Rehabilitation in Psychiatry

Co-Morbidity of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome

Objectives: Tourette syndrome is a disease with vocal and motor tics. This disorder is co-morbid with many psychiatric disorders, among which obsessive-compulsive disorder is the most common. Methods: During a one-year period, 30 patients with Tourette disorder were studied at an adolescent psychiatry referral clinic. It was an analytical-descriptive study. Subjects were selected by convenie...

Efficacy and Safety of Aripiprazole for Treatment of Irritability in Children with Autistic Disorder: An Open-Label Study

An Introduction to Razi Psychiatry Hospital

Razi Psychiatry Hospital is one of the most important clinical and educational fields with respect to mental health in Iran. It has a long record of service in this regard since the last century. This piece of writing aims to make a concise acquaintance with its different goals, committees, departments, activities and investigational efforts.

Determination Changes of Blood Biomarker Levels in Two Treatment status of Antipsychotic Polypharmacy and Aripiprazole Monotherapy in Patients with Long-Term Schizophrenia

Background and objectives:  Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder, which reduces the patient quality of life. Despite the recommendation for treating this disorder with a minimum dose of medications, antipsychotic polypharmacy has been used experimentally that cause increasing the drug interactions. Aripiprazole has low risk of metabolic has recommended as a first line a treatment fo...

Co-Morbidity of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Tourette Syndrome in Child Referral Psychiatry Clinic in Iran

Objectives: Tourette syndrome is a disorder with motor and vocal tics, which has many psychiatric comorbidities. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of co-morbid features of this syndrome. The aim of this research is studying Tourette and co morbidity ADHD in school age children. One of our purposes is to identify the range of ADHD in Iranian Tourette patients. Methods: Th...

Self-Injury Due to Methamphetamine Psychosis: A Case Report

Objectives: Rapid and fast growth of Methamphetamine in Iran has posed a new challenge for Iranian health sector. The objective of this study was to report a case of Methamphetamine psychosis (not otherwise specified-NOS). Methods: The patient was an 48-year-old married male who complained of suspiciousness and delusion of control, he started using Methamphetamine 5 years ago, Two days after...