Metacognition, symptoms and premorbid functioning in a first episode psychosis sample.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of previous episodes in patients with BD is a variable widely used for both clinical and research purposes. The aim of this study was to compare the number of episodes retrospectively reported by euthymic BD subjects with that registered by their psychiatrists during a follow-up period. METHODS:F...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Martino DJ,Marengo E,Igoa A,Scápola M,Urtueta-Baamonde M,Strejilevich SA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between personality and Delusional Disorder in still debated. The present study aimed to evaluate the role of personality features and emotional dispositions on the proneness to delusional beliefs, through the lens of a dimensional approach. 91 outpatients were administered the Structured Interview fo...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Tonna M,Paglia F,Ottoni R,Ossola P,De Panfilis C,Marchesi C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Theory of mind (ToM) can be divided into cognitive and affective ToM, and a distinction can be made between overmentalizing and undermentalizing errors. Research has shown that ToM in schizophrenia is associated with non-social and social cognition, and with clinical symptoms. In this study, we investigate c...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Vaskinn A,Andersson S,Østefjells T,Andreassen OA,Sundet K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is the critical enzyme in biotransformation. The polymorphism of MTHFR is a risk factor for schizophrenia. However, whether the MTHFR polymorphism is associated with schizophrenia disease phenotypes and what is the underlying mechanism of MTHFR polymorphism in schi...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Wan L,Zhang G,Liu M,Wang C,Li Y,Li R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have inferior social functioning compared to healthy controls, but the exact nature of these social deficits, and the underpinning mechanisms, are unknown. We sought to investigate social functioning in patients with OCD by measuring their involuntary/spontane...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Tumkaya S,Karadag F,Jellema T,Oguzhanoglu NK,Ozdel O,Atesci FC,Varma G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prevalence and incidence of traditional eating disorders (EDs, e.g., anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder (BED)) in individuals with childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Karjalainen L,Gillberg C,Råstam M,Wentz E

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Five-Minute Speech Sample (FMSS) is a brief measure for the assessment of expressed emotion (EE). No prior studies have investigated the validity of the FMSS in comparison to the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI) in Japan. Therefore, we administered the CFI and the FMSS to schizophrenic families in an attempt to e...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Shimodera S,Mino Y,Inoue S,Izumoto Y,Kishi Y,Tanaka S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fire-setting is a serious and costly form of antisocial behavior. Our objective in this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of intentional fire-setting behavior in the United States. Data were derived from a nationally representative sample of US residents 18 years and older. Structured psychiatric inte...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Vaughn MG,Fu Q,Delisi M,Wright JP,Beaver KM,Perron BE,Howard MO

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that the brain circuitry mediating cue-induced desire for video games is similar to that elicited by cues related to drugs and alcohol. We hypothesized that desire for Internet video games during cue presentation would activate similar brain regions to those that have been linked...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Han DH,Bolo N,Daniels MA,Arenella L,Lyoo IK,Renshaw PF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that communication disturbances in the form of unclear linguistic references in schizophrenia are associated with excess-related pathophysiologic processes in some individuals and deficit-related processes in others. We divided a sample of 28 acutely ill schizophrenic inpatients into two groups: those ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Docherty NM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between subjective quality of life (QOL) and suicide attempts in patients with schizophrenia has been understudied. The current study tested the hypothesis that QOL is negatively associated with a history of suicidality of patients with schizophrenia. QOL, as measured by the Quality of Life Enjoyment ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Ponizovsky AM,Grinshpoon A,Levav I,Ritsner MS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to examine the prevalence of pre-marital sex and its predicting factors among youth trainees undergoing a national skill training programme in the state of Malaysia. METHODS:Participants filled up health screening surveys at the beginning of their training period. A total of 1328 out of 1...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Manaf MR,Tahir MM,Sidi H,Midin M,Nik Jaafar NR,Das S,Malek AM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to compare conversion disorder patients with healthy controls in terms of temperament and character, and to determine the effect of these characteristics on comorbid depression, based on the idea that conversion disorder patients may have distinctive temperament and character qualities. ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Erten E,Yenilmez Y,Fistikci N,Saatcioglu O

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-specific suicide rates in the United States between 1951 and 1988 were shown in cohort, cross-sectional, and age group formats. Despite considerable variation among women and younger and older men, suicide rates among 40- to 44-year-old men have remained stable. Since suicide is strongly influenced by psychosocial...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Riggs JE,McGraw RL,Keefover RW

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenomenological, biological, genetic, treatment-response, and outcome data support a link between schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) and schizophrenia. Furthermore, SPD and normal schizotypy also seem connected, although the relationship can at times be ambiguous. In this regard, this study was conducted to test ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Daneluzzo E,Bustini M,Stratta P,Casacchia M,Rossi A

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper was to review the literature on suicide ideation and intent in Malaysia. PsyINFO, PubMed, Medline databases from 1845 to 2012 and detailed manual search of local official reports from Ministry of Health, Malaysian Psychiatric Association and unpublished dissertations from 3 local universities pro...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Aishvarya S,Maniam T,Sidi H,Oei TP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in spirituality among adult patients with depressive disorders, who had suffered various types of abuse or neglect in childhood. METHODS:A total of 305 outpatients diagnosed with depressive disorders completed questionnaires on socio-demographic variab...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Song JM,Min JA,Huh HJ,Chae JH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is increasing, and current studies should address issues such as stigmas and casual attitudes that may be amenable to intervention. Thus, we aimed to investigate the effects of education on the attitudes of medical students toward CSA survivors. METHOD:We divided medical students...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Kandemir E,Yilmaz Y,Ozmansur EN,Gunaydin H,Demirel OF,Berber G,Kantarci N,Aliustaoglu S,Emul M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance use disorders are associated with increased suicidal behavior. The suicidal behavior in patients without a history of illegal substance abuse, who consume benzodiazepines (BZDs) regularly in doses higher than those recommended, has not been previously studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the fac...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Lekka NP,Paschalis C,Beratis S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study used a qualitative research methodology to explore common themes pertaining to the period of untreated psychosis before treatment initiation in hospitalized, urban, African American, first-episode psychosis patients. METHODS:Twelve family members of 10 patients were interviewed at length to gather detai...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Bergner E,Leiner AS,Carter T,Franz L,Thompson NJ,Compton MT

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study attempted to determine the extent of dissociative experiences and the prevalence of dissociative disorders (DDs) in a series of acute psychiatric inpatients and to correlate these experiences and disorders with some sociodemographic, clinical, and historical variables. A total of 207 consecutively admitted p...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Modestin J,Ebner G,Junghan M,Erni T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies conducted in the United States and Japan indicate that diabetes mellitus is more common among schizophrenic patients than among the general population. The prevalence of known diabetes was examined in 95 schizophrenic patients aged 45 to 74 years admitted to a long-term care facility in Italy. The overall prev...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Mukherjee S,Decina P,Bocola V,Saraceni F,Scapicchio PL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of the positive/negative terminology, as applied to psychiatric symptoms, can be divided into an early period of original meanings, a second one of French elaboration, and the current revival. This report addresses issues concerning the meaning, referent, and nature of the link between the positive and the...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Berrios GE

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A large number of subjective experiences and beliefs with some degree of affinity with psychotic symptoms can be found in the general population. However, the appraisal of these psychotic-like experiences in terms of associated distress, raised preoccupation, and the conviction with which the exp...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Sisti D,Rocchi MB,Siddi S,Mura T,Manca S,Preti A,Petretto DR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has documented increased incidence of insecure attachment and theory of mind (ToM) deficits in individuals experiencing psychotic disorders. ToM has been theorized as a possible mediator of the relation between attachment and psychosis (Korver-Nieberg et al., 2014). The current study sought...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Hart JR,Venta A,Sharp C

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Males are more likely than females to die by all forms of violent death, including suicide. The primary purpose of the present study was to explore whether the gender difference in suicide rates is largely accounted for by males' general greater tendency to experience violent deaths. The current study examine...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Bozzay ML,Liu RT,Kleiman EM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) associated with pathologic skin picking (PSP) and/or trichotillomania, and patients with OCD without such comorbidities, for demographic and clinical characteristics. We assessed 901 individuals with a primary diagnosis of OCD...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Lovato L,Ferrão YA,Stein DJ,Shavitt RG,Fontenelle LF,Vivan A,Miguel EC,Cordioli AV

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited data are available examining the relationship between mental state disorders (mood, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders), their co-occurrence with personality disorder (PD), and quality of life among women. We aimed to investigate these relationships in a sample of women from the community. MET...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Kavanagh BE,Stuart AL,Berk M,Turner A,Dean OM,Pasco JA,Jackson HJ,Koivumaa-Honkanen H,Chanen AM,Williams LJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the current investigation was (1) to test whether the 3-factor structure of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) corresponding to the theoretical conceptualization of the alexithymia construct could be recovered in a Greek translation of the scale (the TAS-20-G), (2) to assess if a 3...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Tsaousis I,Taylor G,Quilty L,Georgiades S,Stavrogiannopoulos M,Bagby RM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol abuse and dependence are frequently associated with psychiatric disorders and personality disorders (PDs) with differences among gender. However, only few studies investigated gender differences in PDs among alcoholics. The aim of this study was to investigate PDs in a sample of patients accessing in...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Picci RL,Vigna-Taglianti F,Oliva F,Mathis F,Salmaso S,Ostacoli L,Sodano AJ,Furlan PM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00