Variations in referral pattern to the psychiatric services by general practitioners.

abstract：:The SIDAM--a new instrument for the symptomatic diagnosis and measurement of dementia according to DSM-III-R and ICD-10--is described. It comprises a brief structured clinical interview, a range of cognitive tests (e.g. including the Mini-Mental State (Folstein et al. 1975)) which constitute a short neuropsychological...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Zaudig M,Mittelhammer J,Hiller W,Pauls A,Thora C,Morinigo A,Mombour W

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different versions of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), including the GHQ-12 and GHQ-28 have been subjected to factor analysis in a variety of countries. The World Health Organization study of psychological disorders in general health care offered the opportunity to investigate the factor structure of ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Werneke U,Goldberg DP,Yalcin I,Ustün BT

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most evidence in the UK on the effectiveness of brief therapy for depression concerns cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). In a trial published in 2000, we showed that non-directive counselling and CBT were equally effective in general practice for patients with depression and mixed anxiety and depression. Our...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： King M,Marston L,Bower P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Belief inflexibility is a thinking style observed in patients with schizophrenia, in which patients tend to refute evidence that runs counter to their prior beliefs. This bias has been related to a dominance of prior expectations (prior beliefs) over incoming sensory evidence. In this study we investigated t...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Barbalat G,Rouault M,Bazargani N,Shergill S,Blakemore SJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of bipolar disorder in pre-pubertal populations remains difficult and often controversial. Consequently, the clinical and neuropsychological characteristics of mania in the child and adolescent years remain poorly defined. This review provides a clinical account of childhood and adolescent bipo...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kyte ZA,Carlson GA,Goodyer IM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroimaging studies have shown variance in brain response to emotional faces predicts cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcome. An important next step is to determine if individual differences in neural predictors of CBT response represent distinct patient groups. METHODS:In total, 90 patients with inter...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Klumpp H,Jimmy J,Burkhouse KL,Bhaumik R,Francis J,Craske MG,Phan KL,Ajilore O

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to examine the associations between exposure to unemployment following school leaving and rates of psychiatric disorder using data gathered on a birth cohort of New Zealand young people studied up to the age of 18. METHODS:At age 18 cohort members were assessed on: (a) duration o...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Fergusson DM,Horwood LJ,Lynskey MT

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Major depressive disorder during pregnancy associates with potentially detrimental consequences for mother and child. The current study examined peripheral blood gene expression as a potential biomarker for prenatal depressive symptoms. METHOD:Maternal RNA from whole blood, plasma and the Beck Depression In...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Katz ER,Stowe ZN,Newport DJ,Kelley ME,Pace TW,Cubells JF,Binder EB

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The powerful genome-wide association studies (GWAS) revealed common mutations that increase susceptibility for schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), but the vast majority were not known to be functional or associated with these illnesses. To help fill this gap, their impact on human brain structure and functio...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Gurung R,Prata DP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) leads to a significant decrease in CFS-related symptoms and disability. The primary objective of this study was to explore whether partners' solicitous responses and patients' and partners' perceived relationship satisfaction had an effect ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Verspaandonk J,Coenders M,Bleijenberg G,Lobbestael J,Knoop H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Affective instability (AI) is poorly defined but considered clinically important. The aim of this study was to examine definitions and measures of AI employed in clinical populations. METHOD:This study was a systematic review using the PRISMA guidelines. MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, PsycArticles and Web of Sc...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Marwaha S,He Z,Broome M,Singh SP,Scott J,Eyden J,Wolke D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in plasma noradrenaline were found in a group of 12 subjects smoking cigarettes. The associated rises in pulse rate, blood pressure and plasma free fatty acids could be prevented by beta-blockade with oxprenolol. This inhibition of the peripheral effects of catecholamines did not affect subjective satisfacti...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Carruthers M

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paranoia is one of the commonest symptoms of psychosis but has rarely been studied in a population at risk of developing psychosis. Based on existing theoretical models, including the proposed distinction between ‘poor me’ and ‘bad me’ paranoia, we aimed to test specific predictions about associations betwee...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Morrison AP,Shryane N,Fowler D,Birchwood M,Gumley AI,Taylor HE,French P,Stewart SL,Jones PB,Lewis SW,Bentall RP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of any diagnostic scheme is directly related to its ability to provide clinically useful information on need for care. In this study, the clinical usefulness of dimensional and categorical representations of psychotic psychopathology were compared. METHOD:A total of 706 patients aged 16-65 ye...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Van Os J,Gilvarry C,Bale R,Van Horn E,Tattan T,White I,Murray R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maladaptive learning linking environmental food cues to high-palatability food reward plays a central role in overconsumption in obesity and binge eating disorders. The process of memory reconsolidation offers a mechanism to weaken such learning, potentially ameliorating over-eating behaviour. Here we invest...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Walsh K,Iskandar G,Kamboj SK,Das RK

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three acute psychotic patients who were drug free at the time of testing performed a motor task designed to elicit many errors. Normal subjects and many of the psychotic patients were able to correct these errors in the absence of visual feedback. The ability to make such corrections depends on the subject know...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Frith CD,Done DJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transdiagnostic group cognitive-behavioral therapy (tCBT) is a delivery model that could help overcome barriers to large-scale implementation of evidence-based psychotherapy for anxiety disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of combining group tCBT with treatment-as-usual (TAU), com...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Roberge P,Provencher MD,Gaboury I,Gosselin P,Vasiliadis HM,Benoît A,Carrier N,Antony MM,Chaillet N,Houle J,Hudon C,Norton PJ

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-harm among young adults is a common and increasing phenomenon in many parts of the world. The long-term prognosis after self-harm at young age is inadequately known. We aimed to estimate the risk of mental illness and suicide in adult life after self-harm in young adulthood and to identify prognostic fa...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Beckman K,Mittendorfer-Rutz E,Lichtenstein P,Larsson H,Almqvist C,Runeson B,Dahlin M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The base rate of transition from subthreshold psychotic experiences (the exposure) to clinical psychotic disorder (the outcome) in unselected, representative and non-help-seeking population-based samples is unknown. METHOD:A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted of representative, longitudinal p...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kaymaz N,Drukker M,Lieb R,Wittchen HU,Werbeloff N,Weiser M,Lataster T,van Os J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullying victimization is a topic of concern for youths, parents, school staff and mental health practitioners. Children and adolescents who are victimized by bullies show signs of distress and adjustment problems. However, it is not clear whether bullying is the source of these difficulties. This paper reviews empiri...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Arseneault L,Bowes L,Shakoor S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Cigarette smoking is strongly associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, any genetic etiology of such comorbidity and causal relations is poorly understood, especially at the genome-wide level. METHODS:In the present in silico research, we analyzed summary data from the genome-wide associati...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Yao Y,Xu Y,Cai Z,Liu Q,Ma Y,Li AN,Payne TJ,Li MD

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The atypical processing of eye contact is a characteristic hallmark of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The severity of these symptoms, however, is thought to lie on a continuum that extends into the typical population. While behavioural evidence shows that differences in social cognitive tasks in typically d...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Madipakkam AR,Rothkirch M,Dziobek I,Sterzer P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of childhood anxiety disorders at specific ages and genetic etiological influences on anxiety disorders in young children have been little studied. The present study reports prevalence estimates in a community sample of 6-year-old twins, and patterns of genetic and environmental influences on thes...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bolton D,Eley TC,O'Connor TG,Perrin S,Rabe-Hesketh S,Rijsdijk F,Smith P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low IQ is a risk factor for psychosis, but the effect of high IQ is more controversial. The aim was to explore the association of childhood school success with prodromal symptoms in adolescence and psychoses in adulthood. METHODS:In the general population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n = 8 229)...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Lassila M,Nordström T,Hurtig T,Mäki P,Jääskeläinen E,Oinas E,Miettunen J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has established the relationship between cannabis use and psychotic disorders. Whether cannabis use is related to transition to psychosis in patients at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis remains unclear. The present study aimed to review the existing evidence on the association between ca...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kraan T,Velthorst E,Koenders L,Zwaart K,Ising HK,van den Berg D,de Haan L,van der Gaag M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatoform disorders are costly for society in terms of increased healthcare expenditure. Patients' illness perceptions have been found to play a role in somatoform disorders. However, it is unclear whether illness perceptions predict higher health costs in these patients. METHOD:A total of 1785 primary car...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Frostholm L,Petrie KJ,Ornbøl E,Fink P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on the developing clinical and legal literature, and using the framework adopted in draft legislation, capacity to make a valid decision about a clinically required blood test was investigated in three groups of people with a 'mental disability' (i.e. mental illness (chronic schizophrenia), 'learning d...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Wong JG,Clare CH,Holland AJ,Watson PC,Gunn M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to determinate whether schizophrenia patients with a history of cannabis use have a different prognosis, with regards to readmission and hospital duration, compared with those without a history of cannabis use. METHOD:The present investigation was a cohort study of 50,087 Swedish me...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Manrique-Garcia E,Zammit S,Dalman C,Hemmingsson T,Andreasson S,Allebeck P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have reported smaller hippocampal volume (HcV) in depression patients; however, the temporality of the association remains unknown. One proposed hypothesis is that depression may cause HcV loss. This study evaluates whether previous depression and recent depressive symptoms are associated wit...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Elbejjani M,Fuhrer R,Abrahamowicz M,Mazoyer B,Crivello F,Tzourio C,Dufouil C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the pathways to psychiatric care and recognition of delay points are crucial for the development of interventions that aim to improve access to mental health-care services. METHOD:Over a 2-month period in 2003, a total of 1044 patients at the commencement of new episodes of care at Amanuel Spe...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bekele YY,Flisher AJ,Alem A,Baheretebeb Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00