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The effects of latent variables in the development of comorbidity among common mental disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Although numerous studies have examined the role of latent predispositions to internalizing and externalizing disorders in the structure of comorbidity among common mental disorders, none examined latent predispositions in predicting ...
Russo, L.J.   +35 more
core   +1 more source

Autistic traits and autism spectrum disorders : the clinical validity of two measures presuming a continuum of social communication skills

open access: yes, 2010
Research indicates that autism is the extreme end of a continuously distributed trait. The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and the Social and Communication Disorders Checklist (SCDC) aim to assess autistic traits.
Westerwald, Eva   +18 more
core   +1 more source

Challenges of Caring for Children with Mental Disorders: Experiences and Views of Caregivers Attending the Outpatient Clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam - Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
It is estimated that world-wide up to 20 % of children suffer from debilitating mental illness. Mental disorders that pose a significant concern include learning disorders, hyperkinetic disorders (ADHD), depression, psychosis, pervasive development ...
Outwater Anne   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Oxytocin: Narrative Expert Review of Current Perspectives on the Relationship with Other Neurotransmitters and the Impact on the Main Psychiatric Disorders

open access: yesMedicina, 2022
Is a cyclic neuropeptide produced primarily in the hypothalamus and plays an important neuromodulatory role for other neurotransmitter systems, with an impact on behavior, response to danger, stress, and complex social interactions, such as pair bonding ...
Tudor Florea   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Control of Collective Behavior in Zebrafish

open access: yesiScience, 2020
Summary: Many animals, including humans, have evolved to live and move in groups. In humans, disrupted social interactions are a fundamental feature of many psychiatric disorders.
Wenlong Tang   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social and attention factors during infancy and the later emergence of autism characteristics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Characteristic features of autism include atypical social perception and social–communication skills, and atypical visual attention, alongside rigid and repetitive thinking and behavior.
Johnson, Mark   +40 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical Case of Goldenhar Syndrome in Psychiatric Practice

open access: yesActa Biomedica Scientifica, 2020
A clinical case of a rare genetic oculo-auriculo-vertebral syndrome (Goldenhar syndrome) is presented in a young man of 18 years old, who was first sent for examination and treatment to the psychiatric ward.
A. V. Kovaleva
doaj   +1 more source

Care self-efficacy in adolescents with mental disorders: A qualitative study

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion, 2023
BACKGROUND: The promotion of health in adolescents with mental disorders depends on their levels of self-care empowerment. Self-efficacy is a significant prerequisite for successful self-management and behavior change in adolescents with mental disorders.
Soudabeh Behzadi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altered Physiological, Affective, and Functional Connectivity Responses to Acute Stress in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder

open access: yesBiological Psychiatry Global Open Science
Background: There is evidence that the processing of acute stress is altered in alcohol use disorder (AUD), but little is known about how this is manifested simultaneously across different stress parameters and which neural processes are involved.
Yana Schwarze   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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