Cognitive-behavioural group treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia in a psychiatric setting: A naturalistic study of effectiveness.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This is a pilot study assessing the impact of polymorphisms of serotonin transporter (5-HTT; 5-HTTLPR (S/L)) and norepinephrine transporter (NET; rs2242446 (T/C)) genes on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) response in Korean panic disorde...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Park HJ,Kim SK,Kang WS,Kim YJ,Cho AR,Park JK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this study, it is aimed to determine the level of test anxiety and self-esteem in the high school students preparing for the university exam in Bitlis, Turkey, and to investigate the effect of test anxiety on self-esteem. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Seven-hundred and twenty-four high school students who were prepa...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Sarı SA,Bilek G,Çelik E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with bipolar disorder have neurocognitive impairments, which are associated with poor functional outcomes. AIMS:This study evaluated the neurocognitive effects of aripiprazole in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder. METHODS:This was a 24-week, observational, prospective study perfor...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Wang LJ,Yeh CB,Huang YS,Tang CS,Chou WJ,Chou MC,Chen CK

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：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the dosage pattern of antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia in ambulatory care in Sweden. METHOD:The study was based on a nationwide consecutive weekly random sample of physicians during the period 1991-98 comprising 265,331 visits. RESULTS:In 515 visits (0.19%), antipsychotics were prescribed fo...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Bingefors K,Isacson D,Lindström E

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：PURPOSE:Affective temperaments, hopelessness, alexithymia, and anxiety/agitation symptoms may play a significant role in the psychopathological characteristics of bipolar disorder (BD). Here, we aimed to investigate the eventual association between the mentioned explanatory variables and anxiety/agitation symptoms in B...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Serafini G,Geoffroy PA,Aguglia A,Adavastro G,Canepa G,Pompili M,Amore M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To gain insight into the management of children and adolescents with mental health problems by their GPs as the GPs describe it. DESIGN:A qualitative analysis of data from focus group interviews with GPs. SETTING:Western Coast of Norway. SUBJECTS:A strategic sample of 19 GPs. RESULTS:According to the info...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Hafting M,Garløv I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In long-term follow-up studies on depression, the Eysenck Neuroticism Scale (ENS) at the score level of dysthymia has been found to be valid at predicting poor outcome. AIMS:The ENS dysthymia level was compared with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) level to predict the prevalence of depressive symptoms a...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Bech P,Kessing LV,Bukh JD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are differences across ethno-cultural groups in the degree of somatization among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Studies showed that the attribution style of somatic symptoms is an important predictor of health outcome in depressed patients. AIMS:The aims of this study were to investiga...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Taycan O,Ozdemir A,Erdogan-Taycan S,Jurcik T

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate internal as well as external validity of the two most frequently used mania scales, the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) and the Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Scale (MAS), in patients with DSM-IV mania. Mokken analysis was used to evaluate internal validity in which a coefficient of homogen...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Bech P,Gex-Fabry M,Aubry JM,Favre S,Bertschy G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have focused on the recent trends in clinical features child and adolescent inpatient. AIMS:This study focuses on the change in the characteristics of child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients in Finland. METHODS:The data collection was carried out on selected study days in 2000 and 2011. Que...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Kronström K,Ellilä H,Kuosmanen L,Kaljonen A,Sourander A

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:The aim of this naturalistic and retrospective follow-up study was to identify putative predictors of suicide attempts among young adults at high risk with a particular view on adverse life events. One hundred young adults who had been given emergency treatment for mental health problems in child and adolescent outpat...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Skarbø T,Rosenvinge JH,Holte A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of mechanical restraint (MR) is controversial, and large differences regarding the use of MR are often found among countries. In an earlier study, we observed that MR was used twice as frequently in Denmark than Norway. AIMS:To examine how presumed MR preventive factors of non-medical origin may exp...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Bak J,Zoffmann V,Sestoft DM,Almvik R,Siersma VD,Brandt-Christensen M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antipsychotics have been the mainstay of the treatment of schizophrenia, and their potential role in neuroprotection could be related to brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). So far different effects on both serum and plasma levels of BDNF were reported related to the various antipsychotic treatments. Aim of this ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Kudlek Mikulic S,Mihaljevic-Peles A,Sagud M,Bajs Janovic M,Ganoci L,Grubisin J,Kuzman Rojnic M,Vuksan Cusa B,Bradaš Z,Božina N

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:The exact mechanisms for antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side-effects have remained obscure despite intensive research. Previous studies have highlighted a central role for nigral dopamine D(2) receptors in the control of motor functions. AIMS:The aim of the present study was to examine relationships b...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Tuppurainen H,Kuikka JT,Viinamäki H,Husso M,Tiihonen J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia causes great suffering for patients and families. Today, patients are treated with medications, but unfortunately many still have persistent symptoms and an impaired quality of life. During the last 20 years of research in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for schizophrenia, evidence has been ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Sarin F,Wallin L

更新日期：2014-04-01 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 and aim: Recent evidence suggests that growth factors might be involved in the pathophysiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim of this study was to determine whether serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), neurotrophin-3...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Yurteri N,Şahin İE,Tufan AE

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Many children are affected by parental substance use disorder. Beardslee's family intervention (BFI) is a family-based psycho-educative method for children of mentally ill parents, used in psychiatric practise in several Nordic countries. The method has also been used to some extent when a parent suffers fro...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Pihkala H,Dimova-Bränström N,Sandlund M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: This study describes changes in alcohol habits in age and gender strata among the Swedish general population during the 21-year period following the Swedish EU membership in 1995. Methods: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was distributed as a postal questionnaire to randomly selected cross-s...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Källmén H,Berman AH,Elgán TH,Wennberg P

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The Danish Health and Medicines Authority assembled a group of experts to develop a national clinical guideline for patients with schizophrenia and complex mental health needs. Within this context, ten explicit review questions were formulated, covering several identified key issues. METHODS:Systema...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Baandrup L,Østrup Rasmussen J,Klokker L,Austin S,Bjørnshave T,Fuglsang Bliksted V,Fink-Jensen A,Hedegaard Fohlmann A,Peter Hansen J,Kristine Nielsen M,Sandsten KE,Schultz V,Voss-Knude S,Nordentoft M

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare differences in metacognitive beliefs between patients with bipolar disorder type I (BPDI) with previous suicide attempts (BPDI+), those without suicide attempts (BPDI-), and a control group. It also discusses the relationship between metacognitive beliefs and suicidal behav...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Cesur E,Şahmelikoğlu Onur Ö,Erten E

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Identifying distinct dimensions of negative symptoms in First Episode Schizophrenia (FES) might result in a better understanding and treatment of this invalidating symptomatology. Aim of this study was to examine negative symptom structure in FES patients using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Pelizza L,Landi G,Pellegrini C,Quattrone E,Azzali S,Pellegrini P,Leuci E

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

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