Case Report A 78-year-old Indian man presented to us with a moderate depressive episode for 1 month. He had two previous episodes of depression which occurred 45 and 20 years ago, respectively. Both the episodes fully resolved with treatment, and the patient had no residual depressive symptoms in between the episodes. He also had severe nicotine dependence (smokeless tobacco) for about 56 years...

Abstract Excessive problematic sexual behavior in the form of compulsive disorder (CSBD), hypersexuality (HS), and sex addiction has gained increasing credibility recent years led to development various psychometric instruments assess such behavior. However, there is still considerable controversy over operational definition concepts whether they can be used interchangeably describe One recentl...

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to describe Axis I sexual diagnoses of 60 males arrested for possession of child pornography obtained via the Internet and/or attempting to meet children via the Internet. METHODS Data was obtained from a chart review of evaluations conducted on 60 males referred for a psychosexual evaluation following an arrest for possession of child pornography and/or att...

AIM To assess the long-term cognitive and behavioural outcome after bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in patients affected by Parkinson's disease, with a 5-year follow-up after surgery. METHODS 11 patients with Parkinson's disease treated by bilateral DBS of STN underwent cognitive and behavioural assessments before implantation, and 1 and 5 years after s...

BACKGROUND Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is a rapidly evolving condition that combines psychiatric and neurologic manifestations. Much remains unclear about its clinical onset and subsequent course. Although successful treatment depends on diagnosing the disorder early and therefore minimizing long-term complications, this is a difficult task owing to the atypical...