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The found prevalence of postpartum OCD ranged from 2.43 %-9 % among women and 1,7 % among men. Other epidemiological and clinical data were reviewed including particular symptomatology, characterized by a swift onset of primarily aggressive and contamination obsessions, as well as situational avoidance.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>It is a clinical entity frequently underdiagnosed, which perinatal health practitioners should be familiar with, as it can interfere with parent-infant bonding if left untreated. Mothers with an history of depression, anxiety, insomnia, obsessive compulsive, and avoidant personality disorder or presenting inappropriate interpretation of infant related intrusive thoughts are particularly at risk of developing OCD in the postpartum period. These mothers should be informed about the nature of their infant centered obsessions and could be a target of prevention programs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 1","pages":"Article 100232"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139398794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do we have data Diogenes in research? Seven questions and seven suggestions to identify and manage it for the sake of participants and the advancement of our research field","authors":"Rosa Ayesa-Ariola , Marta Rapado-Castro","doi":"10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2023.100242","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"38 1","pages":"Article 100242"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139398848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}