Neuropsychological test profiles in schizophrenia and non-psychotic depression.

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 the population-level first- and second-order effects among candidate correlates of labour force activity by people with ICD-10 depression and anxiety disorders. METHOD:Australian Bureau of Statistics multistage sampling strategies obtained a household sample of 37,580 individuals. Analyses were c...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Waghorn G,Chant D

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine depressed elderly patients receiving ECT were randomly assigned to a unilateral or bilateral group; post-ictal recovery times, memory changes, and clinical improvement during and after each course were measured by blind and independent observers. All patients but one showed full recovery on testing 3 weeks...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Fraser RM,Glass IB

更新日期：1980-07-01 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：:Pipamperone was compared double-blindly with placebo to evaluate its capacity to relieve sleep disorders in 40 depressive inpatients. At the end of the 1-week trial, most of the items relating to sleep disturbances had improved significantly in the 24 patients of the pipamperone group whereas only a few items showed s...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Ansoms C,Backer-Dierick GD,Vereecken JL

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A psychiatric study of 197 children living in villages outside Khartoum was made in 1964-1965. In 1983, 104 randomly chosen subjects were investigated again. All were interviewed by a psychiatrist and somatically examined. The overall psychiatric impairment was 14% (males, 18%; females, 8%) according to the psychiatri...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Cederblad M,Rahim SI

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind study was carried out to compare the efficacy and tolerability of nomifensine and amitriptyline in 17 Malaysian patients with moderate to severe depression. The two drugs did not differ with regard to antidepressant effect but nomifensine-treated subjects report fewer side-effects with no complaints of ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Ong SB,Lee CT

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of 430 patients treated for depressive illness, at the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria, has been reviewed. Psychotherapy particularly with tricyclic antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy were the main methods of treatment, but neuroleptics and anxiolytics were frequently prescr...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Makanjuola JD,Oyerogba KO

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients who engage in recurrent deliberate self-harm (DSH) behaviours have increased morbidity and mortality and use emergency services more than others. Unrecognized iatrogenic injury may play a role. Specifically, we call attention to the potential danger of cumulative radiation exposure. METHOD:Case pres...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Norelli LJ,Coates AD,Kovasznay BM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Renewed insight into dose-related effects of sertindole and haloperidol was sought by re-analysing published data for antipsychotic effect, extrapyramidal effect, and patient wellbeing - i.e., the important pharmacopsychometric triangle domains. METHOD:Selected Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) su...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Bech P,Tanghøj P,Andreasson K,Overø KF

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 1,040 consecutive male criminals remitted for mental examination nine had the karyotype 47,XYY, one 48,XXYY and eleven 47,XXY. The types of crime in the XYY men were much like those in the XXY men, the proportion of sexual crimes possibly being greater than among other criminal offenders. The reasons for these f...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schröder J,de la Chapelle A,Hakola P,Virkkunen M

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intensive 1-year study was carried out on 41 male patients, mean age 49, mean hospitalization time 49 days, admitted to a special ward of the Beckomberga Hospital with the diagnosis of delirium tremens and 50 concomitant somatic and psychiatric diagnoses (1--9 per capita), and given a standardized treatment. The me...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Stendig-Lindberg G,Rudy N

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy Japanese DSM-III-R schizophrenic patients were assessed for 30 clinical symptoms using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) of Kay et al. Principal component analysis was applied to the full item set of this scale and disclosed 5 orthogonal independent symptom groups: negative, hostile/excited, tho...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kawasaki Y,Maeda Y,Sakai N,Higashima M,Urata K,Yamaguchi N,Kurachi M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of recent research reports have reported significant relationships between seasonal mood change (seasonality) and personality. However, some of the results are difficult to interpret because of inherent methodological problems, the most important of which is the use of samples drawn from the southern as oppos...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Jang KL,Lam RW,Livesley WJ,Vernon PA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven children who had received a diagnosis of elective mutism upon admission to the children's psychiatric clinic, were followed up 8--18 years later. The average age upon admission was 9 1/2 years, and at the time of follow-up, 23 years. Nine of the children came from homes with a strong familial shyness and reserv...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Wergeland H

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the theory of Henry & Short, it was predicted that suicide rates should be higher and homicide rates lower in countries where the quality of life is better. In 1980, for a sample of 43 countries, this prediction was confirmed for some components of the quality of life (psychological well-being) but not for ot...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lester D

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence point to intergenerational effects of trauma in refugee populations. This study estimates the risk of psychiatric diagnoses in children of severely traumatized refugees. The unique clinical sample consisted of refugee parents treated for torture trauma and war trauma, and outcomes were investigated u...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Bager L,Agerbo E,Skipper N,Høgh Thøgersen M,Laursen TM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting the impact of clozapine on hospital use in people with a psychotic illness. METHOD:PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group Trials Register were systematically searched from inception to...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Land R,Siskind D,McArdle P,Kisely S,Winckel K,Hollingworth SA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It seems odd that male suicide rates have decreased in Portugal over the last few years, whereas the opposite has happened in most other countries. In order to investigate the reasons for such a decrease, suicide rates were compared with controversial cases (ICD-9 category E 980-989) and with homicide rates. The resul...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： de Castro EF,Pimenta F,Martins I

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional linkage between platelet MAO activity and psychopathology was explored by analyzing temperamental correlates in 40 male subjects by means of scales from the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Inventory, and the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP). Linear correlat...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schalling D,Asberg M,Edman G,Oreland L

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to differentiate bipolar II, bipolar I and recurrent unipolar depression by their familial load for affective disorders. Eighty bipolar, 108 unipolar, 80 control subjects and interviewed first-degree relatives were diagnosed according to Research Diagnostic Criteria using the Schedule for Affe...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Heun R,Maier W

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to characterize neuropsychiatric symptomatology and its evolution in a large group of poststroke patients during their first year. METHOD:The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) was administered to a sample of 124 poststroke patients, divided into three independent groups on the basis of time fr...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Angelelli P,Paolucci S,Bivona U,Piccardi L,Ciurli P,Cantagallo A,Antonucci G,Fasotti L,Di Santantonio A,Grasso MG,Pizzamiglio L

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：: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：: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:To examine secular trends in the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD) in a general Japanese population. METHOD:Four cross-sectional examinations were conducted among residents of a Japanese community aged >or=65 in 1985, 1992, 1998 and 2005. RESULTS:The age- and sex-adjusted pre...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sekita A,Ninomiya T,Tanizaki Y,Doi Y,Hata J,Yonemoto K,Arima H,Sasaki K,Iida M,Iwaki T,Kanba S,Kiyohara Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：: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：:Suicide was a crime in England and Wales until 1961. This paper compares the English legal treatment of suicide with that in other Western countries. The delayed English decriminalization of suicide is a likely result of the nature of English common law, rather than a reflection of actual public opinion and medico-leg...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Neeleman J

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between preeclampsia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), using a large Swedish-based registry cohort. METHODS:This study comprised 2 047 619 children, with 114 934 (5.6%) cases of ADHD. Preeclampsia was based on two alternate definitions: (i) preeclampsia (using IC...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Maher GM,Dalman C,O'Keeffe GW,Kearney PM,McCarthy FP,Kenny LC,Khashan AS

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00