Clinical Predictors of Mood Disorders and Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

We aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical correlations of mood disorders in a sample of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Hence, we hypothesized that the prevalence of mood disorders would be lower than reported in the literature and that patients would remain clinically stable and show less damage accrual despite low-dose corticosteroid prescription. In total, 92 SLE outpatients gave informed consent to participate in this cross-sectional study.

First-episode psychosis intervention programme versus standard care for the clinical management of early phases of psychosis: cost analysis.

Background: Early intervention programmes (EIPs) in psychosis have gained attention as specialised interventions to improve health-related and societal impacts for people with psychotic disorders. Previous studies have presented evidence in favour of EIPs over the first year of intervention, despite none considering the critical period before psychosis onset (5 years).

Aims: To compare the associated costs of the First Episode Psychosis Intervention Program (CRUPEP) and treatment as usual (TAU) in a real-world cohort in a non-specialised psychiatric community setting.

Functional network properties in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder assessed with high-density electroencephalography.

Background: The study of the cortical functional network properties in schizophrenia (SZ) may benefit from the use of graph theory parameters applied to high-density electroencephalography (EEG). Connectivity Strength (CS) assesses global synchrony of the network, and Shannon Graph Complexity (SGC) summarizes the network distribution of link weights and allows distinguishing between primary and secondary pathways. Their joint use may help in understanding the underpinnings of the functional network hyperactivation and task-related hypomodulation previously described in psychoses.

Violence in first-episode psychosis: evidence from an early intervention in psychosis programme.

Background: Psychotic disorders are frequently associated with a public perception of dangerousness and belligerence. This situation has contributed to the social stigmatisation of people with severe mental illness and the resulting discrimination that this scenario entails. Despite efforts to demystify such disorders, the association between violent behaviour and psychosis remains unclear.

Gender differences in the management of acute psychiatric episodes in the emergency department: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2017-2019 triennium.

There is growing evidence that gender is an important determinant of mental health and well-being. In this sense, both biological and socio-economic factors play a key role in how people experience psychological disturbances. This study examine whether there were sex- and gender-based differences in the management of psychiatric disorders in the emergency department (ED).