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View article: Neural Correlates of Reward Processing: Impact of Individual Differences in Preference for Prosocial Interactions
Neural Correlates of Reward Processing: Impact of Individual Differences in Preference for Prosocial Interactions Open
Introduction There is an ongoing debate about the neural mechanisms and subjective preferences involved in the processing of social rewards compared to non‐social reward types. Methods Using whole‐brain functional magnetic resonance imagin…
View article: The value of mental science: we publish what matters
The value of mental science: we publish what matters Open
Summary Recent changes to US research funding are having far-reaching consequences that imperil the integrity of science and the provision of care to vulnerable populations. Resisting these changes, the BJPsych Portfolio reaffirms its comm…
View article: Artificial Intelligence in Business Management: Unlocking Opportunities, Addressing Challenges, and Transforming Corporate Leadership
Artificial Intelligence in Business Management: Unlocking Opportunities, Addressing Challenges, and Transforming Corporate Leadership Open
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of possibilities for business management, challenging traditional models and reshaping corporate leadership. This paper examines how AI technologies—such as mac…
View article: Circadian rhythmicity in prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response: A study of chronotype and time-of-day effects in young healthy adults
Circadian rhythmicity in prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response: A study of chronotype and time-of-day effects in young healthy adults Open
Background: Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the acoustically elicited startle response is a widely used cross-species measure of sensorimotor gating. It is known to be reduced in various psychiatric disorders. Given previous reports of (a) di…
View article: Ethics, Policy and Public health in Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Ethics, Policy and Public health in Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary Perspective Open
Background: Organ transplantation is a critical medical advancement that saves lives but is fraught with ethical, policy, and public health challenges. Key issues include organ scarcity, equitable allocation, informed consent, and the ethi…
View article: Chronotype and synchrony effects in human cognitive performance: A systematic review
Chronotype and synchrony effects in human cognitive performance: A systematic review Open
Chronotype is a proxy for various intra-individual rhythms (e.g. sleep-wake cycles) which fluctuate throughout the day. The extent to which chronotype modulates cognitive performance remains unclear. Here, we systematically reviewed studie…
View article: Acute and Brief Air Pollution Exposure Impairs Personal and Social Well-being and Quality of Life: Empirical Evidence from India
Acute and Brief Air Pollution Exposure Impairs Personal and Social Well-being and Quality of Life: Empirical Evidence from India Open
Air pollution is well-documented to negatively impact mental health, but its effects on positive mental health indicators, including quality of life (QOL) and personal and social well-being (PSWB), remain underexplored. This study examined…
View article: Low cholesterol and risk of violence in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia, personality disorder or dual diagnosis: same or different? – CORRIGENDUM
Low cholesterol and risk of violence in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia, personality disorder or dual diagnosis: same or different? – CORRIGENDUM Open
View article: Low cholesterol and risk of violence in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia, personality disorder or dual diagnosis: same or different?
Low cholesterol and risk of violence in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia, personality disorder or dual diagnosis: same or different? Open
Background Violence and suicidality are common in forensic inpatients, most commonly with schizophrenia (SZ), personality disorder (PD), or comorbid SZ and PD (dual diagnosis, DD). There are no biological markers used in risk assessment to…
View article: A qualitative study on living a meaningful life with chronic mental health conditions
A qualitative study on living a meaningful life with chronic mental health conditions Open
View article: Predicting Student Performance Using Educational Data Mining: A Review
Predicting Student Performance Using Educational Data Mining: A Review Open
Educational Data Mining (EDM) strategies facilitate the efficient and in-depth analysis of student data. EDM provides useful insights into comprehending student learning patterns and identifying factors that influence academic success. Thi…
View article: Sleep Matters in Chronotype and Mental Health Association: Evidence from the UK and Germany
Sleep Matters in Chronotype and Mental Health Association: Evidence from the UK and Germany Open
Background: There is considerable evidence supporting the elevated risk of mental health problems in individuals with evening chronotype relative to those with morning or intermediate chronotypes. Recent data, however, suggest that this ri…
View article: Investigating acoustic startle habituation and prepulse inhibition with silent functional MRI and electromyography in young, healthy adults
Investigating acoustic startle habituation and prepulse inhibition with silent functional MRI and electromyography in young, healthy adults Open
Introduction Startle habituation and prepulse inhibition (PPI) are distinct measures of different sensory information processes, yet both result in the attenuation of the startle reflex. Identifying startle habituation and PPI neural mecha…
View article: Verbal Learning and Memory Deficits across Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Insights from an ENIGMA Mega Analysis
Verbal Learning and Memory Deficits across Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Insights from an ENIGMA Mega Analysis Open
Deficits in memory performance have been linked to a wide range of neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. While many studies have assessed the memory impacts of individual conditions, this study considers a broader perspective by ev…
View article: Transcatheter Cardiac Interventions in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Centre Experience
Transcatheter Cardiac Interventions in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Centre Experience Open
Objective: To analyze the outcome among neonates undergoing transcatheter balloon atrial septostomy for various kinds of congenital heart diseases. Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: National Institu…
View article: Sleep quality mediates the association between chronotype and mental health in young Indian adults
Sleep quality mediates the association between chronotype and mental health in young Indian adults Open
View article: Do you feel me? Autism, empathic accuracy and the double empathy problem
Do you feel me? Autism, empathic accuracy and the double empathy problem Open
Empathy deficits in autism, particularly cognitive empathy, have been a long-held, but much debated assumption. An alternative perspective challenging this deficit model is the ‘double empathy problem’, proposing that empathy difficulties …
View article: Multiscale characterization of cortical signatures in positive and negative schizotypy: A worldwide ENIGMA study
Multiscale characterization of cortical signatures in positive and negative schizotypy: A worldwide ENIGMA study Open
Positive and negative schizotypy reflect distinct patterns of subclinical traits in the general population associated with neurodevelopmental and schizophrenia-spectrum pathologies. Yet, a comprehensive characterization of the unique and s…
View article: Understanding Mental Health Needs and Predictors of Anxiety in Emirati Female Students in Higher Education
Understanding Mental Health Needs and Predictors of Anxiety in Emirati Female Students in Higher Education Open
The prevalence rates of depression, anxiety, and stress range between 5% to 70% globally. Many students experience these mental health conditions as they go through transitional periods in life, such as starting higher education. This stud…
View article: Dreaming Characteristics in Non-Rapid Eye Movement Parasomnia and Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder: Similarities and Differences
Dreaming Characteristics in Non-Rapid Eye Movement Parasomnia and Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder: Similarities and Differences Open
The findings of our exploratory study suggest that iRBD and NREMP patients may not only differ on what is recalled in their dreams but also, perhaps more strikingly, on how dreams are recalled. It is hoped that future SGA-led dream investi…
View article: The association between childhood trauma and emotion recognition is reduced or eliminated when controlling for alexithymia and psychopathy traits
The association between childhood trauma and emotion recognition is reduced or eliminated when controlling for alexithymia and psychopathy traits Open
View article: Editorial: Objective and measurable predictors of violence risk and outcome among forensic patients with psychosis
Editorial: Objective and measurable predictors of violence risk and outcome among forensic patients with psychosis Open
Forensic mental health services are tasked with predicting the risk of future violence for patients, to perform the very important societal function of keeping the public safe. The largest proportion of patients within forensic mental heal…
View article: Cognitive and mental health trajectories of COVID-19: Role of hospitalisation and long-COVID symptoms
Cognitive and mental health trajectories of COVID-19: Role of hospitalisation and long-COVID symptoms Open
Background There is considerable evidence of cognitive impairment post COVID-19, especially in individuals with long-COVID symptoms, but limited research objectively evaluating whether such impairment attenuates or resolves over time, espe…
View article: Improving Quality Health Care Services by Implementing DMAIC Approach in Paediatric Cardiology Department of Public Hospital of Sindh, Pakistan: A Case Study
Improving Quality Health Care Services by Implementing DMAIC Approach in Paediatric Cardiology Department of Public Hospital of Sindh, Pakistan: A Case Study Open
Objectives: The hospital industry has changed its dimension from diagnosis to complete total patient satisfaction. This study aims to identify the critical variables that can enhance overall patient satisfaction in the hospital industry. T…
View article: To Determine the Frequency and Risk Factors for Significant Postoperative Bleeding in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases Undergoing Open Heart Surgery in a Tertiary Care Center
To Determine the Frequency and Risk Factors for Significant Postoperative Bleeding in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases Undergoing Open Heart Surgery in a Tertiary Care Center Open
Aim: To determine the frequency and risk factors for significant postoperative bleeding in children with congenital heart diseases undergoing open cardiac surgery in our tertiary care hospital. Methods: A prospective observational study wa…
View article: Incidence and risk factors for acute kidney injury in children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery in a tertiary care center.
Incidence and risk factors for acute kidney injury in children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery in a tertiary care center. Open
Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in children with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) who underwent cardiac surgery in a tertiary care center. Study Design: Cross-sectional study…
View article: Incidence, clinical profile and short term outcome of cerebral abscess in cyanotic congenital heart diseases
Incidence, clinical profile and short term outcome of cerebral abscess in cyanotic congenital heart diseases Open
In patients with underlying CCHD,early referrals and intervention are key to mitigating the severe consequences of cerebral abscesses and can drastically improve patient outcomes.
View article: Positive schizotypy and Motor Impulsivity correlate with response aberrations in ventral attention network during inhibitory control
Positive schizotypy and Motor Impulsivity correlate with response aberrations in ventral attention network during inhibitory control Open
Inhibitory control (IC) aberrations are present in various psychopathologies, including schizophrenia spectrum and personality disorders, especially in association with antisocial or violent behaviour. We investigated behavioural and neura…
View article: Factors linked with the delayed diagnosis of congenital heart diseases. A single center experience from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan.
Factors linked with the delayed diagnosis of congenital heart diseases. A single center experience from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan. Open
Objective: To note the factors linked with delayed diagnosis of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) among children. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease…
View article: The neurophysiologic landscape of the sleep onset: a systematic review
The neurophysiologic landscape of the sleep onset: a systematic review Open
The neurophysiologic landscape of sleep onset bears a complex pattern associated with a multitude of behavioural and physiological markers and remains poorly understood. The methodological variation and a heterogenous definition of the wak…