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Even though major disasters have always been with us, only relatively recently has scientific research involved large-scale systematic investigation...
Introduction Patients with major depression often suffer comorbid physical disorders [1] of which some are related to systemic inflammation, such...
"Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are seen as 'natural,'" said Arshad Jahangir, M.D.,...
The number of children and adolescents living in German residential group homes remains relatively constant at around 60,000.1 Multiple isk factors...
As readers of this publication are certainly aware, mental disorders impose very considerable costs on society. This is due to many factors,...
Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by tremor, rigidity,...
Epilepsy and Depression – A Bi-directional RelationshipAssessing the prevalence of depression from selected clinical samples of patients with...
With the criteria set out by Robins and Guze,3 psychiatry felt confident of validating its diagnostic groupings and refining the relationship...
The majority of individuals with ASDs (75%) also present with learning disabilities (LDs) characterised by an intelligence quotient (IQ)
Monoamines, Neuroimaging and Sub-components of the Depressive Syndrome The monoamine hypothesis of depression 5 does not only propose the crucial...
Patients treated with TMS may experience total remission of depression symptoms. A 50 percent improvement in depression symptoms is common.A...
During a disaster there will be a discrepancy between urgent needs and immediately available medical resources. This lack of resources results in...
The impact of child abuse already is known to increase the risk of suicide, however the literature about other characteristics of...
Researchers say these findings, presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, represent concrete progress toward a ...
Additional malfunctioning of the complex fronto-subcortical circuits of the basal ganglia in PD is almost invariably associated with relatively...
Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a rare and fatal neurovisceral lipid storage disorder that affects both children and adults. Whereas the...
A study of clinically recognized OCD in a large health maintenance organization found a prevalence rate of 0.084%, suggesting that only 8-28% of...
Compliance and Its Impact – No Need for Drugs That Are Not Taken When psychosocial measures alone are insufficient, methylphenidate is one of the...
Thus far, the patients the people for whom these matters hold most importance have not been involved. This means that a number of decisions have...
Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by disturbances of consciousness, attention, cognition, and perception. It is a common...
