Diagnostic accuracy of serum brain derived neurotrophic factor concentration in antidepressant naïve patients with first major depression episodeDalibor Karlovic
Department of Psychiatry, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Vinogradska cesta 29, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
J Psychiatr Res 47:162-7. 2013
..01. The serum BDNF had a high diagnostic sensitivity of 83.9% and a specificity of 93%. Serum BDNF concentrations appear to be a promising tool in discriminating subjects with MDD from those without MDD...
- Serum testosterone concentration in combat-related chronic posttraumatic stress disorder
Dalibor Karlovic
Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Neuropsychobiology 65:90-5. 2012
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- Serum concentrations of CRP, IL-6, TNF-α and cortisol in major depressive disorder with melancholic or atypical features
Dalibor Karlovic
Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Psychiatry Res 198:74-80. 2012
..In conclusion, we observed several differences in serum CRP, IL-6, and cortisol concentrations in MDD patients considering clinical features as well...
Comorbid alcohol addiction increases aggression level in soldiers with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorderZoran Zoricic
University Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Vinogradska cesta 29, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Nord J Psychiatry 57:199-202. 2003
..001), and physically manifest aggression (PMA), (F=43.22; P<0.001), vs. soldiers with combat-related PTSD without comorbid conditions. Alcohol addiction is a severe factor in increasing aggression levels in soldiers with PTSD...
- Increase of serum triiodothyronine concentration in soldiers with combat-related chronic post-traumatic stress disorder with or without alcohol dependence
Dalibor Karlovic
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Wien Klin Wochenschr 116:385-90. 2004
..g., total T3; however, previous studies have not controlled for alcohol dependence, a common comorbid psychiatric disorder in this population...
- Elevation of serum total triiodothironine and free triiodothironine in Croatian veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder
Dragica Kozaric-Kovacic
Department of Psychiatry, National Center for Psychotrauma, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Mil Med 167:846-9. 2002
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- Serum lipid levels and suicidality among male patients with schizoaffective disorder
Darko Marcinko
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 32:193-6. 2008
..05). Duration of the illness was significantly (p<0.05) shorter in suicidal patients. Suicidal patients also had a significantly higher score on HDRS-17 (p<0.001) and PANSS (p<0.01) compared to non-suicidal patients...
Serum lipid concentrations in Croatian veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder,post-traumatic stress disorder comorbid with major depressive disorder,or major depressive disorderDalibor Karlovic
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Vinogradska cestra 29, Zagreb, Croatia
J Korean Med Sci 19:431-6. 2004
..In conclusion, there are no differences in serum lipid concentrations between veterans with combat-related PTSD and PTSD comorbid with MDD, but they have higher lipid concentrations than veterans with MDD or healthy control subjects...
- Are there differences in serum cholesterol and cortisol concentrations between violent and non-violent schizophrenic male suicide attempters?
Darko Marcinko
Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 29:153-7. 2005
..The hypothesis of an association of violent suicidal attempts and peripheral biological markers (cholesterol and cortisol) was supported by our findings...
- Epidemiological study of suicide in Croatia (1993-2003)--comparison of Mediterranean and continental areas
Dalibor Karlovic
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 29:519-25. 2005
..Also, in the Mediterranean area of Croatia suicides was mostly committed on open spaces and public places while in continental area of Croatia suicides was mostly committed in private plot...
- Suicide in schizophrenia: risk factors, therapy and preventive strategies
Darko Marcinko
University Psychiatric Clinic Rebro, Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, Croatia
Psychiatr Danub 15:201-7. 2003
..In this paper was considering risk factors for suicide in schizophrenic patients and the implications for preventive strategies...
- Assessment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among children in families and schools in Mediterranean and continental Croatian towns
Dalibor Karlovic
Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Psychiatr Danub 17:19-29. 2005
..Different results given by parents in Zadar and Zagreb, we reasoned, were obtained because of different sensitivity to the problems of hyperactive/impulsive/attention deficiency children's behavior...
- Brainstem raphe lesion in patients with major depressive disorder and in patients with suicidal ideation recorded on transcranial sonography
Mislav Budisic
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Vinogradska cesta 29, Zagreb, Croatia
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 260:203-8. 2010
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- Correlation between anxiety, depression and burning mouth syndrome
Danijel Buljan
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Clin Croat 47:211-6. 2008
..This clearly points to the role of psychogenic factors, anxiety and depression in the etiology of the burning mouth syndrome, which should be taken in consideration when treating patients with the burning mouth syndrome...
- A review of the psychoneuroimmunologic concepts on the etiology of depressive disorders
Branka Vidrih
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Clin Croat 51:403-9. 2012
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- Increased inflammation and lower platelet 5-HT in depression with metabolic syndrome
Ante Silić
Psychiatric Hospital, Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Croatia
J Affect Disord 141:72-8. 2012
..The second goal was to investigate the association of the concentrations of platelet serotonin, IL-6 and CRP with individual components of metabolic syndrome in MDD patients...
- Differential diagnostic performance of Rose Bengal Score Test in Sjøgren's syndrome patients
Igor Knezović
University of Zagreb, Dubrava University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 35:1105-13. 2011
..RBS exhibited the best performance (sensitivity 100,00; specificity 100,00; AUC 1,000). Study reveals the scarce reliability of TBUT, OSDI and Sch.1, and emphasizes RBS as the test of choice in the SS diagnosis...
- Connection between inflammatory markers, antidepressants and depression
Danijel Crnković
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Clin Croat 51:25-33. 2012
..e. it was lower after antidepressant therapy. Study results pointed to the efficacy of antidepressant therapy for depression by reducing the concentration of this inflammatory marker...
- Relationship between serum lipid concentrations and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in soldiers with combat experiences
Dalibor Karlovic
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Med Okayama 58:23-7. 2004
..001) in soldiers with combat-related PTSD than in those without PTSD. A positive correlation was found between increased arousal and cholesterol (r = 0.464; P = 0.039), or LDL-C (r = 0.479; P = 0.021) concentrations...
- Assessment of nurse attitudes on psychiatric patient compliance with pharmacotherapy
Anita Gajski
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Clin Croat 47:149-53. 2008
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- Lithium effect on glutamate induced damage in glioblastoma cells
Sanjica Jakopec
Department of Molecular Biology, Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 32:87-91. 2008
..Pretreatment with lithium (2 mM) partially reverted change in survivin expression induced by glutamate, suggesting that lithium may have beneficial effect on glutamate induced cell damage in glioblastoma cells...
- Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of involuntary psychiatric inpatients--retrospective study of five-year experience with Croatian Act on Mental Health
Jelena Potkonjak
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Clin Croat 47:141-7. 2008
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