Bhugra, D Gupta, K R Wright, B
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International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
Cross-cultural studies of depression have raised interesting issues in terms of symptoms and diagnosis in patients seeking treatment. To understand the symptom patterns of depression in a clinic population in north India, we studied 75 consecutive patients diagnosed as suffering from depression. They were asked to describe their symptoms, life even...
Müuller-Spahn, F
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International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
The case of a 29-year-old man with catatonic symptoms is presented. After two attempts at treatment were unsuccessful, the symptoms faded with the use of the benxodiazepine lorazepam at an unusually high dose.
Kasper, S Jobson, K
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International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
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International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
Boerner, R J Möller, H J
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International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
Many promising medical and psychotherapeutic treatment approaches have been developed for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia in recent years. Previously, good results have been seen with the TCAs (imipramine, clomipramine) and alprazolam. This review represents a comprehensive survey of all existing studies of the efficacy of the selective ...
Altamura, A C Barnas, C Bitter, I Fleischhacker, W Gaebel, W Hirsch, S Kissling, W Kufferle, B Moller, H J Naber, D
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International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
Lennkh, C De Zwaan, M Kasper, S
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International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
This paper points out recent diagnostic features of bulimia and anorexia nervosa and of the recently defined 'binge eating disorder'. The pharmacologic treatment approaches for these conditions will be reviewed by discussing the results of randomized controlled studies. For anorexia nervosa (AN), the outcome of pharmacotherapy has been poor, in con...
Hinchliffe, A C Katona, C Livingston, G
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Although the cognitive impairments in dementia are the defining aspect, the non-cognitive changes such as behavioural disturbance and personality change are very common and may cause great distress to the patient and the carer. This article reviews the definition, prevalence and nature of behavioural disturbance in dementia. In addition, we review ...
Sharpley, A L Attenburrow, M E Cowen, P J
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Insomnia is a subjective term describing the perception of disturbed or inadequate sleep. Causes include medical diseases, psychiatric disorders, drugs, behavioural factors, circadian dysrhythmias and primary sleep disorders. Insomnia is common, affecting approximately one-third of the total population, and of these about 10% consider it a chronic ...
Davis, L Yonkers, K A
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common problem and patients with PMS are encountered by obstetricians, gynecologists, family practitioners, internists (general physicians) and psychiatrists. Despite several decades of biological research, the etiology of the disorder is still elusive. The introduction of a psychiatric category called premenstrual ...
