Naturalistic course of obsessive compulsive disorder and comorbid depression. Longitudinal results of a prospective follow-up study of 74 actively treated patients.

abstract：:Musical expression of the instrumental playing of 61 mentally ill patients and 29 controls recorded several times was assessed by means of a short polarity profile. The performances were reversibly impaired in correlation with the psychopathology. Musical expression followed a systematic variation according to nosolog...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Steinberg R,Raith L,Rossnagl G,Eben E

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:77 patients with delusional psychoses, regardless of their nosological attribution (except severe organicity), and their first-degree relatives were diagnosed with the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) and the Vienna Research Criteria (VRC). The diagnostic procedure was performed blindly in the relatives. Both criter...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Schanda H,Lieber A,Küfferle B,Gabriel E,Berner P

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report is presented of a koro-like syndrome in a 34-year-old Bedouin man living in the Negev desert in Israel. The patient's disturbance is accompanied by voyeurism and the onset appears to be related to his sexual practices. This is the first reported case among Bedouins, who are an Arab nomadic tribe living i...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Witztum E,Bersudsky Y,Mayodovnik H,Kotler M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Bonn Schizophrenia Study (Huber et al., Monogr. Gesamtgebiete Psychiat., vol. 21, Springer, Berlin 1979) 113 cases fulfilled the criteria for four types of schizo-affective and/or cycloid psychoses. Each of these subgroups had a significantly more favorable long-term prognosis than that of the Bonn sample as a ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Gross G,Huber G

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from double-blind studies reported since 1981 were reviewed to evaluate trazodone's relative antidepressant efficacy and its safety profile. Trazodone's therapeutic efficacy compared favorably with that of the tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) agents in both endogenous and nonendogenous patients. Data also sugges...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Schatzberg AF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 60% of bipolar disorder (BD) patients develop alcohol use disorders (AUD) at some point in their lives. The causes of this highly prevalent comorbidity are unknown. High trait impulsivity characterizes both isolated BD and AUD and may be a link to explain the association between BD and AUD. In this stu...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Nery FG,Hatch JP,Monkul ES,Matsuo K,Zunta-Soares GB,Bowden CL,Soares JC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little interest has been taken in the characteristics of depression in medical and surgical patients and its correlations with syndromes which may be subsumed under the rubric of abnormal illness behaviour. Depressive symptoms and abnormal illness behaviour as measured by self-rating scales were studied among 325 inpa...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Fava GA,Zielezny M,Pilowsky I,Trombini G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The published prevalence rates of depressive disorders have steadily increased during the last 20 years. Despite many methodological and social cultural influences, the increase seems to be real and reasons for this trend are given. Among them, the increase of life expectancy, the urbanization, and the possibility for...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Gastpar M

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Impulsivity is a core feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, previous clinical and experimental studies investigating impulsivity in BPD rendered mixed results. In this study, impulsivity was assessed by self-report scales and behavioral inhibition tasks to compare different data levels. ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Jacob GA,Gutz L,Bader K,Lieb K,Tüscher O,Stahl C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the categorical position of formal diagnostic approaches (i.e. ICD-10 and DSM-IV) to mood disorders, atypical depression (AD) occupies an ambiguous position between major depressive (MDD) and bipolar II (BP-II) disorders. METHODS:Three hundred and eighty-nine and 261 consecutive BP-II and MDD patien...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Akiskal HS,Benazzi F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Misidentification syndromes have traditionally relied upon the patient's delusional explanation for their classification. Using 2 cases for illustration, a more systematic classification is proposed for misidentification syndromes. The revised nomenclature has potential use in future research of misidentification synd...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Silva JA,Leong GB,Shaner AL

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report studies the differences between schizophrenic responders and nonresponders within the different symptomatologic groups of the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) and the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS). The relationship between the different electrodermal activi...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Fuentes I,García Merita M,Miquel M,Rojo J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we have examined four parts of the 5th revision of the World Health Organization schedule for Standardized Assessment of Depressive Disorders (WHO/SADD-5): (I) items that cover the present depressive state; (II) items that cover the psychiatric history; (III) a global assessment scale for the severity of...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Bech P,Gjerris A,Andersen J,Rafaelsen OJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an investigation of 70 chronically mentally ill patients in a district psychiatric hospital, 11 cases were discovered which had been diagnosed up to now as schizophrenia, but could now be diagnosed as being of organic origin. In group 1 (cases 1-6) there are dementive states after toxic, inflammatory or early child...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Albert E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:'Lack of insight' into one's own illness is a frequent symptom in schizophrenic disorders. 'Health beliefs' are psychological explanations of one's own health status and are held by all individuals. The question is how they relate to each other. METHODS:Lack of insight (according to the definition of the AM...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Linden M,Godemann F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cannabis is a possible risk factor for the onset of schizophrenia and can induce neurocognitive, behavioural and motor co-ordination alterations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of cannabis in the occurrence of neurological soft signs (NSS) and, considering that this drug has been related to p...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Bersani G,Orlandi V,Gherardelli S,Pancheri P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of long-term memories is a function necessary for an adaptive survival. In the last two decades, great progress has been made in the understanding of the biological bases of memory formation. The identification of mechanisms necessary for memory consolidation and reconsolidation, the processes by which t...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Bisaz R,Travaglia A,Alberini CM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenomenological psychopathology, through theoretical and idiographic studies, conceptualizes major depressive disorder (MDD) as a disorder of time experience. Investigations on abnormal time experience (ATE) in MDD adopting methodologies requested by the standards of empirical sciences are still lacking. Ou...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Stanghellini G,Ballerini M,Presenza S,Mancini M,Northoff G,Cutting J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attenuated psychosis syndrome (APS) was introduced in DSM-5 as a condition for further study. A number of concerns have been raised regarding APS, including its validity as a clinical entity, issues relating to stigma, the potential that it is an unnecessary diagnosis of what might be a self-limiting phase of attenuat...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Nelson B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholism is a multifaceted medicosocial problem. Recent literature discusses a common dyad, alcoholism and anxiety. Both disorders are interdigitated with the brain amine serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT). Direct 5-HT activation reportedly attenuates alcohol consumption, whereas depletion enhances use patterns. ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Tollefson GD

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alexithymia as a disorder of affect regulation entails a patient's reduced ability to process emotional information. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of alexithymia [as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)-26, German version] on affective correlates in a dyadic therapeutic interaction (a...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Rasting M,Brosig B,Beutel ME

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIM:Every day, a substantial proportion of the general population experiences the distressing and frightening signs of an upcoming psychiatric illness. The consequences can be enormous because severe psychiatric disorders typically cause the loss of the ability to work and often mean a long-term burden for b...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Bridler R,Orosz A,Cattapan K,Stassen HH

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

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：:In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in the field of delusions, and different aspects of delusional disorder (DD) have been investigated. However, DD is still one of the most underresearched psychiatric disorders. In this paper, we review the literature on DD and most of the theoretical approaches prop...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Ibanez-Casas I,Cervilla JA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of true conversive hallucinations in a 19-year-old female soldier is described. This phenomenon is rare and should be distinguished from psychotic or dissociative states. ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Spivak B,Livnat E,Weizman A,Rabinowitz S,Mark M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'nonunderstandability' that traditional psychopathology attributes to 'true' delusion does not have a clear demarcation line, but, rather, it is a continuum of various delusional experiences. The attention paid to emotional situations and, specifically, to dysphoria, often contributes to making the delusional phen...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Ballerini A,Ballerini AC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICD-8 diagnosis applicable to borderline psychosis in children is psychosis limitaris infantilis (299.02). Results from a register-based study referring to all Danish children admitted between 1970 and 1992 and diagnosed borderline psychosis are presented here. A total of 415 children (332 boys and 83 girls) were ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Thomsen PH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00