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Which Dopamine Polymorphisms are Functional? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of COMT, DAT, DBH, DDC, DRD1-5, MAOA, MAOB, TH, VMAT1 and VMAT2
(2019-05)BACKGROUND: Many polymorphisms in dopamine genes are reported to affect cognitive, imaging or clinical phenotypes. It is often inferred or assumed that such associations are causal, mediated by a direct effect of the ... -
Whole-brain white matter organization, intelligence, and educational attainment
(2019-03)General cognitive ability, sometimes referred to as intelligence, is associated with educational attainment throughout childhood. Most studies that have explored the neural correlates of intelligence in childhood focus ... -
Why do patients with psychosis listen to and believe derogatory and threatening voices? 2 21 reasons given by patients
(2020-05)Background: Around two thirds of patients with auditory hallucinations experience derogatory 37 and threatening voices (DTVs). Understandably, when these voices are believed then common 38 consequences can be depression, ... -
Why Health Care Professionals Belong to an Intensive Care Virtual Community: Qualitative Study
(2019-11)Background: Clinical practice variation that results in poor patient outcomes remains a pressing problem for health care organizations. Some evidence suggests that a key factor may be ineffective internal and professional ... -
Why sleep matters for young people who may get depressed
(2020-04)Depression and anxiety are negative emotional states familiar to us all through personal experience. Less familiar are severe states of depression, in particular, which can actually shorten the lives of sufferers by over ... -
Will COVID-19 be the coming of age for point-of-care testing?
(2020-09)BACKGROUND As countries deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in varying ways, one area of agreement is the need to test for the COVID-19 virus in as many people as possible. Beeching et al have rightly pointed out that ... -
Withdrawal, dependence and adverse events of antidepressants: lessons from patients and data
(2019-10)Editorial. -
Women in psychiatry and women's mental health
(2021-11)Women are increasingly well represented in psychiatry as a profession, but data show us that it is not a level playing eld. Written by the Chairs of the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group (WMHSIG) of the Royal ... -
Women’s information needs around urine testing for urinary tract infections: a qualitative study
(2022-02)Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the commonest bacterial infections in general practice, with urine testing a frequent feature of its management. Urinary dipsticks are widely used, with urine culture the ... -
Worry Intervention in an Older Adult With a Persecutory Delusion: A Single Case Experimental Design
(2023-09)Background: This report presents the single case of Jack, a 67-year-old referred to our Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OA CMHT) for his distressing persecutory delusion and high levels of worry. Jack also reported ... -
Wound infections: an overview
(2021-06)In the ever-changing world of wound care and nursing, it remains apparent that chronic wounds are a growing challenge. Evidence shows that age increases the likelihood of developing a chronic wound, which supports the ... -
Young People who Self Harm: a Prospective One-Year Follow-up Study
(2016-12)Purpose: To explore repetition, service provision and service engagement following presentation of young people to emergency services with self-harm. Methods: 969 patients who presented to accident and emergency services ...