BACKGROUND This survey followed a cohort of patients with chronic psychosis recruited from five catchment areas (DSMs) of the Sardinian community mental health services. The objective was to examine whether the amount of resources in the different sites may be a determinant of the outcomes. METHODS Naturalistic follow-up study on 309 consecutive users with diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder,...

this is a quasi-experimental study. the purpose was to comparison between two methods of codified education, and no codified education on knowledge and attitude of chronic mental patients for acceptance of therapy regimen. the hypothesis was patients participated in codified educational classes have more knowledge and positive attitude in compare to patients participated in no codified educatio...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of chronic morning headaches (CMH) in the general population and their relationship to sociodemographic characteristics, psychoactive substance use, and organic, sleep, and mental disorders. METHODS A telephone questionnaire was submitted to 18 980 individuals 15 years or older and representative of the general populations of the United Kingdom, Germany, ...

This study examined whether veterans disabled by auditory disorders face barriers to receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health services. We compared use of VA mental health services by veterans disabled by auditory disorders with use of such services by veterans disabled by four other chronic illnesses. We hypothesized that disabled veterans with auditory disorders, including...

Mental health care is identified as an unmet healthcare need of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, physician providers, and other health care team members may be part of an integrated care solution. Presented from the patient’s point of view, the case of a 48-year-old African American male addresses the complexities of living with HIV disease and psychi...

objective: because of functional impairment caused by generalized anxiety disorder and due to cognitive side ‎effects of many anti-anxiety agents, in this study we aimed to evaluate the influence of passion ‎flower standardized extract on reaction time in patients with generalized anxiety disorder.‎ method: thirty patients aged 18 to 50 years of age, who were diagnosed with generalized anxiety ...

objective: fragile x syndrome is the second etiology for inherited mental retardation. it may concomitant with other psychiatric disorders. intellectual disability (id) is a state of functioning that typically begins in childhood and is characterized by limitations in intelligence and adaptive skills. we intend to introduce a male young patient with fragile x syndrome and obsessive-compulsive d...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is the most common chronic endocrine disorder. it has significant and diverse clinical consequences including reproductive, metabolic, and psychological morbidities as well as predisposition to malignancies. it is unclear how women with pcos experience symptoms of this syndrome. objectives: the aim of this study was to clarify the dimensions and comp...

BACKGROUND Police enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) demonstrated increased probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001. METHODS Police enrollees without pre-9/11 PTSD were studied. Probable PTSD was assessed by Posttraumatic Stress Check List (PCL). Risk factors for chronic, new onset or resolved PTSD were assessed using multi...

In the last half of the 20th century, research and practice in forensic mental health were focused more on major mental illness than personality disorder. This is both ironic and frustrating. The irony lies in the fact that it was alienists working in forensic settings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who provided the first clinical descriptions of what we now call personality disorder...