Organic mood disorder, manic type, associated with hyponatremia: a case report.

abstract：:Separation and loss issues arise frequently in pediatric hospital settings. Three forms of psychiatry/psychology liaison are presented which demonstrate: 1. case-centered collaboration to address child and family concerns about death; 2. team-centered activities which link family and staff roles in the course of termi...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Whitt JK,Hunter RS,Dykstra W,Lauria MM,Stabler B,Taylor CA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients coming to general hospital emergency rooms often present mixed physical and psychological problems. An unfortunate tendency of physicians caring for these patients to "label" them as either "organic" or "psychiatric," based on initial impressions, may lead to inadequate diagnosis and improper treatment. Four ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Leeman CP

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Premature ejaculation is the most prevalent male sexual dysfunction. The present article is a comprehensive review of the literature on premature ejaculation. METHOD:This critical discussion of the literature evaluates the definitional issues, theoretical conceptualizations, assessment strategies, and treatm...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： St Lawrence JS,Madakasira S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the sensitivity and specificity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) as a screening instrument for post-stroke depression. Eighty stroke patients were evaluated by a research nurse over a two-year period using the CES-D and also by a trained psychiatrist using a s...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Parikh RM,Eden DT,Price TR,Robinson RG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases from an adolescent dialysis group are presented to illustrate the limitations of the generally used models of patient compliance and noncompliance with medical treatment. Understanding the noncompliance of these two young men required awareness of their psychological development and of the interpersonal matr...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Armstrong SH,Weiner MF

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to determine whether patients on psychiatric medication evaluated by inpatient consultation psychiatrists followed up with psychiatric aftercare and continued psychiatric medication 8 weeks post-discharge. Barriers to care and their effect on aftercare follow-up were assessed. METHOD:This w...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Ehrenreich MJ,Robinson CT,Glovinsky DB,Dixon LB,Medoff DR,Himelhoch SS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose was to: 1) determine which aspects of religious belief incompatibility were associated with husband-to-wife abuse; 2) determine whether religious coping was independently associated with functional status among victims of spousal abuse; and 3) whether degree of abuse correlated with degrees of re...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Katerndahl DA,Obregon ML

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychosocial associations have been observed with level of cervical dysplasia or "pre-cancer" and invasive cervical cancer [related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection]. Psychoneuroimmunological relationships have been observed in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, which is being descr...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Goodkin K,Antoni MH,Helder L,Sevin B

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of the putative "serotonin irritation syndrome" (SIS) was tested in a human population. Volunteers were exposed to a highly cationized environment for two hours. Symptoms of anxiety and excitement significantly increased. During the time of exposure serum serotonin levels also increased significantly. Th...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Giannini AJ,Jones BT,Loiselle RH,Price WA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent genome wide association studies (GWASs) assessing the relationship between schizophrenia (SZ) and the ZNF804A gene, particularly the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1344706, have yielded conflicting results. Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder, so it is possible that an association may be ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Yang Y,Li W,Yang G,Xiao B,Wang X,Ding M,Zhao J,Song X,Yue W,Zhang D,Zhang H,Lv L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breath holding spells (BHS) are apparently frightening events occurring in otherwise healthy children. Generally, no medical treatment is recommended and parental reassurance is believed to be enough, however, severe BHS can be very stressful for the parents and a pharmacological agent may be desired in some...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Azam M,Bhatti N,Shahab N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the association between normal pressure hydrocephalus and psychiatric symptoms, such as depressed mood, delusions, and hallucinations. We are reporting a case of a 30-year-old female with a history of congenital hydrocephalus, is used to illustrate this association. Such patients may benefit from...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Alao AO,Naprawa SA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A short-term, open membership group therapy program for kidney transplant patients and their families is described. The content and process of this group is related to the ten curative factors described by Yalom for psychiatric patients. The primary benefits for the patients seemed to be the opportunity to observe oth...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Buchanan DC

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Japan experienced a nationwide outbreak of hydrogen sulfide suicides (HSS) between April and May 2008. The annual number of HSS skyrocketed from 19 in 2007 to 1,056 in 2008. However, the factors affecting this enormous increase remain unknown. The present study aimed to examine the effect of media coverage of...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Nakamura M,Yasunaga H,Toda AA,Sugihara T,Imamura T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical and pragmatic considerations often preclude the application of classical experimental approaches to in vivo thanatological research. While quasi-experimental and correlational designs may be employed to circumvent a number of potential problems, many more empirically testable research questions simply remain u...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Devins GM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balint groups are a structured group process designed for physicians and other helping professionals to provide feedback to each other concerning troublesome patient encounters. The process of Balint groups has survived and even thrived for more than a half century since their inception, suggesting their inherent valu...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sternlieb JL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss the case of a mildly disfigured patient with Neurofibromatosis from the perspectives of his distorted body image, need to attribute problems in his social and work lives to unrealistic assessment of his disfigurement, changes in his self-concept following communication training, and the need for ph...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Roback HB,Kirshner H,Roback E

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression has been found to impede several health outcomes among people living with HIV, but little research has examined whether depression treatment mitigates this influence. We assessed the impact of antidepressant therapy on measures of work, condom use, and psychosocial well-being among depressed HIV cl...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Wagner GJ,Ngo VK,Nakasujja N,Akena D,Aunon F,Musisi S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) appears to be a sensitive and specific biological marker for endogenous depression that can have important diagnostic and treatment implications. The authors present three case studies of patients treated on a combined medicine-psychiatric inpatient unit, and who presented with...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Nelson WH,Orr WW Jr,Sullivan CR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a man who falsely represented himself as being HIV positive is reported. In less than one year he was admitted twice with symptoms suggestive of HIV infection. The diagnoses malingering and factitious disorder were consecutively made. Early recognition of Factitious Disorder is essential to prevent patient...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sno HN,Storosum JG,Wortel CH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis, first characterized in 2005, is a neurological disease with prominent psychiatric features that frequently involves the consultation of psychiatrists. Since its discovery, the rate of diagnosis of new cases has increased rapidly and several epidemiological stud...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Yuan N,Glezer A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of alcohol related admissions to hospitals in Manitoba was examined in an investigation limited to the general medicine units of four representative hospitals within the province. All admissions during one-month periods were closely examined. In order to determine if an admission was related to alcohol,...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Lange DE,Schacter B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article addresses some of the complex issues surrounding antidepressant drug usage among elderly depressives. While primarily geared toward the psychiatrist in general practice, the article provides useful information for the nonpsychiatric physician who is frequently called upon to evaluate and treat affe...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Halaris A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a consequence of chronic neuroleptic therapy. It is an irregular stereotyped movement disorder that is usually choreic in appearance, and is subject to temporary volitional control. Dystonia, akathisia, and tics are uncommon variants of the classic tardive syndrome. Characteristic clinical f...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Cummings JL,Wirshing WC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the incidence of delirium in postoperative cardiac surgical patients treated with either cimetidine or ranitidine. METHOD:Cardiac surgery patients were randomized to receive either cimetidine or ranitidine postoperatively. Each patient underwent three Mini-Mental Status Examinations (MMSE) and the...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Kim KY,McCartney JR,Kaye W,Boland RJ,Niaura R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of accident/error rates was carried out on thirty-one nursing students. Recent life changes and stresses, social support available to cope with this stress, depression, illness rate, and coping skills were measured at baseline. Five weeks later students recorded accidents suffered and errors made o...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sheehan DV,O'Donnell J,Fitzgerald A,Hervig L,Ward H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 16-year-old Caucasian female with a history of major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder who was admitted to an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit with symptoms of conversion disorder, including non-epileptic seizures, an inability to speak or walk, and not eating on her ow...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shapiro M,Mehta A,Avila J,Nguyen M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of seriously burned patients are presented which differ in initial psychiatric presentation and subsequent course. In each case, the role of the psychiatric consultant is described. The role includes direct evaluative and psychotherapeutic contact with the patient and liaison with the surgical and nursing st...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Goodstein RK,Hurwitz TD

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many leaders of the medical profession feel that community physicians should take responsibility for the psychiatric disorders of their patients, only a little more than half of the respondents in the current study agreed. The variations in willingness to take on this role and in interest in psychiatric activ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Hull J

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caring for patients can induce intense emotions in psychiatrists. Although clinical experience suggests that such feeling can become a source of stress for the psychiatrists, particularly the first year resident, and interfere adversely with patient care, research in this area has been lacking. We studied a group of p...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Herzog DB,Wyshak G,Stern TA,Rathbun JM

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00