subtyping of PTSD Gaudiano & Zimmerman conclude that psychotic symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with comorbid conditions, especially major depressive disorders, and that their results therefore do not support the existence of a psychotic subtype of PTSD. However, they did not evaluate certain factors that might be responsible for misinterpretation of their result...

subtyping of PTSD Gaudiano & Zimmerman conclude that psychotic symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with comorbid conditions, especially major depressive disorders, and that their results therefore do not support the existence of a psychotic subtype of PTSD. However, they did not evaluate certain factors that might be responsible for misinterpretation of their result...

subtyping of PTSD Gaudiano & Zimmerman conclude that psychotic symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with comorbid conditions, especially major depressive disorders, and that their results therefore do not support the existence of a psychotic subtype of PTSD. However, they did not evaluate certain factors that might be responsible for misinterpretation of their result...

S100B is a protein with dose-dependent neurotrophic and neurotoxic effects. Whether S100B in psychotic disorder mirrors pathophysiological mechanisms (which elicit exacerbation of disease) or compensatory action is unclear, as is its validity as a proxy marker for brain status. Insight may be gained by examining associations between serum S100B and indices of grey (cortical thickness (CT)) and ...

OBJECTIVE Population-based surveys have confirmed that psychotic-like experiences are prevalent in the community. However, it is unclear if these experiences are associated with common mental disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of psychotic-like experiences in those with affective and anxiety disorders. METHODS Subjects were drawn from the Mater-University of Queens...

Schizophrenia, if not the most difficult, is one of the most difficult mysterious puzzles for psychiatrists, psychologists, and neuroscientists to solve. In this paper, based on the previously known pathologies of schizophrenia, a new model is proposed for explanation of the formation of positive psychotic symptoms of hallucinations and delusions. This model can be used for understanding psycho...

OBJECTIVE Screening is one of the ways to combat Tuberculosis (TB) and should be mostly concentrated on groups showing some symptoms of the disease. Tuberculosis can be transferred from person to person in laboratories, prisons and psychiatry hospitals. The purpose of this study was to survey pulmonary TB in patients with schizophrenia in Rasht. METHODS In this descriptive-cross sectional, Tw...

S100B is a protein with dose-dependent neurotrophic and neurotoxic effects. Whether S100B in psychotic disorder mirrors pathophysiological mechanisms (which elicit exacerbation of disease) or compensatory action is unclear, as is its validity as a proxy marker for brain status. Insight may be gained by examining associations between serum S100B and indices of grey (cortical thickness (CT)) and ...

BACKGROUND For the purpose of diagnosis, psychopathology can be represented as categories of mental disorder, symptom dimensions or symptom networks. Also, psychopathology can be assessed at different levels of temporal resolution (monthly episodes, daily fluctuating symptoms, momentary fluctuating mental states). We tested the diagnostic value, in terms of prediction of treatment needs, of the...

Objectives. The aim of this naturalistic study was to investigate whether treatment with clozapine and other atypical antipsychotics for at least 2 years was associated with a reduction in psychotic and depressive symptoms and an improvement in chronic schizophrenia patients' awareness of their illness. Methods. Twenty-three adult outpatients (15 men and 8 women) treated with clozapine and 23 p...