Sleep quality in schizophrenia and the effects of atypical antipsychotic medication.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent observations demonstrate a significant ameliorative effect of add-on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) in schizophrenia. Of the many SNPs, NRG1 rs35753505 and catechol-o-methyl transferase (COMT) rs4680 polymorphisms have shown to have a strong asso...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Chhabra H,Shivakumar V,Subbanna M,Kalmady SV,Bose A,Agarwal SM,Sreeraj VS,Dinakaran D,Narayanaswamy JC,Debnath M,Venkatasubramanian G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shared decision making (SDM) is an essential component of patient-centered care, but there is little information about its use in the psychiatric care. OBJECTIVE:To measure to what extent psychiatric patients feel they were involved in the process and steps of decision making about treatment choice and to a...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： De las Cuevas C,Peñate W

更新日期：2014-12-01 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: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：: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：: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：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：:Since the description of SAD the prevalence of this disorder has been of particular interest. The more so, because early studies, indicated the correctness of the on theoretical grounds - expected interaction between latitude and prevalence rate of SAD. More eleborate prevalence studies, mainly in the USA indeed showe...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Mersch PP,Middendorp H,Bouhuys AL,Beersma DG,van den Hoofdakker RH

更新日期：1995-06-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ginsenosides, biologically-active components of the root of Panax ginseng, have been reported to have therapeutic benefits in a number of disease states including psychiatric conditions such as major depressive disorder. Our objective was to determine if a standardized commercial ginseng extract, G115®, could...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Terstege DJ,MacDonald DS,Tasker RA

更新日期：2021-01-22 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：:Depression is a frequent comorbid disorder of many inflammatory diseases and it is suggested that brain inflammatory processes have a pathogenic role in mood dysregulation. Several immunocompromised patients have been treated with cytokines and long-term treatments have resulted in a variety of neuropsychiatric side-e...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Fekkes D,Van Gool AR

更新日期：2003-02-01 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:Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurobiological disorder with childhood onset and persistence through adolescence and adulthood. ADHD patients frequently show exaggerated emotional responses. The amygdala plays an important role in emotion processing and in the activation of the ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Tajima-Pozo K,Ruiz-Manrique G,Yus M,Arrazola J,Montañes-Rada F

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with depression and stress with perceived quality of life and the salivary cortisol levels in Community Health Agent (CHA). Materials and Methods Cross-sectional descriptive study of CHAs in Pelotas-RS, Brazil. Data collection, including sociodemographic i...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Knuth BS,Cocco RA,Radtke VA,Medeiros JR,Oses JP,Wiener CD,Jansen K

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Studies on the determinants of the quality of life (QOL) after stroke bring differing results depending on the applied concept of QOL. This may lead to confusion about the contribution of various factors to the post-stroke QOL. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was: (i) to investigate functional and psychologi...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Jaracz K,Jaracz J,Kozubski W,Rybakowski JK

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognition memory dysfunction has been frequently reported in schizophrenic populations, and has been linked with the development of delusions and thought disorder. A range of neuropsychological abnormalities have also been documented in the biological asymptomatic relatives of patients with schizophrenia; ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Edelstyn NM,Drakeford J,Oyebode F,Findlay CD

更新日期：2003-10-01 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:Fas (CD95), commonly categorised as a death receptor due to its well-defined role in apoptosis, can paradoxically also promote neuroprotection. We have previously found that defects in Fas signalling render mice highly susceptible to neural degeneration in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine mous...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Landau AM,Siegrist-Johnstone R,Desbarats J

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to report the frequency of autoimmune disorders and autoantibodies in 22 patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), as well as whether the seropositivity for autoantibodies differs between anti-aquaporin 4 (AQP4) positive and AQP4 negative NMO patients. METHODS:Demographic, medical r...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Pereira WLCJ,Reiche EMV,Kallaur AP,Oliveira SR,Simão ANC,Lozovoy MAB,Schiavão LJV,Rodrigues PRDVP,Alfieri DF,Flauzino T,Kaimen-Maciel DR

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the current study was to examine whether and to what extent mood disorders, comprising major depression and bipolar disorder, are accompanied by structural changes in the brain as measured using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). METHODS:We performed a VBM study using a 3Т MRI system (GE Discovery 750...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Kandilarova S,Stoyanov D,Sirakov N,Maes M,Specht K

更新日期：2019-10-01 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:The differentiation between a 'non-organic' depressive episode and an organic depressive disorder on the basis of clinical grounds might be challenging. METHODS:We report a case with an initially typical severe depressive episode without any focal neurological deficits. RESULTS:Only medical history from a t...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Etgen T,Fleissner S

更新日期：2013-08-01 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: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

abstract：UNLABELLED:Jones MP, Bartrop RW, Forcier L, Penny R. The long-term impact of bereavement upon spouse health: a 10-year follow-up. OBJECTIVES:This study is the first to examine the effect of bereavement of a first-degree family member on subsequent morbidity over a 10-year follow-up period. METHODS:A sample of bereave...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Jones MP,Bartrop RW,Forcier L,Penny R

更新日期：2010-10-01 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