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View article: Familial and genetic relationships of major depressive disorders and adiposity markers in the community
Familial and genetic relationships of major depressive disorders and adiposity markers in the community Open
The mechanisms underlying the association between major depressive disorders (MDD) and obesity are still only partially understood. We aimed to explore these mechanisms using two approaches: 1) studying the parent-offspring transmission pa…
View article: Comparison of mental health and burnout between medical and nonmedical students
Comparison of mental health and burnout between medical and nonmedical students Open
The high rates of mental health issues and burnout among medical students have been well established. Some suggest that these high rates are due to medical studies being particularly demanding compared to other undergraduate training. Howe…
View article: Incidence and characteristics of bipolar disorder in middle-aged adults: A prospective population-based study
Incidence and characteristics of bipolar disorder in middle-aged adults: A prospective population-based study Open
Background: Although bipolar disorder (BD) typically emerges in young adulthood, several studies have suggested that the onset of this disorder can occur later in life. However, there are hardly any studies that have established the incide…
View article: Association Among Professional Identity, Burnout, and Mental Health in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Association Among Professional Identity, Burnout, and Mental Health in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Open
Purpose Professional identity formation in medical students is a multifactorial phenomenon in which clinical and nonclinical experiences merge with individual values, beliefs, and obligations. Although a strong professional identity has be…
View article: Comparison of mental health and burnout between medical and nonmedical students
Comparison of mental health and burnout between medical and nonmedical students Open
The important rates of mental health issues and burnout among medical students have been well established. Some suggest that these high rates are due to medical studies being particularly demanding compared to other undergraduate trainings…
View article: Social support and avoidance mediate positive and negative effects of emotion recognition ability on mental health in medical students
Social support and avoidance mediate positive and negative effects of emotion recognition ability on mental health in medical students Open
View article: Trajectories of medical students’ empathy nowadays: a longitudinal study using a comprehensive framework of empathy
Trajectories of medical students’ empathy nowadays: a longitudinal study using a comprehensive framework of empathy Open
View article: Trajectories of medical students’ empathy nowadays: A longitudinal study using a comprehensive framework of empathy
Trajectories of medical students’ empathy nowadays: A longitudinal study using a comprehensive framework of empathy Open
Background. For more than a decade, the literature has been dominated by the notion that medical students may paradoxically lose their empathy during medical school. However, medical curricula have significantly evolved, and the question i…
View article: Mental health and burnout during medical school: Longitudinal evolution and covariates
Mental health and burnout during medical school: Longitudinal evolution and covariates Open
Background Medical students’ rate of depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and burnout have been shown to be higher than those of the same-age general population. However, longitudinal studies spanning the whole course of medical school …
View article: Substance use and its association with mental health among Swiss medical students: A cross-sectional study
Substance use and its association with mental health among Swiss medical students: A cross-sectional study Open
Background: Studies on mental health and substance use among medical students indicated worrying prevalence but have been mainly descriptive. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of substance use in a sample of medical students and investigate …
View article: Subtypes of major depressive disorders and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviors in the community
Subtypes of major depressive disorders and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviors in the community Open
Our findings suggest that low PA and high SB are not restricted to the duration of depressive episodes in people with atypical and melancholic episodes. The lack of PA and high SB in this group of depressive patients exposes them to an add…
View article: Mental health and burnout during medical school: Longitudinal evolution and covariates
Mental health and burnout during medical school: Longitudinal evolution and covariates Open
Background Medical students’ rate of depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and burnout have been shown to be higher than those of the same-age general population. However, longitudinal studies spanning the whole course of medical school …
View article: «Stand-up Design of Instruction» (STUDI): le stand-up comme modèle pédagogique en santé mentale
«Stand-up Design of Instruction» (STUDI): le stand-up comme modèle pédagogique en santé mentale Open
View article: Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical school
Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical school Open
Objectives To assess the self-reported prevalence of sexism and sexual harassment at a Swiss medical school, and to investigate their association with mental health. Research hypotheses were an association between sexism/sexual harassment …
View article: One for all, all for one: <scp>neuro‐HIV</scp> multidisciplinary platform for the assessment and management of neurocognitive complaints in people living with <scp>HIV</scp>
One for all, all for one: <span>neuro‐HIV</span> multidisciplinary platform for the assessment and management of neurocognitive complaints in people living with <span>HIV</span> Open
Background With ageing, comorbidities such as neurocognitive impairment increase among people living with HIV (PLWH). However, addressing its multifactorial nature is time‐consuming and logistically demanding. We developed a neuro‐HIV clin…
View article: Dataset for the paper "Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical school" published in BMJ Open (2023)
Dataset for the paper "Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical school" published in BMJ Open (2023) Open
Full reference of the paper: Barbier JM, Carrard V, Schwarz J, et al. Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical schoo…
View article: Dataset for the paper "Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical school" published in BMJ Open (2023)
Dataset for the paper "Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical school" published in BMJ Open (2023) Open
Full reference of the paper: Barbier JM, Carrard V, Schwarz J, et al. Exposure of medical students to sexism and sexual harassment and their association with mental health: a cross-sectional study at a Swiss medical schoo…
View article: Stand-up-comedy inspired experiential learning for connecting emotions and cognitions in healthcare education: A pilot study
Stand-up-comedy inspired experiential learning for connecting emotions and cognitions in healthcare education: A pilot study Open
In stand-up comedy, a single actor establishes an intimate relationship with the audience and discusses out loud emotional issues regarding taboo subjects. The ‘stand-up design of instruction’ (STUDI) uses similar techniques in a three min…
View article: The relationship between medical students’ empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study
The relationship between medical students’ empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study Open
To investigate how medical students’ empathy is related to their mental health and burnout. This cross-sectional study included 886 medical students from curriculum years 1–6. The cognitive, affective, and behavioural dimensions of empathy…
View article: Dataset for the paper "The relationship between medical students' empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study" published in Medical Teacher (2022)
Dataset for the paper "The relationship between medical students' empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study" published in Medical Teacher (2022) Open
Full reference of the paper: Carrard V, Bourquin C, Berney S, Schlegel K, Gaume J, Bart PA, et al. The relationship between medical students’ empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study. Medical Teacher. 2022;44:1392–9. 10…
View article: Dataset for the paper "The relationship between medical students' empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study" published in Medical Teacher (2022)
Dataset for the paper "The relationship between medical students' empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study" published in Medical Teacher (2022) Open
Full reference of the paper: Carrard V, Bourquin C, Berney S, Schlegel K, Gaume J, Bart PA, et al. The relationship between medical students’ empathy, mental health, and burnout: A cross-sectional study. Medical Teacher…
View article: Preventing sexism and sexual harassment in medical schools by using Theater of the Oppressed as an interactive and reflexive tool
Preventing sexism and sexual harassment in medical schools by using Theater of the Oppressed as an interactive and reflexive tool Open
View article: Study protocol for the ETMED-L project: longitudinal study of mental health and interpersonal competence of medical students in a Swiss university using a comprehensive framework of empathy
Study protocol for the ETMED-L project: longitudinal study of mental health and interpersonal competence of medical students in a Swiss university using a comprehensive framework of empathy Open
Introduction Physician interpersonal competence is crucial for patient care. How interpersonal competence develops during undergraduate medical education is thus a key issue. Literature on the topic consists predominantly of studies on emp…
View article: Measuring real life motor activity in depression
Measuring real life motor activity in depression Open
Ten consecutive patients aged between 18 and 65 years, who were diagnosed with current major depressive episode (according to DSM-IV-TR criteria) and scored > 21 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), were recruited from the o…
View article: Undergraduate training in breaking bad news: A continuation study exploring the patient perspective
Undergraduate training in breaking bad news: A continuation study exploring the patient perspective Open
Objective This paper reports on the continuation of an initial study that demonstrated the effectiveness, as rated by experts, of an undergraduate training in breaking bad news (BBN) using simulated patient (SP) and individual feedback. Th…
View article: Metacognition of visuomotor decisions in conversion disorder
Metacognition of visuomotor decisions in conversion disorder Open
View article: Brain serotonin synthesis capacity in obsessive-compulsive disorder: effects of cognitive behavioral therapy and sertraline
Brain serotonin synthesis capacity in obsessive-compulsive disorder: effects of cognitive behavioral therapy and sertraline Open
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are both effective treatments for some patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), yet little is known about the neurochemical changes related to…
View article: Enseignement prégradué à la communication clinique : la situation emblématique de l’annonce de diagnostic en oncologie
Enseignement prégradué à la communication clinique : la situation emblématique de l’annonce de diagnostic en oncologie Open
Cet enseignement à la communication clinique est centré sur l’annonce de mauvaise nouvelle et articulé autour de la situation emblématique de l’annonce d’un diagnostic de cancer. Destiné aux étudiants en médecine en quatrième année, l’ense…
View article: Improving cardiometabolic and mental health in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and their offspring: study protocol for<i>MySweetHeart Trial</i>, a randomised controlled trial
Improving cardiometabolic and mental health in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and their offspring: study protocol for<i>MySweetHeart Trial</i>, a randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) carries prenatal and perinatal risk for the mother and her offspring as well as longer-term risks for both the mother (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease) and her child (obesity, type…
View article: Individual Supervision to Enhance Reflexivity and the Practice of Patient-Centered Care: Experience at the Undergraduate Level
Individual Supervision to Enhance Reflexivity and the Practice of Patient-Centered Care: Experience at the Undergraduate Level Open