Assessment of suicide risk by computer-delivered self-rating questionnaire: preliminary findings.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper presents a case of chronic mania and reviews the diagnosis with respect to its definition and utility. METHOD:A case of chronic mania is described. RESULTS:Unremitting mania poses a diagnostic and management challenge. CONCLUSION:Persistent mania of this duration is rare, but a diagnosis of chro...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Malhi GS,Mitchell PB,Parker GB

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information about hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis function in mania, particularly in mixed states. We therefore investigated HPA function and its relationship to clinical state in 19 hospitalized manic patients meeting Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia - Research Diagn...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Swann AC,Stokes PE,Casper R,Secunda SK,Bowden CL,Berman N,Katz MM,Robins E

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zuclopenthixol decanoate (ZPT-D) and haloperidol decanoate (HAL-D) were compared in the maintenance treatment of chronic schizophrenic patients. All patients were treated with either ZPT-D or HAL-D for at least 3 months and were then randomly allocated to treatment with either ZPT-D (100-600 mg every 4 weeks) or HAL-D...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Wistedt B,Koskinen T,Thelander S,Nerdrum T,Pedersen V,Mølbjerg C

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Literature suggests that childhood trauma increases vulnerability for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, including schizotypal personality disorder (SPD). Yet, it remains unexplored whether childhood trauma predicts symptom load and the level of neurocognitive functioning in SPD. METHOD:We included 225 indivi...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Velikonja T,Velthorst E,McClure MM,Rutter S,Calabrese WR,Rosell D,Koenigsberg HW,Goodman M,New AS,Hazlett EA,Perez-Rodriguez MM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a last-resort treatment alternative to capsulotomy in treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD:Prospective single-case based design with evaluation of DBS impact on emotions, behaviour, personality traits and executive function in three...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gabriëls L,Cosyns P,Nuttin B,Demeulemeester H,Gybels J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder. Its prevalence appears inconsistent in different regions of China; thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of schizophrenia in mainland China. METHOD:Studies on the prevalence of schizophrenia in mainland China were identified from electroni...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Long J,Huang G,Liang W,Liang B,Chen Q,Xie J,Jiang J,Su L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of suicide among the nonnomadic Gypsies in three counties in Hungary revealed that they had a lower completed suicide rate but a higher attempted suicide rate than ethnic Hungarians. The rate of attempted suicide appeared to be higher in the younger, partially assimilated Gypsies as a result of the conflict be...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Zonda T,Lester D

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that depressive symptoms correlate with Alzheimer's disease (AD) type changes in CSF and structural and functional imaging including hippocampus volume, cortical thickness, white matter lesions, Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-P...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Auning E,Selnes P,Grambaite R,Šaltytė Benth J,Haram A,Løvli Stav A,Bjørnerud A,Hessen E,Hol PK,Muftuler løndalen A,Fladby T,Aarsland D

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It seems odd that male suicide rates have decreased in Portugal over the last few years, whereas the opposite has happened in most other countries. In order to investigate the reasons for such a decrease, suicide rates were compared with controversial cases (ICD-9 category E 980-989) and with homicide rates. The resul...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： de Castro EF,Pimenta F,Martins I

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of traumatic events and DSM-IV post-traumatic stress disorder as well as risk factors and comorbidity patterns were investigated in a representative community sample (n = 3021, aged 14-24 years). METHOD:Traumatic events and PTSD were assessed with the Munich Composite Interna...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Perkonigg A,Kessler RC,Storz S,Wittchen H -U

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy Japanese DSM-III-R schizophrenic patients were assessed for 30 clinical symptoms using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) of Kay et al. Principal component analysis was applied to the full item set of this scale and disclosed 5 orthogonal independent symptom groups: negative, hostile/excited, tho...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kawasaki Y,Maeda Y,Sakai N,Higashima M,Urata K,Yamaguchi N,Kurachi M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report examines the comorbidity among three key symptoms associated with suicidal intent, namely hopelessness, depression and unusual thinking. A total of 97 out-patients with suicidal thoughts were assessed using the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the anxious depression and unusual thinking factor scales of the Deroga...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mendonca JD,Holden RR

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of barbital and diazepam were measured daily during a double-blind study of the efficacy of the two drugs in the treatment of delirium tremens and less severe clinical states. Treatment was estimated as satisfactory in the majority of cases; the present study deals with the satisfactory groups on...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kramp P,Rønsted P,Hansen T

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to test the hypothesis of "schizophrenic spectrum" disorders. The families of 60 process schizophrenics were systematically interviewed with structured interview forms, and evaluated for psychiatric illness according to strict diagnostic criteria. The interviewed persons were then separa...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Fowler RC,Tsuang MT,Cadoret RJ,Monnelly E

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare moclobemide and clomipramine in endogenous depression according to the Newcastle II classification. Sixty-two patients were allocated to either 300 mg moclobemide or 150 mg clomipramine, both given in 3 daily doses. Improvements occurred over time but differences between treatm...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Koczkas C,Holm P,Karlsson A,Nagy A,Ose E,Pétursson H,Ulverås L,Wenedikter O

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One stage case-identification method, using the Arabic Version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) was applied in a pilot study for estimating the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders among a group of Saudi primary care attenders. The validity of the Arabic Version of the HAD scale was previou...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： el-Rufaie OE,Albar AA,Al-Dabal BK

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of depression in a community with 15 000 inhabitants in Brazil (Bambuí). METHOD:The Composite International Diagnostic Interview was applied in a random sample of 1041 residents aged 18+ years. RESULTS:The ICD-10 1-month, 1-year and lifetime prevalences of depression were 8.2% (9...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Vorcaro CM,Lima-Costa MF,Barreto SM,Uchoa E

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The paper provides the first syllabus on the prevalence of mental disorders in old-age focusing on surveys conducted in the 15 countries, which comprised the 'old' European Union. METHOD:A systematic search of the literature published from 1990 onwards was conducted. RESULTS:Mental disorders in old-age are ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Riedel-Heller SG,Busse A,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the factor structure of DSM-IV criteria for obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) in patients with binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD:Two hundred and eleven consecutive out-patients with axis I diagnoses of BED were reliably assessed with semi-structured diagnostic interviews. The eigh...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Grilo CM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the concept of 'Non-affective Acute Remitting Psychosis' (NARP) in a group of patients with first episode psychosis in Iran. METHOD:This is a 24-month follow-up study of 54 patients with first-episode psychosis admitted consecutively to a psychiatric hospital in Tehran, Iran. At the end of fol...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Alaghband-Rad J,Boroumand M,Amini H,Sharifi V,Omid A,Davari-Ashtiani R,Seddigh A,Momeni F,Aminipour Z

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:At least 50% of bipolar disorder (BD) patients have an additional diagnosis, one of the most difficult to manage being obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Defining the nosology of BD-OCD comorbidity has important clinical implications, given that treatments for OCD can worsen BD outcomes. METHOD:A systemati...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Amerio A,Odone A,Liapis CC,Ghaemi SN

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intensive 1-year study was carried out on 41 male patients, mean age 49, mean hospitalization time 49 days, admitted to a special ward of the Beckomberga Hospital with the diagnosis of delirium tremens and 50 concomitant somatic and psychiatric diagnoses (1--9 per capita), and given a standardized treatment. The me...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Stendig-Lindberg G,Rudy N

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of confiding persons both within and outside the household has been investigated in a series of 110 depressed patients and of 98 non-psychiatric controls. The depressive sample has been classified into diagnostic subgroups of unipolar, bipolar, reactive-neurotic and unspecified type of depression. The...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Eisemann M

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hope has long been considered an important therapeutic factor in medicine, nursing and mental health and recently received attention as a central component of recovery. However, conceptual clarity, applicability and the predictive value of hope remain unclear. This review aims to define hope, review current a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schrank B,Stanghellini G,Slade M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of common mental disorders in the Moroccan general population. METHOD:On a systematic representative randomized sample, the Moroccan Arabic version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) was used to assess the prevalence of mo...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kadri N,Agoub M,Assouab F,Tazi MA,Didouh A,Stewart R,Paes M,Toufiq J,Moussaoui D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was investigated in 45 female anorectic out-patients (cross sectional study) nine of whom were followed serially as in-patients (longitudinal study). DST non-suppression was strongly associated with negative energy balance (low body weight and low Ponderal Index) but there was ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Abou-Saleh MT,Oleesky D,Crisp AH,Lacey JH

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the evidence from empirical studies regarding the validity of 'post-traumatic stress disorder with secondary psychotic features' (PTSD-SP) as a separate diagnostic entity. METHOD:The authors performed a review tracing publications between 1980 and January 2008. RESULTS:Twenty-four comparative stud...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Braakman MH,Kortmann FA,van den Brink W

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life (QOL) was assessed in three groups of patients, consisting of 30 schizophrenic patients with duration of illness <2 years, 30 schizophrenic patients with duration of illness > or = 2 years and 30 dysthymic patients. The diagnoses were made according to ICD-10. Two scales of quality of life were used, o...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gupta S,Kulhara P,Verma SK

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cognitive reserve (CR) refers to the brain's capacity to cope with pathology in order to minimize the symptoms. CR is associated with different outcomes in severe mental illness. This study aimed to analyze the impact of CR according to the diagnosis of first-episode affective or non-affective psychosis (FEP)...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Amoretti S,Cabrera B,Torrent C,Mezquida G,Lobo A,González-Pinto A,Parellada M,Corripio I,Vieta E,de la Serna E,Butjosa A,Contreras F,Sarró S,Penadés R,Sánchez-Torres AM,Cuesta M,Bernardo M,PEPsGroup.

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (ATD) predisposes the individual for serious lung disease in adulthood. The identification of ATD by neonatal screening was hypothesized to have negative long-term effects on the parents' attitudes and feelings associated with the child. This hypothesis was tested by comparing these atti...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： McNeil TF,Thelin T,Aspegren-Jansson E,Sveger T

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00