Comparison of psychopathology, purpose in life and moral courage between nursing home and hospital healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic deeply affected healthcare workers, although the impact may have differed according to different workplace contexts. The aim of this current research was to compare the psychopathology presented by hospital versus nursing home healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyse the predictive role of purpose in life and moral courage in the appearance of psychopathology. This was an observational, cross-sectional study carried out on a sample of 108 healthcare workers, 54 each from a hospital or nursing homes, who were recruited during the 5 and 6th waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Relationship of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics to mechanical restraint used in a psychiatric hospital in Spain.

Background: Coercive measures have been applied in mental health fields throughout history, denying people with mental illness the ability to decide, even though there is increasing evidence that these measures bring few benefits to these individuals.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyse the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics most likely associated with the use of mechanical restraints (MRs) in psychiatric hospital settings.

Design, Settings And Participants: This was a descriptive, comparative and analytical cross-sectional study in people with mental disorders who were hospitalized in two hospitals in the Autonomous Valencian Community (Spain).

Clozapine as a mood stabiliser for schizoaffective disorder: Effectiveness during a three-month follow-up.

Clozapine has shown signs of effectiveness in treating symptoms of schizoaffective disorder, although little research has been carried out to specifically assess this question. The objective of this current work was to analyse the mood-stabilising effectiveness and tolerability of clozapine in patients with schizoaffective disorder. This was a prospective, longitudinal, and quasi-experimental trial with three months of follow-up in patients with refractory schizoaffective disorder (PANSS score exceeding 80).

Substance Addiction in Adolescents: Influence of Parenting and Personality Traits.

Background: Substance use in adolescents has been separately related to personality traits and parental socialization styles; in this study, our objective was to study these variables in an integrated way.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in five institutes in a final sample of 331 students, excluding those with gaming disorder. The sample was stratified into three subgroups: 'no addiction', 'low risk', and 'high risk' of Substance Use Disorders (SUD).