Autistic disorder is a largely misunderstood and difficult to treat neurodevelopmental disorder. Three core domains of functioning are affected by autistic disorder, ie, socialization, communication, and behavior. Signs of autistic disorder may be present early, but are frequently overlooked, resulting in a delay in its diagnosis and a subsequent delay in treatment. No one definitive therapy is...

BACKGROUND Neuropsychiatric deficits can induce marked disability in patients with dementia and increase caregiver distress. Several studies have found that neuropsychiatric symptoms are common both in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and patients with vascular dementia (VaD). However, there are few studies of the neuropsychiatric disturbances in large clinical samples of patients with mi...

BACKGROUND The majority of Huntington's disease (HD) mutation carriers experience some psychopathology during their lifetime, varying from irritability to psychosis, but prevalences of particular symptoms vary widely due to diverse study populations in different stages of HD and the use of different assessment methods. METHODS The study population consisted of 1993 HD mutation carriers from 1...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 1 in 68 children in the United States. Even though it is a common disorder, only two medications (risperidone and aripiprazole) are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat symptoms associated with ASD. However, these medications are approved to treat irritability, which is not a core symptom of...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of lurasidone in treating irritability associated with autistic disorder. In this multicenter trial, outpatients age 6-17 years who met DSM-IV-TR criteria for autistic disorder, and who demonstrated irritability, agitation, and/or self-injurious behaviors were randomized to 6 weeks of double-blind treatment with lurasidone...

The purpose of the study is to determine impact systemic psychotherapy in working with military families. methodology studying emotional burnout by V. Boyko and diagnosing mental states such as anxiety, frustration, aggression rigidity H. Eysenck were used empirical research. Pearson correlation coefficient was for finding correlations between authoritarian hypersocialization feelings guilt, ne...

Introduction Drawing represents mainly a motor activity of expression. form non-verbal language that is very important both cognitively and affectively. Therefore, it allows to hypothesise evaluate the degree neurodevelopment individuals as well their level interaction with environment. Family sketches can be evaluated in projective, neurocognitive affective way provide insights on attachment s...