CONTEXT Cannabis-induced psychosis is considered a distinct clinical entity in the existing psychiatric diagnostic systems. However, the validity of the diagnosis is uncertain. OBJECTIVES To establish rate ratios of developing cannabis-induced psychosis associated with predisposition to psychosis and other psychiatric disorders in a first-degree relative and to compare them with the correspon...

objective(s): quinolinic acid (qa)-mediated excitotoxicity has been widely used as a model for studying neurodegenerative disorders. recent studies suggested that saffron (crocus sativus) or its active metabolite, i.e. safranal, exerts pharmacological actions on central nervous system including anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, and neuroprotective properties. the present study aimed to investigate th...

the present study has been directed to investigate ursodeoxycholic acid (udca) effect in children, to reduce the high liver transaminases induced by anticonvulsant drugs (drug induced hepatitis). this idea has been driven from cytoprotective and antioxidant properties of udca to be used in drug induced inflammation in liver. twenty two epileptic patients aged between 4 mo - 3 yr whom were under...

Addisons disease is a relatively rare endocrine disorder thatgenerally results from slow progresss deficiency in the adrenal cortex. The psychiatric symptoms at onset of are typically represented by depressive state and instinctive disorders, which may be confused with etiology, delay diagnosis, and/or constitute circumstance for discovery this disease. Furthermore, occurrence psychotic disorde...