Publications by authors named "Branislav Sakic"
Background: The aim of this study was to compare the rates of vaccination against COVID-19 infection in psychiatric outpatients and the general population, as well as rates of infected patients. In addition, the level and type of anxiety due to the pandemic were observed in patients with psychotic, anxiety, and depressive disorders.
Materials And Methods: In the present study, 171 patients with pre-existing mental disorders completed the questionnaire about the doses and types of vaccination against COVID-19.
The modern technology contributes to the development of more complex video games, in which the participant can be completely immersed in the game and have the experience of his own presence in the virtual world through his avatar, which assumes the characteristics of the player. A wide range of motives can mediate pleasure in the virtual world. The virtual world provides the illusion of reality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: By examining the production of c-Fos protein, we analyzed the response to the ischemic attack in different brain tissue, two of which are regions of the limbic system: the anterior amygdaloid area and nc. accumbens.
Material And Methods: We used the model of rat brain ischemia--four-vessel occlusion, and Pulsinelli's method.
Deep brain stimulation is a stereotactic neurosurgical method used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and some other movement disorders. The application of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders has been intensively investigated taking into account the current knowledge of neurobiological basis of mood regulation, cognition, and behaviour. This paper has been aimed at presenting the available data on experience in the application of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
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