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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Psychotic Disorders"”.
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Psychotic experiences beyond psychotic disorders: from measurement to computational mechanisms
Psychotic experiences (PEs) occur in the general population, beyond psychotic disorders. PEs are a risk factor for mental ill health in young people but can occur benignly in selected samples of adults. Environmental factors predispose to PEs but their underlying mechanisms are not well-understood. …
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Cardiovascular risk profile of adults with psychotic disorders in Eldoret, Kenya
Introduction: Cardiovascular disorders contribute significantly to mortality and morbidity amongst patient's psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorders. In addition to conventional risk factors for cardiovascular disorders (smoking, alcohol use, inadequate physical …
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The relationships between insight, psychopathological symptoms, and neurocognitive function in psychotic disorders.
Many psychotic patients fail to admit they are mentally ill. The current study evaluated the associations between insight, specific symptoms, and neurocognitive impairments. Thirty-three acute inpatients with a schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or psychotic disorder NOS diagnosis were rated …
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Non-Psychiatric Hospitalization For Patients With Psychotic Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Study
Patients with psychotic disorders face a multitude of medical health disparities in addition to psychological symptoms. They have a higher medical disease burden than the general population and are more likely to have a non-psychiatric hospitalization. In the hospital, these patients have an …
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The relationship between methamphetamine usage and smoking in patients with psychotic disorders
… and tobacco us are highly prevalent in psychotic disorders, however, the relationship between the dual use of these substances is poorly understood. Aim: To investigate the relationship between methamphetamine and tobacco use severity in patients with psychotic disorders and …
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Data-driven neuroimaging reveals cognition-circuit pathology prior to diagnosis in psychotic disorders
… and is present even before a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. Although extensively studied, reliable and reproducible pathological neural circuitry leading to cognitive dysfunction has yet to be fully identified or understood. OBJECTIVE: Our study seeks to identify the neurobiological …
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Social Determinants of Psychosis: An examination of loneliness, stress, discrimination, and neighborhood cohesion in psychotic disorders
… determinants in individuals diagnosed with psychotic disorders in a large, diverse, sample from the NIH-sponsored All of Us Research Program. Participants completed self-report measures of loneliness, perceived stress, everyday discrimination, and neighborhood social cohesion. Analyses …
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The Validity of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test in Patients with Psychotic Disorders
… Given the high prevalence of substance use disorders among patients with persistent mental illnesses, with resultant negative health consequences, a brief and easily administered screening test is needed in this population to identify those at risk in order to intervene appropriately. The …
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The prevalence and predictors of antipsychotic medication non-adherence among clients with psychotic disorders in Mzimba, Malawi
… Mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders significantly contribute to the burden of diseases worldwide. Schizophrenia is one of the severe forms of MNS disorders. Antipsychotic medications play a significant role in the treatment and management of schizophrenia. However, …
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Psychotic disorders in the Lundby population 1947-1997: Incidence, life-time prevalence and predictors related to personality and behaviour
… prevalence and personality related predictors of psychotic disorders in the Lundby population (n=3563) – a community population followed through four waves of field study 1947-1997. Case ascertainment included interviews, registers, case notes and key informants. Consensus diagnoses of mental …
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The development and preliminary evaluation of a self-administered screening instrument for first rank symptoms and basic symptoms in psychotic and non psychotic disorders
… into categories of "schizophrenia", "other psychotic" and "non-psychotic" disorders in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-1 0; World Health Organisation, l992a). The results showed that while healthy controls occasionally experience and report …
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Psychosis Risk Syndrome
Introduction Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are debilitating diseases with a devastating impact on patients’ lives. During the several lasts decades an emphasis on the prodromal stage of the psychotic disorders was noted. It was established that early interventions during this phase …
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Neuropsychological assessment for first-episode psychosis patients in low resource settings
… significant predictor of long-term outcomes in psychotic disorders, and neuropsychological assessment is therefore recommended in first-episode psychosis patients. However, the literature on neuropsychological assessment for first-episode psychosis patients in low resource settings is limited, …
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A retrospective study of outcomes after referral to the early intervention in psychosis programme at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital
Background. Psychotic Disorders affect more than 1% of the South African adult population and have a chronic course that is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The implementation of early intervention strategies may reduce the severity of these disorders. Little is known about …
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Dynamics of Diagnosis in Patients with a First Psychotic Episode Induced by the Use of Psychoactive Substances // Динамика на диагнозата при пациенти с първи психотичен епизод след употреба на психоактивни вещества
The first psychotic episode marks a critical moment in the development of chronic psychotic disorders and carries substantial diagnostic and prognostic significance. In recent decades, a steady increase in the number of registered psychotic disorders induced by psychoactive substance use has been …
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EXPERIENTIAL NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS IN YOUNG ADULTS ENDORSING PSYCHOTIC-LIKE EXPERIENCES
… the early course of the schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. This relative lack of focus on the role of negative symptoms is problematic, given findings that negative symptoms, such as a loss of motivation and pleasure (MAP), are associated with a more persistent and impairing course of …
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Insights into integrated treatment for dual diagnosis : a case study
Dual diagnosis of co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) and psychotic disorders are highly prevalent, and associated with more severe psychotic symptoms, worse treatment outcome, and worse treatment compliance. Studies have shown that an integrated treatment approach using Motivational …
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Traumatic life event exposure and attenuated psychosis: Symptom specificity and explanatory mechanisms
… to contribute substantially to the onset of psychotic disorders, environmental factors also influence the development and course of psychosis. One environmental risk factor that has been robustly associated with multiple psychosis outcomes is exposure to traumatic life events (TLEs). …
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A research report to meet the requirements of the master of medicine in psychiatry at the University of Cape Town
… outcomes and the possible development of mental disorders. On 31 March 2017, the South African High Court ruled that cannabis use by an adult in a private dwelling should be decriminalized. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the clinical profile of adolescents who use cannabis, that …
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