To the Editor, Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the incidence of suicidal thoughts and attempts has increased because of the disease worldwide, as reported by previous literature (Ivbijaro et al. 2021). The reason for this is multi-factorial and can be attributed to mental illness (i.e., depression, anxiety, sleep deprivation), psycho-social stressors (i.e., social isolation and loneliness, social stigma, unemployment and financial problems, fear of death, and uncertainty of future), and neurobiological factors (i.e., ischemic attacks, headache) (Ivbijaro et al. 2021). Because of this, to plan effective suicide prevention strategies for COVID-19 survivors, which is a real challenge, a comprehensive and integrated multidisciplinary approach is required, as no single approach can have an impact on a complex issue like this. In this letter, the exercise-based approach for suicide prevention is highlighted, as other approaches are beyond the scope of this context. Physical exercises not only improve physical health, but also have the potential to improve mental health during COVID-19 illness by relieving psychological stress, reducing depressive symptoms, and relieving anxiety associated with the disease (Hu et al. 2020), which possibly can reduce the incidence of suicidal ideation. Regular physical exercises were associated with better mental health and reduced suicidal attempts or self-harm in a dose-response manner. That is, the greater the exercise dose is, in terms of exercise frequency and duration but not intensity, the better is the mental health and the lower the suicidality (Grasdalsmoen et al. 2020). The therapeutic effects of physical exercises were The benefits of physical exercises for mental health in the COVID-19 era: an indirect role for suicide prevention
致编者:自2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行以来，据以往文献报道，全球范围内自杀念头和企图的发生率有所增加(Ivbijaro et al. 2021)。造成这种情况的原因是多因素的，可归因于精神疾病(即抑郁、焦虑、睡眠剥夺)、心理社会压力因素(即社会孤立和孤独、社会耻辱、失业和财务问题、对死亡的恐惧和未来的不确定性)和神经生物学因素(即缺血性发作、头痛)(Ivbijaro等人，2021)。因此，要为COVID-19幸存者制定有效的自杀预防战略，这是一项真正的挑战，需要采取全面和综合的多学科方法，因为没有任何一种方法可以对这样一个复杂的问题产生影响。在这封信中，强调了以练习为基础的自杀预防方法，因为其他方法超出了本文的范围。体育锻炼不仅可以改善身体健康，还可能通过缓解心理压力、减轻抑郁症状和缓解与疾病相关的焦虑来改善COVID-19疾病期间的心理健康(Hu et al. 2020)，这可能会减少自杀意念的发生率。有规律的体育锻炼与更好的心理健康和减少自杀企图或自残有关。即运动剂量越大，在运动频率和持续时间上，而不是强度上，心理健康越好，自杀率越低(Grasdalsmoen et al. 2020)。体育锻炼的治疗效果题为《COVID-19时代体育锻炼对心理健康的益处:对自杀预防的间接作用》
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the cognitive system. As such, it can be a driving force of neuroplastic changes in the brain of a person who speaks more than one language. The need to store and use two systems of representations corresponding to the two languages as well as to develop an efficient control system which allows to use the intendent, contextual-ly appropriate language, may result in both functional and structural changes. Neuroimaging studies show that the neural organization of language representations in a bilingual brain depends to a large degree on the type of representation. Conceptual representations seem to share common neural underpinnings between the different languages. Lexical representations, related to the vocabulary and words, are processed by the same brain regions regardless of the language, howev-er, they have been shown to be coded by distinct neuronal populations. Finally, neuroplastic reorganization of syntactic representations is highly dependent on fac-tors related to individual experiences of bilingualism, such as age of acquisition and proficiency in the second language. Neuroplastic changes in the bilingual brain have also been linked to the increased demands that using two languages imposes on the cognitive control mechanisms. Both structural and functional changes in the brain of bilinguals were observed withing a wide network referred to as language control network. Sum-ming up, neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that bilingualism is related to neuroplastic changes in both structure and functioning of the brain. However, the newest reports suggest the extent and intensity of the neuroplastic changes are most likely dependent on individual experiences of each bilingual speaker.
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People with fear have more negative feelings and show a higher level of state anxiety. The more angry a person is, the fewer positive feelings they have and the less satisfaction they experience with their lives. It was also found that people who feel angry have more negative feelings and they show a higher level of state anxiety.
{"title":"Temperament and styles of coping in a stressful situation and psychological consequences resulting from emigration","authors":"Iwona Bujek-Kubas, E. Mojs","doi":"10.5114/nan.2022.117956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2022.117956","url":null,"abstract":"People with fear have more negative feelings and show a higher level of state anxiety. The more angry a person is, the fewer positive feelings they have and the less satisfaction they experience with their lives. It was also found that people who feel angry have more negative feelings and they show a higher level of state anxiety.","PeriodicalId":41766,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70466275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of the endocannabinoid system in the pathogenesis of degenerative diseases","authors":"A. Kaszyńska","doi":"10.5114/nan.2022.124691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2022.124691","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41766,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70466716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Severity of biomedical variables associated with the course of multiple sclerosis and levels of mental resiliency","authors":"Joanna Dymecka, M. Bidzan, Rafał Gerymski","doi":"10.5114/nan.2022.117954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2022.117954","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41766,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70466151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent findings in the pathogenesis and treatment of fear \u0000and anxiety","authors":"Agnieszka Chojak","doi":"10.5114/nan.2022.124690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2022.124690","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41766,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70466253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High PLC-C level in major depressive disorder \u0000and its relationship with disease severity: a different perspective on coagulation in major depressive disorder","authors":"Seda Yılmaz, Pınar Öner","doi":"10.5114/nan.2022.124693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2022.124693","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41766,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70466798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorders","authors":"W. Nowak, M. Cymerys","doi":"10.5114/nan.2022.124700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2022.124700","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41766,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70466960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-26DOI: 10.20944/PREPRINTS202103.0670.V1
M. Rahnama, M. Rahdar, M. Afshari
Background and Aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is known as an autoimmune disease and a chronic inflammatory condition, inducing a wide variety of mood affective disorders, including depression and feelings of hopelessness in many aspects of patients’ quality of life (QoL). In view of the positive side effects of spirituality and spiritual care on finding appropriate strategies for further adaptation, this study aimed to determine the impact of group spiritual care (GSC) on levels of hope in patients suffering from MS. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on a total number of 96 patients with MS, referring to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) in the city of Zahedan, Iran. Following sample selection via the convenience sampling technique, the patients meeting the inclusion criteria were randomized into two groups, i.e., intervention and control. The data collection tools for this purpose included a demographic information form and the Adult Hope Scale (AHS, Snyder et al. 1991), completed by the subjects at the pre- and post-intervention stages. As well, the intervention group received five sessions of GSC during three weeks but the control group members only talked over daily issues along with their mental health problems. The data were also analyzed using the SPSS Statistics software (ver. 14). Results: The Kruskal-Wallis test results revealed that the GSC intervention could have a significant positive effect on raising hope in the patients with MS (p<0.001). Moreover, a significant growth was observed in the scores of hope dimensions including agency and pathway (p<0.001). Conclusion: GSC can effectively boost levels of hope in patients suffering from MS in all dimensions. Therefore, it is recommended to utilize this type of care in order to nurture hope in such individuals.
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