abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite inclusion of adolescent insanity-a concept proposed by Thomas Clouston in late XIX century-into the broader nosological entity of dementia praecox, the uniqueness of early psychosis is still discussed. The aim of the current study is the assessment of course and outcome in the large sample of early-o...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Remberk B,Bażyńska AK,Krempa-Kowalewska A,Rybakowski F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that mindfulness meditation may improve well-being in healthy individuals and be effective in the treatment of mental and neurological disorders. Here, we investigated the effects of an 8-week mindfulness-mediation program on the personality profiles of three groups of healthy individuals w...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Campanella F,Crescentini C,Urgesi C,Fabbro F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bipolar disorders (BDs) are often not recognised with potentially drastic consequences for the individuals and their families. In clinical practice self-reports can be used to screen to enhance recognition. We therefore present a systematic review of the screening properties for the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-3...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Meyer TD,Schrader J,Ridley M,Lex C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whilst impulsivity is most commonly linked to the development of internalizing disorders, high levels of impulsivity, anxiety, and depression have been found in detained juvenile offenders. We therefore sought to determine whether impulsivity is associated with the development of self-reported anxiety or dep...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Zhou J,Witt K,Chen C,Zhang S,Zhang Y,Qiu C,Cao L,Wang X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychopharmacology and psychotherapy are the two main therapies in mental health. It is common practice to consider adverse events (AEs) of medications, but it's not clear this occurs with psychotherapy. AIM:This study investigates the frequency with which reports of AEs occur in clinical trials using eithe...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Vaughan B,Goldstein MH,Alikakos M,Cohen LJ,Serby MJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties and relations between two different methods of measuring alexithymia and one measure of emotional awareness in a German non-clinical sample. The 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Toronto Structured Interview for Alexithymia (TSIA), and the Lev...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Lichev V,Rufer M,Rosenberg N,Ihme K,Grabe HJ,Kugel H,Donges US,Kersting A,Suslow T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine attachment and affective temperament in patients who have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and to investigate possible differences in both variables among Bipolar I Disorder (BD-I), Bipolar II Disorder (BD-II), and cyclothymic patients. METHODS:Ninety (45 male and 45 female) outpatients with b...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Harnic D,Pompili M,Innamorati M,Erbuto D,Lamis DA,Bria P,Girardi P,Janiri L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to describe, compare, and predict mental health outcomes of different migrant groups and native residents in Switzerland. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Asylum seekers (n=65); refugees holding permanent protection visas (n=34); illegal migrants (n=21); labor migrants (n=26); and residents (n=56) complet...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Heeren M,Wittmann L,Ehlert U,Schnyder U,Maier T,Müller J

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Panic Disorder (PD) and agoraphobia (AG) are frequently comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but the correlates of these comorbidities in OCD are fairly unknown. The study aims were to: 1) estimate the prevalence of PD with or without AG (PD), AG without panic (AG) and PD and/or AG (PD/AG) in a ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Torres AR,Ferrão YA,Shavitt RG,Diniz JB,Costa DL,do Rosário MC,Miguel EC,Fontenelle LF

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High comorbidity rates of mood disorders have been reported in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD). Our study aims to identify the frequency of comorbid Axis I disorders in patients with SAD and to investigate the impact of psychiatric comorbidity on SAD. METHODS:The study included 247 patients with...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Koyuncu A,Ertekin E,Binbay Z,Ozyıldırım I,Yüksel C,Tükel R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant metacognitive impairments are observed in chronic psychosis samples but metacognition is less understood in first episode psychosis (FEP). The current study explored correlations between metacognition, symptoms and premorbid functioning in an FEP sample. In a cross-sectional cohort study, individuals in th...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Macbeth A,Gumley A,Schwannauer M,Carcione A,Fisher R,McLeod HJ,Dimaggio G

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive compulsive symptoms are commonly reported in those with schizophrenia. Clozapine has previously been reported to induce, aggravate and alleviate these symptoms. It is unclear if these are similar to the symptoms experienced by those with obsessive compulsive disorder. This study describes the obsessive compu...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Doyle M,Chorcorain AN,Griffith E,Trimble T,O'Callaghan E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have inferior social functioning compared to healthy controls, but the exact nature of these social deficits, and the underpinning mechanisms, are unknown. We sought to investigate social functioning in patients with OCD by measuring their involuntary/spontane...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Tumkaya S,Karadag F,Jellema T,Oguzhanoglu NK,Ozdel O,Atesci FC,Varma G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine the rate and predictive factors of successful employment at 3 months upon enrolment into an employment program among patients with severe mental illness (SMI). METHODS:A cross-sectional study using universal sampling technique was conducted on patients with SMI who completed a 3-m...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Wan Kasim SH,Midin M,Abu Bakar AK,Sidi H,Nik Jaafar NR,Das S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of orgasmic dysfunction among Malay women with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Malaysia. METHODS:This cross-sectional study involved 347 women (174 non diabetic and 173 diabetic subjects) who attended the diabetic clinic in a university ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Ismail AH,Baw R,Sidi H,Guan NC,Midin M,Nik Jaafar NR,Das S,Manaf MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper was to review the literature on suicide ideation and intent in Malaysia. PsyINFO, PubMed, Medline databases from 1845 to 2012 and detailed manual search of local official reports from Ministry of Health, Malaysian Psychiatric Association and unpublished dissertations from 3 local universities pro...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Aishvarya S,Maniam T,Sidi H,Oei TP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has revealed that despite many similarities, siblings raised within the same household have also been found to be markedly different from one another. Behavioral differences between siblings have been primarily attributed to differential exposure to a wide variety of environmental influences. The potential ro...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Schwartz JA,Beaver KM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to examine the prevalence of pre-marital sex and its predicting factors among youth trainees undergoing a national skill training programme in the state of Malaysia. METHODS:Participants filled up health screening surveys at the beginning of their training period. A total of 1328 out of 1...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Manaf MR,Tahir MM,Sidi H,Midin M,Nik Jaafar NR,Das S,Malek AM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) is used worldwide in research and treatment of eating disorders (EDs). Using the latest version (EDI-3: 91 items), we extracted the best screening items for a diagnosis of anorexia (AN) and bulimia (BN) nervosa. METHOD:A patient sample of 561 women was recruited from an ED...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Friborg O,Clausen L,Rosenvinge JH

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychiatric comorbidity is the rule in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); however, very few studies have evaluated the clinical characteristics of patients with no co-occurring disorders (non-comorbid or "pure" OCD). The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of pure cases in a large multicenter s...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Torres AR,Shavitt RG,Torresan RC,Ferrão YA,Miguel EC,Fontenelle LF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prognosis for eating disorders (ED) is unsatisfactory, and the literature about outcome indicators is controversial. The present study evaluates the roles of self-esteem, personality disorders (PD), and dissociation as outcome predictors. METHOD:Fifty-seven ED outpatients were recruited from a population...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： La Mela C,Maglietta M,Lucarelli S,Mori S,Sassaroli S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have reported consistent associations between Neuroticism, maladaptive perfectionism and depression with severity of fatigue in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Depression has been considered a mediator factor between maladaptive perfectionism and fatigue severity, but no studies have explored...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Valero S,Sáez-Francàs N,Calvo N,Alegre J,Casas M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and epidemiologic evidence has documented the significant associations between medical illnesses and psychiatric disorders. However, extensive research has focused on the comorbidity of medical conditions and depression, and most were cross sectional, focused on clinical samples, and grounded in DSM-III or DS...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Chou SP,Huang B,Goldstein R,Grant BF

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the role of emotions like pity and anger in mediating the relationship between beliefs about the controllability of a mental illness, and the willingness to help someone with a mental illness. In particular, we tested the hypothesis that the effects of beliefs about controllability...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Obonsawin MC,Lindsay A,Hunter SC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared to other mental illnesses, bipolar disorder is associated with a disproportionately high rate of substance use disorders (SUDs), and the co-occurrence is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis of primary bipolar disorder may provide opportunities for SUD prevention, but...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Kenneson A,Funderburk JS,Maisto SA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to compare conversion disorder patients with healthy controls in terms of temperament and character, and to determine the effect of these characteristics on comorbid depression, based on the idea that conversion disorder patients may have distinctive temperament and character qualities. ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Erten E,Yenilmez Y,Fistikci N,Saatcioglu O

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the factor structure of the 144-item Chinese version of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and its association with age and gender in a large non-clinical population. METHOD:We recruited 1966 non-clinical participants in China who completed the TCI Chinese version. They were randomly di...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Chen Z,Lu X,Kitamura T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Night Eating Syndrome (NES) in the general population is estimated to be 1.5%, however, the rates among individuals with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are not yet established. This study sought to examine the frequency and correlates of NES-related behaviors in a sample of obese patients...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Palmese LB,Ratliff JC,Reutenauer EL,Tonizzo KM,Grilo CM,Tek C

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A new diagnostic category called Hoarding Disorder (HD) has been proposed for inclusion in DSM-5. It is paramount that this addition does not result in an over-pathologization of normative behavior. Collectors constitute a valid population within which to test the diagnostic boundaries of HD. The current stud...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Nordsletten AE,Fernández de la Cruz L,Billotti D,Mataix-Cols D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a national US sample of pregnant women (n=311), we investigated the question of who becomes highly anxious about pregnancy by examining putative sociodemographic, pregnancy- and mental health-related predictors of pregnancy anxiety. We also assessed the contribution of pregnancy anxiety to the risk of significant a...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Arch JJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathological gambling (PG) is an important public health problem that is prevalent, costly to society, and associated with substance misuse, depression, domestic violence, crime, and suicide. Despite these challenges, little is known about the physical health and medical correlates of PG. The goal of this pr...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Black DW,Shaw M,McCormick B,Allen J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies have examined the relationships between aggression and various facets of the work environment. However, to our knowledge, the relationship between self-reported aggressive behaviors and corresponding employment histories has never been previously explored. Using a cross-sectional approach and a sel...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Sansone RA,Leung JS,Wiederman MW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus, classified into types 1 and 2, is a chronic disease that shows high comorbidity with psychiatric disorders. Insulin-dependent patients show a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders than do patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS:This research involved the participation of 200 subjects ...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Maia AC,Braga Ade A,Brouwers A,Nardi AE,Oliveira e Silva AC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aims to identify psychopathologic variables in cannabis-induced psychosis and recent-onset primary psychoses using the Symptom Checklist-90-R and the Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders. A sample of 181 subjects with psychotic symptoms and cannabis use referred to the psychiatry...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Rubio G,Marín-Lozano J,Ferre F,Martínez-Gras I,Rodriguez-Jimenez R,Sanz J,Jimenez-Arriero MA,Carrasco JL,Lora D,Jurado R,López-Trabada JR,Palomo T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating and often accompanied by social avoidance. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by fear and avoidance of social situations, often partly related to fears of showing signs of excessive autonomic nervous system activation, such as sweating. To clarif...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Schneier FR,Heimberg RG,Liebowitz MR,Blanco C,Gorenstein LA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies on the validation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in Chinese have been conducted in the samples from rural area, whereas the mental health problems among rural Chinese deserve more attention. For instance, the suicide rate in rural China is about 3 times that of the urban...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Zhang J,Sun W,Kong Y,Wang C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A large number of subjective experiences and beliefs with some degree of affinity with psychotic symptoms can be found in the general population. However, the appraisal of these psychotic-like experiences in terms of associated distress, raised preoccupation, and the conviction with which the exp...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Sisti D,Rocchi MB,Siddi S,Mura T,Manca S,Preti A,Petretto DR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:With the rate of obesity on the rise worldwide, individuals with schizophrenia represent a particularly vulnerable population. The aim of this study was to assess the metabolic profile of individuals with schizophrenia in relation to dietary and physical activity habits compared with healthy controls. METHOD...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Ratliff JC,Palmese LB,Reutenauer EL,Liskov E,Grilo CM,Tek C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is increasing, and current studies should address issues such as stigmas and casual attitudes that may be amenable to intervention. Thus, we aimed to investigate the effects of education on the attitudes of medical students toward CSA survivors. METHOD:We divided medical students...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Kandemir E,Yilmaz Y,Ozmansur EN,Gunaydin H,Demirel OF,Berber G,Kantarci N,Aliustaoglu S,Emul M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) associated with pathologic skin picking (PSP) and/or trichotillomania, and patients with OCD without such comorbidities, for demographic and clinical characteristics. We assessed 901 individuals with a primary diagnosis of OCD...

journal_title：Comprehensive psychiatry

authors： Lovato L,Ferrão YA,Stein DJ,Shavitt RG,Fontenelle LF,Vivan A,Miguel EC,Cordioli AV

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00