background :co-morbid psychiatric disorders affect prognosis, psychosocial adjustment and post-surgery satisfaction in patients with gender identity disorder. in this paper, we assessed the frequency of personality disorders in iranian gid patients.   methods : seventy- three patients requesting sex reassignment surgery (srs) were recruited for this cross- sectional study. of the participants, ...

background :5httlpr polymorphism (5- hydroxytryptamine transporter linked promoter region polymorphism) is the most widely studied genetic variant in psychiatry. the present study is a modest effort at ascertaining the role of 5ht transporter linked promoter region polymorphism (5httlpr) in anxiety and depressive disorders in kashmir (india).the aim of this study was to examine 5-hydroxy trypta...

objective in this article, a motor skill disorder called developmental coordination disorder (dcd), that is usually first diagnosed during childhood, is explained and discussed. in the year 1987, dcd was formally recognized as a distinct disorder in children by the american psychiatric association  (apa). dcd is a generalized term for the children who have some degrees of impairment in the deve...

Critical incidents are sudden, unexpected, often life-threatening time-limited events that may overwhelm an individual's capacity to respond adaptively. Frequently, extreme critical incident stressors may result in personal crises, traumatic stress, and even Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. This paper presents a concise, fully-referenced, state-of-the-art review of crisis intervention procedures ...

AIM OF THE PAPER To monitor personal and social functioning in patients with schizophrenia and to find out the difference regarding sociodemographic characteristics and out-patient or day hospital treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS The investigation included 120 subjects divided into two groups of 60 patients each with a diagnosis F20 according to MKD 10 criteria. Patients from the first group r...

OBJECTIVE To answer two questions about the nature of the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and dimensional temperament traits: Which traits are comorbid with AN? Which traits share transmitted liabilities with AN? METHODS A community sample of 1002 same-gender female twins was selected with respect to participation in two earlier waves of data collection. Measures of eating disorder...

Introduction : bipolar affective disorder frequently presents residual symptoms even in interictal period, what its turn causes problems psychosocial functioning, cognitive impairment and poor quality of life. Nowadays, the treatment targets are focused not only on clinical remission, but also functional recovery personal recovery, patients’ Scientific review contains results researches, aimed ...

At least 1 in 600 adults wound themselves sufficiently to need hospital treatment. More men than women do it, although more women receive psychological treatment. Many have a history of sexual or physical abuse. Self-wounding differs from other self-harm in being aimed neither at mutilation nor at death. Self-wounding coerces others and relieves personal distress. Repeated self-wounding is one ...

Suicide prevention for people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder warrants an evidence-based approach to service design as well as clinical practice. The issue of personal responsibility (diminished when mental capacity is impaired) contributing to reduction of suicide risk has, arguably, been neglected.

The following groups are believed to be at increased risk of harm from use of cannabis. • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding • Persons with a personal or family history of psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia Persons in these groups should generally not use medical cannabis. A brief review of cannabis studies that are relevant to each group described above has been summarized below.