2025
Unraveling the genetics of gulf war illness in diverse participants enrolled in the million veteran program
Pathak G, Koller D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Nono Djotsa A, Wendt F, De Lillo A, Friligkou E, He J, Kouakou M, Duong L, Vahey J, Steele L, Quaden R, Harrington K, Ahmed S, Gaziano J, Concato J, Zhao H, Radhakrishnan K, Gelernter J, Gifford E, Aslan M, Helmer D, Hauser E, Polimanti R. Unraveling the genetics of gulf war illness in diverse participants enrolled in the million veteran program. Human Molecular Genetics 2025, ddaf075. PMID: 40366759, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic scoresGulf War IllnessGenome-wide dataDepression polygenic scoresPhenome-wide analysisDiverse ancestral backgroundsT2D polygenic scoreAssociated with higher oddsGulf War eraPolygenic architectureAncestral backgroundVeteran ProgramChronic conditionsHigher oddsType 2 diabetesGW veteransVeteransDisease pathogenesisDiverse participantsGulf WarOddsPhysical strengthIllnessComprehensive assessmentAnxietyCritical Illness, Major Surgery, and Other Hospitalizations and Active and Disabled Life Expectancy
Gill T, Zang E, Leo-Summers L, Gahbauer E, Becher R, Ferrante L, Han L. Critical Illness, Major Surgery, and Other Hospitalizations and Active and Disabled Life Expectancy. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e254208. PMID: 40178853, PMCID: PMC11969285, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive life expectancyDisabled life expectancyCommunity-living older personsActivities of daily livingFunctional well-beingOlder personsLife expectancyDaily livingEssential activities of daily livingEstimates of active life expectancySurgical admissionsCommunity-living personsCritical illnessMultistate life tablesElective surgical admissionsWell-being of older personsProspective cohort studyMain OutcomesCohort studyWell-beingIllnessLife tablesAge incrementElective surgical proceduresHospitalSleep and Circadian-Related Outcomes after Critical Illness
Pisani M. Sleep and Circadian-Related Outcomes after Critical Illness. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2025 PMID: 40164118, DOI: 10.1055/a-2531-1137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-intensive care syndromeCircadian disruptionExamined symptomsConstellation of symptomsSleep complaintsInfluence long-term outcomesSurvivors of critical illnessIntensive care unitIntensive care unit environmentSleepCritical illnessQuality of lifeCritically ill patientsIll patientsIllnessPost-ICUSymptomsStudy of critically ill patientsPerceived Importance of Counseling Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment
Barry D, Beitel M, Gazzola M, Agerwala S, Saeed G, Eggert K, Roehrich T, Hsaio C, Covelli M, Carmichael I, Madden L, Hammouri M. Perceived Importance of Counseling Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-8. PMID: 40143754, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2025.2484374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew diagnosis in psychiatry: beyond heuristics
McGorry P, Hickie I, Kotov R, Schmaal L, Wood S, Allan S, Altınbaş K, Boyce N, Bringmann L, Caspi A, Cuthbert B, Gawęda Ł, Groen R, Guloksuz S, Hartmann J, Krueger R, Mei C, Nieman D, Öngür D, Raballo A, Scheffer M, Schreuder M, Shah J, Wigman J, Yuen H, Nelson B. New diagnosis in psychiatry: beyond heuristics. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e26. PMID: 39911018, PMCID: PMC12017357, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172400223x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHierarchical Taxonomy of PsychopathologyMechanisms of mental disordersTaxonomy of PsychopathologyResearch Domain CriteriaTransdiagnostic modelTransdiagnostic researchMental disordersHierarchical taxonomyCategorical approachMental healthRDoCHiTOPPsychiatryNosologyResearch utilizationClinical utilityParadigmPsychopathologyHeuristic modelDSMDisordersIllnessResearchNew diagnosesClinicLate life mood disorders and suicidality
Khasnavis S, Asghar-Ali A. Late life mood disorders and suicidality. 2025, 235-246. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198874799.003.0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMood disordersPresentation of mood disordersOlder adultsStudy of mental healthDepressive illnessBipolar disorderTreatment allianceMental healthHealth of older adultsTreatment formulationDisordersMoodCulturally responsive approachSuicideIntersection of cultureAdultsYoung individualsOlder patientsAge groupsIllnessHealthTreatmentAllianceIndividualsTraining Guidelines and Competencies for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Psychology
Jansen M, Manning M, Gonzales L, DeLuca J, Stacy M. Training Guidelines and Competencies for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Psychology. Psychological Services 2025, 22: 4-19. PMID: 38780553, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious mental illnessMental illnessTraining guidelinesMental health disciplinesMental health providersPostdoctoral training programsEvidence-based assessmentPsychological specialtiesTraining programEvidence-based practicePsychologyPsychologistsEvidence-based trainingHealth disciplinesHealth providersIllnessComprehensive trainingU.S. populationEconomic burdenTrainingGuidelinesPostdoctoralCliniciansProgramHigh-qualityOn being and having: a qualitative study of self-perceptions in bipolar disorder
Ponticiello M, Chang A, Chang R, Mirza S, Martin A. On being and having: a qualitative study of self-perceptions in bipolar disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2025, 15: 1509979. PMID: 39906682, PMCID: PMC11790665, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1509979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBipolar disorderStudy of self-perceptionInterpretative phenomenological analysis approachParticipants' illness experiencesSevere mental illnessPhenomenological analysis approachSemi-structured interviewsSense of selfPatient experienceIllness experiencePatient perspectiveMental illnessExternal locusThematic analysisStable BDBipolar experiencesQualitative studyProcess of namingSelf-PerceptionIndividual needsMeaningful lifeIllnessLack of researchInner realityQualitative researchInternational perspective on social cognition in schizophrenia: current stage and the next steps
Corbera S, Kurtz M, Achim A, Agostoni G, Amado I, Assaf M, Barlati S, Bechi M, Cavallaro R, Ikezawa S, Okano H, Okubo R, Penadés R, Uchino T, Vita A, Yamada Y, Bell M. International perspective on social cognition in schizophrenia: current stage and the next steps. European Psychiatry 2025, 68: e9. PMID: 39812093, PMCID: PMC11795453, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial cognitionSocial neuroscienceAssess social cognitionSocial cognitive measuresSocial cognitive abilitiesClinical psychologyCognitive measuresSocial dysfunctionCognitive abilitiesSchizophreniaCognitive evaluationFunctional difficultiesCognitionCognitive scienceClinical practiceNeuroscienceMounting evidenceInternational scientific researchPsychologyCliniciansPsychiatryPoor clinical outcomesScientific rigorIllnessResearchThe Challenging Problems of Cancer and Serious Mental Illness
Grassi L, McFarland D, Riba M, Ferrara M, Zaffarami G, Belvederi Murri M, Cruciata M, Caruso R. The Challenging Problems of Cancer and Serious Mental Illness. Current Psychiatry Reports 2025, 27: 41-57. PMID: 39786658, PMCID: PMC11724792, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01570-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessProblem of cancerMental illnessGeneral populationPhysical health careRates of screeningMental health servicesHealth-care systemMedication side effectsHealth servicesOncology settingUnhealthy lifestyleHealth careCancer preventionStandard cancer treatmentHigher mortalitySomatic disordersCareVulnerable segmentsNegative outcomesIllnessOncologyCancer treatmentDelayed TreatmentCancerDepth inversion illusion and its relationship to positive symptoms in clinical and non-clinical voice hearers
Erickson M, Li C, Bansal S, Waltz J, Corlett P, Gold J. Depth inversion illusion and its relationship to positive symptoms in clinical and non-clinical voice hearers. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 2025, 30: 31-42. PMID: 39969991, PMCID: PMC12033074, DOI: 10.1080/13546805.2025.2467974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive symptomsHealthy control subjectsAssociated with positive symptomsEnhanced perception of stimuliDepth inversion illusionsNon-clinical voice hearersVisual illusionsPerception of stimuliIllusion taskSymptom severityModulation of sensory informationPsychiatric illnessInversion illusionsIllusion perceptionVoice hearersMental illnessEnhanced perceptionSensory informationSymptomsControl subjectsPSZIllnessIllusionSchizophreniaDelusionsDual Diagnosis
Caldwell E, Obiozor C, Kofos M, Martell J, Agerwala S, Petrakis I. Dual Diagnosis. 2025, 706-712. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00275-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersPsychiatric conditionsComorbid psychiatric conditionsAnxiety disordersPsychotic disordersStress disorderMood disordersAttention deficitHyperactivity disorderUse disorderEating DisordersMental illnessDisordersCo-occurrenceMoodAnxietyHyperactivityNicotineSubstancesDeficitsIllnessProfessional individualsAlcoholChapter 20 Neuroglia in anxiety disorders
Bonomi R, Pietrzak R, Cosgrove K. Chapter 20 Neuroglia in anxiety disorders. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2025, 210: 335-346. PMID: 40148054, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-19102-2.00008-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersPathology of anxiety disordersDebilitating anxiety disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderPathophysiology of PTSDTarget of treatmentStress disorderNeurobiological perspectivePTSDAnxietyGlial cellsHypothesized mechanismsDisordersCell typesIllnessNeuronal signalingNovel treatmentPrecision treatmentPathophysiologyPharmacological developmentNeurobiologyPositron Emission Tomography Brain Imaging Methodologies
Hillmer A, Cosgrove K, Carson R. Positron Emission Tomography Brain Imaging Methodologies. 2025, 107-120. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197640654.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographyBrain imaging studiesStudy of mental illnessDrug occupancyGroup differencesBinding potentialMental illnessSynaptic densityPET imaging dataBrain imagingPositron emission tomography imagingAbstract Positron emission tomographyMethodological considerationsNeurotransmitter synthesisEmission tomographyImaging studiesNeurotransmitter releaseVolume of distributionOutcome measuresClinical researchBPNDNeurotransmitterBrainIllnessImage dataTranslational Models for Psychosis
Corlett P. Translational Models for Psychosis. 2025, 209-214. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197640654.003.0017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Community mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Korcz M, Klee A, Rodriguez A, Wyatt J, Grau L, Stacy M. Community mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Workplace Behavioral Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2437398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessPsychosocial rehabilitation servicesTele-mental healthCommunity-based programsRehabilitation servicesQualitative themesStaff perspectivesHealth useStaff reactionsVeteran clientsVeteransQualitative responsesSMIVeterans' reactionsTwo-sided t-testLogistical issuesTelehealthLikert-typeT-testParticipantsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicStaffIllnessVirtual interviewsIncidence and antecedents of emergent suicidal ideation and behavior among Veterans with serious mental illness receiving intensive case management
Browne J, Mohamed S. Incidence and antecedents of emergent suicidal ideation and behavior among Veterans with serious mental illness receiving intensive case management. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 181: 607-613. PMID: 39740616, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergent suicidal ideationSuicidal ideationMental illnessBehavior groupCommunity-based treatment programsAffective disorder diagnosesSix-month follow-up assessmentFollow-up assessmentService useSubjective distressDisorder diagnosisLifetime hospitalizationsQuality of lifeIdeationProgram evaluation dataTreatment programsVeteransVeterans Health AdministrationBaseline quality of lifePrimary study aimSix-month incidenceBehavioral patternsHealth AdministrationIllnessHigh-risk groupThe Importance of Treatment Modality in Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder: Implications for Virtual Care
Meshberg-Cohen S, Schnakenberg Martin A, Wolkowicz N, Gross G, DeViva J. The Importance of Treatment Modality in Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder: Implications for Virtual Care. Community Mental Health Journal 2024, 61: 899-906. PMID: 39704754, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01428-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderPsychiatric emergency roomUse disorderPsychotic disordersOpioid use disorderComorbid alcohol use disorderTreatment engagementPsychiatric comorbiditiesTelehealth transitionAddiction treatmentTreatment utilizationIllness severityTreatment modalitiesDisordersVeteransOpioidVirtual treatmentMOUDAddictionIn-personFrequent in-person visitsEmergency roomTreatment recordsDemographic featuresIllnessEnhancing Metacognition Through Group-Based Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERITg)
Martin A, Stacy M. Enhancing Metacognition Through Group-Based Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERITg). Journal Of Health Service Psychology 2024, 50: 179-188. DOI: 10.1007/s42843-024-00117-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecovery-oriented frameworkDisrupted sense of selfSerious mental illnessSelf-directed recoveryQuality of lifeInsight therapyExacerbation of psychiatric symptomsMental illnessSense of purposeGroup-basedWritten autobiographical narrativesPsychiatric symptomsEthical challengesInteractive discussionSense of selfMetacognitive reflectionEnhancing metacognitionLifeIllnessPractical considerationsComplex ideasMetacognitionAutobiographical narrativesSymptomsTop Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Addressing Patient Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness
Chammas D, Shindel A, Rowen T, Schanche K, Wittmann D, Shalev D, D’Addario J, Wisniewski R, Scheel T, Nelson C, Ratner E, Rosa W, Rabow M. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Addressing Patient Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024 PMID: 39588705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careQuality of lifePatients' sexualityDimensions of quality of lifePalliative care cliniciansEvidence-based tipsImprove quality of lifeCare cliniciansBiopsychosocial modelSerious illnessSexual healthOpen discussionSocial workIllnessCliniciansNursesCareIntimacySexualityHealthInterventionPatientsOncologyPsychiatryGynecology
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