The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume 27
- Number 3
- July 2015
Windows to the Brain
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Publication date: 06 February 2015
Pages179–187Objective: 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.14070169Publication date: 11 May 2015
Pages188–192This 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.13110334Features
Regular Articles
Publication date: 11 May 2015
Pages193–198Disinhibition, 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.14060126Publication date: 01 July 2015
Pages199–205Neurological 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.14050111Publication date: 12 June 2015
Pages206–212A 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.14030051Publication date: 31 October 2014
Pages213–218Due 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.13120380Publication date: 12 June 2015
Pages219–227The 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.14070165Publication date: 12 June 2015
Pages228–236The 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.13060137Features
Clinical and Research Reports
Publication date: 12 June 2015
Pages237–239A 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.14030048Publication date: 11 May 2015
Pages240–243Neuroimaging 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.13120359Publication date: 12 June 2015
Pages244–247The 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 ...
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