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Breaking barriers into the future of (publishing in) psychiatry: The new truly Open Access journal empowering trainees
(2023-05)The European Journal of Psychiatric Trainee is the official journal of the European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees. It is a fully open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal which will prioritize work by psychiatric ... -
Incidence of Epilepsy and Seizures Over the First 6 Months After a COVID-19 Diagnosis
(2022-11)Background and Objectives The relationship between COVID-19 and epilepsy is uncertain. We studied the potential association between COVID-19 and seizures or epilepsy in the 6 months after infection. Methods We applied ... -
Simulated virtual on-call training programme for improving non-specialised junior doctors’ confidence in out-of-hours psychiatry: quantitative assessment
(2022-09)Aims and method To investigate whether a psychiatry-specific virtual on-call training programme improved confidence of junior trainees in key areas of psychiatry practice. The programme comprised one 90 min lecture and a ... -
Exploring the Barriers to Discussing Unconscious Racial Bias in Psychiatry Trainees
(2022-09)Racism is present in most aspects of our society, including healthcare. Differences in health outcomes, and in the quality of mental health treatment for people coming from ethnic minority groups have been demonstrated in ... -
Comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder in Forensic Settings
(2021-12)In this editorial, we start from the premise that the commonly held association of ASDs and violence is a misconception. We discuss topics that repeatedly arise in our clinical practice in treating men with an ASD and ASPD ... -
Depression and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: knowns and unknowns
(2021-10)The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health. Yet, the global extent of this impact remains largely unknown. By leveraging the best available data from surveys around the world with measurements of ... -
Incidence and outcomes of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021-07)There are concerns that eating disorders have become commoner during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Using the electronic health records of 5.2 million people aged under 30, mostly in the USA, we show ... -
My journey into mental healthcare as an international medical graduate (IMG)
(2021-06)Over half of doctors who joined the General Medical Council's (GMC) medical register in the UK in 2020 were from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background, and I am one of them. Having experienced clinical settings ... -
Cerebral venous thrombosis: a retrospective cohort study of 513,284 confirmed COVID-19 cases and a comparison with 489,871 people receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
(2021-04)Objectives To estimate the absolute risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in the two weeks following a diagnosis of COVID-19, and to assess the relative risks (RR) compared to influenza ... -
Six-month Neurological and Psychiatric Outcomes in 236,379 Survivors of COVID-19
(2021-01)Background. Neurological and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 have been reported, but there are limited data on incidence rates and relative risks. Methods. Using retrospective cohort studies and time-to-event analysis, ... -
Bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorder: retrospective cohort studies of 62 354 COVID-19 cases in the USA
(2020)Background Adverse mental health consequences of COVID-19, including anxiety and depression, have been widely predicted but not yet accurately measured. There are a range of physical health risk factors for COVID-19, but ... -
The effects of intramuscular administration of scopolamine augmentation in moderate to severe major depressive disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
(2020-07)Introduction:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common affective disorder. Currently established pharmacotherapies lack rapid clinical response, thereby limiting their ability to bring instant relief to patients. A series ... -
A Structural Brain Network of Genetic Vulnerability to Psychiatric Illness
(2020-05)Psychiatry is undergoing a paradigm shift from the acceptance of distinct diagnoses to a representation of psychiatric illness that crosses diagnostic boundaries. How this transition is supported by a shared neurobiology ... -
Mood Homeostasis, Low Mood, and History of Depression in 2 Large Population Samples
(2020-04)Importance Existing therapeutic options are insufficient to tackle the disease burden of depression, and new treatments are sorely needed. Defining new psychotherapeutic targets is challenging given the paucity of coherent ... -
Longitudinal cognitive performance in patients with Bipolar Disorder
(2020-01)Commentary: Neurocognitive impairments are a rather common occurrence in euthymic Bipolar Disorder (BD) patients. Understanding the degree of longitudinal stability of these deficits is vital in the management and treatment ... -
Cyclical Cushing's syndrome and the presentation of a Bipolar Affective state
(2019-12)Affective disorders are relatively frequently observed in patients suffering from endocrine disease. Thus, in Cushing's syndrome, the most common comorbid mental disorder seen is depressive disorder. The rarer cyclical ...
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