Smaller pituitary volume in adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

abstract：AIM:In the present study, we investigated the changes in P3 component in the emotionally charged visual event-related potentials (ERP) in 30 drug-naïve schizophrenic patients for up to 1 year. METHODS:Visual oddball event-related potential was recorded from six recording sites for crying baby or smiling baby photograp...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Mori K,Morita K,Shoji Y,Matsuoka T,Fujiki R,Uchimura N

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently there has been increasing evidence that free oxygen species may play an important role in the pathophysiology of various neuropsychiatric disorders. The present study was performed to assess the changes in plasma nitric oxide (NO) levels in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) compared to age- an...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Atmaca M,Tezcan E,Kuloglu M,Ustundag B

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of mental and physical daytime activities upon REM sleep cycle (REM cycle) during 1 night was studied in five university students (aged 19-25 years). Mental activity with high tension has effects upon the timing of REM sleep periods in the later part of the night. Physical activity has effects upon the tim...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kobayashi T,Ishikawa T,Arakawa K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of insight into illness is a prevalent and distinguishing feature of schizophrenia, which has a complex history and has been given a variety of definitions. Currently, insight is measured and treated as a multidimensional phenomenon, because it is believed to result from psychological, neuropsychological and orga...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ouzir M,Azorin JM,Adida M,Boussaoud D,Battas O

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the relationship between physical illness and suicide, reviews the studies of attempters and completers of suicide in general hospitals, and discusses those studies which have investigated the characteristics of patients in the medical setting with suicidal ideation. Study of suicidal ideation in a ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Berger D

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of two kinds of brief intelligence tests for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) was investigated. In study 1, five short forms of the Japanese Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (JWAIS-R) were administered to 102 AD patients. The results showed that the intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Nakamura H,Nakanishi M,Furukawa TA,Hamanaka T,Tokudome S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological factors may be associated with the outcome of cancer treatment, including bone marrow transplantation (BMT). However, studies on the issue have provided controversial results. In the present study, effects of mood status on the outcome was studied through a follow-up period of 1-3 years as well as in sho...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Akaho R,Sasaki T,Mori S,Akiyama H,Yoshino M,Hagiya K,Nakagome K,Sakamaki H

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the catchment area of Matsumoto Public Health Center in Japan, 44 schizophrenic patients admitted between April 1992 and March 1997 under the national policy Involuntary Hospitalization Ordered by Prefectural Governor (IHOPG) were compared with 61 schizophrenic patients admitted under another policy, Hospitalizatio...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Hattori I,Higashi T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old man was admitted with progressive left hemiparesis and left homonymous hemianopsia of 1 month's duration. During the 2 months before admission, he had suffered from slowly progressive dementia. The diagnosis of right-sided watershed (WS) infarction was made. He exhibited slow progression of dementia and ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Hashiguchi S,Mine H,Ide M,Kawachi Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulovacuolar degeneration (GVD) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) are neuropathological features in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The molecular mechanism of GVD formation remains unknown. Recent immunohistochemical investigations suggested a potential link of NFT to GVD formation. Enzyme histochemical studies and elect...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ikegami K,Kimura T,Katsuragi S,Ono T,Yamamoto H,Miyamoto E,Miyakawa T

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Antisaccadic eye movements, requiring inhibition of a saccade toward a briefly appearing peripheral target, are known to be impaired in schizophrenia. Previous neuroimaging studies have indicated that patients with schizophrenia show diminished activations in the frontal cortex and basal ganglia. These studies use...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Fukumoto-Motoshita M,Matsuura M,Ohkubo T,Ohkubo H,Kanaka N,Matsushima E,Taira M,Kojima T,Matsuda T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for identifying abnormalities in prefrontal brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as they inferred the mental states of others. METHODS:The subjects were 16 children with ASD aged between 8 and 1...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Iwanaga R,Tanaka G,Nakane H,Honda S,Imamura A,Ozawa H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the possible effectiveness of the juvenile version of the Serigaya Methamphetamine Relapse Prevention Program (SMARPP-Jr.) self-teaching workbook we developed for relapse prevention of drug abuse depends on the severity of the subject's drug-related problems....

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsumoto T,Chiba Y,Imamura F,Kobayashi O,Wada K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main World Health Organization (WHO) activities of the Tokyo Center are as follows: (1) It performed the research project entitled 'A Bio-Psycho-Social Study on Children with Emotional and Behavioral Problems' in cooperation with the Beijing and Seoul Centers from 1985 to 1987. These results suggested that the dev...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsushima E,Kojima T,Obayashi S,Ohta K,Ando K,Toru M,Shimazono Y,Takebayashi H,Takahashi S,Xia ML,Ohkura T,Yoshino M,Okubo Y,Matsuura M,Ando H

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the neuronal mechanism underpinning the pathophysiology of compulsive hoarding. We report the cerebral blood flow changes in an obsessive-convulsive patient with severe hoarding. The patient showed hyperperfusion of the fronto-temporal region and hypoperfusion of the striatal, the middle cingulat...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ohtsuchi H,Matsuo K,Akimoto T,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency and type of psychological problems of outpatients in general healthcare settings, the recognition and management of those problems by physicians, and the course of the problems were investigated using a two-stage sampling design method. The subjects were outpatients visiting the department of internal me...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Utsunomiya H,Yoshitake K,Otsuka T,Sugasakl H,Sata M,Hatada K,Nakane Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various disease-modifying therapies (DMT) on quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:This was a three-arm parallel study with balanced randomization in which 90 newly diagnosed, definite MS subjects referred to Ghaem Medical Center, Mashhad, Iran wer...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Mokhber N,Azarpazhooh A,Orouji E,Khorram B,Modares Gharavi M,Kakhi S,Khallaghi H,Azarpazhooh MR

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In a previous study it was demonstrated that the anxiolytic action of tandospirone, a 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)(1A) receptor agonist, is facilitated by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 inhibitors, such as ketoconazole and cimetidine. It is also known that fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI), in...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Nishikawa H,Inoue T,Masui T,Izumi T,Nakagawa S,Koyama T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Though genetic factors play a major role in the pathophysiology of psychoses including bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia, lack of well-established causative genetic mutations hampers their neurobiological studies. Darier's disease, an autosomal dominant skin disorder caused by mutations of ATP2A2 on chromosom...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Nakamura T,Kazuno AA,Nakajima K,Kusumi I,Tsuboi T,Kato T

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic temporal slow waves are considered to be associated with mild cerebrovascular dysfunction. However, electroencephalogram (EEG) changes have not been consistently described by some investigators and correlations inferred on the basis of such data remain inconclusive. In the present study, we examined previousl...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Inui K,Motomura E,Kaige H,Nomura S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P300 amplitude reduction in schizophrenia is, according to previous studies, partially recovered by treatment with neuroleptics. However, whether this medication-induced P300 recovery is associated with duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) remains unreported; the present study is a preliminary examination of this que...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Wang J,Hirayasu Y,Hokama H,Tanaka S,Kondo T,Zhang M,Xiao Z

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telemedicine is the provision of professional medical services from sites removed from the patient. This study was conducted in order to assess the reliability of psychiatric evaluations via video-consultation. The inter-rater reliability was determined for each interviewing condition by employing the reliability-test...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsuura S,Hosaka T,Yukiyama T,Ogushi Y,Okada Y,Haruki Y,Nakamura M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine the rate of substance abuse in the juvenile detention house and to determine the relationship between crime and substance abuse and conduct disorder. Two hundred and thirty cases in the biggest juvenile detention house in Istanbul, Turkey were assessed according to Dia...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Copur M,Turkcan A,Erdogmus M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Antidepressants have been of limited use for adolescent subjects with depression because of drug-induced suicide-related events (SRE). Therefore, we investigated actual suicidality and its risk factors during antidepressant therapy among child and adolescent patients in clinical settings. METHODS:The risks of SRE...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kuba T,Yakushi T,Fukuhara H,Nakamoto Y,Singeo ST Jr,Tanaka O,Kondo T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Various eating-related problems are commonly observed among people with dementia, and these problems place a huge burden on the caregivers. An appropriate classification of these problems is important in order to understand their underlying mechanisms and to develop a therapeutic approach for managing them. The ai...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shinagawa S,Honda K,Kashibayashi T,Shigenobu K,Nakayama K,Ikeda M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the etiological roles of premilitary risk factors, military entry conditions, war zone experiences, dissociative reactions to war zone experiences and homecoming reception in the development of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Croatian veterans. A total of 150 Croatian ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Vuksić-Mihaljević Z,Mandić N,Bensić M,Mihaljević S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the relationship between the level of daytime activities and nocturnal sleep in the elderly using the wrist actigraph and ambulatory polysomnograph system. Five male and five female subjects (mean age = 73.8+/-3.05 years; range 69-77 years) participated in this study. The level of daytime activ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shirota A,Tamaki M,Hayashi M,Hori T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to examine the association of Internet overuse with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). METHODS:A total of 2336 high school students in South Korea (boys, 57.5%; girls, 42.5%) completed the structured questionnaire. The severity of Internet addiction was evaluated using Young's Intern...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Choi K,Son H,Park M,Han J,Kim K,Lee B,Gwak H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study investigated the clinical characteristics of internet addiction using a cross-sectional survey and psychiatric interview. METHODS:A structured questionnaire consisted of demographics, Symptom Checklist 90, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and Young's Internet Addiction Test (YIAT...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Tang J,Zhang Y,Li Y,Liu L,Liu X,Zeng H,Xiang D,Li CS,Lee TS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the test-retest reliability of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire: Revised (PDQ-R), which was developed to assess DSM-III-R personality disorders (PD). Thirty patients, diagnosed clinically with PD, filled out the PDQ-R twice at 1 month intervals after having undergone 8 weeks of treatment leading to...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Uehara T,Sakado K,Sato T

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00