OBJECTIVES It has been argued that attachment theory could enhance our knowledge and understanding of psychotic phenomenology. DESIGN We systematically reviewed and critically appraised research investigating attachment and psychotic phenomenology in clinical and non-clinical samples. METHODS We searched databases Pub Med, PsycINFO, Medline and Web of Science using the keywords. Attachment,...

This study evaluated how change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms was associated with residualized change in comorbid personality disorder (PD) features and vice versa over the course of 5-10 years. The sample was comprised of 79 female rape survivors who met criteria for PTSD and who were a part of a larger study examining the effects of trauma-focused therapy. PTSD was assessed...

methamphetamine is available with different names such as glass or crystal and its action mechanism is by releasing monoamines such as dopamine, serotonin and nor epinephrine. methamphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine with stimulating, euphoric and hallucinating effects. it has been made in 1983 for the first time in order to treat asthma and nasal congestion. it is the second highly abused su...

Schizophrenia is a common psychotic disorder which affects substantial amount of the population, where paranoid variant viewed as most form disorder. This psychosis has been seen to affect both adults and adolescents; in case adolescents, it increasingly challenging diagnose with traditional means involving clinical interviews. The use electroencephalography (EEG) signals proven be an effective...

Post do not limit their investigation of political paranoia to simply these obvious candidates. They label as paranoid David Koresh, leader of the ill-fated Branch Davidians who died in a fiery blaze in 1993, Jim Jones, whose 912 cult followers committed suicide in 1978, and movie director Oliver Stone whose film JFK (1992) has achieved iconic status among the many Americans who believe their g...

For centuries, Anglo-Saxon common law tradition has tended to limit voluntary intoxication as a defense on both mens rea (so-called diminished capacity defenses) and insanity. A new decision by the Supreme Court of Canada has clarified for Canadian jurisdictions whether voluntary substance-induced psychosis is a mental disorder for the purposes of determining insanity. In the United States, the...

Emotional difficulties, adjustment anxiety disorder, paranoid reactions and depression are among the common psychiatric disorders in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Type D personality is characterized by social inhibition negative affectivity. Individuals have difficulty coping chronic diseases. The aim of our study was to determine type symptoms COPD. A patient grou...

Parental separation is linked to multiple negative outcomes for children in all spheres of life. A field study was designed to estimate the epidemiology and to quantify the outcomes on the wellbeing of children from separated parents. Thus, data on socio-economic status, psychological adjustment, behavioral disorders, social relations, self-concept, and academic achievement were gathered from 3...

Elevated negative affect is an established link between minor stressors and psychotic symptoms. Less clear is why people with psychosis fail to regulate distressing emotions effectively. This study tests whether subjective, psychophysiological and symptomatic responses to stress can be predicted by specific emotion regulation (ER) difficulties. Participants with psychotic disorders (n=35) and h...

Personality disorders (PDs) are highly prevalent among perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). Schema Therapy proposes a number of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) that are involved in the development of PDs. This study examined the prevalence of PD traits in a sample of men who committed violence against their partners and the relationship between EMSs domains and PD traits. With this...