Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in Older Adults
... Ghaemi, S, Boiman, E, & Goodwin, F. (2000). Diagnosing bipolar disorder and the effect of antidepressants: A naturalistic study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 61, 10, p. 804-817. Hirschfeld, R., Calabrese, J., Weissman, M., et al. (2003). Screening for bipolar disorder in the community. Journal of ...
... Ghaemi, S, Boiman, E, & Goodwin, F. (2000). Diagnosing bipolar disorder and the effect of antidepressants: A naturalistic study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 61, 10, p. 804-817. Hirschfeld, R., Calabrese, J., Weissman, M., et al. (2003). Screening for bipolar disorder in the community. Journal of ...
A modern conceptualization of phobia in al
... the texts of al-Razi, Ibn Sina, Thabit ibn Qurrah Al Harrani and alSamarqandi was discussed as either a symptom of melancholy or as part of “al-Ra’sha,” body shaking disorder. Likewise, treatments recommended for phobias were largely different. Al-Balkhi was a proponent of behavioral therapy (al-Bal ...
... the texts of al-Razi, Ibn Sina, Thabit ibn Qurrah Al Harrani and alSamarqandi was discussed as either a symptom of melancholy or as part of “al-Ra’sha,” body shaking disorder. Likewise, treatments recommended for phobias were largely different. Al-Balkhi was a proponent of behavioral therapy (al-Bal ...
Suicidality, violence and mania caused by selective serotonin
... Disorders [3] specifically allows for an alternative diagnosis of “acute akathisia with only subjective or only objective complaints, but not both” (p. 801). Lipinski et al. [57] reported on five cases of akathisia caused by fluoxetine. They also reviewed the literature and found rates of 9.7% to 25 ...
... Disorders [3] specifically allows for an alternative diagnosis of “acute akathisia with only subjective or only objective complaints, but not both” (p. 801). Lipinski et al. [57] reported on five cases of akathisia caused by fluoxetine. They also reviewed the literature and found rates of 9.7% to 25 ...
Suicidality, violence and mania caused by selective serotonin
... Disorders [3] specifically allows for an alternative diagnosis of “acute akathisia with only subjective or only objective complaints, but not both” (p. 801). Lipinski et al. [57] reported on five cases of akathisia caused by fluoxetine. They also reviewed the literature and found rates of 9.7% to 25 ...
... Disorders [3] specifically allows for an alternative diagnosis of “acute akathisia with only subjective or only objective complaints, but not both” (p. 801). Lipinski et al. [57] reported on five cases of akathisia caused by fluoxetine. They also reviewed the literature and found rates of 9.7% to 25 ...
Assessing and managing suicidal behaviour in the primary care
... Step 4. After assessing all of these symptoms and factors one can estimate the risk of suicide, which could be low, medium, or high risk. Step 5. After the first meeting with the patient with potential suicidal behaviour, the minimal aim in primary care setting is to recognize the warning signs, to ...
... Step 4. After assessing all of these symptoms and factors one can estimate the risk of suicide, which could be low, medium, or high risk. Step 5. After the first meeting with the patient with potential suicidal behaviour, the minimal aim in primary care setting is to recognize the warning signs, to ...
shanghai archives of psychiatry
... traditional Chinese medicine – Huperzine A (HupA) – as an adjunctive treatment for depression. The rationale for this treatment is that acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors may reduce the cognitive impairment that often accompanies depressive episodes and HupA is a powerful AChE inhibitor. After a ...
... traditional Chinese medicine – Huperzine A (HupA) – as an adjunctive treatment for depression. The rationale for this treatment is that acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors may reduce the cognitive impairment that often accompanies depressive episodes and HupA is a powerful AChE inhibitor. After a ...
long version
... schizophrenia at first cannot understand it and later refuse to accept it. They usually wonder if it was their fault or if another member of the family might manifest the disease and want to know which will be its evolution. They need help and information from specialists. The family charge is more ...
... schizophrenia at first cannot understand it and later refuse to accept it. They usually wonder if it was their fault or if another member of the family might manifest the disease and want to know which will be its evolution. They need help and information from specialists. The family charge is more ...
Differential Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management of Schizoaffective Disorder Introduction
... its common presentation, few studies with selectively enriched SAD patient populations have been conducted; therefore, information about the phenomenology and treatment of SAD derives more from observational studies or small, post hoc analyses, than from large-scale randomized studies. SAD is a hete ...
... its common presentation, few studies with selectively enriched SAD patient populations have been conducted; therefore, information about the phenomenology and treatment of SAD derives more from observational studies or small, post hoc analyses, than from large-scale randomized studies. SAD is a hete ...
overcrowding on the ship of fools: health care reform, psychiatry
... their lifetimes[,] . . . 10 million people didn’t get the mental health care they needed last yearFalse”4 Yet mental illness may be more prevalent than reformers would like to admit. A few months before Sebelius spoke, a study suggested that nearly sixty percent of the population suffers from an anx ...
... their lifetimes[,] . . . 10 million people didn’t get the mental health care they needed last yearFalse”4 Yet mental illness may be more prevalent than reformers would like to admit. A few months before Sebelius spoke, a study suggested that nearly sixty percent of the population suffers from an anx ...
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP)
... Objectives. This 2013 update of the practice guidelines for the biological treatment of unipolar depressive disorders was developed by an international Task Force of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP). The goal has been to systematically review all available evidence ...
... Objectives. This 2013 update of the practice guidelines for the biological treatment of unipolar depressive disorders was developed by an international Task Force of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP). The goal has been to systematically review all available evidence ...
Mental Health in Lebanese Prisons - Catharsis: Lebanese Center for
... Lebanese prisons… I wanted to know how mentally ill inmates were treated in other prisons worldwide, and most of all what sentences do they receive? Therefore, in 2013, with funding from the European Union, Catharsis, the Nonprofit Organization I founded in 2007, started the project “The Untold Stor ...
... Lebanese prisons… I wanted to know how mentally ill inmates were treated in other prisons worldwide, and most of all what sentences do they receive? Therefore, in 2013, with funding from the European Union, Catharsis, the Nonprofit Organization I founded in 2007, started the project “The Untold Stor ...
NIH Public Access
... (SMD), designed to capture chronically irritable children whose diagnostic status is in doubt. This paper uses a longitudinal sample to investigate the extent to which subjects with SMD develop episodes of (hypo-)mania, compared to youth with narrowly defined BD. The criteria for SMD require a persi ...
... (SMD), designed to capture chronically irritable children whose diagnostic status is in doubt. This paper uses a longitudinal sample to investigate the extent to which subjects with SMD develop episodes of (hypo-)mania, compared to youth with narrowly defined BD. The criteria for SMD require a persi ...
anxiety and stress disorders: course over the lifetime
... PD involves recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, which cause significant distress for the affected individual. This frequently leads to avoidance of various situations for fear of developing symptoms and being unable to escape (18). Young children tend to articulate their panic-related fears in a ...
... PD involves recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, which cause significant distress for the affected individual. This frequently leads to avoidance of various situations for fear of developing symptoms and being unable to escape (18). Young children tend to articulate their panic-related fears in a ...
Seminar
... interpersonal relationships, and self-image. Clinical signs of the disorder include emotional dysregulation, impulsive aggression, repeated self-injury, and chronic suicidal tendencies, which make these patients frequent users of mentalhealth resources. Causal factors are only partly known, but gene ...
... interpersonal relationships, and self-image. Clinical signs of the disorder include emotional dysregulation, impulsive aggression, repeated self-injury, and chronic suicidal tendencies, which make these patients frequent users of mentalhealth resources. Causal factors are only partly known, but gene ...
Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders
... and backgrounds may express mental health conditions differently. For example, some people are more likely to come to a health care professional with complaints of physical symptoms that are caused by a mental health condition. Some other cultures view and describe mental health conditions in differ ...
... and backgrounds may express mental health conditions differently. For example, some people are more likely to come to a health care professional with complaints of physical symptoms that are caused by a mental health condition. Some other cultures view and describe mental health conditions in differ ...
From Zero to a Hundred in a Split Second
... the multiple etiologies for Xavier’s difficulties, including specific psychiatric disorders, mood lability, task aversion, frustration due to inability to express himself, and anxiety. Exploring viable solutions meant determining the best “next steps” for Xavier, while keeping in mind the social, ps ...
... the multiple etiologies for Xavier’s difficulties, including specific psychiatric disorders, mood lability, task aversion, frustration due to inability to express himself, and anxiety. Exploring viable solutions meant determining the best “next steps” for Xavier, while keeping in mind the social, ps ...
A multi-site single blind clinical study to compare
... prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people with psychotic disorders ranges from 12% to 29% [2,3]. This can be considered high compared to estimated prevalence rates in the general population, which range from 0.4% to 3.5% [4-6]. In a meta-analytical study evidence was found that m ...
... prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people with psychotic disorders ranges from 12% to 29% [2,3]. This can be considered high compared to estimated prevalence rates in the general population, which range from 0.4% to 3.5% [4-6]. In a meta-analytical study evidence was found that m ...
Deckblatt 242-11
... disorder that is believed to affect about 1 in 20 children in the USA and at least as many in other countries (Faraone et al. 2003). The overall lifetime prevalence of ADHD diagnosis in Germany is estimated to be about 4.8% (Huss et al. 2008). The disorder has its onset in childhood and is associate ...
... disorder that is believed to affect about 1 in 20 children in the USA and at least as many in other countries (Faraone et al. 2003). The overall lifetime prevalence of ADHD diagnosis in Germany is estimated to be about 4.8% (Huss et al. 2008). The disorder has its onset in childhood and is associate ...
Evidence-based treatment for Depersonalisation
... Background: Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder (DPRD) is a distressing and impairing condition with a pathophysiology that is not well understood. Nevertheless, given the growing interest in its pathogenesis, and the publication of a number of treatment trials, a systematic review of randomise ...
... Background: Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder (DPRD) is a distressing and impairing condition with a pathophysiology that is not well understood. Nevertheless, given the growing interest in its pathogenesis, and the publication of a number of treatment trials, a systematic review of randomise ...
Evidence-based treatment for Depersonalisation-derealisation Disorder (DPRD) Open Access
... Background: Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder (DPRD) is a distressing and impairing condition with a pathophysiology that is not well understood. Nevertheless, given the growing interest in its pathogenesis, and the publication of a number of treatment trials, a systematic review of randomise ...
... Background: Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder (DPRD) is a distressing and impairing condition with a pathophysiology that is not well understood. Nevertheless, given the growing interest in its pathogenesis, and the publication of a number of treatment trials, a systematic review of randomise ...
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment
... The following definitions are derived from DSM-IVTR unless otherwise specified: Bipolar I disorder: Bipolar I disorder requires the occurrence of a manic (or mixed) episode with duration of at least 7 days, unless hospitalization is required. Episodes of depression are not required, but most patient ...
... The following definitions are derived from DSM-IVTR unless otherwise specified: Bipolar I disorder: Bipolar I disorder requires the occurrence of a manic (or mixed) episode with duration of at least 7 days, unless hospitalization is required. Episodes of depression are not required, but most patient ...
Ten-year outcome: patients with schizoaffective disorders
... between the eight-point LKP scale and scores on the Global Assessment Scale, providing an indication that different outcome measures often tap similar concepts and produce similar results, although this does not guarantee validity. The SADS data on psychosis at index hospitalisation were used to ass ...
... between the eight-point LKP scale and scores on the Global Assessment Scale, providing an indication that different outcome measures often tap similar concepts and produce similar results, although this does not guarantee validity. The SADS data on psychosis at index hospitalisation were used to ass ...
Catatonia and other psychiatric symptoms with vitamin B12 deficiency
... It is important that the B12 deficiency is treated early as the symptoms may be difficult to reverse after a certain duration because of irreversible changes secondary to axonal degeneration (11). Certain studies (12, 13) point out that this narrow window of opportunity is approximately 1 year or even ...
... It is important that the B12 deficiency is treated early as the symptoms may be difficult to reverse after a certain duration because of irreversible changes secondary to axonal degeneration (11). Certain studies (12, 13) point out that this narrow window of opportunity is approximately 1 year or even ...
Late-onset of post- traumatic reactions in Holocaust survivors at advanced... Haim Dasberg ** I. Introductory Remarks
... diagnostic criteria) to obtain confirmations of the victim's condition from a member of the family or from another person central to the patient's life, before a diagnosis can be established. Because the main features of their personality disorder have become ego-syntonic (that is, the patient lacks ...
... diagnostic criteria) to obtain confirmations of the victim's condition from a member of the family or from another person central to the patient's life, before a diagnosis can be established. Because the main features of their personality disorder have become ego-syntonic (that is, the patient lacks ...
Recognizing and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Guide
... American Psychiatric Association removed that requirement from its list of diagnostic criteria for PTSD in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV ).8 The types of traumatic events that can lead to PTSD are actually quite numerous. Two studies have doc ...
... American Psychiatric Association removed that requirement from its list of diagnostic criteria for PTSD in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV ).8 The types of traumatic events that can lead to PTSD are actually quite numerous. Two studies have doc ...