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Medicine & Public Health
Psychiatry
Thomas Becker
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Open AccessThe cost-utility of an intervention for children and adolescents with a parent having a mental illness in the framework of the German health and social care system: a health economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial
Children of families with a parent with a mental illness have an increased risk of develo** social and mental health problems resulting in decreased quality of life. Therefore, children and adolescents livin...
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Open AccessStudy protocol of a randomized controlled trial evaluating home treatment with peer support for acute mental health crises (HoPe)
Home treatment (HT) is a treatment modality for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) in acute mental crises. It is frequently considered equivalent to psychiatric inpatient treatment in terms of treatment...
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Open AccessThe role of migration in mental healthcare: treatment satisfaction and utilization
Migration rates increase globally and require an adaption of national mental health services to the needs of persons with migration background. Therefore, we aimed to identify differences between persons with ...
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Open AccessThe evaluation of a physical health promotion intervention for people with severe mental illness receiving community based accommodational support: a mixed-method pilot study
Unhealthy lifestyle constitutes a cause of increased morbidity and mortality in people with severe mental illness. The aim of this mixed-method pilot study was to investigate the feasibility and preliminary ef...
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Open AccessPolygenic risk scores across the extended psychosis spectrum
As early detection of symptoms in the subclinical to clinical psychosis spectrum may improve health outcomes, knowing the probabilistic susceptibility of develo** a disorder could guide mitigation measures a...
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Open AccessCriminal victimization, cognitive social capital and mental health in an urban region in Germany: a path analysis
There is ample evidence that experiencing a criminal victimization is associated with lasting emotional problems among victims. To date, the mechanisms behind this association are not well understood. Based on...
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Open AccessEmployment status and desire for work in severe mental illness: results from an observational, cross-sectional study
People with a severe mental illness (SMI) are at particular risk of occupational exclusion. Among the approaches to occupational rehabilitation, supported employment (SE) has been proven to be the most effecti...
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Open AccessMental health professionals view about the impact of male gender for the treatment of men with depression - a qualitative study
The underestimation of depression among men may result from atypical depression symptoms and male help-seeking behaviour. However, higher suicide rates among men than among women indicate a need for gender-spe...
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Open AccessThe genetic relationship between educational attainment and cognitive performance in major psychiatric disorders
Cognitive deficits are a core feature of psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Evidence supports a genome-wide polygenic score (GPS) for educational attainment (GPSEDU) can be used to exp...
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Open AccessLost in transition? Perceptions of health care among young people with mental health problems in Germany: a qualitative study
The transitioning of young patients from child and adolescent to adult mental health services when indicated often results in the interruption or termination of service. The personal views of young service use...
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Open AccessDoes one size really fit all? The effectiveness of a non-diagnosis-specific integrated mental health care program in Germany in a prospective, parallel-group controlled multi-centre trial
The Network for Mental Health (NWpG-IC) is an integrated mental health care program implemented in 2009 by cooperation between health insurance companies and community mental health providers in Germany. Meanw...
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Open AccessA systematic review of Chinese randomized clinical trials of SSRI treatment of depression
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have become the most frequently used antidepressants in China in recent decades. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the efficacy and tolerability ...
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Open AccessEffectiveness and efficiency of integrated mental health care programmes in Germany: study protocol of an observational controlled trial
Since 2009 some German health insurance companies have implemented integrated mental health care services along the principles of assertive community treatment in collaboration with local mental health service...
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Open AccessClinical Decision Making and Outcome in Routine Care for People with Severe Mental Illness (CEDAR): Study protocol
A considerable amount of research has been conducted on clinical decision making (CDM) in short-term physical conditions. However, there is a lack of knowledge on CDM and its outcome in long-term illnesses, es...
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Open AccessThe cross-sectional GRAS sample: A comprehensive phenotypical data collection of schizophrenic patients
Schizophrenia is the collective term for an exclusively clinically diagnosed, heterogeneous group of mental disorders with still obscure biological roots. Based on the assumption that valuable information abou...
