Wernersson, Rebecca Johansson, Jan Andersson, Markus Jarbin, Håkan
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Aim: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common diagnosis within child- and adolescent psychiatry. Waiting lists and delayed care are major issues. The aim was to evaluate if standardized care (SC) for assessment and treatment of uncomplicated ADHD would reduce resource utilization and increase satisfaction with preserved im...
Emilsson, Maria Berndtsson, Ina Gustafsson, Per A Horne, Robert Marteinsdottir, Ina
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of Swedish translations of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire-Specific (BMQ-Specific) and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) for use in adolescents with ADHD. Methods: Forward and backward translations of the BMQ-Specific and B-IPQ scales to Swedish ...
Dogan, Bilge Yoldas, Caner Kocabas, Oktay Memis, Cagdas Oyku Sevincok, Doga Sevincok, Levent
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Objective: In the present study, we compared social anxiety disorder (SAD) patients with (n = 31) and without childhood and adulthood separation anxiety disorder (SeAD) (n = 50) with respect to suicidal behavior, avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), other anxiety disorders (ADs), and major depression as well as some sociodemographic variables. Met...
Patwardhan, Irina Mason, W Alex Chmelka, Mary B Savolainen, Jukka Miettunen, Jouko Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Purpose: This study examined a developmental model that links affect-regulation difficulties in childhood with three dimensions of alexithymia in adolescence (difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking) and substance use and depression in adulthood, while accounting for cumulative contextual ri...
Park, Seon-Cheol Oh, Hong Seok Tripathi, Adarsh Kallivayalil, Roy Abraham Avasthi, Ajit Grover, Sandeep Tanra, Andi Jayalangkara Kanba, Shigenobu Kato, Takahiro A Inada, Toshiya
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Background: Although cannabis use has been linked with schizophrenia in a dose-response pattern, to our knowledge, the relationship between cannabis and schizophrenia has rarely been reported in Asian population. Aim: We compared the clinical characteristics and psychotropic prescription patterns between cannabis users and non-users among Asian pat...
Nielsen, Lea Deichmann Bech, Per Hounsgaard, Lise Gildberg, Frederik Alkier
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Background: A new short-term risk assessment instrument, the Mechanical Restraint - Confounders, Risk, Alliance Score (MR - CRAS) checklist, including three subscales with altogether 18 items, has been developed in close collaboration with forensic mental health nurses, psychiatrists' etc., and shows evidence of being comprehensible, relevant, comp...
Filatova, S Gyllenberg, D Sillanmäki, L Suominen, A Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, S Kaljonen, A Kerkelä, M Keski-Säntti, M Ristikari, T Lagström, H
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Background: Psychiatric disorders tend to be developmental, and longitudinal settings are required to examine predictors of psychiatric phenomena. Replicating and combining data and results from different birth cohorts, which are a source of reliable data, can make research even more valuable. The Finnish Psychiatric Birth Cohort Consortium (PSYCOH...
Stabell, Lena Antonsen Gjestad, Rolf Kroken, Rune A Løberg, Else-Marie Jørgensen, Hugo A Johnsen, Erik
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Background: Treatment satisfaction predicts treatment adherence and long-term outcome for patients with psychosis. It is therefore important to understand the underpinnings of patient satisfaction in psychosis treatment for optimal treatment delivery. Aims: To examine the associations between satisfaction and level and change in positive symptoms, ...
Dukalski, Bibiana Suslow, Thomas Egloff, Boris Kersting, Anette Donges, Uta-Susan
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
In the past, research on personality in borderline personality disorder (BPD) used primarily questionnaires suggesting heightened neuroticism in BPD. Self-report instruments inform about the conscious or explicit self-concept. BPD patients are known to show negative distortion with exaggeration of negative affect in the self-report. Neuroticism rep...
Yazici, Esra Mutu Pek, Tugba Guzel, Derya Yazici, Ahmet Bulent Akcay Ciner, Ozlem Erol, Atila
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Nordic journal of psychiatry
Neurodegenerative processes are effective in schizophrenia. However, the underlying causes of the symptoms and associated factors have not yet been fully elucidated. Recent research has focused on the relationship between neurodegeneration and vitamin D, Klotho and homocysteine levels. In this study, we aimed to investigate this relationship in sch...
