Peritogiannis, Vaios Fragouli-Sakellaropoulou, Athina Stavrogiannopoulos, Marios Filla, Iliana Garmpi, Aikaterini Pantelidou, Stella Samakouri, Maria
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Psychiatrike = Psychiatriki
The present paper aims to highlight the importance of Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs) in the delivery of mental health services in remote areas in rural Greece. Since the foundation of the first MMHUs in the eighties till nowadays, those services have expanded in many rural areas and there is some evidence that they are effective in the manageme...
Umakoshi, Akise Takeshima, Masahiro Itoh, Yu Yamamoto, Mari Shibata, Nana Ogasawara, Masaya Ayabe, Naoko Mishima, Kazuo
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Neuropsychopharmacology reports
It is controversial whether psychotic features are a risk factor for relapse in patients with electroconvulsive therapy-responsive major depressive disorder. A recent study reported that benzodiazepine receptor agonists reduce relapse of psychotic depression. As long-term use of these agonists may induce dependence, further research is required. We...
Isaacson, Maria Hazell, Cassie M Cape, John Hickson, Emily Islam, Faaizah Gill, Amber Simon, Kathleen Patel, Ruchit Souray, Jonathan Raune, David
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Early intervention in psychiatry
Clinical assessments are vital for gaining an understanding of a patients' presenting problem. A priority for Early Intervention in Psychosis Service staff is understanding and supporting their patients' experiences of hallucinations and/or delusions. We aimed to identify what cognitive-phenomenology dimensions of hallucinations and delusions EIPS ...
Waxmann, Alexandra Thompson, Andrew McGorry, Patrick O'Donoghue, Brian
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The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Understanding the pathways to care for migrants experiencing a first episode of psychosis is important, as they are more likely to experience longer delays to treatment and negative experiences, such as involuntary treatment. Despite the increased risk of developing a psychotic illness and barriers associated with pathways to care, there are limite...
Vázquez-Reyes, Antonio Ángeles Pérez-San-Gregorio, María Martín-Rodríguez, Agustín Vázquez-Morejón, Antonio J
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The International journal of social psychiatry
In recent years, several variables in the course of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders have been studied. However, an instrumental analysis of the evolution of social functioning and behaviour problems has scarcely been explored. To analyse the evolution of social functioning and behaviour problems and find any diagnosis or gender differ...
Latrèche, Caren Maeder, Johanna Mancini, Valentina Schneider, Maude Eliez, Stephan
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background Carriers of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) have an enhanced risk of developing psychotic disorders. Full-blown psychosis is typically diagnosed by late adolescence/adulthood. However, cognitive decline is already apparent as early as childhood. Recent findings in mice show that antipsychotic medication administered during adoles...
Donaldson, Kayla R Jonas, Katherine Foti, Dan Larsen, Emmett M Mohanty, Aprajita Kotov, Roman
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Psychological medicine
Mismatch negativity (MMN) amplitude is reduced in psychotic disorders and associated with symptoms and functioning. Due to these robust associations, it is often considered a biomarker for psychotic illness. The relationship between MMN and clinical outcomes has been examined well in early onset psychotic illness; however, its stability and predict...
Lee, Bern G Kent, Julie-Ann Marcopulos, Bernice A Arredondo, Beth C Wilson, Monique
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The Clinical neuropsychologist
Objective: Appropriate normative data are crucial for competent neuropsychological assessment. Although individuals with psychiatric illness often perform more poorly than healthy adults on neuropsychological testing, data that reflect the psychiatric population are often lacking. We present a normative dataset and calculation tools for the Rey-Ost...
Rognli, Eline Borger Bramness, Jørgen Gustav von Soest, Tilmann
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Psychological medicine
Whether smoking should be regarded as a risk factor for mental disorders remains unresolved. Prescribed psychotropic drugs can be used as indications for mental disorders. We investigated how smoking was prospectively related to prescription of antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and anxiolytics. Information about smoking, including ...
Migliorini, Christine Fossey, Ellie Harvey, Carol
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
Person-centered care is a collaborative approach to health care. To provide effective, person-centered care to people living with severe mental illness, it is necessary to understand how people view their own needs. The Perceived Need for Care Questionnaire (PNCQ) was used in the Australian National Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) to deepen ...
