Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews - Volume 20, Issue 4, 2024

Introduction: Schizophrenia, a complex psychiatric disorder, is often associated with consciousness disorders, typically characterized by an elevated threshold of conscious perception. Over the years, a multitude of research has been dedicated to uncovering the primary cause of these disorders, leading to the development of several theories. Methods: In this article, two central answers to this problem have been reviewed. For thi Read More

General practitioners observe a high prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms. Depressed or anxious patients frequently develop both conditions. The symptoms of both diseases may be present at the same time. There has been numerous studies on higher levels of depression, bipolar disorder II, and mixed depression. So, we ended up reviewing different drug delivery targets. Even at low dosages, antidepressan Read More

Comparing the linguistic and metalinguistic profiles in common developmental speech and language disorders is important in advancing our understanding of their clinical symptoms, as well as potentially informing the conceptual basis of novel interventions. The purpose of the present review article is summarizing linguistic, metalinguistic and psychiatric characteristics of children with speech sound disorder (SSD). Clinic Read More

Background: Video game Addiction Disorder, in addition to other dependency disorders, seem to affect the pleasure center of the brain. The addictive behavior triggers a release of dopamine to promote the pleasurable experience activating the release of this chemical. Over time, more and more of the activity is needed to induce the same pleasurable response, creating a dependency. Methods: It is a cross-sectional stu Read More

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and depression are highly comorbid and linked to higher rates of death and disability. Several evidence-based treatments for depression have been successfully implemented in low- and middle-income countries, but more knowledge is needed on how to bring these innovations to scale within complex ’real world’ public health systems. Objective: To explore whether the principles of social Read More

Background and Aim: Mental health of non-hospitalized patients and those with non-severe infections has attracted lower attention in comparison to other patients. Circulating monocytes are deeply involved in all stages of COVID-19 infection. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and depressive symptoms in patients with non-severe COVID-19 infection. Me Read More

Background: Autism severity has been found to be associated with social anhedonia. However, the mechanisms linking the two have not been clarified. Objective: The study was designed to examine the link between autistic traits and social anhedonia. The present study tested a serial mediation model, in which it was hypothesized that emotional intelligence and self-efficacy were serial mediators of the relationship bet Read More

Aim: Cumulative evidence has demonstrated the neurotoxic effect of methamphetamine (Meth) on the central nervous system. Meth can induce psychotic symptoms and impairments of cognitive abilities, including executive function (EF). Methods: In this study, we hypothesized the interaction of the neurotoxic effects of Meth on psychotic symptoms and EF performances. The Stroop test evaluated the EF performan Read More