Sentences with phrase «schizophrenia and bipolar patients»

Several studies have reported that early trauma, and especially childhood sexual abuse, specifically increases the risk of later hallucinations in both schizophrenia and bipolar patients.69 — 73 On the other hand, insecure attachment appears to be specifically associated with paranoia and not hallucinations.45, 46 Evidence that discrimination or victimization plays a specific role in the development of paranoid beliefs has emerged from a population survey in the United States and Mexico, 39 from a prospective population - based study in Holland, 32 and from patients» retrospective reports of their experiences of intrusive74, 75 and threatening76 life events (as noted above, this effect may contribute to the elevated rates of psychosis in immigrant populations).

Classification of schizophrenia and bipolar patients using static and dynamic resting - state fMRI brain connectivity

Classification of schizophrenia and bipolar patients using static and time - varying resting - state FMRI brain connectivity

Not exact matches

Using a new kind of MRI measurement, neuroscientists reported higher levels of oxidative stress in patients with schizophrenia, when compared both to healthy individuals and those with bipolar disorder.

Now a large survey using data from all patients hospitalized in psychiatric wards in Israel, and their siblings, has given some answers: having a sibling with schizophrenia increases your risk of developing the condition by a factor of x10, with increased risks of developing bipolar disorder and other mental disorders.

The DSM describes the symptoms of more than 300 officially recognized mental illnesses — depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and others — helping counselors, psychiatrists and general care practitioners diagnose their patients.

Led by Brenda Penninx, PhD, of the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the study found that patients with an early age at onset and higher symptom severity have an increased genetic risk for MDD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

For each patient, they calculated genomic risk profile scores for MDD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Subjects included 119 healthy volunteers and 26,683 patients with a variety of psychiatric conditions such as brain trauma, bipolar disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia / psychotic disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

A variety of small clinical trials have also suggested that omega - 3s (at doses ranging from one to four grams) may alleviate the symptoms of depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder, as well as improve patients» response to conventional medicines.

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 drug — a mood stabilizer called valproate — is commonly prescribed to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, though its mechanism of action is poorly understood and only some patients respond to the treatment.

Patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders were also less likely to benefit from the community programs, because of the nature and severity of their mental health issues.

Researchers found that the gene XIST, which is responsible for inactivating one of the two copies of the X chromosome in cells that store genetic material, works overtime in female patients with mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia.

And relatives of patients with schizophrenia also have higher than average rates of bipolar illness.

Patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and their unaffected relatives show white matter density and integrity reductions in the anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC).

Regional brain morphometry in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and their unaffected relatives.

A 2007 study by Rzhetsky and colleagues that applied statistical modeling methods to patient records alone found a significant overlap between autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder that implied a genetic relationship.

5/16/2007 Wearable Technology Helps Monitor Mental Illness Psychiatric researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine will report important new findings from a study of patients with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia at the upcoming meeting of the Society of Biolo... More...

Unlike schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, BPD (and many other personality disorders) tend not to respond to medications, although doctors do sometimes prescribe antidepressants, atypical antipsychotic drugs, and mood stabilizers to BPD patients.

Unfortunately, despite all of the research that's out there, these types of psychiatrists are a minority, and some patients have been misdiagnosed (even hospitalized) with «bipolar disorder» or «schizophrenia» when in fact they were suffering from thyroid imbalances.

Provided patient care for 30 clients in a locked unit with various mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, personality disorders, and substance abuse

2006 - 2010: Worked as a private therapist counselling patients with various mental illnesses helped them cope with ailments like depression, physical abuse, alcoholism, drug abuse, schizophrenia, manic depressive or bipolar disorder and so on

Social Worker — Duties & Responsibilities Successfully serve as a psychiatric social worker and practice manager for multiple institutions Perform crisis intervention, adult, geriatric, child, and adolescent case management and therapy Counsel patients facing depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, dementia, and schizophrenia Serve survivors of domestic violence, rape, robbery, child abuse, suicide, and other traumatic events Responsible for 24 hour on call crisis intervention for multiple hospital emergency rooms Complete psychosocial assessments to ensure appropriate patient diagnosis and care Design and implement treatment plans including medication and individual / group / family therapy sessions Attend weekly team meetings to assess patient progress and document in the DAP system Review psychometric and psychological reports and provide feedback to patients and families Provide clients and family members with guidance and referrals to community resources Maintain contact with family members and encouraged their involvement in patient treatment Performed discharge planning including nursing home placement, home health, medication needs, transportation and Passport screening, extended in - patient and out - patient mental health services Serve as public speaker, referral development committee member, and marketing / financial advisor

Post hoc analysis revealed two significant differences in between - group comparisons: patients with schizophrenia versus healthy controls (estimated mean ± standard error; 30.05 ± 1.95 vs. 38.57 ± 2.22, corrected p = 0.040) and patients with bipolar disorder versus healthy controls (28.80 ± 1.78 vs. 38.57 ± 2.22, corrected p = 0.006)(Fig. 1).

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.

The sample included patients with schizophrenia (n = 35), bipolar disorder (n = 41), PTSD (n = 34), and MDD (n = 34) as well as healthy controls (n = 27).

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.

Here, she provided medication management to patients who suffered from: depression, dementia, bipolar and schizophrenia just to name a few.

Patients were excluded if they (a) were currently receiving psychotherapy or antidepressant drugs (unless they had been taking the same dose for at least three months without improvement); (b) were unwilling to accept randomisation or were unavailable for follow up; (c) met criteria for severe depression (melancholia) or had a history of bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or substance misuse (as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, revised (DSM - III - R) 18); or (d) were at significant risk of suicide or in need of urgent psychiatric treatment.

Voxel - based morphometry of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and their unaffected relatives

A total of 50 FEP and 50 chronic patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (most recent episode manic severe with psychotic features) and their family caregivers participated in the study.