International Journal of Social Psychiatry

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Volume 54, issue 6, 2008

Editorial: One Health Only pp. 483-485

Andrej Marusic and Dinesh Bhugra

Profile of Adult Patients Attending a Marriage and Sex Clinic in India pp. 486-493

Arvind Kendurkar, Brinder Kaur, Anil Kumar Agarwal, Harjeet Singh and Vivek Agarwal

Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Medical Students and in Humanities Students: Relationship With Big-Five Personality Dimensions and Vulnerability To Stress pp. 494-501

Adomas Bunevicius, Arune Katkute and Robertas Bunevicius

Perception of Stigmatization in Forensic Patients With Schizophrenia pp. 502-513

Branimir Margetić, Branka Aukst-Margetić, Dragutin Ivanec and Igor FilipÄ ić

Social Adversities in First-Time and Repeat Prisoners pp. 514-526

Ellen Kjelsberg and Christine Friestad

Predicting Transitory Mood From Physical Activity Level Among People With Severe Mental Illness in Two Cultures pp. 527-538

Bryan P. Mccormick, Georgia Frey, Chien-Tsung Lee, Sanghee Chun, Jim Sibthorp, Tomislav Gajic, Branka Stamatovic-Gajic and Milena Maksimovich

Influence of Spirituality and Religiousness On Smoking Among Patients With Schizophrenia or Schizo-Affective Disorder in Switzerland pp. 539-549

Laurence Borras, Sylvia Mohr, Pierre-Yves Brandt, Christianne Gillieron, Ariel Eytan and Philippe Huguelet

How Central and Connected Am I in my Family? Bridging and Bonding Social Capital in Family Configurations of Young Adults With Psychiatric Disorders pp. 550-561

E.D. Widmer, A. Orita, J.-A. Gauthier, N. Sénac, A.T. Cucchia, K. Stekel and F. Grasset

Religious Affiliation and Psychiatric Morbidity in Brazil: Higher Rates Among Evangelicals and Spiritists pp. 562-574

Paulo Dalgalarrondo, Leticia Marín-León, Neury José Botega, Marilisa Berti De Azevedo Barros and Helenice Bosco de Oliveira

Volume 54, issue 5, 2008

Editorial: Does Suicide Know the Points of the Compass? pp. 387-389

A. Marusic, A. Petrovic and M. Zorko

Psychotic-Like Ideations Among a Group of Young Normal Subjects in Iran pp. 390-394

Vandad Sharifi, Ali Sajjadifar and Homayoun Amini

Psychiatriform Disorders: Psychiatric Analogues of Somatoform Disorders pp. 395-401

Richard Mullen and David B. Menkes

Pharmacy Students' Attitudes Toward and Professional Interactions With People With Mental Disorders pp. 402-413

Daisy Volmer, Martin Mäesalu and J. Simon Bell

Prevalence of Mental Disorder and Associated Factors in Civilian Guatemalans With Disabilities Caused By the Internal Armed Conflict pp. 414-424

Walter Herrera Rivera, Jair De Jesus Mari, Sergio Baxter Andreoli, Maria Ines Quintana and Marcos Pacheco De Toledo Ferraz

Complex Sequelae of Psychological Trauma Among Kosovar Civilian War Victims pp. 425-436

Nexhmedin Morina and Julian D. Ford

The Relationship Between Staff Members' Working Conditions and Patients' Perceptions of the Treatment Environment pp. 437-446

Jan Ivar Rossberg, Ingrid Melle, Stein Opjordsmoen and Svein Friis

The Influence of Socio-Economic Conditions On the Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Its Covariates in an Elderly Population With Slight Income Differences: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (Bhas) pp. 447-456

S.M.M. Carvalhais, M.F. Lima-Costa, S.V. Peixoto, J.O.A. Firmo, E. Castro-Costa and E. Uchoa

General Mental Health, Quality of Life and Suicide-Related Attitudes Among Kurdish People in Iran pp. 457-468

N. Mofidi, M. Ghazinour, M. Araste, L. Jacobsson and J. Richter

Attitudes of Ward Attendants Towards Mental Illness: Comparisons and Predictors pp. 469-478

Pandey Vibha, Sahoo Saddichha and Ranjeet Kumar

Volume 54, issue 4, 2008

Editorial: Farmer Suicides in India: The Role of Psychiatry and Anthropology pp. 291-292

Neil Aggarwal

Trained Volunteer-Delivered Mental Health Support To Those Bereaved By Asian Tsunami — An Evaluation pp. 293-302

L. Vijayakumar and M. Suresh Kumar

Family Caregiving in Bipolar Disorder: Caregiver Consequences, Caregiver Coping Styles, and Caregiver Distress pp. 303-316

P.J.J. Goossens, B. Van Wijngaarden, E.A.M. Knoppert- Van Der Klein and T. Van Achterberg

The Value of Routine Outcome Measurement for Consumers of Mental Health Services: Master or Servant? pp. 317-327

Brenda Happell

The Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour of Schizophrenic Patients in Cambodia pp. 328-337

Xavier Coton, Sin Poly, Philippe Hoyois, Chhit Sophal and Vincent Dubois

Measuring Acculturation and Symptoms of Depression of Foreign Immigrants in the Athens Area pp. 338-349

M.G. Madianos, F. Gonidakis, D. Ploubidis, E. Papadopoulou and E. Rogakou

Stalking Behaviour By Patients Towards Psychiatrists in a Large Mental Health Organization pp. 350-357

Ronan J. Mcivor, Laurence Potter and Lisa Davies

Whose Life Am I Living? Relatives Living in the Shadow of Depression pp. 358-369

Sigrid Stjernswärd and Margareta Östman

Online Video Game Therapy for Mental Health Concerns: A Review pp. 370-382

Nathan Wilkinson, Rebecca P. Ang and Dion H. Goh

Book Review: MANAGEMENT FOR PSYCHIATRISTS (3rd Edition) Edited by D Bhugra, S Bell and A Burns RCPsych Publications, 2006. 438pp. Hb. £30.00 ISBN 978—1-904671—49—7 pp. 383-383

Ramin Nilforooshan

Volume 54, issue 3, 2008

Editorial: Should Psychiatry Exist? pp. 195-196

Rob Poole and Dinesh Bhugra

An Assessment of Post-Tsunami Psychosocial Training Programmes in Tamilnadu, India pp. 197-205

R. Thara, K. Rao and S. John

Stigmatization and Self-Esteem of Persons in Recovery From Mental Illness: the Role of Peer Support pp. 206-218

Mieke Verhaeghe, Piet Bracke and Kevin Bruynooghe

Psychiatric Disorders Related to Menstrual Bleeding Among an Ultra-Orthodox Population: Case Series and Literature Review pp. 219-224

Tali Vishne, Sagit Misgav and Michael E. Bunzel

Insight and Psychosis: Comparing the Perspectives of Patient, Entourage and Clinician pp. 225-241

Constantin Tranulis, Ellen Corin and Laurence J. Kirmayer

A Comparison of African-Caribbean and White European Young Adults' Conceptions of Schizophrenia Symptoms and the Diagnostic Label pp. 242-261

L. Stone and W.M.L. Finlay

The Experience of Hopelessness in a Population of Greek Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care pp. 262-271

Kyriaki Mystakidou, Efi Parpa, Eleni Tsilika, Maria Pathiaki, Ioanna Hatzipli, Antonis Galanos and Lambros Vlahos

The Eugenic Legacy in Psychology and Psychiatry pp. 272-284

David Pilgrim

Book Review: SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS By Julian Leff and Richard Warner Cambridge University Press, 2006. 202pp. Pb. £30.99 ISBN 0—521—61536—4 pp. 285-285

Aliya Kassam

Volume 54, issue 2, 2008

Editorial: Decision Making By Psychiatrists: Principles pp. 99-100

Dinesh Bhugra

Psychopathology of Schizophrenia in Ljubljana (Slovenia) From 1881 To 2000: Changes in the Content of Delusions in Schizophrenia Patients Related To Various Sociopolitical, Technical and Scientific Changes pp. 101-111

B. ŠKodlar, M.Z. Dernovšek and M. Kocmur

Higher Risk of Common Mental Disorders After Experiencing Physical Violence in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: the Pró-Saúde Study pp. 112-117

Claudia S. Lopes, Eduardo Faerstein, Dóra Chor and Guilherme L. Werneck

What Does Recovery From Schizophrenia Mean? Perceptions of Long-Term Patients pp. 118-130

Roger M.K. Ng, Veronica Pearson, May Lam, C.W. Law, Cindy P.Y. Chiu and Eric Y.H. Chen

The Resilience of Migrant Workers in Shanghai China: the Roles of Migration Stress and Meaning of Migration pp. 131-143

Daniel Fu Keung Wong and He Xue Song

Life Events Associated With Major Depression in Ugandan Primary Healthcare (PHC) Patients: Issues of Cultural Specificity pp. 144-163

Wilson Winstons Muhwezi, Hans Ã…gren, Stella Neema, Albert Koma Maganda and Seggane Musisi

Beliefs About Schizophrenia and Its Treatment in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia pp. 164-179

Viren Swami, Adrian Furnham, Kumaraswami Kannan and Dhachayani Sinniah

A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Mental Health Services Utilisation Among Migrants From Mainland China in South-East Sydney pp. 180-190

Ilse Blignault, Vince Ponzio, Ye Rong and Maurice Eisenbruch

Book Review: CRITICAL VOICES IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Edited by Sami Timimi and Begum Maitra Free Association Books, 2005. 228pp. Pb. £18.95 ISBN 1—853—43943—6 pp. 191-191

Inga-Britt Krause

Volume 54, issue 1, 2008

Editorial: Decision Making By Patients: Who Gains? pp. 5-6

Dinesh Bhugra

Detecting Depressive Disorder With the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 in Tanzania pp. 7-20

Bandy Lee, Sylvia F. Kaaya, Jessie K. Mbwambo, Mary C. Smith-Fawzi and Melkizedek T. Leshabari

Detecting Depressive Disorder With a 19-Item Local Instrument in Tanzania pp. 21-33

Sylvia F. Kaaya, Bandy Lee, Jessie K. Mbwambo, Mary C. Smith-Fawzi and Melkizedek T. Leshabari

Prevalence and Correlates of Suicidal Behaviour Among Adolescents in Southwest Nigeria pp. 34-46

Olayinka Omigbodun, Nisha Dogra, Oluyomi Esan and Babatunde Adedokun

Stigma, Discrimination, Empowerment and Social Networks: a Preliminary Investigation of Their Influence On Subjective Quality of Life in a Swedish Sample pp. 47-55

Bertil Lundberg, Lars Hansson, Elisabet Wentz and Tommy Björkman

Psychiatric Intensive Care Units: a Literature Review pp. 56-68

Len Bowers, Debra Jeffery, Hulya Bilgin, Manuela Jarrett, Alan Simpson and Julia Jones

Ethnicity, Gender and Mental Health: Social Worker Perspectives pp. 69-82

Ravinder Barn

The Relationship Between Past Traumatic Experience and Sickness Absence pp. 83-89

Takashi Izutsu, Mihoko Shibuya, Atsuro Tsutsumi, Takako Konishi and Noriyuki Kawamura

Book Review: ROLFACTION AND THE BRAIN Edited by W J Brewer, D Castle and C Pantelis, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 365pp. Hb. £65.00 ISBN 0—521—84922—5 pp. 90-90

Julia Lappin

Book Review: REDUCING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS: A REPORT FROM A GLOBAL PROGRAMME OF THE WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION By Norman Sartorius and Hugh Schulze, Cambridge University Press, 2005. 264pp. (appendices) Pb. £31.99 ISBN 0—521—54943—4 pp. 91-92

Neelom Sharma

Book Review: STRESS, THE BRAIN AND DEPRESSION Herman M van Praag, Rond de Kloet and Jim van Os, Cambridge University Press, 2004. 296pp. Hb. £65.00 ISBN 0—521—62147-X pp. 91-91

Valeria Mondelli