Attitude of the medical profession to psychiatry.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper presents evidence of new developments in the detection and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders that have relevance for clinicians. METHOD:An electronic search was conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO and The Cochrane Library Database for the interval 1995-2005 for papers published...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Austin MP,Priest SR

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study is to determine the frequency of polypharmacy among psychiatric patients in Helsinki, and to ascertain whether this practice is supported by clinical trials. The drugs prescribed in 1 day to a sample of patients (n = 694) in mental hospitals and outpatient clinics in Helsinki were stud...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hemminki E

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous report by our group and results published by other research groups have indicated a dichotomy in MHPG levels in depressed patients. This study attempted to characterize phenomena associated with this dichotomy in plasma MHPG levels. First, we have noted, at least in female patients, that homogeneity of MHPG...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Karege F,Bovier P,Gaillard JM,Tissot R

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paranoid states beginning in middle life were selected from a case register. A search among the sibs of those probands uncovered no paranoid states and schizophrenia was no more common than in the general population. The implications for the aetiology of paranoid states and for the relationship between these and schiz...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Watt JA,Hall DJ,Olley PC,Hunter D,Gardiner AQ

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Van den Eynde F, Guillaume S, Broadbent H, Stahl D, Campbell IC, Schmidt U, Tchanturia K. Neurocognition in bulimic eating disorders: a systematic review. OBJECTIVE:  The aim of this study was to review the literature on neurocognition comparing people with a bulimic eating disorder in the acute phase of th...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Van den Eynde F,Guillaume S,Broadbent H,Stahl D,Campbell IC,Schmidt U,Tchanturia K

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a last-resort treatment alternative to capsulotomy in treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD:Prospective single-case based design with evaluation of DBS impact on emotions, behaviour, personality traits and executive function in three...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gabriëls L,Cosyns P,Nuttin B,Demeulemeester H,Gybels J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The development of the Antidepressant Compliance Questionnaire (ADCQ), assessing patients' attitudes and beliefs on depression and antidepressants. METHOD:A 51-item questionnaire was applied to 85 psychiatric out-patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD). This data set was used to a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Demyttenaere K,Bruffaerts R,Albert A,Mesters P,Dewé W,Debruyckere K,Sangeleer M

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:A study sample consisting of 51 patients suffering from acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) (ICD-10) on initial examination was evaluated at 1-year follow-up. The findings show a diagnostic change in half of the patients (48%), most often to schizophrenia (15%) and affective disorder (28%). From index admiss...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Jørgensen P,Bennedsen B,Christensen J,Hyllested A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric illness is a significant risk factor for both attempted and completed suicide and psychotropic medications account for 80% of all drug overdoses involving prescription medications. One challenge facing clinicians is to balance the benefit of treatment against the risk of drug overdose. The aim of the prese...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Buckley NA,Dawson AH,Whyte IM,Hazell P,Meza A,Britt H

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the psychological substrate of catatonia. METHOD:Reviewing the historical descriptions and explanations of catatonic behaviours by clinicians from its delineation in the 19th century to the present. RESULTS:Patients with catatonia are often haunted by fears and terrors; this has not been widely a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Fink M,Shorter E

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of treatment of vaginismus by using intravenous diazepam abreaction interviews is reported. Four patients between the ages of 19 and 28 were interviewed. The duration of their main complaint varied from 6 months to 3 years. Three to six abreaction interviews were conducted; the maximum dosage of Valium us...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mikhail AR

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study focuses on the controversial relationship between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder (BD), defined according to different criteria set, in a world-wide sample of patients with a current major depressive episode (MDE). METHOD:A total of 5635 patients with an MDE were enrolled...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Perugi G,Angst J,Azorin JM,Bowden C,Vieta E,Young AH,BRIDGE Study Group.

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen chronic alcoholics and 15 presenile patients were matched in pairs with regard to their mean hemisphere cerebral blood parameters-an index of brain metabolism. The distribution of the regional cerebral blood flow was similar in the two groups. The alcoholics performed significantly better in all psychometric t...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Berglund M,Gustafson L,Hagberg B,Ingvar DH,Nilsson L,Risberg J,Sonesson B

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information about hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis function in mania, particularly in mixed states. We therefore investigated HPA function and its relationship to clinical state in 19 hospitalized manic patients meeting Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia - Research Diagn...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Swann AC,Stokes PE,Casper R,Secunda SK,Bowden CL,Berman N,Katz MM,Robins E

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure how primary care physicians (PCPs) and psychiatrists treat mild depression. METHOD:We surveyed a national sample of US PCPs and psychiatrists using a vignette of a 52-year-old man with depressive symptoms not meeting Major Depressive Episode criteria. Physicians were asked how likely they were to ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lawrence RE,Rasinski KA,Yoon JD,Meador KG,Koenig HG,Curlin FA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a catchment area study of 101 first inceptions of schizophrenia, mania and atypical psychoses, women were significantly more likely to have atypical psychosis and men were more likely to have definite schizophrenia. Negative symptoms such as affective flattening and poverty of speech were already present in many ca...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Ring N,Tantam D,Montague L,Newby D,Black D,Morris J

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within a controlled prospective intervention study, schizophrenic outpatients randomly assigned to four treatment groups and one control group were assessed with regard to collaboration with drug treatment. In total, 39.3% of 84 regular attenders of the psychoeducational training programme and 26.6% of 64 control pati...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hornung WP,Klingberg S,Feldmann R,Schonauer K,Schulze Mönking H

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Premenstrual Assessment Form (PAF) is a new self report procedure designed to measure changes in mood, behavior, and physical condition during the premenstrual period. It reflects the great variability of premenstrual syndromes as opposed to the common practice of viewing these changes as a single entity. In compa...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Halbreich U,Endicott J,Schacht S,Nee J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a population survey in Stockholm, 224 dementia cases were staged using two scales: the Washington University Clinical Dementia Rating Scale and DSM III-R. Both scales had to be modified by adding additional specifications and, in the case of DSM III-R, a new category of questionable dementia. After modification, th...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Forsell Y,Fratiglioni L,Grut M,Viitanen M,Winblad B

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:At least 50% of bipolar disorder (BD) patients have an additional diagnosis, one of the most difficult to manage being obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Defining the nosology of BD-OCD comorbidity has important clinical implications, given that treatments for OCD can worsen BD outcomes. METHOD:A systemati...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Amerio A,Odone A,Liapis CC,Ghaemi SN

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hamilton Rating Scale for depression (HDRS) has become the standard observer rating scale for depression, yet there are no adequate data from normal samples. The present study was carried out in northern Italy. The purposes were 1) to examine the ratings in normals and 2) to examine the scale's validity in the dif...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Fava GA,Kellner R,Munari F,Pavan L

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore and to compare hypothalamic-pituitary-somatotropic (HPS), hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis function in depression, 30 subjects (15 patients with a major depressive episode and individually matched controls) received 50 micrograms growth hormone-releas...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lesch KP,Müller U,Rupprecht R,Kruse K,Schulte HM

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Koro is an acute anxiety reaction in which the perception of decreased penis length because of intra-abdominal traction is the main feature. This study attempts to explore the penis-root perception of the Koro patients by a graphomotor projective test--the Draw-a-penis Test (DAPT). This controlled DAPT investigation s...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Chowdhury AN

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An indepth study was carried out over 1 year on all instances of overt heterosexual interactions among acute psychiatric patients on mixed-sex intensive treatment units. Sixteen of the 1060 patients treated on the units were involved in nine instances of overt heterosexual interactions. Analysis of the interactions sh...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Modestin J

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few empirical studies have examined the attitudes and ethical beliefs of psychiatrists. In this study, 328 members of the Swedish Psychiatric Association were randomly selected to respond to a questionnaire containing three clinical vignettes examining involuntary hospitalization, other compulsory interventions, and r...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kullgren G,Jacobsson L,Lynöe N,Kohn R,Levav I

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are hardly any randomised-controlled trials of structured family interventions for schizophrenia from India. This study attempted to evaluate the impact of a structured psychoeducational intervention for schizophrenia, compared with standard out-patient treatment, on various patient- and caregiver-relat...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kulhara P,Chakrabarti S,Avasthi A,Sharma A,Sharma S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the longitudinal impact of borderline personality disorder (BPD) on the course and outcome of bipolar disorder (BP) in a pediatric BP sample. METHOD:Participants (N = 271) and parents from the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study were administered structured clinical interviews and s...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Yen S,Frazier E,Hower H,Weinstock LM,Topor DR,Hunt J,Goldstein TR,Goldstein BI,Gill MK,Ryan ND,Strober M,Birmaher B,Keller MB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:367 new cases of drug abuse and related cases were admitted to the teaching hospital within the study period. These cases comprised approximately 11% of all new admissions during the period. 80% were between 15 and 30 years, and 76% of them were single. People in this age group tend to abuse cannabis and amphetamine m...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Ahmed MH

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prolonged duration is commonly used as an indicator that bereavement-related depression (BRD) is pathological. DSM-IV replaced the traditional 1-year pathology cut-point by a 2-month cut-point. Yet, little evidence exists regarding the validity of these cut-points in indicating increased BRD severity. This st...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Wakefield JC,Schmitz MF,Baer JC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00