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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"psychotic patients"”.
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Primordial Mental Activity: Archetypal Constellations in Mystical Experiences and in the Creative Processes of Psychotic Patients
In this study I investigate the relationship between the concept of Primordial Mental Activity (PMA) coined by Michael Robbins, and the constellation of archetypes, as described by Analytical Psychology. PMA, expressed as a mental function qualitatively different from thought for its a-rationality, …
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A toxicological survey of acute psychoses in Cape Coloured males with special reference to the cannabinoids
… in psychiatric hospitals with Black and Coloured patients, have the firm clinical impression that in many of these patients acute psychotic illness is associated with the abuse of cannabis. Most of the previous work in this field had been done by clinicians of Eastern countries where the use of …
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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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Discourse analysis of interviews with manic patients
This thesis analyses the discourse of two manic patients, interviewed at an acute stage of their illness. The analysis has two aims: to begin a comprehensive analysis of manic discourse, a task which has not been undertaken in other work; and to describe and refine a methodology suited to the …
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The structure of insight in patients with psychosis.
… illness occurs in approximately half of all psychotic patients. Interest has been recently been refocused on insight (i.e., awareness of mental illness), and its associations with treatment compliance and better prognosis. Researchers have called into question the traditional factor structure …
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Automated Assessment of Psychiatric Patients Using Medical Notes
Psychiatric patients require continuous monitoring on par with their severity status. Unfortunately, current assessment instruments are often time-consuming. The present thesis introduces several passive digital markers (PDMs) that can help reduce this burden by automating the assessment using …
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Confabulation and false memory in young first-episode psychosis patients and normal controls
… to false memories in normal controls whereas patients with psychotic disorder generate more confabulation, but it is unclear whether their confabulation leads to increased false memory recall. Furthermore, it is unclear to what extent false memory recall and confabulation in early psychosis …
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The trajectory of patients through the women's admissions unit at Valkenberg hospital : the factors involved
… to health care as regards the language of patients was an issue. This research investigates the factors that influence the trajectory of female psychotic patients through the admissions unit at Valkenberg hospital. In particular it explores the role of language and race in the management of …
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Epidemiology of substance use among service users admitted to hospital following a medically serious act of deliberate self-harm: a feasibility study
… behavior (2- 6). In South Africa, 43 percent of patients who present to emergency departments with intentional or unintentional injuries meet the criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD) (7). The association between substance use and suicidal behavior has been well established, however, the …