Metabolic syndrome and psychiatrists' choice of follow-up interventions in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics in Denmark and Sweden.

abstract：:Objective: To identify personality disorders comorbid with borderline personality disorder (BPD) that may confer greater risk for the presence of severe dissociative experiences. Method: Three hundred and one outpatients with a primary diagnosis of BPD were evaluated using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Rodríguez-Delgado A,Fresán A,Miranda E,Garza-Villarreal E,Alcalá-Lozano R,Duque-Alarcón X,Balducci T,Arango de Montis I

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the major challenges for research in the field of human aggression is the need to define the role of personality and trait-like dimensions, such as impulsivity and aggressiveness, in predisposing to violent behavior. AIMS:1) To determine whether trait- aggressiveness and impulsivity may be associated...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Carli V,Mandelli L,Zaninotto L,Alberti S,Roy A,Serretti A,Sarchiapone M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric illness in children and adolescents. Previous evidence suggests that fluoxetine is effective in the treatment of OCD in children and adolescents. However, those studies had small sample sizes. As a result, a systematic review, which is a more powe...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Maneeton N,Maneeton B,Karawekpanyawong N,Woottiluk P,Putthisri S,Srisurapanon M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finland was the first European country to give a high priority to the development of specialized psychiatric services for adolescents. The aim of this paper is to 1) describe the development of these services, 2) study the status and the functioning of psychiatric services for adolescents in 2000 and 3) present some f...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Laukkanen E,Pylkkänen K,Hartikainen B,Luotoniemi M,Julma K,Aalberg V

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Misophonia is a neurophysiological disorder, phenotypically characterized by heightened autonomic nervous system arousal which is accompanied by a high magnitude of emotional reactivity to repetitive and pattern-based auditory stimuli. This study identifies the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms in misophon...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Erfanian M,Kartsonaki C,Keshavarz A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate attitudes towards mental illness displayed by student nurses' with previous contact with mentally disordered persons prior to education in psychiatric nursing and to evaluate trends in attitudes towards mental illness exhibited by student nurses and the public in Sweden. METHODS:Altogether 246 st...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Ewalds-Kvist B,Högberg T,Lützén K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure and the validity of the Finnish version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). As part of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Project, the TAS-20 was presented to a sample of 5034 31-year old persons. A confirmatory factor analysis showed that th...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Joukamaa M,Miettunen J,Kokkonen P,Koskinen M,Julkunen J,Kauhanen J,Jokelainen J,Veijola J,Läksy K,Järvelin MR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the prevalence of personality disorders in a representative sample of patients admitted to inpatient care after a parasuicide, 64 consecutive patients were investigated with structured interviews for DSM-IV personality disorders and clinical interviews for Axis I disorders and suicidal behaviour. We found a...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Söderberg S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The psychopathic traits measured with the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) in a representative national prisoner sample have not been studied in Finland before. It has been unclear whether there could occur some national differences or whether the PCL-R can be used for assessing psychopathic traits...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Jüriloo A,Lauerma H,Holmalahti T,Tyni S,Aarnio J,Viitanen P,Wuolijoki T,Mattila A,Lintonen T,Joukamaa M,Vartiainen H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to study factors associated with long-term non-recovery from major depression. A total of 109 patients with major depression were followed prospectively for 2 years. A diagnosis of major depression based on SCID interviews at follow-up indicated non-recovery. The effect of several established risk factors ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Viinamäki H,Haatainen K,Honkalampi K,Tanskanen A,Koivumaa-Honkanen H,Antikainen R,Valkonen-Korhonen M,Hintikka J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A body of research has demonstrated high rates of comorbidity among individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Further, recent empirical evidence has demonstrated the relevance of death anxiety in OCD. Given that the trajectory towards OCD remains unclear, the current study aimed to examine which ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Menzies RE,Zuccala M,Sharpe L,Dar-Nimrod I

更新日期：2020-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous meta-analyses of paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have shown much higher effect size for standard individual cognitive behaviour therapy (SI-CBT) compared with control conditions than for serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) compared with placebo. Other factors, such as systematic diff...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Skarphedinsson G,Hanssen-Bauer K,Kornør H,Heiervang ER,Landrø NI,Axelsdottir B,Biedilæ S,Ivarsson T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Immunological mechanisms may be responsible for the development and maintenance of schizophrenia symptoms. Aim The aim of this study is to measure tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), soluble tumour necrosis factor-alpha receptor I (sTNF-αRI), and soluble tumour necrosis factor-alpha receptor II (sTNF-αRII...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Turhan L,Batmaz S,Kocbiyik S,Soygur AH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia and related psychoses are associated with excess morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Single-site studies on CVD-related risk factors in representative samples of acutely admitted inpatients are scarce. AIMS:To assess the levels of risk factors related to CVD in patients ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Johnsen E,Gjestad R,Kroken RA,Mellesdal L,Løberg EM,Jørgensen HA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Danish version of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire - Child Version (OBQ-CV). The OBQ-CV assesses dysfunctional beliefs concerning responsibility/threat estimation, perfectionism/uncertainty, and importance/control of thoughts, which according t...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Schultz C,Lambek R,Højgaard D,Söchting I,Thastum M,Hove Thomsen P,Anna Hybel K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been included in the DSM category of psychiatric diagnoses since 1980, classified as an anxiety disorder. Since that time, its definition has undergone considerable change and today many physicians are not aware of its current diagnostic criteria or the clinical significance o...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Rosenbaum L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Youth Self-Report (YSR) was completed by 586 15- to 16-year-old Finnish adolescents. The internal consistency of the YSR problem scales ranged from 0.61 to 0.90. Girls reported significantly more internalizing, withdrawn, somatic, anxious-depressive thought and attention problems. The adolescent was defined as hav...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Helstelä L,Sourander A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to explore how sexual child abusers who meet the DSM-IV criteria for paedophilia differ from those who do not. We studied DSM-IV disorders and paedophilic interests in all cases of sexual child abuse referred to forensic psychiatric investigation in Sweden between 1993 and 1997 (n=185)....

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Carlstedt A,Innala S,Brimse A,Söderström Anckarsäter H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extreme self-harming behavior is a major challenge for patients and health services. Nevertheless, this patient population is poorly described in research literature. AIMS:The aim of this study was to assess the volume of patients with extensive psychiatric hospitalization due to extreme self-harming behavi...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Holth F,Walby F,Røstbakken T,Lunde I,Ringen PA,Ramleth RK,Romm KL,Tveit T,Torgersen T,Urnes Ø,Kvarstein EH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conduct disorder (CD) is a condition that describes an aggressive, antisocial and criminal individual with social maladjustment. A diagnostician must consider symptoms, time and function when making a diagnosis. The aim of the article is to provide a general outline of the CD diagnosis described in DSM, using three da...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Olsson M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the use and attitudes toward standardized assessment tools among clinicians in a public mental health service in Norway. A total of 606 clinicians provided feedback on their use and attitudes regarding psychometric qualities of such tools, their practicality, and their b...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Bjaastad JF,Jensen-Doss A,Moltu C,Jakobsen P,Hagenberg H,Joa I

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: While the pivotal role of pharmacotherapy in psychiatry is universal, significant regional differences exist in drug use patterns. Herewith we compare the use of ATC psychotropic drugs (N05, psycholeptics and N06A, antidepressants) in 2010-2015 in the three Baltic Countries with reference to the Nordic Countr...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Harro J,Aadamsoo K,Rootslane L,Laius O,O'Leary A,Adomaitiene V,Kupca B,Lehtmets A,Navickas A,Rancans E,Taube M,Terauds E,Pops K

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between alcohol dependence and suicidal behaviour is well established and patients with suicidal behaviour in treatment for alcohol dependence present a considerable challenge for clinical services. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for suicide attempts and to evaluate the outcome of tr...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Petersen CB,Grønbaek MN,Rask MB,Nielsen B,Nielsen AS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stalking is a considerable health problem. In order to develop interventions for victims, more knowledge is needed concerning prevalence, stress and coping related to stalking as well as associated symptomatology in the victims. This is the first population-based study of stalking in Norway. AIMS:To examine...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Narud K,Friestad C,Dahl AA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, it was reported that antipsychotic treatment reverted Contactin Associated Protein-Like 3 (CASPR3, same as CNTNAP3) mRNA expressions in leukocytes of schizophrenia (SCZ) subjects to the same levels as healthy controls. CASPR3 was expressed in various regions of the mice brain (cortex, frontal lobes...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Okita M,Yoshino Y,Iga JI,Ueno SI

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with schizophrenia suffer from wide range of deficits in neurocognitive functions of the brain, including visuospatial working memory. AIMS:This study aims at evaluating the effect of short-term smoking abstinence on different components of visuospatial working memory in smoker patients with schizo...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Ghiasi F,Farhang S,Farnam A,Safikhanlou S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It appears that the female reproductive events and hormonal treatments may impact the course of bipolar disorder in women. In particular, childbirth is known to be associated with onset of affective episodes in women with bipolar disorder. During the female reproductive events the sex hormones, e.g. estrogen...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Meinhard N,Kessing LV,Vinberg M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a frequently encountered disorder in children and adolescents. Several characteristics make the disorder a challenge to diagnostic methods and treatment procedures including the diversity of symptoms, the delay of referral and the occurrence of comorbidity. The aim of the present...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Nissen JB,Thomsen PH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the effect of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on sleep is not well-known, recent studies suggest an association between OCD and sleep quality. AIMS:We aimed to assess sleep quality in children and adolescents with OCD and to seek its association with OCD symptoms and OCD severity. METHODS:All ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Miniksar DY,Özdemir M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the main principles of Interpersonal Psychotherapy and its adaptation for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). The work of IPT-A is put in the context of the significant problem of depression in adolescence and the other treatments and their efficacy in the treatment of adolescent depression. The paper al...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Mufson L,Sills R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00