Background
Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with increased mortality, but evidence on cause-specific mortality is limited.
ObjectiveTo investigate cause-specific premature excess mortality in BD.
MethodsFinnish nationwide cohort study of individuals with and without a diagnosis of BD who were aged 15–64 years...
Background
Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) for patients with psychiatric disorders occupies a prominent place in the public debate, but little is known about the psychiatric patients requesting and receiving EAS.
ObjectiveTo compare the social demographic and psychiatric profile of the...
Background
Assessment of suicide risk in individuals who have self-harmed is common in emergency departments, but is often based on tools developed for other purposes.
ObjectiveWe developed and validated a predictive model for suicide following self-harm.
MethodsWe used data from Swedish population-based...
Background
The social restrictions occurring during the pandemic contributed to loss of many sources of reward, which contributes to poor mental health.
ObjectiveThis trial evaluated a brief positive affect training programme to reduce anxiety, depression and suicidality during the pandemic.
MethodsIn this...
Background
Although there is robust evidence for several factors which may precipitate self-harm, the contributions of different physical injuries are largely unknown.
ObjectiveTo examine whether specific physical injuries are associated with risks of self-harm in people with psychiatric disorders.
MethodsBy using population...
The article by Fischer and colleagues,1 based on data from the second wave of the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS-2), proposes the use of a Bayesian framework to account for the ‘imperfect diagnostic accuracy' of the eight-item version of...
Objective
When developing prediction models, researchers commonly employ a single model which uses all the available data (end-to-end approach). Alternatively, a similarity-based approach has been previously proposed, in which patients with similar clinical characteristics are first grouped into clusters, then...
Background
Violence perpetration is a key outcome to prevent for an important subgroup of individuals presenting to mental health services, including early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services. Needs and risks are typically assessed without structured methods, which could facilitate consistency...
The association between antipsychotics and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains significant yet unestablished, especially in Chinese populations. To investigate the risk of CVDs associated with antipsychotics among Chinese individuals with schizophrenia. We conducted a nested case–control study on individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia...
In anxiety, depression and psychosis, there has been frustratingly slow progress in developing novel therapies that make a substantial difference in practice, as well as in predicting which treatments will work for whom and in what contexts. To intervene...