Treatment of a mild form of neuroleptic malignant syndrome with oral diazepam.

abstract：:109 killers, 38 nonviolent offenders and 54 community controls were compared on psychiatric diagnosis, the MMPI, Cattell 16 PF, IQ and clinical neurological results. Killers did not differ from nonviolent offenders on diagnosis or personality in general. Only higher MMPI Hysteria scale scores differentiated the killer...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Langevin R,Paitich D,Orchard B,Handy L,Russon A

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this 1-year follow-up study was to compare functional outcome as well as clinical differences between patients with first- and multiple-episode bipolar disorder. METHOD:Bipolar disorder patients with first (n = 60) and multiple episodes (n = 59) were recruited from two hospitals in Spain. The Func...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rosa AR,González-Ortega I,González-Pinto A,Echeburúa E,Comes M,Martínez-Àran A,Ugarte A,Fernández M,Vieta E

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) has been linked to the underlying biological processes related to aggressive behaviour. However, only a few studies on this subject involving young people have been published so far. METHOD:We aimed to investigate the effects of acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) on reacti...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kötting WF,Bubenzer S,Helmbold K,Eisert A,Gaber TJ,Zepf FD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1814 patients were studied from the Mississippi State Hospital with a DSM-III diagnosis of schizophrenia and aged 15-39 years at the time of admission. The 634 schizophrenics with a birth date between 1 December and 31 March were compared with the 1180 born between 1 April and 30 November for age of admissi...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rodrigo G,Lusiardo M,Briggs G,Ulmer A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the psychological substrate of catatonia. METHOD:Reviewing the historical descriptions and explanations of catatonic behaviours by clinicians from its delineation in the 19th century to the present. RESULTS:Patients with catatonia are often haunted by fears and terrors; this has not been widely a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Fink M,Shorter E

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of childhood trauma on the clinical course of panic disorder and possible contributing factors. METHOD:Longitudinal data of 539 participants with a current panic disorder were collected from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA). Childhood trauma was assessed with ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： De Venter M,Van Den Eede F,Pattyn T,Wouters K,Veltman DJ,Penninx BWJH,Sabbe BG

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatry in Scandinavia has a tradition for research and clinical work with people from other countries, especially related to refugees and survivors after the Second World War. In recent years an increasing number of refugees have arrived, especially from the countries of the Middle East. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Jensen SB,Schaumburg E,Leroy B,Larsen BO,Thorup M

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a short, 5-item measure of the core symptoms of depression based on the 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self-Report (QIDS-SR16 ) and to evaluate psychometric properties of this new measure (Very Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self-Report: VQIDS-SR5 ). METHOD:...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： De La Garza N,John Rush A,Grannemann BD,Trivedi MH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a Lovibond flexible fibro-optic tintometer, no differences of skin pigmentation were found between chronic male schizophrenic patients untreated with phenothiazines, and non-schizophrenics. No differences were found between chronic male schizophrenics receiving phenothiazines and those not so treated. This latte...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Patch IC

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the Second World War 70,000-75,000 Finnish children were sent to Sweden to protect them from the war. This article describes a group of children sent to Sweden from Kuopio County. The management of this group is discussed in light of their health, education and profession in adulthood. The change in culture and...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Räsänen E

更新日期：1989-09-01 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：:Some further results on the effects of the two hypnotic drugs, nitrazepam and flurazepam monohydrochloride, on mood state are described. An automated assessment and scoring system, Computer Assisted Psychometric System (C.A.P.S.), was used to assess mood state and showed that both hypnotics had a mild euphoriant effec...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sambrooks JE,MacCulloch MJ,Rooney JF

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations between the Rust Inventory of Schizotypal Cognitions (RISC) and psychotic symptoms measured by the Present State Examination (PSE) and to assess the predictive validity of the RISC for later onset of schizophrenia. METHOD:A total of 154 subjects at high risk for schizophrenia but ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Miller PM,Lawrie SM,Byrne M,Cosway R,Johnstone EC

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:In 1983-1984 the Swedish Committee for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression launched an educational program on the diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders for all general practitioners on the island of Gotland. The baseline year chosen was 1982 and the immediate effects were evaluated in 1985. In 1988 th...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rutz W,Carlsson P,von Knorring L,Wålinder J

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of zotepine in the treatment of acute episodes of schizophrenia. METHOD:Patients with acute exacerbation of schizophrenia (DSM-III-R criteria; n = 158) were allocated on a random, double-blind basis to receive zotepine (150 or 300 mg/day), chlorpromazine (30...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Cooper SJ,Tweed J,Raniwalla J,Butler A,Welch C

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare neurological soft signs (NSS) in patients of schizophrenia with onset in childhood (COS), adolescence (AdOS) and adulthood (AOS). METHOD:Assessment of NSS in 15 patients of COS and 20 patients each of AdOS and AOS was made using condensed neuropsychiatric examination for NSS. RESULTS:NSS were sig...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Biswas P,Malhotra S,Malhotra A,Gupta N

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beck's Depression Inventory was administered in a study of all students aged 16-17 years in the first year of high school in a Swedish town, and was completed by 93% of them (n = 2270). Cronbach's reliability coefficient alpha was 0.89, and there were strong correlations between item scores and total scores. A diagnos...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Olsson G,von Knorring AL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the long-term social function of psychiatric patients with anxiety and depressive disorders and to relate this to personality status and other factors. METHOD:A cohort of 210 patients (mean age 35 years) with dysthymic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder diagnosed using a st...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Seivewright H,Tyrer P,Johnson T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred people with autistic disorder (DSM-III-R) without a known cause who comprised a total population of children with autism were compared with "autistic-like" children, Asperger syndrome and age-matched comparison children from the general population and were examined with regard to month of birth. There was ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gillberg C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the accuracy of psychiatric patients' statements on coercive measures compared with medical file information using empirical methodology, and relating the statements to patients' psychopathology. METHOD:One hundred and forty-three in-patients were identified consecutively, and interviewed usin...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Poulsen HD,Engberg M

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：: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:Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a major cause of long-term work disability. However, factors predicting this are not well known. METHOD:In the Vantaa Depression Study, predictors for being granted a disability pension during an 18-month follow-up were examined among the 186 psychiatric MDD in- and out-pat...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rytsälä HJ,Melartin TK,Leskelä US,Sokero TP,Lestelä-Mielonen PS,Isometsä ET

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumoencephalography (PEG) was carried out in 50 patients of both sexes consecutively discharged from a psychiatric department with a diagnosis of acute schizophrenia. At clinical follow-up with a mean observation time of 8 years the diagnosis was verified in 38 patients, while 12 were considered to have had a reacti...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Haug JO

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the number of attempts it took before patients with a first episode of psychosis received adequate help, the signs or symptoms that led them to seek help and the people from whom they attempted to seek help. METHOD:Subjects were 86 individuals with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, mainly schiz...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Addington J,Van Mastrigt S,Hutchinson J,Addington D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between physical and mental disorders and the separate and joint effect of physical and mental disorders on work-loss. METHOD:Data was derived from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study. This was a general population study in which 7076 adults, aged between 18 an...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Buist-Bouwman MA,de Graaf R,Vollebergh WA,Ormel J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Schneiderian first-rank symptoms (FRS) in 294 consecutive admissions to a research unit was evaluated with reference to their diagnostic distribution (SADS/RDC). Thirty-five of 58 patients with schizophrenia had FRS, as compared to nine of 190 patients with major depressive disorder. All patients wit...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Tandon R,Greden JF

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In one of the hypotheses on the causes of schizophrenia it is proposed that viruses may play a role in the etiology and pathogenesis of at least some forms of schizophrenia. In our study, 30 healthy adults and 30 schizophrenic patients were investigated for humoral and cellular immunity against herpes simplex virus (H...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schindler L,Leroux M,Beck J,Moises HW,Kirchner H

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The paper presents a comprehensive overview of prospective studies monitoring or intervening in the pre-onset phase of first episode psychosis. METHOD:A systematic literature search was conducted and supplemented by a manual search. All relevant studies were ordered and intensively reviewed according to spec...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Olsen KA,Rosenbaum B

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00