Prenatal Inflammation, Infections and Mental Disorders.

abstract：:The published prevalence rates of depressive disorders have steadily increased during the last 20 years. Despite many methodological and social cultural influences, the increase seems to be real and reasons for this trend are given. Among them, the increase of life expectancy, the urbanization, and the possibility for...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Gastpar M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A considerable number of schizophrenic patients develop delusions of technical alien control. In such cases, patients experience their thoughts, movements and feelings to be controlled by mysterious machines and contemporary technologies such as computers, the internet, X-rays and lasers. METHODS:In this pa...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Hirjak D,Fuchs T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe psychiatric illness that is difficult to treat. The effects of trazodone hydrochloride treatment were studied, both with and without the addition of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, in OCD patients. Changes in symptoms correlated with changes in local cerebral metabolic ra...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Baxter LR Jr,Thompson JM,Schwartz JM,Guze BH,Phelps ME,Mazziotta JC,Selin CE,Moss L

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we have examined four parts of the 5th revision of the World Health Organization schedule for Standardized Assessment of Depressive Disorders (WHO/SADD-5): (I) items that cover the present depressive state; (II) items that cover the psychiatric history; (III) a global assessment scale for the severity of...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Bech P,Gjerris A,Andersen J,Rafaelsen OJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report is presented of a koro-like syndrome in a 34-year-old Bedouin man living in the Negev desert in Israel. The patient's disturbance is accompanied by voyeurism and the onset appears to be related to his sexual practices. This is the first reported case among Bedouins, who are an Arab nomadic tribe living i...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Witztum E,Bersudsky Y,Mayodovnik H,Kotler M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies reveal a heightened risk for anxiety and other mental disorders in the offspring of patients with panic disorder and other anxiety disorders. Data on the specific type of transmitted disorders, however, are inconsistent. We investigated the specificity of the relationship between parents' and children'...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Unnewehr S,Schneider S,Florin I,Margraf J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Several components of social cognition are compromised in schizophrenia (SCZ) from the early stage of the illness. In this study we first investigated whether mirror neuron-driven embodied simulation (mnES) is altered in first-episode SCZ. Second, we tested whether emotional cues impact on the mnES in S...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Ferri F,Costantini M,Salone A,Ebisch S,De Berardis D,Mazzola V,Arciero G,Ferro FM,Di Giannantonio M,Romani GL,Gallese V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes the 12-year history of a functional (endogenous) psychosis in a 25-year-old woman and the subsequent full social remission. The central symptom in the case history is the delusion that the patient has already lived through this life once. This delusion appears as the experience of reduplication, d...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Pethö B

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with panic disorder have higher rates of suicide than the general population. Among panic disorder subjects, early onset, female gender, alcohol abuse, and mood disorder increase the risk of suicidality. However, less is known about the unique relationships between discrete DSM-IV panic symptoms and...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Lim SW,Ko EM,Shin DW,Shin YC,Oh KS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare the prevalence of certain symptoms in adolescence with those at other ages, 6,034 apparently normal subjects aged 9-60 years were studied by questionnaire. Fear of blushing and fear of being looked at showed a maximum in the mid-teens and a subsequent gradual decrease both in males and females. The...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Abe K,Suzuki T

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Humor is an important coping mechanism and can improve mood. However, it is unclear whether depressed patients are able to enjoy funny material, e.g. jokes, and make use of their sense of humor for coping with adverse situations. This study aims at investigating the influence of depression on various aspects...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Falkenberg I,Jarmuzek J,Bartels M,Wild B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to reassess former child and adolescent psychiatric patients as adults with regard to their further development. METHODS:We used a 'catch-up' design. A former child and adolescent psychiatric patient cohort and controls (matched for sex and age) were assessed as adults with sta...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Brieger P,Blöink R,Sommer S,Marneros A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We prospectively investigated a sample of 42 patients with acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) as defined by the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10; F23) to determine the clinical and demographic features of this entity and its relationship to cycloid psychoses. M...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Pillmann F,Haring A,Balzuweit S,Blöink R,Marneros A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transsexualism is a challenging entity posing diagnostical, etiological, ethical and moral questions with no general consensus of opinion and a controversial management policy. The present article tries to deal with these questions by drawing a parallel with another psychiatric syndrome in which there is also a distur...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Becker D,Mester R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To locate the place of idiographic, narrative formulations in a psychiatric nosology and to address the problems stemming from the absence of such formulations in ICD-10 and DSM-IV, the author begins with a review of the stated goals of DSM-IV: that it should serve clinical, research, educational and information-manag...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Phillips J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify core vulnerability features capable of discriminating subjects who are more prone to develop eating disorders. SAMPLING AND METHODS:A nonclinical group composed of 253 university students was studied by means of the Identity and Eating Disorders questionnaire (IDEA), exploring abnormal attitudes ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Stanghellini G,Trisolini F,Castellini G,Ambrosini A,Faravelli C,Ricca V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical survey indicates a similar incidence of depression in old age and Parkinson's disease. Divergences, therefore, are apparent, when the biochemical basis of depression is related to the pathobiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) and endogenous depression. However, a common biological concept for endogenous depr...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Birkmayer W,Riederer P

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metaphor comprehension was studied in schizophrenics as compared to psychiatric and nonpsychiatric controls. Subjects were asked in a two-condition forced-choice response task to detect the metaphor similar or contrary to a proverb with an abstract meaning. Schizophrenic patients were impaired in both conditions. Howe...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： de Bonis M,Epelbaum C,Deffez V,Féline A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition and treatment of depressive states, as well as their prevention, call for special knowledge and experience. Therefore it was considered desirable that practising physicians with no specialised knowledge of psychiatry should be given more extensive opportunity for post-graduate instruction in the diagno...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Adams C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Every day, a substantial proportion of the general population experiences the distressing and frightening signs of an upcoming psychiatric illness. The consequences can be enormous because severe psychiatric disorders typically cause the loss of the ability to work and often mean a long-term burden for b...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Bridler R,Orosz A,Cattapan K,Stassen HH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dangerousness in the delusional misidentification syndromes is studied by reviewing a sample of 82 cases defined by either verbal threats or physical violence caused by misidentification delusion. Eighty cases were obtained from a review of the anglophone psychiatric literature in which the patients exhibited some deg...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Silva JA,Leong GB,Weinstock R,Sharma KK,Klein RL

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological aspects of classification broadly refer to mental functions and dysfunctions and are important to consider both in terms of clinical use and the elucidation of pertinent theories. There are a number of concepts crucial to consider for psychologically informed classification, including personality structu...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Mundt C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alexithymia as a disorder of affect regulation entails a patient's reduced ability to process emotional information. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of alexithymia [as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)-26, German version] on affective correlates in a dyadic therapeutic interaction (a...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Rasting M,Brosig B,Beutel ME

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of our study was to identify if defense mechanisms are associated with impulsivity and lifetime suicide attempts in depressed patients. SAMPLING AND METHODS:The Defense Style Questionnaire, the Impulsivity Rating Scale and the Impulse Control Scale were used in 77 depressed inpatients. RESULTS:Impu...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Corruble E,Hatem N,Damy C,Falissard B,Guelfi JD,Reynaud M,Hardy P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable evidence that maternal postnatal psychiatric disorder has an adverse influence on infant development. In attempting to examine the pathways of intergenerational transmission, most research has concentrated on genetic factors or on maternal behaviours during mother-child interaction and attachment...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Stein A,Lehtonen A,Harvey AG,Nicol-Harper R,Craske M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Basic symptoms are early subtle changes in thinking, feeling and perception that are subjectively experienced and precede the onset of a psychotic illness. In adult samples, high basic symptom scores are regarded as specific risk factors for the development of schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to explo...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Poustka L,Parzer P,Brunner R,Resch F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe condition with varied symptom presentations. Currently, the cognitive-behavioral treatment with the most empirical support is exposure and ritual prevention (EX/RP); however, clinical impression and some empirical data suggest that certain OCD symptoms are more...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Williams MT,Mugno B,Franklin M,Faber S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from double-blind studies reported since 1981 were reviewed to evaluate trazodone's relative antidepressant efficacy and its safety profile. Trazodone's therapeutic efficacy compared favorably with that of the tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) agents in both endogenous and nonendogenous patients. Data also sugges...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Schatzberg AF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICD-8 diagnosis applicable to borderline psychosis in children is psychosis limitaris infantilis (299.02). Results from a register-based study referring to all Danish children admitted between 1970 and 1992 and diagnosed borderline psychosis are presented here. A total of 415 children (332 boys and 83 girls) were ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Thomsen PH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected results from the section psychotherapy/psychosomatics of the ICD-10 research criteria study are discussed. One hundred thirty diagnosticians from 11 psychosomatics centers took part in this section, assessing 16 video-documented patients in case conferences. The results of the study, which were based on 633 d...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Schneider W,Freyberger HJ,Muhs A,Schüssler G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00