Life events in late paraphrenia and depression.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Until now, no brief self-report instrument for the assessment of dissociative states comprising somatoform and psychological items has been available. Thus, we developed a brief instrument for repeated assessment of dissociation during single neuropsychological experiments and neuroimaging. METHODS:Bas...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Stiglmayr C,Schmahl C,Bremner JD,Bohus M,Ebner-Priemer U

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) frequently co-occur in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We studied which features distinguish 'pure' anxiety disordered patients from those with co-morbid ASD. METHOD:In a case-controlled design in which groups were matched fo...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Cath DC,Ran N,Smit JH,van Balkom AJ,Comijs HC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of reactive psychosis is more commonly used in Denmark and Norway, where 50 and 40%, respectively, of first-admitted patients with functional psychoses will be diagnosed as having a reactive psychosis. The predictive validity of the concept is discussed. The concept has to be better operationalized and l...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Retterstøl N

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The assessment of personality functioning has recently become a focus of psychiatric diagnostics. The interview-based Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD-2) provides a 'structure axis' for the assessment of personality functioning. METHODS:One hundred twenty-four psychiatric patients were diagnosed...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Doering S,Burgmer M,Heuft G,Menke D,Bäumer B,Lübking M,Feldmann M,Schneider G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphoric states have been of particular interest for a long time since they occur not only in patients with psycho-organic syndromes but also in those with manic-depressive disease. This paper discusses some aspects of dysphoria from the pathophysiological point of view. Data mostly derived from epileptic patients in...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Pockberger H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:187 patients were investigated by a structured interview for DSM-III-R and various clinicians' and patients' ratings. A high frequency of comorbidity between different anxiety disorders and between anxiety and depression was found. According to sociodemographic data, various anxiety disorders showed more similarities ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Scheibe G,Albus M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In comparing 101 psychotic patients subtyped by DSM-III criteria into paranoia, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and affective disorders, we failed to distinguish them on the basis of delusional and hallucinatory experiences. These 'productive', 'positive' or 'irritative' symptoms--which the literature tends to link wi...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Mauri M,Borri C,Giannotti D,Zambotto S,Cassano GB,Akiskal HS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the impact of the clinical course, the residual mood symptoms and the cognitive variables on the psychosocial and occupational functioning in bipolar disorder patients in remission. METHOD:Forty-four euthymic DSM-IV-TR bipolar lithium-treated outpatients were assessed with a clinical interview and...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Mur M,Portella MJ,Martinez-Aran A,Pifarre J,Vieta E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following case report describes a pregnant woman who was convinced that her pregnancy was non-existent despite being in an advanced stage of clinically obvious pregnancy. The nosologically unspecific syndrome of denial of pregnancy is discussed by reviewing the literature. Based on the existing literature it will ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Walloch JE,Klauwer C,Lanczik M,Brockington IF,Kornhuber J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical follow-up lasting from 1 to 6 years on 25 outpatients affected by endogenous psychoses and manifesting ego disorders demonstrates the presence of both activity and passivity experiences in schizophrenias and affective psychoses. No differential diagnosis between the two nosographical groups can be based on ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Stanghellini G,Rossi Monti M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is regarded as a unitary nosological entity, it encompasses a rich variety of heterogeneous mental and behavioural phenomena. The identification of clinical subtypes within this broad concept has been a focus of attention in recent years. In the present study, we administer...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Denys D,de Geus F,van Megen HJ,Westenberg HG

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional psychosis has only rarely been described in context with extreme stressors, most studies focusing singularly on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. We report for the first time the case histories of 2 patients suffering from Capgras syndrome along with schizoaffective disorder and posttraumatic stress d...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Wenzel T,Sibitz I,Kieffer W,Strobl R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient may experience hallucinations in more than one modality simultaneously or at different times and they may or may not appear to emanate from a single source. Current nomenclature is imprecise, often has particular diagnostic implications and fails to distinguish between these different phenomena. This has res...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Chesterman LP,Boast N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personality traits are significant factors in the development and course of depression. Apart from the classical five-factor model of personality, other personality constellations, such as Tellenbach's Typus melancholicus, have been described in association with depressive disorder. Several instruments have been devel...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Kronmüller KT,Backenstrass M,Kocherscheidt K,Hunt A,Unger J,Fiedler P,Mundt C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that cannabis use is a risk factor for developing schizophrenia. We tested the hypothesis that cannabis use increases the likelihood of psychosis-like experiences in non-clinical participants who scored highly on a measure of schizotypy. METHOD:The psychological effects of canna...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Barkus EJ,Stirling J,Hopkins RS,Lewis S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In psychiatry and psychotherapy, dealing with aggressiveness and autoaggressiveness is of great importance. Our aim was to find a link between overt aggressive and autoaggressive behaviour, which could be readily observed. SAMPLING AND METHODS:We investigated the frequency, type and intensity of aggressive,...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Grube M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of all medically serious suicide attempts made by 45 patients hospitalized consecutively at the Payne Whitney Clinic with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III discharge diagnosis of unipolar major depression recurrent with psychotic features was undertaken. Patients with delusions of pers...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Miller FT,Chabrier LA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delusional syndromes can occur in a number of psychiatric, neurological or other disorders. They can also be caused by neurotoxic agents (e.g., heavy metals) as well as substance addiction. There are several hypotheses on the underlying cognitive or emotional processes associated with organic factors of delusional dis...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Kunert HJ,Norra C,Hoff P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Using a cognitive framework, this paper examined self-perceptions as a vulnerability to phenomena in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Specifically, Guidano and Liotti's model of self-ambivalence (from 1983) and the notion of self-worth contingent upon moral standards were investigated as possible mechanis...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Ahern C,Kyrios M,Moulding R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors summarize the international clinical research performed on trazodone, underlying some pharmacodynamic and therapeutic features of the activity of the drug, the originality of its pharmacodynamic profile and the possibility of using trazodone in a wide range of primary or secondary depression subtypes. Avai...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Agnoli A,De Gregorio M,Dionisio A

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although manic or hypomanic episodes define bipolar disorder (BD), most patients show a predominance of depressive symptomatology, often associated with delayed or disregarded BD diagnosis. The Hypomania Checklist-32 (HCL-32) has therefore been developed and tested internationally to facilitate BD recognitio...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Perugi G,Fornaro M,Maremmani I,Canonico PL,Carbonatto P,Mencacci C,Muscettola G,Pani L,Torta R,Vampini C,Parazzini F,Dumitriu A,Angst J,Come To Me Study Group.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of suicide reporting remains a concern. Problems include procedural deficiencies, ambiguous evidence and the determination of intent. In this study, Queensland Suicide Register (QSR) data were compared to the usual official source - the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). QSR deaths were coded as be...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Cantor C,McTaggart P,De Leo D

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of our study was to identify if defense mechanisms are associated with impulsivity and lifetime suicide attempts in depressed patients. SAMPLING AND METHODS:The Defense Style Questionnaire, the Impulsivity Rating Scale and the Impulse Control Scale were used in 77 depressed inpatients. RESULTS:Impu...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Corruble E,Hatem N,Damy C,Falissard B,Guelfi JD,Reynaud M,Hardy P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present investigation aimed to study attribution styles and somatosensory amplification among patients suffering from somatoform and depressive disorders. METHODS:Two groups of 30 patients with diagnoses of somatoform disorder and depressive disorder, respectively (ICD-10 DCR), and one group of 30 normal...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Duddu V,Chaturvedi SK,Isaac MK

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-four patients who met DSM-III-R criteria for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) were studied in a prospective follow-up study in order to investigate course and prognosis of OCD with or without comorbid depressive symptomatology. Subjects were examined three times: at admission (baseline), 6 months later (fol...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Zitterl W,Demal U,Aigner M,Lenz G,Urban C,Zapotoczky HG,Zitterl-Eglseer K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety and depression are often found in cardiac patients, but also in the general population. Therefore, evaluation of these symptoms in patients requires a comparison with norm values. The purpose of this study was to explore differences between cardiac patients and the general population in age dependenc...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Hinz A,Kittel J,Karoff M,Daig I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjustment disorder is one of the most prevalent mental disorders. However, there are almost no measures available for its assessment. We aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of a brief version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-11 adjustment disorder scale (Adjustment Disorder New Module-8;...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Kazlauskas E,Gegieckaite G,Eimontas J,Zelviene P,Maercker A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delinquency among depressed patients plays a minor role in criminal behavior. Among the most tragic associations between depression and criminality are cases of extended suicide or suicide attempt. We studied psychopathology, personality, and psychosocial stressors of 9 Austrian females who committed a serious extende...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Meszaros K,Fischer-Danzinger D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric symptoms are heterogeneous and differ in origin, structure and clinical expression. These differences are frequently ignored both clinically and in research. Thus, patients may be described as being anxious or as having delusions, with little realisation that different aspects of the structure of symptoms ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Marková IS,Berrios GE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we conducted a broad investigation of neuropsychological functioning in schizophrenia patients with first-rank (passivity) symptoms (FRS) using standardized cognitive tests. We focused on 3 neuropsychological domains, partly informed by 3 broad hypotheses concerning the pathogenesis of FRS. We...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Waters FA,Badcock JC,Dragović M,Jablensky A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00