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‘I can't be an addict. I am.’ Over-the-counter medicine abuse: a qualitative study
Objectives Over-the-counter (OTC) pharmacy medicines are considered relatively safe in contrast to prescribed and illicit substances, but their abuse and addiction potential is increasingly recognised ...
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Prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms among outpatients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives Depression and depressive symptoms are common mental disorders that have a considerable effect on patients’ health-related quality of life and satisfaction with medical care, but the ...
BMJ2d
Current Issue
Original research: Impact of education and training on LGBT-specific health issues for healthcare students and professionals: a systematic review of comparative studies (7 January, 2025) ...
BMJ2d
Hormone replacement therapy and cancer survival: a longitudinal cohort study: protocol paper
Introduction Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help women experiencing menopausal symptoms, but usage has declined due to uncertainty around risks of cancer and some cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
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Knowledge of COVID-19 and the psychological status of parents: a retrospective survey in Wuhan, Hubei
Objective During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents faced heightened stress, anxiety and depression due to the local and global COVID-19 mitigation measures and lockdowns. Design This is a ...
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Protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in youth with inflammatory bowel disease and depression
Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic autoinflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with peak age of onset during adolescence and young adulthood. Adolescents and young ...
BMJ3d
Growing old before growing rich: a scoping review on ageing-related policy interventions from the WHO Southeast Asian Region
Background WHO Southeast Asian Region (WHO SEARO) is home to 1.94 billion people accounting for one-fourth of the global population. Objective The primary objective of this scoping review is to ...
BMJ6d
Factors affecting mental health service delivery from primary healthcare facilities of western hilly district of Nepal: a qualitative study
Aim To explore factors at different socioecological levels that affect mental health service delivery from primary healthcare (PHC) facilities of Arghakhanchi district, a western hilly district of ...
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Oral propranolol for treatment of the subgroups of essential tremor: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Introduction Essential tremor (ET), a tremor disorder, is one of the most common movement disorders. Only oral drugs (propranolol, primidone, topiramate, etc）are still the first-line treatment ...
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Effectiveness of workplace exercise interventions in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers: a systematic review
Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Data sources The bibliographical databases PubMed, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane, Scopus, ISI WoS and PeDRO were searched, with studies from 1 ...
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Shared decision-making in advanced kidney disease: a scoping review protocol
Introduction Patients with advanced kidney disease (AKD) have to make difficult treatment modality decisions as their disease progresses towards end-stage kidney disease. International guidelines in ...