Comparison of the GHQ-36, the GHQ-12 and the SCL-90 as psychiatric screening instruments in the Finnish population.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of the present study was to obtain point prevalence estimates of the metabolic syndrome according to the NCEP III criteria in a sample of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs in Denmark and Sweden, and to assess the psychiatrists' choice of recomm...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Larsen JT,Fagerquist M,Holdrup M,Christensen B,Sigalin C,Nilsson PM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI-APs) are considered a major advance in psychiatric treatment concerning treatment adherence and outcomes. Yet, both, doctors and patients remain sceptical. AIM:To explain the rationale for using LAI-APs, review their effectiveness and explore barriers to use. METH...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Taylor DM,Velaga S,Werneke U

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Domestic violence is a major problem in society. In spite of this, there are few studies on the treatment of men who voluntarily seek help to stop their violent behaviour towards intimate partners. Most studies are performed on court-ordered individuals. AIM:The objective of this study was to evaluate resul...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Palmstierna T,Haugan G,Jarwson S,Rasmussen K,Nøttestad JA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: As a result of deinstitutionalization of psychiatric treatment and care, many people with severe mental illness have been offered supported accommodation. However, research on this costly intervention in Norway has been scarce. Aims: The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the clinical and d...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Wiker TS,Gjestad R,Mellesdal LS,Johnsen E,Oedegaard KJ,Kroken RA

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to assess the self-concept using the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ) in groups of Finnish adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and a normal control group without an eating disorder. A total of 135 adolescent girls aged 16-21 (10 with anorexia nervosa, 10 with ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Erkolahti RK,Saarijärvi S,Ilonen T,Hagman H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been shown to be an efficacious treatment for social phobia (SP), many patients drop out or achieve little or no benefit from treatment. This fact is generally considered an argument for the importance of studies of predictor variables. AIMS:This paper system...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Eskildsen A,Hougaard E,Rosenberg NK

更新日期：2010-04-01 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: Resolvin D1 (RvD1) is a soluble mediator, which is the metabolite of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid. It is thought that RvD1 may contribute to the etiology of bipolar disorder (BD) because of its anti-inflammatory and antidepressant effect. In this study, it was aimed to compare the seru...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Kok Kendirlioglu B,Unalan Ozpercin P,Yuksel Oksuz O,Sozen S,Cihnioglu R,Kalelioglu T,Ilnem MC,Karamustafalioglu N

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：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：:Aims: The current study explore the relationship between the trajectories of primary panic disorder symptoms and secondary depressive symptoms during guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder. Materials and methods: The patients (N=143) were recruited from an ongoing effectiveness study ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Walderhaug EP,Gjestad R,Egeland J,Havik OE,Nordgreen T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cultures play a significant role not only in the causation and management of emotional distress and psychiatric disorders but also in sexual variation and attitudes towards sexual minority groups. AIM:To discuss the potential impact of culture on sexual minorities. METHOD:This lecture reviews the relation ...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Bhugra D

更新日期：2018-09-01 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: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is preoccupation with perceived body defects leading to distress and impairment in social functioning. Most of adolescent BDD literature has been done on patients within the outpatient setting with prior versions of DSM with dearth of information about BDD and comorbid psychi...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Jafferany M,Osuagwu FC,Khalid Z,Oberbarnscheidt T,Roy N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies exist on the outcome of patients with personality disorders (PDs) treated at ordinary outpatient clinics. This study examines the gains of such patients 2 years after treatment start at an outpatient clinic. Three patient groups were sampled: cluster A + B PDs, cluster C PDs and axis I disorders. Fifty-eig...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Narud K,Mykletun A,Dahl AA

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The nosological entity of acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD) as an independent diagnostic category has become a subject of controversial opinions. The present study aimed to follow-up the diagnostic stability of index episode of ATPD and to examine the influence of clinical and socio-demographic f...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Aadamsoo K,Saluveer E,Küünarpuu H,Vasar V,Maron E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personality disorders (PD) and substance use disorders (SUD) are highly comorbid conditions. However, their treatment services are often separated. The aims of this study was to investigate how extensive this separation was prior to a Norwegian health reform (2004) that promoted integration, and to discuss clinical ch...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Karterud S,Arefjord N,Andresen NE,Pedersen G

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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:Selective mutism (SM) is a debilitating childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent lack of speech in certain social settings and is considered hard to treat. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and pharmacological treatments are the best described treatments in the literature. AIM:To test wheth...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Østergaard KR

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic side-effects of atypical antipsychotics have led to concern about their relative safety compared with low doses of conventional neuroleptics. Akathisia is an often misdiagnosed side-effect, which leads to non-compliance and sometimes even exacerbation of psychosis or suicidal behaviour. In fact, little is kn...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Markkula J,Helenius H,Lauerma H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely accepted that depression is associated with deficits in a range of cognitive domains. However, there is no consensus regarding the neuropsychological profile in depression. AIM:The aim of the present report is to test the cognitive effort hypothesis as a possible framework for understanding the...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Hammar A,Strand M,Ardal G,Schmid M,Lund A,Elliott R

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The ward atmosphere of psychiatric care units has a major impact on treatment and satisfaction for both patients and staff. The Ward Atmosphere Scale (WAS) was developed to capture the ward atmosphere in different psychiatric settings and is a well-established instrument for this purpose. However, there is n...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Tuvesson H,Wann-Hansson C,Eklund M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:After the Nazi occupation, there was a determination to deal with collaborators, coming to the fore with the trial of the traitor Vidkun Quisling. This became as much a contest between psychiatrists as a legal tussle. Norwegian psychiatrists supported the public opinion that collaborationists were mentally il...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Kaplan RM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00