The comprehension of metaphors in schizophrenia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A considerable number of schizophrenic patients develop delusions of technical alien control. In such cases, patients experience their thoughts, movements and feelings to be controlled by mysterious machines and contemporary technologies such as computers, the internet, X-rays and lasers. METHODS:In this pa...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Hirjak D,Fuchs T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postmortem inquiry of 105 legal documents concerning suicide deaths obtained from the Office of the District Attorney covering the province of Achaia was studied for the 15-year period 1970-1984. The suicides were classified into two groups; group A consisting of 63 suicides (with a history of psychiatric illness) a...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Gabriel J,Paschalis C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting from a neurobiological standpoint, I will propose that our capacity to understand others as intentional agents, far from being exclusively dependent upon mentalistic/linguistic abilities, be deeply grounded in the relational nature of our interactions with the world. According to this hypothesis, an implicit,...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Gallese V

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study is the first to examine the neural correlates of attachment status in adults. The study examined the feasibility of assessing attachment narratives in the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) environment by challenging subjects to tell attachment stories to specific attachment pictures f...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Buchheim A,Erk S,George C,Kachele H,Ruchsow M,Spitzer M,Kircher T,Walter H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:97 nonpsychotic consecutive day patients were diagnosed by the axis 1 and 2 in the DSM-III and DSM-III-R system, and their treatment response during their stay was measured by the Health Sickness Rating Scale. The interrater reliability was equally good for both diagnostic systems. On axis 1, there were only minor dif...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Vaglum P,Friis S,Vaglum S,Larsen F

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musical expression of the instrumental playing of 61 mentally ill patients and 29 controls recorded several times was assessed by means of a short polarity profile. The performances were reversibly impaired in correlation with the psychopathology. Musical expression followed a systematic variation according to nosolog...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Steinberg R,Raith L,Rossnagl G,Eben E

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that cannabis use is a risk factor for developing schizophrenia. We tested the hypothesis that cannabis use increases the likelihood of psychosis-like experiences in non-clinical participants who scored highly on a measure of schizotypy. METHOD:The psychological effects of canna...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Barkus EJ,Stirling J,Hopkins RS,Lewis S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People having intimate relationships with persons suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD) - for instance, members of their family - are likely to be involved in stormy, roller coaster relationships. Thus, they may feel overwhelmed by extreme, unpredictable feelings and situations, even when they do not su...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Fossati A,Somma A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High rates of mental disorders have been reported for prison populations. Understanding patterns of comorbidity may be essential for the development of adequate treatment interventions. The present study aimed to assess the underlying structure of comorbidity between mental health and substance use disorders...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Ignatyev Y,Baggio S,Mundt AP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the categorical position of formal diagnostic approaches (i.e. ICD-10 and DSM-IV) to mood disorders, atypical depression (AD) occupies an ambiguous position between major depressive (MDD) and bipolar II (BP-II) disorders. METHODS:Three hundred and eighty-nine and 261 consecutive BP-II and MDD patien...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Akiskal HS,Benazzi F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:187 patients were investigated by a structured interview for DSM-III-R and various clinicians' and patients' ratings. A high frequency of comorbidity between different anxiety disorders and between anxiety and depression was found. According to sociodemographic data, various anxiety disorders showed more similarities ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Scheibe G,Albus M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we discuss the philosophical and psychopathological background of Domain 3, Other persons, of the Examination of Anomalous World Experiences (EAWE). The EAWE interview aims to describe the manifold phenomena of the schizophrenic lifeworld in all of their concrete and distinctive features, thus complemen...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Stanghellini G,Ballerini M,Mancini M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'nonunderstandability' that traditional psychopathology attributes to 'true' delusion does not have a clear demarcation line, but, rather, it is a continuum of various delusional experiences. The attention paid to emotional situations and, specifically, to dysphoria, often contributes to making the delusional phen...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Ballerini A,Ballerini AC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholism is a multifaceted medicosocial problem. Recent literature discusses a common dyad, alcoholism and anxiety. Both disorders are interdigitated with the brain amine serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT). Direct 5-HT activation reportedly attenuates alcohol consumption, whereas depletion enhances use patterns. ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Tollefson GD

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delinquency among depressed patients plays a minor role in criminal behavior. Among the most tragic associations between depression and criminality are cases of extended suicide or suicide attempt. We studied psychopathology, personality, and psychosocial stressors of 9 Austrian females who committed a serious extende...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Meszaros K,Fischer-Danzinger D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies on the autobiographical memory and the explanation of reasons for success and failure proved that persons suffering from major depression tend to overgeneralize. This study examines the hypothesis that changes of reactions caused by a depressive disorder can be described by the affected persons ...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Leibetseder M,Kamolz T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has not been extensively studied despite having some phenomenological features in common. Abnormal social and communication behaviors (pragmatic behaviors) are key components of PDD and are also part of th...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Cullen B,Samuels J,Grados M,Landa R,Bienvenu OJ,Liang KY,Riddle M,Hoehn-Saric R,Nestadt G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Misidentification syndromes have traditionally relied upon the patient's delusional explanation for their classification. Using 2 cases for illustration, a more systematic classification is proposed for misidentification syndromes. The revised nomenclature has potential use in future research of misidentification synd...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Silva JA,Leong GB,Shaner AL

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to reassess former child and adolescent psychiatric patients as adults with regard to their further development. METHODS:We used a 'catch-up' design. A former child and adolescent psychiatric patient cohort and controls (matched for sex and age) were assessed as adults with sta...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Brieger P,Blöink R,Sommer S,Marneros A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study involves a retrospective chart review of all patients who visited the Emergency Mental Health Service during the period of July 1, 1985 to June, 30, 1986 (total visits = 2,772). It compares those 'suicidal' patients seen only once during the index year with those seen multiple times (comparison of fi...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Peterson LG,Bongar B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The volume of research involving adjustment disorder (AD) is limited. The scientific neglect of AD seems to result from the inadequate operationalisation of AD in DSM-IV and ICD-10. The aims of the present proposal are to discuss the shortcomings of AD conceptualisations and to present recommendations for th...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Baumeister H,Maercker A,Casey P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attenuated psychosis syndrome (APS) was introduced in DSM-5 as a condition for further study. A number of concerns have been raised regarding APS, including its validity as a clinical entity, issues relating to stigma, the potential that it is an unnecessary diagnosis of what might be a self-limiting phase of attenuat...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Nelson B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we conducted a broad investigation of neuropsychological functioning in schizophrenia patients with first-rank (passivity) symptoms (FRS) using standardized cognitive tests. We focused on 3 neuropsychological domains, partly informed by 3 broad hypotheses concerning the pathogenesis of FRS. We...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Waters FA,Badcock JC,Dragović M,Jablensky A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report is presented of a koro-like syndrome in a 34-year-old Bedouin man living in the Negev desert in Israel. The patient's disturbance is accompanied by voyeurism and the onset appears to be related to his sexual practices. This is the first reported case among Bedouins, who are an Arab nomadic tribe living i...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Witztum E,Bersudsky Y,Mayodovnik H,Kotler M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several C-3-substituted beta-carbolines (e.g., the ethyl ester of beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid) have high affinities for benzodiazepine receptors and can antagonize the principal pharmacologic actions of the benzodiazepines. The observation that some of these compounds also possess 'intrinsic' actions, best descri...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Skolnick P,Crawley JN,Glowa JR,Paul SM

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year prospective follow-up investigation and a family study were carried out in patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for cycloid psychotic disorder proposed by Perris and Brockington in 1981. The results show that cycloid psychosis differs in several respects from schizoaffective disorders as defined by cur...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Maj M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that alexithymia is associated with gene polymorphisms that regulate the availability of serotonin (5-HT) in the brain. Since the 5-HT network is involved in interferon (IFN)-induced depression, this paper aimed to investigate the role of alexithymia and the functional gene varian...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Porcelli P,Cozzolongo R,Cariola F,Giannuzzi V,Lanzilotta E,Gentile M,Sonnante G,Leandro G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychoanalytical theories coincide in understanding depersonalization (DP) as a disorder of narcissistic self-regulation. DP is described as an ego defense against overwhelming shame resulting in a splitting of an observing ego detached from the experiencing self. In contrast to a behavioral-cognitive theory...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Michal M,Kaufhold J,Overbeck G,Grabhorn R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of narrative identity implies a continuity of the personal past, present and future. This concept is essentially based on the capacity of persons to integrate contradictory aspects and tendencies into a coherent, overarching sense and view of themselves. In 'mature' neurotic disorders, this is only possibl...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Fuchs T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is regarded as a unitary nosological entity, it encompasses a rich variety of heterogeneous mental and behavioural phenomena. The identification of clinical subtypes within this broad concept has been a focus of attention in recent years. In the present study, we administer...

journal_title：Psychopathology

authors： Denys D,de Geus F,van Megen HJ,Westenberg HG

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00