Gender differences in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a literature review Tập 33 Số 4 - Trang 390-399 - 2011
Maria Alice de Mathis, Pedro Alvarenga, Guilherme Funaro, Ricardo Cezar Torresan, Ivanil Moraes, Albina Rodrigues Torres, Monica L. Zilberman, Ana Gabriela Hounie
INTRODUCTION: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous condition, in which subtypes have been proposed. Previous studies suggested that gender plays a relevant role in OCD phenotypic expression. This study aimed to review the literature on gender differences in clinical, genetic or familial aspects of OCD. METHOD: A conventional review was conducted, including all papers that...... hiện toàn bộ
Update on stress and depression: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis Tập 25 Số 4 - Trang 231-238 - 2003
Andréa F. Mello, Marcelo F. Mello, Linda L. Carpenter, Lawrence H. Price
Over the past 50 years, relationships between stress and the neurobiological changes seen in psychiatric disorders have been well-documented. A major focus of investigations in this area has been the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, both as a marker of stress response and as a mediator of additional downstream pathophysiologic changes. This review examines the emergin...... hiện toàn bộ
Secondary tics and tourettism Tập 27 Số 1 - Trang 11-17 - 2005
Nicte Mejia, Joseph Jankovic
Motor and phonic tics are most frequently due to Tourette syndrome, but there are many other causes of tics. We analyzed data on 155 patients with tics and co-existent disorders (101M/54F; mean age 40.5 ± 20.2 years). Fourteen (9.0%) patients had tics associated with an insult to the basal ganglia, such as head trauma (N = 4, 2.5%), stroke (N = 2, 1.2%), encephalitis (N = 3, 1.9%) and othe...... hiện toàn bộ
Posture and body image in individuals with major depressive disorder: a controlled study Tập 32 Số 4 - Trang 375-380 - 2010
Janette Zamudio Canales, Taki Athanássios Córdas, Juliana Teixeira Fiquer, André Furtado Cavalcante, Ricardo Alberto Moreno
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to quantify posture and body image in patients with major depressive disorder during episodes and after drug treatment, comparing the results with those obtained for healthy volunteers. METHOD: Over a 10-week period, we evaluated 34 individuals with depression and 37 healthy volunteers. Posture was assessed based on digital photos of the subjects; CorelDR...... hiện toàn bộ