Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Journal Articles

• Effect of Risankizumab on HRQoL in Crohn's Disease Patients Does treatment with risankizumab lead to health-related quality of life improvements in patients with Crohn's disease?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 02, 2023
• Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After Stroke Patients and families may not realize certain psychiatric symptoms are stroke-related. Review the types of psychiatric symptoms associated with strokes in specific brain regions in this article.
  Current Psychiatry, March 01, 2023
• Virtual Wards: Implications for the Care of Older People What are virtual wards, and how are they being implemented? This review examines evidence for their clinical and cost effectiveness as well as barriers and facilitators to their use.
  Age and Ageing, February 27, 2023
• Med Check' Appointments: How to Minimize Your Malpractice Risk What factors should be considered for reducing the risk of malpractice related to brief "med checks"--short follow-up appointments for psychiatric outpatient medication management?
  Current Psychiatry, February 22, 2023
• HPIV in Homeless Shelters Before and During COVID-19 A new study looks at the rates of human parainfluenza virus infections in homeless shelter settings both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 14, 2023
• Blood-Borne Virus Testing in Emergency Departments Implementing routine blood-borne virus testing in the ED could lead to earlier diagnoses and treatment for at-risk patients.
  HIV Medicine, February 13, 2023
• Sedentary Behavior and Depression Among High School Students Being physically active and spending less time on a computer or digital device are significantly associated with reduced odds of high school students reporting depressive symptoms, this study found.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, February 08, 2023
• Exercise Intervention in Individuals at High Risk for Psychosis Might a regimen of high-intensity exercise be a beneficial therapeutic tool for patients at clinical high risk for psychosis?
  Schizophrenia Bulletin, January 20, 2023
• Living Alone and Suicide Risk in the United States, 2008-2019 Does living alone increase the risk of suicide? How do various sociodemographic characteristics impact the risk?
  American Journal of Public Health, January 02, 2023
• The Nervous System and Exercise to Improve Social Cognition A new review sheds light on the role of the nervous system in the ability of physical activity and exercise to improve social cognition.
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, December 21, 2022
• Advances in the Gut Microbiome and Mood Disorders This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in mood disorders, including the use of psychobiotics for the treatment and prevention of these disorders.
  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, December 21, 2022
• tDCS to Improve Insight in Patients With Schizophrenia Transcranial direct current stimulation has been shown to be effective in relieving some symptoms of schizophrenia. Might it also improve insight in patients with schizophrenia?
  Schizophrenia Bulletin, December 20, 2022
• Mortality Risk Among COVID-19 Patients During Omicron, Delta This study assessed in-hospital mortality risk overall and by demographic and clinical characteristics during the Delta and Omicron variant periods among patients hospitalized primarily for COVID-19.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 05, 2022
• Alcohol Use During HCV Treatment in Persons Who Inject Drugs How does HCV treatment impact alcohol use in people who inject drugs? Is there an association between alcohol consumption and SVR in these patients?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, November 30, 2022
• Recognizing and Addressing Sex Trafficking Victims' Needs Nurses are in a unique position to identify the signs of human trafficking and help address the diverse needs of these victims.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, November 28, 2022
• A Novel Technique to Identify Intimate Partner Violence A newly developed algorithm may help detect cases of intimate partner violence in an ED setting.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, November 25, 2022
• Dysmenorrhea Across the Lifespan: A Biopsychosocial Perspective Dysmenorrhea has largely been dismissed and undertreated. This review focuses on biopsychosocial factors associated with dysmenorrhea and its relationship to comorbid pain conditions.
  Pain, November 11, 2022
• Clonidine Suppression Test for a Pheochromocytoma Diagnosis A new study evaluates the potential role of the clonidine suppression test in the assessment of suspected pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma.
  Clinical Endocrinology, November 10, 2022
• Effects of Dapagliflozin and Exenatide in T2D A new study provides insight into the weight-lowering mechanisms of dapagliflozin and exenatide in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, November 09, 2022
• Case Report and Review of Giant Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma This case report describes the presentation of a giant cutaneous malignant melanoma and may help explain the reasons why these patients delay care.
  ePlasty, November 08, 2022