Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02340-5
Deodata V. Mtenga
{"title":"A review on how the strategies to control COVID-19 pandemic work in different countries in the world","authors":"Deodata V. Mtenga","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02340-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02340-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86373248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02284-3
J. Puzhakkal, Soumya P. Thomas, R. Kallivayalil, R. Aravindakshan, Joice Geo, Fazal A. Mohammed, Sharon P. Thomas, Arati Suseelan, Tomy David
{"title":"Cognition and psychosocial functioning in BPAD with and without psychotic features following an acute episode: a comparative prospective study at 0, 3 and 6 months","authors":"J. Puzhakkal, Soumya P. Thomas, R. Kallivayalil, R. Aravindakshan, Joice Geo, Fazal A. Mohammed, Sharon P. Thomas, Arati Suseelan, Tomy David","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02284-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02284-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87462276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02312-0
Rita CERUTTI, Valentina SPENSIERI, Simone AMENDOLA, Giuseppe S. BIUSO, Alessia RENZI, Aldo GAMBARDELLA, Renata TAMBELLI
{"title":"Clinical symptoms in pre-COVID-19 pandemic versus COVID-19 pandemic samples of Italian university students","authors":"Rita CERUTTI, Valentina SPENSIERI, Simone AMENDOLA, Giuseppe S. BIUSO, Alessia RENZI, Aldo GAMBARDELLA, Renata TAMBELLI","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02312-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02312-0","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Recent studies on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed that university students are in a more vulnerable position in terms of their mental health. METHODS: The aim of this study is to examine differences in clinical symptoms and psychological distress comparing two groups of university students seeking psychological intervention at a University Psychological Counselling Center before the COVID-19 pandemic period and during the pandemic. A sample of 187 students was distributed into two groups: Pre-COVID-19 pandemic (N.=115) and COVID-19 pandemic (N.=72). The Personality Inventory-Brief Form for DSM-5 was used to measure personality traits; the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised was used to assess clinical symptoms and the Outcome Questionnaire-45 explored important psychological distress.RESULTS: Findings highlighted higher levels of clinical symptoms in COVID-19 pandemic students than in pre-pandemic ones. Conversely, the two groups did not differ in psychological distress. Data seems to confirm that the pandemic period had a negative impact on the mental health of university students seeking psychological help.CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate the need to monitor the clinical symptomatology of university students to prevent long-term psychopathology influencing academic functioning.","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135220299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02251-x
Valentina PAZ, Vicente CHIRULLO, Federico MONTERO, Paul RUIZ, Hugo SELMA, Gabriela FERNÁNDEZ-THEODULOZ
{"title":"Mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak in Uruguay: the impact of healthy lifestyle behaviors and sociodemographic factors","authors":"Valentina PAZ, Vicente CHIRULLO, Federico MONTERO, Paul RUIZ, Hugo SELMA, Gabriela FERNÁNDEZ-THEODULOZ","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02251-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02251-x","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have reported high rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms related to the COVID-19 crisis and the measures implemented to contain the virus spread. Even though restrictive measures such as mandatory lockdown were not applied in Uruguay, mental health could be affected. Moreover, sociodemographic and lifestyle factors could modulate this impact. We aimed to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on depressive and anxiety symptoms among Uruguayan people and examine the associated factors.METHODS: This study was conducted in a non-probabilistic sample of 1051 adults (aged ≥18 years) across Uruguay. Depressive (Beck Depression Inventory-II) and anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) symptoms were assessed along with isolation conditions, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle behaviors. Linear models were adjusted to analyze the data.RESULTS: Participants in our sample reported mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms and severe anxiety symptoms. Those who entered total isolation reported the highest levels of symptomatology. Also, as days of isolation increased, symptoms increased. Finally, sex, socioeconomic status, age, physical activity, sleeping routines, exposure to light and outdoor activities were shown to influence mental health.CONCLUSIONS: This study illustrates that the COVID-19 outbreak impacts mental health even in a country with mild lockdown. Our results highlight the importance of considering sociodemographic and lifestyle factors when developing clinical intervention programs to mitigate the current crisis’s effects.","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136170510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02330-2
P. Ferrara, Martina Vecchio, I. Cammisa, M. Zona, Chiara Di Sipio Morgia, Roberto Sacco, A. Ianni
{"title":"The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and nocturnal enuresis in children","authors":"P. Ferrara, Martina Vecchio, I. Cammisa, M. Zona, Chiara Di Sipio Morgia, Roberto Sacco, A. Ianni","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02330-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02330-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"28 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72628313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02299-0
E. Braithwaite, C. Cooper, Marc V Jones
{"title":"Home-working and e-communications with colleagues during COVID-19: impact on psychological health and productivity","authors":"E. Braithwaite, C. Cooper, Marc V Jones","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02299-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02299-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88700311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02321-1
Sarper İçen, Yasemin Taş Torun
{"title":"COVID-19 induced gaming disorder and food addiction perpetuating adolescent obesity: a report on three cases","authors":"Sarper İçen, Yasemin Taş Torun","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02321-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02321-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88577639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02308-3
Paolo M. CUNHA, Daniel G. da SILVA MACHADO, João P. NUNES, Bruno R. CAVALCANTE, Liye ZOU, Leticia T. CYRINO, Gabriel KUNEVALIKI, Alex S. RIBEIRO, Ricardo J. RODRIGUES, Luís B. SARDINHA, Edilson S. CYRINO
{"title":"Effect of resistance training on cognition in older women with differing levels of resistance training experience: Active Aging Longitudinal Study","authors":"Paolo M. CUNHA, Daniel G. da SILVA MACHADO, João P. NUNES, Bruno R. CAVALCANTE, Liye ZOU, Leticia T. CYRINO, Gabriel KUNEVALIKI, Alex S. RIBEIRO, Ricardo J. RODRIGUES, Luís B. SARDINHA, Edilson S. CYRINO","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02308-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02308-3","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: We aimed to analyze the impact of previous resistance training (RT) experience on cognitive function in older women.METHODS: Sixty-one physically independent women (>60 years) were assigned to one of the three groups: novice (N.=21, untrained individuals with no RT experience or who had not trained for several months), intermediate (N.=22, active individuals with 24 weeks of standardized RT experience), and a non-exercise control group (N.=18, untrained individuals). Novice and intermediate groups underwent a 12-week RT program for the whole-body (eight exercises, three sets, 8-12 repetitions, three alternate days per week). Measurements of cognitive performance (Stroop Test, Trail making Test A and B, letter and category verbal fluency test, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test) were performed before and after the experimental period. ANCOVA was used for the comparison between groups over time.RESULTS: Improvement in the scores of almost all tests was observed in both novice and intermediate groups after RT (P<0.05), while the control group presented worse MoCA and Stroop Test scores after intervention (P<0.05). Thus, both exercise groups showed significantly different scores from the control group (P<0.05). Interestingly, a larger effect size was found for the intermediate group (ES=0.25-0.66) than for the novice group (ES = 0.16-0.35).CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that cumulative effect seems to exist, with more experienced individuals presenting more significant improvements.","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136170512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minerva PsychiatryPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02246-6
Jyoti Yadav, Sudha Mishra, A. Nischal, A. Prakash
{"title":"Relationship between stigma, self-esteem and quality of life among patients with depression at a tertiary care unit of North India: a cross-sectional study","authors":"Jyoti Yadav, Sudha Mishra, A. Nischal, A. Prakash","doi":"10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02246-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.21.02246-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29829,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Psychiatry","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86880107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}