Depression is associated with profound impairments in social and interpersonal functioning. However, little research has addressed deficits mentalizing capacity that may underlie these impairments. The aim of this study was, therefore, to investigate the for mentalization female inpatients depression comparison healthy controls. We assessed 46 major depressive disorder regard psychiatric diagnoses, severity depression, cognitive impairment, verbal intelligence. In addition, 20 controls...

Previous research has shown an association between certain personality characteristics and suicidality. Methodological differences including small sample sizes missing adjustment for possible confounding factors could explain the varying results. The aim of this study was to assess impact Big Five dimensions on suicidality in a representative population based adults.Interviews were conducted German population-based (n=2555) 2011. Personality assessed using Inventory-10 (BFI-10) suicide risk...

Suicide, the tenth leading cause of death worldwide, is a complex phenomenon. Models aiming to explain interaction ambient variables such as socioeconomic factors, lithium content drinking water and altitude are poorly developed. While controlling for several risk this research bridges two different, but complementary lines by investigating statistically relationship on suicide mortality between levels in response above sea level. Besides regression models with main effects, multiplicative...

Urban–rural disparities in suicide mortality have received considerable attention. Varying conceptualizations of urbanity may contribute to the conflicting findings. This ecological study on Germany assessed how and what extent urban–rural associations are affected by 14 different indicators. Indicators were based continuous or k-means classified population data, land-use planning typologies, represented population-based accessibility Agreements between indicators tested with correlation...

Recent findings in basic scientific research, such as neurobiological and neuroimaging studies, have suggested common pathways for food drug intake. It was hypothesized that both compete the same brain reward sites, a higher body mass index (BMI) may be associated with lower substance use. The aim of this study to investigate relationship between BMI use large sample young male adults. consisted 1,902 18‐year‐old males from province Austria naturalistic cross‐sectional setting....

The Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders as well the upcoming IDC-11 have established a new focus on diagnosing personality disorders (PD): functioning. An impairment of self and interpersonal functioning in these models represents general diagnostic criterion disorder. Little is known so far about patients with other mental than PD. This study aims to assess anxiety disorders.Ninety-seven diagnosis generalized disorder, panic or phobia, 16 healthy control persons were diagnosed...

Recently, there has been a revived interest in the validity of Penrose hypothesis, which was originally postulated over 75 years ago. It suggests an inverse relationship between numbers psychiatric hospital beds and sizes prison population. This study aims to investigate association populations large sample 26 European countries 1993 2011.The population assessed by means Spearman correlations modeled mixed random coefficient regression model. Socioeconomic variables were considered as...

Alcohol abuse and suicide are significant public health problems. Specifically, more than three million people die each year from alcohol 700,000 suicide. Research indicates that is associated with suicidality, there gender differences in both. By means of a large representative population sample, this study quantifies the associations between suicidal ideation misuse German population. Based on survey 2,513 individuals 2015, prevalence estimates logistic regression models were used to...

Abstract Background The diagnosis of personality disorders (PD) in adolescence still poses a challenge. Early and targeted intervention are called for, since patients with PD present severe consequences terms psychosocial functioning personal suffering including higher suicide risk. New guidelines advise semi-structured interviews for the dimensional assessment functioning. Methods We included 136 aged 13 to 17.9 years categorical 35 healthy control (HC) adolescents assess applicability...

Abstract Despite comprehensive prevention programs in Germany, suicide has been on the rise again since 2007. The underlying reasons and spatiotemporal risk patterns are poorly understood. We assessed of per district attributable to multiple protective factors longitudinally for period 2007–11. Bayesian space–time regression models were fitted. nationwide temporal trend showed an increase relative (RR) dying from (RR 1.008, 95% credibility intervals (CI) 1.001–1.016), whereas...

The aim of the current study was examination exhaled breath carbon monoxide levels as a predictor for heaviness smoking. In this regard, nicotine dependence assessed among representative sample 1,870 Austrian male military conscripts in cross-sectional setting. Participants completed Heaviness Smoking Index (a brief questionnaire assessment dependence), and their expired were measured. performance examined by means Receiver-Operating-Characteristic Curve Analysis. Area Under Curve, well...

OBJECTIVE: The individual capacity to love has been linked various mental health parameters and is considered be an important outcome parameter of psychotherapeutic treatment. However, empirical examinations the concept have not conducted up now. aim this study was develop a valid reliable instrument for assessment (Capacity Love Inventory, CTL-I) as trait personality, which shown related clinically relevant symptoms conditions. METHOD: Four independent healthy samples in Austria (n=547,...

Perceived parental influence on diet in early adolescence the context of relationship had previously not been studied a clinical sample. The aim this study was to investigate possible association between eating disorders and characteristics with parents feeding practices adolescence.21 female adolescents young adults an disorder (ED)-bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa-and 22 females without (healthy control; HC), aged 16 26, were assessed via self-report questionnaires for problematic...

Assessment of personality functioning in different stages psychotic disorders could provide valuable information on psychopathology, course illness and treatment planning, but empirical data are sparse.To investigate sense self individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis with first-episode (FEP) comparison a clinical control group borderline disorder (BPD) healthy controls.In cross-sectional design, we investigated (Structured Interview Personality Organization, STIPO; Level...

Different psychosocial factors might have an impact on suicidal behaviour and evidence shows that there may be association between monthly, diurnal circadian changes behaviours.In the present study we analysed retrospectively records of 2232 youth, who were treated in emergency units state hospitals Istanbul/Turkey after attempting suicide.The majority suicide attempters females (81.6%). In both sexes, attempts most frequently occurred at beginning calendar week evening midnight.This youth...