Danish investigators found that children who have a parent with schizophrenia should be monitored by clinicians and school professionals for signs of deficits in the areas of language, social responsiveness, and adaptive social functioning, but children with a parent who has bipolar disorder were not found to be at risk for these deficits.
Researchers in the eCaesar study found that computerized cognitive training in patients with schizophrenia was not beneficial.
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis showed a significantly higher prevalence of overall dementia and Alzheimer dementia.
Investigators surveyed adults with TSC to evaluate their perception of disease severity, presence of anxiety and depression, and the use and barriers toward mental health services.
Positive but weak associations were found between childhood atopic dermatitis and maternal history of depression, maternal alcohol abuse, and maternal illicit drug use.
Patients with atopic dermatitis have a higher likelihood of clinical depression and suicidality.
Depression is common in patients with axSpA and is associated with more severe disease activity and functional impairment.
Outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus are largely influenced by level of poverty, type of neighborhood of residence, and chronic stress.
Investigators sought to determine the frequency of major depressive disorder in patients in epilepsy clinics.
Among the somatic comorbidities evaluated were acne, type 1 diabetes, Down syndrome, hypertension, inflammatory bowel diseases, inflammatory joint diseases, metabolic syndrome, obesity, pilonidal sinus, and thyroid disorders.
