The impact of COVID-19 vaccination on psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenia patients: A retrospective study.

The objective was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on anxiety, depression, stress perception, and psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, and to explore severity of psychiatric symptoms is associated with vaccine hesitancy in individuals with schizophrenia. Mental health symptoms were evaluated in 273 hospitalized schizophrenia patients who received COVID-19 vaccination, and in 80 patients who refused vaccination, both before and after immunization. The study assessed the effects of vaccination on psychiatric symptoms and the potential association between vaccination behavior and psychological distress.

Identification of a Hypoxia-Related Signature as Candidate Detector for Schizophrenia Based on Genome-Wide Gene Expression.

Introduction: Schizophrenia (SCZ), a severe neuropsychiatric disorder with high genetic susceptibility, has high rates of misdiagnosis due to the unavoidably subjective factors and heterogeneous clinical presentations. Hypoxia has been identified as an importantly risk factor that participates in the development of SCZ. Therefore, development of a hypoxia-related biomarker for SCZ diagnosis is promising.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle and mental state in patients with schizophrenia: A retrospective study.

The corona virus disease 2019 pandemic's movement restrictions have an effect on people's lifestyles and mental health, and the most susceptible, such as persons with schizophrenia, are more subject to external influences. To analyze the lifestyle, anxiety, depression and stress status of inpatients with schizophrenia during corona virus disease 2019. A total of 205 patients with stable schizophrenia who were hospitalized during the epidemic period were selected.

[Curative effect of the combined therapy of warm acupuncture at back- points of five organs and western medicine on depression of deficiency pattern and its attenuating effect].

Objective: To compare the therapeutic results and the occurrence of adverse reactions of medicine between the combined therapy of warm acupuncture at back- points of five organs and the western medicine and the simple wes-tern medication, and observe the therapeutic effect and attenuating effect of this combined therapy in treatment on depression of deficiency pattern.

Methods: A total of 80 patients with depression of deficiency pattern were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group （39 cases/group）. In the control group, escitalopram oxalate tablets were administered orally every day.

Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Based on Deep Learning Using fMRI.

Schizophrenia is a brain disease that frequently occurs in young people. Early diagnosis and treatment can reduce family burdens and reduce social costs. There is no objective evaluation index for schizophrenia.

Burden of Eating Disorders in China, 1990-2019: An Updated Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), are complex mental disorders. A better understanding of the burden of eating disorders is essential for improving their management. Information about the burden of eating disorders at the national level in China remains unclear.