A randomised, placebo-controlled trial of transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields in patients with multiple chemical sensitivity.

abstract：:A huge number of natural and synthetic compounds modulate the function of the γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAA-R) by interacting with several allosteric binding sites which may differ in the various GABAA-R subtypes. The benzodiazepine receptor (BDZ-R) is the most intensively studied allosteric site. It is t...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Vermeulen PJ,Zitman FG

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Disturbances in the noradrenergic system, including alterations in the densities of α2-adrenoceptors, are posited to be involved in the pathophysiology of depression. In this study, we investigate the binding of α2-adrenoceptors in regions relevant to depression in an animal model of depression. METHODS:Usi...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Lillethorup TP,Iversen P,Wegener G,Doudet DJ,Landau AM

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：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：: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：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore effects of adjunctive treatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on markers of inflammation and neurogenesis in bipolar depression. METHODS:This is a secondary analysis of a placebo-controlled randomised trial. Serum samples were collected at baseline, week 8, and week 32 of the open-...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Panizzutti B,Bortolasci C,Hasebe K,Kidnapillai S,Gray L,Walder K,Berk M,Mohebbi M,Dodd S,Gama C,Magalhães PV,Cotton SM,Kapczinski F,Bush AI,Malhi GS,Dean OM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is a common problem; when chronic and disabling, subjects can be categorized as having chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Whilst it is most likely a multifactorial condition of biopsychosocial origin, the nature of the pathophysiological component remains unclear. There has been a wealth of interest in the possib...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Cleare AJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia is consistently associated with lower IQ compared to the IQ of control groups, or estimated premorbid IQ. It is not likely that the IQ scores deteriorate during the prodromal phase or first psychotic episode; they are already present before the onset of the prodromal phase and have been detecte...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： van Beilen M,Withaar F,van Zomeren AH,van den Bosch R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disorders are widespread among patients with schizophrenia and contribute to adverse clinical outcomes. Antipsychotic drugs exert varying effects on sleep, and the effects of atypical agents may differ from those of conventional neuroleptics. OBJECTIVE:To review the literature on the effects of atypic...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Haffmans PM,Oolders HJ,Hoencamp E,Schreiner A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depressive syndromes are a group of heterogeneous disorders. Atypical depression (AD) with reversed vegetative signs, such as hyperphagia or hypersomnia, is traditionally neglected, demonstrated by the fact that in the most widely used depression scales, such as the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), melancholic sympto...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Murck H

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：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：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：:Patients with panic disorder (PD) report a transient feeling of anxiety upon inhalation of CO2 enriched air. They rate this experience as similar to symptoms of a panic attack. This hypersensitivity has been proposed as an experimental disease model. This paper examines the validity of single breath inhalation of 35% ...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Griez E

更新日期：1996-12-01 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: 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：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：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: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：:The elucidation of sleep regulation is not an easy task. On one side, there is a multitude of solid yet disparate data, on the other side, the topic is tempting for engaging in wild speculation, particularly with respect to the functions of sleep. Models may exert a moderating influence by mediating between the two ex...

journal_title：Acta neuropsychiatrica

authors： Borbély AA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

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: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：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：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：: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 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：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：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