Acta Psychiatr Scand
November 2024
Background: In recent years, sustainable employability, rooted in the capability approach, has received substantial attention due to its associations with work and health-related outcomes. While previous studies have indicated that being able and enabled to achieve important work values (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Severe mental illnesses are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19-related mortality. Research on COVID-19 among nursing home residents with severe mental illnesses, or ‘double care demanding patients’, is lacking. Ideally, these patients reside in specialized gerontopsychiatric wards within mental health and nursing home facilities, such as a ‘psychiatric nursing home’.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReliable predictors for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) effectiveness would allow a more precise and personalized approach for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Prediction models were created using a priori selected clinical variables based on previous meta-analyses. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used, applying backwards selection to determine predictor variables while allowing non-linear relations, to develop a prediction model for depression outcome post-ECT (and logistic regression for remission and response as secondary outcome measures).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComplex health challenges require professionals to operate across disciplines and to better connect with society. Here, we showcase a community-engaged and challenge-based educational model in which undergraduate students conduct transdisciplinary research on authentic complex biomedical problems. This concept reinforces translational medicine, human capital, and exemplifies synergy between education, research, healthcare, and society.
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