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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"psychiatric disorder"”.
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Psychiatric disorder in Xhosa-speaking men following circumcision
This interdisciplinary study, within the fields of anthropology and medicine, describes my qualitative research as an anthropologist into the mental illness histories of five young Xhosa-speaking men who, within a year of their circumcision, suffered psychotic breakdowns. The study took place in …
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Exclusive home treatment and hospital treatment for acute psychiatric disorder: a controlled evaluation
Home Treatment for acute psychiatric illness was compared to conventional hospitalisation in a design which focused on completed episodes of either exclusive alternative. The evaluation was conducted with the West Birmingham Home Treatment Team and All Saints Hospital, Birmingham. Forty cases in …
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Psychiatric disorders as an outcome of neurological insult : a computation of relative risk
… this study was to examine the relative risk of psychiatric disorders occurring in patients diagnosed with neurological disorders. This study separately computed the relative risk ratios for identified psychiatric disorder (i.e., anxiety, mood disorders, somatization, schizophrenia, alcohol …
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The assessment of psychological vulnerability in adolescents: An alternative to genetic high-risk methodology
… subjects the offspring of parents with diagnosed psychiatric disorder; however, this procedure results in a fundamentally biased sample.
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ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΧΕΣΕΩΣ ΤΩΝ ΨΥΧΙΚΩΝ ΠΑΘΗΣΕΩΝ ΜΕ ΤΙΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΡΑΧΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΟΜΑΤΟΓΝΑΘΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ
INVESTIGATION ON: A) WHETHER THE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT DEVELOP TMJ DISORDERS IN AHIGHER FREQUENCY THAN HEALTHY SUBJECTS B) WHICH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER MAINLY AFFECT THE FUNCTION OF THE STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM C) WHETHER A PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTOR IS A TRUE CAUSE OF TMJ DISORDERS. THE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS …
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Diagnostic stability in subjects with multiple admissions for psychotic illness
… of operational criteria, while the affective disorders displayed moderate stability levels which varied more widely between different sets of operational criteria. Other conditions, nonorganic psychotic disorders, delusional disorder, atypical psychosis and schizoaffective disorder displayed …
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Psychiatric disorders and suicidal behaviour in patients seen at a transgender clinic in Cape Town, South Africa
… are a vulnerable population at risk of psychiatric disorders and suicidal behaviour. Despite this, there is a lack of research on the prevalence of mental health conditions and suicidal behaviour amongst transgender individuals in South Africa. Aim: To assess the prevalence of …
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Risk Factors for Mental Health Concerns and Seizures in Pre-teens and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
… pre-teens and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and in particular the role of early childhood ASD symptomatology in their development. Additionally, this thesis generated prevalence estimates for mental health concerns in Canadian adolescents with ASD. Methods: The parents of 390 …
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Medication Adherence in Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a serious psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents where antidepressant adherence remains an important issue. The present study uses electronic monitoring (Medication Event Monitoring System, APREX, Fremont, California [MEMS® caps]) to compare various …
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Living with uncertainty: A grounded theory of psychiatric stigma when seeking or maintaining employment
… stigma for people who have experienced psychiatric disorder. Psychiatric stigma can exclude people both from economic roles and from participation in daily community life. Social and psychological reaction models of stigma adequately explain parts of this process but do not provide an …
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DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY IN FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS WITH COGNITION AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN YOUTH
… windows for cognitive ability enhancement and psychiatric disorder prevention.
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Assessing Precision of Metabolite Quantification at 3 Tesla Using ¹H-MRS: Comparative Analysis of PRESS versus Semi-LASER and TE-Averaging
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a chronic psychiatric disorder involving multiple brain regions. Heschl’s gyrus (HG) is central to auditory processing, and has been linked to auditory hallucinations, thus relevant for metabolite assessment. The thalamus (TH) is interconnected with various brain regions and …
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miR-137, schizophrenia and sleep regulation in Drosophila melanogaster.
… transcriptome expression changes with sleep and psychiatric disorder related GWAS identified a select set of genes which provide putative mechanisms for miR-137 function. Conclusion – miR-137 is an important conserved microRNA with alleles already significantly associated with a major psychiatric …
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Psychometric validity for the Matson Evaluation of drug side effects and the akathisia rating of movement scale
Akathisia is a movement disorder characterized by a sense of restlessness and increased motor activity. Movement disorders are primarily an iatrogenic result of mediation use. In the case of akathisia, this syndrome is easily misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder. As a result, there is a need to …
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Therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in cognitive-behavioral and supportive psychotherapy for intermittent explosive disorder
… among individuals with intermittent explosive disorder (IED), the only psychiatric disorder for which affective aggression is pathognomonic. The current study sought to fill this gap by exploring the role of therapeutic alliance on a range of outcomes among 51 adults with IED who participated …
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Using contingency management to increase activity in a psychiatric care facility
… how to use and set up an individualized CM in a psychiatric care facility. The purpose was to demonstrate the implementation and possible effect of the CM on activity attendance in addition to effects on behavior which were related but not targeted particularly by the CM. Hypothetical data shows …
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Expanding Our Focus: Adding Well-Being Interventions to Adult ADHD Treatment Plans
… regarding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in adults, a psychiatric disorder that features struggles with excessive distractibility, impulsivity, and restlessness, and often co-occurs with other mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The resultant impact …
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Η ΑΥΤΟΚΤΟΝΙΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟ: ΕΠΙΔΗΜΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ, ΨΥΧΟΠΑΘΟΛΟΓΙΑ, ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΟΙ ΠΑΡΑΓΟΝΤΕΣ
… THE PARASUICIDES AND THE SUICIDES WITH CHRONIC PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSCONSTITUTE A HOMOGENEOUS GROUP, COMPOSED MAINLY OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEENTREATED OFTEN IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS. THE SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR OF THESE PEOPLESEEMS TO BE THE CONSEQUENCE OF CHRONIC PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER AND AS …
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