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View article: Genetic ancestry and population differences in levels of inflammatory cytokines in women: Role for evolutionary selection and environmental factors
Genetic ancestry and population differences in levels of inflammatory cytokines in women: Role for evolutionary selection and environmental factors Open
Selection pressure due to exposure to infectious pathogens endemic to Africa may explain distinct genetic variations in immune response genes. However, the impact of those genetic variations on human immunity remains understudied, especial…
View article: Examining the relationships between early childhood experiences and adolescent and young adult health status in a resource-limited population: A cohort study
Examining the relationships between early childhood experiences and adolescent and young adult health status in a resource-limited population: A cohort study Open
Background Adolescence is a critical point in the realization of human capital, as health and educational decisions with long-term impacts are made. We examined the role of early childhood experiences on health, cognitive abilities, and ed…
View article: Emerging Processes Within Peer-Support Hearing Voices Groups: A Qualitative Study in the Dutch Context
Emerging Processes Within Peer-Support Hearing Voices Groups: A Qualitative Study in the Dutch Context Open
Purpose/Aims: This study aimed to gain insight into the value of Hearing Voices Groups (HVGs) in the Dutch context. Specifically, we aimed to learn more about the meaning of HVG participation, as well as the aspects that contribute to that…
View article: Psychodrama Techniques in Adult Education
Psychodrama Techniques in Adult Education Open
Where previous generations in the occurrence of apocalyptic fears may have been able to ward them off by either referring to old paradigms as safeguards or by having new authority figures introduced, we may have to face the 'Runaway World'…
View article: The World at Heart
The World at Heart Open
As initially presented in the context philosophical theology, the title indicates a two-fold perspective. On one hand: That which is usually described as conversion is at heart an insight (with or around some religious content) - the outco…
View article: Effectiveness of the Boston University Approach to Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Improving Social Participation in People With Severe Mental Illnesses: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of the Boston University Approach to Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Improving Social Participation in People With Severe Mental Illnesses: A Randomized Controlled Trial Open
While ACC was as effective as BPR in improving the social participation of individuals with SMIs, much higher percentages of participants in our sample found (paid) work or other meaningful activities than in observational studies without …
View article: Spontaneous discontinuation of distressing auditory verbal hallucinations in a school-based sample of adolescents: a longitudinal study
Spontaneous discontinuation of distressing auditory verbal hallucinations in a school-based sample of adolescents: a longitudinal study Open
Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) can be transiently present in both clinical and healthy adolescent populations. It is not yet fully understood why AVH discontinue in some adolescents and persist in others. The aim of this explorative …
View article: How Pinteresting: An Analysis of Social Media Resources for Internalizing Disorders
How Pinteresting: An Analysis of Social Media Resources for Internalizing Disorders Open
Many efforts have been made to understand social media and the resources existing online. However, prior studies have not thoroughly assessed specific platforms and the content being shared. The present study examined Pinterest content sha…
View article: Trajectories of patients with severe mental illness in two-year contact with Flexible Assertive Community Treatment teams using Routine Outcome Monitoring data: An observational study
Trajectories of patients with severe mental illness in two-year contact with Flexible Assertive Community Treatment teams using Routine Outcome Monitoring data: An observational study Open
After linking patient subgroups with clinical features such as the need for care, we found that, over two years, most patients remained relatively stable in terms of psychosocial functioning, but that their unmet needs decreased over time.…
View article: Transdiagnostic school‐based intervention for adolescents with early persistent psychiatric symptoms: An initial single‐group effect study
Transdiagnostic school‐based intervention for adolescents with early persistent psychiatric symptoms: An initial single‐group effect study Open
Aim Mental health intervention programs for adolescents generally focus on specific symptoms, such as anxiety or depression. Psychiatric symptoms in adolescence are often heterogeneous, transient and shift over time. These characteristics …
View article: Early childhood cognitive development is affected by interactions among illness, diet, enteropathogens and the home environment: Findings from the MAL-ED birth cohort study
Early childhood cognitive development is affected by interactions among illness, diet, enteropathogens and the home environment: Findings from the MAL-ED birth cohort study Open
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. background Millions of children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at risk of …
View article: Artist's Statement: Finestra del Oro
Artist's Statement: Finestra del Oro Open
Artist's Statement for the cover art of IJPS volume4, issue 1: Finestra del Oro, 2017. Acrylic on canvas.
View article: Metabolic control and academic achievement over time among adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Metabolic control and academic achievement over time among adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Open
The relation between metabolic control (HbA1c) and achievement (grade point average [GPA]) was examined over a period of 2.5 years (every 6 months) employing a dynamical systems approach that allowed for the examination of whether HbA1c wa…