Sentences with phrase «psychiatric patients compared»

In addition, PANSI had good criterion validity whereby the mean score of PANSI negative was higher among psychiatric patients compared to medical patients.

Domestic violence from family members (other than partners) made up 63 % of total domestic violence cases against psychiatric patients compared with 35 % of the general population.

Not exact matches

A new analysis of existing studies strongly supports the idea that there are increased levels of chemicals, called cytokines, in the body and brain that promote inflammation in individuals who are contemplating or have attempted suicide, even when compared to patients being treated for the same psychiatric disorders who are not suicidal.

Patients with mental illness may attribute greater benefits and reward value to smoking compared with patients without psychiatric disorders or may experience more difficult life circumstances, higher negative affect, or a relative lack of alternative Patients with mental illness may attribute greater benefits and reward value to smoking compared with patients without psychiatric disorders or may experience more difficult life circumstances, higher negative affect, or a relative lack of alternative patients without psychiatric disorders or may experience more difficult life circumstances, higher negative affect, or a relative lack of alternative rewards.

First, an analysis of genomic data from 6,000 patients with autism spectrum disorders, 1,000 patients with bipolar disorder, and 2,500 patients with schizophrenia by co-first author Pierre - Marie Martin, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in Cheyette's lab, revealed that disruptive mutations in the main neuronal form of DIXDC1 were present about 80 percent more often in psychiatric patients (0.9 percent had mutations) compared to healthy controls (0.5 percent had mutations).

The benefits of using olfactory receptor neuron samples to study psychiatric disorders and patient responsiveness include their similarity to brain neurons, the relatively easy biopsy procedure, and the potential for scientists to sample and compare cells from the same patients throughout several different stages of disease.

A 14 session cognitive behavioural family intervention reduced psychiatric morbidity in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease compared with a 1 session cathartic interview or a no interview control group, and improved patient activities of daily living at 3 months of follow up.

Whereas a few large studies find a similar prevalence of antineuronal antibodies in patients with psychotic disorders, other psychiatric disorders and healthy controls, 1 2 there is some evidence of an increased prevalence of N - methyl - D - aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibodies in patients with first - episode psychosis.3 4 In their present study, the authors aimed to (1) investigate the prevalence of neuronal cell surface antibodies in patients with first - episode psychosis and healthy controls and (2) compare the clinical and cognitive profile of patient's with and without these antibodies.

Other researchers compared psychometric properties between online and paper versions of depression instruments administered to primary care and psychiatric care patients.22 The findings indicated equivalence and no clinically relevant differences between method of administration with high correlations found between both scores.

In our study, patients with bipolar disorder showed the most significant HRV dysregulation compared with patients with other kinds of psychiatric illnesses.

Moreover, men with depressive symptoms have reduced parasympathetic activity compared with control subjects, whereas no differences between depressed women and controls have been reported.44) Because the demographic characteristics of patients with various psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and MDD) differ, the recruitment of separate groups of healthy controls that are well matched to individuals with each psychiatric disorder is necessary to clarify the HRV data.

Although studies comparing HRV in patients with specific psychiatric disorders with control subjects have been conducted, we know of no previous studies evaluating and comparing the HRV of patients with various psychiatric disorders (i.e., MDD, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) with that of healthy controls.

This study compared the HRV of patients with several psychiatric disorders (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and MDD) with that of healthy controls.

Compared to healthy controls, exposure to ETLE between 0 and 15 years of age was more frequent among psychiatric patients (χ2 = 3.67, df = 1, P = 0.05).

The mean score of PANSI positive was found to be higher among medical patients compared to psychiatric patients.