Axis-I comorbidity is linked to prospective Open Access
... reflected by changes in BMI. However this hypothesis has to be verified in further studies. Anxiety disorders are very common in ED patients (e.g., [20]), but the role of anxiety disorders on the diagnostic instability is still unclear. In the present study we could not find associations between dia ...
... reflected by changes in BMI. However this hypothesis has to be verified in further studies. Anxiety disorders are very common in ED patients (e.g., [20]), but the role of anxiety disorders on the diagnostic instability is still unclear. In the present study we could not find associations between dia ...
MJP 2008, Vol.17 No - Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry
... parasuicide varied substantially across 16 different sites (5). In other registration studies, the rates varied widely from 2.6 to 542 per 100,000 populations (1). However the process of data collection also varied among the sites which could have influenced the rate. Similar to the WHO study, the l ...
... parasuicide varied substantially across 16 different sites (5). In other registration studies, the rates varied widely from 2.6 to 542 per 100,000 populations (1). However the process of data collection also varied among the sites which could have influenced the rate. Similar to the WHO study, the l ...
comorbidity 2009 - addiction education home
... Background: Comorbid severe mental illness and substance misuse occur in 15% of patients attending community mental health teams. Although these patients have poorer outcomes than those without comorbidity, historically they have been inadequately provided for by existing addiction and mental health ...
... Background: Comorbid severe mental illness and substance misuse occur in 15% of patients attending community mental health teams. Although these patients have poorer outcomes than those without comorbidity, historically they have been inadequately provided for by existing addiction and mental health ...
Presentation - National Autism Conference
... case reports) (in fact, neither of the randomized trials have been published) • Use of Wellbutrin in ASD has no support • Strattera is FDA approved for treatment of ADHD (new study in ASD 2009) ...
... case reports) (in fact, neither of the randomized trials have been published) • Use of Wellbutrin in ASD has no support • Strattera is FDA approved for treatment of ADHD (new study in ASD 2009) ...
Research on mindfulness meditation`s effect on the MIND
... Four weeks of mindfulness meditation training reduced distress by decreasing rumination, a cognitive process associated with depression and other mood disorders (Jain et al., 2007). Another clinical study found that 8 weeks of mindfulness meditation training significantly reduced ruminative thinking ...
... Four weeks of mindfulness meditation training reduced distress by decreasing rumination, a cognitive process associated with depression and other mood disorders (Jain et al., 2007). Another clinical study found that 8 weeks of mindfulness meditation training significantly reduced ruminative thinking ...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and quality of life outcomes
... (WHO) has ranked OCD as the 10th leading cause of disability of all health conditions in the industrialized world [5]. Increasing evidence suggested that patients with OCD have worse QOL than healthy individuals [6]. For example, in a cross-sectional case-control study, Huppert et al. [7] found that ...
... (WHO) has ranked OCD as the 10th leading cause of disability of all health conditions in the industrialized world [5]. Increasing evidence suggested that patients with OCD have worse QOL than healthy individuals [6]. For example, in a cross-sectional case-control study, Huppert et al. [7] found that ...
1. Studies related to behavioural problems of primary school children
... behaviour and development. Child psychiatric problems are recognized as emerging public health issue throughout the world suggesting a global prevalence of approximately 20%. Behavioural problems are the commonest psychiatric problem among young children.2 Behavioural problems in school children are ...
... behaviour and development. Child psychiatric problems are recognized as emerging public health issue throughout the world suggesting a global prevalence of approximately 20%. Behavioural problems are the commonest psychiatric problem among young children.2 Behavioural problems in school children are ...
Treatment of Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder
... disorder with antidepressants. Thus, observational analyses such as this STEP-BD study will become even more influential for informing clinical care. In my own clinical experience, most cases of refractory bipolar disorder, usually of the rapid-cycling variety, are due to the mood-destabilizing effe ...
... disorder with antidepressants. Thus, observational analyses such as this STEP-BD study will become even more influential for informing clinical care. In my own clinical experience, most cases of refractory bipolar disorder, usually of the rapid-cycling variety, are due to the mood-destabilizing effe ...
comorbidity 2009 - addiction education home
... While research on the management of co-occurring addictive and mental disorders (AMDs) has grown substantially in recent years, we still have little guidance on specific strategies. Consideration of epidemiological research and ethical principles can supplement existing clinical trials in providing ...
... While research on the management of co-occurring addictive and mental disorders (AMDs) has grown substantially in recent years, we still have little guidance on specific strategies. Consideration of epidemiological research and ethical principles can supplement existing clinical trials in providing ...
RCPsych Literature Search COMORBIDITY 2007
... Patients with substance use (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) are at high risk for relapse. This study examined the reasons patients identify for their first substance use following discharge from SUD treatment. A total of 65 patients with and without PTSD completed clinical interviews ...
... Patients with substance use (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) are at high risk for relapse. This study examined the reasons patients identify for their first substance use following discharge from SUD treatment. A total of 65 patients with and without PTSD completed clinical interviews ...
Ind Psychiatry J1
... least moderately severe symptoms of OCD with Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS)[9] scores above 25. There was persistence of symptoms for at least 5 years, despite having been put on at least two adequate trials (both in terms of dose and duration) of different Serotonin Reuptake Inhibito ...
... least moderately severe symptoms of OCD with Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS)[9] scores above 25. There was persistence of symptoms for at least 5 years, despite having been put on at least two adequate trials (both in terms of dose and duration) of different Serotonin Reuptake Inhibito ...
Psychiatric co-morbidity in persons with Hansen`s disease.
... This was showing that MB leprosy has high prevalence of psychiatric disorders than PB leprosy patients. Also persons currently receiving treatment from hospital care as out-patient basis were having more psychiatric morbidity than who have completed treatment. We found duration of Hansen’s illness a ...
... This was showing that MB leprosy has high prevalence of psychiatric disorders than PB leprosy patients. Also persons currently receiving treatment from hospital care as out-patient basis were having more psychiatric morbidity than who have completed treatment. We found duration of Hansen’s illness a ...
Epidemrating part 2 Dr Sean Lynch 12th April 2013
... Performance on these with minimum of misclassification i.e. low false positive and low false negative The fine tuning of a scale cut-off point or score can be biased towards sensitivity (true positives/true positives and false negatives) in other words not “missing” too many cases, or specificity (t ...
... Performance on these with minimum of misclassification i.e. low false positive and low false negative The fine tuning of a scale cut-off point or score can be biased towards sensitivity (true positives/true positives and false negatives) in other words not “missing” too many cases, or specificity (t ...
Classification and Etiology of neuro
... Almost equal number of subjects received pharmacological (51.67%) and nonpharmacological (49.33%) therapy. Benzodiazepines (28.33%) and Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (21.7%) were the commonest groups of drugs used. Although there are no strong evidences suggesting use of psychotropic medic ...
... Almost equal number of subjects received pharmacological (51.67%) and nonpharmacological (49.33%) therapy. Benzodiazepines (28.33%) and Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (21.7%) were the commonest groups of drugs used. Although there are no strong evidences suggesting use of psychotropic medic ...
Rosenhan`s Experiment Being Sane in Insane Places
... DSM 111 classification system used at that time was not valid. In other words, it could not tell those who did have mental disorders from those who did not. Rosenhan’s classic study: On Being Sane in Insane Places (1973). All of the pseudo patients were admitted to hospitals and diagnosed as schizop ...
... DSM 111 classification system used at that time was not valid. In other words, it could not tell those who did have mental disorders from those who did not. Rosenhan’s classic study: On Being Sane in Insane Places (1973). All of the pseudo patients were admitted to hospitals and diagnosed as schizop ...
Stories of Survivors With Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Qualitative
... characteristics, and conditions across several domains including: (a) physical health, (b) emotional health, (c) gender identity, (d) sexual orientation, (e) thoughts, (f) feelings, and (g) behaviors. For the purpose of the current study, the term alter refers to any personality state beyond an indi ...
... characteristics, and conditions across several domains including: (a) physical health, (b) emotional health, (c) gender identity, (d) sexual orientation, (e) thoughts, (f) feelings, and (g) behaviors. For the purpose of the current study, the term alter refers to any personality state beyond an indi ...
Self-esteem as a predictor of suicide risk among psychiatric patients
... Assessment of the predictive relationship of self-esteem with suicidal tendencies in patients with psychiatric disorders is a core objective of the present study. After detailed literature review, it was hypothesized that (1) Self-esteem would predict suicidal tendencies among patients with psychiat ...
... Assessment of the predictive relationship of self-esteem with suicidal tendencies in patients with psychiatric disorders is a core objective of the present study. After detailed literature review, it was hypothesized that (1) Self-esteem would predict suicidal tendencies among patients with psychiat ...
comorbidity 2008 - addiction education home
... Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 21(1)(pp 14-18), 2008. Date of Publication: Jan 2008. Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The presentation of major depressive disorder is often complicated by the co-occurrence of substance use disorders, such as alcohol and illicit drug abuse or dependence. The article revie ...
... Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 21(1)(pp 14-18), 2008. Date of Publication: Jan 2008. Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The presentation of major depressive disorder is often complicated by the co-occurrence of substance use disorders, such as alcohol and illicit drug abuse or dependence. The article revie ...
The role of psycho-education in improving outcome at a general
... patients who started receiving psychoeducation (that is, who attended their first psychoeducation session) would have completed all three sessions, thus allowing the intervention as a whole to be correlated with the outcome measures. However, even if patients completed only part of the intervention ...
... patients who started receiving psychoeducation (that is, who attended their first psychoeducation session) would have completed all three sessions, thus allowing the intervention as a whole to be correlated with the outcome measures. However, even if patients completed only part of the intervention ...
Vol. 1, N° 2, April
... exchange of expertise, promotion of common language, and participation in cross-cultural research. Then came Baasher: The progressive increase in help-seekers required more psychiatrists. El-Mahi’s insistent appeals for recruits remained unheeded till 1954, when Dr Taha Baasher, an outstanding 1948 ...
... exchange of expertise, promotion of common language, and participation in cross-cultural research. Then came Baasher: The progressive increase in help-seekers required more psychiatrists. El-Mahi’s insistent appeals for recruits remained unheeded till 1954, when Dr Taha Baasher, an outstanding 1948 ...
Experiences from consumer reports on psychiatric adverse drug reactions with
... report included narratives of patients not receiving information of potential ADRs from their doctor, but also that there were no follow-ups of the treatment. Trust was highlighted as especially important and some patients reported losing confidence in their doctor when they were not believed about ...
... report included narratives of patients not receiving information of potential ADRs from their doctor, but also that there were no follow-ups of the treatment. Trust was highlighted as especially important and some patients reported losing confidence in their doctor when they were not believed about ...
Initial Research Findings - Illinois Mental Health Collaborative for
... health services in the six months before study enrollment: 64 (80%) received medication management, 64 (80%) received case management, 42 (53%) participated in a support group, and 32 (40%) received crisis intervention services. Only 13 participants (16%) were employed, and 12 (15%) reported looking ...
... health services in the six months before study enrollment: 64 (80%) received medication management, 64 (80%) received case management, 42 (53%) participated in a support group, and 32 (40%) received crisis intervention services. Only 13 participants (16%) were employed, and 12 (15%) reported looking ...
WHAT'S REALLY NEW IN BIPOLAR DISORDER, OCTOBER 2005
... The mean duration of Ltg. exposure was 10.4 months, and mean modal dose was 187 mg/d. 56% of the patients completed the trial There was a significant and sustained improvement over time. 84% achieved remission by week 4, and episodes of mania/hypomania were reduced from the previous year Headache wa ...
... The mean duration of Ltg. exposure was 10.4 months, and mean modal dose was 187 mg/d. 56% of the patients completed the trial There was a significant and sustained improvement over time. 84% achieved remission by week 4, and episodes of mania/hypomania were reduced from the previous year Headache wa ...
Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Bipolar Disorder
... cases to controls was in percent of smokers (p value=0.004). Until this day, there is no research on the effect of smoking on OCT in general or on gray matter loss in bipolar smokers patients but there are studies showing gray matter loss in schizophrenic smokers [23], and in smokers versus non-smok ...
... cases to controls was in percent of smokers (p value=0.004). Until this day, there is no research on the effect of smoking on OCT in general or on gray matter loss in bipolar smokers patients but there are studies showing gray matter loss in schizophrenic smokers [23], and in smokers versus non-smok ...
Biomarker for Psychiatric Disorders
... urinary catecholamine levels than control subjects. In addition, nonresponders to alprazolam did not have significant elevations in urinary neurotransmitters output compared to control subjects. After only eight days of treatment with alprazolam, urinary catecholamine levels declined significantly, ...
... urinary catecholamine levels than control subjects. In addition, nonresponders to alprazolam did not have significant elevations in urinary neurotransmitters output compared to control subjects. After only eight days of treatment with alprazolam, urinary catecholamine levels declined significantly, ...