Diminishing restrictive practices in psychiatric wards virtual reality training: Old wine in a new bottle?

This editorial examines the application of virtual reality (VR) training to mitigate restrictive practices (RPs) within psychiatric facilities. RPs include physical restraints, seclusion, and chemical restraints, used to ensure patient safety but with varying usage rates across regions. In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the adverse effects of RPs on both healthcare workers and patients, leading to calls for its reduction.

Multimodal emotion recognition in the metaverse era: New needs and transformation in mental health work.

This editorial comments on an article recently published by López del Hoyo . The metaverse, hailed as "the successor to the mobile Internet", is undoubtedly one of the most fashionable terms in recent years. Although metaverse development is a complex and multifaceted evolutionary process influenced by many factors, it is almost certain that it will significantly impact our lives, including mental health services.

Flexner's legacy and the future of medical education: Embracing challenge and opportunity.

This editorial comments on the article by Alzerwi. We focus on the development course, present challenges, and future perspectives of medical education. Modern medical education is gradually undergoing significant and profound changes worldwide.

Endoscopic diagnosis and management of gallbladder carcinoma in minimally invasive era: New needs, new models.

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare and lethal malignancy; however, it represents the most common type of biliary tract cancer. Patients with GBC are often diagnosed at an advanced stage, thus, unfortunately, losing the opportunity for curative surgical intervention. This situation leads to lower quality of life and higher mortality rates.

Mindfulness and mindful parenting: Strategies for preschoolers with behavioral issues.

The behavior issues of preschoolers are closely related to their parents' parenting styles. This editorial discusses the value and strategies for solving behavior issues in preschoolers from the perspectives of mindfulness and mindful parenting. We expect that upcoming studies will place greater emphasis on the behavioral concerns of preschoolers and the parenting practices that shape them, particularly focusing on proactive interventions for preschoolers' behavioral issues.

Physician-dependent diagnosis delay in Crohn's disease: A pseudo-proposition or not?

The challenge of diagnosis delay in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has emerged as a significant concern for both patients and healthcare professionals. The widely accepted notion that there is an extended time frame from the onset of symptoms to the definitive diagnosis is often attributed to the heterogeneity of IBD and the non-specificity of clinical manifestations. Specific to patients with Crohn's disease, the issue of delayed diagnosis appears to be more pronounced across different regions globally.

Early diagnosis of esophageal cancer: How to put "early detection" into effect?

This editorial comments on the article by Qu in a recent edition of , focusing on the importance of early diagnosis in managing esophageal cancer and strategies for achieving "early detection". The five-year age-standardized net survival for esophageal cancer patients falls short of expectations. Early detection and accurate diagnosis are critical strategies for improving the treatment outcomes of esophageal cancer.

Efficacy and Safety of Anhydrous Ethanol-Assisted Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transluminal Necrosectomy in Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis.

Aim: Endoscopic necrosectomy has become the first-line treatment option for infectious necrotizing pancreatitis (INP), especially walled-off necrosis. However, the problems, including operation-related adverse events (AEs) and the need for multiple endoscopic procedures, have not been effectively addressed. We sought to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of anhydrous ethanol-assisted endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal necrosectomy in INP.

Safety and efficacy of modified endoscopic ultrasound-guided selective N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injections for gastric variceal hemorrhage in left-sided portal hypertension.

Background: Gastric variceal hemorrhage is one of the primary manifestations of left-sided portal hypertension (LSPH). The hemorrhage is fatal and requires safe and effective interventions.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of modified endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided selective N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBC) injections for gastric variceal hemorrhage in LSPH.

Early gastric cancer recurrence after endoscopic submucosal dissection: Not to be ignored!

This editorial comments on the article "Efficacy of multi-slice spiral computed tomography in evaluating gastric cancer recurrence after endoscopic submucosal dissection". We focus on the importance of paying more attention to post-endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) gastric cancer recurrence in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) and how to manage it effectively. ESD has been a well-known treatment and the mainstay for EGC, with the advantages of less invasion and fewer complications when compared with traditional surgical procedures.

Endoscopic transluminal drainage and necrosectomy for infected necrotizing pancreatitis: Progress and challenges.

Infected necrotizing pancreatitis (INP) represents a severe condition in patients with acute pancreatitis. Invasive interventions are recommended in symptomatic INP. Growing evidence has suggested interventional strategies of INP evolving from traditional surgery to minimally invasive step-up endoscopic procedures.