The successful treatment of disinhibition due to a possible case of non-human immunodeficiency virus neurosyphilis: a proposed pathophysiological explanation of the symptoms and treatment.

abstract：:As part of a population study on the prevalence of psychopathology, users of "Over-The-Counter" Psychotropics (OTC-Ps) were studied. First, their mental health profile was examined by a number of subjective and objective assessments. Second, the medical consumption of the users was studied with special attention to th...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： van Rijswijk E,van de Lisdonk EH,Zitman FG

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a smartphone application (app) with an electronic headache diary and a progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) intervention is feasible and acceptable to people presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with migraine. METHODS:This single arm prospective study assessed feasibility by actual...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Minen MT,Friedman BW,Adhikari S,Corner S,Powers SW,Seng EK,Grudzen C,Lipton RB

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The variability in estimated rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) in chronic pain samples may be accounted for by sample and methodological differences. Most studies rely on a single measure of depression and lack independent or repeated measures. This study investigated the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Gallagher RM,Moore P,Chernoff I

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To settle the best cutoffs for inventories to diagnose depression in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. METHOD:Seventy-five CHC patients were assessed using a standard psychiatric interview (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) to establish Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fo...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Fábregas BC,Vitorino FD,Rocha DM,Moura AS,Carmo RA,Teixeira AL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of cognitive impairment among hospitalized older individuals has shown to be insufficient. A point prevalence study in two geriatric hospitals in Helsinki, Finland, was performed among 219 acutely ill individuals over 70 years to assess the detection of dementia and delirium. Documentation of dementia and de...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Laurila JV,Pitkala KH,Strandberg TE,Tilvis RS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to examine associations between depressive symptoms and body mass over 1 year during early adolescence and to assess how the associations might differ depending upon whether self-reported or directly measured height and weight were used. METHOD:Participants were 446 sixth-gr...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Rhew IC,Richardson LP,Lymp J,McTiernan A,McCauley E,Stoep AV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interrater reliability and validity of brief interview rated measures of psychosocial adjustment were examined in four sequential studies. A total of 25 videotaped interviews with cancer patients were rated by 105 social workers, nurses, physicians, and specialists in psychosocial oncology. The Rating of Psychosoc...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Morrow GR,Feldstein M,Adler LM,Derogatis LR,Enelow AJ,Gates C,Holland J,Melisaratos N,Murawski BJ,Penman D,Schmale A,Schmitt M,Morse I

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eating disorders like bulimia nervosa, generally considered to be rare in Asian countries, are currently on the rise among the youth, probably secondary to rapid westernization and globalization of the orient. Clinical manifestations of these disorders, which were previously thought to be different in the oriental cou...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Deb KS,Gupta R,Varshney M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of dietary vitamin B12 deficiency in a patient with multiple sclerosis. A simple schemata for evaluating patients for vitamin B12 deficiency is included as a clinical aid for physicians. ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Gruener DM,Kunkel EJ,Snyderman DA,Infante MR,Rodgers C,Field HL

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Optimism is prospectively and independently associated with superior cardiac outcomes, but there has been minimal study of optimism-specific interventions in persons with cardiovascular illness. We aimed to examine the feasibility and impact of an optimism-promoting program among patients with heart disease i...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Mohammadi N,Aghayousefi A,Nikrahan GR,Adams CN,Alipour A,Sadeghi M,Roohafza H,Celano CM,Huffman JC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between treatment setting characteristics and diagnostic attributions of depression among community-dwelling African Americans. METHODS:Data come from the National Survey of American Life, a nationally representative sample of African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Major Depressi...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Scott T,Matsuyama R,Mezuk B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) consistently demonstrate high patterns of utilization in both mental health and non-psychiatric settings. However, utilization of primary care physicians by these individuals has not been examined. In this study, we examined physician use patterns and hyp...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Sansone RA,Farukhi S,Wiederman MW

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultural competence, as a tool to overcome disparities in mental healthcare to ethnic minorities, is facing unprecedented challenges. Providers are turning to cultural competence as one of the few resources available for badly needed information and strategies for improving clinical care. This essay provides backgroun...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Vega WA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liaison psychiatry is traditionally practiced on the medical and surgical floors of the general hospital. The need for liaison psychiatry on the inpatient psychiatric unit as opposed to its usual setting was realized when the medical care requirements of hospitalized psychiatric patients was assessed. In many general ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Bernstein RA

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In recent years, patients' preferences concerning treatment of emotional distress in general and of depression in particular have received more emphasis in the clinical setting as well as in research. METHODS:The treatment preferences of 607 primary care patients were assessed in a cross-sectional study usin...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Backenstrass M,Joest K,Frank A,Hingmann S,Mundt C,Kronmüller KT

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective was to describe continuity of care approaches for psychiatric emergencies in the emergency department. METHODS:A national survey of all 138 academic emergency departments in the United States was conducted. RESULTS:Most emergency physicians (81%) had no systematic method for identifying psychi...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Boudreaux ED,Niro K,Sullivan A,Rosenbaum CD,Allen M,Camargo CA Jr

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients treated in the emergency department (ED) for non-psychiatric complaints have elevated suicide risk. Universal screening can detect occult suicide risk, but gold standard risk measurement tools, such as the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS), are too long and cumbersome for ED use. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： O'Connor L,Larkin C,Ibrahim AF,Allen M,Wang B,Boudreaux ED

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this preliminary study, the experimental presence of a consulting psychiatrist at medical rounds was instituted in a busy city hospital emergency room. The psychiatrist was instructed only to respond to questions on psychiatric topics. Students were asked to record data from the discussions which occurred both with...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Melinek M,Bluestone H,Steinmuller R

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine those patients referred to psychiatry for the "problem of coping," a structured clinical databased management system--MICRO-CARES--was employed to identify the frequency, demographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, psychosocial interventions, use of psychopharmacology, number of follow-up visits, an...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Strain J,Hammer JS,Huertas D,Lam HT,Fulop G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical, intertwined objectives for consultation psychiatry include 1) the development of data-based clinical practices, and 2) heightening the effectiveness of consultation. Toward these ends, the Consultation Psychiatry Service at the University of Minnesota has previously conducted systematic studies of consultati...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Popkin MK,Mackenzie TB,Callies AL

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty consecutive patients with disabling tinnitus were interviewed using a structured psychiatric interview and were asked to complete the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-90), the Chronic Illness Problem Inventory, and the Revised Ways of Coping Checklist. They were compared to a control group of 14 patients attending...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Sullivan MD,Katon W,Dobie R,Sakai C,Russo J,Harrop-Griffiths J

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diligence in the interpretation of results is essential as information gained from the psychiatric patient's history might often be restricted. Nonobservance of established guidelines may lead to a wrong diagnosis, induce a false therapy and result in life-threatening situations. Communication errors between hospitals...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Etgen T,Eberl B,Freudenberger T

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of nonpsychotic morbidity in primary care patients presenting with nonspecific and somatic symptoms has been difficult because of several factors related to the patients, primary care clinicians, and working conditions of the over-crowded clinic. The available standardized screening questionnaires do not ove...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Srinivasan TN,Suresh TR

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a rare case of self-inflicted eye injury secondary to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:A 41 year-old patient had significant bilateral visual loss and blunt trauma through touching his ocular cavities due to recurrent doubts regarding their shape and urges to check ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Torres AR,Domingues Mde S,Shiguematsu AI,Smaira SI

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with factitious disorder (FD) fabricate illness, injury or impairment for psychological reasons and, as a result, misapply medical resources. The demographic and clinical profile of these patients has yet to be described in a sufficiently large sample, which has prevented clinicians from adopting an ...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Yates GP,Feldman MD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent surveys have assessed a remarkable increase in the prevalence of infectious syphilis. If left untreated, 30% of patients may develop tertiary syphilis, which can manifest as neurosyphilis. CASE REPORT:The authors present a case of an acute psychosis during and after pregnancy in a 37-year-old woman...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Friedrich F,Geusau A,Greisenegger S,Ossege M,Aigner M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of adolescents in a general hospital setting is fraught with difficulty. There are significant limitations to time, space, finances, and the physical plant. There are limitations to the numbers, types, mix of patients with other patients, and the types of treatment available. To deal with these issues, a...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Madow MR

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a schizophrenic man whose lack of pain and related objective signs of a perforated small bowel led to a delay in diagnosis and surgical intervention. A review of the literature suggests that both psychodynamic and specific biologic factors can produce atypical presentations in psychotic patients with illne...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Rosenthal SH,Porter KA,Coffey B

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the extent of health care utilisation (excluding costs) of diabetic patients with and without depressive symptoms attending a specialist clinic in Singapore. METHODS:A total of 537 Asian outpatients (aged 21 years and above) who were attending a Diabetes Centre were...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Subramaniam M,Sum CF,Pek E,Stahl D,Verma S,Liow PH,Chua HC,Abdin E,Chong SA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study surveys Khmer refugees attending two psychiatric clinics to determine both the prevalence of panic disorder as well as panic attack subtypes in those suffering panic disorder. A culturally valid adaptation of the SCID-panic module, the Cambodian Panic Disorder Survey (CPDS), was administered to 89 consecuti...

journal_title：General hospital psychiatry

authors： Hinton D,Ba P,Peou S,Um K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00