Treatment in Psychiatry in a New Classification Attire in the Shadow of Silence and Unprocessed Traumas from the Past. The Imperative of Perfectionism in the Present and Shame and Discomfort in the Future.

The new classification systems in psychiatry have dressed both patients and psychiatrists in completely new attire. One (DSM -5) is widely used and critics are hardly at peace with the psychiatry of normal living conditions and phenomena and a missed opportunity to 'save the normal'. The second attire is still standing on the mold in tailoring salon in Geneva (ICD-11) and is being ornamented by the online testing through a global network of clinical practice, now around 15,000 clinicians and mental health professionals, before it is distributed to psychiatrists worldwide.

Psychiatry between Glorification and Stigmatization.

In psychiatry, stigma means negative marking of the person only because s(he) has a diagnosis of mental disease, and usually this refers to schizophrenia. Stigmatization is related to prejudice, i.e.

Metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia - who is more to blame: FGA polypharmacy or clozapine monotherapy?

Background: To establish the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its parameters in group of patients with schizophrenia in polypharmacy - receiving first generation antipsychotics versus clozapine alone treated group.

Subjects And Methods: 48 outpatients with schizophrenia divided into two groups: the first group of 21 patients in polypharmacy with first generation antipsychotics, and the second group of 27 patients treated with clozapine alone were assessed for the presence of metabolic syndrome. We used logistic regression models to assess the relationship between metabolic syndrome and antipsychotic therapy, gender and age.

[Impact of the family socioeconomic status on health related quality of life in children operated on for congenital heart defects].

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the family socioeconomic status (SES) on health related quality of life (HRQoL) in children operated on for congenital heart defects.

Patients And Methods: The study included 114 children aged 1.6-18 (mean = 10.

Aggression in war veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder with co-morbid alcoholism.

For thousands of years it has been known that aggression as a symptom appears in numerous psychiatric disorders and diseases. During the last decade the appearance of the aggressive behavior related to the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been frequently investigated, often associated with war trauma. The goal of this study is to analyze the impact of alcoholism on a way war veterans suffering from chronic PTSD express and control aggression.

The organisation of mental health services in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) is located on the western part of the Balkan Peninsula. It has an area of 51 210 km and a population of 3 972 000. According to the Dayton Agreement of November 1995, which ended the 1992-95 war, BH comprises two 'entities' - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBH) and the Republic of Srpska (RS) - and the District of Brcko.

Post-war mental health promotion in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

After the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, mental illness is very prevalent. With little knowledge about mental health, the stigma of mental illness is still pervasive in many communities. To combat this prejudice, we describe mental health promotion strategies which can empower individuals and educate the communities in which they live.