Showing papers in "Asian Journal of Psychiatry in 2019"

TL;DR: The present cross-sectional study estimated the prevalence rate of PIU and its associated risk factors among 405 university students in Bangladesh between June and July 2018 and identified more frequent use of the internet and more time spent on the internet as strong predictors ofPIU.

TL;DR: The findings are helpful for depression-reducing intervention programs and it is recommended that a nationally representative study is carried out to assess the actual figure of GD in Bangladesh.

TL;DR: This work proposes a multi-dimensional solution, involving the participation of schools, peers and parents to decrease the rate of adolescent suicide in South Korea.

TL;DR: The PIU is an important emerging mental health condition among college/university going young adults, with psychological distress being the strongest and most stable correlate of PIU across different countries and cultures in this study.

TL;DR: Parents of children with autism perceived and experienced stigma and various consequences which were varied with behaviors of autism and the severity of symptoms, which should focus on developing intervention that help to erase stigma.

TL;DR: Increased mobile phone access in rural India is leading to technology addiction among school students, which possibly contributes to poor academic performance and depression, and certain demographic and gadget specific factors predict addiction.

TL;DR: Media reports of suicidal behavior in Bangladesh in online portal were found to be poor quality when assessed against World Health Organization suicide reporting guidelines.

TL;DR: It was revealed that training on detection and treatment of depression was considered important by study participants for addressing 'stress' and 'tension' within their communities, while the digital platform was viewed as useful and convenient despite limited familiarity with using digital technology.

TL;DR: Gender, depression, having directly seen someone injured or trapped, the injury or hospitalization of a member of the nuclear family and being afraid to stay inside a building since the earthquake were demonstrated to be the significant predictors for PTSD.

TL;DR: The prevalence of elder abuse among elders was high in Iran and preventive measures should be considered in this regard, considering the growing elderly population in Iran.

TL;DR: Light is shed on how barriers impact outcomes of immigrant children with ASD and a culturally sensitive program model is described to address the barriers and provide awareness, education, and interventions for these immigrant families.

TL;DR: The citation classics suggest that clinical trials/management, epidemiology and neuroimaging were the most researched areas in the OCD research, and the trends in OCD research are described.

TL;DR: Factors such as workplace accommodations, creating an environment that is permissive of disclosure, using family support and support from mental health professionals will facilitate employment, and addressing factors that hinder will also be important in vocational recovery.

TL;DR: It is concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive behaviour therapy serves as an effective medium to enhance the psychological functioning of depressive and suicidal adolescents.

TL;DR: This study examined the psychotropic prescription patterns in adult Asian schizophrenia patients based on the data of the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription (REAP) 2016 survey, which varied across countries.

TL;DR: It is suggested that about 8.24% of resident doctors have Problematic internet use/IA, which is associated with presence of higher level of depressive symptoms, perceived stress and burn out and higher likelihood of facing violence in the hands of patients and their caregivers.

TL;DR: Rudimentary pharmacokinetics of mitragynine was described in this systematic review, however, the discovered studies provided scant information on the role of metabolism and redistribution into tissues nor the rate of excretion.

TL;DR: White matter disruptions in bilateral SLF and AF appear to be specific to schizophrenia with AH and must be explored further as potential marker of AH, pending replication in other studies.

TL;DR: Results showed that after the 2 months' parent-child interaction, children's screen-time and repetitive behaviors decreased and EEG ratio power in some channels changed, and suggest that parent training have positive effects on young children with excessive screen time and autism symptoms.

TL;DR: Results of this meta-analysis indicated that MTHFR 677C > T polymorphism may be associated with increased risk of autism in overall and by ethnicity, while MTH FR 1298A‬>‬C was reported to be significantly associated with the risk of Autism only in Caucasians.

TL;DR: Sensitivity analysis involving assessment of Cronbach's alpha value after removal of each item, did not reveal any major deviations in overall internal consistency of the HADS and parallel analysis suggested one factor solution to be viable.

TL;DR: The present work and the proposed prototype can identify and control the sensory overload triggers in ASD and it can guide the caregiver or clinicians to optimize the responsible surrounding causes of explosive behavior in ASDand would help the individuals with ASD to become calm.

TL;DR: The evolution of the concept and nosology of autism is evaluated with an overview of the accompanying impact of changes and the potential consequences of the changes in its nosology and concept are evaluated.

TL;DR: The Ambiguous Hallmark Program can significantly modify negative interpretations and symptoms in depression providing preliminary supporting evidence for its clinical application especially in mild-to-moderate depression.

TL;DR: High rates of cigarette usage and nicotine dependence are problems from the early stages of psychosis, and ND is higher in people with established psychosis.

TL;DR: It is suggested that marital adjustment and sexual satisfaction is more impaired in schizophrenia, when compared with depressive disorders.

TL;DR: A high prevalence of depression, anxiety and suicidality among elderly patients attending tertiary care hospitals in Thailand is revealed and perceived stress, perceived social support, and neuroticism scores were significantly higher in this group.