Publications by authors named "V Lorant"

Background: In the field of psychiatry, the dissemination of clinical innovations greatly depends on the social capital of clinicians. An instrument specifically aimed at measuring their professional social capital therefore needs to be developed.

Methods: This survey was conducted to develop and validate the Resource Generator for Psychiatrists, an 11-item questionnaire measuring the social capital of psychiatrists.

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  • * Research indicates that mice lacking PCSK9 or treated with specific antibodies against PCSK9 show protection from gliadin-induced food allergies, evident by reduced intestinal symptoms and inflammation.
  • * Notably, the protective effects of PCSK9 inhibition occur independently of the LDLR, as it remains effective even in LDLR-deficient mice, highlighting PCSK9's role in allergic responses.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on population-wide mental health and well-being. Although people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage may be especially vulnerable, they experience barriers in accessing mental health care. To overcome these barriers, the World Health Organization (WHO) designed two scalable psychosocial interventions, namely the web-based Doing What Matters in Times of Stress (DWM) and the face-to-face Problem Management Plus (PM+), to help people manage stressful situations.

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Objectives: Although people with a migration background (MB) have more unmet mental health needs than the general population, patients with a MB are still underrepresented in mental health care services. Provider bias towards these patients has been evidenced repeatedly but its driving factors remain elusive. We assessed the moderating effect of the individual (e.

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