Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Jan 2010
ReviewAntipsychotic prescribing trends: a review of pharmaco-epidemiological studies.
To review findings from pharmaco-epidemiological studies exploring antipsychotic (AP) drugs prescribing trends. ⋯ Considering the growing number of persons from the general population exposed to APs, population studies assessing the risk/benefit ratio of SGAP use in disorders other than psychosis are necessary, particularly in children and adolescents.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Jan 2010
Comparative StudySurvival following an acute coronary syndrome: a pet theory put to the test.
The aim of this study was to revisit findings from previous studies reporting that pet ownership improves outcome following an admission for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ⋯ In this independent study, pet ownership at baseline, and cat ownership in particular, was associated with increased cardiac morbidity and mortality in the year following an admission for an acute coronary syndrome, a finding contrary to previous reports.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Oct 2009
ReviewTheory of mind impairment: a distinct trait-marker for schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder?
The aim of this study was to critically review the literature in order to determine if Theory of Mind (ToM) impairment can be considered a trait-marker for schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder (BD). ⋯ Mentalizing impairment in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and BD might reflect underlying general cognitive deficits and residual symptom expression, rather than representing a specific trait-marker.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Aug 2009
Psychotic and behavioural symptoms in a population-based sample of the very elderly subjects.
The aim was to elucidate the relationship between psychotic and behavioural symptoms in the elderly. ⋯ Psychotic symptoms are associated with behavioural symptoms regardless of dementia status. Since these symptoms lead to decreased ability to function in daily life and increased caregiver burden, it is important for health professionals to identify and treat these symptoms also in non-demented.
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Jul 2009
A cross-sectional investigation of discontinuation of self-injury and normalizing pain perception in patients with borderline personality disorder.
Several studies have shown reduced pain perception in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and current self-injurious behavior (SIB). The aim of the present study was to test whether pain perception in patients with current SIB is different from that of patients who had stopped SIB, and whether pain perception of the latter group differs from healthy controls (HC). ⋯ The results suggest an association between the termination of SIB, decline of psychopathology and normalization of pain perception in borderline patients.