Background Severe mental disorders are associated with increased risk of metabolic dysfunction. Identifying those subgroups at higher risk may help to inform more effective early intervention. The ...

Objective Anxiety and depression are among the top contributors to disability in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), but little is known about their economic impact. This study estimates the economic ...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic led to major disruptions in society across many spheres, including healthcare, the economy and social behaviours. While early predictions warned of an increased risk ...

Introduction Mentalising, the capacity to understand behaviour via underlying mental states, is a key construct in psychopathology. While self-report instruments are widely used to assess mentalising, ...

Introduction Psychiatric conditions require long-term maintenance, and people with mental illness are often involved in care provided by multiple service providers. At the same time, reports indicate ...

Objectives This study aimed to estimate the frequency of depression in mothers during the antepartum and postpartum periods ...

Introduction Chronic caregiving stress accelerates biological aging, reflecting disease risk and mortality; however, the ...

Objectives To update UK studies begun in the early 1990s on the annual prevalence and incidence rates of autism in children; undertaken in response to a March 2012 press release, widely covered by the ...

Objective To investigate the epidemiology of road traffic injury (RTI) in Nepal for the period 2001–2013. Methods 2 approaches, secondary data analysis and systematic literature review, were adopted.

Introduction Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety are highly and disproportionally prevalent among university ...

1 Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan 2 Health Administration Centre, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan Background The impulse oscillometry ...

Objectives To explore how urinary (UI) and anal incontinence (AI) affect various aspects of quality of life (QoL) and the risk of depression 6 months postpartum, using patient-reported outcome ...