Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

Current Status of Cognitive Remediation for Psychiatric Disorders: A Review

Kim, Eun Jin, Bahk, Yong-Chun, Oh, Hyeonju, et al.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2018 119 citations

This review looks at cognitive remediation (CR), which are training methods meant to improve thinking skills in people with psychiatric disorders. It notes that thinking problems are common and hurt daily life. Over the past 50 years the evidence for CR has grown, with the clearest support for treating schizophrenia…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Research Topics Schizophrenia research and treatment

Burden of care in caregivers of patients with alcohol use disorder and schizophrenia and its association with anxiety, depression and quality of life

Sneha Vadher, Rishi Desai, Bharat Panchal, Ashok Vala, Imran Jahangirali Ratnani, Mihir P. Rupani, et al.
General Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2020 46 citations

This small, single-centre study of 50 caregivers found that the amount of burden felt by caregivers of people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) was about the same as for caregivers of people with schizophrenia. Caregivers who had a high burden were more likely to report anxiety, depression, and worse quality…

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Schizophrenia research and treatment
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