• The renaissance in psychedelic research in recent years, in particular studies involving psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), coupled with anecdotal reports of cognitive benefits from micro-dosing, suggests that they may have a therapeutic role in a range of psychiatric and neurological conditions due to their potential to stimulate neurogenesis, provoke neuroplastic changes and reduce neuroinflammation. (frontiersin.org)
  • AD is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by extracellular amyloid protein deposition and intracellular tau protein aggregates (tangles) that, in accumulation, are associated with a variety of pathological processes including microtubular damage, axonal transport disruption and, ultimately, cell death. (frontiersin.org)
  • Cognitive impairments contribute significantly to inadequate functional recovery following illness episodes in bipolar disorder, yet data on treatment interventions are sparse. (psychiatrist.com)
  • We assessed the cognitive effects of a standardized extract of the medicinal herb Withania somnifera (WSE) in bipolar disorder. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Sixty euthymic subjects with DSM-IV bipolar disorder were enrolled in an 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of WSE (500 mg/d) as a procognitive agent added adjunctively to the medications being used as maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Although results are preliminary, WSE appears to improve auditory-verbal working memory (digit span backward), a measure of reaction time, and a measure of social cognition in bipolar disorder. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Given the paucity of data for improving cognitive capacity in bipolar disorder, WSE offers promise, appears to have a benign side-effects profile, and merits further study. (psychiatrist.com)
  • M eta-analyses from independent research groups have confirmed that individuals with bipolar disorder show cognitive impairments that persist during euthymic intervals. (psychiatrist.com)
  • 10 Likewise, in 6 of 8 studies, cognitive impairments were linked to worse functioning in persons with bipolar disorder even after controlling for demographic, illness, and mood variables. (psychiatrist.com)
  • 11 Importantly, in previously employed individuals with bipolar disorder who had experienced a manic episode, changes in specific cognitive test scores robustly predicted occupational recovery 3 months after symptomatic recovery. (psychiatrist.com)
  • 12 So, it would stand to reason that improving cognitive capacity in bipolar disorder should be accorded research priority. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Antipsychotics form the mainstay of medication treatment of schizophrenia and they play major roles in the treatment of depression with psychotic features and bipolar disorder. (brightfocus.org)
  • Operation of the schizophrenia susceptibility gene, neuregulin 1, across traditional diagnostic boundaries to increase risk for bipolar disorder. (cdc.gov)
  • Support for neuregulin 1 as a susceptibility gene for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. (cdc.gov)
  • Family-based association study of lithium-related and other candidate genes in bipolar disorder. (cdc.gov)
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31(1), 5-17. (bsl.nl)
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37(8), 1493-1504. (bsl.nl)
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(4), 1397-1408. (bsl.nl)
  • Schizotypal and schizoid personality disorder are used to describe individuals who exhibit a lifelong pattern of social and interpersonal abnormalities, especially difficulties in developing close interpersonal relationships, mild perceptual distortions, and eccentric behavior. (pharmacology2000.com)
  • The DSM-5 defines schizoid personality disorder as a "pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity to form close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. (lkqacademy.ie)
  • In-depth clinical interviews, phenomenological research on PLEs and longitudinal studies on mediating factors between PLEs and clinical impact within specific subgroups may clarify which individuals stay at the healthy end of the psychosis continuum and which develop psychiatric disorders. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The antipsychotics are named for their use in treating major psychiatric disorders characterized by symptoms of psychosis, a term derived from Greek roots meaning an abnormal condition of the mind. (brightfocus.org)
  • An association study of the neuregulin 1 gene, bipolar affective disorder and psychosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Delusions also occur as symptoms of many other mental disorders, especially the other psychotic disorders. (wikipedia.org)
  • We examined the neuropsychological performance of people with compulsive buying disorder (CBD) and control subjects, along with trait impulsivity, symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and selected personality characteristics. (researchgate.net)
  • In conclusion, compulsive buyers have greater lifetime psychiatric comorbidity than controls, and higher levels of self-rated depression, ADHD symptoms, trait impulsivity, and novelty seeking. (researchgate.net)
  • however, there would be some remaining disorder symptoms. (pharmacology2000.com)
  • Introduction: Dissociative symptoms are present in a various number of psychiatric disorders and are viewed as a major risk factor for suicidal and self-destructive behavior. (lumenpublishing.com)
  • Conclusions: There is a significant benefit in careful assessment of dissociative symptoms for the entire spectrum of mental disorders. (lumenpublishing.com)
  • The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria state that people must display at least four of the following symptoms in order to be diagnosed with SPD: Schizoid personality disorder is most often diagnosed by a psychiatrist or another mental health professional who is trained to diagnose and treat personality disorders. (lkqacademy.ie)
  • Bullseye, also known as Lester, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who suffers from symptoms similar to those of borderline personality disorder. (lkqacademy.ie)
  • Define the basic terminology and historical origins of dissociative symptoms and dissociative disorders. (nobaproject.com)
  • Dissociative disorders encompass an array of symptoms ranging from memory loss ( amnesia ) for autobiographical events, to changes in identity and the experience of everyday reality ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ). (nobaproject.com)
  • Explore the controversial group of psychiatric medications, the antipsychotics, that are so often used to treat the challenging behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, in part two of a three-part series. (brightfocus.org)
  • In part one of this three-part discussion of behavioral symptoms associated with Major Neurocognitive Disorder (previously called "dementia" and abbreviated here as MaND), we explored the behaviors of apathy, agitation, inappropriate sexual behavior, and sleep disturbance in people with MaND. (brightfocus.org)
  • Continuing the discussion, this article explores the controversial group of psychiatric medications that are so often used to treat these behavioral symptoms, the antipsychotics. (brightfocus.org)
  • A person with psychotic symptoms experiences a loss of firm rooting in reality, often manifested as false unshakeable beliefs (delusions) or perceptual experiences of unreal sounds or visions (hallucinations). (brightfocus.org)
  • In these disorders, the antipsychotics reduce agitation and psychotic symptoms. (brightfocus.org)
  • [6] However, there is no hard evidence that current treatments for body image disturbance effectively reduce eating disorder symptoms. (cloudfront.net)
  • [19] In the psychiatric field, the first systematic descriptions of bodily altered perception are already present in Schneider 's classification of symptoms of schizophrenia [20] in 1959. (cloudfront.net)
  • Psychiatric syndromes also do not explain the symptoms found in these individuals. (otoneurologia.org.br)
  • Diagnosis of a specific type of delusional disorder can sometimes be made based on the content of the delusions, to wit, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) enumerates seven types: Erotomanic type (erotomania): delusion that another person, often a prominent figure, is in love with the individual. (wikipedia.org)
  • As with all personality disorders, diagnosis is dependent on longitudinal evidence that mal-adaptive features of feeling, thinking and behaving are enduring over time. (cambridge.org)
  • A normal response to unusual circumstances should always be considered as part of the differential diagnosis of a patient with cross-sectional features suggestive of paranoid personality disorder. (cambridge.org)
  • The six most essential questions in psychiatric diagnosis: a pluralogue part 1: conceptual and definitional issues in psychiatric diagnosis. (philpapers.org)
  • The six most essential questions in psychiatric diagnosis: a pluralogue part 3: issues of utility and alternative approaches in psychiatric diagnosis. (philpapers.org)
  • Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia: Differential diagnosis and theoretical issues. (lumenpublishing.com)
  • Our team also includes nurse practitioners that are registered nurses with advanced nursing education and training in the diagnosis and management of common psychiatric illnesses. (nrvcs.org)
  • While taking the patient's history, determine their diagnosis based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria for inhalant abuse, inhalant dependence, inhalant intoxication, substance intoxication delirium, substance-induced persistent dementia, substance-induced psychotic disorder, substance-induced mood disorder, substance-induced anxiety disorder, and inhalant-related disorder not otherwise specified (NOS). (medscape.com)
  • That's when multiple personality disorder became an official diagnosis in the DSM-III. (nobaproject.com)
  • The first is cognitive decline in one or more cognitive domains (attention, executive function, memory, learning, language, perceptual motor or social cognition). (camh.ca)
  • There is a significant decline from previous levels of performance in one or more cognitive domains, including complex attention, executive function, learning and memory, language, perceptual motor, or social cognition (preferably documented by standardized testing or clinical assessment). (asha.org)
  • Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) , also known as mild neurocognitive disorder (mild NCD), is a clinical syndrome that is characterized by a modest decline in one or more cognitive domains. (asha.org)
  • The DSM-IV-TR criteria for paranoid personality disorder ( American Psychiatric Association 2000 ) have been criticised for underrepresenting the typical affective and interpersonal features of the disorder, features that give a richer sense of the typical presentation ( Reference Bernstein, Useda, O'Donohue, Fowler and Lilienfield Bernstein 2007 ) ( Box 1 ). (cambridge.org)
  • The Institute provides high-level care and treatment for patients affected by Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders. (psychiatrist.com)
  • In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), dementia, which formed a category called "Delirium, dementia, amnestic, and other cognitive disorders" in DSM-IV, falls under the new category of "major neurocognitive disorders" (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). (camh.ca)
  • Evidence of reduced global processing in autism spectrum disorder. (bsl.nl)
  • Child psychiatry, especially attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and child autism, are not gaining much interest from Arab researchers. (who.int)
  • Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics 2006 Jan 141B (1): 102-9. (cdc.gov)
  • Psychiatric genetics 2009 Jun 19 (3): 113-6. (cdc.gov)
  • Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics 2010 Jan 153B (1): 141-7. (cdc.gov)
  • 66 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome who had neither a psychiatric disorder nor appreciable sleep disturbance. (bmj.com)
  • Body image disturbance ( BID ) is a common symptom in patients with eating disorders and is characterized by an altered perception of one's own body . (cloudfront.net)
  • The disturbance is associated with significant bodily dissatisfaction and is a source of severe distress, often persisting even after seeking treatment for an eating disorder, [3] [4] and is regarded as difficult to treat. (cloudfront.net)
  • The German-American psychiatrist Hilde Bruch was the first physician to describe body image disturbance in eating disorders accurately. (cloudfront.net)
  • The psychiatric team at NRVCS provides a comprehensive array of recovery-oriented services for individuals diagnosed with a mental health and substance use disorder. (nrvcs.org)
  • Unhealthy substance use" refers to a spectrum of use that increases the risk of health consequences and ranges from hazardous or risky patterns of use to severe substance use disorder (SUD). (hivguidelines.org)
  • This condition may be associated with psychiatric illnesses (e.g. (bvsalud.org)
  • Delusional disorder, traditionally known as paranoia, is a mental illness in which a person has delusions, but with no accompanying prominent hallucinations, thought disorder, mood disorder, or significant flattening of affect. (wikipedia.org)
  • Apart from their delusion or delusions, people with delusional disorder may continue to socialize and function in a normal manner and their behavior does not necessarily generally seem odd. (wikipedia.org)
  • The delusions cannot be due to the effects of a drug, medication, or general medical condition, and delusional disorder cannot be diagnosed in an individual previously properly diagnosed with schizophrenia. (wikipedia.org)
  • American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). (asha.org)
  • The American Psychiatric Association stated that Writing difficulty can be defined also as a combination of difficulties in an individual's ability to compose a written text that is manifested by illegible handwriting, letter shape distortion, dysfluent writing, spelling errors, and difficulty in written expression of ideas that cannot be attributed to disabilities in reading or oral expression [5]. (peertechzpublications.com)
  • Of the many disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ), dissociative disorders rank as among the most puzzling and controversial. (nobaproject.com)
  • The DSM-5 defines dissociation as "a disruption and/or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control and behavior" ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 291). (nobaproject.com)
  • American Psychiatric Association, 1994. (asdnetwork.org)
  • Paranoid personality disorder is a neglected topic in clinical psychiatry, and is often the subject of diagnostic confusion and therapeutic pessimism. (cambridge.org)
  • PPPD is defined as a type of dizziness that persists for over three months with no identifiable etiology.3 This is a somatoform disorder, representing an interface between otoneurology and psychiatry. (otoneurologia.org.br)
  • This article presents a summary of the key diagnostic issues relating to paranoid personality disorder and describes various psychological and social processes mooted to be central to the genesis of paranoid thinking and behaviours. (cambridge.org)
  • The evidence relating to paranoid personality disorder and risk of violence is summarised and clinically useful guidance for the safe treatment of people with the disorder is outlined. (cambridge.org)
  • The focus of this article is paranoid personality disorder, a condition in which mistrust of other people is the cardinal feature. (cambridge.org)
  • This warped point of view causes people with a paranoid personality disorder to act in ways that are very guarded or hidden. (lkqacademy.ie)
  • This treatment helps the patient to identify situations that cause distress, allowing the choice of the most suitable reac- tional behavior.13 The use of psychometric testing aids in psychiatric screening and in the assessment of the degree of perception of dizziness-induced harm. (otoneurologia.org.br)
  • Assessing dissociation within different categories of mental disorders can be used to predict symptom severity and nonresponse to psychotherapeutic treatments. (lumenpublishing.com)
  • The purpose of the current study is to extend the understanding of dissociation in Psychiatric Disorders. (lumenpublishing.com)
  • Material and methods: The current study used PubMed and Cochrane databases to identify relevant articles that refer to the subject of dissociation in Psychiatric Disorders. (lumenpublishing.com)
  • Results and Discussions: Dissociation and dissociative disorders have been at the root of continuous controversy in psychiatric and psychology communities. (lumenpublishing.com)
  • This module provides an overview of dissociative disorders, including the definitions of dissociation, its origins and competing theories, and their relation to traumatic experiences and sleep problems. (nobaproject.com)
  • It is not an uncommon disorder, with a prevalence in community samples of around 1.3% ( Reference Torgersen, Oldham, Skodol and Bender Torgersen 2005 ), rising to up to 10% in psychiatric out-patient samples ( Reference Bernstein, Useda and Siever Bernstein 1993 ). (cambridge.org)
  • Some postulate that the chronic stress documented to occur in some communities near hazardous waste sites could possibly lead to an array of biopsychosocial effects, including physical health effects from chronic stress (possible health outcomes affected by stress include cardiovascular, gastrointestinal disorders, and skin), increases in the prevalence of certain psychological disorders, and social disruption. (cdc.gov)
  • Adverse early developmental events classify schizophrenia as a 'neurodevelopmental' disorder, in which both structural and functional CNS effects might be expected. (pharmacology2000.com)
  • however, there is concrete evidence that people do suffer from these disorders. (nobaproject.com)
  • Alcohol biomarkers are physiologic indicators of alcohol exposure or ingestion and may reflect the presence of an alcohol use disorder. (medscape.com)
  • Although the literature describes perceptual changes in body image in obese population, its evaluation prioritizes the level of subjective satisfaction with body image. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dr. Momenan is also interested in the use of other human brain mapping approaches as well as innovative techniques such as TMS and real-time fMRI neurofeedback for neural modulation, and machine learning algorithms in understanding and treatment of psychiatric disorders, specifically addiction, as well as predicting risk, treatment efficacy, and relapse. (nih.gov)
  • This expertise allows the psychiatric team to more profoundly understand the medical scope of a patient's condition and prescribe medications if it is an appropriate treatment. (nrvcs.org)
  • Dr. Momenan has been involved in neuroimaging research studies of alcohol use disorder for more than 25 years. (nih.gov)
  • A systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, IEEE Xplore, and Cochrane databases was conducted to collect records of use cases of AI for mental health disorder studies from January 2016 to November 2021. (jmir.org)
  • One possible explanation might be the media attention that was given to the disorder. (nobaproject.com)
  • It is disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychiatric one of the leading organizations established in 2009 by the disorders, family and school factors [1-3]. (who.int)
  • and whether neurobehavioral disorders caused by chronic low-dose exposure to neurotoxicants, which may manifest as psychological distress, are a public health phenomenon near hazardous waste sites. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite this, the research base on the disorder remains relatively sparse ( Reference Bernstein, Useda, O'Donohue, Fowler and Lilienfield Bernstein 2007 ). (cambridge.org)
  • the Board is responsible for administering the laws related to the practice of licensed vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians. (ca.gov)