A5015372157- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Human Health and Disease
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
University of Latvia
2024-2025
Riga Stradiņš University
2015-2024
Riga Technical College
2021-2024
While COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the world, and vaccines are not widely available to general population, World Health Organization outlines preventive behavior as most effective way limit rapid of virus. Preventive is associated with a number factors that both encourage discourage prevention.
Depression is highly underdiagnosed in primary care settings Latvia. Screening for depression potentially an efficient way to find undetected case s and improve diagnostics. We aimed validate both a nine-item two-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 PHQ-2) the Latvian Russian languages using representative sample The study was carried out within framework of National Research Program BIOMEDICINE assess prevalence mental disorders at 24 facilities. During 1-week period, all consecutive...
Cardiovascular (CV) diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Globally, there is a growing interest in understanding and addressing modifiable psychosocial risk factors, particularly depression anxiety, to prevent CVDs reduce morbidity mortality. Despite high premature rate from Latvia, this first Latvian study examine association anxiety with CVD primary care population. This cross-sectional was carried out 2015 within framework National Research Program BIOMEDICINE at...
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental in world and have an important impact on global burden of disease. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is encountered primary care. There no available validated screening tools care Latvia. We aimed to validate both a seven-item two-item generalized scale (GAD-7 GAD-2) Latvian Russian languages, detect settings Latvia.During 1-week period, all patients aged 18 years or older visiting their GP (general practitioners) with any health concern at 24...
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Background: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in primary care settings and often underdiagnosed undertreated by general practitioners (GPs). To date, no depression screening instruments have been validated for use Latvia. The aim this study was to establish validity cutoff score Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) among patients Latvia.Materials methods: During a one-week period, all consecutive aged 18 years or older visiting their GP health concerns at 6 were invited...
Purpose Evidence suggests that the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic might have deleterious effects on population's mental health and psychiatric outcomes. We examined prevalence of depression, distress, suicidal thoughts their association with social economic factors during state emergency in a nationwide representative sample general population Latvia.
Background: Depression and anxiety have been recognized as independent risk factors for both the development prognosis of cardiovascular (CV) diseases (CVD). The Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) function measures 10-year a fatal CVD is crucial tool guiding CV patient management. This study first in Latvia to investigate association depression with mortality primary care population. Methods: cross-sectional was conducted at 24 facilities. During one-week period 2015, all...
This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the current prevalence of depression, and analyze sex-specific associated socio-demographic health-related factors for depression in a representative sample general adult population Latvia.Specially trained professional interviewers conducted computer-assisted face-to-face interviews with multistage stratified probability from Latvian (n = 2,687). A 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) was used assessment depression. Respondents were...
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictive public health measures have seriously affected mental of society. Social, psychological, health-related factors been linked to anxiety in the general population. Aim We investigate association various sociopsychological determinants identify predicting for population during state emergency from Latvia. Methods conducted an online survey using a randomized stratified sample adult July 2020 3 weeks. Anxiety symptoms were measured State-Trait...
Depression continues to be under-diagnosed in primary care settings. One factor that influences physicians' likelihood of diagnosing depression is patients' presentation style. Patients who initially present with somatic symptoms are diagnosed at a lower rate and greater delay than patients psychosocial complaints.To identify the barriers preventing diagnosis somatically presenting an Eastern European setting.Thematic analysis semi-structured interviews 16 family physicians (FPs) Latvia. FPs...
Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the point prevalence at least mild anxiety symptoms generalized disorder in Latvian general population, analyze associated factors. Materials Methods: A computer-assisted face-to-face survey conducted 2019−2020 with a multistage stratified probability sample adult population (n = 2687). Anxiety assessed using 7-item Generalized Disorder (GAD-7) scale; score ≥5 defined as indicating presence anxiety, ≥10 cutoff for identifying...
The present case report describes a young man diagnosed with schizophrenia and presents "revolving door" (RD) phenomenon. He was hospitalized in an acute psychiatric clinic three times 1 year. After each hospitalization, he discharged incompletely reduced psychotic symptoms, persistent negative low functioning, lack of insight, adherence. had insufficient response to maximally tolerated doses antipsychotic monotherapy haloperidol risperidone. Moreover, his treatment complicated due the...
Adverse childhood experiences include psychological, physical, and sexual forms of abuse, as well dysfunction in the home, including substance abuse among family members, mental health problems family. These are most intense frequent sources stress that children can experience early life, they also increase their risk various behavioural disorders abuse. Aim: The study aimed to investigate prevalence potential impact adverse connection alcohol other psychoactive addiction. Methods: A...
Abstract The World Health Organisation warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could have psychiatric consequences, such as elevated levels of depression and increased alcohol psychoactive substance use. On 12 March 2020, Latvia declared a state emergency, which was repealed on 10 June 2020. A nationwide representative online study in general population conducted from 7 to 27 July Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale used determine presence distress/depression. structured...
Purpose and aim. In Latvia, the 12-month prevalence of depression in general population has been estimated at 7.9%, but data National Health Service show that practitioners (GP's) saw only 3514 unique patients with a diagnosis mood disorders 2014. This is first study conducted national level was aimed to estimate point lifetime associated factors primary care settings Latvia.Materials methods. 24 facilities 2015. During 1-week period, all consecutive adult were invited complete...