Nikolina Jovanovic
Biographic Data
| ID | 6282404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nikolina Jovanovic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nikolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Jovanovic |
| SIGNATURE | JOVANOVIĆ N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7554-9837 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Family members’ experiences of supporting black and South Asian women with perinatal mental illness
This paper offers valuable insights into perinatal mental illness for Black and South Asian women from a family perspective. Despite individual experiences being varied and wide-ranging, the suggestions for service improvement were congruent and often repeated, indicating a widespread need for a greater awareness and wider support for the family members of women in perinatal services, who are often struggling themselves
Clozapine prescription rates in Southeast Europe
Our findings suggested that clozapine prescription rate in SEE outpatients is higher than in Western Europe. The average dose is significantly below the optimal therapeutic dosage recommended by clinical guidelines, and clozapine polytherapy is common. This might indicate that clozapine is prescribed mainly for its sedative effect rather than antipsychotic. We hope that this finding will be taken up by relevant stakeholders to address this non-ev…
Exploring Black and South Asian women’s experiences of help-seeking and engagement in perinatal mental health services in the UK
Women described a wide range of experiences and a complex interplay of factors impacting access to, and experience of, services. Women described services as giving them strength and also leaving them disappointed and confused about where to get help. The main barriers to access were attributions related to mental distress, stigma, mistrust and lack of visibility of services, and organizational gaps in the referral process. These findings describe…
Factor structure of the brief psychiatric rating scale-expanded among outpatients with psychotic disorders in five Southeast European countries
The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a useful tool for measuring the severity of psychopathological symptoms among patients with psychosis. Many studies, predominantly in Western countries, have investigated its factor structure. This study has the following aims: (a) to further explore the factor structure of the BPRS-Expanded version (BPRS-E, 24 items) among outpatients with psychotic disorders in Southeast European countries; (b) to co…
The relations between socio-demographic information and negative symptoms, mental health, and quality of life
The current study aims to identify meaningful psychotic patients' profiles by examining certain combinations of patient's demographic and socio-economic variables (sex, age, marital status, number of children, cohabitant and level of education). Moreover, we aim to assess whether there is any significant effect of class membership (profile) on negative symptoms, health state, and quality of life among psychotic patients. A convenience sample of 1…
Non-pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia in Southeast Europe
BACKGROUND: Non-pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia includes educational, psychotherapeutic, social, and physical interventions. Despite growing importance of these interventions in the holistic treatment of individuals with schizophrenia, very little is known about their availability in South-East European countries (SEE). OBJECTIVE: To explore mental health care experts' opinions of the availability of non-pharmacological treatment for …
Maintenance Therapy of Psychosis Spectrum Disorders in a Real-World Setting
Existing appropriately designed interventions aiming to safely switch the inappropriate therapeutic regimens, i.e. very high prevalence of long-term AP polypharmacy and non-rational BZD co-prescription, should be implemented in the region of Western Balkans
Women health
Background: Little is known about gender differences among people exposed to war related trauma. Aim of this study is to explore gender differences in health status and comorbidity of mental and physical disorders in a cohort of Bosnian refugees followed up for 3 years (1996–1999). Methods: This longitudinal study included 534 subjects followed up for 3 years. The interviews were conducted in refugee camps in Varaždin, Croatia in Bosnian language…
Research by Psychiatric Trainees and Early Career Psychiatrists—Results of a Survey From 34 Countries in Europe
Clinical psychiatric practice should be intricately linked with research work. Although psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists (ECPs) are in the frontline of clinical services, little is known about how much access they have to research opportunities. A semi-structured questionnaire of 35 questions-exploring research goals achieved, facilitators and barriers as well as personal context-was sent to psychiatric trainees and ECPs across…
Structure of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Background: Negative symptoms are core features of schizophrenia and very challenging to be treated. Identification of their structure is crucial to provide a better treatment. Increasing evidence supports the superiority of a five-factor model (alogia, blunted affect, anhedonia, avolition, and asociality as defined by the NMIH-MATRICS Consensus); however, previous data primarily used the Brief Negative Symptoms Scale (BNSS). This study, includin…
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Women health
Background: Little is known about gender differences among people exposed to war related trauma. Aim of this study is to explore gender differences in health status and comorbidity of mental and physical disorders in a cohort of Bosnian refugees followed up for 3 years (1996–1999). Methods: This longitudinal study included 534 subjects followed up for 3 years. The interviews were conducted in refugee camps in Varaždin, Croatia in Bosnian language…
Research by Psychiatric Trainees and Early Career Psychiatrists—Results of a Survey From 34 Countries in Europe
Clinical psychiatric practice should be intricately linked with research work. Although psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists (ECPs) are in the frontline of clinical services, little is known about how much access they have to research opportunities. A semi-structured questionnaire of 35 questions-exploring research goals achieved, facilitators and barriers as well as personal context-was sent to psychiatric trainees and ECPs across…
Structure of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Background: Negative symptoms are core features of schizophrenia and very challenging to be treated. Identification of their structure is crucial to provide a better treatment. Increasing evidence supports the superiority of a five-factor model (alogia, blunted affect, anhedonia, avolition, and asociality as defined by the NMIH-MATRICS Consensus); however, previous data primarily used the Brief Negative Symptoms Scale (BNSS). This study, includin…
Non-pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia in Southeast Europe
BACKGROUND: Non-pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia includes educational, psychotherapeutic, social, and physical interventions. Despite growing importance of these interventions in the holistic treatment of individuals with schizophrenia, very little is known about their availability in South-East European countries (SEE). OBJECTIVE: To explore mental health care experts' opinions of the availability of non-pharmacological treatment for …
Maintenance Therapy of Psychosis Spectrum Disorders in a Real-World Setting
Existing appropriately designed interventions aiming to safely switch the inappropriate therapeutic regimens, i.e. very high prevalence of long-term AP polypharmacy and non-rational BZD co-prescription, should be implemented in the region of Western Balkans
Clozapine prescription rates in Southeast Europe
Our findings suggested that clozapine prescription rate in SEE outpatients is higher than in Western Europe. The average dose is significantly below the optimal therapeutic dosage recommended by clinical guidelines, and clozapine polytherapy is common. This might indicate that clozapine is prescribed mainly for its sedative effect rather than antipsychotic. We hope that this finding will be taken up by relevant stakeholders to address this non-ev…
Exploring Black and South Asian women’s experiences of help-seeking and engagement in perinatal mental health services in the UK
Women described a wide range of experiences and a complex interplay of factors impacting access to, and experience of, services. Women described services as giving them strength and also leaving them disappointed and confused about where to get help. The main barriers to access were attributions related to mental distress, stigma, mistrust and lack of visibility of services, and organizational gaps in the referral process. These findings describe…
Factor structure of the brief psychiatric rating scale-expanded among outpatients with psychotic disorders in five Southeast European countries
The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a useful tool for measuring the severity of psychopathological symptoms among patients with psychosis. Many studies, predominantly in Western countries, have investigated its factor structure. This study has the following aims: (a) to further explore the factor structure of the BPRS-Expanded version (BPRS-E, 24 items) among outpatients with psychotic disorders in Southeast European countries; (b) to co…
The relations between socio-demographic information and negative symptoms, mental health, and quality of life
The current study aims to identify meaningful psychotic patients' profiles by examining certain combinations of patient's demographic and socio-economic variables (sex, age, marital status, number of children, cohabitant and level of education). Moreover, we aim to assess whether there is any significant effect of class membership (profile) on negative symptoms, health state, and quality of life among psychotic patients. A convenience sample of 1…
Family members’ experiences of supporting black and South Asian women with perinatal mental illness
This paper offers valuable insights into perinatal mental illness for Black and South Asian women from a family perspective. Despite individual experiences being varied and wide-ranging, the suggestions for service improvement were congruent and often repeated, indicating a widespread need for a greater awareness and wider support for the family members of women in perinatal services, who are often struggling themselves
Psychiatry (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (6 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 works)