Efficacy and side effects of flurazepam, fosazepam, and nitrazepam as sleeping aids in psychogeriatric patients.

abstract：:A mild form of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) in a schizophrenic patient who was receiving a depot neuroleptic is described and beneficial response to oral diazepam 50 mg daily is reported. ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kontaxakis VP,Christodoulou GN,Markidis MP,Havaki-Kontaxaki BJ

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research in neuroendocrinology has evidenced that hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) depends on hypersecretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). The aim of this study was to investigate the activity of HPA before and after recovery in depressed patients treated with electro...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Dored G,Stefansson S,d'Elia G,Kågedal B,Karlberg E,Ekman R

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind evaluation of the antidepressant efficacy of treatment with a combination of orally administered L-tryptophan (L-TP) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was made in patients suffering from endogenous depression. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups, one treated with L-TP (6 g daily) and uni...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： D'Elia G,Lehmann J,Raotma H

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous report by our group and results published by other research groups have indicated a dichotomy in MHPG levels in depressed patients. This study attempted to characterize phenomena associated with this dichotomy in plasma MHPG levels. First, we have noted, at least in female patients, that homogeneity of MHPG...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Karege F,Bovier P,Gaillard JM,Tissot R

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aiming at promoting young people's mental health and reducing stigma towards people with schizophrenia, project weeks were carried out with secondary school students aged 14-18 years (n=90). Key to the project week is meeting a (young) person with schizophrenia. METHOD:Students' attitudes and behavioural int...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schulze B,Richter-Werling M,Matschinger H,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While findings are contradictory, many studies report that long Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) correlates with poorer outcome in first episode psychosis. In an outcome study of first-episode psychosis, we compared the patients who refused to participate in a follow-along with those who consented to est...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Friis S,Melle I,Larsen TK,Haahr U,Johannessen JO,Simonsen E,Opjordsmoen S,Vaglum P,McGlashan TH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to investigate the relationships between a model of personality based on the concept of defense mechanisms, as articulated by Vaillant, with the psychobiological model of personality, as developed by Cloninger. A total of 128 adults from 11 family pedigrees with at least two alcohol-dependent members compl...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mulder RT,Joyce PR,Sellman JD,Sullivan PF,Cloninger CR

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Koro is an acute anxiety reaction in which the perception of decreased penis length because of intra-abdominal traction is the main feature. This study attempts to explore the penis-root perception of the Koro patients by a graphomotor projective test--the Draw-a-penis Test (DAPT). This controlled DAPT investigation s...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Chowdhury AN

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study, 124 patients with depression who were concomitantly receiving ECT and benzodiazepines were compared with patients (matched for age, sex, diagnosis, and laterality of ECT) receiving ECT without benzodiazepines in order to investigate the efficacy of ECT in terms of therapeutic response and len...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Jha A,Stein G

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of mentally ill people at home is being encouraged nowadays. As a result, the family members feel an increased burden of care and find it difficult to cope with the care of a schizophrenic patient at home. We interviewed the relatives of 62 schizophrenics systematically regarding the behaviour of the patients...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gopinath PS,Chaturvedi SK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This multicenter, multinational, cross-sectional study aimed to investigate clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes associated with augmentation/combination treatment strategies in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHOD:Sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment features of 1410 adult MDD patients we...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Dold M,Bartova L,Mendlewicz J,Souery D,Serretti A,Porcelli S,Zohar J,Montgomery S,Kasper S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is generally accepted that one of the most important predictors of recurrence in depressive and bipolar disorders is the number of previous episodes. However, very few studies have considered the individual tendency toward recurrence in analyses of the effect of the number of episodes on the risk of subseq...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kessing LV,Hansen MG,Andersen PK,Angst J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-four myasthenic patients (54 F, 20 M; mean age 49.6 years) were evaluated using the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-III in order to investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disturbances in this order. Fifty-one had had thymectomies, of whom 28 females had hyperplasia, two females and five males had involution ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Magni G,Micaglio GF,Lalli R,Bejato L,Candeago MR,Merskey H,Angelini C

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify psychopathological factors associated with long-term functional outcome in euthymic bipolar disorder patients and to test new measures of mood instability and symptoms intensity. METHOD:Fifty-five patients with more than 12 months of follow-up were included. In addition ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Strejilevich SA,Martino DJ,Murru A,Teitelbaum J,Fassi G,Marengo E,Igoa A,Colom F

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Apomorphine HC1 (2 mg subcutaneously), a dopamine receptor agonist, was administered to two schizophrenic patients with catalepsy. In one of these patients the clinical response to apomorphine was compared with that of sodium amytal and the growth hormone response apomorphine (0.75 mg subcutaneously) was compared with...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Cervantes P,Lal S,Smith F,Guyda H

更新日期：1977-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to relate measures of psychoanalytically derived personality traits to descriptive diagnosis and psychopathology in severe mental disorders. METHOD:Sixty-one consecutive first-episode patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe major depression were interviewed. Persona...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Heikkilä J,Karlsson H,Taiminen T,Lauerma H,Ilonen T,Leinonen KM,Wallenius E,Virtanen H,Heinimaa M,Kaljonen A,Salokangas RK

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:'Crisis cards' state patients' treatment details and preferences in anticipation of a later occasion when the patient might be too ill to express them directly. We assessed the feasibility of introducing 'crisis cards', or a collaborative form of them, 'joint crisis plans', into a sectorized community psychia...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sutherby K,Szmukler GI,Halpern A,Alexander M,Thornicroft G,Johnson C,Wright S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Swedish version of the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI), a psychiatric, semistructured interview schedule for assessing a family's emotional atmosphere, is described. Thirty-two relatives of patients with schizophrenic disorders, according to DSM-III criteria, were interviewed. Eighteen relatives were interviewed t...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Orhagen T,d'Elia G

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the population-level first- and second-order effects among candidate correlates of labour force activity by people with ICD-10 depression and anxiety disorders. METHOD:Australian Bureau of Statistics multistage sampling strategies obtained a household sample of 37,580 individuals. Analyses were c...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Waghorn G,Chant D

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research suggests that group psychotherapy for adults with a history of child sexual abuse (CSA) is generally beneficial. Only few studies have included random assignment. This study compared the effects of analytic (A) and systemic group psychotherapy (S) on CSA. METHOD:One hundred and fifty-one women with ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lau M,Kristensen E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional brain glucose metabolism was investigated in healthy volunteers (n = 10) and in drug free schizophrenic patients (n = 20). The metabolism was determined by positron emission tomography (PET) with 11C-glucose as the tracer. Diagnosis of schizophrenia was made according to RDC and DSM III. Eight patients had th...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Wiesel FA,Wik G,Sjögren I,Blomqvist G,Greitz T,Stone-Elander S

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients attending a clinic were ascertained for psychiatric morbidity by a general practitioner and reascertained by a psychiatrist. The agreement ranged from 84% for neurosis and 60% for psychosis. The differences were mainly due to a lack of the depression category in the general practitioner's classification. One ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Binitie A

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to analyse the cost-incidence of schizophrenia in two areas with widely differing health service systems. METHOD:The costs of patients with schizophrenia in the 3 years after the first service contact were evaluated (i) in an area (A) with fully developed mental health community prog...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Salvador-Carulla L,Haro JM,Cabasés J,Madoz V,Sacristán JA,Vázquez-Barquero JL

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study a newly developed Self-rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is presented. The instrument consists of 47 items, reflecting DSM-III-R criteria, associated features and items corresponding to the disorder of extreme stress not otherwise specified. All items are phrased in a trauma-indep...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hovens JE,van der Ploeg HM,Bramsen I,Klaarenbeek MT,Schreuder JN,Rivero VV

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of recent literature with emphasis on growth, development and epidemiology of eating disorders and diabetes reveals many common features of the conditions. Thus we hypothesize more concurrence than would occur by chance alone. At present epidemiological evidence is inconclusive, but prevalence of eating disorde...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Nielsen S,Børner H,Kabel M

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On admission, IgA, IgG and IgM concentrations were determined in 76 schizophrenics, and the correlations of these concentrations to the variables relating to psychopathology, background and prognosis were investigated in the present study, which is a part of a more extensive unpublished study. On the basis of factoriz...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Pulkkinen E

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Failure to respond to adequate pharmacological treatment for major depression is now the most common indication for the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The advantages of ECT with respect to both speed and quality of response are clinically important issues, but surprisingly few studies have examined the effica...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Folkerts HW,Michael N,Tölle R,Schonauer K,Mücke S,Schulze-Mönking H

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland resulted in a nationwide quarantine on March 27, 2020. This study represents the first assessment of rates of anxiety and depression in the general population of Ireland during the pandemic. AIMS:Our first aim was to estimate the probable prevalence rates of generalized anxi...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hyland P,Shevlin M,McBride O,Murphy J,Karatzias T,Bentall RP,Martinez A,Vallières F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00