ICAM G241A polymorphism and soluble ICAM-1 serum levels: Evidence for an active immune process in schizophrenia [PDF]
Objectives: We have previously reported reduced serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) in schizophrenic patients. A single-nucleotide polymorphism ( SNP) of the ICAM-1 gene was described at position 241.
Ackenheil, Manfred +6 more
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Şizofrenili hastaların birinci derece yakınlarında kişilik bozuklukları
Objective: In this study, we investigated the first degree relatives of schizophrenic patients by comparing them with regarding to personality disorders to find if there is any personality disorder that’s unique to the first degree relatives of ...
Ayhan Ergin +5 more
doaj
A comparative study of personality disorder between demanding and no demanding divorce couples attending family counseling center in Sanandaj [PDF]
Introduction: Personality has a lasting effect on marital relationships and some personality traits increase tensions and conflicts among couples and these conflicts can threaten the continuation of marital life.
Sina Valiee +3 more
doaj
Cues and knowledge structures used by mental-health professionals when making risk assessments [PDF]
Background: Research into mental-health risks has tended to focus on epidemiological approaches and to consider pieces of evidence in isolation. Less is known about the particular factors and their patterns of occurrence that influence clinicians’ risk ...
Ann Adams +27 more
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Economic Evaluation of Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders: burden of disease, cost-effectiveness, and the value of further research and active implementation [PDF]
Personality disorders are among the most common mental disorders in the general population1,2 and mental healthcare settings3,4 with reported prevalence rates of 13.4 and 45.5 percent, respectively.
Soeteman, D.I. (Djora)
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The bridge between classical and ‘synthetic’/chemical psychoses: towards a clinical, psychopathological and therapeutic perspective [PDF]
© 2019 Orsolini, Chiappini, Papanti, De Berardis, Corkery and Schifano. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Chiappini, Stephania +5 more
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‘It's Like a Horror Movie That You Walk Through’: Experiencing Horror Through Immersive Recreation
ABSTRACT Horror stories have provided enjoyable forms of leisure for centuries. Over the past five decades, however, these experiences have evolved into increasingly immersive forms of popular culture. What once involved constructing the narrative world internally through reading has expanded into sensory engagement through visual and auditory media ...
Susan Weidmann
wiley +1 more source
The present study employed structured diagnostic interviews to assess the construct validity of the brief version of the Multidimensional Schizotypy Scale (MSS-B), which was developed to assess positive, negative, and disorganized dimensions of ...
Kathryn C Kemp +3 more
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Paranoid Personality Disorder.
Excerpt: The core feature of a paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a longstanding, pervasive pattern of mistrust in the motives of others. Persons with this disorder assume that others have malevolent intentions to harm, exploit, or deceive them ...
Thurston, Nancy S.
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Family profiles in eating disorders: family functioning and psychopathology [PDF]
Research has studied family functioning in families of patients suffering from eating disorders (EDs), particularly investigating the associations between mothers’ and daughters’ psychopathological symptoms, but limited studies have examined whether ...
Ballarotto, Giulia +5 more
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