Showing papers in "European Psychiatry in 2012"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors have recruited articles mentioning coexisting psychiatric disorders of Internet addiction from the PubMed database as at November 3, 2009, and described the updated results for such disorders of internet addiction, which include substance use disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, hostility, and social anxiety disorder.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new signed differential mapping (SDM) method was proposed, called Effect Size SDM (ES-SDM), which enables the combination of statistical parametric maps and peak coordinates and uses well-established statistics.

TL;DR: A 69-item brief version of the scale has been empirically derived and can possibly be adopted as a screening measure for general distress in Italian adults and adolescents; however, caution should be exercised when interpreting the clinical profile due to the instability of factor structure.

TL;DR: The literature between 2000 and 2009 was searched for randomized controlled trials which compared a psychosocial intervention with another intervention or with treatment as usual in patients with schizophrenia, with a large heterogeneity in design, adherence measures and outcome variables.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on a unique collaborative study of four European gender identity clinics (the European network for the investigation of gender incongruence [ENIGI]), presenting the diagnostic procedures of the four clinics (Amsterdam, Ghent, Hamburg, and Oslo), the standard battery of instruments, and the first results regarding applicants with GI who seek treatment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the benefits and harms of second-generation antidepressants for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and concluded that the existing evidence does not warrant the choice of one second-generative antidepressant over another based on greater efficacy and effectiveness.

TL;DR: In this article, the EGOFORS study measured negative symptoms in 295 schizophrenia patients in 11 European sites using the PANSS Negative Subscale and assessment scales for psychosocial function: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Personal and Social Performance (PSP), Quality of Life Scale (QLS), Functional Remission of General Schizophrenia (FROGS), Psychosocial Remission in schizophrenia (PSRS), and Subjective Wellbeing under Neuroleptics (SWN).

TL;DR: This first exploration of the neural correlates of interpersonal problems in alcohol-dependence could initiate the development of a social neuroscience of addictive states.

TL;DR: This guidance draws on preparatory work for the development of England policy on prevention of mental disorder which used a wide range of sources and should be read in conjunction with the EPA Guidance on Mental Health Promotion.

TL;DR: The results of this study suggest a possible negative effect of overweight/obesity on cognitive function in euthymic individuals with bipolar disorder, and provide the impetus for more rigorous evaluation of the mediational role of overweight /obesity (and other medical co-morbidity) on Cognitive function in psychiatric populations.

TL;DR: Currently, insufficient data are available to describe VNS as effective in the treatment of depression, and it cannot be ruled out that the positive results observed in the uncontrolled studies might have been mainly due to a placebo effect.

TL;DR: Mental health promotion as a concept is important and this will allow prevention of some psychiatric disorders and, by improving coping strategies, is likely to reduce the burden and stress induced by mental illness.

TL;DR: The Recovery Assessment Scale is possibly the best currently available measure of personal recovery when all evaluation criteria are included and the ratings listed in the current paper depended on the availability of information and the quality of available reports of previous assessment of the measurement properties.

TL;DR: In vitro, in vivo and clinical collective data appears to indicate that SSRIs have a negative effect on bone at the therapeutic dose levels widely used for the treatment of depression in current clinical practice, and caution may have to be employed with the use ofSSRIs in patients at an increased risk of falls and osteoporosis.

TL;DR: In this article, the efficacy and safety of Omega3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids attached to its backbone (PS-Omega3) in reducing attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children was evaluated using Conners' parent and teacher rating scales.

TL;DR: Results confirm a close association between symptomatic remission and functional outcome, however, deficits in different areas of functioning, symptoms and well-being underline the need for combined outcome criteria for patients with schizophrenia.

TL;DR: Findings support the efficacy and good tolerability of tDCS in the acute treatment of patients with TRD with clinical benefit being progressive and extended to the first week of follow-up.

TL;DR: This guidance of the European Psychiatric Association is to provide evidence-based recommendations on the quality of mental health services in Europe, derived from a systematic search of the best available evidence in the scientific literature, supplemented by information from documents retrieved upon reviewing the identified articles.

TL;DR: The reported results confirm the previous study and show that the German CAARS-S/O do indeed represent a reliable and cross-culturally valid measure of current ADHD symptoms in adults.

TL;DR: Multiodal neuroimaging studies of the prodromal phases of psychosis have the potentials to identify core structural and functional markers of an impending risk to psychosis and to clarify the dynamic changes underlying transition to psychosis.

TL;DR: Schizophrenics have more and additionally suffer more from diabetes: co-morbidity with diabetes mellitus is increased in schizophrenia in comparison with hospital controls; type 2abetes mellitus causes significant excess mortality in schizophrenia.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors tested the hypothesis that increased ADHD severity is associated with an increase in negative recent life events, independently of comorbidity status, and found that negative life events experienced by these patients are associated with the severity of ADHD.

TL;DR: W hostility dimensions, may be trait components associated with suicidal behaviour in euthymic bipolar patients with earlier onset, mood instability and/or particular addictive and anxiety comorbid disorders that might be at high risk of suicidal behaviour.

TL;DR: Female patients with schizophrenia, as compared with males, showed a later onset of the illness, less negative symptoms and less frequent alcohol abuse, and no significant effect of sex was observed on any index of social functioning.

TL;DR: In this article, a RCT of family psycho education, 47 carers of 34 patients were allocated to one of three groups; Multifamily Group Psychoeducation, Solution Focussed Group Therapy or Treatment as Usual, and carers in both the MFGP intervention and the SFGP arm demonstrated greater knowledge and reduction in burden than those in the TAU arm.

TL;DR: It is indicated that ADHD symptoms are under-reported for both inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive clusters, indicating that adults with ADHD tend to under-estimate their own ADHD-related impairments.

TL;DR: Specific interventions are needed focusing on patients living in highly urbanized areas and first generation immigrants in order to shorten patient delay, and MHS should improve early detection of psychosis in patients already in treatment for other diagnosis.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that work/study status is an important component of functionality in schizophrenia patients and those who work/ Study full-time displayed better results on these measures than the participants involved in part-time work/ study.

TL;DR: For assessing and improving the quality of care provided for immigrants, there is a need to improve the availability of data on service use by immigrants in health services throughout Europe and to provide more consistent access to interpreting services as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the determinants of everyday functioning in persons with psychotic disorder have not been widely studied in community dwelling samples, and limitations in everyday functioning among subjects with psychotic disorders in a population-based study were investigated.