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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

  • Volume 27
  • Number 3
  • July 2015

Windows to the Brain

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Special Articles

Publication date: 06 February 2015

Pages179–187

Objective: Alexithymia has been considered a personality trait characterized by difficulties identifying and describing feelings and an externally oriented thinking style. A high rate of alexithymia is reported among patients with psychiatric and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14070169

Publication date: 11 May 2015

Pages188–192

This multicenter cross-sectional study investigates the role of coping behaviors of inpatients with severe burn injuries that determined their development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in burn specialty center in South China. Sixty-four ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13110334

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Regular Articles

Publication date: 11 May 2015

Pages193–198

Disinhibition, the inability to inhibit inappropriate behavior, is seen in frontal-temporal degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke. Behavioral disinhibition leads to social and emotional impairments, including impulsive behavior and disregard for ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14060126

Publication date: 01 July 2015

Pages199–205

Neurological soft signs (NSSs) tap into a variety of perceptual, motor, and cognitive functions. The authors administered a battery of NSSs serially to a group of 14 pilot patients recruited from an emergency room after they experienced a mild traumatic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14050111

Publication date: 12 June 2015

Pages206–212

A key neuropsychiatric symptom of Huntington’s disease, irritability, contributes to a decline in functioning and to great distress in both patients and their caregivers. To identify mutation carriers prone to the development of irritability, this study ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14030051

Publication date: 31 October 2014

Pages213–218

Due to controversy regarding the influence of apathy on quality of life (QoL), the authors examined the independent influence of apathy, depression, and trait anxiety in a nondemented sample of patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Participants (N=107) ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13120380

Publication date: 12 June 2015

Pages219–227

The present research explored the main factors able to influence the subjects’ choices in the case of decisions and distinguish between high- and low-risk decisions. Behavioral responses (Iowa Gambling Task [IGT]), meta-cognitive strategy, and event-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14070165

Publication date: 12 June 2015

Pages228–236

The DSM-5 ADHD and Disruptive Behaviors Work Group proposed two major changes for diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults: 1) inclusion of four new impulsivity symptoms and 2) reduction in the number of symptoms required for ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13060137

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Clinical and Research Reports

Publication date: 12 June 2015

Pages237–239

A putative right anterior insula metabolism biomarker predictive of treatment outcomes was retrospectively applied to 30 depressed psychotherapy—or escitalopram-treated nonremitters who entered combination treatment. Patients whose added treatment matched ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14030048

Publication date: 11 May 2015

Pages240–243

Neuroimaging evidence suggests deficits in affective regulation in conversion disorder (CD). Dialectical-behavior therapy skills training (DBT-ST) was developed to target emotion dysregulation. This study was aimed to test the feasibility of stand-alone ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13120359

Publication date: 12 June 2015

Pages244–247

The phonological verbal fluency test can act as a fast screening test to detect cognitive deficits in neurological conditions. In the present study, its utility in the detection of executive deficits in patients with early Parkinson’s disease is ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14060139

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