ABSTRACT Background: To investigate the predisposing and precipitating risk factors for suicide ideations and suicide attempts in young and adolescent females, we tried to introduce a holistic model of suicidal behavior in young and adolescent girls. Methods: This study is based on the survey studies and was cross-sectional. Considering high rates of suicide attempts in provinces of Iran, thre...

Abstract Background Pregabalin abuse is increasing worldwide and frequently comorbid with another psychiatric disorders including generalized anxiety, major depression, personality disorders, suicide. Eighty-three patients meeting DSM-IV criteria for substance related to pregabalin were identified from the addiction clinic of El Khanka Psychiatric Hospital in Egypt this observational cross-sect...

Introduction Suicidal behavior is quite common in individuals with anxiety and mood disorders (AMD). One of the coexistence factors suicidal thyroid dysfunction, however results are still controversial (Shen et al. J Affect Disord 2019;(1)180-185; Zhou al., Transl Psychiatry. 2021;11(1):97). The role function ideation among comorbid AMD have not been thoroughly investigated. Objectives aim this...

Social workers provide services to populations with mental health issues, including suicidal ideations and are thus at risk of experiencing a client suicide at some point during their career. Limited research using quantitative methods has explored the effect of client suicide on social workers, but little is known about their reactions from a qualitative standpoint-a method of study that is es...

The patient was a single, 36year-old white man. He was admitted to our institution due to agitated behavior and psychosis, with a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder from his most recent episode, which was mixed and severe with moodincongruent psychotic features. He presented with depressed mood of 3 weeks’ duration, associated with early and intermittent insomnia, decreased energy, racing thoughts...

OBJECTIVE We report a successful treatment with lamotrigine of a patient with hereditary coproporphyria presenting with affective and psychotic symptoms. CASE REPORT M.F., a 38-year-old, single woman was admitted to an acute psychiatric ward because of suddenly emerging psychosis. Ms F's hereditary coproporphyria was diagnosed 9 years before the current admission. While on treatment with olan...