Phobias in India and the United Kingdom. A trans-cultural study.

abstract：:It is now generally recognized that dopamine receptors exist in the CNS as different subtypes: D1 receptors, associated with adenylyl cyclase activity, and D2 receptor, uncoupled to a cyclic AMP generating system. In order to understand the role of D1 and D2 receptors in the antipsychotic action of neuroleptics, we ha...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Memo M,Battaini F,Spano PF,Trabucchi M

更新日期：1981-04-01 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：:Within a sample of 88 pregnant women with a history of nonorganic psychosis, mental health characteristics during pregnancy, assessed prospectively through interviews and psychiatric records, were studied in relationship to the development of 25 postpartum psychotic episodes (PPPs) occurring during the first 6 months ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： McNeil TF

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Lycanthropy is a rare psychiatric condition in which the patient believes in being transformed into an animal. Belief in the transformation of another person into an animal has not been reported, so far. Here, a patient with an impression of bipolar mood disorder (mixed type) and such delusion is reported. ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Nejad AG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To record risk factors for breast cancer in women with schizophrenia and recommend preventive actions. METHOD:A PubMed literature search (from 2005 to 2010) was conducted, using the search terms 'schizophrenia', 'antipsychotics', 'breast cancer' and 'risk factors'. RESULTS:Several risk factors of relevance ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Seeman MV

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a catchment area study of 101 first inceptions of schizophrenia, mania and atypical psychoses, women were significantly more likely to have atypical psychosis and men were more likely to have definite schizophrenia. Negative symptoms such as affective flattening and poverty of speech were already present in many ca...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Ring N,Tantam D,Montague L,Newby D,Black D,Morris J

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven, out of a sample of 100 elderly subjects, all suffering from dementia, were found to have delusions. The delusions were more common in women, in patients with a history of psychiatric illness, and amongst those with higher information subscores (Blessed Scale); and were less common in patients suffering f...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Berrios GE,Brook P

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an analysis of the impact of the psychiatric reform in Italy on health care delivery by the general practitioner. In an urban district of the Veneto region a survey was made on the opinions and assessments of the general practitioner about the new status of psychiatric care, on the psychiatric case...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rizzardo R,Rovea A,Magni G

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors associated with cycle acceleration (CA), that is, progressive decrease in duration of syndrome-free intervals between affective episodes, in acutely admitted patients with bipolar disorder (BD). METHOD:All patients (n = 210) with BD I (67%) and BD II (33%) (DSM-IV) acutely admitted t...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Finseth PI,Morken G,Malt UF,Andreassen OA,Vaaler AE

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examine the safety and efficacy of venlafaxine monotherapy in bipolar type II (BP II) patients with major depressive episode (MDE) who were unresponsive to prior lithium monotherapy. We hypothesized that venlafaxine would be superior to lithium with a low hypomanic conversion rate. METHOD:Seventeen patien...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Amsterdam JD,Wang G,Shults J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this paper, we aimed at reviewing evidence-based treatment options for bipolar mania and proposed tentative evidence-based clinical suggestions regarding the management of a manic episode, especially regarding the choice of the proper mood stabilizer and antipsychotic medication. METHOD:A narrative review...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Pacchiarotti I,Anmella G,Colomer L,Vieta E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological autopsies are an important research tool in establishing risk factors associated with suicide. We report the results of a validity study comparing psychological autopsy-generated DSM-III-R diagnoses in suicides and non-suicides with chart diagnoses generated by clinicians who had treated the subjects pri...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kelly TM,Mann JJ

更新日期：1996-11-01 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 purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of translation and to test the validity of the Greek version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). In the translation study, the English and the Greek versions of the GHQ were administered to a sample of 50 bilingual respondents. The internal consistency, item...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Garyfallos G,Karastergiou A,Adamopoulou A,Moutzoukis C,Alagiozidou E,Mala D,Garyfallos A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total 215 first-degree relatives of 88 twin probands with schizophrenia, mood disorders and nonaffective psychoses were studied. The twins' parents and siblings were personally interviewed with structured diagnostic instruments and diagnosed in accordance with DSM-III-R criteria. The first-degree relatives were inte...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Onstad S,Skre I,Edvardsen J,Torgersen S,Kringlen E

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine factors contributing to variance in functional outcome in first-episode psychosis (FEP) following 1 year of treatment. METHOD:Naturalistic 1-year follow-up of a FEP cohort (n = 200), from programs in four university centers in Ontario, Canada. Functional recovery was defined by 'Social and Occupat...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Menezes NM,Malla AM,Norman RM,Archie S,Roy P,Zipursky RB

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether adolescents who self-harm are at increased risk of heavy and dependent substance use in adulthood. METHOD:Fifteen-year prospective cohort study of a random sample of 1943 adolescents recruited from secondary schools across the state of Victoria, Australia. Data pertaining to self-harm an...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Moran P,Coffey C,Romaniuk H,Degenhardt L,Borschmann R,Patton GC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fear of strangers ( FOS ) during the infant's first year was studied in 46 "high-risk" offspring of index mothers with a history of nonorganic psychosis and in 80 demographically similar control offspring. FOS was measured in the home by a standardized test at 1 year of age and by repeated interviews with the mother d...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Näslund B,Persson-Blennow I,McNeil T,Kaij L,Malmquist-Larsson A

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible hypersecretion involvement of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the pathophysiology of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis disturbances in patients with major depressive episode and with an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was investigated. The corticotropin (ACTH) and cortisol ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Thalén BE,Kjellman BF,Ljunggren JG,Akner G,Kågedal B,Wahlund B,Wetterberg L

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on the development and testing of a new Chinese diagnostic instrument--the Adult Diagnostic Interview Schedule-Present (ADIS-P). This instrument uses a selection of items adapted from DIS and SADS. It is administered within approximately 25 min by a trained clinician using a small portable computer ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Zheng Y,Yang W,Phillips MR,Dai C,Zheng H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antidepressants including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-associated mania or hypomania has been well documented in the literature but these patients with switch have either mood disorders or various risk factors for bipolar disorder. This case report examines SSRI-induced hypomania in a patient...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mendhekar DN,Gupta D,Girotra V

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The platelet levels of serotonin and the amino acids aspartic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric acid were measured in 18 drug-free autistic (DSM-III criteria) and 14 age-matched healthy children. Serotonin was significantly increased while the amino acids aspartic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid and...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rolf LH,Haarmann FY,Grotemeyer KH,Kehrer H

更新日期：1993-05-01 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 assess the methodological value of studies that signaled one or more selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as teratogenic agents. METHOD:Medical literature, published in English (1980-November 2010), was searched using MEDLINE/PubMed, TOXNET, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library to identify all arti...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gentile S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dark-skinned immigrants have a higher risk for schizophrenia and other psychoses than other immigrants. The first British studies reported that first-generation immigrants (FGIs) from the Caribbean presented atypical psychoses. This study examines the characteristics of psychotic episodes in black FGIs to Can...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Dealberto MJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:A group of 273 children and adolescents, aged 8 to 19 years, who had been treated for a congenital malformation during their 1st month of life, were studied using psychiatric interviews with the child and at least one of his parents. The child was also given a Wechsler intelligence test. The rate of psychopathological...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sandberg S

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate psychiatric outcomes after bariatric surgery, including suicide, self-harm, psychiatric service use and substance misuse. METHOD:Retrospective study on a Danish nationwide register-based cohort of 22 451 patients followed for 1 029 736 person-years. Data were analysed utilizing single- and mul...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kovacs Z,Valentin JB,Nielsen RE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity and suicidal ideation associated with co-occurring non-affective psychosis and panic attacks, compared with non-affective psychosis without panic attacks, in the general population. METHOD:Data were drawn from the National Comorbidity Survey (n = 8098). St...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Goodwin R,Davidson L

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven chronic psychiatric patients developed signs of polyneuropathy mainly in the lower limbs after receiving chlorprothixene (500-1800 mg/d) from 3 to more than 24 months. The most prominent electroneuromyographic findings were decreased or not measurable motor conduction velocities of the peroneal nerves. Electromy...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Luisto M

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00