The Archives of Psychiatry

2024

Volume 2, Issue 1, p1-67

Articles published in this issue are Open Access and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY NC) where the readers can reuse, download, distribute the article in whole or part by mentioning proper credits to the authors.

Viewpoint Article Open Access

Pre-operative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Prior to Radical Prostatectomy: Impacts on Mental Health

Nilanga Aki Bandara, Dhruv Lalkiya, Parsa Khatami, Miles P. Mannas, Vahid Mehrnoush, Walid Shahrour

Prostate cancer has a notable public health impact. One of the key treatment modalities for prostate cancer is radical prostatectomy, which involves surgically removing the prostate. Unfortunately, there are adverse outcomes associated with this modality, specifically erectile dysfunction, and urinary incontinence. Preoperative pelvic floor muscle training has the potential to improve the erectile function and urinary continence postoperatively.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p1-5 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.007

Research Article Open Access

A Narrative Development Process to Enhance Mental Health Considering Recent Hippocampus Research

Carol Nash

Narrative development is fundamental to human mental health. Interventions providing individuals with the means to construct and recall robust and effective narratives are necessary in promoting positive mental health outcomes. The primary embodied location of personal narrative development is the hippocampus. Recent advances regarding the relationship among the hippocampus, narrative, and mental health are thus relevant concerning the hippocampal mechanisms that simultaneously function to map environmental position and to generate episodic memories.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p6-19 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.008

Letter to the Editor Open Access

The Transformative Role of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry: Enhancing Diagnosis and Treatment

Vipul Janardan, Manoj Kumar, Prabhleen Singh

This article delves into the groundbreaking applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in psychiatry, revolutionizing the field and improving patient care. AI technologies have shown immense potential in augmenting diagnostic accuracy, predicting treatment outcomes, and facilitating personalized therapeutic interventions. This article reviews the latest advancements and discusses the ethical considerations associated with AI integration in psychiatric practice.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p20-22 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.009

Commentary Open Access

Is Spirituality a Master Controller for Human Well-Being?

John Calvin Chatlos

The article “Did Freud Miss the Discovery of Our Spiritual Core?” describes how Freud’s psychoanalytic theory is a bridge to the long-sought discovery of a science-based explanation of spiritual experience as elaborated by the Framework of Spirituality. This framework has been clinically used to intentionally promote spiritual awakening and developed as CBT-STE (for Self-Transcendent Experience).

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p23-29 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.010

Editorial Open Access

What are the Elements to Identify the Anticipatory Signs of Mania or Depression When Bipolar Disorder is Present?

Michel Bourin

Bipolar disorder is a medical condition defined by mood fluctuation, oscillating between periods of elevated mood and periods of depression. Bipolar disorder is generally characterized by three conditions: a state of euphoria or agitation, called mania; a state of despondency, called depression; a symptom-free state (called euthymia) during which the person feels balanced and functions well.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p30-32 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.011

Letter to the Editor Open Access

The Screen Paradox: Cognitive Costs in the Digital Age

Vipul Janardan, Ravleen Suri

In this current time, when we are becoming more and more dependent on technology, it is inevitable that we will all use the Internet, Google and Artificial Intelligence. Living in the era of technology, our daily routines are closely intertwined with devices like smartphones, computers, TVs and much more. This constant exposure to screens and digital interactions has led to the emergence of a concept called ‘Digital Dementia.’

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p33-34 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.012

Short Communication Open Access

Prevention of Dental Fear and Anxiety with Behavior Management Techniques

Elizabeth Berry

Dental fear and anxiety can have a significant effect on an individual, ultimately leading to a poor oral health-related quality of life. Many develop fear and anxiety due to an unfortunate experience at the dentist during their childhood. Dentists, with proper training, can treat children and provide behavior management techniques to complete treatment in a positive manner. These behavior management techniques focus on decreasing the fear and anxiety toward a dental procedure and assisting the child to develop the proper skills needed to cope with such procedures in the future.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p35-39 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.013

Research Article Open Access

Harassment and Psychological Distress among Young Women Traveling in Public Vehicles: Descriptive Cross-sectional Study in a Metropolitan City, Nepal

Dipsikha Aryal, Garima Joshi, Nirmala Regmi, Maheshor Kaphle

Public vehicle harassment is a problem that exists globally both in an open and hidden way and is a serious problem. Public vehicle harassment could be physical, verbal, and non-verbal. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of public vehicle harassment, types, and psychological distress among women aged 15-24 years traveling in Public Vehicles in Lalitpur district, Nepal.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p40-48 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.014

Short Communication Open Access

What are the Elements to Target the Anticipatory Signs of Bipolar Disorder Before Diagnosis?

Michel Bourin

Being able to anticipate the discovery of a disease in a given individual remains a clinical challenge. In the case of bipolar disorder (BD), the prodromal phase can be relatively long. Mood lability and the manifestation of depression are the most consistent warning signs. Anxiety, particularly panic attacks, is often a precursor. Early detection of prodromal symptoms may contribute to improving the prognosis of patients with BD. The main objective of this paper is to present the different procedures for the identification of initial and relapse prodromes in these patients.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p49-53 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.015

Commentary Open Access

Addressing Anxiety, Perfectionism, and Coping in Healthcare Students: A Call for Integrated Mental Health Interventions

Haley Worst, Anne Thompson

This commentary calls for integrated mental health interventions to address anxiety, perfectionism, and coping mechanisms among Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students and other healthcare programs. Healthcare programs, with their rigorous academic and clinical demands, often leave students facing significant psychological stress, which can impact their learning and future professional performance.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p54-58 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.016

Commentary Open Access

Helping vs. Preventing Harm: Reversing Mission Creep in Psychiatry

Jacob M Appel

This essay discusses a shift in the priorities in the psychiatric community over the past several decades from one that focuses upon the relief of suffering toward one that emphasizes harm reduction and danger prevention. The essay reviews the various forces that have driven this evolution including legal decisions that have limited grounds for admission to dangerousness, models of care that emphasize “zero suicide,” a rise in liability for outpatient suicide and the resulting practice of defensive medicine.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p59-62 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.017

Mini Review Open Access

New Concept, Definition and Clinic of Mixed Unit in Bipolar Disorder

Sun Fengli, Zhu Jianfeng, Shen Dong, Gao Zhihan, Zhou Zilin, Jin Haiying, Jin Weidong

Mixed affective states, defined as the coexistence of depressive and manic symptoms, are complex presentations of manic-depressive illness. In ICD10 and DSM-4, the mixed state of bipolar disorder is defined as a mixed episode, What is clear is that both manic and depressive episodes exist, are equally severe, and each meets the criteria for depression or manic illness. Clearly, these criteria are too stringent. Such episodes occur in less than 5% of cases, leaving many episodes undiagnosed and delaying the right treatment that represent a challenge for clinicians at the levels of diagnosis, classification, and pharmacological treatment.

Arch Psychiatry, 2024, Volume 2, Issue 1, p63-67 | DOI: 10.33696/Psychiatry.2.018

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