Objectives To estimate the prevalence of and associations between anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), low subjective well-being (SWB), potential traumas postmigration among refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden. Design A cross-sectional population-based questionnaire study based on a known complete sample frame. The survey included multiple measures mental ill health factors particular relevance for refugees. Weighted analyses were conducted to calculate...

<h3>Background:</h3> Unemployment is associated with increased risk of mortality. It is, however, not clear to what extent this causal, or whether other factors remain uncontrolled for. The aim study was investigate the association between unemployment and all-cause cause-specific mortality, adjusting for indicators mental disorder, behavioural social over life course. <h3>Methods:</h3> This based on a cohort 49321 Swedish males, born 1949/51, tested compulsory military conscription in...

Background The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test ( AUDIT ) and ‐Consumption ‐C) are commonly used in population surveys but there few validations studies the general population. Validity should be estimated samples close to targeted setting. This study aims validate ‐C a sample PART Stockholm, Sweden. Methods We subsample age 20 64 that answered postal questionnaire including who later participated psychiatric interview n = 1,093). Interviews using Schedules for Clinical Assessment...

Background Sedentary behaviour can be associated with poor mental health, but it remains unclear whether all types of sedentary have equivalent detrimental effects. Aims To model the potential impact on depression replacing passive mentally active behaviours and light moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. An additional aim was to explore these relationships by self-report data clinician diagnoses depression. Method In 1997, 43 863 Swedish adults were initially surveyed their responses...

This study assesses the predictive ability of full Work Ability Index (WAI) as well its individual items in general population.The Work, Health and Retirement Study (WHRS) is a stratified random national sample 25-75-year-olds living Sweden 2000 that received postal questionnaire ( n = 6637, response rate 53%). Current subsequent sickness absence was obtained from registers. The WAI to predict long-term (LTSA; ⩾ 90 consecutive days) during period four years analysed by logistic regression,...

Abstract Background and Aims Studies using smartphone apps in treatment for alcohol dependence are lacking. This study aimed to test the consumption‐reducing effects of two app‐based interventions as complement usual (TAU). Design Three‐armed, parallel, randomised controlled trial. Setting Specialised outpatient clinic within Stockholm Centre Dependency Disorders, Stockholm, Sweden. Participants 162 alcohol‐dependent adults (46% female), with no social problems or mental disorders, who had...

Whether or not cannabis use may increase the risk for depression and/or anxiety is clear. For one thing, it has been possible to draw a definitive conclusion regarding direction of causality, i.e. whether increases depression/anxiety vice versa. This study aimed at examining associations between use, and anxiety, using all three measures as both exposure outcome.Data were obtained from longitudinal cohort comprising 8598 Swedish men women, aged 20-64, with three-year-follow-up.Adjusted sex...

Background and Aims The interrelationship between alcohol consumption depression is complex, the direction of association unclear. We investigated whether influences risk while accounting for this potential bidirectionality. Methods A total 10 441 individuals participated in PART study 1998–2000, 8622 2001–2003, 5228 2010. Participants answered questions on their consumption, symptoms depression, childhood adversity, sociodemographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, lifestyle factors. 5087...

The number of patients presenting for care at gender clinics is increasing, yet the proportion adults in general population who want gender-affirming medical treatment remains essentially unknown. We measured wish cross-sex hormones or surgery, as well other aspects incongruence, among adult Stockholm County, Sweden. A population-representative sample 50,157 County residents ages 22 and older comprise Public Health Cohort. They were enrolled 2002, 2006, 2010 followed-up roughly 4-year...

The early-type chemically peculiar stars often show strong magnetic fields on their surfaces. These topologies are organized large scales and believed to be close an oblique dipole for most of the stars. In a striking exception this general trend, helium-strong star HD 37776 shows extraordinary double-wave rotational modulation longitudinal field measurements, indicating topologically complex and, possibly, record-strong field. Here we present new investigation structure 37776, using both...

Understanding of personality as an independent risk factor for serious mental illness (SMI) remains limited. Recently, overlap between the polygenic basis specific traits and SMIs has been identified.To determine association adolescent domains social maturity, energy, emotional stability with later diagnosis SMI.This longitudinal cohort study enrolled Swedish male military conscripts aged 18 or 19 years from January 1, 1974, through December 31, 1997. The SMI was extracted National Patient...

Background: The 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is widely used as a proxy for Affective Disorders in public health surveys, although cut-off points distress vary considerably between studies. agreement GHQ-12 score and having clinical disorder study population usually unknown.Aims: This aimed to assess criterion validity determine sensitivity specificity Swedish population.Methods: 556 patient cases surveyed specialized psychiatric care outpatient age-...

Drug repurposing is potentially cost-effective, low risk, and necessary in psychiatric drug development. The availability of large, routine data sets provides the opportunity to evaluate potential for currently used medication benefit people with serious mental illness (SMI).To determine whether hydroxylmethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (HMG-CoA RIs), L-type calcium channel (LTCC) antagonists, biguanides are associated reduced hospitalization self-harm individuals SMI.These...

Abstract Background Previous research has shown that exposure to bullying is linked long-term adverse mental health consequences. However, prospective studies examining the persistence of bullying, using information from repeated time points, are limited. The aim this study was examine, firstly, extent which among adolescents in Sweden changes between grades 9 (age 15–16) and 11 17–18) (i.e., before after transition lower upper secondary school); secondly, whether being bullied grade or...

Abstract Background Men are more likely to have unmet need for mental healthcare than women. However, an under-investigated aspect of the gender difference is role health literacy. This study investigated how combinations and literacy were related two indicators need: not perceiving a despite poor health, refraining from seeking healthcare. Methods cross-sectional was based on questionnaire sent general population sample, aged 16–84 years, in Stockholm County, Sweden, 2019. Of 1863...

Although unemployment may be a stressful life event, its association with coronary heart disease (CHD) remains unclear. This study examines the between and later hospitalisation due to CHD.The was based on Swedish military conscription cohort of 18 20-year-old men from 1969/1970 (n=49 321) information provided health status behaviours. Information in middle age obtained national registers. CHD hospital registers cause death register. Cox proportional hazard analyses were run 39 243...