Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231352
Lin Cong, Zili Zhou
{"title":"Effect of Huo Li Su Oral Solution Combined with Zopiclone in the Treatment of Insomnia Symptoms.","authors":"Lin Cong, Zili Zhou","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231352","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Insomnia is a common symptom in subhealthy states. In patients, long-term insomnia symptoms can lead to decreased immune function, even mental depression, thus seriously affecting quality of life. Therefore, this study aims to observe the therapeutic effect of huo li su (HLS) oral solution combined with zopiclone in the treatment of insomnia to find suitable drugs for treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 161 patients with insomnia from January 2017 to March 2022 were selected in this retrospective cohort study. The patients were divided into the observation (82 cases, receiving HLS oral solution and zopiclone) and control (79 cases, receiving zopiclone alone) groups in accordance with therapeutic drug administration. The differences in the scores of the 2 groups on the Sleep Disorder Scale (SDRS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Fatigue Inventory 14 (FS-14), and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes before and after treatment were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No significant differences in age, gender, disease duration, body mass index (BMI), and other general data were found between the 2 groups (<i>P ></i> .05). The TCM syndrome, PSQI, FS-14, and SDRS scores before treatment of the 2 groups were not significantly different (<i>P</i> < .05). After 4 weeks of treatment, the TCM syndrome, PSQI, FS-14, and SDRS scores of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HLS oral solution combined with zopiclone can effectively improve insomnia symptoms and is superior to zopiclone alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322733/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of Nurse-led Telepsychological Intervention for Patients with Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Ting Luo, Zhenyu Zhang, Juan Li, YanJun Li, Wendan Xiao, Yanxi Zhou, Qian Jing, Lihong Zhao","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231492","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the study was to systematically evaluate the therapeutic effect of nurse-led telepsychological intervention on patients with postpartum depression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, and China VIP database were searched for articles on the effectiveness of remote psychological intervention in improving postpartum depression. The search time was limited from the establishment of the database to December 2023. The literature was screened, and data were extracted. The Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool was used to evaluate the quality of randomized controlled trials that met standards, and RevMan5.4 was used for meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 14 studies involving 1765 patients from 9 countries were included. Meta-analysis results showed that compared with routine care, telepsychological intervention can alleviate maternal depression (Standard Mean Difference [SMD] = -0.60, 95% CI [-0.91, -0.29], <i>I</i> <sup>2</sup> = 88%, <i>P</i> < .01). Sensitivity and subgroup analyses revealed that 3 studies using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale evaluation tool were the source of heterogeneity in the meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Telepsychological postpartum depression intervention can effectively improve postpartum depression, indicating that it has a certain clinical application value.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322730/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241520
Young-Jin Lim
{"title":"Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index 3.","authors":"Young-Jin Lim","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241520","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Anxiety sensitivity is associated with the onset and progression of various emotional disorders. The Anxiety Sensitivity Index 3 (ASI-3) is a self-report scale for anxiety sensitivity. This study aims to resolve the ongoing controversy about the factorial structure of the ASI-3 using exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), a newly advanced technique.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), ESEM, bifactor-CFA, and bifactor-ESEM were used to investigate the factorial structure of the ASI-3. Three hundred Korean college students (female = 195, age: 21.74 ± 2.34) filled out the ASI-3 and the Distress Intolerance Index.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The bifactor-ESEM model exhibited a model fit superior to the 4 alternative models. The general factor showed higher loadings and reliability and explained common variance than the 3 specific factors in the bifactor-ESEM model. Most items reflected the global factor, but 6 items (Items 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 17) from the specific factors had insufficient loadings. Moreover, the global factor of the ASI-3 was associated with distress intolerance scores, indicating adequate criterion-related validity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The factorial structure of the ASI-3 is best described as a bifactor-ESEM model for Korean college students. Additionally, the bifactor-ESEM model of the ASI-3 includes a strong global factor that explains a large amount of the observed variance in the ASI-3 items.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322669/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241616
Xiaoyun Guo, Xinqun Luo, Xiaoyi Huang, Yong Zhang, Jiawu Ji, Xiaoping Wang, Kesheng Wang, Jijun Wang, Xinghua Pan, Bin Chen, Yunlong Tan, Xingguang Luo
{"title":"The Role of 3' Regulatory Region Flanking Kinectin 1 Gene in Schizophrenia.","authors":"Xiaoyun Guo, Xinqun Luo, Xiaoyi Huang, Yong Zhang, Jiawu Ji, Xiaoping Wang, Kesheng Wang, Jijun Wang, Xinghua Pan, Bin Chen, Yunlong Tan, Xingguang Luo","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241616","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241616","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Schizophrenia is often associated with volumetric reductions in cortices and expansions in basal ganglia, particularly the putamen. Recent genome-wide association studies have highlighted the significance of variants in the 3' regulatory region adjacent to the kinectin 1 gene (<i>KTN1</i>) in regulating gray matter volume (GMV) of the putamen. This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the involvement of this region in schizophrenia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed 1136 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the entire 3' regulatory region in 4 independent dbGaP samples (4604 schizophrenia patients vs. 4884 healthy subjects) and 3 independent Psychiatric Genomics Consortium samples (107 240 cases vs. 210 203 controls) to identify consistent associations. Additionally, we examined the regulatory effects of schizophrenia-associated alleles on <i>KTN1</i> mRNA expression in 16 brain areas among 348 subjects, as well as GMVs of 7 subcortical nuclei in 38 258 subjects, and surface areas (SA) and thickness (TH) of the entire cortex and 34 cortical areas in 36 936 subjects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The major alleles (<i>f</i> > 0.5) of 25 variants increased (<i>β</i> > 0) the risk of schizophrenia across 2 to 5 independent samples (8.4 × 10<sup>-4</sup> ≤ <i>P</i> ≤ .049). These schizophrenia-associated alleles significantly elevated (<i>β</i> > 0) GMVs of basal ganglia, including the putamen (6.0 × 10<sup>-11</sup> ≤ <i>P</i> ≤ 1.1 × 10<sup>-4</sup>), caudate (8.7 × 10<sup>-4</sup> ≤ <i>P</i> ≤ 9.4 × 10<sup>-3</sup>), pallidum (<i>P</i> = 6.0 × 10<sup>-4</sup>), and nucleus accumbens (<i>P</i> = 2.7 × 10<sup>-5</sup>). Moreover, they potentially augmented (<i>β</i> > 0) the SA of posterior cingulate and insular cortices, as well as the TH of frontal (pars triangularis and medial orbitofrontal), parietal (superior, precuneus, and inferior), and temporal (transverse) cortices, but potentially reduced (<i>β</i> < 0) the SA of the whole, frontal (medial orbitofrontal), and temporal (pole, superior, middle, and entorhinal) cortices, as well as the TH of rostral middle frontal and superior frontal cortices (8.9 × 10<sup>-4</sup> ≤ <i>P</i> ≤ .050).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings identify significant and functionally relevant risk alleles in the 3' regulatory region adjacent to <i>KTN1</i>, implicating their crucial roles in the development of schizophrenia.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231416
Dan Shen, Long Lin, Yali Fan, Lu Zhan, Chenxia Dong
{"title":"Research on Depression in Children with Severe Bronchial Asthma: The Impact of Alexithymia and Somatic Symptoms.","authors":"Dan Shen, Long Lin, Yali Fan, Lu Zhan, Chenxia Dong","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231416","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231416","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The prevalence of depression in children with severe bronchial asthma is a significant concern due to its potential effects on illness burden and quality of life. This cross-sectional study aims to explore the relationship between depression and severe bronchial asthma in children, focusing on the impact of alexithymia and somatic symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study includes a total of 186 children aged 6-14 years diagnosed with severe bronchial asthma between 2008 and 2022 in our institute. Alexithymia was assessed using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 items (TAS-20). Somatization symptoms were measured using the children's somatization inventory (CSI). The Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) was used to evaluate depression. Spearman correlation analysis was used to describe the correlation between alexithymia, somatization symptoms, and depression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Children with bronchial asthma are found to have a significantly higher prevalence of depression, estimated to be around 16.67%. Approximately 98.92% of children exhibit varying degrees of somatic symptoms. Approximately 3.23% of children have alexithymia. The Spearman correlation analysis revealed that somatic symptoms and alexithymia were positive correlated with the depression. The correlation coefficients were 0.986 and 0.981 (<i>P</i> < .01), respectively. moreover, according to the results of multiple linear regression analysis, somatization symptoms and alexithymia significantly affects depression in children with severe bronchitis asthma (<i>P</i> < .01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that children with severe bronchial asthma experience a higher prevalence of depression, impacting their overall quality of life. In addition, the presence of somatic symptoms is prevalent among these children, further contributing to the burden on their quality of life. Moreover, somatization symptoms and alexithymia have been identified as a significant factor positive affecting depression in this population. Addressing these factors in clinical interventions may be beneficial for improving the overall well-being in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322671/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231497
Begüm Şahbudak, Birol Karabulut
{"title":"The Effect of Hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Maternal Stress and Attachment: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environment Effect.","authors":"Begüm Şahbudak, Birol Karabulut","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231497","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231497","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the effects of hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to congenital pneumonia (CP) on maternal stress and attachment, focusing on how the duration of invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation, length of NICU stay, and postpartum breastfeeding initiation time influence mother-infant attachment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Conducted among 30 mothers of 3-month-old infants admitted to the NICU with CP and a control group (n = 30), it analyzed the impact of medical intervention durations and breastfeeding initiation on maternal stress and attachment using statistical methods.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The maternal stress in the NICU group was significantly higher than in the control group (<i>P</i> = .014). However, there was no significant difference between the groups in attachment scores (<i>P</i> = .141). The study revealed that longer invasive mechanical ventilation (<i>P</i> < .001) and NICU stay (<i>P</i> < .001) significantly increased maternal stress. Maternal stress (<i>P</i> < .001) and breastfeeding initiation time(<i>P</i> < .001) exhibit a negative correlation with attachment scores (<i>P</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is crucial to implement interventions aimed at reducing maternal stress and fostering maternal-infant attachment for mothers of newborns admitted to the NICU. The sustained application of these interventions post discharge holds significance for the mental health of mothers and mother-infant attachment.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322731/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231486
Pei-Ying Li, Nan-Xi Li, Bin Zhang
{"title":"Vitamin D and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional and Mendelian Randomization Study.","authors":"Pei-Ying Li, Nan-Xi Li, Bin Zhang","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231486","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cognitive decline is a prevalent health problem in older adults, and effective treatments remain to be produced. Serum vitamin D, a commonly used biochemical marker, is widely recognized as an indicator of various diseases. Existing research has not fully elucidated the relationship between vitamin D and cognitive function. The aim of this study is to investigate the real relationship between vitamin D and cognitive function and to identify indicators that have a strong predictive effect on cognitive decline.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>At first, we used the dataset of the genome-wide association studies studying vitamin D and cognitive performance to conduct Mendelian randomization analysis. Subsequently, we employed linear regression and smooth curve fitting methods to assess the relationship using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Finally, we investigated other predictive features of cognitive performance utilizing a machine learning model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that a 1-unit increase in vitamin D is associated with a 6.51% reduction (<i>P</i> < .001) in the risk of cognitive decline. The correlation between vitamin D and cognitive performance is nonlinear, with the inflection point at 79.9 nmol/L (left: <i>β</i> = 0.043, <i>P</i> < .001; right: <i>β</i> = -0.007, <i>P</i> = .420). In machine learning, the top 5 predictors are vitamin D, weight, height, age, and body mass index.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is a causal relationship between vitamin D and cognitive performance. 79.9 nmol/L could be the optimal dose for vitamin D supplementation in the elderly. Further consideration of other factors in vitamin D interventions is necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322728/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241464
Ilaria Riboldi, Giuseppe Carrà
{"title":"Anti-obesity Drugs for the Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder: Opportunities and Challenges.","authors":"Ilaria Riboldi, Giuseppe Carrà","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241464","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most prevalent form of disordered eating, frequently associated with obesity. Both these conditions along with sharing overeating behaviour features can lead to substantial burden of disease and premature mortality. With limited specific evidence available on pharmacotherapy, since lisdexamfetamine is approved only in some countries, new drugs are urgently needed to provide physicians with efficacious prescribing choices when treating BED. Although unique mechanisms underlie psychopathological features of binge eating, including impulsivity, compulsivity, and emotional reactivity, anti-obesity drugs might represent an option for both weight management and symptom reduction in people with BED. The aim of this review is thus to provide a summary of available evidence on the efficacy of anti-obesity drugs for BED. After comprehensively searching for relevant studies in PubMed and the Cochrane Library, as well as for unpublished results in ClinicalTrials.gov, we included 14 clinical trials. Despite the limited sample size and the methodological variability, evidence from available studies suggests that most anti-obesity drugs, namely phentermine/topiramate, naltrexone/bupropion, liraglutide and semaglutide, though not orlistat, might variously achieve improvements for both body weight and severity and frequency of binge episodes. Findings from ongoing clinical trials are likely to provide further insight into the possible role of anti-obesity drugs for treating BED. Since these agents can hold the potential to be misused potentiating dietary restriction and pathological weight loss, it is crucial to promote responsible prescribing practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322710/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141986718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241526
Zhengjie Tang, Xing Yu
{"title":"Analysis of Influencing Factors of Major Depression After Spinal Cord Injury.","authors":"Zhengjie Tang, Xing Yu","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241526","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the risk factors of major depressive disorder (MDD) after spinal cord injury (SCI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with SCI in our hospital from February 2020 to February 2023 were selected as the study objects. According to the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score, patients with 36~75 points were included in the major depression group, and 0~35 points were included in the non-major depression group. The general sociological characteristics (age, gender, educational level, place of residence, family economic status, payment method of medical expenses, marital status) and disease-related characteristics (course of disease, cause of injury, neurological level of injury, type of injury, degree of pain) of all patients were collected, and the items with differences were selected for logistic regression analysis to analyze the risk factors for major depression in patients with spinal cord injury.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Totally 216 patients were enrolled in our study, including 45 patients (18.98%) had moderate-to-severe depression and 175 patients (81.02%) had non-severe depression. Univariate analysis showed that gender (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i> = 11.865, <i>P</i> < .001), course of disease (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i> = 12.967, <i>P</i> < .001), family economic status (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i> = 8.610, <i>P</i> = .003), educational level (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i> =15.287, <i>P</i> < .001), neurological level of injury (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i> = 9.013, <i>P</i> = .003) and pain level (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i> = 16.673, <i>P</i> < .001) were statistically significant differences between the 2 groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gender [odds ratio (OR) (95 % CI) = 3.986 (1.743~9.116), <i>P</i> = .001], course of disease [OR (95 % CI) = 4.033 (1.818~8.947), <i>P</i> = .001], family economic status [OR (95 % CI) = 3.136 (1.449~6.785), <i>P</i> = .004], educational level [OR (95 % CI) = 4.332 (1.998~9.388), <i>P</i> = .000], neurological level of injury [OR (95 % CI) = 2.848 (1.414~5.734), <i>P</i> = .003], and pain level [OR (95 % CI) = 5.767 (2.309~14.404), <i>P</i> < .001] were risk factors for major depressive disorder in SCI patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Gender, disease duration, family economic status, education level, level of nerve injury, and pain level may be the independent risk factors of MDD incidence in patients with spinal cord injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322723/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alpha psychiatryPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231495
Runrun Liu, Yingfang Wu, Haoyu Li, Zhiyan Chen
{"title":"Attachment Style Modifies the Effect of Spousal Support on Postpartum Depression in Women.","authors":"Runrun Liu, Yingfang Wu, Haoyu Li, Zhiyan Chen","doi":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231495","DOIUrl":"10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.231495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to examine the impact of spousal support on postpartum depression in women with different attachment styles and assessing if attachment style influences this effect.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From March to May 2022, 96 couples with late-stage pregnant women were randomly selected from tertiary maternity hospitals in Shandong and Guangdong provinces for a prepartum survey. Psychological assessments were conducted using the Adult Attachment Scale, Dyadic Coping Inventory, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Depression Scale. To examine the relationship between each variable and postpartum depression, univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were employed. Additionally, interaction analysis was used to analyze the interplay between different attachment styles and how spousal support influences women's postpartum depression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings revealed that even after accounting for confounding variables, prepartum spousal support was an independent predictor of postpartum depression (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.69-0.96, <i>P</i> = .015). Women with a secure attachment style showed a significantly lower incidence of postpartum depression compared to those with insecure attachment styles (24.2% vs. 46%, <i>P</i> = .037). In the secure attachment group, spousal support had a protective effect against postpartum depression (adjusted OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.36-0.91, <i>P</i> = .018), and attachment style emerged as a potential interactive factor influencing the impact of spousal support on postpartum depression (<i>P</i> for interaction = .029).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The provision of spousal support, especially to individuals with secure attachment styles, plays a preventive role in postpartum depression. This underscores the importance of considering attachment styles in interventions targeting postpartum depression prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":72151,"journal":{"name":"Alpha psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322732/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}