The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Publication date: 01 April 2020

Publication date: 30 August 2019

Objective: Neuropsychiatric symptoms are known to increase caregiver burden and decrease patient quality of life among patients with Huntington’s disease. Functional capacity is an outcome commonly used in Huntington’s disease clinical trials to quantify ...

Publication date: 30 August 2019

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are a highly disabling disorder frequently encountered by neurologists, psychiatrists, and emergency medicine physicians. There is accumulating evidence for the efficacy of psychological therapies, yet the majority ...

Publication date: 18 September 2019

Objective: The authors tested the hypothesis that a combination of loss of consciousness (LOC) and altered mental state (AMS) predicts the highest risk of incomplete functional recovery within 6 months after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), compared ...

Publication date: 07 October 2019

Objective: In recent years, it has been proposed that depression represents one clinical subtype of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This is the first study to examine the specificity of the research criteria for the clinical diagnosis of CTE in men ...

Publication date: 07 October 2019

Objective: Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently report dream enactment behavior (DEB). Although DEBs are associated with PTSD symptoms, their relationship with other sleep disorders, including REM behavior disorder, warrants ...

Publication date: 18 September 2019

Objective: The authors examined and compared the clinical presentation of CSF positive and negative N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody. Methods: The investigators performed a retrospective chart review of NMDAR-antibody-positive cases (serum or ...

Publication date: 03 July 2019

Objective: Performance validity tests (PVTs) and symptom validity tests (SVTs) are necessary in clinical and research contexts. The extent to which psychiatric distress contributes to failure on these tests is unclear. The authors hypothesized that the ...

Publication date: 03 July 2019

Objective: Apathy, defined as reduced goal-directed behavior, is a frequent symptom in mental and neurological disorders but has been poorly studied in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The primary aim of this study was to examine ...

Publication date: 03 July 2019

Objective: The prevalence of cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) in mental disorders, particularly schizophrenia spectrum disorders and mood disorders, remains uncertain. The authors used a meta-analytical approach to determine the prevalence of CSP in mental ...

Publication date: 09 August 2019

Objectives: Adult patients with epilepsy have an increased prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD). Intracranial EEG (iEEG) captured during extended inpatient monitoring of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy offers a particularly promising ...

Publication date: 09 August 2019

Objective: The primary objective of this preliminary study was to examine the impact of NFL play on interregional functional connectivity between two brain regions, the supramarginal gyrus (SMG) and the thalamus, identified as having higher binding of [11C]...

Publication date: 09 August 2019

Objective: Behavioral treatments for migraine prevention are safe and effective but underutilized in migraine management. Health message framing may be helpful in guiding patients with treatment decision making. The authors assessed associations between ...

Publication date: 23 July 2019

Publication date: 18 September 2019