The Face of Affective Disorders
We study the statistical properties of facial behaviour altered by the regulation of brain arousal in the clinical domain of psychiatry. The underlying mechanism is linked to the empirical interpretation of the vigilance continuum as behavioral surrogate measurement for certain states of mind.
Christian S. Pilz +7 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Risk taking behaviour in bipolar affective disorder [PDF]
This piece of research was designed to explore the nature of risk taking behaviour and impulsivity in bipolar affective disorder. Involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential, or risk, for unwanted consequences forms one of the DSM IV
Bunch, Kristin
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On the descriptive validity of ICD-10 schizophrenia: Empirical analyses in the spectrum of non-affective functional psychoses [PDF]
In order to examine the descriptive validity of ICD-10 schizophrenia, 1,476 consecutively admitted in-patients were included in the present study. ICD-10 schizophrenia (n = 951) was compared with other non-affective psychotic disorders {[}persistent ...
Jäger, Markus +3 more
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Differential associations of affective temperaments and diagnosis of major affective disorders with suicidal behavior [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Affective temperaments are associated with suicidal risk, but their predictive value relative to diagnosis of major affective disorder is uncertain.
Amore, Mario +7 more
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Oxidation of DNA and RNA in young patients with newly diagnosed bipolar disorder and relatives
Excessive oxidative stress-generated nucleoside damage seems to play a key role in bipolar disorder (BD) and may present a trait phenomenon associated with familial risk and is one of the putative mechanisms explaining accelerated atherosclerosis and ...
Klara Coello +7 more
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Pharmacogenetics and antidepressant treatment outcomes in pregnancy: a Danish-population based study
Introduction Depression in pregnancy is common and often requires treatment with antidepressant drugs. Most antidepressants are metabolized by the cytochrome P450 system (CYP), in particular CYP2C19 and -2D6, both of which are genetically polymorphic ...
M. Mushtaq +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens +4 more
wiley +1 more source
The management of affective disorders in the community [PDF]
Using two systems which routinely record information about the management of psychiatric disorders in the community (a drug prescription monitoring system and a psychiatric case register), a parallel study was conducted in South Verona on antidepressant ...
TANSELLA, Michele +4 more
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Lipid oxidation in young patients with newly diagnosed bipolar disorder and their relatives
Background Oxidative stress may be involved in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD). Malondialdehyde (MDA), a product of fatty acid peroxidation has been proposed as a trait marker of BD associated with familial risk.
Sharleny Stanislaus +10 more
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