Oral health in individuals with psychotic disorders

Comparing Oral Health Related Quality of Life Between Patients with Thyroid Disorders and Healthy Individuals

 Background and purpose: Thyroid gland disorders are the second most common disorders of the endocrine system which can affect oral health and patients' health-related quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in patients with thyroid disorders. Materials and methods: In this case-control study, 43 patients and 43 healthy people wer...

Is statin use safe in individuals with psychotic disorders?

Motivations that maintain substance use among individuals with psychotic disorders.

This study quantitatively examined reasons for substance use among individuals with psychotic disorders and explored the relationship of these reasons to substance use problems and dependence. Sixty-nine people with psychotic disorders were interviewed using a battery of questionnaires called the Substance Use Scale for Psychosis (SUSP). Symptoms and medication side effects were also measured. ...

Patients’ health literacy in psychotic disorders

Compliance and relapse are major issues in the treatment of psychotic disorders. About 50% of subjects with schizophrenia do not comply with treatment and relapse rates of 65% are reported after one year and 80% after two years. Drug treatments are effective against psychotic symptoms, but cannot promote functional recovery or prevent relapses when prescribed alone. The factors influencing comp...

Oral Health in Individuals with Down Syndrome

John Langdon Down (1866) first described the clinical entity of Down Syndrome (DS) at mid-nineteenth century and one century later, the DS primary cause due to trisomy 21 was reported (Lejeune et al., 1959). Until now, the etiology of Down syndrome remains unknown. DS is predominantly due to non-disjunction of chromosome 21; while translocation of an extra copy of the same chromosome accounted ...