CASE OF INTERMITTENT MENTAL DISORDER

Prevalence of Intermittent Explosive Disorder Symptoms Among the Prisoners

Abstract Introduction: Anger and aggression are associated to many personal and social outcomes. The prevalence of this disorder is seen in some communities, including prisoners. Objective: Investigating the prevalence of intermittent explosive disorder symptoms in prisoners in central Rasht Prison. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1801 prisoners in central...

Intranasal ketamine for intermittent explosive disorder: a case report.

Case report of mental disorder induced by niacin deficiency

SUMMARY The 45-year-old male patient described in this case report had a classic case of pellagra. The patient was initially brought to a psychiatric hospital because of disorderly behavior. On admission the patient was unable to provide a history so he was given a provisional diagnosis of Psychosis Not Otherwise Specified. Despite having the cardinal symptoms of dermatitis, dementia and (three...

Mental Health and Mental Disorder

Mental Health and Mental Disorder. Edited by Arnold M. Rose. Routledge and Kegan Paul. 40s. The emergence of group methods in the treatment of mental illness in this country is still regarded with some suspicion by many workers in the mental health field. There is a tendency to consider the treatment of numbers of patients at the same time as a second best, though most people agree that the sho...

Case of Intermittent Fever

intermittent fever, coming on regularly at 3 p. m. on each clay, and subsiding towards 3 or 4 a. m. with a little sweating. The patient had the paroxysm on him when I first saw him. I ordered liq : ammonia?, acetatis mixture, one ounce every three hours. On the following morning, that is, on the 3rd instant, 1 {prescribed quinine grs. iv. to be taken every four hours, and grs. x. to be taken ha...