Inter-relationships of Depressive and Insomnia Symptoms With Health Satisfaction in Heart Disease and Heart Disease-Free Older Adult Samples: Findings From a United States National Survey.

Background: Older adults with heart disease experience higher rates of depression and insomnia compared with heart disease-free peers. Aside from these psychological disturbances, overall health satisfaction, as a key indicator of subjective health status, may be affected by heart disease status. In spite of these overall associations, symptom-level relationships between depression, insomnia, and health satisfaction remain unclear.

Depression in older adults: longitudinal study findings from a national survey in China.

Background: Late-life depression (LLD) is a significant global public health challenge among older adults. Identifying predictive/influential symptoms based on longitudinal data can contribute to early prevention, detection, and intervention of LLD. This study examined significant influential symptoms of LLD using cross-lagged panel network (CLPN) analysis based on a longitudinal national survey.

A Network Analysis of Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Functions Among Older Adults Distressed by Body Pain: Findings From a National China Survey.

BackgroundBody pain is common among older adults who often experience comorbid depressive symptoms and cognitive impairments. This study examined differences in depressive symptoms and cognitive functions between older adults distressed with body pain and those without pain and explored symptom interrelationships in the pain-distressed group.MethodsData from the 2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were analyzed.

Obesity-related alterations of intrinsic functional architecture: a resting-state fMRI study based on the human connectome project.

Background: Obesity, particularly in high-risk groups for food addiction, adversely impacts the brain's functional characteristics. However, its underlying neurobiological and molecular mechanisms remain elusive. The current study adopted a data-driven approach to investigate obesity-associated intrinsic functional architecture and neurotransmitter receptor patterns.

Text Message Intervention to Facilitate Secure Storage and Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Prevent Diversion and Misuse: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Nonmedical use of prescription opioids remains a critical public health issue; 8.5 million people in the United States misused opioids in 2022. Most people obtain prescription opioids for misuse from family or friends.

Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Cross-Lagged Network Analysis.

Depressive symptoms commonly co-occur with cognitive decline in older adults. However, prospective interrelationships between different cognitive function domains and depressive symptoms are not well understood. This study evaluated prospective interrelationships between depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning components among individuals aged 50 years or older from a perspective of network analysis.

Gender difference in prevalence and network structure of subclinical Hikikomori and depression among college students.

Background: Subclinical Hikikomori and depression are common among college students, yet gender differences in their prevalence and interrelationships are under-explored. This study evaluated gender differences in prevalence and symptom networks of these disturbances.

Methods: A large-scale, multi-center study was conducted across Xinjiang, Qinghai, and Guangdong provinces, China between September and December 2023.

Epidemiology of Hikikomori: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies.

Aim: Hikikomori, a severe form of social withdrawal, has been recognized as an important global public health problem. However, estimates of the worldwide Hikikomori prevalence have been inconsistent. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the cross-cultural prevalence of Hikikomori through a meta-analysis and systematic review.

Adjunctive Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation for Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Studies.

Objective: In order to determine whether intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) is a viable adjunct treatment for schizophrenia, a meta-analysis of double-blind, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) was performed.

Methods: Four independent researchers extracted and synthesized data from RCTs on adjunctive iTBS for patients suffering from schizophrenia. RevMan 5.

Associations of Tai Chi With Depression and Anxiety Among Older Adults: Nationwide Study Findings From a Network Perspective.

Within the global population, depression and anxiety are common among older adults. Tai Chi is believed to have a positive impact on these disturbances. This study examined the network structures of depression and anxiety among older Tai Chi practitioners vs non-practitioners.

Pain resilience dimensions and regional gray matter volume as risk factors for poor outcomes of chronic pain: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Pain resilience and regional gray matter volume (rGMV) are established correlates of adaptation to chronic pain within cross-sectional studies. Extending such work, this prospective cohort study tested the status of baseline pain resilience dimension scores and rGMV as risk factors for subsequent exacerbations in chronic pain disability and intensity.

Methods: 142 adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain completed an initial assessment comprising a structural magnetic resonance imaging scan and self-report measures of cognitive/affective positivity and behavioral perseverance pain resilience dimensions, disability, pain intensity, and demographics.

Perceptions of disposal options for unused opioid analgesics among people who have been prescribed an opioid analgesic in North Carolina.

Medication disposal programs have been promoted as one solution to the opioid crisis, but uptake by community members has been minimal. To clarify perceptions of medication disposal options among people who have been prescribed an opioid analgesic in North Carolina to inform interventions that can facilitate the disposal of unused opioids. In 2022, we conducted focus groups with participants who received an opioid medication in the past year to gain information to develop an intervention related to the disposal of unused opioid medication (12 focus group discussions (FGDs); total  = 37; 30 identified as female, 6 as male, and 1 as another gender).

Mental health among school children and adolescents in China: A comparison of one-child and multiple-children families from a nationwide survey.

The influence of China's "one-child" policy on the mental health of children and adolescents is still unclear. This study examined the associations between number of children and children's mental health using data from the national school children and adolescents survey of China. Mental health was measured using the Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).

Resting-state brain activity as a biomarker of chronic pain impairment and a mediator of its association with pain resilience.

Past cross-sectional chronic pain studies have revealed aberrant resting-state brain activity in regions involved in pain processing and affect regulation. However, there is a paucity of longitudinal research examining links of resting-state activity and pain resilience with changes in chronic pain outcomes over time. In this prospective study, we assessed the status of baseline (T1) resting-state brain activity as a biomarker of later impairment from chronic pain and a mediator of the relation between pain resilience and impairment at follow-up.

Global prevalence of major depressive disorder in LGBTQ+ samples: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.

Background: LGBTQ+ populations have been reported to have higher rates of depression compared with their heterosexual peers. Such data provided us the impetus to conduct a meta-analysis on the worldwide prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in LGBTQ+ populations and moderating factors that contributed to differences in prevalence estimates between studies.

Methods: A systematic literature search was performed in major international (PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, EMBASE) and Chinese (Chinese Nation Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and WANFANG) databases from dates of inception to 10 December 2021.

Inter-relationships of depression and insomnia symptoms with life satisfaction in stroke and stroke-free older adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study based on network analysis and propensity score matching.

Background: Depression and insomnia are common co-occurring psychiatric problems among older adults who have had strokes. Nevertheless, symptom-level relationships between these disorders remain unclear.

Objectives: In this study, we compared inter-relationships of depression and insomnia symptoms with life satisfaction among older stroke patients and stroke-free peers in the United States.

Investigating mortality salience as a potential causal influence and moderator of responses to laboratory pain.

Background: Because pain can have profound ramifications for quality of life and daily functioning, understanding nuances in the interplay of psychosocial experiences with pain perception is vital for effective pain management. In separate lines of research, pain resilience and mortality salience have emerged as potentially important psychological correlates of reduced pain severity and increased tolerance of pain. However, to date, there has been a paucity of research examining potentially interactive effects of these factors on pain perception.

Mapping prodromal symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder: A network perspective.

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a major mental disorder that significantly impairs behavior and social functioning. This study assessed the network structure of prodromal symptoms in patients with BD prior to their index mood episode. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Bipolar Prodrome Symptom Scale-Retrospective (BPSS-R) to examine patients' prodromal symptoms.

Interactive changes in depression and loneliness symptoms prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal network analysis.

Objectives: Depression and loneliness co-occur frequently. This study examined interactive changes between depression and loneliness among older adults prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic from a longitudinal network perspective.

Methods: This network study was based on data from three waves (2016-2017, 2018-2019, and 2020) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).