Assessment schedules for chronic psychiatric patients.

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：:Changes in the erythrocyte membrane cation carrier following lithium ingestion in normal human subjects were studied; ouabain sensitive potassium influx fell significantly during the lithium treated phase. Lithium was fed to rats and no change in erythrocyte Na-K ATPase was shown. These findings contrast with studies ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Naylor GJ,Smith A,Boardman LJ,Dick DA,Dick EG,Dick P

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the results of a study of unemployment among British Asians living in the north of England. The sample comprises 139 employed and unemployed men. Using standardized psychological questionnaires with a semi-structured interview schedule, the psychological consequences of unemployment are examined in...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Shams M,Jackson PR

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic fatigue is a common condition, frequently presenting in primary care. The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET), and to compare therapy with usual care plus a self-help booklet (BUC). METHOD:Patients drawn fro...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： McCrone P,Ridsdale L,Darbishire L,Seed P

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that major depressive disorders are associated with a breakdown in the organization of ultradian rhythm in sleep EEG. The present study used cross-spectral analysis of sleep EEG to confirm this finding, in a larger-scale study, evaluating the influence of gender and age on ultra...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Armitage R,Hoffmann RF,Rush AJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General practitioners using DSM-III criteria have studied the incidence and prevalence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in a large (N = 151,781) representative sample of the Dutch population. The incidence rate for anorexia nervosa is 6.3 and for bulimia nervosa 9.9 per year per 100,000 population. The prevalen...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Hoek HW

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The examination of moment-to-moment, 'micro-level' patterns of experience and behaviour using experience sampling methodology has contributed to our understanding of the 'macro-level' development of full-blown symptoms and disorders. This paper argues that the micro-level perspective can be used to identify the smalle...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Wichers M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior optical coherence tomography (OCT) studies of schizophrenia have identified thinning of retinal layers. However, findings have varied across reports, and most studies have had serious methodological limitations. To address unresolved issues, we determined whether: (1) retinal thinning in schizophrenia ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Silverstein SM,Paterno D,Cherneski L,Green S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phenotypic stability of avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) has previously been found to be moderate. However, little is known about the longitudinal structure of genetic and environmental factors for these disorders separately and jointly, and to wha...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Gjerde LC,Czajkowski N,Røysamb E,Ystrom E,Tambs K,Aggen SH,Ørstavik RE,Kendler KS,Reichborn-Kjennerud T,Knudsen GP

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms that contribute to emotion dysregulation in anxiety disorders are not well understood. Two common disorders, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (PD), were examined to test the hypothesis that both disorders are characterized by hypo-activation in prefrontal cortex (PFC) duri...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Ball TM,Ramsawh HJ,Campbell-Sills L,Paulus MP,Stein MB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies underline the contribution of heritable factors for psychiatric disorders. However, heritability estimates depend on the population under study, diagnostic instruments, and study designs that each has its inherent assumptions, strengths, and biases. We aim to test the homogeneity in heritability...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Pettersson E,Lichtenstein P,Larsson H,Song J,Attention Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder Working Group of the iPSYCH-Broad-PGC Consortium, Autism Spectrum Disorder Working Group of the iPSYCH-Broad-PGC Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of culture-bound syndromes such as eating disorders in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe is unclear and comparative epidemiological studies are lacking. Before the political changes in 1989 we therefore investigated eating disorders, eating attitudes and psychological health in two Eastern Eur...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Rathner G,Túry F,Szabó P,Geyer M,Rumpold G,Forgács A,Söllner W,Plöttner G

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of 16 subjects, 8 of each gender, were examined on two occasions, one group before and after restricted environmental stimulation with floatation, and the other group without floatation was the control group. They were examined with a tactile object discrimination task carried out with each hand separately ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Raab J,Gruzelier J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying prodromal features that predate the onset of bipolar disorder (BD) may enable the prevention of BD and aid early intervention. This review addresses two key questions: Is there a bipolar prodrome? And, if there is, what are its characteristic features? METHOD:A comprehensive search of databases ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Howes OD,Lim S,Theologos G,Yung AR,Goodwin GM,McGuire P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive dysfunction in depression is associated with poorer clinical outcomes and impaired psychosocial functioning. However, most treatments for depression do not specifically target cognition. Neurocognitive deficits such as memory and concentration problems tend to persist after mood symptoms recover. Improving c...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kaser M,Zaman R,Sahakian BJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Empirical data regarding prevalence of sexual and physical abuse histories in Japanese patients with eating disorders is lacking, in contrast to Western countries. This study investigated the prevalence of traumatic events in Japanese patients with eating disorders, and examined the relationship between such...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Nagata T,Kiriike N,Iketani T,Kawarada Y,Tanaka H

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence from high-income countries suggests that childhood trauma is associated with schizophrenia. Studies of childhood trauma and schizophrenia in low and middle income (LMIC) countries are limited. This study examined the prevalence of childhood traumatic experiences among cases and controls and the rela...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Mall S,Platt JM,Temmingh H,Musenge E,Campbell M,Susser E,Stein DJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia (SZ) is a complex disorder characterized by a range of behavioral and cognitive symptoms as well as structural and functional alterations in multiple cortical and subcortical structures. SZ is associated with reduced functional network connectivity involving core regions such as the anterior ci...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Csukly G,Szabó Á,Polgár P,Farkas K,Gyebnár G,Kozák LR,Stefanics G

更新日期：2020-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of a collaborative linkage study, the authors obtained clinical and demographic data on 160 families in which more than one sibling was affected with a bipolar illness. The aim of the study was to identify clinical characteristics that had a high degree of familiality. METHOD:Data on age at onset, g...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： O'Mahony E,Corvin A,O'Connell R,Comerford C,Larsen B,Jones R,McCandless F,Kirov G,Cardno AG,Craddock N,Gill M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research on unemployment and health has depended heavily on macro-social and ecological data analyses. In order to redress this imbalance, the report summarizes the methods and results of a prospective study of a permanent factory shutdown, thereby illustrating and dissecting some of the strengths and weaknesse...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kasl SV

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological evidence suggests a link between cannabis use and psychosis. A variety of factors have been proposed to mediate an individual's vulnerability to the harmful effects of the drug, one of which is their psychosis proneness. We hypothesized that highly psychosis-prone individuals would report mor...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Mason O,Morgan CJ,Dhiman SK,Patel A,Parti N,Patel A,Curran HV

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of information abstracted from case histories, 41 patients who had experienced epileptic seizures thought to be due either to treatment with psychiatric drugs or to withdrawal from sedative drugs were compared with a control group of patients. Those who had experienced seizures were more commonly first bo...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Toone BK,Fenton GW

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The assessment of inter-regional functional connectivity (FC) has allowed for the description of the putative mechanism of action of treatments such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Nevertheless, the possible FC alterations of othe...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Cano M,Alonso P,Martínez-Zalacaín I,Subirà M,Real E,Segalàs C,Pujol J,Cardoner N,Menchón JM,Soriano-Mas C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental condition that profoundly affects quality of life. Although mounting evidence now suggests uncontrolled mind-wandering as a core aspect of the attentional problems associated with ADHD, the neural mechanisms underpinning this deficit remains ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Vatansever D,Bozhilova NS,Asherson P,Smallwood J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from a general population survey of psychiatric disorder in Camberwell were used to calculate the risk of a CATEGO-defined depressive episode before the age of 65, using a modification of Strömgren's method. Current depression was defined as cases within the relevant categories of the CATEGO program and at thresh...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bebbington P,Katz R,McGuffin P,Tennant C,Hurry J

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cannabis use is associated with an earlier age at onset of psychotic illness. The aim of the present study was to examine whether this association is confounded by gender or other substance use in a large cohort of patients with a non-affective psychotic disorder. METHOD:In 785 patients with a non-affective...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Dekker N,Meijer J,Koeter M,van den Brink W,van Beveren N,Kahn RS,Linszen DH,van Os J,Wiersma D,Bruggeman R,Cahn W,de Haan L,Krabbendam L,Myin-Germeys I,GROUP Investigators.

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cognitive therapy (CT) for bipolar disorder emphasizes the monitoring and regulation of mood, thoughts and behaviour. The Sense of Hyper-Positive Self Scale (SHPSS) measures the extent to which bipolar patients value themselves and perceive themselves to possess personal attributes (e.g. dynamism, persuasi...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Lam D,Wright K,Sham P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnant women require increased levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) due to the demands of the growing fetus. Although some evidence indicates that maternal intake of fish and n-3 PUFAs is associated with reduced risk of postpartum depression, the results are inconsistent. METHODS:We investiga...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Hamazaki K,Matsumura K,Tsuchida A,Kasamatsu H,Tanaka T,Ito M,Inadera H,Japan Environment and Children's Study Group.

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 90% of the 1202 patients investigated in the 9 centres collaborating in the International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia were traced 2 years after the initial examination and on the average over 75% of them were re-examined, using standardized instruments and methods. Results indicate that patients diagnosed as sch...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Sartorius N,Jablensky A,Shapiro R

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies investigating early developmental factors in relation to psychopathology have mainly focused on schizophrenia. The personality dimension of neuroticism seems to be a general risk factor for psychopathology, but evidence on associations between early developmental precursors and personality traits is ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Flensborg-Madsen T,Sørensen HJ,Revsbech R,Mortensen EL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00