Social skills, executive functioning and social engagement
Schizophr Res Cogn. 2019 Apr 5;17:100137. doi: 10.1016/j.scog.2019.100137. eCollection 2019 Sep. The study explored hypothesized mediation of social interaction skills between executive functions and social engagement among adolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia. Participants (N = 92; 62% boys; age = 16.8) were assessed four weeks after hospitalization using previously validated scales. A regression mediation analysis followed by Structural Equation Modeling […]
Predicting Affect Classification in Mental Status Examination Using Machine Learning Face Action Recognition System: A Pilot Study in Schizophrenia Patients.
Front Psychiatry. 2019 May 6;10:288. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00288. eCollection 2019. Classifying patients' affect is a pivotal part of the mental status examination. However, this common practice is often widely inconsistent between raters. Recent advances in the field of Facial Action Recognition (FAR) have enabled the development of tools that can act to identify facial expressions from videos. In […]
Repetitive vs. occasional non-suicidal self-injury and school-related factors among Israeli high school students
Psychiatry Res. 2017 Nov:257:358-360. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.07.073. Epub 2017 Jul 31. The current study explored the relationship between non-suicidal self-injuries (NSSI) and students' perceptions of school among adolescents. A sample of 594 high-school students (54.4% male; mean age 14.96) completed validated self-reported measures. Students were divided into three groups: repetitive-NSSI (more than 6 occasions), occasional-NSSI (at […]
Effects of cannabidiol in males and females in two different rat models of depression
Physiol Behav. 2019 Mar 15:201:59-63. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.12.019. Epub 2018 Dec 17. The current study explores the therapeutic potential of Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound in the Cannabis plant, using both sexes of 2 "depressive-like" genetic models, Wistar Kyoto (WKY) and Flinders Sensitive Line (FSL) rats. Rats ingested CBD (30 mg/kg) orally. In the saccharin preference test, […]
The "Entourage Effect": Terpenes Coupled with Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Mood Disorders and Anxiety Disorders
Curr Neuropharmacol. 2020;18(2):87-96. doi: 10.2174/1570159X17666190903103923. Mood disorders are the most prevalent mental conditions encountered in psychiatric practice. Numerous patients suffering from mood disorders present with treatment-resistant forms of depression, co-morbid anxiety, other psychiatric disorders and bipolar disorders. Standardized essential oils (such as that of Lavender officinalis) have been shown to exert clinical efficacy in treating […]
A history of prolonged childhood sexual abuse is associated with more severe clinical presentation of borderline personality disorder in adolescent female inpatients – A naturalistic study
Child Abuse Negl. 2019 Dec:98:104222. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104222. Epub 2019 Oct 19. Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with high rates of suicidal and self-injurious behaviors and a substantial proportion of BPD patients have a history of trauma, particularly childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Objective: To compare the clinical presentation severity in female adolescent inpatients with […]
The association of non-suicidal self-injurious and suicidal behaviors with religiosity in hospitalized Jewish adolescents
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;25(4):801-815. doi: 10.1177/1359104520918354. Epub 2020 May 18. Religiosity may be a potent protective factor against self-injurious and suicidal behaviors. However, no previous study has addressed this relationship in adolescent psychiatric population. This study aimed to examine the association between religiosity and non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) and suicidal behaviors, among hospitalized Jewish […]
Evaluation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medications, Externalizing Symptoms, and Suicidality in Children
JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2111342. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11342. Importance: Childhood suicidality (ie, suicidal ideation or attempts) rates are increasing, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and externalizing symptoms are common risk factors associated with suicidality. More data are needed to describe associations of ADHD pharmacotherapy with childhood suicidality. Objective: To investigate the associations of ADHD pharmacotherapy with […]
A Nationwide Study Comparing Mental Health Professionals' Willingness to Try Hallucinogenic Drugs in Basic Research or Clinical Practice
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2022 Apr-Jun;54(2):177-187. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2021.1941444. Epub 2021 Jul 25. This study explored whether personal attitudes toward drug users are associated with professional approaches and whether the association between personal and professional attitudes varies across different mental health professions. Participants (N = 347) included medical (psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses) and other (clinical psychologists and […]
Examining the Use of Antidepressants for Adolescents with Depression/Anxiety Who Regularly Use Cannabis: A Narrative Review
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 4;19(1):523. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010523. Depression and anxiety disorders are two of the most common and growing mental health concerns in adolescents. Consequently, antidepressant medication (AD) use has increased widely during the last decades. Several classes of antidepressants are used mainly to treat depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorders by […]