Towards an understanding of defense style in terms of temperament and character.

abstract：:Efficacy and side effects of flurazepam 15 mg, fosazepam 60 mg, and nitrazepam 5 mg were studied in 17 psychogeriatric patients. The drugs were equipotent in maintaining sleep but nitrazepam had more side effects than the other hypnotics, and it induced a rebound insomnia after withdrawal. All hypnotics lost some of t...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Viukari M,Linnoila M,Aalto U

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional brain glucose metabolism was investigated in healthy volunteers (n = 10) and in drug free schizophrenic patients (n = 20). The metabolism was determined by positron emission tomography (PET) with 11C-glucose as the tracer. Diagnosis of schizophrenia was made according to RDC and DSM III. Eight patients had th...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Wiesel FA,Wik G,Sjögren I,Blomqvist G,Greitz T,Stone-Elander S

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology behind the abnormalities of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal cortex axis found in patients with major depressive disorder was studied by the use of the vasopressin test. The response of plasma adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and cortisol to the injection of 10 IU lysine-vasopressin (LVP) was investiga...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Akner G,Ljunggren JG,Kjellman BF,Undén F,Wetterberg L

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of an autopsied patient with hypophyseal prolactinoma and dermatozoic delusions is reported, and the mechanism of onset of this special form of delusion is discussed from the neuroendocrinological view point, including response to medications, and neuropathological and pituitary hormonal studies. The subject ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Takeda M,Tanino S,Nishinuma K,Matsubayashi T,Yamashita S,Nishimura T

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors have long been implicated in the aetiology of bipolar disorder (BD). During the past two decades several linkage studies have been carried out with the aim of identifying major genes. However, remarkable discrepancies in results both between and within studies have constituted a major problem. In order...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Turecki G,Rouleau GA,Mari JJ,Morgan K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study aimed to compare specific cognitive profiles corresponding to auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) status and elucidate which pattern of cognitive deficits may predict voice-hearing status. METHOD:Clinical participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders were partitioned into: (i) current...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Toh WL,Tan EJ,Neill E,Van Rheenen TE,Gurvich C,Sumner PJ,Carruthers SP,Thomas EHX,Rossell SL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:109 killers, 38 nonviolent offenders and 54 community controls were compared on psychiatric diagnosis, the MMPI, Cattell 16 PF, IQ and clinical neurological results. Killers did not differ from nonviolent offenders on diagnosis or personality in general. Only higher MMPI Hysteria scale scores differentiated the killer...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Langevin R,Paitich D,Orchard B,Handy L,Russon A

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the reliability of a brief instrument to assess coping with symptoms by patients with psychotic illness. METHOD:A semi-structured interview (MACS) was developed to assess the amounts of distress, control and coping in relation to psychotic symptoms. Two raters interviewed 23 symptomatic but stable...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Bak M,van der Spil F,Gunther N,Radstake S,Delespaul P,van Os J

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study sample consisting of 51 patients suffering from acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) (ICD-10) on initial examination was evaluated at 1-year follow-up. The findings show a diagnostic change in half of the patients (48%), most often to schizophrenia (15%) and affective disorder (28%). From index admiss...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Jørgensen P,Bennedsen B,Christensen J,Hyllested A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The impact of religious/spiritual activities on clinical outcomes in patients with serious mental illnesses remains controversial, which was addressed in this international cross-sectional study. METHOD:Three-hundred sixty-nine subjects were recruited from Austria (n = 189) and Japan (n = 180), consisting of...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mizuno Y,Hofer A,Frajo-Apor B,Wartelsteiner F,Kemmler G,Pardeller S,Suzuki T,Mimura M,Fleischhacker WW,Uchida H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide was a crime in England and Wales until 1961. This paper compares the English legal treatment of suicide with that in other Western countries. The delayed English decriminalization of suicide is a likely result of the nature of English common law, rather than a reflection of actual public opinion and medico-leg...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Neeleman J

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine depressed elderly patients receiving ECT were randomly assigned to a unilateral or bilateral group; post-ictal recovery times, memory changes, and clinical improvement during and after each course were measured by blind and independent observers. All patients but one showed full recovery on testing 3 weeks...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Fraser RM,Glass IB

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the second generation antipsychotics, risperidone and olanzapine on hospitalization, clinical response, and adherence to therapy after switching from conventional antipsychotics or clozapine in a naturalistic setting of schizophrenic patients. METHOD:Data were regis...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Søholm B,Lublin H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 330 Chinese schizophrenic patients below age 40 were interviewed 5, 10 and 15 years later to determine which variables could predict their outcome. There were 189 males (57%) and 141 females (43%). At the end of 15 years, 48 (15%) died (34 (10%) from suicide). At the end of 5, 10 and 15 years, the percenta...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Tsoi WF,Wong KE

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between cognitive functioning and survival was studied among 92 people referred to a psychogeriatric assessment unit. A follow-up 4-5 years later showed that the nonsurvivors initially had lower scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) than the survivors. The differences were greatest among ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Berg S,Jeppson L

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical effect of a sustained release preparation of amitriptyline has been compared with that of conventional amitriptyline tablets in a double-blind cross-over study with 24 patients suffering from endogenous depression. The sustained release preparation was given in a single evening dose (9 p.m.) of two thirds...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Liisberg P,Mose H,Amdisen A,Jørgensen A,Petersen HE

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By record linkage of a discharge diagnosis registry and a medical birth registry we identified 350 women with manic-depressive disease who had born a child. The total delivery outcome was poorer than expected with a high perinatal death rate and a high malformation rate. Further studies revealed a high rate of perinat...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Källén B,Tandberg A

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 30 patients with newly diagnosed motor conversion disorder were consecutively investigated by means of a Swedish self-rating inventory designed to assess perceived parental rearing practices (EMBU), and the Karolinska Scale of Personality (KSP). DSM Axis I and II psychopathology was assessed using a Structu...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Binzer M,Eisemann M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ninth known case of the concurrence of anorexia nervosa and Turner's syndrome is presented. The question whether the presence of Turner's syndrome represents a greater risk for a patient to develop anorexia nervosa is considered. ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Theilgaard A,Philip J

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We set forth to build a prediction model of individuals who would develop bipolar disorder (BD) using machine learning techniques in a large birth cohort. METHODS:A total of 3748 subjects were studied at birth, 11, 15, 18, and 22 years of age in a community birth cohort. We used the elastic net algorithm wit...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Rabelo-da-Ponte FD,Feiten JG,Mwangi B,Barros FC,Wehrmeister FC,Menezes AM,Kapczinski F,Passos IC,Kunz M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS) a subscale for depression has been derived in the course of a study of depression in which 209 patients took part. The subscale presented in this article comprises 28 items from the original pool and two additional items constructed later. The scale has a h...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Perris C,Eisemann M,von Knorring L,Perris H

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether attributional style is a stable pattern in somatizers, to analyse the sociodemographic and psychopathological characteristics that can modify it, and to study the relationship between attributional pattern and outcome. A total of 147 somatizers and 46 psychologizers from ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： García-Campayo J,Larrubia J,Lobo A,Pérez-Echeverría MJ,Campos R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Can it be said that history's most outstanding psychiatrists and the various interrelated fields of mental health are to any extent realistically represented within the framework of thematic philately? With regard to the latter theme, five main categories can be distinguished: the mentally handicapped; psychiatric ins...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： van Alphen PJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a study looking into the association between thyroid status and depression in the postpartum period were reanalysed to explore the psychometric properties of the rating scales employed. The performance of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was found to be superior to that of the Hospital Anxiety a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Thompson WM,Harris B,Lazarus J,Richards C

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine phobic patients from India were compared with 39 similarly diagnosed age and sex matched patients from the United Kingdom. The British sample contained significantly more patients with agoraphobia and social phobia compared to the Indian group. Sudden death and illness phobias were more frequent in the Ind...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Chambers J,Yeragani VK,Keshavan MS

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atypical depression may show lowered rather than raised short-term cortisol levels. Atypical major depressive episodes (A-MDE) may also be more closely linked to environmental factors and show overlap with somatic symptom disorders. Hair specimens allow measuring long-term cortisol levels. METHODS:Twenty-se...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Herane-Vives A,de Angel V,Papadopoulos A,Wise T,Chua KC,Strawbridge R,Castillo D,Arnone D,Young AH,Cleare AJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the possibility that autism, catatonia and psychoses in children are different manifestations of a single underlying form of brain pathology - a kind of 'Iron Triangle' of symptomatology - rather than three separate illnesses. METHOD:Systematic evaluation of historical case literature on autism to...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Shorter E,Wachtel LE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind evaluation of the antidepressant efficacy of treatment with a combination of orally administered L-tryptophan (L-TP) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was made in patients suffering from endogenous depression. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups, one treated with L-TP (6 g daily) and uni...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： D'Elia G,Lehmann J,Raotma H

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one borderline patients (in accordance with Gunderson) who had committed suicide were compared with matched borderline patients who stayed alive. The suicide group had more frequent childhood loss, lack of treatment contact before hospitalization, longer hospitalization, and they were more frequently discharged...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kjelsberg E,Eikeseth PH,Dahl AA

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this 12-week, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled study was to compare paroxetine with clomipramine in 367 patients with DSM-III-R defined panic disorder. Efficacy assessments included the daily panic attack diary, the Clinical Global Impression Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, the Mar...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Lecrubier Y,Bakker A,Dunbar G,Judge R

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00