Abstract Parental physical illnesses can be stressful for children. We estimated the prevalence of children who experience parental illnesses, and whether during childhood were associated with behavioral problems in adolescence. Data on from Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 was collected through questionnaires at ages 8 16 ( n = 7037). illness diagnosed this study period obtained health regis...

Diseases of the brain are generally classified as either neurological or psychiatric. However, these two groups of illnesses cannot be readily separated on the basis of pathophysiology or symptomatology. It is difficult to rationally explain to someone with no prior frame of reference why we have the split between neurological and psychiatric illness. This demonstrates that the division is unte...

This article addresses some of the groundwork of informed consent in people with mental illness whose decision-making capacity has obviously been compromised. This article examines four crucial aspects in particular, namely: i) the main elements of informed consent; ii) difficulties pertaining to psychiatric illnesses; iii) the effect of psychiatric disorders on the patient's capability; iv) ho...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to measure changes in the Primary Health Care (PHC) physicians` knowledge towards mental illnesses after a short-term training course. METHODS The interventive study consisted of a sample of 31 PHC physicians randomly selected from different PHC centers in Eastern Saudi Arabia. The physicians were exposed to a 4-day intensive training course in mental...

medical science in any country is intermingled with folklore. this admixture is seen more in the field of psychiatry than in other fields of medicine. this article first presents the diefinitions of culture, etiology, and attitute toward illness, and then reviews the common belefs or cultrual viewpoints regraridng diseases such as cold and warm temperaments, affliction by an evil eye and method...

Recent findings of mitochondrial abnormalities in brains from subjects with neurological disorders have led to a renewed search for mitochondrial abnormalities in psychiatric disorders. A growing body of evidence suggests that there is mitochondrial dysfunction in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, including evidence from electron microscopy, imaging, gene expressio...

S erious and chronic childhood psychiatric disorders have long been assumed to reflect relatively subtle abnormalities of brain development. Although diagnostic brain imaging is well established in pediatric neurology, it has not yet permitted quantitative assessment of brain abnormalities in children with psychiatric illnesses. Recent advances in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allow re...

Systemic Lupus Erythematous can present with psychiatric symptoms. As these symptoms are non-specific and may occur in the absence of clear systemic signs and symptoms of lupus, they are difficult to distinguish from primary psychiatric illnesses. We present the case of a young woman who, on two separate admissions, was treated for a psychiatric illness with no effect and then treated for Neuro...

Patients with serious psychiatric disorders are frequently treated by primary care physicians, who may have difficulty keeping up with recent advances in psychiatry. This paper presents an updated synopsis for three major psychiatric illnesses: major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Current definitions, updated diagnostic criteria, short- and long-term treatment strategies with ...

Children of parents with mental illness are at risk of psychiatric and behavioral problems. Few studies have investigated the psychosocial outcomes of these children in adulthood or the parental psychiatric history variables that predict resilience. From a sample of 379 mothers with serious mental illnesses, 157 women who had at least one adult child between the ages of 18 and 30 were interview...