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View article: Influence of sex and depressive symptoms on diagnostic delay of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescent psychiatric patients
Influence of sex and depressive symptoms on diagnostic delay of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescent psychiatric patients Open
The diagnostic delay of ADHD was more than three times longer for girls. Co-occurring symptoms of MDD prolonged diagnostic delay significantly only for girls.
View article: Genetic variation of the estrogen receptor and its association with depression and anxiety symptoms in young females
Genetic variation of the estrogen receptor and its association with depression and anxiety symptoms in young females Open
Estrogens are suggested to affect mood by binding to widespread estrogen receptors in the brain and therewith modulating a variety of neurosignaling pathways. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes encoding estrogen receptors …
View article: The Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Well-Being in Sweden: A Longitudinal Study on Life Dissatisfaction, Psychological Distress, and Worries
The Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Well-Being in Sweden: A Longitudinal Study on Life Dissatisfaction, Psychological Distress, and Worries Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on society, including on physical and mental health. This study investigated changes in mental health parameters among a Swedish sample during and after the pandemic. Using a longitudinal stu…
View article: Validating the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales‐21 in Community Mothers and Fathers Across the Infant's First Year
Validating the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales‐21 in Community Mothers and Fathers Across the Infant's First Year Open
Background To investigate the effects of different types of parental health status on child development and health, valid parental distress measurement instruments are needed. The aim was to assess the psychometric measurement properties o…
View article: Associations Between Taq1A/C957T Polymorphic Variants and Autonomic Responsivity in a Slot Machine Task: Influence of Real-Life Gambling Exposure and Sex
Associations Between Taq1A/C957T Polymorphic Variants and Autonomic Responsivity in a Slot Machine Task: Influence of Real-Life Gambling Exposure and Sex Open
View article: Registered Nurses’ Promotion of Children’s Participation During Medication Follow-Up in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Care
Registered Nurses’ Promotion of Children’s Participation During Medication Follow-Up in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Care Open
Children treated with psychotropic medication have regular medication follow-ups with registered nurses (RNs) at the child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient care (CAPOC) unit, where RNs are responsible for ensuring that children can ac…
View article: Prevalence of EBV, HHV6, HCMV, HAdV, SARS-CoV-2, and Autoantibodies to Type I Interferon in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
Prevalence of EBV, HHV6, HCMV, HAdV, SARS-CoV-2, and Autoantibodies to Type I Interferon in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Open
An exhausted antiviral immune response is observed in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and post-SARS-CoV-2 syndrome, also termed long COVID. In this study, potential mechanisms behind this exhaustion were investi…
View article: Prevalence of EBV, HHV6, HCMV, HAdV, SARS-CoV-2, and Autoantibodies to Type I Interferon in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
Prevalence of EBV, HHV6, HCMV, HAdV, SARS-CoV-2, and Autoantibodies to Type I Interferon in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Open
An exhausted antiviral immune response is observed in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and post-SARS-CoV-2 syndrome also termed long COVID. In this study, potential mechanisms behind this exhaustion were investig…
View article: Correction: Trends in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents and the role of lifestyle factors
Correction: Trends in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents and the role of lifestyle factors Open
View article: Prevalence of EBV, HHV6, HCMV, HAdV, SARS-CoV-2, and Autoantibodies to Type I Interferon in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
Prevalence of EBV, HHV6, HCMV, HAdV, SARS-CoV-2, and Autoantibodies to Type I Interferon in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Open
An exhausted antiviral immune response is observed in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and post-SARS-CoV-2 syndrome also termed long COVID. In this study, potential mechanisms behind this exhaustion were investig…
View article: Differential susceptibility effects of the 5-HTTLPR and MAOA genotypes on decision making under risk in the Iowa gambling task
Differential susceptibility effects of the 5-HTTLPR and MAOA genotypes on decision making under risk in the Iowa gambling task Open
Introduction The interplay between genetic and environmental factors, as explored through studies of gene-environment interactions (cG×E), has illuminated the complex dynamics influencing behavior and cognition, including decision-making p…
View article: Reactivated EBV, HHV6, HAdV in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients: Are autoAbs to IFN-I Impairing Antiviral Immunity?
Reactivated EBV, HHV6, HAdV in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients: Are autoAbs to IFN-I Impairing Antiviral Immunity? Open
An exhausted antiviral immune response is observed in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID. In this study, potential mechanisms behind this exhaustion were investigated. First, the viral load of EBV, H…
View article: Prevalence and Determinants of Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Swedish Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Prevalence and Determinants of Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Swedish Repeated Cross-Sectional Study Open
Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) changed during the COVID-19 pandemic; hence, this study examined PA and SB at four time points between December 2019 and December 2022. The participants’ PA decreased during the pandemic a…
View article: Good parent-child relationship protects against alcohol use in maltreated adolescent females carrying the MAOA-uVNTR susceptibility allele
Good parent-child relationship protects against alcohol use in maltreated adolescent females carrying the MAOA-uVNTR susceptibility allele Open
Introduction Risk-allele carriers of a Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene, short-allele (MAOA-S) in males and long-allele (MAOA-L) in females, in the presence of a negative environment, are associated with alcohol misuse. Whether MAOA-S/L all…
View article: Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Vigorous Physical Activity: Bidirectional Associations from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood in Swedish Adolescents
Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Vigorous Physical Activity: Bidirectional Associations from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood in Swedish Adolescents Open
View article: Trends in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents and the role of lifestyle factors
Trends in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents and the role of lifestyle factors Open
View article: Trends in mental health problems among Swedish adolescents: Do school-related factors play a role?
Trends in mental health problems among Swedish adolescents: Do school-related factors play a role? Open
Aim The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which school-related factors, such as school liking, participation in decision-making, school-related parental support, teachers’ support, and school physical environment, explain t…
View article: Differential change in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of loneliness, socialization, and mental well-being
Differential change in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of loneliness, socialization, and mental well-being Open
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in mental health issues and psychological distress, disruption to work/studying conditions, and social isolation particularly among young adults. Changes in these factors are differentially…
View article: Electrical Storm in a patient with Brugada Syndrome and COVID-19 infection
Electrical Storm in a patient with Brugada Syndrome and COVID-19 infection Open
Brugada syndrome is an inherited arrythmia syndrome characterized by a right bundle branch block and dynamic ST-segment changes in precordial leads V1-V3. In patients with Brugada syndrome, fever is a known trigger that may induce arrythmi…
View article: Trends in adolescent mental health problems and the role of lifestyle factors
Trends in adolescent mental health problems and the role of lifestyle factors Open
Background Adolescent mental health problems are on the rise globally, including in Sweden. One indicator is an increase in psychosomatic symptoms (PSS) over time. Lifestyle factors such as physical activity (PA), diet, smoking, and alcoho…
View article: A Three-Way Interaction of Sex, PER2 rs56013859 Polymorphism, and Family Maltreatment in Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
A Three-Way Interaction of Sex, PER2 rs56013859 Polymorphism, and Family Maltreatment in Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents Open
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents is 12–18% and is twice as frequent in females. Sleep problems and thoughts of death are depressive symptoms or co-occurrent phenomena. Family maltreatment is a risk factor for later depr…
View article: Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 expression in the ventral tegmental area of outbred male rats following exposure to nicotine and alcohol
Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 expression in the ventral tegmental area of outbred male rats following exposure to nicotine and alcohol Open
View article: Frequency of vigorous physical activity and depressive symptoms across adolescence: Disentangling the reciprocal associations between different groups and subtypes of symptoms
Frequency of vigorous physical activity and depressive symptoms across adolescence: Disentangling the reciprocal associations between different groups and subtypes of symptoms Open
View article: Trends in adolescent mental health problems 2004–2020: Do sex and socioeconomic status play any role?
Trends in adolescent mental health problems 2004–2020: Do sex and socioeconomic status play any role? Open
Aims: This study aims to investigate trends in four types of adolescent mental health problems; that is, psychosomatic symptoms, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideations, and suicide attempts 2004–2020. A second aim is to investigate the mo…
View article: Do non-drinking youth drink less alcohol in young adulthood or do they catch up? Findings from a Swedish birth cohort
Do non-drinking youth drink less alcohol in young adulthood or do they catch up? Findings from a Swedish birth cohort Open
Background Alcohol consumption among adolescents has declined considerably during the last two decades. However, it is unknown if these adolescents’ alcohol consumption will remain low as they grow older. To our knowledge, this is one of t…
View article: Exploring Decision-Making Strategies in the IOWA Gambling Task and Rat Gambling Task
Exploring Decision-Making Strategies in the IOWA Gambling Task and Rat Gambling Task Open
Introduction Impairments in decision-making processes are believed to play an important role in both substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. Clinical and pre-clinical experimental testing provide complimentary insights on the ps…
View article: How Have Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Changed during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Swedish Repeated Cross-Sectional Design Study
How Have Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Changed during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Swedish Repeated Cross-Sectional Design Study Open
Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) affect people’s physical and mental health. The aim was to examine changes in PA and SB in a Swedish population: at three time points: 2019, 2020, and 2022, i.e., before and during the COV…
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Purpose: Valid measures of prenatal distress are yet to be determined. The aim of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) with reference to the suggested anx…
View article: Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Swedish Repeated Cross-sectional Design Study
Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Swedish Repeated Cross-sectional Design Study Open
Cross-sectional population-based study based on self-reported questionnaires for participants aged 18–79 years, recruited through a survey management service, including 50,000 potential participants. It was a population-based stratified sa…
View article: Worsened Anxiety and Loneliness Influenced Gaming and Gambling during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Worsened Anxiety and Loneliness Influenced Gaming and Gambling during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Aim: To study the prevalence and patterns of problematic gaming and gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic and the association with psychiatric traits and major types of anxiety categories. Method: 1067 young adults participated in both wav…