The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 13
- Number 3
- August 2001
Windows to the Brain
Special Article
Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages318–325Establishing an argument of causation is an important research activity with major clinical and scientific implications. Sir Austin Bradford Hill proposed criteria to establish such an argument. These criteria include the strength of the association, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.318Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages326–335An increasing number of treatment plans for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as other disorders, include stimulant medication. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of stimulant medications on ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.326Regular Article
Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages336–341An association of suicidality and depersonalization with akathisia has been reported, but it is not clear whether these phenomena are specific to akathisia or are nonspecific manifestations of distress. The authors used the Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.336Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages342–346Cognitive decline may precede motor symptoms in Huntington's disease (HD). Depression is common in HD and has also been linked with cognitive impairment. The contribution of depression to cognition in individuals presymptomatic for HD (N=15) was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.342Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages347–356Neuroleptic hypersensitivity is characteristic of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) but not of other dementias. The authors report 5 patients with psychotic mood disorders and long-standing antipsychotic drug therapy. As they reached 50 to 60 years of age, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.347Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages357–366This study examined the role of cognitive functioning, adaptive functioning, and symptomatology in predicting aggression in institutionalized geriatric schizophrenic patients residing in either a state institution (n=56) or a nursing home (n=113). ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.357Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages367–373To explore the hypothesis that lateralized hemispheric dysfunction may contribute to the development of conversion symptoms, the authors studied frequency of unilateral cerebral physiological or structural abnormalities in 79 consecutive patients with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.367Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages374–379Extrapyramidal signs (EPS) were compared in 98 dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and 130 medication-responsive Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. DLB patients were older at assessment and at disease onset, were cognitively more impaired, and had a shorter ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.374Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages380–384Facial spasms that distort facial expression are typically due to facial dystonia, tics, and hemifacial spasm (HFS). Psychogenic facial spasms, however, have not been well characterized. The authors sought to 1) determine prevalence of psychogenic facial ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.380Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages385–395Impairments of attention are common among people with major affective disorders, yet the influence of effortful task demands on attentional performance in unipolar and bipolar illness has been little studied. The authors compared psychiatric inpatients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.385Clinical and Research Reports
Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages396–398Serum levels of allopregnanolone, pregnenolone sulfate, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate were measured in 8 male patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and 8 healthy control subjects. Results suggest that patients with GAD have significantly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.396Publication date: 01 August 2001
Pages399–402The authors examined severity of dyskinesia in 119 men and 44 women, comparing by gender those with late-onset schizophrenia (LOS) versus early-onset schizophrenia (EOS). Women with LOS and men with EOS had more severe dyskinesia than men with LOS and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.13.3.399Neuropsychiatric Practice and Opinion
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