Publications by authors named "Asaf Jacobs"

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant mental health challenges, particularly for vulnerable populations, including non-binary gender individuals. The COMET international study aimed to investigate specific risk factors for clinical depression or distress during the pandemic, also in these special populations.

Methods: Chi-square tests were used for initial screening to select only those variables which would show an initial significance.

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Background: The acute phase of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is well known. However, there is now an increasing number of patients suffering from the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC Post COVID-19 condition occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection, usually 3 months from the onset of COVID-19 with symptoms and that last for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis), including neuropsychiatric symptoms. The purpose of this report is to describe the sociodemographic, diagnostic and treatment characteristics of patients evaluated in an outpatient psychiatric setting for PASC.

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Article Synopsis
  • A large international study involving 55,589 participants from 40 countries was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, revealing that 17.80% of participants experienced probable depression and 16.71% reported distress.
  • The research indicated that individuals with a history of mental disorders showed significantly higher rates of depression, with the highest risk linked to conditions like Bipolar disorder and self-harm, and found that belief in conspiracy theories was prevalent among participants.
  • The study developed a model demonstrating the connection between anxiety, distress, and the progression to probable depression and suicidality, suggesting that addressing modifiable factors could be beneficial in improving mental health outcomes.
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Introduction: The mental status exam (MSE) is a structured approach to gathering a patient's behavioral and cognitive information. Analogous to the physical exam, it provides a template to collect clinical data in a systematic fashion. The MSE is a core competency of undergraduate medical education (UME) and an entrustable professional activity in clinical psychiatry.

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Twin studies are among the most promising strategies for studying heritable disorders, including bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of the present study was to identify distinguishing genes between monozygotic (MZ) twins with different BD phenotype and compare them to their non-affected siblings. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) can identify rare and structural variants that could detect the polygenetic burden of complex disorders.

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Objective: The Mental status exam (MSE) is a core component of psychiatric education. Innovative ways of teaching the MSE by making it "come alive" may prove useful in a wide range of curricular initiatives.

Methods: The authors developed a publicly available online repository of sixteen video-based depictions by simulated psychiatric patients (SPPs) of ten common forms of psychopathology.

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What Is Known On The Subject: Stigma towards psychiatry and people with serious mental illness (SMI) is prevalent among healthcare providers and can adversely affect patient care. Internalized stigma among nurses can affect personal self-care and limit help-seeking behaviours. Stigma around mental health nursing can adversely affect recruitment into this already underserved field.

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