Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1506776
Maja Kling, Alfred Haeussl, Nina Dalkner, Frederike T Fellendorf, Melanie Lenger, Alexander Finner, Julia Ilic, Irina S Smolak, Lena Stojec, Ina Zwigl, Eva Z Reininghaus
{"title":"Social robots in adult psychiatry: a summary of utilisation and impact.","authors":"Maja Kling, Alfred Haeussl, Nina Dalkner, Frederike T Fellendorf, Melanie Lenger, Alexander Finner, Julia Ilic, Irina S Smolak, Lena Stojec, Ina Zwigl, Eva Z Reininghaus","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1506776","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1506776","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social robots are increasingly becoming more prevalent in healthcare, including nursing, geriatric care, and treatment for children on the autism spectrum. Their assistance is believed to hold promise in mitigating the effects of staffing shortages and enhancing current mental health treatment. Nevertheless, the application of social robotics in psychiatry remains restricted and controversial. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the literature on social robots in adult psychiatry concerning their use, effects, and acceptability. We conducted a literature search, including PubMed and PsycINFO, to identify literature on robot interventions for adult psychiatric patients. Methodological quality was assessed using the 'Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool'. Usage and target variables were unique to every included original study (N = 7) and suggested a wide range of possible implications for patient treatment and care. Social robots were used to reduce symptoms, improve functioning, and gain insights into characteristic features of specific mental health conditions. The included studies were concerned with the following diagnoses: schizophrenia (N = 3), autism spectrum disorder (N = 2), and intellectual disability (N = 2). The sample sizes were too small to generalise the outcome, but overall trends showed some positive effects on the selected symptoms. Observations and participant feedback suggested high acceptance and enjoyment of the users. Although the evidence regarding the benefits of robotic interventions in adult psychiatry is still low, it suffices to assume that investing in larger, randomised, and controlled trials is worthwhile and promising.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>asprediced.org, identifier 128766.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1506776"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11850358/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143500546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1505345
Brioney Gee, Tim Clarke, Jess Garner, Bonnie Teague, Georgianna Coote, Aoife Dunne, Rachel McGuire, Andrew Laphan, Manjul Rathee, Jon Wilson
{"title":"Understanding stakeholder views of the use of digital therapeutic interventions within children and young people's mental health services.","authors":"Brioney Gee, Tim Clarke, Jess Garner, Bonnie Teague, Georgianna Coote, Aoife Dunne, Rachel McGuire, Andrew Laphan, Manjul Rathee, Jon Wilson","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1505345","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1505345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Providing the growing number of children and young people seeking mental health support with timely access to care poses a significant challenge. Increased use of digital technology in the delivery of children and young people's mental health services has been proposed as a means of increasing access to treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted three interrelated studies to provide multi-perspective insights into the use of digital therapeutic interventions within children and young people's mental health services in the UK. Study 1 used semi-structured interviews and an online survey to collect the views of digital therapeutic interventions of families who self-identified as facing additional barriers to accessing mental health support (n=13). Study 2 involved eight focus groups with children and young people's clinicians, service managers, commissioners, and policy leads (n=28), exploring participants' views and experiences of implementing and sustaining digital therapeutic interventions. Study 3 was a consensus exercise which aimed to identify actions needed to bridge the gap between the development and use of digital therapeutic interventions for children and young people's mental health through focus groups with parents/carers and professionals (n=17), and three Delphi-survey rounds.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our findings revealed considerable enthusiasm for the increased use of digital mental health interventions for children and young people across stakeholder groups, but also identified key barriers to their implementation. Actions perceived to facilitate more effective implementation included: a) co-producing interventions, commissioning decisions and implementation plans with children and parents/carers, b) enhancing national guidance and local leadership, c) integration of digital offers within existing clinical pathways, and d) efforts to ensure accessibility and inclusivity.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Digital therapeutic interventions offer a promising solution to the challenge of improving access to mental health support for children and young people. Strengthened guidance and leadership, sustained funding and further evidence-generation are urgently needed to enable this promise to be realised.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1505345"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11850353/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143500550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1496248
Han Chunhong, Ding Jingjing, He Huan, Zheng Peiyao, Zhang Xiaona, Yang Xiaowen, Zheng Aiming
{"title":"A cross-sectional study of the current status of psychological health and its correlation with academic performance in medical students: taking medical students in a medical university in China as examples.","authors":"Han Chunhong, Ding Jingjing, He Huan, Zheng Peiyao, Zhang Xiaona, Yang Xiaowen, Zheng Aiming","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1496248","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1496248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The psychological health problems are becoming increasingly prominent among medical students under the heavy academic stress and high-intensity clinical internships. This study examines the psychological health of medical students in a Chinese university and its impact on academic performance, aiming to inform targeted interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>2022 undergraduate and postgraduates from an independent medical university in Eastern China were selected to score using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation(BSSI); and the total grade point averages (GPAs) of 2022 undergraduates in the first and second academic years were determined to analyse the main psychological influencing factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The general survey of 2022 new medical students at admission showed that the various scores of postgraduates were higher than those of undergraduates. After two semesters, the percentage of students scored higher in unhealthy psychology indicators was increased in both postgraduates and undergraduates, but the differences between two groups were decreased. Analysis of the first and second-year academic performances of 2022 undergraduates revealed that assessment scores of PHQ-9, PSS, ISI, and BSSI had a correlation with the total GPA. However, no correlation was found between the GAD-7 values and the GPA. The PHQ-9 scores and major categories were identified as independent factors influencing the average GPA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The undergraduates face significant challenges in depression, anxiety, insomnia, and perceived stress, and these have negative effects on their academic performances; in particular, the depressive symptoms and perceived stress can significantly reduce their academic performances. In contrast, the psychological health statuses in the postgraduates tend to deteriorate as the semester progress.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1496248"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11850339/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143500442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1534280
Sara Lundqvist, Sara Röjås, Kourosh Bador, Maria Råstam, Nóra Kerekes
{"title":"Somatic comorbidities and health related uncertainty among Swedish adolescents with ADHD.","authors":"Sara Lundqvist, Sara Röjås, Kourosh Bador, Maria Råstam, Nóra Kerekes","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1534280","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1534280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently exists alongside psychiatric comorbidities. The coexistence of somatic diseases and ADHD constitutes a growing field of research.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study aimed to examine the prevalence of common somatic diseases in adolescents with ADHD and compare them with those in adolescents without any psychiatric diagnoses. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenient sample of Swedish upper secondary school students aged 15 to 19 years. Data were collected using an electronic version of the \"Mental and Somatic Health without borders\" survey. In 2020, 1608 adolescents completed the survey and provided self-reports of their psychiatric and somatic diagnoses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the sample of Swedish adolescents, 5.5% reported having ADHD diagnoses. These adolescents reported more somatic comorbidities than those without any psychiatric diagnosis (comparison group). The most common somatic comorbidities among those with ADHD were allergies (43.4%), asthma (24.7%), and skin diseases (16.7%), which prevalences were significantly higher than those reported by adolescents in the comparison group. However the effect sizes of these differences were negligible (allergies: p=0.002, Cramer's V=0.08; asthma: p=0.041, Cramer's V=0.06; skin diseases: p=0.007, Cramer's V=0.08), raising questions about the practical implications of these findings. Allergies were significantly more common in both genders with ADHD (p=0.038, Cramer's V=0.08 in women and p=0.038, Cramer's V=0.09 in men). Additionally, men with ADHD showed a significant association with skin diseases (p=0.007, Cramer's V=0.12) while women with ADHD were significantly more likely to have migraine (p=0.038, Cramer's V=0.08). Notably, adolescents with ADHD reported significantly higher rates of uncertainty regarding the existence of diabetes, rheumatoid diseases, asthma (with negligible effect sizes), and thyroid diseases (with a small effect size) than those without any psychiatric diagnoses, suggesting heightened health related anxiety within this group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adolescents with ADHD reported more somatic comorbidities and greater uncertainty about the potential presence of additional somatic conditions compared to adolescents without psychiatric diagnoses. These findings highlight the importance of addressing both health literacy and access to healthcare. By focusing on this group, we cannot only improve their ability to understand and navigate the healthcare system but also strengthen their confidence in managing their own health.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1534280"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11850386/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143500547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1508846
Dan Li, Jin-Hua Jie, Hong Li, Xue-Mei Xia, Yilin Zhang, Yan Yang, Jianjun Xiang, Hai-Lin Zhuang
{"title":"The relationship between social support and depression among older adults with hypertension in urban communities: mediating effects of coping styles.","authors":"Dan Li, Jin-Hua Jie, Hong Li, Xue-Mei Xia, Yilin Zhang, Yan Yang, Jianjun Xiang, Hai-Lin Zhuang","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1508846","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1508846","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Older adults with hypertension are at an increased risk of depression. Social support and coping style significantly influence this risk, with social cognitive theory suggesting that social support can affect an individual's coping style, and coping style can affect the effective use of social support. However, the mediating role of coping style in the relationship between social support and depression in older hypertensive patients remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the inter-relationships between social support, coping style and depression in older hypertensive patients within a community setting, and to investigate the mediating effects of coping style.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted with 4211 older hypertensive patients from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. Participants were assessed for depression, social support, coping styles, and general demographic information. Pearson correlation analysis was employed to test the correlation between variables. Mediation effect test was conducted using SPSS macro program PROCESS with Bootstrap based Model 4, after controlling for confounding factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 4211 valid questionnaires were collected, yielding an effective response rate of 98.6%. The average depression score among participants was 7.99 ± 4.92 points, with 29.5% of respondents experiencing varying degrees of depression. Both social support and coping style were associated with depression in older hypertensive patients. Specifically, objective support, subjective support, support utilization, and positive coping style were negatively correlated with depression, with correlation coefficients of -0.159, -0.160, -0.145, and -0.163, respectively. Conversely, negative coping style was positively correlated with depression, with a correlation coefficient of 0.170. Mediating effect analysis showed that coping style played a mediating role between social support and depression. Social support negatively moderated depression through positive coping style (moderating effect =-0.020, Bootstrap 95%CI [-0.027, -0.138], mediating effect value was 15.87%), while it positively influenced depression through negative coping style (moderating effect =0.012, Bootstrap 95%CI [0.008,0.017], intermediate effect value =9.52%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Social support exerts a direct negative effect on depression, while coping styles mediate the relationship between social support and depression. Interventions to reduce depression in this population should focus on enhancing social support (across objective, subjective, and utilization aspects) and promoting positive coping strategies, thus strengthening psychological resilience and improving overall health and quality of life for older adults with hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1508846"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11850522/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143500549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1563989
Gudeta Mideksa, Elias Tesfaye, Yimenu Yitayih, Yohanes Sime, Kemal Aliye, Abraham Tamirat Gizaw
{"title":"Corrigendum: Mental health literacy and associated factors among traditional healers of Jimma town, southwest, Ethiopia 2020: a community based, cross-sectional study.","authors":"Gudeta Mideksa, Elias Tesfaye, Yimenu Yitayih, Yohanes Sime, Kemal Aliye, Abraham Tamirat Gizaw","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1563989","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1563989","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1304454.].</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1563989"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11850580/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143500500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-10eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1494369
Camilo E Valderrama, Anshul Sheoran
{"title":"Identifying relevant EEG channels for subject-independent emotion recognition using attention network layers.","authors":"Camilo E Valderrama, Anshul Sheoran","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1494369","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1494369","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Electrical activity recorded with electroencephalography (EEG) enables the development of predictive models for emotion recognition. These models can be built using two approaches: subject-dependent and subject-independent. Although subject-independent models offer greater practical utility compared to subject-dependent models, they face challenges due to the significant variability of EEG signals between individuals.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>One potential solution to enhance subject-independent approaches is to identify EEG channels that are consistently relevant across different individuals for predicting emotion. With the growing use of deep learning in emotion recognition, incorporating attention mechanisms can help uncover these shared predictive patterns.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study explores this method by applying attention mechanism layers to identify EEG channels that are relevant for predicting emotions in three independent datasets (SEED, SEED-IV, and SEED-V).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The model achieved average accuracies of 79.3% (CI: 76.0-82.5%), 69.5% (95% CI: 64.2-74.8%) and 60.7% (95% CI: 52.3-69.2%) on these datasets, revealing that EEG channels located along the head circumference, including <i>Fp</i> <sub>1</sub>, <i>Fp</i> <sub>2</sub>, <i>F</i> <sub>7</sub>, <i>F</i> <sub>8</sub>, <i>T</i> <sub>7</sub>, <i>T</i> <sub>8</sub>, <i>P</i> <sub>7</sub>, <i>P</i> <sub>8</sub>, <i>O</i> <sub>1</sub>, and <i>O</i> <sub>2</sub>, are the most crucial for emotion prediction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results emphasize the importance of capturing relevant electrical activity from these EEG channels, thereby facilitating the prediction of emotions evoked by audiovisual stimuli in subject-independent approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1494369"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11847823/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143491682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association analysis of suicide risk assessed with Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interviews' Suicidality Module in adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder.","authors":"Shuo Geng, Wen Zhang, Xiang Gao, Lele Qu, Xueping Zheng, Jian Sun, Mingdong Xu, Hua Lin, Xueyu Jia, Xu Zhang","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1546039","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1546039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Many adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder have suicidal ideation. However, the specific characteristics of adolescents with NSSI-D that contribute to high suicide risk remain unclear. This study observes the association between depressive and anxiety symptoms and suicide risk among adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder, and explores the mechanism underlying the high risk of suicide in this population.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder and their parents from a psychiatric outpatient clinic were selected to conduct paper questionnaires to measure their sociodemographic conditions. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interviews' Suicidality Module(MINISM) was used to assess suicide risk of participants. The Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS), and Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale(PHCSS) were used to measure depressive and anxiety symptoms, and self-concept of adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder. According to the high suicide risk cutoff value of MINISM, the sample was divided into high suicide risk group and non-high suicide risk group. We performed descriptive and correlation statistical and network analysis to study the types of depressive and anxiety symptoms associated with suicide risk and the mechanism underlying suicide risk among non suicidal self injury disorder adolescents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 112 non suicidal self injury disorder adolescent participants were included in this study. Severe depressive symptoms(OR=8.205, 95%CI=3.454-19.490) and severe anxiety symptoms(OR=3.926, 95%CI=1.613-9.554) are associated with a high risk of suicide. The father's college/university education(p<0.01) is associated with severe anxiety symptoms, and low self-concept(p<0.01) is associated with severe depressive symptoms. Network analysis suggests the centrality of anxiety symptoms and father's education level.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of statistical analysis suggest that severe depressive symptoms are related to the high risk of suicide (based on MINISM) in adolescents with NSSI-D statistical significantly, and anxiety symptoms and low self-concept are associated with depressive symptoms in NSSI-D adolescents. Interventions targeting anxiety symptoms in adolescents with NSSI-D may help reduce their suicide risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1546039"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11847866/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143491648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-10eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1463116
Ethel Siew Ee Tan, Hong Ming Tan, Kah Vui Fong, Sheryl Yu Xuan Tey, Nikita Rane, Chong Wei Ho, Zhao Yuan Tan, Rachel Jing Min Ong, Chloe Teo, Jerall Yu, Maxine Lee, An Rae Teo, Sin Kee Ong, Xin Ying Lim, Jin Lin Kee, Jussi Keppo, Geoffrey Chern-Yee Tan
{"title":"Evaluating the relative predictive validity of measures of self-referential processing for depressive symptom severity.","authors":"Ethel Siew Ee Tan, Hong Ming Tan, Kah Vui Fong, Sheryl Yu Xuan Tey, Nikita Rane, Chong Wei Ho, Zhao Yuan Tan, Rachel Jing Min Ong, Chloe Teo, Jerall Yu, Maxine Lee, An Rae Teo, Sin Kee Ong, Xin Ying Lim, Jin Lin Kee, Jussi Keppo, Geoffrey Chern-Yee Tan","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1463116","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1463116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The self-referential encoding task (SRET) has a number of implicit measures which are associated with various facets of depression, including depressive symptoms. While some measures have proven robust in predicting depressive symptoms, their effectiveness can vary depending on the methodology used. Hence, understanding the relative contributions of population differences, word lists and calculation methods to these associations with depression, is crucial for translating the SRET into a clinical screening tool.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study systematically investigated the predictive accuracy of various SRET measures across different samples, including one clinical population matched with healthy controls and two university student populations, exposed to differing word lists. Participants completed the standard SRET and its variations, including Likert scales and matrix formats. Both standard and novel SRET measures were calculated and compared for their relative and incremental contribution to their associations with depression, with mean squared error (MSE) used as the primary metric for measuring predictive accuracy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results showed that most SRET measures significantly predicted depressive symptoms in clinical populations but not in healthy populations. Notably, models with task modifications, such as Matrix Endorsement Bias and Likert Endorsement Sum Bias, achieved the lowest mean squared error (MSE), indicating better predictive accuracy compared to standard Endorsement Bias measures.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings imply that task modifications such as utilising Likert-response options and the use of longer word lists may enhance the effectiveness of screening methods in both clinical and research settings, potentially improving early detection and intervention for depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"15 ","pages":"1463116"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11847881/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143491661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-02-10eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1536553
Shulai Luo, Jiangtao Hu, Junshuai Zhang, Zhengyang Mei, Zhongjian Tang, Shi Luo
{"title":"The correlation between resilience and mental health of adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Shulai Luo, Jiangtao Hu, Junshuai Zhang, Zhengyang Mei, Zhongjian Tang, Shi Luo","doi":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1536553","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1536553","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 10-25 exhibit an increased prevalence of mental health disorders. Resilience has been well established as a positive factor in promoting and protecting mental health. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the correlation between resilience and mental health in AYAs by including relevant observational studies. Additionally, it explored potential moderators such as percentage of female participants, sample regions, and resilience measurements.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive search of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus databases was conducted until September 2024. CMA 3.0 software was used to perform meta-analysis, publication bias and sensitivity analysis of the included studies, and the moderating effect was verified by meta-analysis of variance (ANOVA).</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Nineteen studies involving a total of 17,746 participants were included, and the summary effect sizes from the random effect model showed that resilience among AYAs had a correlation coefficient of -0.391 with negative indicators of mental health (95% CI: - 0.469, - 0.308, p < 0.001), and a correlation coefficient of 0.499 with positive indicators of mental health (95% CI: 0.400, 0.586, p < 0.001). Additionally, sample regions and resilience measurements significantly moderated the correlation between resilience and positive indicators of mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Resilience in AYAs showed a moderately negative correlation with negative indicators of mental health and a moderately strong positive correlation with positive indicators of mental health. The findings strengthened the basis for future resilience research in AYAs aged 10-25, highlighting the potential of resilience to help mitigate the increasing mental health challenges faced by this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":12605,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychiatry","volume":"16 ","pages":"1536553"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11848722/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143491727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}