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Thomas Becker
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Psychiatry
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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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Still trying to solve the catatonic dilemma - A comment on the Letter to the Editor by Loeb et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2015)
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S3 guideline on psychosocial therapies in severe mental illness: evidence and recommendations
The burden of severe and persistent mental illness is high. Beside somatic treatment and psychotherapeutic interventions, treatment options for patients with severe mental illness also include psychosocial in...
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome or catatonia? Trying to solve the catatonic dilemma
A substantial overlap exists between catatonic phenomena and features of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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Rehospitalization risk of former voluntary and involuntary patients with schizophrenia
The aim of the study was to examine the differences between former involuntary and voluntary patients with a schizophrenic disorder with regard to time to and frequency of rehospitalization.
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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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The “DGPPN-Cohort”: a national collaboration initiative by the German Association for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (DGPPN) for establishing a large-scale cohort of psychiatric patients
The German Association for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (DGPPN) has committed itself to establish a prospective national cohort of patients with major psychiatric disorders, the so-called DGPPN-Cohort. This pr...
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Long-term effects of involuntary hospitalization on medication adherence, treatment engagement and perception of coercion
The purpose of the study was to examine the long-term influence of involuntary hospitalization on medication adherence, engagement in out-patient treatment and perceived coercion to treatment participation.
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Effectiveness of antipsychotic maintenance therapy with quetiapine in comparison with risperidone and olanzapine in routine schizophrenia treatment: results of a prospective observational trial
Objective of this observational trial is to examine the effects of quetiapine in comparison with olanzapine and risperidone on clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaff...
