International Journal of Social Psychiatry

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Volume 63, issue 8, 2017

Implementing evidence-based smoking cessation treatment in psychosocial care units (CAPS) in Brazil pp. 669-673

João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Nilson R da Silva, Marta RD Campos, Helena F Moura, Gustavo Zabert, Beatriz M Champagne, Katherine E Kemper and J Taylor Hays

Do resettlement variables predict psychiatric treatment outcomes in a sample of asylum-seeking survivors of torture? pp. 674-685

David Whitsett and Martin F Sherman

Mental health risks and stressors faced by urban refugees: Perceived impacts of war and community adversities among Somali refugees in Nairobi pp. 686-693

Hyojin Im, Aidan B Ferguson, Abdilkadir H Warsame and Maimuna M Isse

Rural–urban differences in accessing mental health treatment in patients with psychosis pp. 694-698

Jagadisha Thirthalli, K Shanivaram Reddy, Manoranjitha Kare, Soumitra Das and Gangadhar Bn

A comparative study of negative life events and depressive symptoms among healthy older adults and older adults with chronic disease pp. 699-707

Han Zhang, Tingting Gao, Jinglei Gao, Yixi Kong, Yueyang Hu, Ruimei Wang and Songli Mei

Acculturation and severity of depression among first-generation Vietnamese outpatients in Germany pp. 708-716

Main Huong Nguyen, Eric Hahn, Katja Wingenfeld, Iris T Graef-Calliess, Anita von Poser, Malte Stopsack, Hannah Burian, Annegret Dreher, Simon Wolf, Michael Dettling, Ronald Burian, Albert Diefenbacher and Thi Minh Tam Ta

Beneficial and detrimental effects of genetic explanations for addiction pp. 717-723

Matthew S Lebowitz and Paul S Appelbaum

Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a local psycho-educational intervention for pregnant women with common mental problems affected by armed conflict in Swat, Pakistan: A parallel randomized controlled feasibility trial pp. 724-735

Muhammad Naseem Khan, Mukesh Dherani, Anna Chiumento, Najia Atif, Katie Bristow, Siham Sikander and Atif Rahman

Impact of economic crisis on the social representation of mental health: Analysis of a decade of newspaper coverage pp. 736-743

David Dias Neto, Maria João Figueiras, Sónia Campos and Patrícia Tavares

Mental illness stigma among medical students and teachers pp. 744-751

Miroslava Janoušková, Aneta Weissová, Tomáš Formánek, Jiří Pasz and Lucie Bankovská Motlová

Psychotic-like experiences in help-seeking adolescents: Dimensional exploration and association with different forms of bullying victimization – A developmental social psychiatry perspective pp. 752-762

Gennaro Catone, Roberta Marotta, Simone Pisano, Belinda Lennox, Marco Carotenuto, Antonella Gritti, Antonio Pascotto and Matthew R Broome

Shared decision-making for psychiatric medication: A mixed-methods evaluation of a UK training programme for service users and clinicians pp. 763-772

Shulamit Ramon, Nicola Morant, Ute Stead and Ben Perry

Social inclusion and relationship satisfaction of patients with a severe mental illness pp. 773-781

Jitske F Koenders, Liselotte D de Mooij, Jack M Dekker and Martijn Kikkert

Stigmatization towards the mentally ill: Perceptions of psychiatrists, pre-clinical and post-clinical rotation medical students pp. 782-791

Hendri-Charl Eksteen, Piet J Becker and Gian Lippi

Portrayal of generalized anxiety disorder in YouTubeâ„¢ videos pp. 792-795

Sarah A MacLean, Corey H Basch, Rachel Reeves and Charles E Basch

The impact of the ‘Blue Whale’ game in the rates of suicide: Short psychological analysis of the phenomenon pp. 796-797

Danilo Ferreira de Sousa, João de Deus Quirino Filho, Rita de Cassia Pires Bezerra Cavalcanti, Alciono Bezerra dos Santos and Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

The role of psychotherapy in domestic violence pp. 798-799

Julio Torales, Iván Barrios and Andrés Arce

Greek public’s ambivalence toward refugee children education pp. 800-800

Helen Lazaratou, Marina Economou and Dimitris Dikeos

Volume 63, issue 7, 2017

Acknowledging mental illness in psychiatrists pp. 561-562

Seamus Mac Suibhne, Aoife Ni Chorcorain and James V Lucey

Explanatory models and distress in primary caregivers of patients with acute psychotic presentations: A study from South India pp. 563-568

Deepa S Joy, Manoranjitham Sd, P Samuel and Jacob Ks

Becoming a patient-illness representations of depression of Anglo-Australian and Sri Lankan patients through the lens of Leventhal’s illness representational model pp. 569-579

Josefine Antoniades, Danielle Mazza and Bianca Brijnath

Care coordinator views and experiences of physical health monitoring in clients with severe mental illness: A qualitative study pp. 580-588

Petra C Gronholm, Oluwadamilola Onagbesan and Poonam Gardner-Sood

CASP – An intervention by community volunteers to reduce suicidal behaviour among refugees pp. 589-597

Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Rani Mohanraj, Shuba Kumar, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Savitha Sriram and Madhumathi Shanmugam

Athletic identity and psychiatric symptoms following retirement from varsity sports pp. 598-601

Zarina A Giannone, Colleen J Haney, David Kealy and John S Ogrodniczuk

Early psychosis in central Vietnam: A longitudinal study of short-term functional outcomes and their predictors pp. 602-613

Seiji Humphries, Robert King, Michael P Dunne and Cat Huu Nguyen

Attitudes within the general population towards seeking professional help in cases of mental distress pp. 614-621

Saska Roskar, Mark Floyd Bracic, Urska Kolar, Ksenija Lekic, Nusa Konec Juricic, Alenka Tancic Grum, Bogdan Dobnik, Vita Postuvan and Mojca Vatovec

Comparing the prevalence and the risk profile for antenatal depressive symptoms across cultures pp. 622-631

Irene E Corbani, Paola Rucci, Elena Iapichino, Marta Quartieri Bollani, Gilla Cauli, Mara R Ceruti, Costanzo Gala and Mariano Bassi

Provider perspectives on employment for people with serious mental illness pp. 632-640

Mark Costa, Michaella Baker, Larry Davidson, Julienne Giard, Linda Guillorn, Angels González Ibáñez, Dawn Weitz and Maria O’Connell

Assessment of Needs: Differences between male and female patients with schizophrenia needs in psychiatric hospitals in Baghdad city pp. 641-648

Fatin G Ashoor and Intisar AG Khudhur

Impact of the economic crisis on health-related behaviors in Italy pp. 649-656

Giorgio Mattei, Roberto De Vogli, Silvia Ferrari, Luca Pingani, Marco Rigatelli and Gian Maria Galeazzi

Social support perceptions of Turkish people with schizophrenia: What helps and what doesn’t help pp. 657-665

Nuray A Karanci, Ali Can Gök, Büşra Yıldırım and Nilsu Borhan

Volume 63, issue 6, 2017

Violence, victimization and mental health pp. 475-479

Vishal Bhavsar and Antonio Ventriglio

Family inclusion in mental health services: Reality or rhetoric? pp. 480-487

Robyn M Martin, Sophie C Ridley and Sue J Gillieatt

Socioeconomic crisis and aggressive behaviour of Greek adolescents pp. 488-491

Helen Lazaratou, Zacharias Kalogerakis, Marina Economou and Kiriakos Xenitidis

Early-onset schizophrenia: Symptoms and social class of origin pp. 492-497

Bernard J Gallagher and Brian J Jones

Mental health literacy, stigma and perception of causation of mental illness among Chinese people in Taiwan pp. 498-507

Xiao Yu Zhuang, Daniel Fu Keung Wong, Chi-Wei Cheng and Shu-Man Pan

Stigma-related mental health knowledge and attitudes among primary health workers and community health volunteers in rural Kenya pp. 508-517

Victoria N Mutiso, Christine W Musyimi, Sameera S Nayak, Abednego M Musau, Tahilia Rebello, Erick Nandoya, Albert K Tele, Kathleen Pike and David M Ndetei

Lay beliefs about the causes and cures of schizophrenia pp. 518-524

Subin Park, Minji Lee, Adrian Furnham, Mina Jeon and Young-Mi Ko

Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of homeless mentally ill admitted in mental health institute of South India: ‘Know the Unknown’ project pp. 525-531

Guru S Gowda, G Gopika, Narayana Manjunatha, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Ravi Yadav, Dwarakanath Srinivas, Bharath Rose Dawn and Suresh Bada Math

Predictors in use of mental health resources: The role of behaviour problems in patients with severe mental illness pp. 532-538

Gloria Bellido-Zanin, Antonio J Vázquez-Morejón, Agustín Martín-Rodríguez and Maria à ngeles Pérez-San-Gregorio

Well-being and perceptions of everyday activities among those who attend community-based day centres for people with mental illness in Sweden – Does an immigrant background make a difference? pp. 539-549

Parvin Pooremamali and Mona Eklund

Socioeconomic disadvantage and schizophrenia in migrants under mental health detention orders pp. 550-558

Jan Bulla, Klaus Hoffmann, Jan Querengässer and Thomas Ross

Volume 63, issue 5, 2017

Telepsychiatry and social psychiatry pp. 387-388

Antonio Ventriglio, Julio Torales and João Castaldelli-Maia

Social stigma, legal and public health barriers faced by the third gender phenomena in Brazil, India and Mexico: Travestis, hijras and muxes pp. 389-399

Alessandra Diehl, Denise Leite Vieira, Marina Milograna Zaneti, Ana Fanganiello, Pratap Sharan, Rebecca Robles and Jair de Jesus Mari

‘I have potential’: Experiences of recovery in the individual placement and support intervention pp. 400-406

Iben Gammelgaard, Thomas N Christensen, Lene F Eplov, Sofie B Jensen, Elsebeth Stenager and Kirsten S Petersen

Stigma experienced by caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders: A nationwide multicentric study pp. 407-417

Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi, Aakanksha Singh, Amitava Dan, Rajarishi Neogi, Darpan Kaur, Bhavesh Lakdawala, Abhijit R Rozatkar, Naresh Nebhinani, Suravi Patra, Priya Sivashankar, Alka A Subramanyam, Adarsh Tripathi, Ab Majid Gania, Gurvinder Pal Singh and Prakash Behere

Clients and carers perception of mental illness and factors that influence help-seeking: Where they go first and why pp. 418-425

Harris K Chilale, Ndumanene Devlin Silungwe, Saulos Gondwe and Charles Masulani-Mwale

Mental health clinicians’ beliefs about the causes of psychosis: Differences between professions and relationship to treatment preferences pp. 426-432

Lucy Carter, John Read, Melissa Pyle, Heather Law and Anthony P Morrison

Family group interventions in an early psychosis program: A re-evaluation of practice after 10 years of service delivery pp. 433-438

Kate Day, Rachael Starbuck and Melissa Petrakis

Rights of people with mental disorders: Realities in healthcare facilities in Tunisia pp. 439-447

Mayssa Rekhis, Abir Ben Hamouda, Sami Ouanes and Rym Rafrafi

Social network, recovery attitudes and internal stigma among those with serious mental illness pp. 448-458

Bernadette AM Cullen, Ramin Mojtabai, Elahe Bordbar, Anita Everett, Katie L Nugent and William W Eaton

Social class and mental distress in Greek urban communities during the period of economic recession pp. 459-467

Anastasia Zissi and George Stalidis

The light at the end of the tunnel is a train: Risky behaviours in the era of social networks pp. 468-469

Rita Santacroce, Giovanni Martinotti and Massimo di Giannantonio

Dealing the occasional episodes of mass hysteria in India pp. 470-470

Govindasamy Agoramoorthy

Book review: Misbehavior in organizations: A dynamic approach, Cyberbullying: Where are we now? A cross-national understanding, Infostorms: Why do we like? – Explaining individual behavior on the social net, Stalker, hacker, voyeur, spy: A psychoanalytic study of erotomania, voyeurism, surveillance, and invasions of privacy, Overcoming mobbing: A recovery guide for workplace aggression and bullying pp. 471-472

Martin Guha

Volume 63, issue 4, 2017

Frozen bereavement pp. 285-286

Antonio Ventriglio and Dinesh Bhugra

Improving quality of life and physical health in patients with schizophrenia: A 30-month program carried out in a real-life setting pp. 287-296

Peter Hjorth, Clara Reece Medici, Anette Juel, Nikolaj Juul Madsen, Kirsten Vandborg and Povl Munk-Jørgensen

The role of perceived social support after psychiatric hospitalisation: Post hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a transitional intervention pp. 297-306

Michael P Hengartner, Silvia Passalacqua, Andreas Andreae, Wulf Rössler and Agnes von Wyl

The experience of voice hearing and the role of self-help group: An interpretative phenomenological analysis pp. 307-313

József Rácz, Zsuzsa Kaló, Szilvia Kassai, Márta Kiss and Judit Nóra Pintér

Formative research on a teacher accompaniment model to promote youth mental health in Haiti: Relevance to mental health task-sharing in low-resource school settings pp. 314-324

Eddy Eustache, Margaret E Gerbasi, Jennifer Severe, J Reginald Fils-Aimé, Mary C Smith Fawzi, Giuseppe J Raviola, Sarah Darghouth, Kate Boyd, Tatiana Thérosmé, Rupinder Legha, Ermaze L Pierre, Emmeline Affricot, Yoldie Alcindor, David J Grelotti and Anne E Becker

Facebook addiction and loneliness in the post-graduate students of a university in southern India pp. 325-329

Manoj Shettar, Ravichandra Karkal, Anil Kakunje, Rohan Dilip Mendonsa and Mohan Chandran Vv

Supernatural versus medical: Responses to mental illness from undergraduate university students in Trinidad pp. 330-338

AnMarie Kamanie Ramkissoon, Casswina Donald and Gerard Hutchinson

Characteristics of socially withdrawn youth in France: A retrospective study pp. 339-344

Nicolas Chauliac, Audrey Couillet, Sophie Faivre, Nassima Brochard and Jean-Louis Terra

Insight in psychosis: Standards, science, ethics and value judgment pp. 345-351

Jacob Ks

The synergy of the refugee crisis and the financial crisis in Greece: Impact on mental health pp. 352-358

Dimitris C Anagnostopoulos, George Giannakopoulos and Nikos G Christodoulou

Youth self-harm in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review of the risk and protective factors pp. 359-375

Shilpa Aggarwal, George Patton, Nicola Reavley, Shreenivas A Sreenivasan and Michael Berk

Necessity of Internet regulation to prevent suicides in Mexico pp. 376-377

Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate, Sherezada Pool García, Isela E Juárez-Rojop, Thelma Beatriz González-Castro and Lilia López-Narváez

Epigenetics and developmental psychiatry pp. 378-378

Jacob Peedicayil

Book review: Disordered personalities and crime: An analysis of the history of moral insanity, Mental illness, human rights and the law, Mental health and the criminal justice system: A social work perspective, Handbook of secure care and Secure lives: The meaning and importance of culture in secure hospital care pp. 379-381

Martin Guha

Book review: Bipolar disorder in youth – Presentation, treatment and neurobiology pp. 381-382

Maira Werneck and João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia

Book review: Understanding suicide: A social psychological study in the Chinese cultural contexts pp. 382-383

Ren Shuzheng

Volume 63, issue 3, 2017

Social media and social psychiatry pp. 179-180

Antonio Ventriglio and Dinesh Bhugra

Relationship of depression with cognitive insight and socio-occupational outcome in patients with schizophrenia pp. 181-194

Sandeep Grover, Swapnajeet Sahoo, Ritu Nehra, Subho Chakrabarti and Ajit Avasthi

An exploratory study of the extent of social inclusion among people with psychosis and psychotic-related conditions pp. 195-202

Niall Turner, Lisa Ferguson, Michele Hill, Tara Nesbitt, Eadbhard O’Callaghan, Paul O’Mahony and Mary Clarke

The family economic status and outcome of people with schizophrenia in Xinjin, Chengdu, China: 14-year follow-up study pp. 203-211

Mao-Sheng Ran, Lawrence H Yang, Yu-Jun Liu, Debbie Huang, Wen-Jun Mao, Fu-Rong Lin, Jie Li and Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan

The impact of an empowerment intervention on people with schizophrenia: Results of a randomized controlled trial pp. 212-223

Abdalhadi Hasan and Mahmoud Musleh

Effects of the diagnostic label ‘schizophrenia’, actively used or passively accepted, on general practitioners’ views of this disorder pp. 224-234

Lorenza Magliano, Antonella Strino, Rosanna Punzo, Roberta Acone, Gaetana Affuso and John Read

Social network factors as mediators of mental health and psychological distress pp. 235-243

Andrew Levula, Michael Harré and Andrew Wilson

Prevalence and risk factors of depression among garment workers in Bangladesh pp. 244-254

Taylor Jennelle Fitch, Jacxelyn Moran, Gabriela Villanueva, Hari Krishna Raju Sagiraju, Mohammad Morshedul Quadir and Hasanat Alamgir

Attitude of society towards people with mental illness: The result of national survey of the Slovak population pp. 255-260

Katarína Letovancová, Nadežda KovalÄ Ã­ková and Patricia Dobríková

High burden of mental illness and low utilization of care among school-going youth in Central Haiti: A window into the youth mental health treatment gap in a low-income country pp. 261-274

Eddy Eustache, Margaret E Gerbasi, Mary C Smith Fawzi, J Reginald Fils-Aimé, Jennifer Severe, Giuseppe J Raviola, Rupinder Legha, Sarah Darghouth, David J Grelotti, Tatiana Thérosmé, Ermaze L Pierre, Emmeline Affricot, Yoldie Alcindor and Anne E Becker

The impact of a TV report in schizophrenia stigma reduction: A quasi-experimental study pp. 275-277

Nathaly de Oliveira Bosoni, Geraldo Busatto Filho and Daniel Martins de Barros

Narcissistic tendencies differences between French and Togolese patients with a major depressive disorder pp. 278-279

Kossi B Kounou, Eric Bui, Fabrice Brodard and Laurent Schmitt

Book review: Naturalism, interpretation, and mental disorder: International perspectives in philosophy and psychiatry pp. 280-280

Amanda de Gouvea Pettersen and João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia

Book review: Neuroprogression and staging in bipolar disorder pp. 280-281

Priscila Zempulski and João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia

Volume 63, issue 2, 2017

Communicability of symptoms in psychiatry pp. 89-90

Antonio Ventriglio and Dinesh Bhugra

Mental health in a conflict area: Migration, economic stress and religiosity in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand pp. 91-98

Kathleen Ford, Aree Jampaklay and Aphichat Chamratrithirong

Depression literacy in women attending university hospital clinics in Riyadh Saudi Arabia pp. 99-108

Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Sarah Mahasin, Roa Alsajjan, Marwah Hassounah, Zeinah Alhalees, Norah AlSaif, Fahad D. Alosaimi and AlJohara AlQuaiz

Case–control study of risk factors for suicide attempts in Isfahan, Iran pp. 109-114

Parastoo Golshiri, Mojtaba Akbari and Abbas Zarei

Attitudes of health professionals towards the stigma surrounding depression in times of economic crisis pp. 115-125

Maria Saridi, Aikaterini Kordosi, Aikaterini Toska, Lily Evangelia Peppou, Marina Economou and Kyriakos Souliotis

Association between posttraumatic stress and acceptance of social changes: Findings from a general population study and proposal of a new concept pp. 126-131

Evaldas Kazlauskas and Paulina Zelviene

Community Families: Bridging the gap between mental health services and civil society – A qualitative study from users’ perspective pp. 132-138

Ulla Væggemose, Stina Lou, Michal Frumer, Nanna Limskov Stærk Christiansen, Jørgen Aagaard and Lisbeth Ørtenblad

Burden of illness of people with persistent symptoms of schizophrenia: A multinational cross-sectional study pp. 139-150

Anna-Lena Nordstroem, Darren Talbot, Corrado Bernasconi, Carmen Galani Berardo and Justine Lalonde

Beyond psychopathology: A case–control psychological autopsy study of young adult males pp. 151-160

Victoria Ross, Kairi Kõlves and Diego De Leo

Suicide rate trends in the Slovak Republic in 1993–2015 pp. 161-168

Alexandra Brazinova, Norbert Moravansky, Gabriel Gulis and Igor Skodacek

The political use of psychiatry: A comparison between totalitarian regimes pp. 169-174

Massimiliano Buoli and Aldo Sabino Giannuli

Book review: Disruptive mood: Irritability in children and adolescents pp. 175-175

Tatiana Brancalião Silveira and João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia

Volume 63, issue 1, 2017

Disease versus illness: What do clinicians need to know? pp. 3-4

Antonio Ventriglio, Julio Torales and Dinesh Bhugra

Stigma and need for care in individuals who hear voices pp. 5-13

Ruvanee P Vilhauer

The role of epigenetics in social psychiatry pp. 14-20

Jacob Peedicayil

Mental health and public policies implemented in the Northeast of Brazil: A systematic review with meta-analysis pp. 21-32

Sonilde Saraiva Januário, Florido Sampaio das Neves Peixoto, Nádia Nara Rolim Lima, Vânia Barbosa do Nascimento, Danilo Ferreira de Sousa, Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira Luz, Claúdio Gleidiston Lima da Silva and Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

Community families: A qualitative study of families who volunteer to support persons with severe mental illness pp. 33-39

Lotte Groth Jensen, Stina Lou, Jørgen Aagaard and Ulla Væggemose

Outcomes of a care coordinated service model for persons with severe and persistent mental illness: A qualitative study pp. 40-47

Anton N Isaacs, Keith Sutton, Kim Dalziel and Darryl Maybery

Differential impacts of social support on mental health: A comparison study of Chinese rural-to-urban migrant adolescents and their urban counterparts in Beijing, China pp. 48-56

Xiao Yu Zhuang and Daniel Fu Keung Wong

The effect of job loss on depressive symptoms: The results from the Korean Welfare Panel Study (2007–2013) pp. 57-62

Hyo Jung Yoon, Jae Woo Choi, Suk-Young Jang, Sang Ah Lee and Eun-Cheol Park

Professional views of supporting relatives of mental health clients with severe mental illness pp. 63-69

Fredrik Hjärthag, Karin Persson, Karin Ingvarsdotter and Margareta Östman

Exposure to suicidal behaviors: A common suicide risk factor or a personal negative life event? pp. 70-77

Keith M Harris and Silvana Bettiol

The intersection of interpersonal and self-directed violence among general adult, college student and sexually diverse samples pp. 78-85

Robert J Cramer, Sarah L Desmarais, Kiersten L Johnson, Tess M Gemberling, Matt R Nobles, Sarah R Holley, Susan Wright and Richard Van Dorn