Jaspreet S. Brar, K. N. Roy Chengappa, Haranath Parepally, Alan R. Sandman, Suzanne B. Kreinbrook, Sapna A. Sheth, Rohan Ganguli
The effectiveness of clozapine in the treatment of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia remains controversial, as improvements in negative symptoms are invariably accompanied by improvements in positive symptoms and neurological side effects. We examined the effectiveness of treatment with clozapine on negative symptoms in a cohort of patients with minimal positive symptoms. Improvements in posi...... hiện toàn bộ
Our goal in this retrospective study was to assess empirical risk factors for repeat visits to the psychiatric emergency room. This information may be useful for targeted prevention and cost-effective service planning. Over a 7-month period, 400 (18%) of 2212 patients were repeat visitors, accounting for 36% of all visits. A diagnosis of a psychotic disorder at the first visit was a risk factor fo...... hiện toàn bộ
Maj-Liz I.I. Persson, Bo S. Runeson, Danuta Wasserman
A systematic sample of 78 suicide attempters (37 men and 41 women), of whom 83% were hospitalized, were interviewed according to SCID I and II and Axes III-V according to DSM-III-R. Mood disorders were most common (56%). Forty-four suicide attempters (56%) suffered from comorbid diagnoses on Axis I-II. Borderline personality disorder was more common among women then men (56% vs. 24%, respectively,...... hiện toàn bộ