Psychological Disorders - Science topic

This groundbreaking core textbook offers a comprehensive overview of different approaches to the causes, assessment and treatment of psychological disorders. The book includes important diagnostic frameworks, including the new DSM-5-TR, ICD-11 and PDM, but also widens the scope of coverage beyond mainstream psychiatric models to include psychologic...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been found to result in adverse effects on both the physical and mental well-being of individuals. The adolescent population emerged as one of the most susceptible cohorts affected by the ongoing pandemic. They experienced significant adversity due to various mental health conditions. The objective of this study was to eva...

Families caring for people with schizophrenia will face various emotional expressions because of the challenges and struggles that are very taxing on the family's psychology. The recovery of people with schizophrenia is greatly influenced by the care and guidance of family members. This confirms that family parenting plays a very important role in...

Seit drei Jahren sind internetbasierte Programme zur Behandlung psychischer Störungen auf Rezept verfügbar. Voraussetzung für die Verschreibung ist, dass ein Programm im Verzeichnis der Digitalen Gesundheitsanwendungen gelistet ist (DiGA-Verzeichnis). Über die Aufnahme in das DiGA-Verzeichnis entscheidet das Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medi...

Background and Objectives: Anxiety is one of the most common psychological disorders that may have various complications. One of the effective cognitive-behavioral therapies for anxiety in children is the Kendall's therapy program. The aim of the present study was to investigate Kendall's therapy program on anxiety and cognitive emotion regulation...

Psychological health disorders during pregnancy can cause poor pregnancy outcomes in the form of complications including the risk of preterm labor, delays in the delivery process, low birth weight, hypertension and impaired fetal neurodevelopment and development. The risk of these complications can be reduced by improving the factors that affect th...

This book was co-authored by undergraduate students and their instructor part of an introductory psychology class at a small liberal arts university. Students wrote scholarly papers and illustrated storyboards about varied fields of psychology twice over the semester, and these assignments were collated and edited by the instructor into five book c...

Bei den Selbstmanagement Interventionen werden evidenzbasierte psychotherapeutische Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten nicht durch einen Therapeuten sondern durch ein Computerprogramm vermittelt. Wenn eine Selbstmanagement Intervention im Verzeichnis der Digitalen Gesundheitsanwendungen (DIGA-Verzeichnis) gelistet ist, kann sie auch auf Rezept verschriebe...

In India, one of the primary causes of non-fatal disease burden is psychopharmacological diseases. The prevalence of psychopharmacological disorders in India was one in seven. Despite being used to treat psychological disorders like anxiety, psychosis, depression, and mania, psychopharmacological medications can have unwanted side effects, includin...

Nocturia has been increasingly recognized as a manifestation of various non-urological conditions including hypertension. In adults, blood pressure (BP) elevation has been identified as a robust correlate of nocturia, but such a relationship has not been studied in pediatric populations where nocturia is often attributed to hormonal, sleep, physiol...

Cortisol, a critical glucocorticoid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, plays a pivotal role in various physiological processes. Its release is finely orchestrated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, governing the circadian rhythm and activating the intricate hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, a vital neuroendocrine system responsible for s...

Today, the advancement of assessment, forecasting, and therapy or medical attention for psychological healthcare is already using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, particularly machine learning, due to the introduction of digital tools to treat mental health conditions. In mental health treatment, the present and the future of artificial int...

Background Terrorist attacks can induce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, which require multiple-session psychological care (MSPC). This study aims at investigating MSPC initiation and associated factors. Methods Data were collected from a web-based survey of civilians 8–12 months after their exposure to the Novem- ber 2015 Pari...

Background Frailty increases the risks of hospitalization, injury, fall, psychological disorders, and death in older adults. Accurate estimation of the prevalence of frailty is crucial for promoting health in these individuals. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of frailty and prefrailty in older adults residing in Indon...

Psychological disorders in the elderly include dementia, anxiety, sleep disturbances and depression. Anxiety is the most common disorder. Based on data from the Ministry of Health, emotional disorders in the elderly in Indonesia occur 10% in the age range 65-74 years and 13% occur in elderly people aged more than 75 years. Elderly people who experi...

A psicologia do esporte vai além da simples análise de habilidades físicas, adentrando o reino das emoções, da autoconfiança e das estratégias mentais que influenciam diretamente o rendimento esportivo. Nesse cenário, psicólogos do esporte desempenham um papel fundamental, colaborando estreitamente com atletas, treinadores e equipes para otimizar n...

In this essay, I argue that epigenetics is a relevant tool in underscoring and examining Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970) while affirming that racial trauma can be inherited or transferred from parents to their wards who are victims of racial psychological trauma that have been unavoidably inherited from the environment. In the quest to unders...

The current study aimed to develop a context-specific trauma scale in the Palestinian context. The sample of our study consisted of 490 Palestinian adults, 230 males and 260 females. Our scale ended up with 32 items to measure traumatic symptoms in the Palestinian context. Results of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysi...

Background Higher levels of methyl donor nutrients may be associated with better psychological conditions. Little is known about the association of methyl donor nutrients with psychological conditions among women especially in Asian countries such as Afghanistan. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kabul, Afghanistan to assess the a...

Abstract Background/Objective: During Covid-19, high prevalences of anxiety and depression were reported among university students, suggesting that they may be at higher risk than the general population of developing psychological disorders in lockdown situations. This study aimed to analyze how sociocultural factors and individual differences con...

Background Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is an infectious diseases of the central nervous system that are still a global health challenge, including Indonesia. Patients who survive after experiencing TBM have a risk of functional, neurocognitive and psychological disorders that will affect daily activities. The aim of this study is to present a comp...

ABSTRAK Kehamilan merupakan sebuah peristiwa alamiah dan sakral bagi setiap wanita namun tidak jarang proses tersebut menimbulkan komplikasi baik komplikasi pada ibu maupun janin. Komplikasi tersebut tidak jarang disebabkan dan diperberat oleh gangguan psikologis. Banyak cara yang dapat dilakukan dan dipersiapkan oleh ibu beserta keluarga dalam men...

In clinical practice, it is frequently observed that cardiac and psychological disorders frequently co-occur, leading to the emergence of a field known as cardiovascular disease with depression. Depression, in particular, poses a remarkable risk for the evolution of cardiovascular disease and intimately relates to adverse cardiovascular outcomes an...

In this four part paper co-authored by undergraduate students and the instructor in an introductory psychology class at a small liberal arts university, we provide visual and written psychoeducational content about the symptoms and implications of a selection of disorders listed in the DSM-V. We first outline the characteristics of abnormality and...

Significant changes in adolescent physiology and psychology have been linked to a decline in adolescents sense of well-being. Thats why its so important to study what makes people happy in order to help teenagers flourish. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the value of a correlational design and thematic analysis in revealing the under...

As childrens psychological problems become more and more common, many papers focused on the impact of different parenting styles on the development of childrens anxiety and depression. On how certain parenting practises affect the onset of childrens psychological disorders, there is dispute, nevertheless. This paper gathered various papers that exa...

Autism is a psychological disorder caused by the deviation from the nerve tissue development in the human body, and patients with this disorder can be easily recognized in the crowd, mainly due to their social impairment and abnormal and strange behaviors. This paper first introduces the relevant definitions of autism and integrated education. Then...

Background Premature ejaculation (PE) is one of the most common male sexual dysfunctions with prominent psychological consequences. Type D personality (TDP) is also associated with multiple psychological disorders, such as depression and anxiety. However, the correlation between PE and TDP remains unknown. Aim The study sought to investigate the r...

INTRODUÇÃO Após o início da Pandemia do novo coronavírus, COVID-19, a sociedade como um todo teve de enfrentar drásticas mudanças no seu cotidiano. As medidas de restrição, isolamento social e diversas regras de biossegurança viraram o novo normal durante os períodos mais crí-ticos da pandemia. No contexto educacional não foi diferente, escolas e u...

Background The utilization of short videos by individuals often leads to the emergence of information exchange behavior. Previous studies have shown that certain students with psychological disorders exhibit addictive tendencies towards short video-related software. Therefore, it is essential to address the psychology and behavior of college studen...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, students in Indonesia carried out bold learning from home as a social effort during the pandemic. This bold learning process is considered to be still less effective and efficient and has resulted in some students, especially students having homework during the brave learning period. This has an impact on the psycholog...

Increasing hate speech on social media platforms causes psychological disorders and deep and negative effects. Automatic language classification models are needed to detect hate speech. When testing language models for hate speech, imbalanced datasets where one data class is represented much more frequently than the other can be a problem in langua...

The perspective of our own world build upon positive mental health of our growing community. However, approximately one in every five children and adolescents has emotional and behavioral disorders at some period of time in their young lives, irrespective of their geographic region or socioeconomic status. Behavioral problems among children can be...

Autophagy is a conserved lysosomal degradation process that has recently been found to be associated with stress-related psychological diseases. However, previous studies have yielded inconsistent results regarding the effects of various stress patterns on autophagy in different brain regions. This discrepancy may arise from differences in autophag...

Orthorexia nervosa is a new syndrome, especially among the youth and young adults, that has seen a marked increase in research over the past decade. Very high prevalence estimates in non-clinical populations of the world have fueled the discussion as to whether it is a psychological disorder in its own sense, or only a problem when occurring in ref...

Mindfulness-based interventions are showing increasing promise as a treatment for psychological disorders, with improvements in cognition and emotion regulation after intervention. Understanding the changes in functional brain activity and neural plasticity that underlie these benefits from mindfulness interventions is thus of interest in current n...

Genocide attempts are among the most severe traumatic events that are transmitted across generations. However, it may also prove the strength and survivability as well as the vulnerability of the targeted group. Anfal and chemical attacks on Halabja on Iraqi Kurds that targeted their annihilation had a devastating impact. Many survivors and their g...

Background Intake of plant foods and phytochemicals can decrease the odds of mental health. Aim The aim of study is to investigate the association between Dietary Phytochemical Index (DPI) with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in a large sample of Iranian adults. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a total of 7385 adults aged 20–50 y...

In recent decades, attitudes towards appearance comparison, and self-disapproval have rapidly increased, and these are attitudes strongly associated with psychological disorders. The present study aims to investigate the underlying patterns of depression, appearance-based stress, dietary constraints, and social and celebrity appearance comparison a...

Introduction Auditory change detection is a pre-attentive cortical auditory processing ability. Many neurological and psychological disorders can lead to defects in this process. Some studies have shown that phase synchronization may be related to auditory discrimination. However, the specific contributions of phase synchronization at different fre...

It has been reported that 3.6 million Syrian refugees have sought safety in Turkiye since the civil war started in Syria. Experiencing war-related events and challenging phases of migration, refugees face various psychological disorders. Structured and adapted psychological interventions for this group are limited. To ensure the feasibility of Narr...

Pain and psychological disorders are two common symptom clusters in patients with herpes zoster-related pain (HZ-RP). Numerous neuroimaging studies have revealed abnormal brain structure and function in patients with HZ-RP. However, very few studies have focused on the functional characteristics of the brain in HZ-RP patients with different levels...

Background Mental health problems are common and impairing among university students, yet only a minority of students with psychological disorders access treatment. Understanding barriers to treatment is integral to planning services, especially in resource constrained settings like South Africa (SA). Methods Data collected across 17 institutions...

Introdução: Funcionamento e composição do sistema nervoso central são dependentes da presença de macro e micronutrientes. Nesse sentindo, estudos demonstram que intervenções dietéticas apresentam resultados positivos em sintomas psiquiátricos. Tal fato, está relacionado à influência dos nutrientes nas funções cognitivas e no funcionamento cerebral....

Anorectal malformations (ARMs) of the rectoperineal and rectovestibular fistula type (RPF/RVF) generally have a good prognosis but may be accompanied by bowel dysfunction, especially constipation. Bowel dysfunction in preschoolers may persist into adolescence and adulthood, exerting a negative effect on their quality of life. This study was designe...

A psychological disorder is a mental disorder. Mental diseases or disorders are ailments that influence your thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviour. They might be intermittent or persistent (chronic). They can have an impact on your capacity to interact with others and operate on a daily basis. The types of psychological disorder are Anxiety d...

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease with a strong genetic component that brings many challenges to sick individuals, such as chronic illness, and which has multiple associated comorbidities like cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and psychological disorders. Understanding the interplay between the innate and...

Infectious diseases trigger fear and anxiety among patients leading to disturbance in psychological health of patients. Psychological symptoms were found during SARS-COV-1 epidemic which raise the curiosity about their presence with SARS-COV-2 infection. The current study aimed to estimate the prevalence and severity of psychiatric disorders (depre...

Background Evidence-based nursing (EBN) intervention is a nursing approach that uses credible scientific research findings as evidence, in conjunction with patient needs, to provide personalized nursing care tailored to the specific needs of patients. EBN has been widely applied in clinical practice and has achieved remarkable results. However, the...

Background Perimenopause and menopause can be accompanied by physical health issues that are known contributors to chronic health conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis, and oral health problems [1, 2, 3, 4]. It is also a critical phase for the onset of psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety [5, 6, 7]. The number of women in...

Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease associated with memory loss, communication difficulties, mental health, thinking skills, and other psychological disorders that affect a person's daily activities. Alzheimer's disease is a disease that causes disability for people aged 70 years and over and is the seventh highest contributor to death in...

Background Around one in ten women will have a miscarriage in their lifetime. Miscarriage is often considered a trivial event by caregivers, but it is associated with a high burden of psychological morbidity, especially during the first 6 months. There is no validated psychological management strategy for women who have had a miscarriage. The MisTh...

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Psychische Auffälligkeiten beginnen häufig im Kindesalter und können in psychische Störungen münden. Vorhandene Präventionsangebote werden trotz Wirksamkeit nur spärlich in Anspruch genommen. Ziel war zu prüfen, inwiefern durch die Etablierung einer Versorgungskette Risikokinder frühzeitig identifiziert und Präventionsm...

Religion is undeniably one of the core components of the Mauritian identity, with religious values and principles woven into the Mauritian fabric. Due to the existing gaps in the research of religion and mental health in the Mauritian community, this study sought to examine the impact of religious identity on the psychological well-being of the typ...

Background: Cancer is a life threatening and feared diagnosis and is the second leading cause of death globally. Depression is the most common psychological disorder in cancer patients and upto 1 in 4 people with cancer suffer from clinical depression. Besides genetic factors and family history, many demographic factors like age, gender, marital st...

Introduction: Frailty is an important factor in surgical outcomes. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of preoperative frailty on postoperative outcomes in older patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). Methods: We retrospectively examined 209 patients aged ≥65 years who underwent surgery for LSCS. Health-related quality-of-lif...

Background Nearly one billion people worldwide have a mental disorder. During the last few years, the number of people suffering from psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety has increased by more than 25%. Just over 22% of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients experience anxiety. MS is an autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system...

Background Developmental dyslexia (DD) has been generally recognized as a multifactorial psychological disorder in recent decades. However, studies on reading and learning environment, social and demographic factors affecting Chinese developmental dyslexia (DD) are still scarce in China. This study aims to explore multidimensional home influencing...

Purpose This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the impact of Internet-based self-help interventions on the mental health of adolescents and college students. Methods We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated Internet-based self-help interventions aiming to mitigate mental health symptoms such as anxiety...

Introductions: One of the mental health disorders that have an impact on physical health is called somatization disorder. Somatization is characterized by the appearance of complaints of pain in body parts that occur repeatedly. Anxiety, various physical complaints, and an increasing number of symptoms accompany symptoms of somatization disorder. T...

Background Many physical, psychological, and cognitive disorders are highly clustered among populations with low socioeconomic status. However, the extent to which socioeconomic status is associated with different combinations of these disorders is unclear, particularly outside high-income countries. We aimed to evaluate these associations in 33 co...

Background: Women diagnosed with breast cancer experience high levels of psychological disorders ranging from depression, anxiety, maladjustment to the disease, and decreased self-confidence to different emotional disturbances and fears of recurrence and mortality. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of cancer self-efficacy in...

Domestic violence is a common thing experienced by everyone, whether they realize it or not. Domestic violence is commonly manifested as physical violence, which results in physical injuries to the victims, the majority of women and children. The effects include injuries, psychological disorders, disability, and even death. Restorative justice brin...

Todays teenagers, as the new generation most susceptible to the influence of the internet, use their phones very frequently, and participating in the online world has become the main theme of their lives. Online platforms have become the trigger for adolescent psychological disorders. Secondly, teenagers may experience feelings of jealousy, compari...

Introduction Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders in later life. Although psychological interventions are recommended by treatment guidelines, most older adults with depression remain untreated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Portuguese version of Metacognitive Training for Depression in later life...

Verschillende instanties, waaronder gemeenten, worstelen met het vraagstuk van vroegdiagnostiek en vroege behandeling van kinderen. Moet je psychische stoornissen bij kinderen zo vroeg als mogelijk ‘vinden’ zodat je snel een diagnose kunt stellen en een behandeling kan starten? Dit lijkt een belangrijk beleidsuitgangspunt voor gemeenten; ‘vroeg erb...

Background Depression and anxiety are common comorbid psychological disorders among patients with cancer. Despite the wide use of the Arabic Hospital and Anxiety Scale (HADS) in oncological settings, it has not been yet validated among Lebanese patients with cancer. We aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the HADS in a sample of Lebanese...

Background and aim: Reproductive difficulties are likely to induce psychological disorders in the affected individuals. The aim of this study was to identify the nature of the specific vulnerability factors (biological, psychological, and socio-cultural) that induce psychological distress (such as anxiety and mood disorders and other psychopatholog...

Although various algorithms and strategies have been proposed for predicting depression and anxiety, none of the work is still suggested for an automated system for an early assessment of Dysthymia. This study aimed to enhance the accuracy of early diagnosis for Persistent Depression Disorder (PDD) through an improved machine learning technique uti...

Forensic psychology is a branch of applied psychology in which the knowledge and skills of psychology are used in the collection, evaluation, and presentation of evidence to the judiciary. The connection between the mental state and the law has been long-standing throughout history, resulting in the emergence of forensic psychology. Plato’s work in...

Background In Germany, homeless people are entitled to health care within the regular health care system. However, due to their specific living conditions they make little use of these services. In 2013, three Medical centres for the homeless (MCH) were opened in Hamburg to provide general health care. This study aims to analyse the consultation re...

All Human Psychological Disorders

Under the large uncertainty and unknown condition all over the world, a growing number of people are developing mental illnesses after COVID-19. Anxiety, major depression disorder, eating disorder, and Post-traumatic stress disorder, all of these mental disorders are collected for the majority of mental illnesses after COVID-19. The primary aim of...

Adolescent mental health issues are being increasingly acknowledged, yet the bulk of adolescent psychological issues may be traced back to childhood. This literature review provides a comprehensive analysis of the association between childhood trauma and mental health disorders in adolescents. A systematic search of relevant terms including emotion...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an increasingly prevalent psychological disorder in modern society, with approximately 1-2% of the population suffering from it, but its etiology is still unknown. The search for the causes of BPD is urgent, as research into the etiological mechanisms is crucial to clinical diagnosis and treatment. This pape...

Background The surge in the number of publications on psoriasis has posed significant challenges for researchers in effectively managing the vast amount of information. However, due to the lack of tools to process metadata, no comprehensive bibliometric analysis has been conducted. Objectives This study is to evaluate the trends and current hotspo...

Eating disorders are serious and frequently fatal diseases characterized by disruptions in eating habits, thoughts, and feelings. They are common globally and negatively impact physical and mental health, especially in adolescent girls and young women. Negative affect (NA), marked by unpleasant emotions, is associated with psychological disorders a...

Background Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder characterized by mutations in the SERPINA1 gene, primarily affecting the lungs and liver. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions about the susceptibility of individuals with AATD to COVID-19 and whether patients with rare lung disease might experience increased stress-relate...

Background In Finland, the associations between different chronic diseases and quality of life have not been comprehensively studied since the early 2000s. Updated information is needed. The aim of this study was to assess how much different common chronic diseases impair quality of life in the adult population. Methods This cross-sectional study...

Background Mexico does not have comprehensive care services for members of the LGBT+ community, who also still suffer from a social context that still develops between traditions of inequality and lack of inclusion. Objective: To determine the factors associated with the perception of good quality of medical care in patients from the LGBT+ communit...

Objectives: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of clinical conditions involving muscles of mastication, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and related structures or both. TMD is characterized by facial pain in TMJ and muscles of mastication, limitation or deviation of jaw movement, and TMJ sounds during jaw movement and function. The highes...

Background: Large number of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 might be at increased risk of developing mental and psychological disorders. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress and its correlates. Methods: This was hospital based cross-sectional study using printed Questionnaire conducted during...

Background Digital technologies have an important role in human behavior and well-being. Aim The study aimed to investigate the mediation role of aggression in the relationship between social media addiction and mental well-being. Methods The study participants comprised 1354 adolescents, of whom 808 were female and 546 were male. The mean age of...