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BMC Psychiatry is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Psychiatry (ISSN 1471-244X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, PsycINFO, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :58
Suicide attempt and appeal patients are more often referred to further treatment, while those with substance use-related poisoning are often discharged without such plans, indicating that intention should not be given too much weight when arranging aftercare.
BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :41
Unemployed men aged 40-49, unmarried women aged 20-29 or those who have a physical illness have increased odds of serious suicidality, indicating that age and gender are important for developing effective suicide prevention strategies.
BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :38
Frequent consumption of fish, polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin D may reduce the risk of psychotic-like symptoms, suggesting that an aberration in lipid metabolism may be involved in the biochemical basis for psychiatric disorders
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Review
European consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD: the European Network adult ADHD Sandra JJ Kooij, Susanne Bejerot, Andrew Blackwell, Herve Caci, Miquel Casas-Brugue, Pieter J Carpentier, Dan Edvinsson, John Fayyad, Karin Foeken, Michael Fitzgerald, Veronique Gaillac, Ylva Ginsberg, Chantal Henry, Johanna Krause, Michael Lensing, Iris Manor, Helmut Niederhofer, Carlos Nunes-Filipe, Martin D Ohlmeier, Pierre Oswald, Stefano Pallanti, Artemios Pehlivanidis, Josep A Ramos-Quiroga, Maria Rastam, Doris Ryffel-Rawak, Steven Stes, Philip Asherson BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :67 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Nutrition, mental health and violence: from pregnancy to postpartum cohort of women attending primary care units in Southern Brazil - ECCAGE study
Maria A Nunes, Cleusa P Ferri, Patricia Manzolli, Rafael M Soares, Michele Drehmer, Caroline Buss, Andressa Giacomello, Juliana F Hoffmann, Silvia Ozcariz, Cristiane Melere, Carlo N Manenti, Suzi Camey, Bruce B Duncan, Maria I Schmidt BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :66 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The MATISE study: a randomised trial of group art therapy for people with schizophrenia. Mike J Crawford, Helen Killaspy, Eleftheria Kalaitzaki, Barbara Barrett, Sarah Byford, Sue Patterson, Tony Soteriou, Francis A ONeill, Katie Clayton, Anna Maratos, Thomas R Barnes, David Osborn, Tony Johnson, Michael King, Peter Tyrer, Diane Waller BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :65 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Adherence to antidepressant therapy for major depressive patients in a psychiatric hospital in Thailand Benjamas Prukkanone, Theo Vos, Philip Burgess, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Melanie Bertram BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :64 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of age of onset on clinical characteristics in schizophrenia spectrum disorders Yu-Chen Kao, Yia-Ping Liu BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :63 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The relationship between sales of SSRI, TCA and suicide rates in the Nordic countries Per-Henrik Zahl, Diego De Leo, BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :62 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of a system of structured, pro-active care for chronic depression in primary care: a randomised controlled trial Marta Buszewicz, Mark Griffin, Elaine M McMahon, Jennifer Beecham, Michael King BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :61 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dimensional and hierarchical models of depression using the Beck Depression Inventory-II in an Arab college student sample Fawziyah A Al-Turkait, Jude U Ohaeri BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :60 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The DAOA/G30 locus and affective disorders: haplotype based association study in a polydiagnostic approach Micha Gawlik, Ingeborg Wehner, Meinhard Mende, Sven Jung, Bruno Pfuhlmann, Michael Knapp, Gerald St BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :59 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Suicidal intention, psychosocial factors and referral to further treatment: A one-year cross-sectional study of self-poisoning Mari A Bjornaas, Knut E Hovda, Fridtjof Heyerdahl, Karina Skog, Per Drottning, Anders Opdahl, Dag Jacobsen, Oivind Ekeberg BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :58 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Revisiting Lynam's notion of the "fledgling psychopath": are HIA-CP children truly psychopathic-like?
Jared D. Michonski, Carla Sharp Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2010, 4 :24 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short report
Relations of self-regulation and self-efficacy for exercise and eating and BMI change: A field investigation
James J Annesi, Srinivasa Gorjala BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2010, 4 :10 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Insomnia and its correlates in a representative sample of the Greek population Thomas Paparrigopoulos, Chara Tzavara, Christos Theleritis, Constantin Psarros, Constantin Soldatos, Yiannis Tountas BMC Public Health 2010, 10 :531 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Mental health priorities in Vietnam: a mixed-methods analysis Maria Niemi, Huong T Thanh, Tran Tuan, Torkel Falkenberg BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10 :257 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Deficits in fine motor skills in a genetic animal model of ADHD Yu Qian, Gefei Lei, Francisco X Castellanos, Hans Forssberg, Rochellys Diaz Heijtz Behavioral and Brain Functions 2010, 6 :51 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Intensive intervention for children and adolescents with autism in a community setting in Italy: a single-group longitudinal study Marco Valenti, Renato Cerbo, Francesco Masedu, Marco De Caris, Germana Sorge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2010, 4 :23 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Maternal substance use and integrated treatment programs for women with substance abuse issues and their children: a meta-analysis Karen Milligan, Alison Niccols, Wendy Sword, Lehana Thabane, Joanna Henderson, Ainsley Smith, Jennifer Liu Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2010, 5 :21 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A study of the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-9 in primary care elderly Elizabeth Phelan, Barbara Williams, Kathryn Meeker, Katie Bonn, John Frederick, James LoGerfo, Mark Snowden BMC Family Practice 2010, 11 :63 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Services used by perinatal substance-users with child welfare involvement: a descriptive study Kenneth J McCann, Jean E Twomey, Donna Caldwell, Rosemary Soave, Lynne Andreozzi Fontaine, Barry M Lester Harm Reduction Journal 2010, 7 :19 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The adenosine A2A receptor is associated with methamphetamine dependence/psychosis in the Japanese population Hideaki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Ujike, Nakao Iwata, Toshiya Inada, Mitsuhiko Yamada, Yoshimoto Sekine, Naohisa Uchimura, Masaomi Iyo, Norio Ozaki, Masanari Itokawa, Ichiro Sora Behavioral and Brain Functions 2010, 6 :50 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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