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Assessment of stress in caregivers of acutely hospitalized elderly and its relation to hospital outcomes 急诊住院老人护理人员的压力评估及其与住院结果的关系
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00385-3
Enas R. Mohamed, Rania M. Abou-Hashim, Heba Shaltoot
It is important to understand and identify the physical and emotional strain among caregivers of the elderly as caregivers may have much more strain and burden than non-caregivers, which subsequently may affect their well-being and the clinical outcome of the elderly they are caring for. To assess caregiver stress and its effect on hospital outcomes at the geriatric department in Ain Shams University Hospitals, a cross-sectional study was done that included adults, aged ≥ 60 years, hospitalized for treatment of acute medical conditions and their accompanied caregivers where the patients were subjected to complete comprehensive geriatric assessment while cares givers’ stress was assessed using Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire. Many elderly were found to need caregivers and the need increased with age as well as multiple comorbidities especially dementia, delirium, and urinary incontinence. Stress prevalence among caregivers is high (85%) and it increases with the age of the patients and the patient having several comorbidities such as cancer, neurological diseases, and sleep problems. Stress was also associated with high mortality of patients. As there is an increase in the elderly population with a subsequent increase in the need for caregivers who suffer from caregiver stress, more studies are needed in the future to highlight this problem and find ways to relieve caregivers’ stress.
了解和识别老年人护理者的身体和情绪压力非常重要,因为护理者可能比非护理者承受更多的压力和负担,进而可能影响他们的福祉和所护理老年人的临床疗效。为了评估艾因夏姆斯大学医院老年病科护理人员的压力及其对住院治疗效果的影响,我们进行了一项横断面研究,研究对象包括年龄≥ 60 岁、因急性病住院治疗的成年人及其陪同护理人员,其中患者接受了完整的老年病综合评估,而护理人员的压力则通过护理人员自我评估问卷进行评估。研究发现,许多老年人都需要护理人员,而且随着年龄的增长以及多种并发症(尤其是痴呆、谵妄和尿失禁)的出现,护理人员的需求也在增加。压力在护理人员中的发生率很高(85%),并且随着患者年龄的增加以及患者患有癌症、神经系统疾病和睡眠问题等多种并发症而增加。压力还与患者的高死亡率有关。随着老年人口的增加,对照顾者的需求也随之增加,而照顾者也承受着压力,因此今后需要进行更多的研究来突出这一问题,并找到缓解照顾者压力的方法。
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Early post-COVID-19 common psychiatric complications: role of basic inflammatory, coagulation, and clinical risk factors COVID-19 后早期常见精神并发症:基本炎症、凝血和临床风险因素的作用
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-27 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00376-4
Walaa Sabry, Maged Bhai El Dien, Ahmed Ibrahim Zakie Elsherbiny, Zeinab Mohamed El Nagar
The infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to the emergence of a novel diagnostic entity known as “post-COVID syndrome” (PCS). It is characterized by a constellation of medical and psychiatric symptoms that occur and persist for variable duration following the COVID infection. Among these post-COVID psychiatric symptoms are depressive and anxiety disorders, which were found to be the highest prevalence in the post-COVID period. The frequency and severity of post-COVID symptoms are correlated with the severity of the infection. Many inflammatory and coagulation markers have been involved in the severity of post-COVID symptoms and hence the development of post-COVID psychiatric symptoms/disorders. Limited research has been conducted to examine the psychological challenges experienced by individuals in the early stages of post-COVID recovery in Egypt, specifically within a timeframe of 1 to 3 months. The current study aims to estimate the occurrence rate of early post-COVID psychiatric symptoms/disorders such as depression and anxiety and to detect its association with clinical and severity parameters of COVID-19 infection. The current study was a comparative cross-sectional approach, from the chest department’s “post-COVID-19 follow-up” outpatient clinic at Kobri ElKoba Medical Complex in Cairo, Egypt. A convenient sample of adult Egyptian patients were recruited between October 2021 and June 2022. They were subjected to the following: a pre-designed questionnaire to collect the patients’ demographic characteristics, Arabic version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) to identify potential cases, Arabic version of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID I) Clinician Version (SCID-CV) and retrieval of essential related clinical and laboratory data like C-reactive protein (CRP), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII): (neutrophils × platelets)/lymphocytes), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and D-dimer and COVID-19 treatment lines together with a liker scale questionnaire to assess the severity of COVID-19 infection. Depression was found to be the most prevalent psychiatric disorder (45.6%) among the study participants, followed by generalized anxiety disorder (42.1%). Subthreshold GAD and depression were found in 17.5% and 14% of patients respectively. COVID was a major predictor of GAD (p 0.000), while being on antibiotics (p = 0.033), having cardiac illnesses (p = 0.007), and an increased D dimer (p = 0.022) were the most predictive factors for depression. COVID-19 infection has demonstrated an increased risk of mental health problems in multiple domains. It was evident that depression was the most presenting psychiatric illness among the studied sample (45.6%), while generalized anxiety disorder was the second most prevalent disorder (42.1%). And suicide was found in 9.6% of the study sample. It is worth noting that our results displayed a high prevalence of subthreshold psychiatric symptom
由 SARS-CoV-2 病毒引起的感染导致出现了一种新的诊断实体,即 "后 COVID 综合征"(PCS)。它的特点是在感染 COVID 后出现一系列医学和精神症状,且持续时间长短不一。在这些后 COVID 精神症状中,抑郁和焦虑症是后 COVID 期间发病率最高的。COVID 后症状的频率和严重程度与感染的严重程度相关。许多炎症和凝血标志物与感染后症状的严重程度有关,因此也与感染后精神症状/失调的发展有关。在埃及,对感染后初期(特别是 1 至 3 个月内)患者所经历的心理挑战进行的研究十分有限。本研究旨在估计 COVID 后早期精神症状/障碍(如抑郁和焦虑)的发生率,并检测其与 COVID-19 感染的临床和严重程度参数之间的关联。本研究采用横断面比较法,在埃及开罗 Kobri ElKoba 医疗中心胸科 "COVID-19 后随访 "门诊进行。在 2021 年 10 月至 2022 年 6 月期间,对埃及成年患者进行了抽样调查。他们接受了以下调查:预先设计的调查问卷以收集患者的人口统计学特征、阿拉伯语版的一般健康问卷(GHQ)以确定潜在病例、阿拉伯语版的 DSM-IV 结构化临床访谈(SCID I)临床医生版(SCID-CV),以及检索相关的基本临床和实验室数据,如 C 反应蛋白(CRP)、全身免疫炎症指数(SII):(中性粒细胞×血小板)/淋巴细胞)、中性粒细胞/淋巴细胞比值(NLR)和血小板/淋巴细胞比值(PLR)、D-二聚体和COVID-19治疗线等相关临床和实验室基本数据,并使用Liker量表问卷评估COVID-19感染的严重程度。研究发现,抑郁症是研究参与者中最常见的精神疾病(45.6%),其次是广泛性焦虑症(42.1%)。17.5%的患者患有阈下焦虑症,14%的患者患有抑郁症。COVID 是预测 GAD 的主要因素(p 0.000),而服用抗生素(p = 0.033)、患有心脏病(p = 0.007)和 D 二聚体增加(p = 0.022)则是预测抑郁的最主要因素。COVID-19 感染表明,在多个领域出现心理健康问题的风险增加。很明显,抑郁症是研究样本中最常见的精神疾病(45.6%),而广泛性焦虑症是第二大常见疾病(42.1%)。在研究样本中,9.6%的人有自杀倾向。值得注意的是,我们的研究结果显示,阈值以下精神症状的发病率很高。这些发现强调了对所有幸存者进行心理健康评估的极端必要性。
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Alexithymia, oral behaviors, and temporomandibular disorders: a dark triad? 亚历山大症、口腔行为和颞下颌关节紊乱:黑暗三重奏?
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-26 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00383-5
Nour Ibrahim, Wafaa Takash Chamoun, Abbass El-Outa
Alexithymia is a condition in which cognitive processing of emotions is impaired. Associations between alexithymia and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) have been described in multiple studies, yet the coexistence or influence of oral behaviors has never been addressed. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between alexithymia, oral behaviors, and temporomandibular pain disorders. A total of 264 participants were included in this study. The mean age was 25.70 ± 5.99 years, with a range from 18 to 65 years. Eighty-two (31.1%) were possibly alexithymic, and 93 (35.2%) were alexithymic. A total of 12.5% of the participants were at high risk for TMD. With respect to oral behavior risk, 62.5% were at low risk, and 35.2% were at high risk. Alexithymia appeared to be a positive predictor of TMD risk (p < 0.001). Participants with high-risk oral behaviors were found to have an increased likelihood of TMD risk (p < 0.001). Moreover, both high-risk oral behavior and alexithymia correlated with increased somatic symptom burden levels (p < 0.001). Pain disorders exert significant distress on individuals and lead to poorer quality of life. Understanding the association of alexithymia, somatic symptom burden, and coping strategies with oral behaviors and temporomandibular pain disorders can help improve the management of this condition. By tailoring the chosen therapy to the dominant co-existing psychosocial comorbidities in TMD patients, the risk of treatment failure or relapse may be diminished.
情绪失调症是一种情绪认知处理能力受损的病症。有多项研究描述了亚历山大症与颞下颌关节紊乱症(TMD)之间的关联,但从未涉及口腔行为的共存或影响。本研究旨在阐明lexithymia、口腔行为和颞下颌疼痛疾病之间的关系。本研究共纳入 264 名参与者。平均年龄为(25.70 ± 5.99)岁,介于 18 岁至 65 岁之间。82人(31.1%)可能患有自闭症,93人(35.2%)患有自闭症。共有 12.5% 的参与者属于 TMD 高危人群。在口腔行为风险方面,62.5%为低风险,35.2%为高风险。Alexithymia 似乎是预测 TMD 风险的一个积极因素(p < 0.001)。发现有高风险口腔行为的参与者发生 TMD 风险的可能性更高(p < 0.001)。此外,高危口腔行为和自闭症都与躯体症状负担水平的增加相关(p < 0.001)。疼痛疾病会给个人带来极大的痛苦,并导致生活质量下降。了解lexithymia、躯体症状负担和应对策略与口腔行为和颞下颌关节疼痛疾病的关系有助于改善对这种疾病的治疗。根据 TMD 患者并存的主要社会心理并发症来选择治疗方法,可以降低治疗失败或复发的风险。
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Assessing the influence of personality and health beliefs on variability of COVID-19 fear among Egyptians: a cross-sectional study 评估性格和健康信念对埃及人 COVID-19 恐惧变异的影响:一项横断面研究
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00379-1
S. Atwa, M. Bassiony, Mervat Said, Eman Fouad
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Research in mental health in the Arab speaking world 1920 to 2018 阿拉伯语世界心理健康研究 1920 至 2018 年
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00382-6
Elie G. Karam, Ahmed Okasha, Natalija Trojanovic, Josleen Al Barathie, Dahlia Saab, Natasha Hakim, Nada Abbas
The progressive improvement in the educational level of the Arab world has been accompanied by a surge of scientific productivity. Mental health research, especially in the last four decades, is one such endeavor. Mental health research output over almost a century, from 1920 to 2018, is reviewed. A literature review was conducted using PubMed, PsychInfo, Cochrane, and the IDRAAC search engine to identify mental health publications over the past 100 years. Trends of mental health research were explored over time with reference to country population and gross domestic product (GDP). A total of 3373 articles were retrieved. The three countries with the highest number of mental health publications in the past century are Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Lebanon, representing together 41.5% of the productivity of all 22 Arab countries. The top producers also had the highest collaboration rates with other Arab countries (20%) as well as non-Arab countries. The top three publishers per capita are Lebanon, Kuwait, and Bahrain. When GDP was factored in, the top three countries are Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia. Most publications over the last decade (80%) were in international non-local journals. The leading subjects of research were epidemiology, mood disorders, obsessive compulsive behavior, and mental health services. Arab speaking countries have been increasing their mental health productivity over the past 100 years; however, only a handful of those countries were relatively active. Those leaders also had the highest level of Arab and international collaboration. Investing in regional and international collaborations is a solid recommendation of this review.
在阿拉伯世界教育水平逐步提高的同时,科学生产力也突飞猛进。心理健康研究,尤其是近四十年来的心理健康研究,就是这样一种努力。本文回顾了从 1920 年到 2018 年近一个世纪的心理健康研究成果。我们使用 PubMed、PsychInfo、Cochrane 和 IDRAAC 搜索引擎进行了文献综述,以确定过去 100 年来的心理健康出版物。参考各国人口和国内生产总值(GDP),探讨了心理健康研究的发展趋势。共检索到 3373 篇文章。在过去的一个世纪中,精神健康出版物数量最多的三个国家是埃及、沙特阿拉伯王国(KSA)和黎巴嫩,共占所有 22 个阿拉伯国家生产率的 41.5%。与其他阿拉伯国家(20%)和非阿拉伯国家的合作率也最高。人均出版量排名前三位的国家是黎巴嫩、科威特和巴林。如果将 GDP 计算在内,排名前三位的国家分别是黎巴嫩、巴勒斯坦和突尼斯。过去十年中,大多数出版物(80%)发表在非本地的国际期刊上。主要的研究课题是流行病学、情绪障碍、强迫行为和心理健康服务。在过去的 100 年里,阿拉伯国家的心理健康生产力不断提高;然而,其中只有少数几个国家相对活跃。这些领先国家的阿拉伯和国际合作水平也是最高的。投资于地区和国际合作是本次审查的一项可靠建议。
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Translation and validation of the Arabic version of the Digital Stress Scale (DSS-A) with three Arabic-speaking samples 阿拉伯语版数字压力量表(DSS-A)的翻译和验证(三个阿拉伯语样本
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00387-1
Christian U. Krägeloh, Oleg N. Medvedev, Hussain Alyami, Hetaf A. Alammar, Ayman Hamdan-Mansour, Emad Alyami, Sharif Alsoudi, Marcus A. Henning, Mohsen M. Alyami
Given the ubiquitous nature of digital technologies such as smartphones, research has increasingly focused on the health outcomes of prolonged use of such technologies. The Digital Stress Scale (DSS) has been developed recently, but it is currently only available in English and Chinese, and validations in other languages are warranted. The 24-item DSS was translated into Arabic using the method of translation and back-translation. Using a general population sample (n = 1069) from Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Jordan, the psychometric properties of the Arabic DSS (DSS-A) were investigated using higher-order confirmatory factor analysis. The original five-factor structure was replicated for the DSS-A without the need for any modifications such as item deletion or reassignment of items to another factor. Reliability was excellent for the total scale score (α = 0.92) as well as for the five subscales (α ranged between 0.81 and 0.91). Convergent validity was supported by significant correlations between the DSS-A and psychological distress. The strong psychometric properties of the DSS-A imply that this scale can now be used with high validity and reliability to explore the role of digital stress and its sub-characteristics in Arabic-speaking populations.
鉴于智能手机等数字技术无处不在,有关长期使用此类技术对健康影响的研究日益受到关注。最近开发出了数字压力量表(DSS),但目前只有英文版和中文版,需要在其他语言中进行验证。我们采用翻译和回译的方法,将 24 个项目的 DSS 翻译成了阿拉伯语。利用来自沙特阿拉伯、阿曼和约旦的普通人群样本(n = 1069),采用高阶确证因素分析法对阿拉伯语 DSS(DSS-A)的心理测量特性进行了研究。在 DSS-A 中复制了原有的五因素结构,无需进行任何修改,如删除项目或将项目重新分配到另一个因素中。量表总分(α = 0.92)和五个分量表(α 介于 0.81 和 0.91 之间)的信度都非常好。DSS-A 与心理困扰之间的显著相关性证明了其收敛效度。DSS-A 具有很强的心理测量特性,这意味着现在可以使用该量表以较高的效度和信度来探讨阿拉伯语人群中数字压力的作用及其子特征。
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Mental health status of patients with bipolar disorder during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study at El Khanka Psychiatric Hospital COVID-19 封锁期间双相情感障碍患者的心理健康状况:El Khanka 精神病医院的横断面研究
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00381-7
Fiby F. Gabrielle, Heba H. El-Shahawi, Reem H. El Ghamry, Marwa Y. Basha
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a number of measures including lockdowns and social distancing. These measures affected mental health in healthy individuals and mentally affected patients. Studies examining the effectiveness of such strategies are still limited, and those with bipolar disorder (BD) are an especially vulnerable population. The current research aimed to evaluate the mental health status of BD patients throughout the pandemic, particularly as regards increasing the rate of relapse and appearance of other psychiatric comorbidities, and to evaluate and contrast the acute stress and psychological association experienced by persons with BD and those without mental diseases through the pandemic. A total of 103 participants were involved in the study, 50 in the diseased group and 53 in the healthy group. Concerning demographic data, there was significant variation among the two groups concerning gender, marital status, education, employment, and socio-economic status. A study of COVID-19’s association with psychometric data revealed a significantly higher score of IES-R in healthy participants compared to diseased. A comparison of COVID-19-affected patients and COVID-19-not affected patients revealed a statistically significant association between the IES-R median score result and COVID-19 effects. There was no significant distinction between healthy and diseased groups concerning scales of depression, anxiety, or insomnia. However, COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected routine life stress and acute stress measured by IES-R.
COVID-19 大流行需要采取一系列措施,包括封锁和社会隔离。这些措施影响了健康人和受精神影响病人的心理健康。有关这些策略有效性的研究仍然有限,而躁狂症(BD)患者是特别容易受到影响的人群。目前的研究旨在评估躁郁症患者在整个大流行期间的心理健康状况,特别是在增加复发率和出现其他精神疾病合并症方面,并评估和对比躁郁症患者和非精神疾病患者在整个大流行期间所经历的急性压力和心理关联。共有 103 人参与了研究,其中患病组 50 人,健康组 53 人。在人口统计学数据方面,两组人在性别、婚姻状况、教育程度、就业和社会经济地位方面存在显著差异。一项关于 COVID-19 与心理测量数据相关性的研究显示,健康参与者的 IES-R 得分明显高于患病者。对受 COVID-19 影响的患者和未受 COVID-19 影响的患者进行比较后发现,IES-R 中位数得分结果与 COVID-19 的影响有显著的统计学关联。在抑郁、焦虑或失眠量表方面,健康组和患病组之间没有明显区别。不过,COVID-19 大流行对常规生活压力和 IES-R 测量的急性压力有明显影响。
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Validation of the Arabic strengths and difficulties questionnaire in Qatar 在卡塔尔验证阿拉伯语优势和困难问卷
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00380-8
L. L. Gilstrap, A. Nazeer, M. Ather, D. Shahwar, I. Shaffeeullah, A. Magbool, M. W. Azeem
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a screening questionnaire to identify children and youth’s emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer issues, and prosocial behaviors. The objective of this study was to validate the SDQ-Arabic against trained clinicians’ diagnoses for the first time in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country by examining its ability to discriminate between clinically referred and community youth samples, and to differentiate between major categories of diagnoses within a clinically referred youth sample. We recruited two samples of 13–17-year-old Arabic-speaking youth and their parents in Qatar: a clinically-referred sample from a child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) outpatient clinic and a stratified, representative school sample. Survey data, including the SDQ-Arabic, were collected as well as the clinical diagnoses given by the youths’ clinicians for the clinically referred sample. Using both areas under the curve and traditional analyses of variance, the SDQ-Arabic differentiated between the clinically referred and community samples of Arabic-speaking youth. In addition, the SDQ-Arabic differentiated between the main diagnoses in the clinically referred sample. The current study extends the validity of the SDQ-Arabic. The SDQ-Arabic, which had previously been validated in Arabic-speaking Levantine countries in the region, continues to demonstrate strong predictive value in a GCC sample. Implications for mental health screening are discussed.
优势与困难问卷(SDQ)是一份筛查问卷,用于识别儿童和青少年的情绪症状、行为问题、多动、同伴问题和亲社会行为。本研究的目的是在海湾合作委员会(GCC)国家首次根据训练有素的临床医生的诊断结果验证阿拉伯语 SDQ,检验其区分临床转诊和社区青少年样本的能力,以及区分临床转诊青少年样本中主要诊断类别的能力。我们在卡塔尔招募了两个 13-17 岁讲阿拉伯语的青少年及其父母样本:一个是来自儿童和青少年心理健康服务(CAMHS)门诊的临床转诊样本,另一个是具有代表性的分层学校样本。在临床转诊样本中,我们收集了包括 SDQ-Arabic 在内的调查数据以及青少年临床医生的临床诊断。通过曲线下面积和传统的方差分析,SDQ-Arabic 可以区分临床转诊样本和社区样本中的阿拉伯语青少年。此外,SDQ-Arabic 还能区分临床转诊样本中的主要诊断。本研究扩展了 SDQ-Arabic 的有效性。之前在该地区讲阿拉伯语的黎凡特国家验证过的 SDQ-Arabic 在海湾合作委员会样本中继续表现出很强的预测价值。本文讨论了心理健康筛查的意义。
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The outcome of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy in Egyptian patients with substance use disorder 对埃及药物使用障碍患者进行动机访谈和认知行为疗法综合治疗的结果
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00377-3
Mohamed Hossam EL-Din Abdel Moneam, Nesreen Mohsen, Lobna AbuBakr Azzam, Yasser Abdel Razek Elsayed, Ahmed Adel Alghonaimy
The authors aimed to evaluate the outcome of combined motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy (MICBT) for substance use disorder compared to the twelve-step facilitation (TSF) therapy in terms of retention in the treatment program, the number of relapses, and the period of abstinence after discharge, coping with craving, and modification of problematic behaviors. This randomized controlled trial included 60 individuals with a substance use disorder. Participants were randomly allocated to equal groups. The MICBT group received 20 sessions of approximately 90 min of MICBT group therapy. The NA (control) group was assigned 20 narcotic anonymous (NA)-oriented TSF group therapy sessions. The assessment was conducted 3 and 6 months after the intervention. The implementation of MICBT in a group setting leads to a significant decline in the number of days of drug use in 3 months of follow-up (P = 0.006) and 6 months of follow-up (P < 0.001), an increase in the number of days of abstinence in 3 months of follow-up (P = 0.008) and 6 months of follow-up (P < 0.001), a longer time to the first lapse (P < 0.001), and a higher percentage of attendance days for treatment (P < 0.001) in comparison to NA groups. MICBT intervention was a significant positive predictor of several urge-specific coping strategies and several general strategies for drugs (P < 0.05). Using MICBT in group settings presents several benefits in clinical contexts.
作者的目的是评估动机访谈和认知行为疗法(MICBT)与十二步骤促进疗法(TSF)相比,对药物使用障碍的治疗效果,包括在治疗计划中的保持率、复发次数、出院后的戒断时间、对渴求的应对以及问题行为的改变。这项随机对照试验包括 60 名药物使用障碍患者。参与者被随机分配到相同的小组。MICBT 组接受 20 次约 90 分钟的 MICBT 团体治疗。NA(对照)组则被分配接受 20 次以匿名麻醉品(NA)为导向的 TSF 团体治疗。评估在干预 3 个月和 6 个月后进行。与 NA 组相比,在小组环境中实施 MICBT 后,吸毒天数在 3 个月的随访(P = 0.006)和 6 个月的随访(P < 0.001)中显著下降,戒毒天数在 3 个月的随访(P = 0.008)和 6 个月的随访(P < 0.001)中增加,首次失禁的时间延长(P < 0.001),参加治疗的天数百分比提高(P < 0.001)。MICBT 干预对几种针对冲动的应对策略和几种针对毒品的一般策略具有显著的正向预测作用(P < 0.05)。在小组环境中使用 MICBT 可为临床带来多种益处。
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Impact of depression and the potential effect of its treatment on semen parameters 抑郁症及其治疗对精液参数的潜在影响
Q3 PSYCHIATRY Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00388-0
Ekramy A. El-Khateeb, Nada M. S. Mohamed, Phoebe F. Ghobrial, Rania M. El-Husseiny
Up to 30% of male infertility may be idiopathic. Researchers are looking into psychological problems, particularly depression, as possible risk factors for such idiopathic etiology. We aimed to assess how depression affects Egyptian patients’ semen parameters and its indicators for male fertility and to evaluate the potential positive influence of improving the score of depression on these parameters. A prospective observational pilot clinical study included twenty-one male patients with moderate, severe, or very severe depression. They were subjected to baseline semen analysis. All patients were treated by serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Those who showed improvement in their depression, within the following 6 months, were eligible for a second evaluation of their semen. We compared baseline semen parameters of all patients to 2021-WHO lower normal limit as well as post-improvement values. Only 16 patients showed improvement in their depression after treatment with SNRIs and were candidates for the 2nd assessment of semen analysis. No significant improvements could be detected except for volume. Yet, on repeating the comparisons including only patients with abnormal baseline semen parameters, significant improvements were observed in most semen parameters, including semen volume, sperm count per ejaculate, and percentage of sperm motility either progressive or total. The results addressed the potential impact of depression on male fertility in a sample of Egyptian patients through a negative effect on semen parameters. This effect is neither sole nor direct and may require either predisposed individuals or the existence of other co-factors to be manifested. However, the appropriate treatment of depression may reverse such effects and help in the management of male infertility.
多达 30% 的男性不育症可能是特发性的。研究人员正在研究心理问题,尤其是抑郁症,作为此类特发性病因的可能风险因素。我们旨在评估抑郁症如何影响埃及患者的精液参数及其男性生育能力指标,并评估改善抑郁症评分对这些参数的潜在积极影响。一项前瞻性观察试点临床研究纳入了 21 名患有中度、重度或极重度抑郁症的男性患者。他们都接受了精液基线分析。所有患者都接受了血清素和去甲肾上腺素再摄取抑制剂(SNRIs)治疗。在随后的 6 个月内抑郁症有所好转的患者有资格接受第二次精液评估。我们将所有患者的基线精液参数与2021-WHO正常值下限以及改善后的数值进行了比较。只有 16 名患者在接受 SNRIs 治疗后抑郁情况有所改善,因此有资格接受第二次精液分析评估。除精液量外,未发现其他明显改善。然而,在仅对精液参数基线异常的患者进行重复比较时,发现大多数精液参数都有明显改善,包括精液量、每次射精的精子数量以及精子活力的百分比(无论是渐进性还是总体性)。研究结果表明,在埃及患者样本中,抑郁症会对精液参数产生负面影响,从而对男性生育能力造成潜在影响。这种影响既不是唯一的,也不是直接的,可能需要易感个体或存在其他共同因素才能体现出来。不过,对抑郁症进行适当治疗可能会扭转这种影响,并有助于男性不育症的治疗。
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