{"title":"[The Significance of Dynamic Drawing Examination in the History of Psychology and Psychopathology of Visual Expression].","authors":"Zoltán Vass","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Dynamic Drawing Examination (DRV) is a method developed by István Hárdi, which holds a significant position in the history of the psychology of visual expression. Hárdi began to create this method in 1956 and developed it over 67 years. The DRV focuses on the dynamic process of clinical and drawing changes, distinguishing among various aspects including formal categories, content features, personality levels, and temporal changes. The method pays special attention to avoiding signes-fixed and prejudicial psychoanalytic interpretations. During the evaluation, participants are asked to create a human drawing, an animal drawing, and a free drawing, which are then assessed based on the principle of confrontation and comparative analysis. The DRV represented an important advancement in psychiatric and psychological diagnostics, as it was built on new perspectives instead of traditional approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"38 4","pages":"296-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139672864","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}
{"title":"Bupropion XL unapproved use in the prisons: Two cases focused on the bupropion pharmacology.","authors":"Róbert Oravecz, Matej Stuhec","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrund: </strong>Bupropion (BUP) is a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor frequently used in prisons. Although its positive effects on depression treatment are often presented, there are many questions about its approved use in prisons and similar facilities. In this context, this article aims to present two case reports of BUP XL unapproved use and a review of the mechanism of action, formulations, and the clinical profile of BUP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Two case reports. The patients' data for the case reports were obtained from their medical records. A PubMed search was conducted using the terms BUP, inmates, and efficacy to identify randomized and non-randomized controlled trials and case reports to evaluate the possible effects of BUP in prison settings. Only approved medications were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The positive effects of BUP XL on major depressive disorder treatment are well-reported, but few reports are on the pharmacokinetics of BUP XL in prisons. The exact mechanism of its effect on the central nervous system is predominantly connected with its unique pharmacokinetics.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This paper shows that BUP XL will continue to play an essential role in treating a major depressive disorder in adults in prisons and other related disorders, although a different treatment strategy should be preferred in patients with high addictive potential. Because of a similar mechanism of action, the most appropriate alternatives for BUP XL could be mirtazapine, agomelatine, aripiprazole, and quetiapine, although clinical trials are needed to confirm these alternatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"37 3","pages":"246-249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40574845","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}
{"title":"[Study of the Background Variables of Depression Among Female University Students: The Role of Online Self-Disclosure and Social Media Addiction].","authors":"Bettina Pikó, Hedvig Kiss, Dóra Rátky","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Mental health of university students has become a public health priority: approximately one quarter of them reported depression. Besides the classic risk factors, more studies are focusing on the phenomena of the digital world. As women are particularly at risk for depression, in the present study, we analyzed depressive symptoms in college girls exploring the role of online self-disclosure and social media addiction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected using a self-reported online questionnaire shared on social networking sites. The study sample consisted of college girls aged 15-30 years (N=237; M= 23.2; SD=2.8 years). Our questionnaire package included the Beck Depression Inventory, the Revised Self-Disclosure Scale, and the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale. In addition to descriptive statistics and calculations of correlation coefficients, the analysis focused on multivariate linear regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the multivariate analysis, we found that a specific pattern of online self-disclosure in relation to depressive symptoms emerges: in terms of the content shared about themselves, college girls prone to depression tend to be more likely to disclose less (quantity: ß=-0.12, p< 0.05), but deeper/more intimate (depth: ß=0.22, p<0.001), and also more negative (positivity: ß=-0.34, p<0.001) and less honest (honesty: ß=-0.29, p<0.001) information. Social media addiction remained a significant predictor along with online self-disclosure variables, but its role decreased (ß=0.15, p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The dangers of self-disclosure on social media platforms should be highlighted in prevention and treatment, especially because people with mental health problems tend to spend a lot of time online, which in many cases they find safer than face-to-face interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"37 3","pages":"200-206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40559176","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}
Simon Szilágyi, Lajos Bálint, Noémi Hajduska-Dér, Márk Bérdi
{"title":"[The Number of Deliberate Self-Poisoning Suicide Attempts in the First Year of the Covid-19 Epidemic in Budapest and Pest County].","authors":"Simon Szilágyi, Lajos Bálint, Noémi Hajduska-Dér, Márk Bérdi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In contrast to most other countries, in Hungary, suicide rates increased significantly in the first year (March to December 2020) of the COVID-19 epidemic. Worldwide, the burden of emergency health care tended to decrease in the first period of the pandemic. The main goal of the present research was to assess how the number of suicidal deliberate self-poisoning has changed in the first two years of the pandemic compared to the trend of the previous years (before March 2020) in the capital of Hungary, Budapest, and in Pest County (population approx. 3 million).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In our retrospective cross-sectional study, we analyzed the results of emergency psychiatric evaluations of patients admitted to the Péterfy Hospital Emergency Department and Clinical Toxicology due to self-intoxication. From the data stored in the hospital's electronic health care system, we recorded two variables: suicidal self-poisoning, that is, suicide attempt, and the gender of the patient. Interrupted time series analysis was used, which relied on negative binomial regression estimates. In addition, the leveling in the trends was examined by changepoint detection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In males, suicide attempts decreased by 16.6% compared to the pre-pandemic period (p<0.001). A similar and significant decrease was observed in females and the overall population. The trend change took place in August 2020 for women and the total population, and in October for men.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It is suggested that people who have undergone a non-violent drug self-poisoning suicide attempt are less likely to call for help, such as an ambulance. Alternatively, fewer had attempted suicide because they did not want to be hospitalized. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that the change in the examined trend (August and October) coincides with the beginning of the second wave of the epidemic in Hungary.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"37 3","pages":"215-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40559178","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}
Viola Sallay, Dóra Vajda, Gábor Pungor, Tamás Martos
{"title":"[Social anxiety and the use of environmental self-regulation strategies].","authors":"Viola Sallay, Dóra Vajda, Gábor Pungor, Tamás Martos","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The prevention of social anxiety alone and in the prevention of comorbid diseases is key. In the present research, we examine subclinical-level social anxiety from a previously understudied perspective, in its asso ciation with environmental self-regulatory strategies. We use the theory of favorite places to describe environmental self-regulatory processes. The aim of the research is to determine how subclinical level social anxiety is related to the environmental self-regulatory processes taking place in favorite places.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the study, we conducted an online questionnaire survey of 483 adults who were clinically healthy - 329 women (68.11%) and 154 men (31.88%). Respondents' social anxiety was assessed with the Fear of Negative Evaluation Questionnaire (BFNE-S), while environmental self-regulatory strategies were assessed with the Favorite Places Questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The extent of social anxiety was correlated with visiting favorite places in positive and negative emotional states, as well as the level of recovering and distressing experiences in the favorite place. Within the subsample characterized by elevated social anxiety, the pattern that visiting a favorite place helps a person regain his or her emotional balance primarily through the regulation of negative experiences was more characteristic. However, we found no correlation between the type of favorite place (e.g., place of residence, natural place) and the person's level of social anxiety.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The research highlights that individuals with subclinical-level social anxiety are particularly active in using environmental self-regulatory processes to achieve their emotional balance. In prevention and clinical practice, it is worthwhile to monitor environmental self-regulatory processes and support for related needs, with particular emphasis on place use patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"37 1","pages":"29-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40307973","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}
{"title":"[Recommendation for a programme transforming and improving mental health services - starting the debate].","authors":"Gábor Kapócs, Dániel Bacsák","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Today mental health services face various challenges for which they are barely or not at all prepared under current structural, functional and financial circumstances, while the mental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are yet to be fully recognized. In Hungary, health and social services provide mental health services collectively, although simul taneously: in many cases, vertical and horizontal cooperation tends to be incidental or completely lacking among treatment types and stages, causing perplexing patient journeys, significant regional disparities, and deficiencies in the necessary multidisciplinary approach. In our thesis, first we start from the definition of health by WHO, which brings well-being to the forefront, then we attempt to present a comprehensive assessment of the current situation of the Hungarian social and health care system regarding mental health, introducing international and domestic statistics along with foreign national public policy programmes. Finally, with particular attention to the recommendations of various professional programmes, we present a proposal for the reform and development of integrated social and health care systems. Along with delivering a keynote address, we hope to attract the critical attention of a wide range of mental health professionals with our proposed programme.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"37 1","pages":"64-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40307977","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}
Maria Abrahamsen Østhassel, Zsolt Demetrovics, Liza Janovicz, Renáta Cserjési
{"title":"Impulsive reaction to social distress.","authors":"Maria Abrahamsen Østhassel, Zsolt Demetrovics, Liza Janovicz, Renáta Cserjési","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psycho-physiological studies suggest that social rejection leads to social distress and favours impulsivity. We therefore investigated changes in behavioural impulsivity after exposure to social rejection by taking into account impulsive personality traits and changes to affective states. 30 university students were recruited. The Go/No-go task assessed behavioural impulsivity, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale measured impulsive personality traits, and Likert scales measured affective states. A video clip and a writing exercise were used to induce stress. We found that impulsive error responses increased significantly after exposure. Decreased level of excitement and of loneliness were reported after stress. Distress caused by social rejection increased impulsive behaviour, but the degree of this change could not be associated with trait impulsivity, and was reported subjectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"37 3","pages":"207-214"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40559177","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}
{"title":"[Attila József - psychoanalysis - Hungarian literary history. Interview with the 70-year-old Antal Bókay].","authors":"Tamás Tényi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>No abstract available.</p>","PeriodicalId":35063,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria Hungarica","volume":"37 1","pages":"92-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40307980","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}