Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Jan 2011
The impact of a national mental health arts and film festival on stigma and recovery.
This study aims to evaluate the impact of a national mental health arts festival for the general public, encompassing a wide variety of art forms and themes. ⋯ The paper argues that the arts can change stigma by constructing shared meanings and engaging audiences on an emotional level. Carefully programmed, collaborative, community-based arts festivals should form an integral part of national programmes to address stigma and to promote mental health and wellbeing, alongside traditional social marketing and public education approaches.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Sep 2010
ReviewAn update on the role of glutamate in the pathophysiology of depression.
To review the literature on the involvement of glutamate (Glu), including its interactions with other neurochemical systems, in the pathophysiology of depression. ⋯ A growing body of evidence indicates that the glutamatergic system is involved in the pathophysiology of depression, and may represent a target for intervention.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Aug 2010
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleWere we all asleep at the switch? A personal reminiscence of psychiatry from 1940 to 2010.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Jun 2010
Interactions between bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder in trait impulsivity and severity of illness.
We investigated trait impulsivity in bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) with respect to severity and course of illness. ⋯ Impulsivity was higher in bipolar disorder with or without ASPD than in ASPD alone, and higher in ASPD than in controls. Adverse effects of bipolar disorder in ASPD, but not of ASPD in bipolar disorder, were accounted for by increased impulsivity.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · May 2010
The Stockholm non-affective psychoses study (snaps): the importance of including out-patient data in incidence studies.
To estimate the incidence rate of schizophrenia and non-affective psychoses from registers, to highlight the importance of including data from out-patient care, and to assess the proportion of persons treated in out-patient care only. ⋯ There are substantial differences in the incidence rates of non-affective psychoses and schizophrenia depending on the availability of data. Not including out-patient care will underestimate the incidence rates.