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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：:Establishing post-traumatic stress disorder as a psychiatric diagnosis has only marginally increased awareness of traumatic experiences. Traumas are inconsistently recorded in initial psychiatric histories and, when observed, rarely reflected in the primary diagnosis and treatment. The present study aimed to investiga...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Al-Saffar S,Borgå P,Lawoko S,Edman G,Hällström T

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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:In Norway, GPs may decide to refer patients to involuntary psychiatric treatment. Internationally, there has been a discussion regarding criteria for involuntary admission. In Norway and in other countries where the treatment criterion is still used, some have suggested its removal. AIMS:To examine which le...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Røtvold K,Wynn R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The information on whether long-term psychotherapy is superior in comparison with short-term therapies during a long time-perspective in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorder is incomplete. AIMS:The present study addresses this question in a clinical trial with an exceptionally long follow-up. METHODS...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Knekt P,Lindfors O,Sares-Jäske L,Virtala E,Härkänen T

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia is a highly heterogeneous disease. Event-related potentials have been regarded to establish intermediate phenotypes of schizophrenia. Our previous study found that patients with deficit schizophrenia (DS) are relatively homogeneous and show a significantly longer onset latency of contingent neg...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Li Z,Deng W,Liu X,Zheng Z,Li M,Li Y,Han Y,Ma X,Wang Q,Liu X,Li T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2003, the German psychiatrist Michael Linden proposed the new mental disorder concept of "post-traumatic embitterment disorder (PTED)". PTED is defined as the mental reaction to a critical event that is normal, but not everyday, such as conflict at work. The patient sees this event as unjust and as a viol...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Dobricki M,Maercker A

更新日期：2010-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature suggests that the risk of suicide is high within the first weeks after discharge from psychiatric care, but practically no studies have estimated the risk of suicide attempt after discharge from psychiatric care. The aim of this study was to examine the risk level for suicide attempt after discharge fro...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Christiansen E,Jensen BF

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：:Background Chronotype and insomnia have been related to the development and to an unfavourable course of depression. However, the mutual relationship of both risk factors is as yet unclear, especially in acute, clinically manifest depressive disorders. Aims The present study was carried out to elucidate the separate d...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Müller MJ,Kundermann B,Cabanel N

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：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：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:The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) is a semi-structured interview based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), and assesses past and present symptoms in children aged 6-18 years old. It has been translated into more tha...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Þórðarson Ó,Ævarsson FM,Helgadóttir S,Lauth B,Wessman I,Sigurjónsdóttir SA,Smárason O,Harðardóttir HH,Skarphedinsson G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Knowledge of sleep problems and their relationships among adolescent psychiatric patients is limited. This study investigated whether adolescents in specialty mental health care differ in rate and correlates of sleep problems from adolescents in a community sample; 2465 adolescents from a community sample were com...

journal_title：Nordic journal of psychiatry

authors： Reigstad B,Jørgensen K,Sund AM,Wichstrøm L

更新日期：2010-05-04 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: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 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: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: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：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: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：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：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: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 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