Clinicians’, patients’ and carers’ perspectives on borderline personality disorder in Pakistan: A mixed methods study protocol

Clinicians’, patients’ and carers’ perspectives on borderline personality disorder in Pakistan: A mixed methods study protocol

Thea Lynne Hedemann , Muqaddas Asif, Huma Aslam, Aneela Maqsood, Ameer Bukhsh, Tayyeba Kiran, Umair Ahsan, Salman Shahzad, Juveria Zaheer, Steven Lane, Nasim Chaudhry, M. Ishrat Husain, M. Omair Husain Published: June 2, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286459 Abstract Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a condition characterised by significant social and occupational impairment and high rates of suicide. In high income countries, mental health professionals carry negative attitudes towards patients with BPD, find it difficult to work with patients with BPD, and even…

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Nutritional Systems Biology Modeling: From Molecular Mechanisms to Physiology

Nutritional Systems Biology Modeling: From Molecular Mechanisms to Physiology

Open Access Review Albert A. de Graaf , Andreas P. Freidig, Baukje De Roos, Neema Jamshidi, Matthias Heinemann, Johan A.C. Rullmann, Kevin D. Hall, Martin Adiels, Ben van Ommen Published: November 26, 2009 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000554   Abstract The use of computational modeling and simulation has increased in many biological fields, but despite their potential these techniques are only marginally applied in nutritional sciences. Nevertheless, recent applications of modeling have been instrumental in answering important nutritional questions from the cellular up to…

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Posttraumatic Stress in Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer: Hyperarousal and Avoidance as Mediators of the Relationship between Re-Experiencing and Dysphoria

Posttraumatic Stress in Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer: Hyperarousal and Avoidance as Mediators of the Relationship between Re-Experiencing and Dysphoria

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Emma Hovén , Lisa Ljungman, Marike Boger, Brjánn Ljótsson, Nicola Silberleitner, Louise von Essen, Martin Cernvall Published: May 17, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155585   Abstract Background Increased understanding of the relationships between different symptom clusters involved in posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) could guide empirical research and clinical practice. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether hyperarousal and avoidance mediated the relationship between re-experiencing and dysphoria in parents of children diagnosed with cancer. Methods Longitudinal…

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Mental health among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

Mental health among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Chotiman Chinvararak, Nitchawan Kerdcharoen, Wisarat Pruttithavorn, Nongnuch Polruamngern, Thanin Asawaroekwisoot, Wanida Munsukpol, Pantri Kirdchok Published: May 20, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268704   Abstract Objectives This study aimed to measure the prevalence of burnout syndrome, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic disorders (PTSD), as well as examine their associated factors among Thai healthcare workers (HCWs) during COVID-19 outbreak. Method We employed a multiple-method design at a tertiary-care hospital in Bangkok between May 22, 2021 and June 30, 2021 by using…

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Caring helps: Trait empathy is related to better coping strategies and differs in the poor versus the rich

Caring helps: Trait empathy is related to better coping strategies and differs in the poor versus the rich

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Rui Sun , Laura Vuillier , Bryant P. H. Hui, Aleksandr Kogan Published: March 27, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213142   Abstract Coping has been extensively studied in health psychology; however, factors influencing the usage of different coping strategies have received limited attention. In five studies (N = 3702), we explored the relationship between trait empathy and coping strategies, and how subjective socioeconomic status (SES) moderates this relationship. In Studies 1–4, we found that people with higher level…

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Labour trafficking: Challenges and opportunities from an occupational health perspective

Labour trafficking: Challenges and opportunities from an occupational health perspective

Open Access Essay   Elena Ronda-Pérez , Bente E. Moen Published: November 22, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002440   Citation: Ronda-Pérez E, Moen BE (2017) Labour trafficking: Challenges and opportunities from an occupational health perspective. PLoS Med 14(11): e1002440. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002440 Published: November 22, 2017 Copyright: © 2017 Ronda-Pérez, Moen. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited….

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Visual attention mediates the relationship between body satisfaction and susceptibility to the body size adaptation effect

Visual attention mediates the relationship between body satisfaction and susceptibility to the body size adaptation effect

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Ian D. Stephen , Daniel Sturman, Richard J. Stevenson, Jonathan Mond, Kevin R. Brooks Published: January 31, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189855 Abstract Body size misperception–the belief that one is larger or smaller than reality–affects a large and growing segment of the population. Recently, studies have shown that exposure to extreme body stimuli results in a shift in the point of subjective normality, suggesting that visual adaptation may be a mechanism by which body size misperception occurs. Yet,…

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The Impact of Oxytocin on Food Intake and Emotion Recognition in Patients with Eating Disorders: A Double Blind Single Dose Within-Subject Cross-Over Design

The Impact of Oxytocin on Food Intake and Emotion Recognition in Patients with Eating Disorders: A Double Blind Single Dose Within-Subject Cross-Over Design

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Youl-Ri Kim , Jin-Sup Eom, Jae-Won Yang, Jiwon Kang, Janet Treasure Published: September 24, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137514   Abstract Background and Aim Social difficulties and problems related to eating behaviour are common features of both anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The aim of this study was to examine the impact of intranasal oxytocin on consummatory behaviour and emotional recognition in patients with AN and BN in comparison to healthy controls. Materials A total of…

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The epidemiology of personality disorders in the Sao Paulo Megacity general population

The epidemiology of personality disorders in the Sao Paulo Megacity general population

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Geilson Lima Santana , Bruno Mendonca Coelho ,Yuan-Pang Wang , Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho , Maria Carmen Viana , Laura Helena Andrade Published: April 24, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195581   Abstract Introduction Most studies on the epidemiology of personality disorders (PDs) have been conducted in high-income countries and may not represent what happens in most part of the world. In the last decades, population growth has been concentrated in low- and middle-income countries, with rapid urbanization,…

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Effect of negative valence on assessment of self-relevance in female patients with borderline personality disorder

Effect of negative valence on assessment of self-relevance in female patients with borderline personality disorder

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Pegah Sarkheil , Niko Goik, Camellia N. Ibrahim, Frank Schneider Published: January 10, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209989   Abstract Background A disturbed self-image is central to the characteristic symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Evaluations of self-relevance (SR) are highly important in cognitive and emotional processing of information and adaptive behavior. Method In the current study, we used affective statements to investigate if SR is altered in patients with higher scores on Borderline Symptom List (BSL-95). Forthyfemale…

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