Introduction Loneliness and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) constitute significant risk factors for mental disorders, with loneliness emerging as a serious global public health concern. Recent ...

Introduction Social anxiety characterised by fear of social interactions and negative evaluation is a growing mental health concern among Chinese college students. Unique stressors, such as academic ...

Objectives This study aims to investigate the associations between childhood health, childhood socioeconomic status and dementia risk in later life, and to assess the potential modifying effects of ...

Introduction Sweden, as many other high-income countries, has adopted guidelines to offer induction of labour at 41+0 gestational weeks to decrease the risk for perinatal death. As more than 20% of ...

Introduction The prevalence of HIV in adolescents is a major global health concern, and research into the influence of HIV on mental health outcomes in this demographic is ongoing. We will conduct a ...

Objective This study aimed to explore adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their association with common mental disorders (CMD) among college students in Ethiopia. Design Cross-sectional study.

Objective This study aimed to assess functional disability and associated factors among people with severe mental illness attending public hospitals in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia. Setting An ...

Objective To identify psychological and physiological correlates of stress fracture in female endurance athletes. Design A cross-sectional design was used with a history of stress fractures and ...

Objective To determine if there is a significant difference in the infection rates of wounds irrigated with sterile normal saline (SS) versus tap water (TW), before primary wound closure. Design ...

Objectives To investigate the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with chronic health conditions (CHC) and their legal guardians (LG) living in Germany. Design Qualitative ...