Emma Karjalainen, Mika Niemelä, Helinä Hakko, Karl-Erik Wahlberg, Sami Räsänen
{"title":"The Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia: differences in somatic diseases and conditions between adoptees with high or low genetic risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorders.","authors":"Emma Karjalainen, Mika Niemelä, Helinä Hakko, Karl-Erik Wahlberg, Sami Räsänen","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2322495","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2322495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>There is some evidence that offspring of patients with schizophrenia have higher somatic morbidity, which is thought to be partially due to genetic links between somatic disorders and schizophrenia. This study explored differences in somatic diseases and conditions of adoptees with high genetic risk (HR) or low genetic risk (LR) for schizophrenia spectrum disorders.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study is part of the Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia. The adoptive research design used made it possible to examine how the somatic health of adoptees raised in similar adoptive families, is affected by their genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia. The study sample consisted of 373 adoptees, of whom 190 had HR and 183 had LR for schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Data on somatic morbidity were gathered from the hospital records and from the national registers of the Care Register of Health Care and the Social Insurance Institution.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The only statistically significant difference found was in genitourinary diseases, the likelihood being twofold higher in HR adoptees compared to LR adoptees (16.8% vs. 8.2%; adj. OR = 2.13, 95% CI 1.06-4.25, <i>p</i> = .033). Adoptees who were female and aged over 40 had a higher prevalence of genitourinary illnesses than non-adoptees.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The significant prevalence of genitourinary diseases in adoptees at risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorders suggests that some specific somatic diseases and schizophrenia may have a shared hereditary etiology. More research is required for specific somatic diseases in study populations that can differentiate between the effects of genetic and environmental factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"312-318"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140060002","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":"Sertraline versus venlafaxine combined with psychotherapy in trauma-affected refugees - a follow-up study on a pragmatic randomised trial.","authors":"Maria Barhoma, Jessica Carlsson, Charlotte Sonne","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2324357","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2324357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research on long-term pharmacotherapy for trauma-affected refugees is scarce. The purpose of this follow-up study of a randomised trial was to investigate the effects of sertraline compared to venlafaxine in combination with psychotherapy, 6 and 18 months after end of trial.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The primary outcome was PTSD symptoms, measured by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ). The secondary outcomes included: Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25), somatisation items of the Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL), pain on a visual analogue scale, well-being on the WHO-5, Sheehan Disability Scale, Hamilton Depression and Anxiety scales and Global Assessment of Functioning. Moreover, the shorter version of the Recent Life Events (IRLE) was adopted to obtain information regarding the patients' treatment and life events between the follow-up periods.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 195 patients eligible for intention-to-treat analyses during trial, 116 participated in the 6-month follow-up and 97 participated in the 18-month follow-up. The results of our intention-to-treat analyses revealed no significant long-term differences between the groups on the primary outcome assessing PTSD symptoms (HTQ). For the secondary outcomes significant differences were found at the 18-month follow-up in favour of venlafaxine assessing symptoms of anxiety, depression and somatisation (HSCL-25 and SCL), although only in intention-to-treat and not per-protocol analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>No conclusions could be drawn due to conflicting results between our intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses.</p>","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"353-361"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050005","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}
Søren Birkeland, Søren Bie Bogh, Martin Locht Pedersen, Jonas Harder Kerring, Lars Morsø, Ellen Boldrup Tingleff, Frederik Alkier Gildberg
{"title":"Variation in opinions on coercion use among mental healthcare professionals: a questionnaire study","authors":"Søren Birkeland, Søren Bie Bogh, Martin Locht Pedersen, Jonas Harder Kerring, Lars Morsø, Ellen Boldrup Tingleff, Frederik Alkier Gildberg","doi":"10.1080/08039488.2024.2341928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2024.2341928","url":null,"abstract":"Even if coercive measures are widely applied in psychiatry and have numerous well-known drawbacks, there is limited known on the agreement among mental healthcare professionals’ opinions on their u...","PeriodicalId":19201,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140579881","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}
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}