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Sports Med Open
December 2024
Center for Health in Performing Arts, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Am Kaiserkai 1, 20457, Hamburg, Germany.
Background: Sleep is important for health and performance but has rarely been studied in professional dancers. The aim was to analyse the prevalence of sleep problems in professional dancers and their potential determinants at the beginning of and during the season.
Methods: Professional dancers of six German companies answered a comprehensive baseline questionnaire on physical and mental health, including the Sleep Difficulty Score of the Athletic Sleep Screening questionnaire (ASSQ-SDS) in the beginning of the season and weekly health reports during the season.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
December 2024
Universidad de Granada, Spain.
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that was introduced in psychiatric hospitals, where psychiatric patients used painting as a way to express themselves. Nowadays, it is used in prison and has positive effects such as stress and anxiety reduction, and decrease in rates of recidivism. The main aim of this study was to analyze the effects of art therapy programs among the prison population with a diagnosis of mental illness.
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December 2024
Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology And Behavior (Ministry Of Education), Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health Of Hubei Province, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Aim: Assessing symptoms and daily functioning in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) can be challenging, as their limited self-monitoring abilities may result in behavior observed during structured interviews not accurately reflecting their daily lives. This study aimed to determine if specific occupational behaviors could distinguish individuals with MDD from healthy individuals.
Methods: Baseline data were collected from medical records and activity programs.
Neurocase
August 2024
University of Copenhagen, København, Denmark.
This study explores Vincent van Gogh's struggles with executive functions and his experiences with episodes of depression. In the final years of his life, Van Gogh encountered visual and auditory hallucinations, often lasting for few days. His correspondence reveals his concerns about the clarity of his mind during this period, suggesting the possibility of visual hallucinations influencing his artistic work.
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