Disorders with Psychotic Features - Science topic

A potential role of vitamin D in some components of mental health is currently suggested, but the analyses are conducted mainly for adults, while for young individuals mental health is especially important, due to its lifelong effects. The aim of the study was to analyze the association between vitamin D intake or status and mental health in childr...

The assessment of behavioural manifestations and mood disorders is not always considered an important part of the neurological examination. However, evidence is now overwhelming that these are more than frequent features of a large array of central nervous system disorders. This article reviews the behavioural and mood manifestations of four classi...

Background: The efficacy and safety of olanzapine monotherapy in bipolar depression has been evaluated in 2 placebo-controlled studies. Methods: We pooled data from 2 previously published studies examining olanzapine monotherapy in patients with bipolar I depression. Changes from baseline to 6 weeks in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (...

Comorbity is very high in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients. PTSD is very often complicated with depressive disorder, substance abuse, other anxiety disorders, personality disorders, psychotic features, etc. There have been few pharmacotherapy studies in this complicated field. In the past few years the literature on pharmacotherapy tre...

The prevalence of negative life events is known to be increased among patients with depression. Little data exist on the specific subtypes of depression that are related to negative life events. Our study aimed to address this issue. We compare 115 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) to 60 normal controls. MDD patients reported experienci...