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Mental disorders in prisons

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2010
The existence of people with mental disorders in prisons is a reality found worldwide. The purpose of this article is not only to review the publications on this subject in 2009 but also to stimulate discussions that could contribute to its further scientific study.Most studies published in 2009 related to drug use among inmates and its consequences ...
Elias, Abdalla-Filho   +3 more
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Suicide and mental disorders

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 1995
Abstract In Japan, there has not yet been a complete psychological autopsy study. The author conducted a retrospective study of failed suicides (quasi‐completed suicides) admitted to an emergency critical care center. According to the lethality of suicide methods, 133 out of 265 subjects over 6 years (1986–1991) were classified as the absolutely ...
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Mental Disorders

Encyclopedia entry on mental ...
Lisa Bortolotti, Matthew R. Broome
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Boundaries of mental disorders

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2005
This article reviews the problem of 'boundaries' in psychopathology and its conceptualization in the diagnostic classification of psychiatric disorders.A modest number of publications in 2004-2005 contribute concepts, methods and data relevant to several aspects of the problem: scientific 'facts' versus value attribution in the definition of mental ...
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Endocannabinoids and Mental Disorders

2015
Preclinical and clinical data fully support the involvement of the endocannabinoid system in the etiopathogenesis of several mental diseases. In this review we will briefly summarize the most common alterations in the endocannabinoid system, in terms of cannabinoid receptors and endocannabinoid levels, present in mood disorders (anxiety, posttraumatic ...
Tiziana, Rubino   +2 more
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Parasuicide and mental disorders

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1998
This study aims to provide a better follow‐up of parasuicidal subjects, focusing on their diagnostic profile with regard to whether the parasuicide intention was death or not. A total of 235 parasuicidal out‐patients (PS) and a comparison group of 235 non‐parasuicidal out‐patients (CG) were surveyed.
E, Ferreira de Castro   +3 more
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Cholesterol and Mental Disorder

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1996
BackgroundCholesterol plays an important part in cellular structure and function and changes in serum levels may affect neurotransmission in the central nervous system.MethodA medline literature search was made covering the period 1990–95 with systematic searching of citations from the articles identified.
P F, Boston, S M, Dursun, M A, Reveley
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Mental and behavioural disorders

2008
Abstract In this chapter some mental disorders are described. For example, in depression, fluoxetine treatment and a placebo treatment affect similar brain regions. In anxiety, patients’ expectations play a crucial role, as covert (unexpected) administration of anti-anxiety drugs is less effective than overt (expected) administration ...
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The Nosology of Mental Disorders

Soviet Review, 1976
A physician who was not a psychiatrist and who was participating in a symposium on diagnosis, whether at the national or international level, would be astounded at the ease with which the various participants in the symposium, all highly trained specialists, gave completely different diagnoses to one and the same patient.
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