Gurbhej Singh, Jonathan Pommer Hansen, Ditte Hulgaard, Mads Damkjær, Erik Christiansen
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on self-poisoning behaviour with mild analgesics in Danish youth","authors":"Gurbhej Singh, Jonathan Pommer Hansen, Ditte Hulgaard, Mads Damkjær, Erik Christiansen","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2339433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2024.2339433","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the implementation of precautions to contain the disease, including lockdowns and social isolation. Previous studies have investigated suicide rates among children an...","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140580036","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}
Sheilagh Hodgins, Fredrik Sivertsson, Amber Beckley, Mimosa Luigi, Christoffer Carlsson
{"title":"The burden for clinical services of persons with an intellectual disability or mental disorder convicted of criminal offences: A birth cohort study of 14,605 persons followed to age 64","authors":"Sheilagh Hodgins, Fredrik Sivertsson, Amber Beckley, Mimosa Luigi, Christoffer Carlsson","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2337192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2024.2337192","url":null,"abstract":"Intellectual disability (ID), schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD), bipolar disorder (BD), substance use disorder (SUD), and other mental disorders (OMDs) are associated with increased risks of cr...","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140579771","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 volumetric abnormalities in subcortical L-HPA axis structures in pediatric generalized anxiety disorder","authors":"Alexander Tobias Ysbæk-Nielsen","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2335980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2024.2335980","url":null,"abstract":"Pediatric generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is debilitating and increasingly prevalent, yet its etiology remains unclear. Some believe the disorder to be propagated by chronic dysregulation of the...","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140579782","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}
Malene Eiberg Holm, Louise Dorner Østergaard, Kate Aamund, Kim Jørgensen, Julie Midtgaard, Maj Vinberg, Merete Nordentoft
{"title":"What methods are used in research of firsthand experiences with online self-harming and suicidal behavior? A scoping review.","authors":"Malene Eiberg Holm, Louise Dorner Østergaard, Kate Aamund, Kim Jørgensen, Julie Midtgaard, Maj Vinberg, Merete Nordentoft","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2306504","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2306504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Online self-harming and suicidal behavior is a novel and rapidly increasing phenomenon warranting comprehensive mapping of used research methods.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To identify and map how knowledge on online self-harming and suicidal behavior is gathered, including how data are collected e.g. questionnaires and interviews.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Scoping Reviews in tandem with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A keyword search of three electronic databases was conducted on two occasions, yielding 5422 records. Following duplicate removal, the records were screened based on the following inclusion criterions; (1) in English or Nordic language and published between 2011-2022, (2) presenting results for self-harming and/or suicidal behavior on social media and (3) using tools for either interview or questionnaire aiming at assessment of the experience of online self-harming and suicidal behavior from the perspective of the person who engages in the behavior. A total of 64 articles were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>45 used questionnaires, 17 used interviews, and two studies mixed the two approaches. 17% of the studies had made some effort to ensure validity within the questionnaires and 15.8% gave full access to the interview guide.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Research into online self-harming and suicidal behavior is characterized by a lack of validated measurements and methodological transparency. The results emphasize a need for further development, testing, and validation of questionnaires and greater openness and reflexivity in qualitative methodology to enable cross-study comparison and advance knowledge of this complex phenomenon.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"165-180"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139544851","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":"School belonging and depressive symptoms: the mediating roles of social inclusion and loneliness.","authors":"Meysam Haddadi Barzoki","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2304067","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2304067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Loneliness and depressive symptoms are prevalent among Finns.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study, which analyzes nationwide data from 149,986 students aged 13-18 years in Finland, focuses on the mediating effects of social inclusion and loneliness in the association between school belonging and depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Method and results: </strong>The analysis of variance showed that boys reported higher levels of school belonging and social inclusion, whereas girls reported higher levels of loneliness and depressive symptoms. Mediation analysis showed that social inclusion and loneliness partially mediated the effect of school belonging on depressive symptoms, but that social inclusion's effect was much greater than loneliness's. By focusing on the moderating role of sex, it was discovered that social inclusion significantly mediated depressive symptoms in girls more than boys.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The importance of social inclusion in preventing depressive symptoms was highlighted in the discussion.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"205-211"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139513465","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}
M Lindén, H D Braude, J Herlofson, J Nordgaard, R E Kelly, J Eberhard
{"title":"Elephants, bushes, hot porridge… and clinical intuition?","authors":"M Lindén, H D Braude, J Herlofson, J Nordgaard, R E Kelly, J Eberhard","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2023.2283476","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2023.2283476","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"163-164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138445601","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}
Miriam Kristine Sandvik, Ragnar Nesvåg, Jacob Jorem, Lars Lien
{"title":"Which factors affect job satisfaction of doctors in psychiatry?","authors":"Miriam Kristine Sandvik, Ragnar Nesvåg, Jacob Jorem, Lars Lien","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2303314","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2303314","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent reports have described challenges in retaining and recruiting psychiatrists in public mental health care. To improve the work situation for doctors, the Norwegian Psychiatric Association (NPA) conducted surveys to explore job satisfaction among its members. The purpose of this study is to explore how doctors in mental health services perceive their work, and factors affecting their job satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A Questback survey was sent to all employed members of NPA in June 2020 and in December 2021. In the first survey, 670 members (37%) responded and 903 (43%) in the second. Job satisfaction was measured on a Likert scale from one to five. Linear regression was used to examine associations between work-related factors and job satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2021, more than half of the respondents (56%) were satisfied, 16% were dissatisfied and 27% were neutral. The oldest and youngest doctors were most satisfied (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Partial treatment responsibility was related to reduced job satisfaction (<i>β</i> = -0.23, <i>p</i> < 0.001) as well as access to an experienced colleague (<i>β</i> = 0.39, <i>p</i> < 0.001), time for direct patient contact (<i>β</i> = 0.17, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and ability to treat patients in a satisfactory manner (<i>β</i> = 0.52, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Job satisfaction decreased from 2020 to 2021.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Psychiatrists seem to be torn between treating their own patients and having medically responsible for other therapists' patients. Time for patient contact and discussions with colleagues are crucial for psychiatrists' well-being at work.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"198-204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139513433","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}
Ann Christin Andersen, Anne Mari Sund, Per Hove Thomsen, Stian Lydersen, Susan Young, Torunn Stene Nøvik
{"title":"One year follow-up of participants in a randomised controlled trial of a CBT-based group therapy programme for adolescents diagnosed with ADHD.","authors":"Ann Christin Andersen, Anne Mari Sund, Per Hove Thomsen, Stian Lydersen, Susan Young, Torunn Stene Nøvik","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2301774","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2301774","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescents with ADHD often struggle on many areas of their lives and have a high risk of adverse outcomes and negative life trajectories. Multimodal treatment including psychosocial interventions is recommended but evidence regarding effect of such interventions is still limited.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This study was a follow-up study of adolescents participating in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a group intervention based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Participants were adolescents diagnosed with ADHD and still impaired by their symptoms after standard treatment including psychoeducation and medication. All participants were interviewed by telephone one year after inclusion, and outcome measures included both quantitative and qualitative measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 100 adolescents included in the study. We found no significant differences between treatment and control group on measures of ADHD-symptoms, self-efficacy, overall problems, global psychosocial functioning, or symptom severity at one-year follow-up. Still, participants in the intervention group reported on positive gains and that they learned a lot about ADHD and themselves.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The intervention delivered in this trial failed to show a treatment effect on symptom level when added to standard care. Participants did however report on positive gains and felt they learned a lot. More research is needed to explore how the programme and delivery of treatment might be improved, and which patients might benefit the most from this type of interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"189-197"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730127","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":"Comparisons of clinical subtypes, symptom severity, global functioning, emotional and behavior problems, and CPT test profiles in children and adolescents with ADHD with and without co-occurring internet gaming disorder.","authors":"Ezgi Karagoz Tanigor, Aylin Ozbek, Gonca Ozyurt, Aynur Pekcanlar Akay","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2311705","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2311705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to assess whether the presence of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is associated with disease severity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) presentation, emotional problems, behavioral problems, and CPT profile in patients with ADHD.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Forty children with IGD and sixty-four patients without IGD were included in the study, all of whom had a diagnosis of ADHD. Comorbid psychiatric disorders were determined using The Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS). Conners's Parent Rating Scale-Revised Short form (CPRS-RS), The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Internet Gaming Disorder Questionnaire (IGD-20), and MOXO Continuous Performance Test (MOXO d-CPT) were performed on the children, and Clinical Global Impression (CGI), Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS), comorbidities and ADHD presentations were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The IGD group was found to have the combined presentation of ADHD more commonly, and their CGI, CGAS, SDQ behavior problems subscale, cognitive problems, attention problems, and ADHD index in the CPRS-RS questionnaire were found to be higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05). No differences were found in attention, timing, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity scores in CPT between groups (<i>p</i> > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study has shown that children with both ADHD and IGD had more severe symptoms, more behavioral problems, and differences regarding the prevalence of the ADHD presentations when compared to children having ADHD without IGD. Longitudinal studies with higher sample sizes are required to investigate this possible connection in the context of a cause-effect relationship and draw a conclusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"247-254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139692477","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}
Matias Laurila, Olavi Lindfors, Paul Knekt, Erkki Heinonen
{"title":"The effect of individual short- and long-term psychotherapy on perceived social support: analysis of secondary outcomes of a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Matias Laurila, Olavi Lindfors, Paul Knekt, Erkki Heinonen","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2306229","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2306229","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Social support is important for maintaining and restoring psychological well-being but the effects of individual psychotherapies on perceived social support are not well known. In this analysis of secondary outcomes from a randomized clinical study, we compared the effects of long-term psychotherapy and two short-term psychotherapies on social support during a 5-year follow-up.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Altogether 326 adult outpatients suffering from depressive and/or anxiety disorders were randomly assigned to long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LPP, <i>n</i> = 126), short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (SPP, <i>n</i> = 101) and solution-focused therapy (SFT, <i>n</i> = 97). Outcome was measured by the global index and six subscores of the self-reported Brief Inventory of Social Support and Integration scale (BISSI) at baseline and at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years after the beginning of the therapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Social support improved in all therapy groups and the improvement was relatively stable, lasting several years after the end of therapy. Little difference in improvement was observed either between therapy orientations or durations.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While no major differences were observed between treatment groups, the slight differences call for further research to verify these findings and to better understand how different therapies may improve perceived social support.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"230-237"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139697960","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}