Ewelina Barszcz, Maksymilian Plewka, Agata Gajewska, Aleksandra Margulska, Oliwia Gawlik-Kotelnicka
{"title":"Perinatal Depression, Labor Anxiety and Mental Well-Being of Polish Women During the Perinatal Period in a War and Economic Crisis.","authors":"Ewelina Barszcz, Maksymilian Plewka, Agata Gajewska, Aleksandra Margulska, Oliwia Gawlik-Kotelnicka","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2024.2447219","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00332747.2024.2447219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective:</i> The armed conflict in Ukraine and its impact on Europe's economy have led to an war and economic crisis, potentially affecting the mental health of women during the perinatal period. This study aimed to assess the severity of depressive symptoms and labor anxiety among Polish women in perinatal period during this crisis. <i>Methods:</i> From June 2, 2022, to April 11, 2023, 152 women completed three sets of online surveys-two during pregnancy (before 33 weeks and/or between 33 and 37 weeks) and one postpartum (4 weeks after childbirth). The questionnaires used to evaluate the anxiety and depressive symptoms included Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-2), Labor Anxiety Questionnaire (LAQ), and team-developed questionnaires evaluating war-related anxiety (WAQ) and global situation anxiety (GSAQ) Statistical analyses included U-Mann Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Wilcoxon signed-rank, Friedman tests and Spearman's correlations, with a significance level set at <i>p</i> < .05. <i>Results:</i> Among Polish pregnant women aged 23-43, 31.6% of participants experienced depressive symptoms, while 70.4% reported increased labor-related anxiety. Additionally, 24.3% experienced significant anxiety due to the war, and 25% suffered from severe anxiety related to the global situation. Positive correlations were noted between EPDS and GSAQ scores (<i>R</i> = 0.34, <i>p</i> < .001) and LAQ and WAQ scores (<i>R</i> = 0.21, <i>p</i> = .008). <i>Conclusions:</i> The prevalence of perinatal depression is high during war and economic crisis, underscoring the urgent need to improve screening for perinatal depression in Poland. Further, the manuscript did not discuss symptom patterns across the three time points.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"126-141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025449","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":"Behavioral Health Impacts of Disasters and System Changes Designed to Mitigate and Prevent Them: Historical Highlights from the Past to Inform the Future.","authors":"Mary C Vance, Joshua C Morganstein","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2504298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2504298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":"88 2","pages":"98-104"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188393","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":"Reloading the Matrix: An Integration of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches.","authors":"Harold Kudler","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2471212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2471212","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":"88 1","pages":"31-38"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701956","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":"Telepsychiatry in Academic Medical Centers: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Regulatory Landscape of a Hybrid Ecosystem.","authors":"Amir A Afkhami","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2499411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2499411","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":"88 2","pages":"92-97"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188395","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":"Getting Out of Our Heads: Building and Testing Models of Suicide That Go Beyond Subjective Self-Reports.","authors":"Matthew K Nock, Taylor C McGuire","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2471202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2471202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":"88 1","pages":"13-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701874","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":"Assessment and Management of a Gifted Child Presenting Mental Distress and Disruptive Behaviors: Clinical Report.","authors":"Marilia Pessali, Rosemeire de Araujo Rangni","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2024.2435206","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00332747.2024.2435206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article aims to report on the clinical care of a gifted child in the context of Health and Education. The child showed signs of emotional distress and disruptive behaviors, which were related to the school context. Based on the assessment that revealed this child was gifted, his acceleration by one school year was recommended, which in turn resulted in complete remission of symptoms. This experience exemplifies the importance of identifying giftedness in childhood as a guide for appropriate conduct, both in cultivating the good development of the child's skills and in promoting their emotional well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"71-76"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142840139","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}
Fethiye Kılıçaslan, Mehmet Emin Düken, Fatma Kızıldağ, Şevval Ocak
{"title":"Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Mothers of Children with ASD After the Recent Earthquakes in Türkiye: The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support.","authors":"Fethiye Kılıçaslan, Mehmet Emin Düken, Fatma Kızıldağ, Şevval Ocak","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2475550","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2475550","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and social support among mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared to mothers of typically developing (TD) children following major earthquakes in Türkiye. Additionally, to examine whether perceived social support mediates the relationship between stress and depressive symptoms in mothers of children with ASD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April 2023 and September 2023. The participants consist of mothers of children with ASD (<i>n</i> = 77) and mothers of TD children (<i>n</i> = 122). The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS program and Process Macro v3.5 package.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results of the study showed that mothers of children with ASD had higher stress and depressive symptoms and lower social support than mothers of TD children. It was revealed that the perceived stress predicted 29.0% of the perceived social support (R<sup>2</sup>). The perceived stress, along with the perceived social support, explained 56.6% of the variation in depressive symptoms in mothers of children with ASD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Increasing perceived social support for mothers of children with ASD could be an effective way to reduce psychological distress following a disaster.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"118-125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143658831","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}
Zeynep Özdemir, Erkan Acar, Barış Sancak, Burcu Goksan Yavuz
{"title":"The Associations of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion on Quality of Life for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, a Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey.","authors":"Zeynep Özdemir, Erkan Acar, Barış Sancak, Burcu Goksan Yavuz","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2472427","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2472427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between self-compassion, mindfulness, emotional factors and multiple sclerosis (MS) related quality of life among the individuals with MS in Istanbul, Turkey.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred and thirteen MS patients participated in this cross-sectional study. In the linear regression model, older age, higher levels of disability, and higher anxiety levels significantly predicted lower MS related quality of life (<i>p</i> = .045, <i>p</i> = .023, <i>p</i> ≤ .001, respectively). Mindfulness component of the self-compassion scale significantly predicted better MS related quality of life (<i>p</i> = .007). The self-kindness and mindfulness subscale scores of the Self-Compassion Scale were positively and significantly correlated with the total scores of the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life Questionnaire (<i>r</i> = .324, <i>p</i> = .003; <i>r</i> = .314, <i>p</i> = .003, respectively).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings indicate that a high level of self-compassion and mindfulness has a positive impact on the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis. Considering these effects within social dimensions, such as family and friendship, may contribute to improving patients' overall quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"105-117"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143658976","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":"Navigating Hybrid Work: Reflecting on Experiences of Mental Health Providers in an Academic Medical Center.","authors":"Elizabeth A Greene, Rachel Shor","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2499355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2499355","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BackgroundThe need to rapidly adapt to patient, learner and market needs during the pandemic has led to an expanded focus on telework and telehealth. Now, with increasing calls to return part-time to in-person work, there is a growing need for guidance on making the deliberate and thoughtful change to hybrid work. <i>Challenges:</i> Hybrid work introduces challenges related to physical space, education and supervision, and presenteeism. <i>Opportunities:</i> Hybrid work offers opportunities for flexibility, geographic diversity in learners and educators, autonomy, and mitigation of some of the challenges experienced in solely in-person or solely remote work. <i>Conclusion:</i> Our own experiences in navigating this transition in an academic medical center suggest that hybrid work can be a unique experience, worthy of its own body of literature. This article is intended to bring together and support conversations happening between individuals, particularly mental health providers, around hybrid clinical work and supervision. Our hope is to facilitate further discussion and identify possible areas of future research related to this evolving work model.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":"88 2","pages":"83-91"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188394","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}