The Quality of Life of People With Schizophrenia in Boulder
... characteristics of patient populations can produce significant differences in QOL measures, we held variation to a minimum by selecting subjects from a circumscribed diagnostic category in an identical fashion at each site. Descriptions of the U.S. and Italian sites follow. Boulder, Colorado. The ec ...
... characteristics of patient populations can produce significant differences in QOL measures, we held variation to a minimum by selecting subjects from a circumscribed diagnostic category in an identical fashion at each site. Descriptions of the U.S. and Italian sites follow. Boulder, Colorado. The ec ...
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP)
... medication, the presence of comorbid medical conditions, and potential interactions with other prescribed medications. Special attention needs to be given to antipsychotic-related side effects. The dose may be titrated as quickly as tolerated to the target therapeutic dose of the antipsychotic medic ...
... medication, the presence of comorbid medical conditions, and potential interactions with other prescribed medications. Special attention needs to be given to antipsychotic-related side effects. The dose may be titrated as quickly as tolerated to the target therapeutic dose of the antipsychotic medic ...
Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia, Part 1
... medication, the presence of comorbid medical conditions, and potential interactions with other prescribed medications. Special attention needs to be given to antipsychotic-related side effects. The dose may be titrated as quickly as tolerated to the target therapeutic dose of the antipsychotic medic ...
... medication, the presence of comorbid medical conditions, and potential interactions with other prescribed medications. Special attention needs to be given to antipsychotic-related side effects. The dose may be titrated as quickly as tolerated to the target therapeutic dose of the antipsychotic medic ...
The early warning symptom intervention for
... relapses. If a carer’s account of the evolution of a manic or depressive prodrome and relapse has been obtained, this may be fed back to the patient to stimulate recall. Accounts from the medical notes can also be used to jog the patient’s memory. A minimum of four and a maximum of six symptoms, sig ...
... relapses. If a carer’s account of the evolution of a manic or depressive prodrome and relapse has been obtained, this may be fed back to the patient to stimulate recall. Accounts from the medical notes can also be used to jog the patient’s memory. A minimum of four and a maximum of six symptoms, sig ...
AMYGDALOID BODY
... memory system. The mechanisms for the emotional facilitation of declarative memory consolidation in humans are not well understood. It is known that emotional processing contributes importantly to decision making under conditions of uncertainty, a function that has been studies with regard to the ve ...
... memory system. The mechanisms for the emotional facilitation of declarative memory consolidation in humans are not well understood. It is known that emotional processing contributes importantly to decision making under conditions of uncertainty, a function that has been studies with regard to the ve ...
ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: ERROR OBSERVATION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
... his students on the SRTP Institutional NRSA grant and pushed me to write a grant, which led to the development of this project and the receipt an Individual NRSA award from NIMH to fund this research. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Dr. Sarah Morris for her role in the development of thi ...
... his students on the SRTP Institutional NRSA grant and pushed me to write a grant, which led to the development of this project and the receipt an Individual NRSA award from NIMH to fund this research. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Dr. Sarah Morris for her role in the development of thi ...
3rd European Conference on Schizophrenia Research: Facts and
... Abstract: Schizophrenia is a disorder with variable phenotypic expression and poorly understood complex etiology, involving a major genetic contribution, as well as environmental factors interacting with the genetic susceptibility. The disorder occurs in diverse populations at comparable rates and, ...
... Abstract: Schizophrenia is a disorder with variable phenotypic expression and poorly understood complex etiology, involving a major genetic contribution, as well as environmental factors interacting with the genetic susceptibility. The disorder occurs in diverse populations at comparable rates and, ...
Child Bipolar Disorder - University of Florida
... The classic form of the disorder involves recurrent episodes of both mania and depression (Bipolar I). In some cases the person never develops severe mania, but experiences milder episodes of hypomania that alternate with depression (Bipolar II). When four or more episodes of illness occur within a ...
... The classic form of the disorder involves recurrent episodes of both mania and depression (Bipolar I). In some cases the person never develops severe mania, but experiences milder episodes of hypomania that alternate with depression (Bipolar II). When four or more episodes of illness occur within a ...
Psychological Disorders
... (past and present experiences). To presume that a person is "mentally ill" attributes the condition solely to an internal problem-to a Sickness" that must be found and cured. But maybe there is no deep, internal problem. Maybe instead there is a growthblocking difficulty in the person's environment, ...
... (past and present experiences). To presume that a person is "mentally ill" attributes the condition solely to an internal problem-to a Sickness" that must be found and cured. But maybe there is no deep, internal problem. Maybe instead there is a growthblocking difficulty in the person's environment, ...
Functional Limitations and Quality of Life in Schizophrenia
... Of all the psychotic disorders, schizoaffective disorder was associated with the largest losses of quality of life and health-related quality of life, and bipolar I disorder with equal or smaller losses than schizophrenia. However, the subjective loss of quality of life and health-related quality of ...
... Of all the psychotic disorders, schizoaffective disorder was associated with the largest losses of quality of life and health-related quality of life, and bipolar I disorder with equal or smaller losses than schizophrenia. However, the subjective loss of quality of life and health-related quality of ...
Shared understanding in psychiatrist–patient communication
... approaches to communication that is directly linked to peoples’ own assessment of how well they understand each other. The amount of repair used by both speakers is a collaborative activity, reflecting how much effort they make to reach a shared understanding that is tied to the specific local context ...
... approaches to communication that is directly linked to peoples’ own assessment of how well they understand each other. The amount of repair used by both speakers is a collaborative activity, reflecting how much effort they make to reach a shared understanding that is tied to the specific local context ...
english, pdf
... (significantly worse than healthy participants). Moreover, OCD patients with severe symptoms expressed the emotion of happiness and disgust significantly less appropriately than OCD patients with mild-moderate symptoms. Conclusions: The present data support the hypothesis that impaired emotional pro ...
... (significantly worse than healthy participants). Moreover, OCD patients with severe symptoms expressed the emotion of happiness and disgust significantly less appropriately than OCD patients with mild-moderate symptoms. Conclusions: The present data support the hypothesis that impaired emotional pro ...
At Issue: Siblings of Patients With Schizophrenia: Sibling Bond
... potential strengths. These findings are consistent with other data showing that patients at all levels of symptomatology often make positive contributions to their families and are active reciprocal support providers (Horwitz et al. 1996); also, in an earlier study, we found a high association betwe ...
... potential strengths. These findings are consistent with other data showing that patients at all levels of symptomatology often make positive contributions to their families and are active reciprocal support providers (Horwitz et al. 1996); also, in an earlier study, we found a high association betwe ...
VOLUME II Information about Schizophrenia Relevant to
... Schizophrenia historically belongs to a group of mental disorders that were commonly described as “insanity” in the last century. Unfortunately, much of the prejudice and negative image of this term still exists and is attached to the newer term “schizophrenia”. The term “insanity” has been graduall ...
... Schizophrenia historically belongs to a group of mental disorders that were commonly described as “insanity” in the last century. Unfortunately, much of the prejudice and negative image of this term still exists and is attached to the newer term “schizophrenia”. The term “insanity” has been graduall ...
Mental Illness, Personality Disorder and Violence
... identification of mental health problems is likely to have been more accurate than studies using police officers or non-clinically trained researchers. Shaw et al (1999) undertook a study in Manchester Magistrates‟ Court to examine the prevalence of serious psychiatric disorder, the proportion of de ...
... identification of mental health problems is likely to have been more accurate than studies using police officers or non-clinically trained researchers. Shaw et al (1999) undertook a study in Manchester Magistrates‟ Court to examine the prevalence of serious psychiatric disorder, the proportion of de ...
Living With Schizophrenia - Cambridgeshire County Council
... patients, and particularly patients with this diagnosis, have been treated in medieval times and are still being treated to-day in certain cultures, it will not be difficult to realize that in spite of the progress noted in the last years much more has to be done. Stigma and discrimination play an i ...
... patients, and particularly patients with this diagnosis, have been treated in medieval times and are still being treated to-day in certain cultures, it will not be difficult to realize that in spite of the progress noted in the last years much more has to be done. Stigma and discrimination play an i ...
Schizophrenia - McGraw
... Mood disorders have a biological basis, apparently influenced by heredity. b. The Psychoanalytic Viewpoint The classic psychoanalytic view holds that the loss of a parent of rejection by a parent early in childhood predisposes the person to experience depression whenever she or he suffers a personal ...
... Mood disorders have a biological basis, apparently influenced by heredity. b. The Psychoanalytic Viewpoint The classic psychoanalytic view holds that the loss of a parent of rejection by a parent early in childhood predisposes the person to experience depression whenever she or he suffers a personal ...
chapter eight - schizophrenia and bipolar disorders
... The term psychosis refers to when an affected individual experiences a loss of touch with reality, characterised by delusions (false beliefs) and/or hallucinations (false or distorted perceptions) of objects or events, including sensations of sight, sound, taste, touch and smell, typically with a po ...
... The term psychosis refers to when an affected individual experiences a loss of touch with reality, characterised by delusions (false beliefs) and/or hallucinations (false or distorted perceptions) of objects or events, including sensations of sight, sound, taste, touch and smell, typically with a po ...
Underuse of clozapine in treatment
... was subsequently confirmed by other studies (Rosenheck 1997) and meta-analysis (Wahlbeck 1999). More recent studies have reported on the superiority of clozapine over other SGAs on various outcomes such as response to treatment, adherence to medication and patient satisfaction (Lewis 2006; McEvoy 20 ...
... was subsequently confirmed by other studies (Rosenheck 1997) and meta-analysis (Wahlbeck 1999). More recent studies have reported on the superiority of clozapine over other SGAs on various outcomes such as response to treatment, adherence to medication and patient satisfaction (Lewis 2006; McEvoy 20 ...
Kim
... Physical Health Care Coverage, 49 EMORY L.J. 675 ,683 (2000) (“Though studies have shown varied results, most scientists agree that schizophrenics have lighter than normal brains with enlarged ventricles. The schizophrenic’s brain also typically has smaller frontal lobes or a reduction in neurons in ...
... Physical Health Care Coverage, 49 EMORY L.J. 675 ,683 (2000) (“Though studies have shown varied results, most scientists agree that schizophrenics have lighter than normal brains with enlarged ventricles. The schizophrenic’s brain also typically has smaller frontal lobes or a reduction in neurons in ...
A diathesis-stress conceptualization of expressed emotion and
... gained from reconceptualizing this familiar construct within a diathesis-stress framework. Accordingly, in the first part of the article we use the structure of the diathesis-stress model to organize our thinking about why high EE develops and is manifested. This is not a question that has previousl ...
... gained from reconceptualizing this familiar construct within a diathesis-stress framework. Accordingly, in the first part of the article we use the structure of the diathesis-stress model to organize our thinking about why high EE develops and is manifested. This is not a question that has previousl ...
Doctoral Thesis Javier Gilabert Juan 2013
... Si hay algo que vale la pena cuando uno hace una tesis, eso es sin duda la sensación tan placentera que te produce pensar que en algún momento de tu vida la acabarás y te la quitarás de encima para siempre. Pues bien, con este pensamiento voy a intentar escribir los agradecimientos de la susodicha. ...
... Si hay algo que vale la pena cuando uno hace una tesis, eso es sin duda la sensación tan placentera que te produce pensar que en algún momento de tu vida la acabarás y te la quitarás de encima para siempre. Pues bien, con este pensamiento voy a intentar escribir los agradecimientos de la susodicha. ...
NIH Public Access Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript Cogn Neuropsychiatry
... linguistic ability and social cognition were examined to support analyses related to disordered thought, language, and visual processing. Social Cognition—Theory of mind was operationalized by the Hinting Test (Corcoran et al., 1995). The test comprises 10 vignettes, each involving two characters. O ...
... linguistic ability and social cognition were examined to support analyses related to disordered thought, language, and visual processing. Social Cognition—Theory of mind was operationalized by the Hinting Test (Corcoran et al., 1995). The test comprises 10 vignettes, each involving two characters. O ...
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP
... due to reduced severity of EPS and decrease of craving. Depressive symptoms that occur during the acute psychotic phase usually improve as patients recover from the psychosis. There is also evidence suggesting that depressive symptoms are reduced by antipsychotic treatment, with comparison trials fi ...
... due to reduced severity of EPS and decrease of craving. Depressive symptoms that occur during the acute psychotic phase usually improve as patients recover from the psychosis. There is also evidence suggesting that depressive symptoms are reduced by antipsychotic treatment, with comparison trials fi ...
Psychopharmacology - Where can my students do assignments that
... is the mechanism of perceptual distortion and hallucination following ingestion of LSD – Studies using fMRI with shizophrenic patients experiencing hallucinations show increased activity in cortical regions that normally code that sense • Visual – occipital • Auditory – temporal ...
... is the mechanism of perceptual distortion and hallucination following ingestion of LSD – Studies using fMRI with shizophrenic patients experiencing hallucinations show increased activity in cortical regions that normally code that sense • Visual – occipital • Auditory – temporal ...
Mechanisms of schizophrenia
The underlying mechanisms of schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of the processes of thinking and of emotional responsiveness, are complex. A number of theories attempt to explain the link between altered brain function and schizophrenia, the most important of which are the dopamine hypothesis and the glutamate hypothesis. Note that these theories are separate from the causes of schizophrenia, which deal with actual starting points of the illness instead, e.g. genetic and environmental factors. The current theories attempt to explain how changes in brain functioning can contribute to symptoms of the disease.