Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews - Volume 19, Issue 3, 2023

Depression, or major depressive disorder, is a mental illness that significantly affects psychosocial functioning and reduces the quality of ones life. The annual incidence of depression throughout the globe is around 6%. The disorder should be diagnosed at a particular stage for the treatment to be designed. Biomarkers can help to do so with objective pieces of evidence. Various biomarkers like Imaging biomarkers, Molecular bio Read More

The coronavirus pandemic of 2019 has resulted in extensive social regulations and affected many aspects of life. It has led to significant stress and adversely impacted mental health across the globe. The virus has been found to directly increase neuropsychiatric sequelae in those affected. Various psychosocial factors have also increased the incidence and prevalence of mental health problems worldwide. There was a need Read More

Background:The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the constant transformation of the SARS-COV-2 virus form, exposure to substantial psychosocial stress, environmental change, and isolation have led to the inference that the overall population's mental health could be affected, resulting in an increase in cases of psychosis. Objective: We initiated a systematic review to determine the impact of the SARS-COV-2 vir Read More

Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a clinical condition associated with numerous individual and collective negative consequences. According to several etiological theories and retrospective research, child maltreatment (CM) may be considered a central factor explaining BPD development. Objective: In order to verify this hypothesis, a systematic review of prospective longitudinal studies was conducted. Metho Read More

Background: Substance use disorders are highly prevalent among psychotic patients and are associated with poorer clinical outcomes. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychotic disorders in substance users and the epidemiological features of this population. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, we investigated 455 outpatient and inpatient participants with SUD referred to the Ira Read More

Aim: This study aims to examine mechanisms that may account for the comorbidity between social anxiety and depression. We hypothesized that maladaptive metacognitions and anhedonia would serially mediate the link between social anxiety and depression. Methods: We tested this notion by collecting data from 208 international, English-speaking participants ranging from the ages of 18 to 65 years old using the Social Inte Read More

Background: Stressors have a huge impact on one’s well-being. They affect individual’s mental and physical health, if untreated. The response to these stresses is termed as a stress response. Based on the type and severity of the stimulus, stress can affect the various actions and functioning of the body. This explains how important it becomes to detect the level of stress and treat it well. The best treatment for stress is to iden Read More