Publications by authors named "J L Ayuso-Mateos"
Providing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support interventions (MHPSS) for forcibly displaced Ukrainians in Central and Eastern Europe poses numerous challenges due to various socio-cultural and infrastructural factors. This qualitative study explored implementation barriers reported by service providers of in-person and digital MHPSS for Ukrainian refugees displaced to Poland, Romania and Slovakia due to the war. In addition, the study aimed to generate recommendations to overcome these barriers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: This study investigated the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes among different mental health diagnoses and the role of sex in these associations.
Methods: Using electronic records from Catalonia, we identified adults receiving mental health care from 2017-2019 with diagnoses of non-affective psychosis (NAP), bipolar disorder (BD), depressive disorder (DEP), stress-related disorders, neurotic/somatoform disorders (NSD), and substance misuse (SUB) (exposed). The outcomes assessed were SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 hospitalization, and COVID-19-related death, compared to matched individuals without these mental disorders (unexposed).
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- The study explores how childhood adversity (CA) and first-episode psychosis (FEP) affect cortical thickness (CT), revealing a connection between both factors.
- Researchers analyzed 116 individuals with FEP and 98 healthy controls using questionnaires about childhood experiences and MRI scans to analyze brain structure.
- Findings indicate that exposure to various forms of CA, particularly neglect and overall maltreatment, is linked to cortical thinning, suggesting that early socio-environmental challenges may influence brain development in those experiencing FEP.