abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if behavioral symptoms detected at initial evaluation relate to cognitive or functional status or survival time in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. method: Review, in 100 cases of autopsy-proven AD, of the relationship of behavioral symptoms detected at initial evaluation to cognitive and globa...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Weiner MF,Hynan LS,Bret ME,White C 3rd

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We describe a case of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) following the use of physical restraint in a patient with a diagnosis of acute delusional psychotic disorder. METHOD:A new case report of DVT and PE associated with prolonged physical restraint is presented. The literature on phys...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Laursen SB,Jensen TN,Bolwig T,Olsen NV

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate all published case reports of torsade de pointes (TdP) induced by psychotropic drugs (PDs) in order to examine the prevalence of risk factors for TdP prior to the drug initiation. METHOD:We found 45 reports on 70 patients with TdP induced by PDs. Each report was analyzed for the presence of ri...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Justo D,Prokhorov V,Heller K,Zeltser D

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lycanthropy is an unusual psychiatric syndrome involving the delusion of being an animal. Cotard's syndrome is another rare condition in which the patient has nihilistic delusions and ideation of immortality. We report a psychiatric patient who had both syndromes simultaneously. METHOD:A single case was repo...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Nejad AG,Toofani K

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of depression according to ICD-10 criteria using a self-completed questionnaire and to identify psychosocial predictors of depression at discharge in patients with acute coronary syndrome. METHOD:A total of 899 patients with acute coronary syndrome completed the Major Depression In...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Sørensen C,Brandes A,Hendricks O,Thrane J,Friis-Hasche E,Haghfelt T,Bech P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Impaired executive functioning (EF) has often been reported in patients with major depression or schizophrenia. We hypothesize that the variance in EF is more affected by level of general psychopathology than by diagnosis. METHOD:Forty-three patients with major depression and 47 with schizophrenia were inclu...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Stordal KI,Mykletun A,Asbjørnsen A,Egeland J,Landrø NI,Roness A,Rund BR,Sundet KS,Lundervold AJ,Lund A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the rates of suicidal behaviour during vs. after discontinuation of treatment with antidepressants, and to determine the comparative rates of suicidal behaviour for patients maintained on tricyclic (TCA) vs. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. METHOD:Charts were reviewed...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Yerevanian BI,Koek RJ,Feusner JD,Hwang S,Mintz J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study adult mental health in offspring of mothers who experienced severe puerperal disorder. METHOD:Mothers, followed up a mean of 23 years after puerperal disorder requiring hospitalization, were interviewed regarding adult psychiatric illness, childhood neurotic symptoms and conduct problems of 48 offsp...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Abbott R,Dunn VJ,Robling SA,Paykel ES

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While findings are contradictory, many studies report that long Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) correlates with poorer outcome in first episode psychosis. In an outcome study of first-episode psychosis, we compared the patients who refused to participate in a follow-along with those who consented to est...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Friis S,Melle I,Larsen TK,Haahr U,Johannessen JO,Simonsen E,Opjordsmoen S,Vaglum P,McGlashan TH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The development of the Antidepressant Compliance Questionnaire (ADCQ), assessing patients' attitudes and beliefs on depression and antidepressants. METHOD:A 51-item questionnaire was applied to 85 psychiatric out-patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD). This data set was used to a...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Demyttenaere K,Bruffaerts R,Albert A,Mesters P,Dewé W,Debruyckere K,Sangeleer M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to investigate the association between major mental disorders (MMDs) and homicide. METHOD:The rates of exculpations because of MMDs among 1087 Austrian homicide offenders during 1975 and 1999 were compared with the rates of the respective disorders in the general population. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schanda H,Knecht G,Schreinzer D,Stompe T,Ortwein-Swoboda G,Waldhoer T

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to characterize neuropsychiatric symptomatology and its evolution in a large group of poststroke patients during their first year. METHOD:The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) was administered to a sample of 124 poststroke patients, divided into three independent groups on the basis of time fr...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Angelelli P,Paolucci S,Bivona U,Piccardi L,Ciurli P,Cantagallo A,Antonucci G,Fasotti L,Di Santantonio A,Grasso MG,Pizzamiglio L

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines concurrent associations of attachment security, psychopathology and recollections of early parental interactions, in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, and in healthy controls. METHOD:Thirty-six out-patients with OCD, 16 depressed out-patients and 26 controls wer...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Myhr G,Sookman D,Pinard G

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is generally accepted that one of the most important predictors of recurrence in depressive and bipolar disorders is the number of previous episodes. However, very few studies have considered the individual tendency toward recurrence in analyses of the effect of the number of episodes on the risk of subseq...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kessing LV,Hansen MG,Andersen PK,Angst J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to further evaluate the oestrogen hypothesis of schizophrenia, which postulates low oestradiol levels to be a risk factor for these disorders. A possible influence of neuroleptic-induced hyperprolactinaemia was to be addressed. METHOD:Sex hormones were measured and cycle phase asses...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Huber TJ,Borsutzky M,Schneider U,Emrich HM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to relate measures of psychoanalytically derived personality traits to descriptive diagnosis and psychopathology in severe mental disorders. METHOD:Sixty-one consecutive first-episode patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe major depression were interviewed. Persona...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Heikkilä J,Karlsson H,Taiminen T,Lauerma H,Ilonen T,Leinonen KM,Wallenius E,Virtanen H,Heinimaa M,Kaljonen A,Salokangas RK

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the long-term social function of psychiatric patients with anxiety and depressive disorders and to relate this to personality status and other factors. METHOD:A cohort of 210 patients (mean age 35 years) with dysthymic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder diagnosed using a st...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Seivewright H,Tyrer P,Johnson T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the factor structure of DSM-IV criteria for obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) in patients with binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD:Two hundred and eleven consecutive out-patients with axis I diagnoses of BED were reliably assessed with semi-structured diagnostic interviews. The eigh...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Grilo CM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the available literature on the association between daily and longer-term weather data and the incidence of attempted and completed suicide. METHOD:A computerized search supplemented by a cross-check of the references sections of the thereby identified papers was performed. RESULTS:A total of 27 s...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Deisenhammer EA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether variation at two common polymorphisms, T102C and -1438AG, of the serotonin 2A gene (5HT2A) are involved in the puerperal triggering mechanism of bipolar affective puerperal psychosis. METHOD:A total of 242 parous women diagnosed with bipolar disorder were genotyped for the two polymorphism...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Robertson E,Jones I,Middle F,Moray J,Craddock N

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the psychometric properties of the Family Questionnaire (FQ): a self-report measure of relatives' perceptions of the behaviours and symptoms of schizophrenic patients in terms of three dimensions: the frequency of symptoms, the relatives' concern (primary appraisal) and their ability to co...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Quinn J,Barrowclough C,Tarrier N

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To give an update on epidemiological findings on sex differences in the prevalence of unipolar depression and putative risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Systematic review of the literature. RESULTS:Recent epidemiological research yields additional evidence for a female preponderance in unipolar depression,...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Kuehner C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Examinations are anecdotally viewed as extremely stressful to Singapore schoolchildren. We test this postulate by obtaining parental ratings of children's emotional stress levels longitudinally in a large representative sample of sixth (P6) and fifth (P5) class primary schoolchildren, respectively, exposed an...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Parker G,Cai Y,Tan S,Dear K,Henderson AS,Poh GT,Kwee GC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate factors determining severely mentally ill patients' self-rated quality of life. The study hypothesized that objective life circumstances, personality, self-variables, and psychopathology would be determinants of quality of life. METHOD:A total of 117 individuals with schizophrenia and related ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Eklund M,Bäckström M,Hansson L

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antidepressants including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-associated mania or hypomania has been well documented in the literature but these patients with switch have either mood disorders or various risk factors for bipolar disorder. This case report examines SSRI-induced hypomania in a patient...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Mendhekar DN,Gupta D,Girotra V

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify psychopathological predictors for suicide in a population of major depressed Diagnostic Statistical Manual-III (DSM-III) in-patients. METHOD:A total of 210 previous participants in multicentre antidepressant drug trials, carried out in a randomized double-blind design, were followed prospectively...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Hansen PE,Wang AG,Stage KB,Kragh-Sorensen P,Danish University Antidepressant Group.

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Investigation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a last-resort treatment alternative to capsulotomy in treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD:Prospective single-case based design with evaluation of DBS impact on emotions, behaviour, personality traits and executive function in three...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Gabriëls L,Cosyns P,Nuttin B,Demeulemeester H,Gybels J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the European Schizophrenia Outpatient Health Outcomes (SOHO) study is to understand the comparative costs and outcomes of antipsychotic drug treatment, with specific focus on olanzapine. The study will also provide a large database for research into the treatment and outcome of schizophrenia....

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Haro JM,Edgell ET,Jones PB,Alonso J,Gavart S,Gregor KJ,Wright P,Knapp M,SOHO Study Group.

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aiming at promoting young people's mental health and reducing stigma towards people with schizophrenia, project weeks were carried out with secondary school students aged 14-18 years (n=90). Key to the project week is meeting a (young) person with schizophrenia. METHOD:Students' attitudes and behavioural int...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Schulze B,Richter-Werling M,Matschinger H,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the risk factors for suicidal behaviour in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients. METHOD:HIV substance dependent positive patients who had attempted suicide were compared with HIV substance dependent positive patients who had never attempted suicide for suicide risk factors. RESULT...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Roy A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Somatizing patients often report cognitive complaints but neuropsychological research on somatization is scarce. We investigated somatizing patients for functioning in different cognitive domains. METHOD:Ten female patients with somatization disorder or undifferentiated somatoform disorder and 10 non-somatiz...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Niemi PM,Portin R,Aalto S,Hakala M,Karlsson H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the number of attempts it took before patients with a first episode of psychosis received adequate help, the signs or symptoms that led them to seek help and the people from whom they attempted to seek help. METHOD:Subjects were 86 individuals with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, mainly schiz...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Addington J,Van Mastrigt S,Hutchinson J,Addington D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine motor threshold (MT) during treatment with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). METHOD:The TMS was administered to 46 patients with depression and 13 controls. TMS was performed at 90% power of measured MT. The stimulation frequency was 10 Hz for 6 s, for 20 trains, w...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Dolberg OT,Dannon PN,Schreiber S,Grunhaus L

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of parenting in the development of adult antisocial personality traits. METHOD:A total of 742 community-based subjects were assessed for adult DSM-IV antisocial personality disorder traits and for measures of parental behavior experienced as children, including by the Parental Bonding...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Reti IM,Samuels JF,Eaton WW,Bienvenu OJ 3rd,Costa PT Jr,Nestadt G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Case of an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 21 presenting with first episode of psychosis. METHOD:A case report. RESULTS:A 16-year-high school student of Somalian origin presented with a first episode of psychosis, mild mental retardation and dysmorphic features. Chromosome analysis revea...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Takhar J,Malla AK,Siu V,MacPherson C,Fan YS,Townsend L

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct a practical instrument for the identification and referral of crime victims who are at high risk for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD:Crime victims filing a complaint at a police station were asked to fill out a questionnaire probing risk factors for PTSD (n=126). One and 3 months l...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Wohlfarth T,Winkel FW,Van Den Brink W

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations between the Rust Inventory of Schizotypal Cognitions (RISC) and psychotic symptoms measured by the Present State Examination (PSE) and to assess the predictive validity of the RISC for later onset of schizophrenia. METHOD:A total of 154 subjects at high risk for schizophrenia but ...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Miller PM,Lawrie SM,Byrne M,Cosway R,Johnstone EC

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine age, period and cohort effects on Australian suicide rates. METHOD:Male suicide rates for successive 5-year periods between 1919 and 1998, and for 1999 were displayed graphically to examine interactions between age, period and cohort effects. RESULTS:There has been a pronounced period effect on m...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Snowdon J,Hunt GE

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The existence of cannabis-induced psychosis (CP) remains controversial, partly because of methodological problems. We hypothesize that acute schizophrenia (AS) and CP can have distinct demographic, premorbid and clinical features. METHOD:We compared 26 patients with CP to 35 with AS, after their cannabis-con...

journal_title：Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica

authors： Núñez LA,Gurpegui M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00