Tiao Lai Huang

..She had no active psychotic symptoms or NMS again in the following year. I reported this case to remind readers of the possibility of induced NMS with long-term use of clozapine and successful clozapine rechallenge...

..In this paper, the relationships between serum cholesterol levels and mood disorders, physical violence and suicide attempts in Taiwanese psychiatric inpatients were reported...

..In this study, the relationship between serum albumin levels and mood disorders (including mania and major depression) was investigated during the acute phases in Taiwanese psychiatric inpatients...

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..In this study, we further investigated the correlations between weight changes and lipid changes during this short period in Taiwan...

..This study investigated the relationships between BDNF G196A gene polymorphism and clinical phenotypes in schizophrenia patients in the Taiwanese population...

..This suggests that the TG, VLDL and HDL levels might be used as biological markers to differentiate between major depressive patients with melancholic feature or atypical feature...

..In conclusion, serum TNF-alpha, IL-1beta level and IL-1beta/IL-10 ratio might play an important role in the psychopathology of acute-phase major depressive disorder...

..In this study, we tried to simultaneously investigate the serum levels of leptin, ghrelin, and adiponectin in schizophrenic patients and healthy controls...

..These analytical results suggested that BDNF might play an important role in the clinical subtypes of schizophrenia, but it needed further investigation in future...

..We tried to report the data between serum lipid profiles and major depression with different clinical subtypes, with or without suicide attempts, and with single episode or recurrent episodes...

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..043, p=0.047). These findings suggest that the serum TrkB protein level may play an important role in the psychopathology of major depression...

..However, further studies of larger populations are necessary to confirm these results and further elucidate the effects of different classes of antidepressants on serum BDNF protein levels...

..Chronic hemodialysis patients with major depression might have a more severe inflammation reaction and greater oxidative damage than patients without major depression...

..In addition, it was found that intramuscular injection of lorazepam was also effective in patients with catatonic features and post-partum depression or psychosis...

..In this study, we investigated serum protein levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) in patients with bipolar disorder...

..These findings may also indicate that the treatment with atypical antipsychotic agents differentially affects BDNF levels...

..Furthermore, the serum IL-6, TNF-α, and TGF-β1 levels of patients with schizophrenia were compared before and after 1 month of antipsychotic treatment...

..In conclusion, these analytical results suggested that serum free thiols might play an important role in the psychopathology of schizophrenia and could be used as markers for determining the treatment response in schizophrenia...

..The patient was followed up for 6 months and was free of NMS. In conclusion, this is the first report of rapid relief of NMS with high-dose lorazepam and diazepam in a Taiwanese patient...

..A common mechanism of adverse effects of CsA induced depressive symptoms may involve neurotoxicity mediated by down-regulation of brain BDNF and TrkB...

..These results suggested that this modified treatment strategy could rapidly and completely relieve catatonic signs, even without the use of ECT...

..However, larger samples and adequate statistical methods are needed to prove these results...

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..In this study, we investigated more patients to discuss the efficacy of this treatment in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar I disorder (BPI)...

..31 (95% CI 1.04-1.67; P = 0.024) and for the resistant group is 0.48 (0.31-0.75; P = 0.001). Our study found that mtDNA variants in the coding and control regions can have combined effects influencing diabetes generation...

..This study intended to simultaneously investigate the relationships between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in medicated schizophrenic patients vs healthy controls...

..Neither of the patients had a recurrence of catatonia during a period of 6- months follow-up. In conclusion, intramuscular lorazepam may play an important role in the treatment of catatonia associated with renal insufficiency...

..This study suggested that the level of HDL cholesterol and the ratios of TC/HDL and LDL/HDL (atherogenic index) might be another markers of the possible association between serum lipids and anxiety or depression...

..Both patients had no recurrence during a period of 2-year follow up with continuous clozapine therapy...

..These results highly suggest that this modified strategy can also rapidly relieve catatonic features in major depression within 1 day and attain a high complete remission rate, even without electroconvulsive therapy...

..Patients receiving HDF had a lower mean BDI score and a nearly 50% lower prevalence rate of major depressive symptoms than that of SHD. Factors associated with depression were different between two modalities...

..The purpose of this case report was to emphasize the importance to recognize clinical features of pessimistic mood for the differential diagnosis and management of the decompensated narcissistic patient...

..We aim to investigate whether biomarkers of inflammation, adipokines, and clinical features can predict the outcome of hemodialysis patients...

..In conclusion, these results suggest that AIDS patients with major depression had significantly lower CD8 cell counts and might have a more severe inflammation/immunity reaction than patients without major depression...

..v. diazepam 10-20 mg. Both patients had no recurrence during 6-month follow up. In conclusion, benzodiazepines may play an important role in the treatment of catatonia associated with SLE if patients refuse ECT treatment...

..This report also reminds physicians of the possible organic causes of unusual presentations in elderly patients...

..The patient presented with general weakness and exertional dyspnea. Bilateral main pulmonary trunk thrombosis was clearly demonstrated by helical chest computed tomography...