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BMC Musculoskelet Disord ; 25(1): 203, 2024 Mar 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38454411

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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine if the hybrid short-segment (HSS) technique is a good alternative to the intermediate-segment (IS) and long-segment (LS) techniques in pedicle screw fixations for acute thoracolumbar burst fractures (TLBFs). METHODS: In this retrospective evaluation, we examined 43 patients who underwent surgical treatments, including one- or two-level suprajacent (U) and infrajacent (L) pedicle screw fixations, for acute single-level TLBFs with neurological deficits between the T11 and L2 levels from July 2013 to December 2019. Among these patients, 15 individuals underwent HSS (U1L1), 12 received IS (U2L1), and 16 underwent LS (U2L2) fixations. Supplemental kyphoplasty of the fractured vertebral bodies was performed exclusively in the HSS group. Our analysis focused on assessing blood loss and surgical duration. Additionally, we compared postoperative thoracolumbar kyphotic degeneration using the data on Cobb angles on lateral radiographic images acquired at three time points (preoperatively, postoperative day 1, and follow-up). The end of follow-up was defined as the most recent postoperative radiographic image or implant complication occurrence. RESULTS: Blood loss and surgical duration were significantly lower in the HSS group than in the IS and LS groups. Additionally, the HSS group exhibited the lowest implant complication rate (2/15, 13.33%), followed by the LS (6/16, 37.5%) and IS (8/12, 66.7%) group. Implant complications occurred at a mean follow-up of 7.5 (range: 6-9), 9 (range: 5-23), and 7 (range: 1-21) months in the HSS, IS, and LS groups. Among these implant complications, revision surgeries were performed in two patients in the HSS group, two in the IS group, and one in the LS group. One patient treated by HSS with balloon kyphoplasty underwent reoperation because of symptomatic cement leakage. CONCLUSIONS: The HSS technique reduced intraoperative blood loss, surgical duration, and postoperative implant complications, indicating it is a good alternative to the IS and LS techniques for treating acute single-level TLBFs. This technique facilitates immediate kyphosis correction and successful maintenance of the corrected alignment within 1 year. Supplemental kyphoplasty with SpineJack® devices and high-viscosity bone cements for anterior reconstruction can potentially decrease the risk of cement leakage and related issues.


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Fraturas Cominutivas , Fraturas por Compressão , Cifoplastia , Cifose , Parafusos Pediculares , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral , Humanos , Parafusos Pediculares/efeitos adversos , Cifoplastia/efeitos adversos , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/cirurgia , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/complicações , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fixação Interna de Fraturas/métodos , Vértebras Lombares/diagnóstico por imagem , Vértebras Lombares/cirurgia , Vértebras Lombares/lesões , Vértebras Torácicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Vértebras Torácicas/cirurgia , Vértebras Torácicas/lesões , Fraturas por Compressão/cirurgia , Cimentos Ósseos/uso terapêutico , Cifose/diagnóstico por imagem , Cifose/cirurgia , Cifose/complicações , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Formos Med Assoc ; 2024 Feb 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38423925

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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Depressive and anxiety symptoms were common among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. This 4-year follow-up study was conducted to investigate the predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in Taiwan's young adult LGB population. METHODS: Baseline data, including depressive and anxiety symptoms, demographic characteristics, sexual stigma, self-identity confusion, and family support were collected from 1000 LGB individuals. The participants' depressive and anxiety symptoms were reassessed 4 years after the baseline measurements. The predictive effects of the baseline factors on depressive and anxiety symptoms at follow-up were examined through linear regression analysis. RESULTS: Greater lack of identity, unconsolidated identity, sexual orientation microaggression, and lower perceived family function at baseline were significantly associated with more severe depressive and anxiety symptoms at follow-up. After adjustment for baseline depressive symptoms, being men, greater lack of identity, lower perceived family function, and more severe anxiety symptoms at baseline were significantly associated with more severe depressive symptoms at follow-up. After adjustment for baseline anxiety symptoms, greater unconsolidated identity and more severe depressive symptoms at baseline were significantly associated with more severe anxiety symptoms at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Intervention aimed at reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms in LGB individuals should be developed considering the predictors identified in this study.

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J Formos Med Assoc ; 121(11): 2161-2171, 2022 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35346540

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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: This study examined the prevalence and related factors of multiple (two or three) types of harassment victimization, including school bullying, cyberbullying, and teacher harassment, and their cumulative effects on depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and suicidality in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but without intellectual disability. METHODS: A total of 219 adolescents with ASD but without intellectual disability and their parents participated in this study. Their experiences of school bullying, cyberbullying, and teacher harassment were evaluated. The related factors of multiple types of harassment victimization, including demographic characteristics, socio-communicative skills, comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms, were examined. Moreover, the effects of multiple types of harassment victimization on depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and suicidality were examined. RESULTS: In total, 20.54% of participants were victims of multiple types of harassment. Hyperactivity or impulsivity and ODD symptoms were positively associated with multiple types of harassment victimization. Adolescents with ASD who experienced multiple types of harassment victimization had higher severities of depression and anxiety and were more likely to have suicidality than nonvictims and those who experienced only one type of harassment victimization. CONCLUSION: Experiencing more than one type of harassment victimization was significantly associated with the development of mental health problems in adolescents with ASD. ODD and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms predicted the risk of experiencing multiple types of harassment.


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Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade , Transtorno do Espectro Autista , Bullying , Vítimas de Crime , Deficiência Intelectual , Adolescente , Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/epidemiologia , Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/psicologia , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/epidemiologia , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/psicologia , Bullying/psicologia , Vítimas de Crime/psicologia , Humanos , Saúde Mental
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg ; 99(2): 135-139, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33264794

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Stereotactic radiosurgery is a treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia. This procedure is minimally invasive, but tumor development and facial numbness have been reported. Here, we report an unusual presentation after stereotactic radiosurgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia. A 60-year-old man demonstrated typical signs for type 1 trigeminal nerve neuralgia and was treated with medication for 5 years. Owing to an intolerance to that medication, he received stereotactic radiosurgery with 66 Gy. During a 9-year follow-up exam, dizziness with a spinning sensation was reported and a right superior cerebellar thrombosed aneurysm was diagnosed. He received transarterial embolization with coiling of aneurysm and subsequently reported no complications on follow-up exams. Although stereotactic radiosurgery is a promising treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, aneurysm development may be considered a possible complication. Long-term follow-up care of these patients should be considered. To understand the relationship between radiosurgery and the potential development of a cerebral aneurysm, further research is needed.


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Aneurisma Intracraniano , Radiocirurgia , Neuralgia do Trigêmeo , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico por imagem , Aneurisma Intracraniano/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiocirurgia/efeitos adversos , Nervo Trigêmeo , Neuralgia do Trigêmeo/etiologia , Neuralgia do Trigêmeo/cirurgia
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J Med Internet Res ; 22(6): e20021, 2020 06 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32490839

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BACKGROUND: People obtain information on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the internet and other sources. Understanding the factors related to such information sources aids health professionals in educating individuals. OBJECTIVE: This study used data collected from the online survey study on COVID-19 in Taiwan to examine what major COVID-19 information sources are available and which sources are significantly related to the self-confidence of people in coping with COVID-19 in Taiwan. METHODS: A total of 1904 participants (1270 non-health-care workers and 634 health care workers) were recruited from the Facebook advertisement. Their major sources of information about COVID-19, the relationships between the sources and demographic factors, and the relationships between the sources and the self-confidence in coping with COVID-19 were surveyed. RESULTS: Most Taiwanese people relied on the internet for COVID-19 information. Many respondents also used a variety of sources of information on COVID-19; such variety was associated with sex, age, and the level of worry toward COVID-19, as well as if one was a health care worker. For health care workers, the use of formal lessons as an information source was significantly associated with better self-confidence in coping with COVID-19. The significant association between receiving information from more sources and greater self-confidence was found only in health care workers but not in non-health-care workers. CONCLUSIONS: Medical professionals should consider subgroups of the population when establishing various means to deliver information on COVID-19.


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Adaptação Psicológica/fisiologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/psicologia , Pneumonia Viral/psicologia , Mídias Sociais/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Idoso , Betacoronavirus/isolamento & purificação , COVID-19 , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Inquéritos e Questionários , Taiwan/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Compr Psychiatry ; 90: 7-13, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30639894

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OBJECTIVE: Impaired social interaction is one of the core characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study was conducted to compare the facial emotion recognition (FER) abilities and emotional interference of adolescents with and without high-functioning ASD by performing the FER Task (FERT) using the faces of Taiwanese people and the Implicit Association Test (IAT), respectively. METHODS: This study recruited 71 adolescents with high-functioning ASD who aged at 11 to 18 years old as the ASD group and 63 adolescents without ASD from the Taiwanese community as the non-ASD group. We investigated FER abilities by conducting the FERT on six types of emotional expression with a three-level intensity rating, and we performed the IAT for evaluating the strength of a person's automatic association with mental representations of emotions in memory. RESULTS: Compared with the non-ASD group, the ASD group performed significantly worse on facial emotion differentiation and the ranking and rating of emotional intensity in the FERT. The ASD group had higher IAT scores than the non-ASD group. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that adolescents with high-functioning ASD have subtle deficits in facial emotion processing and emotional interference.


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Transtorno do Espectro Autista/diagnóstico , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/psicologia , Emoções/fisiologia , Expressão Facial , Reconhecimento Facial/fisiologia , Adolescente , Comportamento do Adolescente/fisiologia , Comportamento do Adolescente/psicologia , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Relações Interpessoais , Masculino , Estimulação Luminosa/métodos
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J Formos Med Assoc ; 118(1 Pt 1): 50-56, 2019 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29352621

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PURPOSE: This study examined associations between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and involvement in school bullying among 613 Taiwanese adolescents. METHODS: CU traits were determined using the self-reported Chinese versions of the Inventory of Callous and Unemotional Traits (C-ICUT) and the School Bullying Experience Questionnaire (C-SBEQ). The study used logistic regression analysis to assess associations between CU traits and types of involvement in school bullying, with controls for the effect of age, sex, and residential background. RESULTS: Higher levels of the callous trait were positively associated with greater risk of being a victim of physical bullying and belongings snatch, or a perpetrator of verbal, relational and physical bullying and belongings snatch. Higher levels of the unemotional trait were positively associated with greater risk of being a victim of verbal and relational bullying. The uncaring trait had no significant associations with any type of bullying involvement. CONCLUSION: The role played by CU traits should, therefore, be examined when developing programs to detect and prevent school bullying.


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Bullying/psicologia , Emoções , Personalidade , Adolescente , Bullying/prevenção & controle , Feminino , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Saúde Mental , Determinação da Personalidade , Autorrelato , Taiwan , Adulto Jovem
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Public Health Nurs ; 36(4): 525-533, 2019 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30937966

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the differences in the levels of intention to care for gay and lesbian patients and knowledge regarding homosexuality among Taiwanese nurses between 2005 and 2017 and the moderators of these differences. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: This two-wave survey study was conducted on nurses in 2005 (N = 1,176; Survey 2005) and 2017 (N = 1,519; Survey 2017) recruited from three hospitals. MEASUREMENTS: An anonymous self-report questionnaire was used. RESULTS: In Survey 2017, the nurses expressed both a higher intention to care for gay and lesbian patients and degree of knowledge regarding homosexuality than did those in Survey 2005. The experience of providing care for gay or lesbian patients moderated the association between the time of the survey and intention to care for gay and lesbian patients. Moreover, having gay or lesbian friends or relatives moderated the association between the time of the survey and knowledge about homosexuality. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses' intention to care for gay and lesbian patients and knowledge regarding homosexuality in Taiwan significantly increased from 2005 to 2017. The experience of providing care for gay and lesbian patients and having gay or lesbian friends or relatives moderated the increase of nurses' intention to care and knowledge.


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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Homossexualidade Feminina/estatística & dados numéricos , Homossexualidade Masculina/estatística & dados numéricos , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Taiwan
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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci ; 72(6): 435-444, 2018 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29582514

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AIM: Chronic heroin use can cause various neuropathological characteristics that may compromise brain function. The present study evaluated the alteration of gray matter volume (GMV) and its resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) among male heroin users. METHODS: Thirty heroin-dependent men undergoing methadone maintenance therapy and 30 educational-level- and age-matched male controls were recruited for this study. To assess their GMV and rsFC, the participants were evaluated using spoiled gradient echo and gradient-recalled echo planar imaging sequences with a 3-Tesla General Electric MR scanner under resting state. RESULTS: The heroin-dependent men showed lower GMV over the right DLPFC in comparison with the controls. Further evaluation of the rsFC of the right DLPFC revealed a marked decrease in interhemispheric DLPFC connectivity among those with heroin dependence under control of head movement and GMV of the right DLPFC. CONCLUSION: Although the mechanism remains unclear, the present study shows that chronic heroin use is associated with alteration of morphology as well as rsFC over the right DLPFC. As the DLPFC plays an imperative role in various domains of cognitive function, service providers for heroin users should consider the impacts of possible DLPFC-related cognitive deficits on treatment effectiveness.


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Conectoma/métodos , Substância Cinzenta/patologia , Dependência de Heroína/patologia , Dependência de Heroína/fisiopatologia , Córtex Pré-Frontal/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Substância Cinzenta/diagnóstico por imagem , Dependência de Heroína/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Córtex Pré-Frontal/diagnóstico por imagem
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J Formos Med Assoc ; 117(4): 332-338, 2018 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28511866

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PURPOSE: This study examined the differences in mental health and behavioral problems among young adults with borderline personality symptoms of various severities. METHODS: 500 college students participated in this study. Borderline personality symptoms were evaluated using the Taiwanese version of the Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23). Mental health problems were assessed using the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Scale. Suicidality and other behavioral problems were assessed using questions from the epidemiological version of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia and BSL-23 Supplement. According to the distribution of BSL-23 scores at the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles, the participants were divided into 4 groups: No/Mild, Moderate, Severe, and Profound. Analysis of variance and the chi-square test were used to compare mental health and behavioral problems among the 4 groups. RESULTS: All mental health problems differed significantly among the 4 groups. The severity of nearly all mental health problems increased with that of borderline personality symptoms. The proportions of most behavioral problems differed significantly among the 4 groups. The Profound group was more likely to have behavioral problems than the other 3 groups. CONCLUSION: Young adults who had more severe borderline personality symptoms had more severe mental health and behavioral problems.


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Transtorno da Personalidade Borderline/psicologia , Saúde Mental , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Suicídio/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto Jovem
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Psychosomatics ; 58(2): 151-163, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28190545

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BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus, a chronic and disabling disease, is epidemic worldwide. Depressive disorder affects the productivity of workers and leads to disability. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence of depressive disorder among persons with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan. METHODS: We extracted service claims data for subjects who had at least 2 ambulatory care service claims or 1 inpatient service claim with a principal diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and at least 1 ambulatory or inpatient service claim with a principal diagnosis of depressive disorder from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Database. RESULTS: From 2000-2010, the prevalence of depressive disorder increased from 3.50-4.07% in people with type 2 diabetes, and from 1.05-2.27% in the general population. The higher prevalence of depressive disorder in persons with type 2 diabetes was associated with being female; residence in central, southern, and eastern Taiwan; residence in urban areas; the comorbidities of hemiplegia or paraplegia, cerebrovascular disease, and anxiety disorder; Charlson Comorbidity Index scores ≥1; diabetes duration >9 years; and the use of rapid-acting insulin injection therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of depressive disorder is higher among persons with type 2 diabetes than the general population. Consequently, more public health attention should be devoted to the prevention and treatment of this debilitating disease in persons with type 2 diabetes, especially those with the earlier mentioned risk factors.


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Transtorno Depressivo/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Causalidade , Estudos de Coortes , Comorbidade , Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Taiwan , Adulto Jovem
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Psychosomatics ; 58(3): 266-273, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28189286

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BACKGROUND: Most studies of the relationship between psychiatric disorders and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have focused on the role of depression. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of anxiety disorders (ADs) on mortality in persons with DM in Taiwan. METHODS: We used Taiwan׳s National Health Insurance claims database interlinked externally with Taiwan׳s Death Registry to study mortality in diabetic patients with and without ADs during the study period 2000-2004. Five-year survival cures were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method for DM with ADs and DM without ADs. Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the predictive factors for DM mortality. RESULTS: We identified 5685 persons with DM, including 732 (12.88%) who also had ADs. The 5-year survival was longer for diabetic patients with ADs than those without it. A higher risk of mortality was found in diabetic patients who were male. It was also higher for those who were 45-64 years old and ≥65 years old, those who resided in rural areas, those who had incomes

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Transtornos de Ansiedade/complicações , Complicações do Diabetes/mortalidade , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Transtornos de Ansiedade/mortalidade , Complicações do Diabetes/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Sistema de Registros , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Taiwan/epidemiologia
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BMC Psychiatry ; 17(1): 392, 2017 Dec 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29216850

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BACKGROUND: Adolescent suicidal behavior may consist of different symptoms, including suicidal ideation, suicidal planning and suicidal attempts. Adolescent substance use behavior may contribute to adolescent suicidal behavior. However, research on the relationships between specific substance use and individual suicidal behavior is insufficient, as adolescents may not use only one substance or develop only one facet of suicidal behavior. Latent variables permit us to describe the relationships between clusters of related behaviors more accurately than studying the relationships between specific behaviors. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore how adolescent substance use behavior contributes to suicidal behavior using latent variables representing adolescent suicidal and substance use behaviors. METHOD: A total of 13,985 adolescents were recruited using a stratified random sampling strategy. The participants indicated whether they had experienced suicidal ideation, planning and attempts and reported their cigarette, alcohol, ketamine and MDMA use during the past year. Latent analysis was used to examine the relationship between substance use and suicidal behavior. RESULTS: Adolescents who used any one of the above substances exhibited more suicidal behavior. The results of latent variables analysis revealed that adolescent substance use contributed to suicidal behavior and that boys exhibited more severe substance use behavior than girls. However, there was no gender difference in the association between substance use and suicidal behavior. CONCLUSION: Substance use behavior in adolescents is related to more suicidal behavior. In addition, the contribution of substance use to suicidal behavior does not differ between genders.


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Comportamento do Adolescente/psicologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/psicologia , Ideação Suicida , Tentativa de Suicídio , Adolescente , Criança , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Fatores Sexuais , Adulto Jovem
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Psychiatr Q ; 88(1): 75-91, 2017 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27155828

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This study investigates the prevalence of anxiety disorder (AD) in Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Study participants were identified based on at least one service claim for ambulatory or inpatient care with a principal diagnosis of AD and at least 2 service claims for ambulatory care or one service claim for inpatient care with a principal diagnosis of T2D, as listed in the National Health Insurance database of Taiwan. The prevalence of AD decreased from 13.75 to 11.00 % in patients with T2D, whereas it increased from 4.17 to 6.09 % in the general population during the 2000-2010 period. A high prevalence of AD in patients with T2D was associated with age >30 years, the female sex, living in the northern region, comorbidities of congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and depression disorder, and a Charlson participant comorbidity index of ≥1. A low prevalence of AD in patients with T2D was associated with residency in urban areas, the comorbidity of hemiplegia or paraplegia, the usage of metformin and sulfonylureas, and rapid-acting insulin injection therapy. The prevalence of AD was higher in patients with T2D than in the general population. Therefore, more public health emphasis is required for preventing and treating AD in patients with T2D, specifically those with the mentioned risk factors.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Assistência Ambulatorial , Transtornos Cerebrovasculares/epidemiologia , Comorbidade , Bases de Dados Factuais , Transtorno Depressivo/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Insuficiência Cardíaca/epidemiologia , Hemiplegia/epidemiologia , Humanos , Hipoglicemiantes/uso terapêutico , Insulina de Ação Curta/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Metformina/uso terapêutico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Paraplegia/epidemiologia , Doenças Vasculares Periféricas/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Compostos de Sulfonilureia/uso terapêutico , Taiwan/epidemiologia , População Urbana , Adulto Jovem
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Compr Psychiatry ; 65: 50-6, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26773990

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BACKGROUND: Craving for substance use has been added as one of the diagnostic criteria of substance use disorders in DSM-5. However, further research is necessary to examine and expand the clinical potential of craving in the assessment and treatment for heroin users. This study aimed to examine the psychometrics of the Desire for Drug Questionnaire-Chinese Mandarin version (DDQ-CM) and its clinical utility of assessing craving for heroin measured among heroin users with methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). METHOD: Self-reported craving for heroin use was measured on the DDQ-CM and visual analog scale among 314 intravenous heroin users receiving MMT. Self-reported heroin dependence, attitude toward heroin use, readiness to change heroin use, and depression were collected. RESULTS: The results found that although the original three-factor model was acceptable for applying the DDQ-CM for heroin users with MMT, only the concurrent validity of the subscales of Desire and Intention and Negative Reinforcement was supported but not that of Control. Meanwhile, the levels of craving on the subscales of Desire and Intention and of Negative Reinforcement on the DDQ-CM were positively associated with the levels of heroin dependence, positive and negative attitudes toward heroin use, and depression, but negatively associated with readiness to change heroin use. CONCLUSIONS: This study supported the application of the subscales of Desire and Intention and Negative Reinforcement on the DDQ-CM to measure heroin craving in Taiwanese-Chinese heroin users and supported the clinical implication of craving in heroin users with MMT.


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Fissura , Dependência de Heroína/tratamento farmacológico , Dependência de Heroína/psicologia , Heroína , Metadona/uso terapêutico , Tratamento de Substituição de Opiáceos , Adolescente , Adulto , Depressão , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tratamento de Substituição de Opiáceos/métodos , Psicometria , Inquéritos e Questionários , Taiwan/epidemiologia
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Am J Addict ; 25(3): 227-32, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26991992

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Prevailing literature explains how depression, compulsion, and mindfulness affect heroin use; however, there is no comprehensive framework that explains their overall relationships. We therefore proposed and examined a hypothetical depression-compulsion-heroin use and mindfulness (DCHm) model. METHODS: We recruited 234 male heroin users. Self-reported levels of depression, mindfulness, compulsion to use, and severity of heroin use were measured. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the proposed DCHm model. RESULTS: Compulsion was a mediator between depression and heroin use. In addition, the DCHm model had satisfactory model fit indices. Depression indirectly affected heroin use through compulsion to use. The moderating effects of mindfulness in the two competing models were compared between the high- and low-mindfulness groups. The DCHm model in the high-mindfulness group had more favorable model fit indices than it did in the low-mindfulness group. CONCLUSIONS: Through learned emotional regulation strategies, addicted people with higher mindfulness were less likely to compulsively take drugs because of a depressive mood than were those with lower mindfulness. Furthermore, effective emotion-regulation strategies should be developed and examined in future studies. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: These results raise questions about the effect of compulsion on heroin use disorders. Mindfulness-based approaches to emotional regulatory strategies should be developed based on these findings. Further experimentation and prospective studies are needed to more fully examine the moderating role of mindfulness on depression and compulsion.


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Comportamento Compulsivo/psicologia , Depressão/psicologia , Dependência de Heroína/psicologia , Atenção Plena , Modelos Psicológicos , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Taiwan
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Eur Addict Res ; 22(4): 192-200, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26863028

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AIMS: A possible addiction mechanism has been represented by altered functional connectivity (FC) in the resting state. The aim of this study was to evaluate the FCs of the insula and nucleus accumbens among subjects with Internet gaming disorder (IGD). METHODS: We recruited 30 males with IGD and 30 controls and evaluated their FC using functional magnetic imaging scanning under resting, a state with relaxation, closed eyes, with inducement to think of nothing systematically, become motionless, and instructed not to fall asleep. RESULTS: Subjects with IGD had a lower FC with the left insula over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and orbital frontal lobe and a higher FC with the insula with the contralateral insula than controls. The inter-hemispheric insula connectivity positively correlated with impulsivity. Further, they had lower FC with the left nucleus accumbens over the left DLPFC and with the right nucleus accumbens over the left DLPFC, and insula and a higher FC with that over the right precuneus. CONCLUSION: The elevated inter-hemispheric insula FC is found to be associated with impulsivity and might explain why it is involved in IGD. The attenuated frontostriatal suggests that the emotion-driven gaming urge through nucleus accumbens could not be well regulated by the frontal lobe of subjects with IGD.


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Comportamento Aditivo/fisiopatologia , Córtex Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Internet , Rede Nervosa/fisiopatologia , Núcleo Accumbens/fisiopatologia , Jogos de Vídeo , Adulto , Comportamento Aditivo/diagnóstico por imagem , Córtex Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Rede Nervosa/diagnóstico por imagem , Núcleo Accumbens/diagnóstico por imagem , Descanso/fisiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Acad Psychiatry ; 40(2): 224-8, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26449982

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OBJECTIVE: This study examines the differences in explicit and implicit stigma between medical and non-medical undergraduate students at baseline; the changes of explicit and implicit stigma in medical undergraduate and non-medical undergraduate students after a 1-month psychiatric clerkship and 1-month follow-up period; and the differences in the changes of explicit and implicit stigma between medical and non-medical undergraduate students. METHODS: Seventy-two medical undergraduate students and 64 non-medical undergraduate students were enrolled. All participants were interviewed at intake and after 1 month. The Taiwanese version of the Stigma Assessment Scale and the Implicit Association Test were used to measure the participants' explicit and implicit stigma. RESULTS: Neither explicit nor implicit stigma differed between two groups at baseline. The medical, but not the non-medical, undergraduate students had a significant decrease in explicit stigma during the 1-month period of follow-up. Neither the medical nor the non-medical undergraduate students exhibited a significant change in implicit stigma during the one-month of follow-up, however. There was an interactive effect between group and time on explicit stigma but not on implicit stigma. CONCLUSION: Explicit but not implicit stigma toward mental illness decreased in the medical undergraduate students after a psychiatric clerkship. Further study is needed to examine how to improve implicit stigma toward mental illness.


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Estágio Clínico , Psiquiatria/educação , Estigma Social , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologia , Adulto , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudantes/psicologia , Inquéritos e Questionários , Taiwan , Universidades
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Compr Psychiatry ; 62: 27-33, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26343464

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BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between stress-related coping strategies and Internet addiction and the moderating effect of depression in a sample of Taiwanese college students. METHOD: A total of 500 college students (238 men and 262 women) participated in this study. Internet addiction was assessed using the Chen Internet Addiction Scale. Participants' stress coping strategies and depressive symptoms were measured using the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced and the Beck Depression Inventory-II, respectively. We used t and chi-square tests to examine differences in demographic characteristics, depression, and stress coping strategies between participants with and without Internet addiction. Significant variables were used in a logistic regression model to examine the association between stress coping strategies and Internet addiction and the moderating effect of depression on the association. RESULTS: Results indicated that use of restraint coping was negatively associated with Internet addiction (odds ratio [OR]=0.886, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.802-0.977), whereas denial (OR=1.177, 95% CI: 1.029-1.346) and mental disengagement (OR=2.673, 95% CI: 1.499-4.767) were positively associated with Internet addiction. Depression had a moderating effect on the association between denial and Internet addiction (OR=0.701, 95% CI: 0.530-0.927). CONCLUSIONS: Stress coping strategies and depression are important factors to evaluate when developing intervention programs targeting college undergraduate students with Internet addiction.


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Adaptação Psicológica , Comportamento Aditivo/complicações , Comportamento Aditivo/psicologia , Depressão/psicologia , Internet , Estudantes/psicologia , Universidades , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Depressão/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Inventário de Personalidade , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Adulto Jovem
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