Nikola Žaja

ORCID: 0000-0002-3363-5614
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
  • Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Environmental Policies and Emissions
  • Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
  • Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Visual Culture and Art Theory
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena

University of Zagreb
2016-2021

Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan
2021

European Federation of Nurses Associations
2021

Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče
2018-2019

Ministry of Health
2019

UCLouvain
2019

University of Split
2017

Nutritional interventions have beneficial effects on certain psychiatric disorder symptomatology and common physical health comorbidities. However, studies evaluating nutritional literacy in mental professionals (MHP) are scarce. This study aimed to assess the across 52 countries. Surveys were distributed via colleagues professional societies. Data collected regarding self-reported general nutrition knowledge, education, learning opportunities, tendency recommend food supplements or...

10.3390/nu13030822 article EN Nutrients 2021-03-02

The high and increasing prevalence of internet use in the general population significant burden depression schizophrenia urge us to investigate patterns among patients with these illnesses. aim this study is assess mental health-related suffering from depression.A total 104 psychosis 105 were surveyed their use.The majority participants users (87.6%), 66.7% 71.4% using it as a source information on health. Participants significantly more attributed health forums helpful coping illness...

10.3390/ijerph19095695 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-05-07

Objectives Pre–electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) evaluation is an essential part of ECT preparation, a standard treatment in the psychiatric field. However, no routine pre-ECT has been published so far. This preliminary study aimed to explore different practices across European countries. Methods The data were collected as snowball sample approach using online survey from September 2019 April 2020. final analysis included 18 clinics placed 16 Results Regulations on found 9 All reported doing...

10.1097/yct.0000000000000854 article EN Journal of Ect 2022-04-23

A case is reported of a 26-year-old primiparous woman in the 32nd week gestation who presented to emergency department with symptoms severe headache, nausea and vomiting. The patient was diagnosed preeclampsia that later progressed eclampsia. This state characterized by sudden onset headache diplopia advanced cortical blindness precipitated significant alterations mental status, most notable being global amnesia resolved within 48 h. post-partum magnetic resonance imaging brain FLAIR mode...

10.1093/omcr/omw016 article EN cc-by-nc Oxford Medical Case Reports 2016-04-01

Background: The longitudinal course of schizophrenia shows a high level heterogeneity with testosterone as possible factor in the variety clinical outcomes.Aim: Evaluation male patients over an eight-year period and effects on changes features.Subjects methods: initial study population consisted 120 schizophrenic (aged 18–40) hospitalized University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce 2009. Patients were classified into nonaggressive (control, n = 60) aggressive (n groups. In 2017, we reassessed 85...

10.1080/08039488.2019.1681509 article EN Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 2019-10-25

In this paper we focus on adolescents in transition towards young adulthood (ATYA). We know from international studies that the process makes vulnerable to mental illness. However, little is known about Belgian ATYA mental-health status. Nor are risk factors associated with their illness understood, particular regard depressive and anxiety disorder. The aim of study (1) discuss evolution time prevalence disorder (DD) (AD) among (2), identify these disorders ATYA.Data was extracted Health...

10.24869/psyd.2019.371 article EN Psychiatria Danubina 2019-10-08

The European Journal of Psychiatric Trainee is the official journal Federation Trainees. It a fully open-access peer-reviewed scientific which will prioritize work by psychiatric trainees while also publishing wide range papers on mental health other authors from diverse professional backgrounds. This editorial marks first issue Trainees and outlines its vision, mission articles this includes. hope board that future ones reach network readers with original, informative engaging papers.

10.55922/001c.77603 article EN cc-by International Journal of Psychiatric Trainees 2023-06-01

The global pandemic lockdown created a risk factor for increased alcohol consumption in people with use disorder and relapse those who were previously abstinent, evidence suggesting that pre-lockdown abstinence status is not protective against lockdown-related relapse. We report unique case of middle-aged male experienced cravings fear due to exposure disinfectants. A 54-year-old public transportation company worker, treated an three times, abstinent since his last treatment 2017, reported...

10.1080/10550887.2021.1932398 article EN Journal of Addictive Diseases 2021-05-28

A nulliparous pregnant woman in her mid-20s and the 32nd week of gestation presented to emergency department with severe headache vomiting. She had an uneventful medical history; however, physical examination upon hospital admission revealed a hypertensive emergency, papilledema, 2+ dipstick proteinuria. Upon establishing diagnosis preeclampsia, aggressive therapy corticosteroids, antihypertensive medication, seizure prophylaxis was initiated. Hemodynamic stability achieved within 24 hours...

10.14423/smj.0000000000000618 article EN Southern Medical Journal 2017-03-01

10.26226/morressier.5a6ef3edd462b80290b58142 preprint EN 2018-02-19

Searching the Internet is one of main sources for obtaining health and medical information. When searching Internet, users can find information published by various organizations, companies, agencies or institutions also posted on user-oriented platforms, such as forums, blogs, social networks. There are no single, standardized mechanisms to ensure truthfulness, objectivity, credibility comprehensibility available Internet. Moreover, a very small proportion content revised moderated experts....

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.2000 article EN European Psychiatry 2017-04-01

10.26226/morressier.588f064fd462b8028d891d08 preprint EN 2017-02-23

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10.24869/spsih.2018.102 article EN Socijalna psihijatrija 2018-03-29
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