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  1. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a recurrent illness with high rates of chronicity, treatment-resistance, and significant economic impact. S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe), a molecule that is formed naturally in the...

    Authors: Alessandro Cuomo, Bruno Beccarini Crescenzi, Simone Bolognesi, Arianna Goracci, Despoina Koukouna, Rodolfo Rossi and Andrea Fagiolini

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:50

    Content type: Review

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  2. Valproate-induced hypothyroidism is a rare condition and has been considered asymptomatic. Here, we report a case of bipolar I disorder who developed symptomatic valproate-induced hypothyroidism.

    Authors: Tadashi Kanamori, Masahiro Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kaneko, Kouju Yamada, Hideyuki Kubo and Makoto Uchiyama

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:49

    Content type: Case report

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  3. Hypothyroidism is a common condition in the general population. While myxedema is a known complication, we present a case highlighting a late-onset presentation of psychosis with confounding cognitive impairme...

    Authors: Janette C. Leal and Allison H. Beito

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:48

    Content type: Case report

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  4. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Berhanu Yeshanew, Asmare Belete, Mogesie Necho, Shegaye Shumet, Zegeye Yohannis Maja and Dessie Abebaw Agnaw

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:47

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:12

  5. This study investigated the effects of Islamic religious and breathing techniques with heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback therapies on HRV and psycho-physiologic coherence (resonance frequency), depressi...

    Authors: Mohiadin Amjadian, Hadi Bahrami Ehsan, Kaivan Saboni, Siamak Vahedi, Reza Rostami and Daem Roshani

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:46

    Content type: Primary research

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  6. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Rajiv Tandon, William R. Lenderking, Catherine Weiss, Huda Shalhoub, Carla Dias Barbosa, Jun Chen, Mallik Greene, Stine R. Meehan, Laëtitia Bouérat Duvold, Celso Arango, Ofer Agid and David Castle

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:45

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:42

  7. Suicide ideation and attempt are more highly prevalent among medical students compared to the general population. Suicidal thought negatively impacts the quality of life, physical, and mental well-being of the...

    Authors: Getachew Tesfaw Desalegn, Mesele Wondie, Saron Dereje and Adanech Addisu

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:44

    Content type: Primary research

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  8. Shared decision-making (SDM) is a process in which the doctor provides clear and complete medical information to patients about their treatment, and patients provide information on his/her preferences. Patient...

    Authors: Andrea Fiorillo, Stefano Barlati, Antonello Bellomo, Giulio Corrivetti, Giuseppe Nicolò, Gaia Sampogna, Valentina Stanga, Franco Veltro, Giuseppe Maina and Antonio Vita

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:43

    Content type: Review

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  9. It is well established that the different antipsychotics used for schizophrenia symptoms differ substantially in their side effects. However, relatively little is known about the impact of these side effects o...

    Authors: Rajiv Tandon, William R. Lenderking, Catherine Weiss, Huda Shalhoub, Carla Dias Barbosa, Jun Chen, Mallik Greene, Stine R. Meehan, Laëtitia Bouérat Duvold, Celso Arango, Ofer Agid and David Castle

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:42

    Content type: Primary research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:45

  10. Perinatal depression is one of the important mental illnesses among women. However, not enough reviews have been done, and a certain consensus has not been obtained about the prevalence of perinatal depression...

    Authors: Keita Tokumitsu, Norio Sugawara, Kazushi Maruo, Toshihito Suzuki, Kazutaka Shimoda and Norio Yasui-Furukori

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:41

    Content type: Review

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  11. Impaired sleep quality affects judgment, psychomotor skills, memory, decision-making, concentration, and attention. It might also contribute to the development of new physical health problems, as well as exace...

    Authors: Yibeltal Getachew, Telake Azale and Mogesie Necho

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:40

    Content type: Primary research

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  12. The clinical course of schizophrenia varies among patients and is difficult to predict. Some patient populations present persistent negative symptoms, referred to as the deficit syndrome. Compared to relatives...

    Authors: Anna Michalczyk, Justyna Pełka-Wysiecka, Jolanta Kucharska-Mazur, Michał Wroński, Błażej Misiak and Jerzy Samochowiec

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:39

    Content type: Primary research

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  13. Previous research studies have assessed the relationship between attention to social information and peripheral (e.g., plasma and salivary) oxytocin (OT) levels in typically developing (TD) children and childr...

    Authors: T. Fujioka, T. X. Fujisawa, K. Inohara, Y. Okamoto, Y. Matsumura, K. J. Tsuchiya, T. Katayama, T. Munesue, A. Tomoda, Y. Wada and H. Kosaka

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:38

    Content type: Primary research

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  14. Depression is a major contributor to disability-adjusted life years (DALY) lost in the world. Dietary patterns are widely used to investigate diet–disease relations. In the current study, the relationship betw...

    Authors: Gity Sotoudeh, Firoozeh Raisi, Maryam Amini, Reza Majdzadeh, Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh Khorram Rouz and Maryam Khosravi

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:37

    Content type: Primary research

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  15. Metacognitive functions play a key role in understanding which psychological variables underlying the personality might lead a person with a severe mental disorder to commit violent acts against others. The ai...

    Authors: Valentina Candini, Marta Ghisi, Giorgio Bianconi, Viola Bulgari, Antonino Carcione, Cesare Cavalera, Giovanni Conte, Marta Cricelli, Maria Teresa Ferla, Clarissa Ferrari, Laura Iozzino, Ambra Macis, Giuseppe Nicolò, Alberto Stefana and Giovanni de Girolamo

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:36

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  16. Mood disorders in older people are an increasingly serious health and social problem, and their prevalence increases with age. The most common mood disorders are bipolar disorder, which is the occurrence of ma...

    Authors: Mateusz Cybulski, Lukasz Cybulski, Elzbieta Krajewska-Kulak, Magda Orzechowska, Urszula Cwalina and Beata Kowalewska

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:35

    Content type: Primary research

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  17. Patients with schizophrenia and related disorders (SRD) are more predisposed to having cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) compared to the general population due to a combination of lifestyle factors and expos...

    Authors: Mª Carmen Castillejos, Carlos Martín-Pérez, Antonio García-Ruiz, Fermín Mayoral-Cleries and Berta Moreno-Küstner

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:34

    Content type: Primary research

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  19. Mania usually occurs secondary to organic etiologies such as head trauma within a short time of the primary condition’s onset; however, there have been a few cases reported in the literature of long time spans...

    Authors: Hiroki Yoshino, Chieko Aoki, Soichiro Kitamura, Kazuhiko Yamamuro, Shohei Tanaka and Toshifumi Kishimoto

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:32

    Content type: Case report

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  20. The novel approaches to psychiatric classification assume that disorders, contrary to what was previously thought, are not completely separate phenomena. In this regard, in addition to symptom-based criteria, ...

    Authors: Sajedeh Hamidian, Abbas Pourshahbaz, Ali Bozorgmehr, Esmaeil Shahsavand Ananloo, Behrooz Dolatshahi and Mina Ohadi

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:31

    Content type: Review

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  22. Medical education is proven to be associated with a high degree of psychological stress. Different coping strategies used by students have been investigated on their efficacy. So far, studies on medical studen...

    Authors: M. Pawlaczyk, J. Siembida, K. Balaj and A. Rajewska-Rager

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:29

    Content type: Primary research

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  23. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in the legend of Table 2.

    Authors: Luca Steardo Jr, Mario Luciano, Gaia Sampogna, Francesca Zinno, Pasquale Saviano, Filippo Staltari, Cristina Segura Garcia, Pasquale De Fazio and Andrea Fiorillo

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:28

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:15

  24. In psychiatry, the information conveyed by diagnosis (i.e., the “type” to which the individual patient is reconducted) is in itself insufficient for therapeutic and prognostic purposes. Hence the need for a mo...

    Authors: Mario Maj

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:27

    Content type: Review

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  26. Mental disorders are common amongst patients in primary care. There are no published studies on the prevalence of mental disorders in primary care patients in Latvia. The purpose of the study was to evaluate t...

    Authors: Elmars Rancans, Lubova Renemane, Anda Kivite-Urtane and Douglas Ziedonis

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:25

    Content type: Primary research

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  27. Depression during pregnancy, the most prevalent mental health problem, can alter fetal development and has important consequences on the offspring’s physical and mental health. Evidence suggests increasing rat...

    Authors: Takele Tiki, Kefyalew Taye and Bereket Duko

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:24

    Content type: Primary research

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  28. Tardive dystonia associated with antidepressant use is rare and often under-recognized. We had an experience with trazodone, which is used for delirium and insomnia prescribed in general hospital, inducing tar...

    Authors: Yoshinori Kadota, Hikaru Hori, Michiko Takayama, Chikako Okabe and Naotoshi Ohara

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:23

    Content type: Case report

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  30. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and adolescence, affecting 2.2 to 17.8% of all school-aged children and adolescents. ADHD in childre...

    Authors: Getinet Ayano, Kalkidan Yohannes and Mebratu Abraha

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:21

    Content type: Review

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  31. Globally, more than 450 million people suffer from a mental or behavioral disorder. Psychiatric disorder and its duration, physical illness, family history of mental illness, previous suicidal attempt, unemplo...

    Authors: Abreha Tsegay, Ashenafi Damte and Adam Kiros

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:20

    Content type: Primary research

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  32. Depression is one of the most common and overwhelming mental disorder in patients with epilepsy. Despite its high prevalence, depression continues to be under-recognized and undertreated. This study aimed to a...

    Authors: Nigus Alemnew Engidaw, Lemi Bacha and Adamu Kenea

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:19

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  33. In a context of the potential epidemic nature of both diabetes mellitus (DM) and depression had negative effects in cases of disability and mortality. Coexisting depression had been linked to morbidity and mor...

    Authors: Teshager Woldegiorgis Abate and Haileyesus Gedamu

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:18

    Content type: Primary research

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  34. Substance abuse among young people has become a serious public health problem for years. The risk of relapse among illicit drug use is essential for developing adequate substance reuse prevention policies. The...

    Authors: Yu-Han You, Shing-Fang Lu, Chih-Pu Tsai, Mei-Yen Chen, Chin-Yin Lin, Mian-Yoon Chong, Wen-Jiun Chou, Yi-Syuan Chen and Liang-Jen Wang

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:17

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  35. Khat use is a widely spreading public health problem affecting the most economically productive population areas in Ethiopia. Khat use among students has been linked with mental, physical, social, and psycholo...

    Authors: Wondale Getinet Alemu, Tadele Amare Zeleke, Wubet Worku Takele and Shegaye Shumet Mekonnen

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:16

    Content type: Review

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  36. Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the most burdensome mental disorder, with a lifetime prevalence of 2.4%, with a prevalence of 0.6% for bipolar type I and 0.4% for bipolar type II. Several interventions have be...

    Authors: Luca Steardo Jr, Mario Luciano, Gaia Sampogna, Francesca Zinno, Pasquale Saviano, Filippo Staltari, Cristina Segura Garcia, Pasquale De Fazio and Andrea Fiorillo

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:15

    Content type: Primary research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:28

  37. The relationship between anxiety and dietary fat quality (DFQ) has not been well studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety disorder and fatty acids’ intake in women.

    Authors: Fatemeh Fatemi, Fereydoun Siassi, Mostafa Qorbani and Gity Sotoudeh

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:14

    Content type: Primary research

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  39. About 76% and 85% of people in low and middle-income countries with severe mental illness did not get management because of fear of expected discrimination. Studying the intention to seek help for mental illne...

    Authors: Berhanu Yeshanew, Asmare Belete and Mogesie Necho

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:12

    Content type: Primary research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:47

  40. Since an association has been found between diet and psychological problems, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dietary habits and psychological problems among Iranian adults.

    Authors: Zohreh Sadat Sangsefidi, Elnaz Lorzadeh, Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh and Masoud Mirzaei

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:8

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  41. For promoting mental health and well-being of individuals, it is important to investigate its association with personal values. However, in Eastern Asian countries, no study has yet investigated the associatio...

    Authors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Norito Kawakami and Daisuke Nishi

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:7

    Content type: Primary research

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  42. Mental distress is a mental health problem which includes anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms. Mental health problems affect society as a whole and no group is immune to mental disorders; however, student...

    Authors: Asres Bedaso, Bereket Duko and Tebikew Yeneabat

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:6

    Content type: Primary research

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  43. Despite the need for mental health surveillance in humanitarian emergencies, there is a lack of validated instruments. This study evaluated a sequential screening process for major depressive disorder (MDD) us...

    Authors: Danielle N. Poole, Shirley Liao, Elysia Larson, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Nathaniel A. Raymond, Till Bärnighausen and Mary C. Smith Fawzi

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:5

    Content type: Primary research

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  44. The rate of attempting suicide is growing due to the increasing social and economic problems and a variety of stresses taken by individuals in their lives. Helping people, boosting hope, and improving resilien...

    Authors: Somayeh Hashemi-Aliabadi, Amir Jalali, Mahmoud Rahmati and Nader Salari

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:4

    Content type: Primary research

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  45. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its more severe form premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are highly prevalent conditions, but there seems to be ethnic and cultural variances in their distribution.

    Authors: Petranka Chumpalova, Rossitza Iakimova, Maya Stoimenova-Popova, Daniil Aptalidis, Milena Pandova, Maria Stoyanova and Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:3

    Content type: Primary research

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  46. Suicide is a global public health problem which has significant negative influence on individuals, families and the society. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and rela...

    Authors: Lu Lu, Lingzhong Xu, Xiaorong Luan, Long Sun, Jiajia Li, Wenzhe Qin, Jiao Zhang, Xiang Jing, Yali Wang, Yu Xia, Yaozu Li and An’an Jiao

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2020 19:2

    Content type: Primary research

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  48. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is characterized by fluctuating cognitive impairments, recurrent visual hallucinations, the motor symptoms of parkinsonism and REM sleep behavior disorder. Various neuropsychiat...

    Authors: Sho Ochiai, Hiroko Sugawara, Yusuke Kajio, Hibiki Tanaka, Tomohisa Ishikawa, Ryuji Fukuhara, Tadashi Jono and Mamoru Hashimoto

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2019 18:29

    Content type: Case report

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  49. The presence of mental distress among students affects their cognitive, emotional, physical, and interpersonal functioning. Besides, it predisposes to substance use problems and finally affects academic perfor...

    Authors: Yosef Zenebe and Mogesie Necho

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2019 18:28

    Content type: Primary research

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  50. Studies on mental health are scarce from Arab countries, especially studies focusing on adolescents. In addition to the neurobiological and physiological changes that occur during adolescent development, psych...

    Authors: Btissame Zouini, Anis Sfendla, Britt Hedman Ahlström, Meftaha Senhaji and Nóra Kerekes

    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2019 18:27

    Content type: Primary research

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