Stress, depression, quality of life and salivary cortisol levels in community health agents.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Scheuch K, Bräunig P, Gauggel S, Kliesow K, Sarkar R, Krüger S. Emotional vulnerability and cognitive control in patients with bipolar disorder and their healthy siblings: a pilot study. OBJECTIVE:There is evidence that, even in remission, patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have deficits in cognitive funct...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Houshmand K,Bräunig P,Gauggel S,Kliesow K,Sarkar R,Krüger S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is clear evidence of a genetic component in major depression, and several studies indicate that neuropeptide Y (NPY) could play an important role in the pathophysiology of the disease. A well-known polymorphism encoding the substitution of leucine to proline in the signal peptide sequence of NPY (Leu7Pr...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Koefoed P,Woldbye DP,Hansen TV,Eplov LF,Christiansen SH,Mors O,Kessing LV,Werge T,Kaipio K,Pesonen U,Fahmy T,Mellerup E,Jakobsen KD,Hansen ES,Knudsen GM,Bukh JD,Bock C,Lindberg C,Kristensen AS,Dam H,Nordentoft M,

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the training program for residents in psychiatry, scientific education and participation in research projects are relatively underdeveloped. This may result in a gap between recently acquired scientific knowledge and its implementation in clinical practice. Since the start of the residency training in psychiatry in...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Verhoeven WM,Goessens LF,van den Berg YW,Tuinier S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Depression and dementia are highly prevalent in the elderly. Language impairment is an inherent component of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which can also be encountered in depressed patients. The aim of this study wasto compare the profiles of language abilities in late-onset depression and mild AD groups. METH...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： da Silva Novaretti TM,D'Ávila Freitas MI,Mansur LL,Nitrini R,Radanovic M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most forms of behaviour whether normal or abnormal, show a tendency to run in families. However, these can range from symptoms of dementia and movement disorder caused by the comparatively rare autosomal dominant Huntington's disease to common everyday aspects of behaviour such as religious persuasion or career choice...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： McGuffin P

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The FATIMA study (FAst TItration of quetiapine fumarate in bipolar I MAnia) evaluated the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a rapid dose escalation of quetiapine in acutely ill bipolar I patients experiencing a manic episode. METHODS:In an open-label, phase II pilot study, 29 patients aged 18 years or old...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Constant E,Seghers A,Ranalli E,Ryckmans V,Snauwaert P,Parent M,Vandenhoven G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of transcranially applied pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) on functional impairments and symptom severity in multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) patients. METHODS:The study was conducted as a nationwide trial in Denmark using a randomised, parallel-group, double-blind and placebo...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Tran MTD,Skovbjerg S,Arendt-Nielsen L,Christensen KB,Elberling J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence suggest that there may be abnormal brain serotonin metabolism in habitually biolent and impulsive offenders. These personality disorders are usually connected with early onset, male limited type 2 alcoholism in which one central feature is the abnormal tendency to behave aggressively and impu...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Virkkunen MD

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pain perception is reported to be altered in patients with depression and schizophrenia. However, few studies have investigated the pain perception in patients with bipolar disorders. We therefore aimed to compare pain sensitivity between patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and controls. METHODS:St...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Atik L,Konuk N,Akay O,Ozturk D,Erdogan A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and test a novel fMRI compatible comprehensive and expressive language task that reliably and predictably activates both Wernicke's and Broca's cortical brain regions, respectively, and has utility for the determination of hemispheric language dominance. METHODS:Ten healthy men (seven) and women (...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Berntsen EM,Rasmussen IA,Samuelsen P,Xu J,Haraldseth O,Lagopoulos J,Malhi GS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A great interindividual variability exists in biological response to drugs. This variability is partly attributable to pharmacodynamic factors (drug - receptor interactions) and partly to pharmacokinetic factors. Drugs can be eliminated from the body by renal clearance, metabolism or both. Although every tissue has so...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Touw DJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Encephalitis due to anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies (ANMDARE) is the most frequent immune-mediated encephalitis. It is distinguished by the subacute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the characteristic neuropsychiatric symptoms and their outcome in patients diagnosed wi...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Restrepo-Martinez M,Ramirez-Bermudez J,Bayliss L,Espinola-Nadurille M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the involvement of nod-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in schizophrenia-like behaviour in young animals exposed to maternal immune activation (MIA). METHODS:To this aim, on the 15th gestational day, the females received an injection of lipopolysaccharides. Whe...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Ventura L,Freiberger V,Thiesen VB,Dias P,Dutra ML,Silva BB,Schlindwein AD,Comim CM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In two previous letters on an selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) meta-analysis conducted by the Copenhagen Trial Unit at Copenhagen University Hospital, we have commented on a large number of errors, almost all of which have tilted the results in an anti-drug direction, that unfortunately mar this publicati...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Hieronymus F,Lisinski A,Näslund J,Eriksson E

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatization has been defined in a number of ways. Despite their differences, these definitions have one element in common, namely the presence of somatic symptoms that cannot be explained (adequately) by organic findings. OBJECTIVE:The primary objectives of the dissertation were to gain a better insight in...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： De Gucht V

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Mazindol is a sympathomimetic amine, widely used as an anorectic agent in the treatment of obesity. This drug causes psychostimulant effects because of its pharmacological profile similar to amphetamine, acting like a monoamine reuptake inhibitor. However, the mechanisms underlying the action of mazindol are...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Gonçalves CL,Scaini G,Rezin GT,Jeremias IC,Bez GD,Daufenbach JF,Gomes LM,Ferreira GK,Zugno AI,Streck EL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stress can stimulate increased production of oxygen radicals. We investigated the correlations between serum levels of lipid peroxidation markers and those in brain samples in different stress models. METHODS:Animals (n = 96) were divided equally into eight groups: a control group and groups treated with vit...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Celikbilek A,Gocmen AY,Tanik N,Yaras N,Yargicoglu P,Gumuslu S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland mainly during the night. The discovery that this melatonin secretion decreases under the influence of bright light, gave rise to the use of light therapy in some affective disorders. The literature on the relationship between melatonin secretion and mood is reviewed ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Beullens J

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female patients with anorexia nervosa differ significantly from the control women in various dimensions of personality. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the personality dimensions measured with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in adolescent patients with restrictive-type and bulimic/purging-type anorex...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Rybakowski F,Slopien A,Zakrzewska M,Hornowska E,Rajewski A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been growing interest in the role of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) in anxiety, including pathological states such as panic disorder. The technique of tryptophan depletion (TD), which causes an acute, temporary and reversible reduction in brain 5-HT levels, is a useful minimally invasive paradigm to a...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Pyle AC,Argyropoulos SV,Nutt DJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate gender differences in psychiatric comorbidity patients diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as adults. METHODS:Interviews about current ADHD symptoms and psychiatric comorbidity on axis I and II (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I and axis II) were conduc...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Edvinsson D,Lindström E,Bingefors K,Lewander T,Ekselius L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Het is al lang bekend dat het optreden van ontwikke-lingsmijlpalen sterk van baby tot baby kan verschillen. Theorieën of modellen die daarentegen een strakke timing, gepaard gaande met geringe individuele verschillen, voor ontwikkelingsverschijnselen postuleren, hebben dan ook een zware bewijslast te torsen. Het model...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： van Geert P,de Weerth C

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Aberrant electrophysiological and hemodynamic processing of auditory oddball stimuli is among the most robustly documented findings in patients with schizophrenia. However, no study to date has directly examined linked patterns of electrical and hemodynamic differences in patients and controls. METHODS: I...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Calhoun V,Wu L,Kiehl K,Eichele T,Pearlson G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Yoga therapy (YT) improves cognitive function in healthy individuals, but its impact on cognitive function among persons with schizophrenia (SZ) has not been investigated. AIMS: Evaluate adjunctive YT for cognitive domains impaired in SZ. METHODS: Patients with SZ received YT or treatment as usual (TAU; ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Bhatia T,Agarwal A,Shah G,Wood J,Richard J,Gur RE,Gur RC,Nimgaonkar VL,Mazumdar S,Deshpande SN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alterations in the inflammatory response system (IRS) appear to be quite different between OCD and anorexia nervosa and are also different from the changes observed in major depression. In anorexia nervosa, there is some evidence for increased production of monocytic cytokines, i.e. tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： van West D,Maes M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prisoners categorised as 'dangerous' are a category of prisoners that require and/or force into using special measures of caution, protection and security. The aim of the study was to examine the intensity of anxiety (as a state and as a trait) experienced by officers working with 'dangerous' prisoners and st...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Tsirigotis K,Gruszczyński W,Pęczkowski S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Double depression, the combination of major depression and dysthymia, is associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and increased health service utilization. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of double depression, its associated morbidity and use of health services and antidepressants. ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Goldney RD,Bain MA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIM:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased medical morbidity, particularly from the autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases. Changes in the endocrine and immune system are key mediators in this process. The aim of our study was to investigate weather hormones (cortisol and pro...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Vidović A,Vilibić M,Sabioncello A,Gotovac K,Rabatić S,Folnegović-Šmalc V,Dekaris D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective This study explored the utility of the Health Belief Models (HBM) in explaining medication adherence in subjects with severe affective disorders. Method Well established measuring instruments, with confirmed reliability and validity, were used to assess each component of two HBMs and adherence with mood stab...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Scott J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite various studies, supportive evidence for the efficacy of exercise in treatment of mental illness is still weak. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare two forms of exercise, namely running therapy (RT) and physiotraining therapy (PT), on stationary devices. METHODS:Patients in a day treatme...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Judith Haffmans PM,Kleinsman AC,van Weelden C,Huijbrechts IP,Hoencamp E

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00