The symptom of functional weakness: a controlled study of
... cases with functional weakness of less than 2 years duration, and to compare these with controls with weakness attributable to neurological disease. Both cases and controls were recruited from consultant neurologists in South East Scotland. Participating patients underwent detailed assessments which ...
... cases with functional weakness of less than 2 years duration, and to compare these with controls with weakness attributable to neurological disease. Both cases and controls were recruited from consultant neurologists in South East Scotland. Participating patients underwent detailed assessments which ...
Assessment of validity and response bias in neuropsychiatric
... Particularly challenging in neuropsychiatric evaluations is the detection of feigned medical and physical dysfunction. In forensic neuropsychiatric settings, individuals may intentionally misrepresent physical complaints. Unlike the domains of cognitive impairment and psychopathology, the detection ...
... Particularly challenging in neuropsychiatric evaluations is the detection of feigned medical and physical dysfunction. In forensic neuropsychiatric settings, individuals may intentionally misrepresent physical complaints. Unlike the domains of cognitive impairment and psychopathology, the detection ...
Chapter Overview
... remember important personal information. In generalized amnesia, the individual is unable to remember anything; more commonly, the individual is unable to recall specific events that occur during a specific period (localized or selective amnesia). In dissociative fugue, a subtype of dissociative amn ...
... remember important personal information. In generalized amnesia, the individual is unable to remember anything; more commonly, the individual is unable to recall specific events that occur during a specific period (localized or selective amnesia). In dissociative fugue, a subtype of dissociative amn ...
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY What is psychology? How is it
... interpret behavior to include internal processes — thinking, emotional reactions and the like — which one person cannot observe directly in another but which can be inferred from observation of external behavior. Behavior is determined by a complex of factors that are partly biological, partly anthr ...
... interpret behavior to include internal processes — thinking, emotional reactions and the like — which one person cannot observe directly in another but which can be inferred from observation of external behavior. Behavior is determined by a complex of factors that are partly biological, partly anthr ...
non-epileptic events - Epilepsy Action Australia
... Recent research suggests that there maybe simultaneous over and under metabolism in the particular areas of the brain involved in the processing of emotion, cognition (perception, learning and reasoning) and motor (muscle) activity in people experiencing NEE. The fundamental reason for this is unkno ...
... Recent research suggests that there maybe simultaneous over and under metabolism in the particular areas of the brain involved in the processing of emotion, cognition (perception, learning and reasoning) and motor (muscle) activity in people experiencing NEE. The fundamental reason for this is unkno ...
PowerPoint * Lecture Notes Presentation Chapter 2
... about identity, or assumption of a new identity, and – sudden, unexpected travel away from home or work – Note: Changes from DSM-IV-TR are italicized ...
... about identity, or assumption of a new identity, and – sudden, unexpected travel away from home or work – Note: Changes from DSM-IV-TR are italicized ...
(A) Medical Report Writing by Prof Alexander McFarlane
... Dissociative fugue - physical desertion of familiar surroundings and experience of impaired recall of the past. This may lead to confusion about actual identity and the assumption of a new identity. ...
... Dissociative fugue - physical desertion of familiar surroundings and experience of impaired recall of the past. This may lead to confusion about actual identity and the assumption of a new identity. ...
Some voices from the the international ME
... .Simon Lawrence states : “To date, all patient reporting compiled by the ME charities has clearly shown that these therapies have been unhelpful or even caused harm in a significant number of sufferers. This is true for ME patients right across the spectrum of the disease. Indeed, from one of our ...
... .Simon Lawrence states : “To date, all patient reporting compiled by the ME charities has clearly shown that these therapies have been unhelpful or even caused harm in a significant number of sufferers. This is true for ME patients right across the spectrum of the disease. Indeed, from one of our ...
Some voices from the the international ME community
... Exercise Therapy, a shocking 82% reported that their condition was made worse by this treatment. On the basis of our members' experiences we question whether GET is an appropriate approach for patients with ME. It is worth noting that some patients were not severely affected before trying GET. Thus, ...
... Exercise Therapy, a shocking 82% reported that their condition was made worse by this treatment. On the basis of our members' experiences we question whether GET is an appropriate approach for patients with ME. It is worth noting that some patients were not severely affected before trying GET. Thus, ...
Long-Lasting Mental Fatigue After Recovery from Meningitis or
... mental fatigue have not until now generated any extensive research. Mental fatigue is treated by many professionals as an issue of secondary importance. As mental fatigue has such a great impact on many functions, it is important to consider the problem from a wide perspective and to look at the iss ...
... mental fatigue have not until now generated any extensive research. Mental fatigue is treated by many professionals as an issue of secondary importance. As mental fatigue has such a great impact on many functions, it is important to consider the problem from a wide perspective and to look at the iss ...
Organic Mental Disorders as Hypothetical Pathogenetic Processes
... However, already a little more experience of organic psychiatry usually reveals to the critical observer that it is only possible to a very limited extent to use diagnostic concepts tied to both specific etiology and specific symptomatology: patients with similar somatic causes of their mental disor ...
... However, already a little more experience of organic psychiatry usually reveals to the critical observer that it is only possible to a very limited extent to use diagnostic concepts tied to both specific etiology and specific symptomatology: patients with similar somatic causes of their mental disor ...
dissociation - Info
... Dissociative experiences are often reported in situations such as excitement, fatigue, anxiety, sleep, sensory deprivation, acute stress, alcohol or drug intoxication, rituals and during hypnosis. Dissociative experiences have been observed in men and women of all ages and across various cultures. A ...
... Dissociative experiences are often reported in situations such as excitement, fatigue, anxiety, sleep, sensory deprivation, acute stress, alcohol or drug intoxication, rituals and during hypnosis. Dissociative experiences have been observed in men and women of all ages and across various cultures. A ...
dissociation, epileptiform discharges
... awareness of identity and of immediate sensations, and control of bodily movements often resulting from traumatic experiences, intolerable problems, or disturbed relationships (Colman, 2003). Dissociation represents a special form of consciousness in which events that would ordinarily be connected a ...
... awareness of identity and of immediate sensations, and control of bodily movements often resulting from traumatic experiences, intolerable problems, or disturbed relationships (Colman, 2003). Dissociation represents a special form of consciousness in which events that would ordinarily be connected a ...
Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Recently Returned
... Odds-Ratios for Various Physical/Neurological Postconcussion Symptoms During the Past Year (Controlling for Demographics, Medical, & Prior Psychiatric Symptoms) ...
... Odds-Ratios for Various Physical/Neurological Postconcussion Symptoms During the Past Year (Controlling for Demographics, Medical, & Prior Psychiatric Symptoms) ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... criteria or 1 major and 2 minor criteria plus proof of recent GABHS infection‘ are to be fulfilled. But our case , with carditis as evidenced by the auscultatory finding of MR and Doppler echocardiographic confirmation of MR and an elevated ESR with an elevated and rising trend of ASO titre ( i.e, 1 ...
... criteria or 1 major and 2 minor criteria plus proof of recent GABHS infection‘ are to be fulfilled. But our case , with carditis as evidenced by the auscultatory finding of MR and Doppler echocardiographic confirmation of MR and an elevated ESR with an elevated and rising trend of ASO titre ( i.e, 1 ...
PSEUDOSEIZURES (PSYCHOGENIC NON
... It is observed that the common etiologies which drop or precipitates the pseudoseizures are most often related to personal emotional conflicts, which are usually parental misbehavior, personal strained relationships between couples, sudden death of a loved ones, school pressure in studies and exam p ...
... It is observed that the common etiologies which drop or precipitates the pseudoseizures are most often related to personal emotional conflicts, which are usually parental misbehavior, personal strained relationships between couples, sudden death of a loved ones, school pressure in studies and exam p ...
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... DID and dissociative disorders are not rare conditions. Clinical studies have found that generally between 1% and 5% of patients in psychiatric programs may meet diagnostic criteria for DID. Many of the patients in these studies had not previously been clinically diagnosed with a dissociative disord ...
... DID and dissociative disorders are not rare conditions. Clinical studies have found that generally between 1% and 5% of patients in psychiatric programs may meet diagnostic criteria for DID. Many of the patients in these studies had not previously been clinically diagnosed with a dissociative disord ...
Slide 1
... Apart from the obvious fact that a patient must experience an abnormal traumatic event and show signs of PTSD symptoms, PTSD studies stress on the fact that not all individuals cope with situations the same way, which makes the difference when explaining why some people don't get PTSD from a situat ...
... Apart from the obvious fact that a patient must experience an abnormal traumatic event and show signs of PTSD symptoms, PTSD studies stress on the fact that not all individuals cope with situations the same way, which makes the difference when explaining why some people don't get PTSD from a situat ...
Title: OCD
... • There is no specific way to prevent OCD, as it is often genetic. However, if a child is genetically at risk to get OCD ( for example, if a close relative has it, like a parent), the family can take certain precautions to make it less probable that the child will get OCD. The child should be taught ...
... • There is no specific way to prevent OCD, as it is often genetic. However, if a child is genetically at risk to get OCD ( for example, if a close relative has it, like a parent), the family can take certain precautions to make it less probable that the child will get OCD. The child should be taught ...
Recovery from Traumatic Experience – a Body of Knowledge!
... Take a thorough history – this can take a while (longer if you need an interpreter)…don’t just ask about the difficulties – get to know what she was like before the trouble began – what she liked, who she enjoyed being with, what she enjoyed doing, what make her laugh, what her ambitions were what h ...
... Take a thorough history – this can take a while (longer if you need an interpreter)…don’t just ask about the difficulties – get to know what she was like before the trouble began – what she liked, who she enjoyed being with, what she enjoyed doing, what make her laugh, what her ambitions were what h ...
Epilepsy Day Oct 2016 - Christos Lambrakis, M.D.
... • Seizures can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • Many diseases can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • ** Many neurologic diseases can be mistaken for epilepsy and vice-versa. ...
... • Seizures can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • Many diseases can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • ** Many neurologic diseases can be mistaken for epilepsy and vice-versa. ...
Document
... • Seizures can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • Many diseases can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • ** Many neurologic diseases can be mistaken for epilepsy and vice-versa. ...
... • Seizures can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • Many diseases can produce sudden neurologic symptoms. • ** Many neurologic diseases can be mistaken for epilepsy and vice-versa. ...
A Sensorimotor Approach to the Treatment of Trauma
... therapies have also been studied in treatment trials with patients who are relatively stable and/or have adult-onset, single-incident trauma. However, even in well-run studies of validated treatments, only about 50% of patients demonstrate significant improvement. For example, in a study comparing P ...
... therapies have also been studied in treatment trials with patients who are relatively stable and/or have adult-onset, single-incident trauma. However, even in well-run studies of validated treatments, only about 50% of patients demonstrate significant improvement. For example, in a study comparing P ...
Comer, Abnormal Psychology, 8th edition
... far from home, take a new name and establish new relationships, and even a new line of work; some display new personality characteristics ...
... far from home, take a new name and establish new relationships, and even a new line of work; some display new personality characteristics ...