Explanatory model of help-seeking and coping mechanisms among depressed women in three ethnic groups of Fars, Kurdish, and Turkish in Iran.

BACKGROUND: As one of the most prevalent diseases globally and as an important cause of disability, depressive disorders are responsible for as many as one in every five visits to primary care doctors…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Dejman, M., Ekblad, S., Forouzan, A. S., Baradaran-Eftekhari, M., & Malekafzali, H. (2008). Explanatory model of help-seeking and coping mechanisms among depressed women in three ethnic groups of Fars, Kurdish, and Turkish in Iran.. Arch Iran Med, 11(4), 397-406.

Sleep deprivation reduces perceived emotional intelligence and constructive thinking skills.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Insufficient sleep can adversely affect a variety of cognitive abilities, ranging from simple alertness to higher-order executive functions. Although the effects of sleep loss …

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Killgore, W. D., Kahn-Greene, E. T., Lipizzi, E. L., Newman, R. A., Kamimori, G. H., & Balkin, T. J. (2008). Sleep deprivation reduces perceived emotional intelligence and constructive thinking skills.. Sleep Med, 9(5), 517-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2007.07.003

Sara Ruddick's theory of maternal thinking applied to traditional Irish mothering.

This paper uses Sara Ruddick's theory of maternal thinking to explain patterns of Irish mothering that developed in Ireland following the Great Famine of 1845-1852. Ruddick's central thesis, that mate…

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Radosh, P. F. (2008). Sara Ruddick's theory of maternal thinking applied to traditional Irish mothering.. J Fam Hist, 33(3), 304-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199008318918

The year of magical thinking: Joan Didion and the dialectic of grief.

Joan Didion is a prominent American writer. In late 2003, while her only child lay critically ill, her husband, John, died suddenly. Theirs was a marriage of great intimacy and love. Grief enveloped h…

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Brennan, F., & Dash, M. (2008). The year of magical thinking: Joan Didion and the dialectic of grief.. Med Humanit, 34(1), 35-9. https://doi.org/10.1136/jmh.2008.000271

Diagnosing suicides of resolve: psychiatric practice in contemporary Japan.

In Japan, suicide has long been depicted as an act of free will, even aestheticized in the cultural notion suicide of resolve. Amid the record-high Japanese suicide rates since the 1990s, however, Jap…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Kitanaka, J. (2008). Diagnosing suicides of resolve: psychiatric practice in contemporary Japan.. Cult Med Psychiatry, 32(2), 152-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-008-9087-1

Not just right experience: is it influenced by feelings of guilt?

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience increased guilt. Further, these individuals often report uncomfortable sensations of things being not quite right ("not just right exper…

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Mancini, F., Gangemi, A., Perdighe, C., & Marini, C. (2008). Not just right experience: is it influenced by feelings of guilt?. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry, 39(2), 162-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2007.02.002

Psychosocial effects experienced by grandmothers as primary caregivers in rural Botswana.

Studies on the psychosocial effects of grandmothers as primary caregivers in Botswana are non-existent. The purpose of this study was to close that knowledge gap. Twenty-five (n = 25) grandmothers who…

Sortie, Deuil, Déconversion et Reconstruction Identitaire
Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G. (2008). Psychosocial effects experienced by grandmothers as primary caregivers in rural Botswana.. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 15(5), 351-6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01232.x

Savonarola at the stake: the rise and fall of Roy Meadow.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to describe the role of prominent paediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow in the controversy surrounding the diagnosis of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) in moth…

Violences Sexuelles en Contexte Sectaire
Kaplan, R. (2008). Savonarola at the stake: the rise and fall of Roy Meadow.. Australas Psychiatry, 16(3), 213-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/10398560701870539

Management of perceived mental health problems by spiritual healers: a Nigerian study.

OBJECTIVE: Anecdotal reports and research findings have suggested that religious healers are widely consulted by many Nigerians in time of mental health crisis.The study aimed at examining the knowled…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Agara, A. J., Makanjuola, A. B., & Morakinyo, O. (2008). Management of perceived mental health problems by spiritual healers: a Nigerian study.. Afr J Psychiatry (Johannesbg), 11(2), 113-8. https://doi.org/10.4314/ajpsy.v11i2.30262

Spirituality and religion in epilepsy.

Revered in some cultures but persecuted by most others, epilepsy patients have, throughout history, been linked with the divine, demonic, and supernatural. Clinical observations during the past 150 ye…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Devinsky, O., & Lai, G. (2008). Spirituality and religion in epilepsy.. Epilepsy Behav, 12(4), 636-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.11.011

Psychiatric disorders related to menstrual bleeding among an ultra-orthodox population: case series and literature review.

The relationship between menstrual cycle and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been documented in the past and is related to sexual hormone changes. In the ultra-orthodox Jewish population menst…

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Vishne, T., Misgav, S., & Bunzel, M. E. (2008). Psychiatric disorders related to menstrual bleeding among an ultra-orthodox population: case series and literature review.. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 54(3), 219-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764008083872

Sensory phenomena in obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders: a review of the literature.

INTRODUCTION: A variety of subjective experiences have been reported to be associated with the symptom expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS). First described in …

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Prado, H. S., Rosário, M. C., Lee, J., Hounie, A. G., Shavitt, R. G., & Miguel, E. C. (2008). Sensory phenomena in obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders: a review of the literature.. CNS Spectr, 13(5), 425-32. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900016606