Quality of life assessment in schizophrenia: applicability of the Lehman Quality of Life Questionnaire (TL-30).

abstract：AIM:Toxoplasma gondii may play a role in the development of psychiatric diseases by affecting the brain. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between serum toxoplasma IgG positivity and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in children and adolescents. METHOD:Sixty...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Akaltun İ,Kara SS,Kara T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the goals in forensic psychiatric care is to reduce the risk of recidivism, but current knowledge about the general outcome of forensic psychiatric treatment is limited. AIMS:To analyse the rate of criminal recidivism and mortality after discharge in a sample of patients sentenced to forensic psychia...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Tabita B,de Santi MG,Kjellin L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both obesity and smoking are common in schizophrenia patients taking clozapine, causing cardiovascular disease and premature deaths. METHODS:Two hundred and thirty-seven patients with schizophrenia or related psychoses treated with clozapine completed the Liverpool University Neuroleptic Assessment Scale (L...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Seppälä N,Leinonen E,Viikki M,Kampman O

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shame is an acknowledged part of several psychopathological conditions, but is underrepresented in clinical research. Cook's Internalized Shame Scale (ISS) is the most promising measure, but has mostly been used for testing small clinical samples biased toward depressive pathology and female participants. A...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Vikan A,Hassel AM,Rugset A,Johansen HE,Moen T

更新日期：2010-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The connection between self-image and depressive symptoms in non-clinical adolescent populations has not been well documented in large samples of teenagers. Our purpose was to investigate the correlation between self-image and depressive symptoms. To assess the adolescent's self-concept, we used the Offer Self-Image Q...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Erkolahti R,Ilonen T,Saarijärvi S,Terho P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Chemokines are known to play a major role in driving inflammation and immune responses in several neuroinflammatory diseases, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Inflammation has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Aim We aimed to investigate a p...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Dasdemir S,Kucukali CI,Bireller ES,Tuzun E,Cakmakoglu B

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a period of 20 years (1968-1988) all inpatients admitted for the first time to the adolescent psychiatric unit in Copenhagen (n = 841) were classified in accordance with social and psychiatric variables, to describe the clientele as a group and, furthermore, to investigate changes occurring during that period. ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Pedersen J,Aarkrog T

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：: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

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:Unusual reactions to sensory stimuli are experienced by 90-95% of people with an autism spectrum condition (ASC). Self-reported sensory reactivity in ASC has mainly been measured with generic questionnaires developed and validated on data from the general population. Interest in sensory reactivity in ASC inc...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Elwin M,Schröder A,Ek L,Kjellin L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our general objective was to assess the psychological symptoms and the types of causal attributions linked to the symptoms among women chronic pain. METHODS:70 fibromyalgia (FM) patients, 56 chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients and 72 healthy controls were assessed within a general hospital setting, using the To...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Tuzer V,Bulut SD,Bastug B,Kayalar G,Göka E,Beştepe E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hoarding is common in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and OCD with hoarding may have poorer prognostic features than OCD without hoarding. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between multifaceted impulsivity and hoarding symptoms in individuals with OCD. This relationship is importa...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Tumkaya S,Yucens B,Mart M,Tezcan D,Kashyap H

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: After the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, its cruelty and violence forced about millions to leave their homes. These experiences might create serious mental problems, especially in children and adolescents who might have an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressi...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Gunes S,Guvenmez O

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia has gained increasing acceptance. This hypothesis assumes a disruption in the normal development of the brain, secondary to genetic factors, environmental factors, or, most likely, a combination of both. After a brief review of the various aetiologic models since the ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Mjellem N,Kringlen E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of Individual Enabling and Support (IES) on empowerment and depression severity as compared to Traditional Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) in people with affective disorders at 12 months follow-up. Additionally, longitudinal changes within the intervention groups and the correlation over ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Porter S,Bejerholm U

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: There is a lack of clinical studies that focus on different psychiatric disorders after trauma and the relationship with migration status.Purpose: To examine differences in psychiatric morbidity in traumatized patients referred to psychiatric treatment in Southern Oslo.Materials and methods: Hundred and te...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Søegaard EGI,Kan Z,Koirala R,Hauff E,Thapa SB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research using Rorschach is sparse in rapists. The aim of this study of 10 violent male forensic psychiatric rapists was to describe them on a set of Rorschach variables, which are assumed to reflect psychopathic character, in order to increase our understanding of rapists. The participants were involved in a...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Dåderman AM,Jonson C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the article: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) are involved in the processes of neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. Growing number of studies shows a relationship between BDNF or MMP-9 and schizophrenia. Also, BDNF and MMP-9 levels may be...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Arabska J,Margulska A,Strzelecki D,Wysokiński A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and type-2-diabetes in patients with psychiatric disorders. METHODS:A population-based study was conducted using the Swedish national health registries. Patients were identified from the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in 20 primary care centers and w...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Bent-Ennakhil N,Cécile Périer M,Sobocki P,Gothefors D,Johansson G,Milea D,Empana JP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to account for acute stress disorder (ASD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) morbidity in a self-report survey of traffic accident victims and to evaluate the relationship between ASD and PTSD in this sample, and furthermore, to find both a model of independent variables account...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Fuglsang AK,Moergeli H,Schnyder U

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This study examined a developmental model that links affect-regulation difficulties in childhood with three dimensions of alexithymia in adolescence (difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking) and substance use and depression in adulthood, while accounti...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Patwardhan I,Mason WA,Chmelka MB,Savolainen J,Miettunen J,Järvelin MR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about expert psychiatric and psychological evidence in appeal cases. AIMS:To review the frequency, nature and impact of expert psychiatric and psychological evidence in the Supreme Court in Iceland over a 7-year period where all appeals in Iceland are heard. METHOD:All cases listed on the S...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Gudjonsson GH,Sigurdsson JF,Sveinsdottir B,Arnardottir H,Jonsson TA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Target-shooting sport requires mental effort and concentration. Training may reduce inattentiveness and distractibility. There is little knowledge if children with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) benefit from practicing target-shooting sport. Materials and methods: Our study aims t...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Gohr Månsson A,Elmose M,Mejldal A,Dalsgaard S,Roessler KK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk of anxiety and depression. This is important to identify in the clinical assessment to understand its impact. AIMS:The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between parent- and sel...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Davidsson M,Hult N,Gillberg C,Särneö C,Gillberg C,Billstedt E

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited information on caregiver outcomes of patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). AIM:This study aimed to evaluate the impact of short-term treatment with clozapine (i.e. 3 months) on caregiver burden, expressed emotions, caregiver abuse, and psychological morbidity among the care...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Verma M,Grover S,Chakrabarti S

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with remitted bipolar disorder have cognitive impairments, particularly in executive functions. However, the findings of studies that investigated cognitive functions in unaffected relatives of patients with bipolar disorder are conflicting. AIMS:The aim of this study is to investigate executive fu...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Erol A,Kosger F,Putgul G,Ersoy B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to examine associations between classroom climate and pupils' mental health in primary school, and whether pupils who had emotional and behavioural problems in the second grade are more vulnerable to the effects of a poor classroom climate 4 years later. The study was carried out by means of...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Somersalo H,Solantaus T,Almqvist F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Schizophrenia, with incidence of 1% worldwide, is a common mental disorder. Phosphoinositide-3-kinases (PI3Ks) are a family of enzymes involved in cellular functions such as cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, motility, intracellular trafficking, and survival. These enzymes play an important role in...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Kordi-Tamandani DM,Mir A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have focused on conduct problems and co-occurring problems among the youngest children in schools, such as social, internalizing and attention problems. In particular, there is a lack of studies that differentiate between boys and girls in terms of such problems. AIM:The aim of the current study...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Kirkhaug B,Drugli MB,Lydersen S,Mørch WT

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00