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"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!" - Higher Hypomania Scores Are Associated with Higher Mental Toughness, Increased Physical Activity, and Lower Symptoms of Depression and Lower Sleep Complaints

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

"I love you forever (more or less)" - stability and change in adolescents' romantic love status and associations with mood states

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

"I love you more than I can stand!" - romantic love, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and sleep complaints are related among young adults.

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"Sleep well, our tough heroes!"--in adolescence, greater mental toughness is related to better sleep schedules

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"Tell me, how bright your hypomania is, and I tell you, if you are happily in love!"--among young adults in love, bright side hypomania is related to reduced depression and anxiety, and better sleep quality

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'Bright side' and 'dark side' hypomania are associated with differences in psychological functioning, sleep and physical activity in a non-clinical sample of young adults

scientific article published on 11 January 2011

'Oh, baby, please don't cry!': in infants suffering from infantile colic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis activity is related to poor sleep and increased crying intensity

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A Mixed-Method Modified Delphi Study toward Identifying Key Elements of Psychotherapy in Iran

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

A Pilot Study on Daily Intensive ECT over 8 Days Improved Positive and Negative Symptoms and General Psychopathology of Patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia up to 4 Weeks after Treatment

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

A Twelve-Week Moderate Exercise Programme Improved Symptoms of Depression, Insomnia, and Verbal Learning in Post-Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Patients: A Comparison with Meningioma Patients and Healthy Controls

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

A pilot cluster-randomised study to increase sleep duration by decreasing electronic media use at night and caffeine consumption in adolescents

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

Acute Bouts of Exercising Improved Mood, Rumination and Social Interaction in Inpatients With Mental Disorders.

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Acute Exercise and Emotion Recognition in Young Adolescents

scientific article published on 06 June 2019

Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on specific aspects of executive function in different age and fitness groups: A meta-analysis

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Additional ECT increases BDNF-levels in patients suffering from major depressive disorders compared to patients treated with citalopram only

scientific article published on 9 April 2013

Adjuvant Rosa Damascena has a Small Effect on SSRI-induced Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients Suffering from MDD.

scientific article published on 22 June 2015

Adjuvant thiamine improved standard treatment in patients with major depressive disorder: results from a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled clinical trial.

scientific article published on 16 March 2016

Adolescents with greater mental toughness show higher sleep efficiency, more deep sleep and fewer awakenings after sleep onset

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Adolescents with high mental toughness adapt better to perceived stress: A longitudinal study with Swiss vocational students

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Adolescents' electronic media use at night, sleep disturbance, and depressive symptoms in the smartphone age.

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Adolescents' exercise and physical activity are associated with mental toughness

article by Markus Gerber et al published June 2012 in Mental Health and Physical Activity

Adolescents' personal beliefs about sufficient physical activity are more closely related to sleep and psychological functioning than self-reported physical activity: A prospective study.

scientific article published on 27 March 2018

Aerobic exercise training and burnout: a pilot study with male participants suffering from burnout

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Aerobic exercise, ball sports, dancing, and weight lifting as moderators of the relationship between stress and depressive symptoms: an exploratory cross-sectional study with swiss university students

scientific article published on December 2014

Age-related changes in cognitive conflict processing: an event-related potential study

scientific article published on 14 September 2006

Agitation predicts response of depression to botulinum toxin treatment in a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 31 March 2014

Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Objective Sleep, Psychological Functioning, and Higher Physical Activity Scores Remained Stable Over 2 Years-Results From a Small Study Under Naturalistic Conditions

scientific article published on 14 December 2020

Among a sample of Iranian premenopausal and menopausal women differences in mood, sleep and health quality are small

scientific article published in June 2014

Among a sample of Iranian students, adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is related to childhood ADHD, but not to age, gender, socioeconomic status, or birth order—an exploratory study

scientific article published on 01 August 2013

Among middle-aged adults, snoring predicted hypertension independently of sleep apnoea

scientific article published in January 2018

Among substance-abusing traffic offenders, poor sleep and poor general health predict lower driving skills but not slower reaction times

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An event-related potential investigation of the acute effects of aerobic and coordinative exercise on inhibitory control in children with ADHD.

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An update on the global prevalence of conduct disorder (2011-2017): Study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 17 July 2018

Are adolescents with high mental toughness levels more resilient against stress?

scientific article published on 3 September 2012

Assessment of cognitive impairments and seizure characteristics in electroconvulsive therapy with and without sodium valproate in manic patients.

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Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and social cognition in healthy adults

scientific article published on 31 May 2020

Association between subjective actual sleep duration, subjective sleep need, age, body mass index, and gender in a large sample of young adults

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Associations between infants' crying, sleep and cortisol secretion and mother's sleep and well-being

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Associations between satisfaction with life, burnout-related emotional and physical exhaustion, and sleep complaints

scientific article published in August 2010

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children is found to be related to the occurrence of ADHD in siblings and the male gender, but not to birth order, when compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 29 September 2014

Better Objective Sleep Was Associated with Better Subjective Sleep and Physical Activity; Results from an Exploratory Study under Naturalistic Conditions among Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Both hair cortisol levels and perceived stress predict increased symptoms of depression: an exploratory study in young adults

scientific article published on 19 July 2013

Both melatonin and meloxicam improved sleep and pain in females with primary dysmenorrhea-results from a double-blind cross-over intervention pilot study

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a biomarker for subjective insomnia but not objectively assessable poor sleep continuity

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Buprenorphine augmentation improved symptoms of OCD, compared to placebo - Results from a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial

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Children suffering from separation anxiety disorder (SAD) show increased HPA axis activity compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 25 September 2010

Children with ADHD and symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder improved in behavior when treated with methylphenidate and adjuvant risperidone, though weight gain was also observed - Results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clin

scientific article published on 10 December 2016

Cholecystokinin (CCK) level is higher among first time suicide attempters than healthy controls, but is not associated with higher depression scores

scientific article published on 12 May 2018

Clinical Characteristics and Disability Progression of Early- and Late-Onset Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Adult-Onset Multiple Sclerosis

scientific article published on 02 May 2020

Combined virtual reality and physical training improved the bimanual coordination of women with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 23 January 2020

Compared to Controls, Individuals with Lichen Planopilaris Have More Depression, a Lower Self-Esteem, and a Lower Quality of Life

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

Compared to an active control condition, in persons with multiple sclerosis two different types of exercise training improved sleep and depression, but not fatigue, paresthesia, and intolerance of uncertainty

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

Compared to controls, patients with ruptured aneurysm and surgical intervention show increase in symptoms of depression and lower cognitive performance, but their objective sleep is not affected

scientific article published on 24 February 2014

Comparing the effect of prazosin and hydroxyzine on sleep quality in patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder

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Comparison of prevalence rates of restless legs syndrome, self-assessed risks of obstructive sleep apnea, and daytime sleepiness among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disord

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Comparison of sleep EEG profiles of patients suffering from restless legs syndrome, restless legs syndrome and depressive symptoms, and major depressive disorders

scientific article published on 26 November 2009

Comparison of sleep complaints and quality of life between patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and healthy controls

scientific article published on 12 April 2019

Comparisons of Voxel-Based Morphometric Brain Volumes of Individuals with Methamphetamine-Induced Psychotic Disorder and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder and Healthy Controls

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Concerns regarding hair cortisol as a biomarker of chronic stress in exercise and sport science

scientific article published on December 2012

Contingent Negative Variation and Working Memory Maintenance in Adolescents with Low and High Motor Competencies.

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

Correspondence of maternal and paternal perception of school-aged children's sleep with in-home sleep-electroencephalography and diary-reports of children's sleep

scientific article published on 21 May 2018

Cortisol Impacted on Explicit Learning Encoding, but Not on Storage and Retrieval, and Was Not Associated With Sleep Patterns-Results From the Trier Social Stress Test for Children (TSST-C) Among 9-Years Old Children

scholarly article by Serge Brand et al published 2018 in Frontiers in Psychology

Cortisol levels and sleep patterns in infants with orofacial clefts undergoing surgery

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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Athlete Burnout, Insomnia, and Polysomnographic Indices in Young Elite Athletes

scholarly article by Markus Gerber et al published 5 December 2018 in Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Cultural and gender-related differences of concepts of love between Iranian and Swiss adults based on Hafez’ poetry of love

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Daily morning running for 3 weeks improved sleep and psychological functioning in healthy adolescents compared with controls

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Das Burnout Syndrom – eine Übersicht

Demographic and mental history-related data predicted occurrence of psychosis in metamphetamine users

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Depression, hypomania, and dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions as mediators between stress and insomnia: The best advice is not always found on the pillow!

scholarly article by Serge Brand et al published May 2010 in International Journal of Stress Management

Detached mindfulness reduced both depression and anxiety in elderly women with major depressive disorders

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Differences in maladaptive schemas between patients suffering from chronic and acute posttraumatic stress disorder and healthy controls

scientific article published on 10 July 2015

Differential effects of exercise on brain opioid receptor binding and activation in rats

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Dissociative Symptoms and Self-Reported Childhood and Current Trauma in Male Incarcerated People with Borderline Personality Disorder - Results from a Small Cross-Sectional Study in Iran

scientific article published on 21 October 2020

Diurnal pattern of serum BDNF before partial sleep deprivation in stress-related mood disorders – an association with therapy response in major depression

article published in 2012

Does Cardiorespiratory Fitness Buffer Stress Reactivity and Stress Recovery in Police Officers? A Real-Life Study

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Does Cardiorespiratory Fitness Moderate the Association between Occupational Stress, Cardiovascular Risk, and Mental Health in Police Officers?

scientific article published on 03 July 2019

Does Physical Fitness Buffer the Relationship between Psychosocial Stress, Retinal Vessel Diameters, and Blood Pressure among Primary Schoolchildren?

scientific article published on 04 October 2016

Does objectively assessed sleep at five years predict sleep and psychological functioning at 14 years? - Hmm, yes and no!

scientific article published on 15 October 2014

Does rTMS on brain areas of mirror neurons lead to higher improvements on symptom severity and empathy compared to the rTMS standard procedure? - Results from a double-blind interventional study in individuals with major depressive disorders

scientific article published on 05 July 2019

Dream recall and its relationship to sleep, perceived stress, and creativity among adolescents

scientific article published on 28 May 2011

Driving Accidents, Driving Violations, Symptoms of Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity (ADHD) and Attentional Network Tasks

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

Dual-task training on cognition and resistance training improved both balance and working memory in older people

scientific article published on 03 June 2019

During early and mid-adolescence, greater mental toughness is related to increased sleep quality and quality of life

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During early to mid adolescence, moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with restoring sleep, psychological functioning, mental toughness and male gender

scientific article published on April 2016

EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Me

article by Brendon Stubbs et al published October 2018 in European Psychiatry

Early maladaptive schemas of emotional deprivation, social isolation, shame and abandonment are related to a history of suicide attempts among patients with major depressive disorders

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Effect of Quiet Eye and Quiet Mind Training on Motor Learning Among Novice Dart Players

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

Effect of adjuvant sleep hygiene psychoeducation and lorazepam on depression and sleep quality in patients with major depressive disorders: results from a randomized three-arm intervention

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

Effect of flumazenil-augmentation on microsleep and mood in depressed patients during partial sleep deprivation

scientific article published on 15 September 2006

Effect of maternal anxiety on maternal serum and fetal cord blood cortisol

scientific article published on 25 March 2014

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Performance Among Young Adults in a Higher Education Setting.

scientific article published on 7 March 2018

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cortisol Stress Reactivity in Response to the Trier Social Stress Test in Inpatients with Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 11 May 2020

Effects of Mood and Problem Solving in Dyads on Transfer

Effects of Quiet Mind Training on Alpha Power Suppression and Fine Motor Skill Acquisition

Effects of Quiet Mind Training on Alpha Power Suppression and Fine Motor Skill Acquisition

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

Effects of earlier bedtimes on sleep duration, sleep complaints and psychological functioning in adolescents

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Effects of gestational age on brain volume and cognitive functions in generally healthy very preterm born children during school-age: A voxel-based morphometry study

scientific article published on 29 August 2017

Effects of psychotherapy in combination with pharmacotherapy, when compared to pharmacotherapy only on blood pressure, depression, and anxiety in female patients with hypertension

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Effects of stress and mental toughness on burnout and depressive symptoms: A prospective study with young elite athletes

scientific article published on 18 May 2018

Effects of two types of exercise training on psychological well-being, sleep, quality of life and physical fitness in patients with high-grade glioma (WHO III and IV): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

Efficacy and tolerability of adjunctive gabapentin and memantine in obsessive compulsive disorder: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on 22 July 2018

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and aerobic exercise training (AET) increased plasma BDNF and ameliorated depressive symptoms in patients suffering from major depressive disorder

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Electroconvulsive therapy and aerobic exercise training increased BDNF and ameliorated depressive symptoms in patients suffering from treatment-resistant major depressive disorder

scientific article published on 5 July 2014

Electroencephalographic sleep profiles and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA)-activity in kindergarten children: early indication of poor sleep quality associated with increased cortisol secretion

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Electroencephalographic sleep profiles in treatment course and long-term outcome of major depression: association with DEX/CRH-test response

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Elite sport is not an additional source of distress for adolescents with high stress levels

scientific article published in April 2011

Evidence for similarities between adolescents and parents in sleep patterns

scientific article published on 21 May 2009

Evidence of favorable sleep-EEG patterns in adolescent male vigorous football players compared to controls

scientific article published in March 2010

Examining Dark Triad traits in relation to mental toughness and physical activity in young adults

scientific article published on 27 January 2016

Examining Dark Triad traits in relation to sleep disturbances, anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty in young adults.

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Examining the Effectiveness of a PETTLEP Imagery Intervention on the Football Skill Performance of Novice Athletes

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Executive function performance is reduced during occupational burnout but can recover to the level of healthy controls

scientific article published on 23 August 2013

Exercise is medicine for patients with major depressive disorders: but only if the "pill" is taken!

scientific article published on 05 August 2016

Exercising Impacts on Fatigue, Depression, and Paresthesia in Female Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

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Exercising, sleep-EEG patterns, and psychological functioning are related among adolescents

scientific article published in March 2010

Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to Predict Patterns of Marijuana Use among Young Iranian Adults

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

Facing depression with botulinum toxin: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 24 February 2012

Fast BDNF serum level increase and diurnal BDNF oscillations are associated with therapeutic response after partial sleep deprivation

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

Favorable impact of long-term exercise on disease symptoms in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease

scientific article published on 27 August 2019

Fitness and exercise as correlates of sleep complaints: is it all in our minds?

scientific article published in May 2010

Fitness, Stress, and Body Composition in Primary Schoolchildren

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Further Evidence of the Zero-Association Between Symptoms of Insomnia and Facial Emotion Recognition-Results From a Sample of Adults in Their Late 30s

scholarly article by Serge Brand et al published 2018 in Frontiers in Psychiatry

Further evidence of psychological factors underlying choice of elective cesarean delivery (ECD) by primigravidae.

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Gender Differences and Relationship of 2D:4D-Ratio, Mental Toughness and Dark Triad Traits among Active Young Adults

scientific article published in 2022

Ginseng treatment improves the sexual side effects of methadone maintenance treatment

scientific article published on 02 May 2019

Health Anxiety Predicts Postponing or Cancelling Routine Medical Health Care Appointments among Women in Perinatal Stage during the Covid-19 Lockdown

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

Heart rate variability and salivary cortisol in very preterm children during school age.

scientific article published on 5 October 2017

High baseline BDNF serum levels and early psychopathological improvement are predictive of treatment outcome in major depression

scientific article published on 23 February 2014

High exercise levels are related to favorable sleep patterns and psychological functioning in adolescents: a comparison of athletes and controls

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High self-perceived exercise exertion before bedtime is associated with greater objectively assessed sleep efficiency

scientific article published on 16 June 2014

Higher Disease and Pain Severity and Fatigue and Lower Balance Skills Are Associated with Higher Prevalence of Falling among Individuals with the Inflammatory Disease of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students

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Hypericum perforatumExtrakt Ll 160: Ein Praxiserfahrungsbericht (PEB) über die Anwendung von Johanniskraut bei depressiven und körperlichen Beschwerden

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity in kindergarten children: importance of gender and associations with behavioral/emotional difficulties

scientific article published on 18 September 2006

Impact of aerobic exercise on sleep and motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorders - a pilot study

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Impaired objective and subjective sleep in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Implicit and explicit attitudes towards sport among young elite athletes with high versus low burnout symptoms

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Improved Alertness Is Associated with Early Increase in Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Antidepressant Treatment Outcome in Major Depression

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

In 6- to 8-year-old children, cardiorespiratory fitness moderates the relationship between severity of life events and health-related quality of life

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In 6- to 8-year-old children, hair cortisol is associated with body mass index and somatic complaints, but not with stress, health-related quality of life, blood pressure, retinal vessel diameters, and cardiorespiratory fitness

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In Individuals Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, Hair Cortisol Concentrations Are Higher and More Strongly Associated with Psychological Functioning and Sleep Complaints than in Healthy Controls

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In Iranian female and male adolescents, romantic love is related to hypomania and low depressive symptoms, but also to higher state anxiety

scientific article published on 9 August 2012

In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis, Both Objective and Subjective Sleep, Depression, Fatigue, and Paresthesia Improved After 3 Weeks of Regular Exercise

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In a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial, adjuvant allopurinol improved symptoms of mania in in-patients suffering from bipolar disorder

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In a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial, adjuvant memantine improved symptoms in inpatients suffering from refractory obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD).

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In a randomized case-control trial with 10-years olds suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) sleep and psychological functioning improved during a 12-week sleep-training program

scientific article published on 24 June 2014

In a randomized, double-blind clinical trial, adjuvant atorvastatin improved symptoms of depression and blood lipid values in patients suffering from severe major depressive disorder

scientific article published on 6 August 2014

In female adolescents, romantic love is related to hypomanic-like stages and increased physical activity, but not to sleep or depressive symptoms

scientific article published on 23 February 2011

In healthy young and elderly adults, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis reactivity (HPA AR) varies with increasing pharmacological challenge and with age, but not with gender

scientific article published on 08 June 2011

In inpatient substance use disorder treatment in Switzerland, exercise programmes are implemented but not evaluated – A missed opportunity for improving treatment

scholarly article published in October 2018

In patients suffering from idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy, anxiety scores are higher than in healthy controls, but do not vary according to sex or repeated central serous chorioretinopathy

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

In patients suffering from major depressive disorders, quantitative EEG showed favorable changes in left and right prefrontal cortex

scientific article published on 6 February 2017

In pre-school children, cortisol secretion remains stable over 12 months and is related to psychological functioning and gender

scientific article published on 27 June 2013

In pre-school children, sleep objectively assessed via actigraphy remains stable over 12 months and is related to psychological functioning, but not to cortisol secretion

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In pre-school children, sleep objectively assessed via sleep-EEGs remains stable over 12 months and is related to psychological functioning, but not to cortisol secretion

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In school-age children who were born very preterm sleep efficiency is associated with cognitive function

scientific article published in January 2014

Increased objectively assessed vigorous-intensity exercise is associated with reduced stress, increased mental health and good objective and subjective sleep in young adults

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Increased self-reported and objectively assessed physical activity predict sleep quality among adolescents

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Influence of Regular Physical Activity on Mitochondrial Activity and Symptoms of Burnout-An Interventional Pilot Study

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Influence of adjuvant detached mindfulness and stress management training compared to pharmacologic treatment in primiparae with postpartum depression

scientific article published on 18 July 2017

Influence of adjuvant mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans – results from a randomized control study

scientific article published on 12 June 2018

Influence of adjuvant omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids on depression, sleep, and emotion regulation among outpatients with major depressive disorders - Results from a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Influence of mindfulness practice on cortisol and sleep in long-term and short-term meditators

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Intensive two-day cognitive-behavioral intervention decreases cortisol secretion in soldiers suffering from specific phobia to wear protective mask.

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Interactional behaviour as a marker for screening patients with environment-related complaints

scientific article published on 25 September 2006

Intraindividual long-term stability of sleep electroencephalography in school-aged children

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Is emotional functioning related to academic achievement among university students? Results from a cross-sectional Iranian sample

scientific article published on 12 March 2018

Is the increase of hypomanic stages during adolescence related to gender and developmental tasks?

scientific article published in April 2010

Levels of mania and cognitive performance two years after ECT in patients with bipolar I disorder - results from a follow-up study

scientific article published on 13 May 2016

Longitudinal relationships between perceived stress, exercise self-regulation and exercise involvement among physically active adolescents

scientific article published on 6 August 2014

Low vigorous physical activity is associated with increased adrenocortical reactivity to psychosocial stress in students with high stress perceptions

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Mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the major player of total BDNF in serum regarding prediction of antidepressant treatment outcome

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

Mental health status, aggression, and poor driving distinguish traffic offenders from non-offenders but health status predicts driving behavior in both groups

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Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

Minor Beta-Thalassemia, Cognitive Performance Is Related to Length of Education, But Not to Minor Beta-Thalassemia or Hemoglobin Levels

More than a simple pastime? The potential of physical activity to moderate the relationship between occupational stress and burnout symptoms.

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Morning cortisol secretion in school-age children is related to the sleep pattern of the preceding night

scientific article published on 15 December 2014

Multiple Sclerosis: Associations Between Physical Disability and Depression Are Not Mediated by Self-Reported Physical Activity

scientific article published in January 2017

Neuroendocrine regulation and metabolism of glucose and lipids in primary chronic insomnia: a prospective case-control study

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No evidence for metabolic syndrome and lipid profile differences in patients suffering from bipolar I disorder with and without suicide attempts

scientific article published on 12 May 2015

Objectively assessed physical activity is associated with increased hair cortisol content in young adults

scientific article published on 6 August 2013

Omega-3-polyunsatured fatty acids (O3PUFAs), compared to placebo, reduced symptoms of occupational burnout and lowered morning cortisol secretion

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

One-stage cleft repair outcome at age 6- to 18-years -- a comparison to the Eurocleft study data

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Opposite Impact of REM Sleep on Neurobehavioral Functioning in Children with Common Psychiatric Disorders Compared to Typically Developing Children

scientific article published on January 2016

Oxybutynin reduces sweating in depressed patients treated with sertraline: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical study

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Patients suffering from restless legs syndrome have low internal locus of control and poor psychological functioning compared to healthy controls

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Patients with OCD report lower quality of life after controlling for expert-rated symptoms of depression and anxiety

scientific article published on 2 December 2017

Patients with environment-related disorders: comprehensive results of interdisciplinary diagnostics

scientific article published on 30 July 2008

Perceived fitness protects against stress-based mental health impairments among police officers who report good sleep

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Perceived parenting styles differ between genders but not between elite athletes and controls

scientific article published on 28 January 2011

Perceived parenting styles, personality traits and sleep patterns in adolescents

scientific article published on 23 February 2009

Perfectionism related to self-reported insomnia severity, but not when controlled for stress and emotion regulation

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Physical activity and self-esteem: testing direct and indirect relationships associated with psychological and physical mechanisms

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Physical activity interventions can improve emotion regulation and dimensions of empathy in persons with multiple sclerosis: An exploratory study

scientific article published on 31 August 2019

Poor Sleep Is Related to Lower Emotional Competence Among Adolescents

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Poor mental health status and aggression are associated with poor driving behavior among male traffic offenders

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Pre-schoolers suffering from psychiatric disorders show increased cortisol secretion and poor sleep compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 7 February 2012

Prenatal and Postnatal Hair Steroid Levels Predict Post-Partum Depression 12 Weeks after Delivery

scientific article published on 23 August 2019

Prevalence of self-reported trauma in a sample of Iranian children is low and unrelated to parents' education or current employment status

scientific article published on 06 December 2018

Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Profiles of Middle-Aged Suicide Attempters with No Evidence of Specific Psychopathological Profiles Referred to an Emergency Department

scientific article published in October 2017

Psychiatric In-Patients Are More Likely to Meet Recommended Levels of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity If They Engage in Exercise and Sport Therapy Programs

scientific article published on 20 July 2018

Psychological distress and coping in military cadre candidates

scientific article published on 29 August 2016

Psychological wellbeing and physical activity in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease compared to healthy controls.

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Psychometric Properties and Convergent Validity of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure in Two German-Speaking Samples of Adult Workers and Police Officers

scientific article published on 02 August 2019

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index for Adolescents

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Psychometric properties of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM) among adolescents: results from three cross-sectional studies

scientific article published on 25 August 2018

Psychosocial functioning and sleep patterns in children and adolescents with cleft lip and palate (CLP) compared with healthy controls

scientific article published on 12 June 2008

Reduction of daytime sleepiness in a depressive patient during adjunct treatment with modafinil

scientific article published in January 2002

Relationship between Sleep Problems and Self-Injury: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 29 September 2020

Repeated Cortisol Awakening Response as Predictor of Antidepressant Treatment Outcome with Duloxetine

scientific article published on 9 April 2015

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) improves symptoms and reduces clinical illness in patients suffering from OCD--Results from a single-blind, randomized clinical trial with sham cross-over condition

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improved Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, but Also Cognitive Performance: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial with a Cross-Over Design and Sham Condition

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improved Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders but Not Executive Functions: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial with Crossover Design and Sham Condition.

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Romantic love, hypomania, and sleep pattern in adolescents

scientific article published on 12 April 2007

Rosa Damascena oil improved methadone-related sexual dysfunction in females with opioid use disorder under methadone maintenance therapy - results from a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on 16 August 2017

Rosa Damascena oil improved sexual function and testosterone in male patients with opium use disorder under methadone maintenance therapy-results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Rosa damascena oil improves SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction in male patients suffering from major depressive disorders: results from a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial

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S143. Steroid Hormone Analysis of Retrospective Maternal Hair and Newborn Nail Samples Indicate Effects of Prenatal Stress on Postpartum Well-being of Mother and Offspring

scholarly article published in May 2018

Salivary and hair glucocorticoids and sleep in very preterm children during school age.

scientific article published on 6 July 2016

Self-Esteem and Symptoms of Eating-Disordered Behavior Among Female Adolescents

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Serum and Plasma Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Levels in Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Short-term outcomes of physical activity counseling in in-patients with Major Depressive Disorder: Results from the PACINPAT randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in 2023

Sleep Quality, Sleep EEG Pattern, Mental Well-Being and Cortisol Secretion in Patients with Ruptured Aneurysm Post-Treatment: A Comparison with Post-Surgery Meningioma Patients and Controls

scientific article published on 12 April 2016

Sleep actigraphy pattern and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children: association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity

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Sleep and its importance in adolescence and in common adolescent somatic and psychiatric conditions

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Sleep duration and subjective psychological well-being in adolescence: a longitudinal study in Switzerland and Norway

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Sleep patterns and psychological functioning in families in northeastern Iran; evidence for similarities between adolescent children and their parents

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Sleep patterns, work, and strain among young students in hospitality and tourism

scientific article published in July 2008

Sleep problems and their effect in ADHD.

scientific article published on 04 February 2014

Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance, Self-Esteem and Symptoms of Body-Dysmorphic Disorders among Young Adults

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Stability of Mental Toughness, Sleep Disturbances, and Physical Activity in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)-A Longitudinal and Pilot Study.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL TOUGHNESS, STRESS, AND BURNOUT AMONG ADOLESCENTS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY WITH SWISS VOCATIONAL STUDENTS (.).

scientific article published on December 2015

Teaching Stress Management in Physical Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study with Vocational Students

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