Psychosocial interventions in people with severe mental illness: a Bleulerian perspective.

abstract：BACKGROUND:So-called Porteus mazes are used to investigate prefrontal cortex (PFC) functioning in normal subjects and patients with different neuropsychiatric disorders. Here we present data confirming the involvement of the PFC for the first time by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). To minimize mo...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Kirsch P,Lis S,Esslinger C,Gruppe H,Danos P,Broll J,Wiltink J,Gallhofer B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early research on an animal (cat) model and biological marker (visual evoked potential augmenting and reducing) of sensation seeking behavior is briefly described. Recent findings with selectively bred lines of rats show that (1) the relationship between sensation seeking behavior and augmenting vs. reducing is al...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Siegel J,Driscoll P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychosis spectrum disorders, especially schizophrenia, have been linked to disturbed dopaminergic activity in the brain. Plasma homovanillic acid (pHVA) levels partly represent dopaminergic metabolism in the central nervous system. In the present study associations between (changes in) pHVA levels, symptom ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： van de Kerkhof NW,Fekkes D,van der Heijden FM,Egger JI,Verhoeven WM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a randomized double-blind study on the efficacy of caroverine in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. The group B Ca2+ channel blocking agent caroverine was tested against meprobamate in inpatient treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Patients of both groups were similar in age, weight, duration of drin...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Koppi S,Eberhardt G,Haller R,König P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Research into the significance of early subjective response to antipsychotic medication has so far only involved observation periods of up to 1 year. METHOD:The Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10) questionnaires, completed by patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia in 1997-1998, were the bases for this ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Murawiec S,Boutros NN

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation causes important changes in the behavioral reactivity of rats to environmental stimuli. These changes include deficit in sensorimotor gating and altered fear-like responses to aversive stimuli. Measures of ultrasound vocalizations at 20-22 kHz when rats are exposed to threatening conditions, such as novelty,...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Nunes Mamede Rosa ML,Nobre MJ,Ribeiro Oliveira A,Brandão ML

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide which is abundant in the periphery and the central nervous system, where it is colocalized with other neurotransmitters such as serotonin or dopamine. SP has been proposed to play a role in the regulation of pain including migraine and fibromyalgia, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Lieb K,Treffurth Y,Berger M,Fiebich BL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:77 primary depressive in-patients aged 18-70 years (mean = 46/47 years) were assigned randomly to experimental and control groups and treated in double-blind conditions in ten centers. Butriptyline and amitriptyline were both administered with an identical increasing schedule, up to 150 mg daily in the first week and ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Guelfi JD,Dreyfus JF,Delcros M,Pichot P

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Valproic acid or valproate (VA) is an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug primarily used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. Ziprasidone (ZPN) is an atypical antipsychotic drug used mainly for the treatment of schizophrenia. METHODS:This study is a part of our investigation on the c...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Karapidaki I,Ekonomopoulou MT,Akritopoulou K,Anestakis D,Iakovidou-Kritsi Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cortisol, catecholamine and cyclic AMP levels, response to dexamethasone suppression test and platelet MAO activity have been determined in 15 patients suffering from bipolar affective psychosis, each examined during a depressive, a manic and an euthymic phase, and in 15 sex- and age-matched normal controls. Me...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Maj M,Ariano MG,Arena F,Kemali D

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:93 cases of reactive depression have been followed up in order to investigate the long-term course of illness. By independent classification of reactive and endogenous depressions the authors agreed on diagnosis for 94%. Ten subgroups of reactive depressions are illustrated by case histories. It is of practical import...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Refsum HE,Astrup C

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) homovanillic acid, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol, and somatostatin and beta-endorphin levels were measured in 12 patients with panic disorder before and after 7 months of treatment with alprazolam or imipramine. The concentrations of CSF monoamine metabolites and...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Lepola U,Jolkkonen J,Rimón R,Riekkinen P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potential candidate gene that could contribute to the education process is the apolipoprotein E (apo E) gene that has been shown to correlate with memory function and memory decline. We measured apo E polymorphism in groups of probands with different levels of education selected from a population sample. In the grou...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Hubacek JA,Pitha J,Skodová Z,Adámková V,Lánská V,Poledne R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new anticonvulsant, lamotrigine, is becoming an important tool in the treatment of bipolar disorder, including bipolar depression. Its efficacy in bipolar depression might be linked to its inhibition of serotonin uptake. We present the case of a female schizoaffective patient successfully treated with 400 mg of la...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Erfurth A,Amann B,Grunze H

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In alcohol and other substance dependencies, patients often suffer relapse despite better knowledge and their intention to remain abstinent. A variety of neurotransmitter systems and their respective alterations due to the chronic drug intake are involved in mechanisms that facilitate relapse. It has been po...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Garbusow M,Sebold M,Beck A,Heinz A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:46 severely depressed inpatients received 10-hour intravenous infusions supplying a dose of 720 mg dibenzepin daily on 2 or some cases 3 successive days. The patients were kept under close psychiatric surveillance and their cardiovascular function was carefully monitored. The shorter infusions were as effective as inf...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Gastpar M,Cornu F,Faessler J,Haefliger A,Keller H,von Lerber W,Pagan J,Rem J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated to play a role in the pathogenesis of depressive disorders. Adrenomedullin (AM) induces vasorelaxation by activating adenylate cyclase and also by stimulating the release of NO. AM immune reactivity is present in the brain, consistent with a role as neurotransmitter. Therefore, it...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Savaş HA,Herken H,Yürekli M,Uz E,Tutkun H,Zoroğlu SS,Ozen ME,Cengiz B,Akyol O

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limbic circuitry, especially the anterior cingulate gyrus, has been implicated in the pathophysiology and cognitive changes of schizophrenia. Previous diffusion tensor imaging studies have demonstrated that the integrity of the anterior cingulum (AC) is abnormal in schizophrenia. However, the relationship be...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Hayakawa YK,Kirino E,Shimoji K,Kamagata K,Hori M,Ito K,Kunimatsu A,Abe O,Ohtomo K,Aoki S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven medicated chronic schizophrenic female patients were tested for right or left turning behavior. No substantial right or left asymmetry was found, nor did the addition of the indirect dopaminergic agonist amantadine influence these results. Previous studies demonstrated left circling preference in chronic ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Levine J,Martine T,Feraro R,Kimhi R,Bracha HS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the dopaminergic agonists (L-dopa, pergolide) and antagonists (haloperidol, clozapin) and a cholinergic agonist (tacrine) and antagonist (mecamylamine) on the voluntary intake of nicotine were investigated with the 2-bottle paradigm with the test drugs being dissolved directly in the drinking fluid of t...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Kameda G,Dadmarz M,Vogel WH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although differences in symptom profiles and outcome between depressive patients with an underlying major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar depression (BD) have been reported, studies with sequential short-interval assessments in a real-life inpatient setting are scarce. OBJECTIVES:To examine potential ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Hebbrecht K,Stuivenga M,Birkenhäger T,van der Mast RC,Sabbe B,Giltay EJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Failure to gain weight during withdrawal from chronic regimens of dependence-producing drugs is observed in laboratory rats. Withdrawal from the benzodiazepine anxiolytic agent diazepam, whether induced by cessation of treatment or precipitated by administration of the specific benzodiazepine antagonist Ro-15,1788, is...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Eison MS

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors recorded contingent negative variation (CNV) in a group of subjects affected by presenile dementia, at the onset of the symptoms, with a slight degree of intellectual deterioration. Recordings were carried out in rest basal conditions and upon administration of an insignificant distracting stimulus. Result...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Rizzo PA,Albani G,Cicardi C,Spadaro M,Morocutti C

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Executive functions (EF) are often impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Such dysfunctions are associated with anxiety, depression, and a lack of autonomy. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to enhance EF in healthy adults and clinical populations and to improve working memor...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Rothärmel M,Moulier V,Vasse M,Isaac C,Faerber M,Bendib B,Mirea-Grivel I,Opolczynski G,Rosier A,Guillin O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone (GH) possesses multiple metabolic effects, in particular with regard to glucose and lipid homeostasis. Studies on the effects of GH on body weight and food and water intake are scarce and have yielded controversial results. We investigated the effects of different modes of GH administration on the param...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Schulz C,Wieczorek I,Reschke K,Lehnert H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genotypes of the CYP2E1 loci of 35 alcoholic and 130 nonalcoholic (healthy controls) Japanese were investigated to determine the relationship between CYP2E1 (C/D) polymorphism and susceptibility to alcohol dependence. There was a significant (d.f. = 1, chi2 = 11.0, p < 0.001) difference in the CYP2E1 C gene freque...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Iwahashi K,Ameno S,Ameno K,Okada N,Kinoshita H,Sakae Y,Nakamura K,Watanabe M,Ijiri I,Harada S

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonergic dysfunction is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) on the basis of studies of serotonin and its metabolite in postmortem specimens and CSF. There were also reports on association of a tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) intron 7 variant and CSF 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentrations. These suggested TPH mi...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Wang YC,Tsai SJ,Liu TY,Liu HC,Hong CJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of free and conjugated 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (DOPEG), the main deaminated metabolite of norepinephrine, were assayed in 48 depressed patients before initiating a treatment with either maprotiline, an inhibitor of norepinephrine reuptake, or indalpine, a specific inhibitor of serotonin reuptak...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Lôo H,Benkelfat C,Poirier MF,Vanelle JM,Olié JP,Dennis T,Scatton B

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Heschl's gyrus (HG) is functionally involved in the genesis of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH). This dysfunction seems to be structurally facilitated. The aim of the study was to analyze macrostructural features of HG in a group of patients reporting AVH who demonstrated white matter diffusion tens...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Hubl D,Dougoud-Chauvin V,Zeller M,Federspiel A,Boesch C,Strik W,Dierks T,Koenig T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antidepressive and anxiolytic efficacy of flupenthixol has been investigated in numerous controlled and open trials involving patients with endogenous, reactive as well as senile depressions. When administered at a mean daily single or multiple dose of 1-2 mg, flupenthixol proved to be a very effective and well-to...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Pöldinger W,Sieberns S

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00