Cognitive functioning in severe somatization--a pilot study.

abstract：:419 patients in Sri Lanka, 150 patients in U.K. and 172 patients in Canada who were suffering from "Functional Psychoses" were interviewed using the Present State Examination to elicit Schneider's First Rank Symptoms (FRS). Nationality and ethnicity were found to be significant variables associated with lower prevalen...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Chandrasena R

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight panic disorder patients participated in a double-blind placebo-controlled infusion study designed to induce panic-anxiety in the laboratory both before and after treatment with tricyclic antidepressants. Pre-infusion heart rates for the first infusion were significantly higher than baseline both before and after...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Yeragani VK,Rainey JM,Balon R,Berchou R,Lycaki H,Pohl R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight consecutive suicides committed between 1984 and 1987 by adolescents and young adults (age 15-29 years) in an urban community were the subject of retrospective investigations by means of interviews with survivors. The outcome of the survivors' crisis reactions and the interviewees' capacity to participate i...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Runeson B,Beskow J

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open study of 12 inpatients who met the DSM-III criteria for a major depressive episode, the effects of clomipramine (CI) on the monoamine metabolites 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid (HVA), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl glycol (HMPG) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were measured simultaneously wi...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mårtensson B,Wägner A,Beck O,Brodin K,Montero D,Asberg M

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hope has long been considered an important therapeutic factor in medicine, nursing and mental health and recently received attention as a central component of recovery. However, conceptual clarity, applicability and the predictive value of hope remain unclear. This review aims to define hope, review current a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schrank B,Stanghellini G,Slade M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible hypersecretion involvement of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the pathophysiology of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis disturbances in patients with major depressive episode and with an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was investigated. The corticotropin (ACTH) and cortisol ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Thalén BE,Kjellman BF,Ljunggren JG,Akner G,Kågedal B,Wahlund B,Wetterberg L

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medico-legal investigation into causes of unexpected death of five persons who suffered from eating disorders did not give distinct pathoanatomical explanations. The analysis disclosed a number of risk factors whose interplay may have resulted in a circulatory catastrophy. These factors were of organisational and ideo...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rajs J,Rajs E,Lundman T

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether variation at two common polymorphisms, T102C and -1438AG, of the serotonin 2A gene (5HT2A) are involved in the puerperal triggering mechanism of bipolar affective puerperal psychosis. METHOD:A total of 242 parous women diagnosed with bipolar disorder were genotyped for the two polymorphism...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Robertson E,Jones I,Middle F,Moray J,Craddock N

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Speech recordings were made of 16 depressed patients during depression and after clinical improvement. The recordings were analyzed using a computer program which extracts acoustic parameters from the fundamental frequency contour of the voice. The percent pause time, the standard deviation of the voice fundamental fr...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Nilsonne A

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) to investigate brain structural alterations related to trait dissociation and its relationship with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD:Thirty-two subjects either developing (N = 15) or non-developing (N = 17) PTSD underwent MRI scanning and were assess...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Nardo D,Högberg G,Lanius RA,Jacobsson H,Jonsson C,Hällström T,Pagani M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between low cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (CSF 5-HIAA) and aggressive acts in mentally disordered violent offenders. METHOD:CSF concentrations of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl gly...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lidberg L,Belfrage H,Bertilsson L,Evenden MM,Asberg M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of all neuroleptic-naive, acutely psychotic subjects admitted to hospital over a 2-year period (n = 62), 27 participated in a neuroendocrine study and 35 did not participate (51% refused consent, 19% were incapable of consent and 31% started neuroleptics immediately). However, all nonparticipants agreed to psychopatho...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Keks NA,Copolov DL,Mackie B,Stuart GW,Singh BS,McGorry PD,Coffey C

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research suggests that group psychotherapy for adults with a history of child sexual abuse (CSA) is generally beneficial. Only few studies have included random assignment. This study compared the effects of analytic (A) and systemic group psychotherapy (S) on CSA. METHOD:One hundred and fifty-one women with ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lau M,Kristensen E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this paper, we aimed at reviewing evidence-based treatment options for bipolar mania and proposed tentative evidence-based clinical suggestions regarding the management of a manic episode, especially regarding the choice of the proper mood stabilizer and antipsychotic medication. METHOD:A narrative review...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Pacchiarotti I,Anmella G,Colomer L,Vieta E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a 24-week, needs-based cognitive-behaviourally oriented family intervention for patients suffering from schizophrenia led to improved relapse profiles over a 5-year follow-up period. METHOD:The case notes of 60 patients who had participated in a randomized, controlled effectiveness trial...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sellwood W,Wittkowski A,Tarrier N,Barrowclough C

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study set out to describe the sexual attitudes and behaviour of 50 hospitalized alcoholic men by comparing them with a sample of the general population, matched in age and social class. This control sample was identified by random selection from a company register, and subjects were recruited into the study with ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Whalley LJ

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal function was examined in 153 manic-depressive patients treated with lithium for more than 5 years, mean 10 years. No significant change was detectable in plasma creatinine. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decreased slightly, but significantly, and not until after 17 years of treatment did the regression line re...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Løkkegaard H,Andersen NF,Henriksen E,Bartels PD,Brahm M,Baastrup PC,Jørgensen HE,Larsen M,Munck O,Rasmussen K

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EEG and EMG were monitored simultaneously at 72 ECT sessions in 18 patients. When EMG was recorded from the leg the duration of EMG curve convulsions varied between 43 and 89% of the EEG recorded seizure duration of the same fit. The EMG/EEG seizure ratio varied widely among different patients as well as within the si...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sørensen P,Bolwig TG,Lauritsen B,Bengtson O

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven patients with the diagnosis of senile dementia and 70 children aged 6 months to 4 years were observed in three tasks that stimulated exploratory behavior. The subjects were rated according to the frequencies of certain forms of behavior in 52 variables. It was assumed that certain behavior would be more f...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Jonsson CO,Edin P,Söderberg S,Waldton S

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the last decade, several studies have suggested that depression is accompanied by increased oxidative stress and decreased antioxidant defenses. We tested the hypothesis that high levels of the antioxidant uric acid are associated with lower risk of hospitalization with depression and use of prescription a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Wium-Andersen MK,Kobylecki CJ,Afzal S,Nordestgaard BG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify psychopathological predictors for suicide in a population of major depressed Diagnostic Statistical Manual-III (DSM-III) in-patients. METHOD:A total of 210 previous participants in multicentre antidepressant drug trials, carried out in a randomized double-blind design, were followed prospectively...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hansen PE,Wang AG,Stage KB,Kragh-Sorensen P,Danish University Antidepressant Group.

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study a number of women and their husbands were interviewed early on in the pregnancy, in the week after delivery and again 4 months later. The couvade syndrome, in which the father-to-be suffers from somatic symptoms of psychogenic origin connected in some way with his wife's pregnancy, was investiga...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Bogren LY

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to further evaluate the oestrogen hypothesis of schizophrenia, which postulates low oestradiol levels to be a risk factor for these disorders. A possible influence of neuroleptic-induced hyperprolactinaemia was to be addressed. METHOD:Sex hormones were measured and cycle phase asses...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Huber TJ,Borsutzky M,Schneider U,Emrich HM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some further results on the effects of the two hypnotic drugs, nitrazepam and flurazepam monohydrochloride, on mood state are described. An automated assessment and scoring system, Computer Assisted Psychometric System (C.A.P.S.), was used to assess mood state and showed that both hypnotics had a mild euphoriant effec...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sambrooks JE,MacCulloch MJ,Rooney JF

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a study of drug treatment of aggressive behavior to be reported separately, we have evaluated the double-blind procedure in a recently completed comparison of the efficacy of lithium carbonate versus placebo in modifying aggressive behavior in nonpsychotic incarcerated delinquents. We conclude that the side...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Marini JL,Sheard MH,Bridges CI,Wagner E

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of barbital and diazepam were measured daily during a double-blind study of the efficacy of the two drugs in the treatment of delirium tremens and less severe clinical states. Treatment was estimated as satisfactory in the majority of cases; the present study deals with the satisfactory groups on...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kramp P,Rønsted P,Hansen T

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to ascertain whether suicide victims had ever been in contact with a primary health-care centre, a psychiatric out-patient treatment centre or any form of institutional psychiatric care, and whether there had been any change in such patterns over time. The results show an increase in the numb...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hydén LC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether regular treatment with tranquilizing and hypnotic drugs among 30,344 twins in Sweden 15-47 years old was associated with robust indicators of poor health. Longitudinal psychiatric diagnoses and subsequent suicides were analyzed with data from cross-sectional health questionnaires. Women were almost ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Allgulander C,Nowak J,Rice JP

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 330 Chinese schizophrenic patients below age 40 were interviewed 5, 10 and 15 years later to determine which variables could predict their outcome. There were 189 males (57%) and 141 females (43%). At the end of 15 years, 48 (15%) died (34 (10%) from suicide). At the end of 5, 10 and 15 years, the percenta...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Tsoi WF,Wong KE

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is conflicting data on drug abuse and outcome in severe mental illness. This study aims to investigate if the amount of illicit psychoactive drug use is related to symptom load or premorbid functioning across diagnosis in patients with severe mental illness. METHOD:Symptom load, sociodemographic status...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Ringen PA,Melle I,Birkenaes AB,Engh JA,Faerden A,Vaskinn A,Friis S,Opjordsmoen S,Andreassen OA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00