Reliability and validity of proxy reports of impulsivity and aggression: An evidence-based assessment approach to psychological autopsy methods.

Introduction: Psychological autopsy methods often include measures of impulsivity and aggression. The aim is to assess their reliability and validity in a Spanish sample.

Methods: Cross-sectional web-based survey was fulfilled by 184 proband and proxy pairs.

Understanding the potential of digital therapies in implementing the standard of care for depression in Europe.

Depressive disorders represent the largest proportion of mental illnesses, and by 2030, they are expected to be the first cause of disability-adjusted life years [1]. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated prevalence and burden of depression and increased the occurrence of depressive symptoms in general population [2]. The urgency of implementing mental health services to address new barriers to care persuaded clinicians to use telemedicine to follow patients and stay in touch with them, and to explore digital therapeutics (DTx) as potential tools for clinical intervention [2].

Higher rates of first episode psychosis in immigrants admitted in inpatient unit at southwest Spain.

We present data on the incidence of admissions for first episode psychosis in a region of southern Spain. All consecutive cases of admissions to the psychiatric hospitalization unit   due to psychosis were selected. The incidence rates for first episode psychosis among immigrants and non-immigrants between two years were calculated.

A Review on the General Stability of Mood Disorder Diagnoses Along the Lifetime.

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this review is to review the most recent literature regarding diagnostic stability of mood disorders, focusing on epidemiological, clinical-psychopathological, and neurobiological data for unipolar and bipolar affective disorders.

Recent Findings: Unipolar depression follows a chronic course in at least half of all cases and presents a considerable diagnostic stability across all age ranges. Studies using latent class analysis are allowing improved profiling of depressive subtypes and assessment of their prevalence.