bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Nutritional Psychiatry: Knowledge, Attitudes and Clinical Practice of Mental Health Professionals
Authors: Michielsen P. , De Smet D. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionIn 2016 the United Nations launched their “Decade of action on nutrition” promoting a healthy and sustainable food pattern. The International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research held its first International Conference in 2017. Current evidence in this area consists mainly of association studies, while interventional studies with food supplements or altered diet patterns are starting to emerge.ObjectivesTo our knowledge practice based research on promoting healthy food and investigating the role of medical professionals is scarse in general and especially so in psychiatry. Hence, our research questions were: 1. What is the attitude of mental health professionals with regard to promoting healthy food in their patients. 2. What is the subjective knowledge and attention in training schemes on this topic.MethodsWe conducted a self-made online questionnaire using a 5 point Likert Scale. Surveys were sent out to 50 mental health professionals of our institution, including psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, General Practitioners and Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. Results were analysed with descriptive statistics.Results40 (80%) of the respondents returned the questionnaire. 65% of respondents considered promoting healthy food as a key task for themselves in their daily practice. 45% of respondents believed their patients would be reluctant to follow advice on healthy diet. 62% had sufficient knowledge on the subject to give professional advice, while 65% answered this topic received insufficient attention during their training.ConclusionsIn this survey we found the role of promoting healthy diet deserves more attention in mental health practice and training. Smartphone applications may ameliorate treatment adherence.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
The Worldview Attitudes and Self-Determination in Russian Students who are Different Passion Degree of Tolkien Fans
Authors: Zakrevskaya D. , Sadovnikova T. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionSelf-determination is the developmental task (R. Havighurst) in youth leading to personality psychological well-being and health.ObjectivesThe aim was to study the worldview attitudes in Russian youth who are Tolkien fans.MethodsThe techniques were completed by 121 students; 17-28 age (M = 21.7; M/F= 35.5 / 64.5 %); 81 (66.9%) subscribers of the Vkontakte communities dedicated to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. 1. Incomplete Sentences by Sacks-Levy in authors’ version 2. World assumptions scale (R. Janoff-Bulman) (Padun, Kotelnikova, 2007) 3. Purpose-in-Life Test (J. Crumbaugh, L. Maholick) (Leontiev, 2000) 4. The Level of Escapism (Teslavskaya, Savchenko, 2019).ResultsThree groups of respondents differing in their attitude to the literary genre of fantasy («fans», «amateurs», «indifferent») were identified. Respondents consider the world to be moderately benevolent, and fair, and themselves quite good people, able to control most of the events taking place in their lives. They are sure that they are often lucky in life. «Fans» have the highest tendency to escapism, the most pessimistic view of the world, with a more positive image of the person compared to other respondents. «Fans» consider their lives less emotionally rich and productive, compared to the assessment of their lives by peers of other groups.ConclusionsThe level of escapism expression in fantasy literature fans are higher than in respondents who do not distinguish this genre as preferred. A new theoretical and empirical work is that worldviews can be monitored and taken into account in practical psychological working with at-risk young people.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Doctors’ and nurses’ use of expectancy effects in clinical practice
Authors: Vambheim S. , Bystad M. , Kirkøen J. , Aslaksen P. , Wynn R. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionPositive treatment expectations among patients are associated with reduced symptoms and reduced negative emotions, stress and anxiety. Patient expectations may be influenced by practitioners who focus on increasing positive treatment effects and reducing psychological and physiological stress.ObjectivesThis study examined clinicians’ self-reported utilization of expectancy effects as additive effects to active treatments.MethodsWe applied a questionnaire to investigate clinicians’ utilization of patients´ treatment expectations. The items mapped reasons for increasing patient expectations, ways through which this was done, the frequency and efficiency of increasing expectations, and the understanding of underlying mechanisms of increasing patient expectations. Nurses (N=84) and medical doctors (N=49) employed in general practitioners’ offices, hospitals, nursing homes and home health care services, responded anonymously.ResultsWhen asked if they had tried to influence patient’s expectations to achieve an additive effect to active treatment, 71.2% reported that they had done so at least one time over the last year, 18.5% at least once per month, 16.9% at least once per week and 32.3% at a daily basis. Neither profession nor practitioner sex influenced these results. The two most frequently reported reasons for trying to influence expectations were to increase the effect of an active treatment and to calm the patient. Optimism and empathy were the two most frequently reported ways through which expectations were influenced.ConclusionsThe strategy of utilizing expectation effects as additive effects to active treatment was frequent among the respondents. The main reported reasons were to increase treatment effects and reduce patients’ stress through expressing optimism and empathy.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Emotional Intelligence and Well-being in Adolescents: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Llamas-Díaz D. , Cabello R. , Megías-Robles A. , Fernández-Berrocal P. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionAdolescent´s subjective well-being (SWB) can be improved through the training of emotional intelligence (EI).ObjectivesThe goal of this study is to determine the general link between EI and SWB in adolescents, to analyze the affective (AWB) and cognitive components (CWB) of SWB, and to investigate the moderating effect of EI models on both types of SWB.MethodsWe searched PsycINFO and WOS from inception to December 2020. Eligible studies reported an association between EI and SWB in adolescents aged from 10 to 19 years using instruments that directly measure SWB. Two meta-analyses were conducted, one for the relationship between EI and AWB and the other for EI and CWB.ResultsA total of 41 studies were included, of which 37 were pooled in the meta-analyses. We obtained a significant positive relationship between EI and AWB (estimated effect size = 0.35) and between EI and CWB (0.29). Concerning EI models, self-report ability showed an estimated effect size of 0.33 for AWB and 0.28 for CWB. For the self-report mixed model, we found an estimated effect size of 0.42 for AWB and 0.38 for CWB.ConclusionsEstablishing a quantitative relationship between SWB and EI makes it possible to implement both clinical and educational prevention measures. Introducing EI training in educational and clinical settings can increase SWB, which could significantly impact the prevention of emotional disorders in adolescents.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Children living in institutional care: How can mentalization-based interventions improve their perspective-taking and conflict resolution skills?
Authors: Szabó B. , Nagy E. , Békefi A. , Futó J. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionTrauma, stress, and attachment problems are negatively related to the development of mentalization. Children raised in institutional care are more exposed to these difficulties, therefore the development of population-specific interventions that aim to improve mentalization skills would be highly desirable.ObjectivesOur goal is to develop mentalization-based intervention programs for specific age groups (9-13 years, 14-18 years, and adult staff members of institutional care centers) - that support children’s and adolescents’ social functioning and conflict resolution skills.MethodsThe mentalization-based intervention targeting institutional care staff was launched first. Due to the pandemic, this intervention was executed online with two intervention (N = 17) and two passive control (N = 15) groups. Before and after the intervention, participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, the Mini Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, The Strengths, and Difficulties Questionnaire, and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire.ResultsThe intervention protocol and our results will be shown at the conference. There was no significant difference between the two intervention and two passive control groups in the demographic features. Mentalization uncertainty and burnout was positively related(rs(23) = .42, p = .034), while mentalization uncertainty and parental competence was negatively associated (rs(23) = - .41, p = .041).ConclusionsThe intervention program will be fine-tuned and optimized based on the results of the pilot study. In the next interventions, we plan to focus on the issues that the staff perceived as most difficult and to conduct interventions among the children.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Studying the relationship between mental health literacy and emotional state among young people in Republic of Bashkortostan
Authors: Galyautdinova S. , Khukhrin M. , Chuikova T. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionMental health literacy (MHL) could be defined as a knowledge of mental health, comprehension of its importance, adequate attitude to information about mental health, possession of skills and abilities to provide assistance and self-help to maintain and promote mental health.ObjectivesThe aim of the present study is to identify possible relationships between the components of mental health literacy and the manifestations of the emotional sphere of the respondents.MethodsThe sample consisted of 220 young people from 16 to 23. Emotional Empathy Questionnaire (A. Mehrabian, M. Epstein), self-assessment of mental states (G. Eysenck), questionnaire from the study of Reavley et al., and the custom MHL questionnaire were used.ResultsMost significant of relationships revealed by Pearson’s Product-moment correlation analysis: Adequate actions of respondents in a mental health-threatening situation inversely correlates with anxiety (r=-0.38, p=0.0002), aggressiveness (r=-0.22, p=0.017), frustration (r=-0.35, p=0.00008), rigidity (r=-0.29, p=0.0012). Comprehension of the importance of specialized care inversely correlates with frustration (r=-0.2, p=0.027). Helping others in difficult situations correlates with empathy (r=0.48, p=0.0000).ConclusionsA low level of the behavioral component of MHL is often manifested with high anxiety, aggressiveness, rigidity, frustration. Correlation between the cognitive component and frustration may indicate that sufficient level of this component does not allow the individual to fall into a state of deep frustration in mental health-threatening situations. Individuals with low level of anxiety, rigidity, aggression are more inclined to understand the importance of seeking professional help. An individual with lower frustration and aggressiveness will less likely choose destructive behaviors (addictions to alcohol, self-harm, etc.).DisclosureNo significant relationships.
„I ride with you“ – active promotion of mental health in Bulgaria
Authors: Guevara K. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionOne of the main concepts of mental health promotion is proactivity, rather than reactivity. As psychiatrists we must be the first line of mental health advocacy and to do so we must share clear messages and take definitive actions.ObjectivesInventing a cause that raises mental health awareness in the society. Afterwards creating a page in the social media that uses common language and which represents the main concepts of mental health and also targets prevention and treatment of mental disorders. Taking part in sport events that have the potential to increase the social awareness and reaching national media in order to popularize the cause.MethodsFirst came creation of a page in the social media. Afterwards came the preparation of video materials and e-posters on the following topics: mental health, stigma, myths and facts about mental disorders, early trauma, mental disorders. The materials were posted and “boosted”. All this was accompanied by numerous media events and interviews on national media. In order to garner more attention there were two participations in a 750km bike ultra marathons.ResultsThe complex approach of the cause „I ride with you” (Az Karam s teb) led to the establishment of a popular page in the social media. Within 1 year the page got 1500 followers. The page content was shared 733 times. There were 12 national media appearances. All these numbers represent a small but significant step in mental health promotion.ConclusionsIn order to promote healthy “mental environment” we must use diverse and contemporary approaches.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Effects of relaxation slide-films on the functional state of psychology students
Authors: Zlokazova T. , Kuznetsova A. , Titova M. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionVisual images and music have long been known as a means to optimize emotions (Galeev, 1976; Gotsdiner, 1993). Together (eg in audio-visual slide-films) they may help students and professional cope with the negative side of intensive workloads (fatigue, stress, anxiety).ObjectivesOur study attempts a multi-level assessment of the relaxation effect of a slide-film as part of student education.MethodsSample - 46 psychology students. The 20 minute relaxation film was shown after lectures and discussion of a forthcoming examination. Measures: standard psychological and physiological functional state tests and a cognitive task before and after the film (Leonova & Kapitsa, 2003); an original questionnaire revealing individual associations and experiences felt during the film.ResultsThe results showed pronounced subjective discomfort and anxiety before the film. The relaxation film resulted in lowered blood pressure, increased subjective comfort, decreased fatigue and acute anxiety, and negative emotion scores, as well as higher productivity in performing the cognitive test (Student t-test, p<0.005-0.001). Concentration on the film subject, as well as the combination of the student’s thoughts and associations around the plot, showed a positive correlation with the amount of relaxation effect.ConclusionsOur research showed that using the relaxation slide-film (with imagery and music) can provide positive effects on students’ functional state. It also revealed the importance of the relevance of individual experience to the subject of the film to obtain optimal positive effects.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Mindfulness-based interventions and employment: Descriptive analysis of the MER-ACT project
Authors: Castellanos Villaverde T. , Navarro Oliver G. , Torrea Araiz I. , Vidal Bermejo E. , Hospital Moreno A. , Louzao Rojas I. , Fernández-Jiménez E. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionEvidence shows unemployment as a negative impact factor on a variety of health outcomes. Regarding mental health, unemployment is considered one of the most consolidated risk factors for morbidity. This relationship is considered bi-directional. Prevention and wellness promotion are essential guidelines for mental health providers.ObjectivesTo describe the work status in a sample of patients with anxiety disorders after two types of group mindfulness-based interventions in the MER-ACT project.MethodsA descriptive analysis was conducted on work status before and 6 months after two types of mindfulness-based interventions. The group treatments were Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and a Mindfulness-based Emotional Regulation intervention, during 8 weeks, guided by two Clinical Psychology residents. The employment change was calculated (percentage of change from unemployed or temporary incapacity to employed).ResultsThe work status of participants of the sample (n = 40), before and 6 months after interventions, were employed: 55% vs. 60%; temporary incapacity: 12.5% vs. 12.5%; unemployed: 25% vs. 20% and others: 7.5% vs. 7.5%. In the same period, the unemployment rate in the Spanish general population was from 13.8% to 14.5%. After 6 months the percentage of change on work status was 25% (15% improved their employment situation).ConclusionsPreliminary results show worse work status of participants compared to the Spanish general population. It is recommendable to include well-established risk factor measurements to establish the effectiveness of interventions in mental health. More research is required to determine the impact of interventions on the employment status.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
The effects of Workplace violence on healthcare workers in Tunisia
Authors: Mnif M. , Smaoui N. , Feki R. , Gassara I. , Omri S. , Maalej M. , Charfi N. , Ben Thabet J. , Zouari L. , Maalej M. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionExposure to violence affects employees and has implications for the quality of care provided.ObjectivesThis study aims to describe the effects of workplace violence on nurses in psychiatric and emergency departments.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional and descriptive study involving 60 nurses practising in the psychiatry and emergency services at the Hedi Chaker and Habib Borguiba University Hospital in Sfax. We collected the socio-demographic and professional data of the participants using a pre-established questionnaire.ResultsThe average age was 35 years and 51 % of respondents were female. Ninety-three percent of the respondents were victims of an act of violence. The violence was verbal in 90%, physical in 70%, psychological in 62% and sexual in 11% of cases. The classification of acts of violence according to the scale of seriousness of the national observatory of violence in health care revealed a predominance of level 1 violence characterised by insults (66%) and level 2 violence with threats to physical integrity (65%). Level 3 violence (physical violence) was the most frequent (70%). Two cases of level 4 violence with knives were reported. These acts of violence generated wounds in 21%, fractures in 10%, haematomas in 10% and bruises in 8% of cases. Thirty-six nurses (60%) reported that the act of violence was responsible for a feeling of insecurity.ConclusionsThe results of this study indicate the need for hospital center managers to set up organizational policies against workplace violence and to apply them in a rigorous and transparent manner.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Psychiatric symptoms in autoimmune encephalitis. A case report
Authors: Torregrosa Martínez H. , Franco Soler A. , Cerame A. , Coucheiro Limeres P. , Hortal De Pablo I. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionEarly stages of autoimmune encefalitis (AE) often present cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms such as personality change, irritability, axiety, depression, behavioral disorders, hallucinations, disorientation, sleep-wake cycle reversals, …). Thus often these cases are first treated as psychiatric disorders.ObjectivesA literature review throughout a case report presentation.MethodsWe present the case of a 25-year old female with a medical history of iron-deficiency anemia who arrives at the emergency service. She presents the following one week of evolution clinical picture: complex auditive hallucinations, behavioral disturbances, sleep disorder and short term memory impairment. Neurological examination, LP and craneal CT are all normal. CSF analysis has no abnormalities. Thus she entered the psychiatric ward. There she was treated with neuroleptics with no improvement of symptoms presenting a severe psychomotor agitation and language impairment. After neurology interconsultation AE is suspected.ResultsShe was performed an EEG (left temporal epileptiform activity), CSF (inflammatory pattern), MRI (bilateral temporal lobe hyperintensity). Suspecting limbic encephalitis the presence of anti-NMDAR antibodies was tested , which turned out to be positive. First she was treated with corticotherapy with mild results. Then she was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin improving significantly.ConclusionsAnti-NMDAR encephalitis is usually a multistage illness. Early in the course of disease psychiatric manifestations are not rare. Therefore the proper diagnosis and approach of AE may requiere a highly organized assessment, starting with detailed history and physical examination and an appropriate testing to exclude other possible relevant pathologies.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Specifics of Kandinsky–Clérambault syndrome with religious delusion of possession in schizophrenia
Authors: Gedevani E. , Kopeiko G. , Borisova O. , Popovich U. 
Published: September 2022

IntroductionKandinsky–Clérambault syndrome with religious delusion of possession (KSRDP) in schizophrenia is insufficiently explored phenomenon. The syndrome characterized by significant severity of clinical state, high social risks and resistance to psychopharmacotherapy and requires the close attention.ObjectivesTo analyze psychopathological specifics of KSRDP and to identify the prognosis, dynamics of schizophrenia with KSRDP.MethodsThirty four patients (18 women; 16 men; the average age 28 ± 9,5 years) with schizophrenia (F20.0, F20.01, F20.02 according to ICD-10) were examined by psychopathological, psychometrical and statistical methodsResultsThe specifics of the syndrome is delusional belief in possession by demonic or divine ‘spiritual being’,
invaded within the body. This possession is interpreted by patients as the totality of mind, body and soul control; and in several cases – as the appearance of a new identity. According to the “classical” Kandinsky–Clérambault syndrome, KSRDP accompanied by extensive psychic automatisms (ideational, cenestopathic, kinaesthetic), haptic and olfactory pseudo-hallucinations. Furthermore the specific hallucinations for KSRDP (Hallucinationen der Gemeingefühlsempfindun by von Krafft-Ebing, R.) are observed, which based on sensory-spatial imaginary sensations, with a clear localization in the field of a visceral sensitivity (as a material object with a certain shape, consistency, size, and weight).ConclusionsIn contrast with “classical” paranoid syndrome of Kandinsky–Clérambault when negative effect is usually perceived by patients as external influence, KSRDP is characterized by delusional idea of ‘spiritual being’s invasion inside the body, mind and soul to control the whole human’s existence. Patients with KSRDP require specific treatment and management due to the religious content of delusion.DisclosureNo significant relationships.