The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is estimated to be 3-7.5% in men and 2-3% in women. In mentally ill population it is even higher, as these patients are a high risk OSA group. The aim of the paper was a review of literature about the prevalence of sleep apnoea in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and recurrent depressive disorder.The available data show that OSA is p...

A nxiety disorders represent a group of diverse medical conditions that are dominated by worry, fear, anxiety, tension, unrest and many others such as conversion and somatization symptoms (1, 3, 4). Anxiety disorder often occurs as a situational disorder and observation allows differentiation of normal, neurotic and psychotic anxiety. They belong to a group of disorders that are, according to M...

One in five U.S. youngsters has a mental disorder, but we know little about the effects of these disorders on child outcomes. We examine U.S. and Canadian children with symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most common child mental health problem. Our innovations include the use of nationally representative samples of children, the use of questions administered to all...

objective: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a common mental disorder in adults that was under-diagnosed until recently. due to probable consequences of adhd such as occupational and educational dysfunctions and substance use, this disorder is becoming more and more of a concern. this study aimed to investigate adhd symptoms among students of zahedan university of medical scien...

objective: obsessive-compulsive disorder at clinical levels has elevated symptoms that result in deteriorated psycho-social functions. this study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of cognitive analytic therapy on symptoms severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder. methods: this exploratory empirical study was a clinical trial that used quasi-experimental design to systemically investigate ...

Address for correspondence: Dr. Abimbola Farinde Department of Pharmacy, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Webster, Texas, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Within the 21st century, bipolar I disorder (BD-I) has become a clinically significant and recognizable mental illness comparable to schizophrenia and depression but more evidenced based research is still needed to fully understand the...

this research has been conducted to compare purpose psychological symptoms post-traumatic stress in male and female patients. the sample of this study selected from two group ptsd male and female patients (each group 40 people) they were randomly chosen and matched groups by age and iq, when they completed wais-r. also examined by watson ptsd diagnostic interview (repetitious experience, avoida...

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We studied the similarities and differences between Brazilian Spiritistic mediums and North American dissociative identity disorder (DID) patients. Twenty-four mediums selected among different Spiritistic organizations in São Paulo, Brazil, were interviewed using the Dissociative Disorder Interview Schedule, and their responses were compared with those of DID patients described in the literatur...