The copycat phenomenon after two Finnish school shootings: an
... Methods: The nation-wide study evaluated 77 13- to 18-year-old adolescents who were sent for adolescent psychiatric evaluations between 8.11.2007 and 30.6.2009, one of the reasons for evaluation being a threat of massacre at school. The medical files of the copycats were retrospectively analysed usi ...
... Methods: The nation-wide study evaluated 77 13- to 18-year-old adolescents who were sent for adolescent psychiatric evaluations between 8.11.2007 and 30.6.2009, one of the reasons for evaluation being a threat of massacre at school. The medical files of the copycats were retrospectively analysed usi ...
The treatment and management of bipolar disorder
... medication for bipolar disorder • Treatments often take time to begin to work and for people to experience the full benefits of taking them. • If the person develops new symptoms, medications that have helped to keep their bipolar mood stable may need to be adjusted. • If the person stops taking ...
... medication for bipolar disorder • Treatments often take time to begin to work and for people to experience the full benefits of taking them. • If the person develops new symptoms, medications that have helped to keep their bipolar mood stable may need to be adjusted. • If the person stops taking ...
TLE - Centre Londres 94
... commonly reported in the clinical literature and, when reported from different samples, indicates a similar, but not necessarily identical pattern of latent variables structure. In contrast metric invariance involves successively more restrictive assumptions about the measurement model, (i) weak met ...
... commonly reported in the clinical literature and, when reported from different samples, indicates a similar, but not necessarily identical pattern of latent variables structure. In contrast metric invariance involves successively more restrictive assumptions about the measurement model, (i) weak met ...
BPSD and the Challenges of Enhancing the LTC Workforce - S-COPE
... Comorbid medical illness Pain Drugs Other factors that may be causing the behavioral disturbance ...
... Comorbid medical illness Pain Drugs Other factors that may be causing the behavioral disturbance ...
Stories of Survivors With Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Qualitative
... support for its symptomatic criteria (e.g., Putnam, Guroff, Silberman, Barban, & Post, 1986; Rothschild, 2009). For example, Putnam and colleagues (1986) reviewed 100 cases and concluded that “there is a stable set of core symptoms and behaviors found in MPD [multiple personality disorder] patients” ...
... support for its symptomatic criteria (e.g., Putnam, Guroff, Silberman, Barban, & Post, 1986; Rothschild, 2009). For example, Putnam and colleagues (1986) reviewed 100 cases and concluded that “there is a stable set of core symptoms and behaviors found in MPD [multiple personality disorder] patients” ...
Stress and asthma during childhood and adolescence
... from constant medical visits and treatment complications may prevent the child from keeping up with the class and cause anxiety, excessive concern, sleeping difficulties, difficulties to develop abstract-thinking, difficulties to organize school material and, consequently, learning difficulties. Res ...
... from constant medical visits and treatment complications may prevent the child from keeping up with the class and cause anxiety, excessive concern, sleeping difficulties, difficulties to develop abstract-thinking, difficulties to organize school material and, consequently, learning difficulties. Res ...
Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics by COMT
... ADHD. We set out to replicate and extend this finding in a clinical sample, using task-based and physiological assessments of emotional and cognitive processing. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that directly assessed emotional processing mediates the link between COMT Val158Met and aggression in ...
... ADHD. We set out to replicate and extend this finding in a clinical sample, using task-based and physiological assessments of emotional and cognitive processing. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that directly assessed emotional processing mediates the link between COMT Val158Met and aggression in ...
ion ess pr
... The first step to getting appropriate treatment is to visit a doctor. Certain medications, and some medical conditions such as viruses or a thyroid disorder, can cause the same symptoms as depression. A doctor can rule out these possibilities by conducting a physical examination, interview and lab t ...
... The first step to getting appropriate treatment is to visit a doctor. Certain medications, and some medical conditions such as viruses or a thyroid disorder, can cause the same symptoms as depression. A doctor can rule out these possibilities by conducting a physical examination, interview and lab t ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents with
... studies are awaited, empirical and clinical reports thus far indicate that children and adolescents can utilize CBT as successfully as adults. Based on these findings, CBT is recommended by experts as the first-line treatment of choice for OCD in children and adolescents (March, Frances, Kahn, & Car ...
... studies are awaited, empirical and clinical reports thus far indicate that children and adolescents can utilize CBT as successfully as adults. Based on these findings, CBT is recommended by experts as the first-line treatment of choice for OCD in children and adolescents (March, Frances, Kahn, & Car ...
The Role and Importance of the `D` in PTSD
... In December 2012, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) board of trustees voted on changes to the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Among the decisions was one to retain the word “ disorder” in the term “posttraumatic stress disorder” (PTSD). U.S. A ...
... In December 2012, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) board of trustees voted on changes to the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Among the decisions was one to retain the word “ disorder” in the term “posttraumatic stress disorder” (PTSD). U.S. A ...
Disorders of Personality
... Pattern is displayed across situations, leading to the distress in self or others in key areas of life such as love and work Disorder typically has a long history in a person’s life Copyright © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
... Pattern is displayed across situations, leading to the distress in self or others in key areas of life such as love and work Disorder typically has a long history in a person’s life Copyright © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
What is a Personality Disorder? - McGraw
... Pattern is displayed across situations, leading to the distress in self or others in key areas of life such as love and work Disorder typically has a long history in a person’s life Copyright © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
... Pattern is displayed across situations, leading to the distress in self or others in key areas of life such as love and work Disorder typically has a long history in a person’s life Copyright © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
inhalant abuse - UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
... in their lifetime also used another illicit drug compared with 7.5% of youths aged 12 or 13 who had never used inhalants in their lifetime. Adolescents with a history of foster care were 5x more likely to become inhalant dependent than those never placed away from home. Adolescents who were ...
... in their lifetime also used another illicit drug compared with 7.5% of youths aged 12 or 13 who had never used inhalants in their lifetime. Adolescents with a history of foster care were 5x more likely to become inhalant dependent than those never placed away from home. Adolescents who were ...
Full Text
... of schizophrenia is warranted only if prominent hallucinations or delusions have been present for at least one month (or less, if successfully treated) and if the onset of AS or AD clearly preceded the onset of schizophrenia; and (c) the relation between AS and Schizoid Personality Disorder is uncle ...
... of schizophrenia is warranted only if prominent hallucinations or delusions have been present for at least one month (or less, if successfully treated) and if the onset of AS or AD clearly preceded the onset of schizophrenia; and (c) the relation between AS and Schizoid Personality Disorder is uncle ...
Antipsychotics in children and adolescents
... cause extrapyramidal adverse effects (Correll, 2008b), and metabolic adverse effects can emerge during treatment also with first-generation antipsychotics (Correll and Carlson, 2006; Correll, 2008a), thus blurring the separation between these two categories of antipsychotics. There are indications t ...
... cause extrapyramidal adverse effects (Correll, 2008b), and metabolic adverse effects can emerge during treatment also with first-generation antipsychotics (Correll and Carlson, 2006; Correll, 2008a), thus blurring the separation between these two categories of antipsychotics. There are indications t ...
Life Events - Adult
... The Traumatic Life Events Scale captures exposure to 21 traumatic events, proceeding from general (natural disasters and car accidents) to highly personal (death of a loved one and sexual abuse). The items include followup probes asking whether respondents felt fear, helplessness, or horror during ...
... The Traumatic Life Events Scale captures exposure to 21 traumatic events, proceeding from general (natural disasters and car accidents) to highly personal (death of a loved one and sexual abuse). The items include followup probes asking whether respondents felt fear, helplessness, or horror during ...
Eating Disorders / Disordered Eating
... Unless otherwise noted, the following guidelines have been drawn from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), Eating Disorders Treatment Guidelines that was published in January 2004. http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ CG009 There are a number of broad areas of agreement regarding what m ...
... Unless otherwise noted, the following guidelines have been drawn from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), Eating Disorders Treatment Guidelines that was published in January 2004. http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ CG009 There are a number of broad areas of agreement regarding what m ...
Presented by: Mary Beth Pummel 04.08.2009
... questions in a voice loud enough to be heard by the teacher (20 times with only 12 prompts) ...
... questions in a voice loud enough to be heard by the teacher (20 times with only 12 prompts) ...
Bipolar Disorder Signs and Symptoms
... Myth: People with bipolar disorder swing back and forth between mania and depression. Fact: Some people alternate between extreme episodes of mania and depression, but most are depressed more often than they are manic. Mania may also be so mild that it goes unrecognized. People with bipolar disorder ...
... Myth: People with bipolar disorder swing back and forth between mania and depression. Fact: Some people alternate between extreme episodes of mania and depression, but most are depressed more often than they are manic. Mania may also be so mild that it goes unrecognized. People with bipolar disorder ...
Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
... which is now in its tenth revision (the ICD-10). The DSM-IV is compatible with the ICD, so that DSM diagnoses could be coded in the ICD system as well. Thus the two systems can be used to share information about the prevalences and characteristics of particular disorders. The DSM has been widely ado ...
... which is now in its tenth revision (the ICD-10). The DSM-IV is compatible with the ICD, so that DSM diagnoses could be coded in the ICD system as well. Thus the two systems can be used to share information about the prevalences and characteristics of particular disorders. The DSM has been widely ado ...
4_ADHD Science Daily articles
... Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a behavioral disorder, usually first diagnosed in childhood, that is characterized by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. "ADHD is the most common mental health disorder in childhood, affecting up to 11 percent of Australians aged 6 to 17 years," a ...
... Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a behavioral disorder, usually first diagnosed in childhood, that is characterized by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. "ADHD is the most common mental health disorder in childhood, affecting up to 11 percent of Australians aged 6 to 17 years," a ...
Psychosocial Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease
... and 1990s that provided epidemiological evidence and a pathophysiological basis for a strong link between a number of psychosocial risk factors and cardiovascular disease, including depression, anxiety, hostility, job stress, and poor social support. In recent years, additional psychosocial risk fa ...
... and 1990s that provided epidemiological evidence and a pathophysiological basis for a strong link between a number of psychosocial risk factors and cardiovascular disease, including depression, anxiety, hostility, job stress, and poor social support. In recent years, additional psychosocial risk fa ...
Trichotillomania and emotion regulation: Is symptom severity related
... Switzerland. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants prior to their enrollment. Participants were recruited online by notices on German and Swiss trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive disorder websites, online selfhelp forums, and trichotillomania chat rooms. In TTM, the adva ...
... Switzerland. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants prior to their enrollment. Participants were recruited online by notices on German and Swiss trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive disorder websites, online selfhelp forums, and trichotillomania chat rooms. In TTM, the adva ...
Atypical Development of Resting Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia in Children at
... vagal control) frequently characterizes clinically depressed adults and also has been detected in infants of depressed mothers; however, its existence has not been established in older at-risk offspring. We investigated developmental patterns of RSA in a sample of 163 5- to 14-year-old children, who ...
... vagal control) frequently characterizes clinically depressed adults and also has been detected in infants of depressed mothers; however, its existence has not been established in older at-risk offspring. We investigated developmental patterns of RSA in a sample of 163 5- to 14-year-old children, who ...