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The British Journal of Psychiatry Table of Contents for August 2016; Vol. 209, No. 2

The British Journal of Psychiatry August 2016, Volume 209, Issue 2 Highlights of This Issue Highlights of this issue Kimberlie Dean BJP August 2016 209:A7; doi:10.1192/bjp.209.2.A7 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/A7 EDITORIALS Schizophrenia genetics moves into the light David Curtis BJP August 2016 209:93-94; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.185405 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/93.abstract Paternalism v. autonomy – are we barking up the wrong tree? Peter Lepping, Tom Palmstierna, and Bevinahalli N. Raveesh BJP August 2016 209:95-96; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.181032 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/95.abstract Hospitalisation and compulsion: the research agenda Tom Burns and Jorun Rugkåsa BJP August 2016 209:97-98; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.181297 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/97.abstract REVIEW ARTICLES Psychosocial concerns reported by Syrian refugees living in Jordan: systematic review of unpublished needs assessments Ruth Wells, Zachary Steel, Mohammad Abo-Hilal, Abdul Halim Hassan, and Catalina Lawsin BJP August 2016 209:99-106; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.165084 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/99.abstract PAPERS Evaluation of the validity and utility of a transdiagnostic psychosis dimension encompassing schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Ulrich Reininghaus, Jan R. Böhnke, Georgina Hosang, Anne Farmer, Tom Burns, Peter McGuffin, and Richard P. Bentall BJP August 2016 209:107-113; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.167882 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/107.abstract VRK2 gene expression in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and healthy controls Martin Tesli, Katrine Verena Wirgenes, Timothy Hughes, Francesco Bettella, Lavinia Athanasiu, Eva S. Hoseth, Mari Nerhus, Trine V. Lagerberg, Nils E. Steen, Ingrid Agartz, Ingrid Melle, Ingrid Dieset, Srdjan Djurovic, and Ole A. Andreassen BJP August 2016 209:114-120; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.161950 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/114.abstract Risk of dementia and death in community-dwelling older men with bipolar disorder Osvaldo P. Almeida, Kieran McCaul, Graeme J. Hankey, Bu B. Yeap, Jonathan Golledge, and Leon Flicker BJP August 2016 209:121-126; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.180059 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/121.abstract Impact of loneliness and depression on mortality: results from the Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam Tjalling J. Holwerda, Theo G. van Tilburg, Dorly J. H. Deeg, Natasja Schutter, Rien Van, Jack Dekker, Max L. Stek, Aartjan T. F. Beekman, and Robert A. Schoevers BJP August 2016 209:127-134; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.168005 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/127.abstract Parenting style in childhood and mortality risk at older ages: a longitudinal cohort study Panayotes Demakakos, Demetris Pillas, Michael Marmot, and Andrew Steptoe BJP August 2016 209:135-141; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.163543 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/135.abstract Depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes: a focus on potential mechanisms Giesje Nefs, Victor J. M. Pop, Johan Denollet, and François Pouwer BJP August 2016 209:142-149; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154781 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/142.abstract Prevalence and treatment of common mental disorders in the English national population, 1993–2007 Nicola Spiers, Tarik Qassem, Paul Bebbington, Sally McManus, Michael King, Rachel Jenkins, Howard Meltzer, and Traolach S. Brugha BJP August 2016 209:150-156; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.174979 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/150.abstract Rates of voluntary and compulsory psychiatric in-patient treatment in England: an ecological study investigating associations with deprivation and demographics Patrick Keown, Orla McBride, Liz Twigg, David Crepaz-Keay, Eva Cyhlarova, Helen Parsons, Jan Scott, Kamaldeep Bhui, and Scott Weich BJP August 2016 209:157-161; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.171009 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/157.abstract Calibrating well-being, quality of life and common mental disorder items: psychometric epidemiology in public mental health research Jan R. Böhnke and Tim J. Croudace BJP August 2016 209:162-168; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.165530 OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/162.abstract SHORT REPORT Impact of childhood trauma on risk of relapse requiring psychiatric hospital admission for psychosis N. Petros, E. Foglia, E. Klamerus, S. Beards, R. M. Murray, and S. Bhattacharyya BJP August 2016 209:169-170; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.176636 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/169.abstract CORRESPONDENCE Biological v. psychotherapeutic: Friston and psychodynamic therapy Jeremy A. Holmes BJP August 2016 209:171; doi:10.1192/bjp.209.2.171 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/171.1 Evidence, not ideology, should guide the use of psychotherapy Tania M. Michaels and Vivek Datta BJP August 2016 209:171; doi:10.1192/bjp.209.2.171a http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/171.2 Authors' reply Aaron Prosser, Bartosz Helfer, and Stefan Leucht BJP August 2016 209:171-172; doi:10.1192/bjp.209.2.171b http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/171.3 BOOK REVIEWS Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Work: Volume 1 Maria Griffiths BJP August 2016 209:173; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.180588 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/173.1 The Social Determinants of Mental Health Sarah Corlett BJP August 2016 209:173-174; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.170902 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/173.2 TEN BOOKS Ten books Trevor Turner BJP August 2016 209:175-177; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.175661 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/175 KALEIDOSCOPE Kaleidoscope Derek K. Tracy, Dan W. Joyce, and Sukhwinder S. Shergill BJP August 2016 209:179-180; doi:10.1192/bjp.209.2.179 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/179 EXTRAS The Qur'an, Chapter 93: The Morning Hours – psychiatry and sacred texts Ibtesham T. Hossain BJP August 2016 209:120; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.181198 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/120 Sherlock Holmes: the case of the man with the mistaken diagnosis – psychiatry in literature Yaolin Zheng and Paul O. Wilkinson BJP August 2016 209:141; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.178640 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/141 Keeping the Woolf from the Door – poem Jo McFarlane BJP August 2016 209:149; doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.181651 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/149 FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Brexit, social division and discrimination: impacts on mortality and mental illness? Kamaldeep Bhui BJP August 2016 209:181-182; doi:10.1192/bjp.209.2.181 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/2/181

The British Journal of Psychiatry Highlights of this issue for 1 August 2016; Vol. 209, No. 2

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August 2016; Vol. 209, No. 2

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Highlights of this issue

Kimberlie Dean Rates of involuntary in-patient treatment
Rates of involuntary psychiatric in-patient treatment are known to vary across settings and over time. Keown et al (pp. 157–161) conducted an ecological study to investigate the impact of sociodemographic factors such as age, ethnicity and deprivation on rates in urban and rural settings in England in 2010/11. Compulsory in-patient treatment rates were found to be higher in urban areas and were associated with ethnic density. Areas with higher levels of deprivation had higher rates of in-patient treatment while areas with a higher proportion of adults aged 20–39 years had higher rates of compulsion. In a linked editorial, Burns & Rugksa (pp. 97–98) welcome the ecological approach taken to the research and comment on the way in which research in the field has developed from simple descriptive studies of admission rates to explorat ions of the complexity underlying their patterns. The authors highlight the importance of considering both area-level and individual factors. In a related short report by Petros et al (pp. 169–170), the impact of childhood trauma on psychosis relapse requiring hospital admission is considered. The report reviews the findings of seven studies and concludes that there is a lack of consensus with regard to this potential association.
In another editorial in the BJPsych this month, the ethical issues central to understanding the implications of compulsory treatment rates are considered by Lepping et al (pp. 95–96). The authors argue that autonomy should not be considered to have automatic priority over other ethical values such as beneficence, non-maleficence and justice.
Rates and predictors of mortality among people with mental illness
Four papers in the BJPsych this month focus on factors associated with mortality – mortality in relation to depression, parenting style in childhood and bipolar disorder. Holwerda et al (pp. 127–134) explored loneliness and depression in later life together in order to assess their potential joint effect on mortality. After 19 years of follow-up in a Dutch sample of individuals aged 55–85 years, both factors were found to be associated with excess mortality in bivariate but not multivariate analyses. Severe depression was also found to have an impact on mortality in men who were also lonely, a result the authors describe as a 'lethal combination'. In another study of depression and mortality, Nefs et al (pp. 142–149) studied the impact of individual symptoms and potential mechanisms in a sample of people with type 2 diabetes. Anhedonia (b ut not dysphoria or anxiety) was found to be associated with mortality, and physical activity was revealed to be a potential mediator of the former effect. The authors argue that while studies of treatments for depression have so far failed to demonstrate a subsequent benefit on mortality risk, considering the role of individual symptoms and their associated mechanisms may represent a more fruitful approach.
Parenting style is known to have an impact on offspring health and well-being in early life, leading Demakakos et al (pp. 135–141) to examine the later impact on mortality risk at older ages. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a graded inverse relationship between parenting style and mortality was identified even after adjustment for age, gender and a range of potential covariates. The authors also highlight a finding that parenting style was specifically associated with cancer mortality, but not cardiovascular mortality, and call for their novel findings to be replicated in other samples. In a study of outcomes for older men with bipolar disorder, Almeida et al (pp. 121–126) found evidence of an increased risk of both dementia and mortality. The authors comment on the potential for mechanisms underlying these associations to be amenable to inte rvention and thus to have relevance for preventive strategies.
Overlap between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Encouraged by the accumulating evidence of shared genetic and environmental factors contributing to the development of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Reininghaus et al (pp. 107–113) present the results of an evaluation of a transdiagnostic psychosis dimension encompassing features of both disorders. Using multidimensional item-response modelling of OPCRIT symptom ratings, the authors identified one transdiagnostic dimension and five specific dimensions, providing the best model fit. They also found evidence to support the diagnostic utility of the dimensions identified with respect to predicting categorical diagnoses.
Interestingly, another paper in the BJPsych this month presents evidence for a genetic factor that was differentially associated with schizophrenia but not bipolar disorder – VRK2 gene expression levels (Tesli et al, pp. 114–120). In an editorial also focused on schizophrenia genetics, Curtis (pp. 93–94) comments on the implications of recent findings that, for the first time, identify specific coding variations directly affecting schizophrenia risk. Two genes have been implicated – one, a common variation in C4 which codes for complement component 4 and has been shown to have a modest effect on risk, and two, rare disruptive mutations of SETD1A coding for a histone methylase which has been shown to have a large impact on risk.

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Editorial AUGUST 2016 - Prof.Dr. Aurel ROMILA

E X I S T E N Ț A ca S P O R T

Sportul este o reducție, o ingustare benefică, predominant corporală cu respectarea regulilor convenționale a unor jocuri. Presupune sănătate, tinerețe ,performanță, formare, antrenament și determinarea (voința ) de a învinge sau calmul de a suporta înfrângerea, a supraviețui sau ca excepție pentru a te imbogăți. Psihologia se subordonează (ca și medicina). Forța, caracterul, rezistența, voința și inteligența dau prioritate jocului și neglijează cultura, blândețea, umanismul. Ți-e indiferentă restul lumii, care totuși merge mai departe și progresează tehnologia cea mai scumpă pe care să-ți dai banii. Ești bine, puternic, ești iubit de fani, de femei, ai glorie, ești cineva, ai un complex de vedetă , de superioritate. Durează câțiva ani, apoi trăiești din gloria de altadată, (uneori după o săritură performantă trăiești toată viața) în admirație și respect. Desigur sunt și declinuri mai modeste sau chiar amărâte în ignoranță și mizerie.

În esență sportul e luptă, e meci, e război, implica contactul violent, ura, sălbăticia, agresivitatea, paranoia superioritate-inferioritate, un manageriat cu mulți profitori, cumpanite în professionalism, și pasiuni dezlănțuite ale fanilor cu rasism delirant și antisocial.

Uneori pune în joc sufletul națiunii cu iluzii comparative.

Acum există și extrapolarea sportuli ca și în competițiile intelectuale, dar cu răsunet mult mai mic și cu beneficii relativ modeste. Ce a câștigat Einstein față de Rolando!

Sportul domină și cultura: Hagi joacă , Regale e pe bancă!

Știți cine e sponsorul principal: TV, adică noi. E seară ! E match. Dormiți?

Dacă poți face o altă meserie , rămâi și cu sportul amator și comentator critic la arbitrii si manageri, dar în nici un caz să nu faci nimic și să fii dependent social!


Prof.Dr. Aurel ROMILA

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