Clinical symptoms of psychotic episodes and 25-hydroxy vitamin D serum levels in black first-generation immigrants.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence based on controlled studies is still limited for treatment strategies that prevent recurrence of suicide attempts. Findings from observational as well as meta-analytic studies strongly suggest that lithium may have suicide-protective properties. METHOD:Patients with a recent suicide attempt in the c...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lauterbach E,Felber W,Müller-Oerlinghausen B,Ahrens B,Bronisch T,Meyer T,Kilb B,Lewitzka U,Hawellek B,Quante A,Richter K,Broocks A,Hohagen F

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antidepressants including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-associated mania or hypomania has been well documented in the literature but these patients with switch have either mood disorders or various risk factors for bipolar disorder. This case report examines SSRI-induced hypomania in a patient...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mendhekar DN,Gupta D,Girotra V

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrospinal fluid levels of radioreceptor assayable insulin-like growth factors (RRA-IGFs) and immunoreactive somatomedin B (SMB) (RIA-B) were determined in apparently healthy individuals and in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type (AD). The CSF levels of RIA-B and RRA-IGFs did not alter from the healthy con...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Tham A,Sparring K,Bowen D,Wetterberg L,Sara VR

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of psychosis suggests that disrupted white matter (WM) maturation underlies disease onset. In this longitudinal study, we investigated WM connectivity and compared WM changes between individuals at ultra-high-risk for psychosis (UHR) and healthy controls (HCs). METHOD:Thirty...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Krakauer K,Nordentoft M,Glenthøj BY,Raghava JM,Nordholm D,Randers L,Glenthøj LB,Ebdrup BH,Rostrup E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients receiving lithium who had noticed changes in hair texture since starting that drug, described variously as hair losing its curl or wave, have a greater lithium concentration in hair than patients on lithium with no such complaints. ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： McCreadie RG,Farmer JG

更新日期：1985-10-01 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：: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：:Serum levels of total L-tryptophan (L-TP) were determined before and during treatment in patients suffering from endogenous depression, who were treated with L-TP, 6 g daily, and unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The gaussian curve of initial L-TP concentrations changed into a bimodal distribution during tre...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： d'Elia G,Lehmann J,Raotma H

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated past suicidal behaviour and family history of suicide in 713 inpatients with major depressive illness. A familial history of suicide (mainly violent) significantly increased the frequency of violent suicidal behaviour in depressive women; bipolar patients being more affected than unipolars. In depresse...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Linkowski P,de Maertelaer V,Mendlewicz J

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep deprivation (SD) is an antidepressant intervention with multiple administration formats that has been investigated primarily with uncontrolled clinical trials and qualitative reviews of the literature. The validity and applicability of these findings to the treatment of bipolar depression (BPD) is unce...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gottlieb JF,Goel N,Chen S,Young MA

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that serum creatine kinase levels might be useful in the investigation of dementia. In this study serum creatine kinase BB (CKBB) isoenzyme levels were investigated in a community population of elderly women aged 70 to 80 years. Normative data for this group were compared with the findings in you...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Brayne C,Calloway P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrodermal activity and heart-rate were recorded in the laboratory from partially remitted schizophrenic patients living in the community, chronic schizophrenic inpatients and normal controls. Althoug all patients had faster heart-rates, no consistent electrodermal differences between patient groups and normals wer...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Tarrier N,Cooke EC,Lader MH

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-week multidimensional program of behavioral management, cognitive restructuring, and assertiveness training was administered to depressed outpatients either individually with a single therapist (n = 12), in two small groups (n = 11), or one large group (n = 11), or as bibliotherapy (n = 12). A randomly assigned w...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schmidt MM,Miller WR

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a Nordic comparative study on contact rates of new patients and use of services in seven catchment areas, contact rates and use of services for patients with a functional psychosis during a 1-year follow-up period were investigated. The highest contact rates were found in two large city catchment areas in S...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hansson L,Muus S,Vinding HR,Göstas G,Saarento O,Sandlund M,Lönnerberg O,Oiesvold T

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a long-term potential adverse effect of neuroleptic treatment, and older age has been correlated with the development of TD. We conducted a chart review of current out-patients and examined annual Abnormal Inventory Movement Scale (AIMS) evaluations for the period 1987-1995 for 43 patients w...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Labbate LA,Lande RG,Jones F,Oleshansky MA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1983-1984 the Swedish Committee for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression launched an educational program on the diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders for all general practitioners on the island of Gotland. The baseline year chosen was 1982 and the immediate effects were evaluated in 1985. In 1988 th...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rutz W,Carlsson P,von Knorring L,Wålinder J

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the psychometric properties of the Family Questionnaire (FQ): a self-report measure of relatives' perceptions of the behaviours and symptoms of schizophrenic patients in terms of three dimensions: the frequency of symptoms, the relatives' concern (primary appraisal) and their ability to co...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Quinn J,Barrowclough C,Tarrier N

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the immune-associated antigens of peripheral lymphocytes from 13 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 13 age-matched healthy control subjects using two-color analysis with flow cytometry. Four ratios of immune-related antigens, T/B lymphocytes, CD4/CD8, CD4/CD45R and CD4/HLA-DR, were compared for...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Ikeda T,Yamamoto K,Takahashi K,Yamada M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the nature and determinants of predominant trajectories of posttraumatic growth (PTG) over time. METHOD:Using data from a prospective, nationally representative survey of 2718 US veterans assessed in 2011, 2013, and 2015, we used latent growth mixture modeling to identify PTG trajectories...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Tsai J,Pietrzak RH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroencephalographic coherence scores in 21 teetotaler first-degree relatives of alcoholics, 27 subjects with alcohol dependence and 21 healthy subjects without a family history of alcohol abuse were compared. The relatives had significantly higher coherence scores in the frontal and parietal leads than the alcohol...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Michael A,Mirza KA,Mukundan CR,Channabasavanna SM

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind study the effects of a 14-day lithium medication (dosage: 24 mval/day to 36 mval/day) were investigated. The subjects were 24 healthy male volunteers. The effect of lithium on their mood, ability to learn nouns, and memory of the words learnt was measured after 2 hours and 14 days. In spite of a rela...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kropf D,Müller-Oerlinghausen B

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Subthreshold perceptual abnormalities are commonly used to identify individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for developing a psychotic disorder. Predictive validity for modality-specific perceptual abnormality severity on psychosis risk is unknown. METHODS:We examined prospectively collected data from 164 in...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Niles HF,Walsh BC,Woods SW,Powers AR 3rd

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study examined to what degree schizophrenia is characterized by a neuropsychological (NP) test profile specific in shape and level compared with depression and normal functioning. METHOD:Fifty-three patients with schizophrenia, 45 with non-psychotic depression, and 50 normals were assessed with a compreh...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rund BR,Sundet K,Asbjørnsen A,Egeland J,Landrø NI,Lund A,Roness A,Stordal KI,Hugdahl K

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that arylsulphatase A (ASA - the biochemical marker of metachromatic leucodystrophy) deficiency may be present in a sizeable proportion of patients with chronic psychosis. This study surveyed leucocyte ASA activity in a group of chronic psychotic patients and compared ASA activity in 3 ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Heavey AM,Philpot MP,Fensom AH,Jackson M,Crammer JL

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1814 patients were studied from the Mississippi State Hospital with a DSM-III diagnosis of schizophrenia and aged 15-39 years at the time of admission. The 634 schizophrenics with a birth date between 1 December and 31 March were compared with the 1180 born between 1 April and 30 November for age of admissi...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rodrigo G,Lusiardo M,Briggs G,Ulmer A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the extent of homelessness among 1581 psychiatric patients in Copenhagen found that 342 patients (22%) in contact with the psychiatric services had serious housing problems. A total of 112 (7%) were long-stay patients without a home address, 134 (8%) were in an unstable housing situation and 96 (6%) were ac...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Nordentoft M,Knudsen HC,Schulsinger F

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the hypothesis that drug addiction may be due to "masked depression", lithium was administered to 20 opiate addicts. Only nine patients took the lithium carbonate tablets for more than a few weeks; during this period they seemed to abstain from taking opiates. After 1 year, all the patients were off lithium and mos...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Altamura AC

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the risk factors for suicidal behaviour in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients. METHOD:HIV substance dependent positive patients who had attempted suicide were compared with HIV substance dependent positive patients who had never attempted suicide for suicide risk factors. RESULT...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Roy A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with delirium tremens and related states were investigated from the time of admission until the acute state was over. Using strict diagnostic criteria the material was divided into two groups according to the severity of the clinical condition; nine patients had fully developed delirium tremens (grade ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kramp P,Hemmingsen R

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of priapism caused by the alpha adrenoreceptor blocking action of a butyrophenone. The problem was solved surgically performing a cavernousspongiosum fistula. ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Morera A,Estrada AG,Valenciano R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00