P Huguelet

..This analysis revealed that the risk of current schizophrenic relapse is reduced by continuous medication (previous month and current month) but not necessarily by discontinuous medication...

..Interventions aiming to lower the number of suicide attempts in patients with schizophrenia should take these data into account...

..Our clinical grid is suitable for this purpose. It proved its applicability to a broad diversity of religious beliefs, even pathological ones. Interjudge reliability and construct validity were high and specific training is not required...

..However, patients should be helped to use their discretionary money in ways more prone to help recovery...

..This paper aims to describe the impact of a new ACT program in Geneva on patients and their families' burden...

..This paper aims to describe the impact of a newly implemented ACT program on patients and their families' burden. Predictive factors have also been examined...

..This study examined the spirituality and religious practices of outpatients with schizophrenia compared with their clinicians. Clinicians' knowledge of patients' religious involvement and spirituality was investigated...

..It played a negative role in 3% of cases. Religion may play a role in the recovery of schizophrenia patients with substance misuse comorbidity...

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..We discuss a means of overcoming this limitation by considering the concept of "soft bipolar spectrum," a conceptualization that corresponds to Mozart's psychiatric history...

..Certain studies have shown the efficacy of topiramate in alcoholic patients without such associated disorders, but further research is needed for this special population...

..Also, subjective self-perceived basic symptoms and neurocognitive functioning may be unrelated, because these concepts are based on different theoretical backgrounds...

..In the treatment of these patients, it appears useful to tolerate diversity, to respect others beliefs, to ban proselytism and to have a good knowledge of one's own spiritual identity...

..Many clinicians were unaware of their patients' religious involvement, even if they reported feeling comfortable with the issue. Both areas displayed strikingly similar results, which supports their generalization...

..It proved its applicability to a broad diversity of religious beliefs, even pathological ones. Inter-judge reliability and construct validity were high and specific training is not required...

..First and foremost prevention and education remain the key solution to the reduction of morbidity and mortality of COI...

..Religion may also be a source of suffering. In this context, this research explores whether religion remains stable over time...

..Spirituality should be integrated into the psychosocial dimension of care. Our results suggest that the complexity of the relationship between religion and illness requires a highly sensitive approach to each unique story...

..This dimension should be on the agenda of psychiatrists working with patients with schizophrenia...

..The rates of cigarette smoking among patients with schizophrenia are two to four times the rates observed in the community. Spirituality and religiousness have been shown to be associated with lower smoking rates in the general population...

..In treating patients with such symptoms, clinicians should go beyond the label of "religious delusion," likely to involve stigmatization, by considering how delusions interact with patients' clinical and psychosocial context...

..A known genetic disease (beta-thalassemia) could help confirm the presence, on the short arm of chromosome 11, of a genetic susceptibility factor for schizophrenia...

..A discussion on the usefulness of a second course of treatment should be held with patients and staff as it was not effective in reducing depression and hopelessness...

..The characteristics of possible interactions between pathological gambling and schizophrenic symptom profiles are outlined in order to propose better treatments for this group of patients...

..Binge eating disorder is also correlated to the Rigid Weight Regulation and Fear of Weight Gain subscale. The BMAC is a useful brief measure to assess eating and weight related cognitions in people with psychotic disorders...

..Therefore, it is especially important to determine the scope of this practice and to better understand the characteristics of affected patients to identify which associations to study first...

..The results support the inclusion of cognitive remediation programs designed to enhance social skills for patients where a cognitive deficit is clearly ascertained...

..In some cases, however, spirituality and religiousness are a source of suffering. Helpful vs. harmful spiritual/religious coping appears to be of clinical significance...

..Considering the irreversible consequences of surgery and its medico-legal implications, these patients should be properly detected...

..These findings suggest that early life events may permanently impact on the HPA axis though epigenetic modifications of the NR3C1. This is a mechanism by which childhood maltreatment may lead to adulthood psychopathology...

..These results suggest a similar pattern of alteration of both modalities of verbal WM in schizophrenic patients. The implications of this finding are discussed...

..Statistical analysis did not show any variable associated with change, apart from the diagnoses themselves. The reasons that could explain changes are discussed, as well as the clinical consequences of these shifts...

..These results indicate that the components of cyclic AMP signaling are upregulated in a coordinated manner in brains of depressed suicides and that this alteration is not related to antidepressant treatment...

..However, the ability to budget is a predictive factor in rehabilitation. An assessment of financial management skills could make it possible to develop more appropriate psycho-social assistance...

..They should also be closely monitored to ensure early detection and prompt treatment of VTE...