The views and outcomes of consenting and non-consenting patients receiving ECT.

abstract：:Comparison between general practice attenders and community subjects with emotional distress (as measured by GHQ-12) showed that women from a general practice sample reported more social problems than those from the community. In both men and women, problems with their spouse or partner were far more likely among gene...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Pini S,Piccinelli M,Zimmermann-Tansella C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report the prevalence, clinical characteristics, frequency of mental health treatment, demographic correlates, frequency of co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and general health ramifications of DSM-IV blood-injection-injury phobia in the general population. METHOD:The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (versi...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bienvenu OJ,Eaton WW

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients diagnosed on the basis of structured interviews as having affective psychoses were less sensitive in detecting the presence of a transient auditory signal than were schizophrenic patients or non-patients. Patients with affective psychoses also benefited more (their reaction time was more reduced) than the oth...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bruder GE,Sutton S,Babkoff H,Gurland BJ,Yozawitz A,Fleiss JL

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tryptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (precursor and metabolite respectively of 5-hydroxytryptamine) were determined in ventricular CSF of psychiatric patients undergoing stereotactic subcaudate tractotomy. Tyrosine and homovanillic acid (precursor and metabolite respectively of dopamine) were also determined. Res...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bridges PK,Bartlett JR,Sepping P,Kantamaneni BD,Curzon G

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of childhood anxiety disorders at specific ages and genetic etiological influences on anxiety disorders in young children have been little studied. The present study reports prevalence estimates in a community sample of 6-year-old twins, and patterns of genetic and environmental influences on thes...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bolton D,Eley TC,O'Connor TG,Perrin S,Rabe-Hesketh S,Rijsdijk F,Smith P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial variability in age at onset of illness and course of illness exists between patients with schizophrenia. Recent studies suggest that age at illness onset may be useful in defining biologically and clinically distinct subgroups of patients. METHODS:Two hundred and ten males with schizophrenia wer...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Smith GN,Kopala LC,Lapointe JS,MacEwan GW,Altman S,Flynn SW,Schneider T,Falkai P,Honer WG

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse psychosocial working environments characterized by job strain (the combination of high demands and low control at work) are associated with an increased risk of depressive symptoms among employees, but evidence on clinically diagnosed depression is scarce. We examined job strain as a risk factor for ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Madsen IEH,Nyberg ST,Magnusson Hanson LL,Ferrie JE,Ahola K,Alfredsson L,Batty GD,Bjorner JB,Borritz M,Burr H,Chastang JF,de Graaf R,Dragano N,Hamer M,Jokela M,Knutsson A,Koskenvuo M,Koskinen A,Leineweber C,Niedhamme

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnant women require increased levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) due to the demands of the growing fetus. Although some evidence indicates that maternal intake of fish and n-3 PUFAs is associated with reduced risk of postpartum depression, the results are inconsistent. METHODS:We investiga...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Hamazaki K,Matsumura K,Tsuchida A,Kasamatsu H,Tanaka T,Ito M,Inadera H,Japan Environment and Children's Study Group.

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary data from the National Institute of Mental Health-Clinical Research Branch Collaborative Program on the Psychobiology of Depression dealing with the human growth hormone (hGH) response to the Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT) during the pre-treatment (drug-free) period of the study are presented in this paper. ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Koslow SH,Stokes PE,Mendels J,Ramsey A,Casper R

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A long-standing issue in the health anxiety literature is the extent to which health anxiety is a dimensional or a categorical construct. This study explores this question directly using taxometric procedures. METHOD:Seven hundred and eleven working adults completed an index of health anxiety [the Whiteley ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Ferguson E

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression increases the risk of subsequent vascular events in both cardiac and non-cardiac patients. Atherosclerosis, the underlying process leading to vascular events, has been associated with depression. This association, however, may be confounded by the somatic-affective symptoms being a consequence of ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Bus BA,Marijnissen RM,Holewijn S,Franke B,Purandare N,de Graaf J,den Heijer M,Buitelaar JK,Voshaar RC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instruments designed to assess psychiatric disorders in people with learning difficulties (mental handicap) were critically reviewed from a psychometric perspective. Major trends were found in the assessment of psychopathology related to DSM-III and depressive disorders although research in other areas was patchy. Alt...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Sturmey P,Reed J,Corbett J

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the United States, cannabis accessibility has continued to rise as the perception of its harmfulness has decreased. Only about 30% of regular cannabis users develop cannabis use disorder (CUD), but it is unclear if individuals who use cannabis regularly without ever developing CUD experience notable psych...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Foster KT,Arterberry BJ,Iacono WG,McGue M,Hicks BM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrusive memories of traumatic events are a core feature of post-traumatic stress disorder but little is known about the neurobiological formation of intrusions. The aim of this study was to determine whether the activity of the noradrenergic system during an intrusion-inducing stressor would influence subs...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Rombold F,Wingenfeld K,Renneberg B,Hellmann-Regen J,Otte C,Roepke S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents is a growing public health concern worldwide. Given the high rates of drop-out and limited resources available in psychiatric settings, the importance of engaging adolescents in evidence-based treatments cannot be understated. The aim of the study w...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Dean S,Britt E,Bell E,Stanley J,Collings S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Executive impairments have been reported in affective illness, but the influence of attention on executive performance has not been fully considered. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether executive impairments in affective illness were independent of attention impairments, and whether independ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Stoddart SD,Craddock NJ,Jones LA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the results of a survey of the burdens and needs for items of care of 45 supporters of long-term users of psychiatric day care facilities in Camberwell. The supporters reported high levels of disturbed behaviour and low levels of self-care skills in the attenders. They were also subject to high levels of soc...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： MacCarthy B,Lesage A,Brewin CR,Brugha TS,Mangen S,Wing JK

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of binocular rivalry has been reported to be slower in subjects with bipolar disorder than in controls when tested with drifting, vertical and horizontal gratings of high spatial frequency. METHOD:Here we assess the rate of binocular rivalry with stationary, vertical and horizontal gratings of low ...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Miller SM,Gynther BD,Heslop KR,Liu GB,Mitchell PB,Ngo TT,Pettigrew JD,Geffen LB

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationship between personality factors and depression in subjects who may have a familial vulnerability to depression (i.e. first-degree relatives of depressed patients). Four groups comprised our study sample: relatives who had never experienced a psychiatric episode of depression; relatives...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Katz R,McGuffin P

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of any diagnostic scheme is directly related to its ability to provide clinically useful information on need for care. In this study, the clinical usefulness of dimensional and categorical representations of psychotic psychopathology were compared. METHOD:A total of 706 patients aged 16-65 ye...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Van Os J,Gilvarry C,Bale R,Van Horn E,Tattan T,White I,Murray R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maladaptive learning linking environmental food cues to high-palatability food reward plays a central role in overconsumption in obesity and binge eating disorders. The process of memory reconsolidation offers a mechanism to weaken such learning, potentially ameliorating over-eating behaviour. Here we invest...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Walsh K,Iskandar G,Kamboj SK,Das RK

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often, but not always, persists into adulthood. Investigations of the associations between clinical and biological markers of persistence can shed light on causal pathways. It has been proposed that compensatory improvements in executive neuropsychological func...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Coghill DR,Hayward D,Rhodes SM,Grimmer C,Matthews K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parental characteristics influence the risk of offspring suicide. In this study we wanted to separate the hereditary from the environmental influence of such factors by comparing their effects in the adopted versus non-adopted. METHOD:A register study was conducted in a national cohort of 2,471,496 individu...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： von Borczyskowski A,Lindblad F,Vinnerljung B,Reintjes R,Hjern A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmaceutical industry funding of psychiatric research has increased significantly in recent decades, raising the question of a relationship between pharmaceutical company funding of clinical psychiatric studies and the outcomes of those studies. This study examines this relationship. METHOD:Abstracts of a...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Kelly RE Jr,Cohen LJ,Semple RJ,Bialer P,Lau A,Bodenheimer A,Neustadter E,Barenboim A,Galynker II

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients with Parkinson's disease underwent a detailed assessment of their psychiatric state using a standardized, semi-structured interview, the Present State Examination. Analysis of the interviews yielded a profile of depressive and neurotic syndromes. Comparing the results with population norms, however, rev...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Brown RG,MacCarthy B

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gulf War veterans have a number of health complaints. We therefore decided to carry out a systematic review to identify and summarize the findings from studies that have assessed multi-symptom conditions in Gulf War veterans and in an unexposed comparison group. METHOD:Studies published between January 1990...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Thomas HV,Stimpson NJ,Weightman AL,Dunstan F,Lewis G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that a diagnosis of cancer and the subsequent treatment can cause a great deal of stress, and the need for psychosocial support is increasingly being advocated. The data for the efficacy of intervention programmes are reviewed. The evidence relating to the benefits gained by patients is equivoca...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Watson M

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoking is associated with worse cognition and decreased cortical volume and thickness in healthy cohorts. Chronic cigarette smoking is prevalent in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), but the effects of smoking status on the brain and cognition in SSD are not clear. This study aimed to underst...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Ringin E,Cropley V,Zalesky A,Bruggemann J,Sundram S,Weickert CS,Weickert TW,Bousman CA,Pantelis C,Van Rheenen TE

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High rates of depression associated with childbirth have been reported in many parts of the developing world. However, the prevalence and associations of antenatal and post-natal depression in the rural population remain unknown. Disability associated with depression and its impact on infant health and devel...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Rahman A,Iqbal Z,Harrington R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent neurobiological models provide a possible mechanism of daily life stress directly affecting the intensity of psychotic experiences in vulnerable individuals. In order to validate such a mechanism, the impact of daily life stress on psychosis intensity was investigated in two groups at increased risk o...

journal_title：Psychological medicine

authors： Myin-Germeys I,Delespaul P,van Os J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00