Benzodiazepines in perspective (II): The GABAA-Benzodiazepine Receptor Ligands.

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：OBJECTIVE:Inverse relationships between the C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and cognitive performance in acute psychosis have been demonstrated. We aimed to investigate how the serum level and initial change of CRP in acutely admitted patients with psychosis was correlated with cognitive performance during a 6-months f...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Fathian F,Løberg EM,Gjestad R,Steen VM,Kroken RA,Jørgensen HA,Johnsen E

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature comparing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for major depression. METHODS:Data from the six randomised, prospective studies were agglutinated into one data set. Special attention was given to the methods of both TMS and ECT as well as data pe...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Rasmussen KG

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The incidence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) is presumed to be higher among people with schizophrenia who take antipsychotic medication, most of which blocks the dopamine D2 receptor. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the G-protein β3 subunit (GNB3) C825T polymorphism is associated with anti...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Kang SG,Lee HJ,Choi JE,Park JH,Lee SS,Han C,Kim YK,Kim SH,Lee MS,Joe SH,Jung IK,Kim L

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Schizoaffective disorder is a disease with both affective and psychotic symptoms. In this study, we aimed to compare oxidative metabolism markers of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenic patients. Furthermore, we also aimed to investigate whether schizoaffective disorder could be differ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Bulbul F,Virit O,Alpak G,Unal A,Bulut M,Kaya MC,Altindag A,Celik H,Savas HA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to determine the dominant affective temperament changes in stroke survivors and whether temperament affects the disability. METHODS:A total of 63 stroke patients were included in this study. Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Autoquestionnaire was used to...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Kurt E,Karacan I,Ozaras N,Alatas G

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：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：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：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：: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:To investigate oxidative stress parameters [total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), oxidative stress index (OSI), paraoxonase (PON), arylesterase (ARE) and thiol-disulphide homeostasis] in patients who were diagnosed as having somatic symptom disorder in accordance with Diagnostic and Stat...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Kabadayi Sahin E,Caykoylu A,Senat A,Erel O

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical hyperactivity has often been described in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients but up until now in-depth research has been scarce. Experience sampling methodology (ESM), a structured diary technique assessing momentary mental state at random times during the day, may be useful in studying hyperactivity in...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Pieters G,Vansteelandt K,Claes L,Probst M,Van Mechelen I,Vandereycken W

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:In the past decade, neuroimaging research has identified key components in the neural system that underlies bipolar disorder (BD). The ventral prefrontal cortex (VPFC) and amygdala are highly interconnected structures that jointly play a central role in emotional regulation. Numerous research groups have reported prom...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Womer FY,Kalmar JH,Wang F,Blumberg HP

更新日期：2009-09-23 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 the past decade, neuroimaging research has identified key components in the neural system that underlies bipolar disorder (BD). The ventral prefrontal cortex (VPFC) and amygdala are highly interconnected structures that jointly play a central role in emotional regulation. Numerous research groups have reported prom...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Womer FY,Kalmar JH,Wang F,Blumberg HP

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs have been shown to have different clinical, biochemical and behavioural profiles. It is well described that impairment of metabolism, especially in the mitochondria, leads to oxidative stress and neuronal death and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Scaini G,Rochi N,Morais MO,Maggi DD,De-Nês BT,Quevedo J,Streck EL

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：: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：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：BACKGROUND:Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the central nervous system characterised by strong inflammatory response. The brain is highly dependent on ATP, and the cell energy is obtained through oxidative phosphorylation, a process which requires the action of various respiratory enzyme complexes and creatine k...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Barichello T,Simões LR,Generoso JS,Carradore MM,Moreira AP,Panatto AP,Costa CS,Filho AS,Jeremias IC,Bez GD,Streck E

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychometric research in the field of alcohol dependence has concentrated on identifying certain (personality) characteristics (i.e. typologies). This paper is aimed to identify such typologies and studies the relation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and Cloninger's temperament-c...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Egger JI,Gringhuis M,Breteler MA,De Mey HR,Wingbermühle E,Derksen JJ,Hilberink S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis is a complex process involving T cell mediated autoimmunity at initial stage of disease. A long standing view that Th1 cells are critical for early inflammatory development of lesions is challenging by recent findings that Th1 helper cells with Th17 phenotype are even more impo...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Brinar V

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:In this first part of a review on recent insights into the structure and function of the γ-aminobuty rie acid type A - benzodiazepine receptor system, the γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor and the different types of benzodiazepine (BDZ) receptors known at this moment are dicussed. GABAA- and BDZ receptors ar...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Vermeulen PJ,Zitman FG

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that brain serotonin neurotransmission may mediate the actions of lithium carbonate. Acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) reduces brain serotonin and allows the study of this neurotransmitter in patient groups. Serotonin modulates electroencephalographic (EEG) activity, which is abnormal...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Young AH,Hughes JH,Ashton CH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00