Examination of Changes in Levels of Empathy and Narcissistic Pathology After Treatment of Adult with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in narcissistic personality traits and empathy deficits in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) after pharmacotherapy, focusing on psychostimulant treatment. Understanding these comorbidities is crucial for optimizing treatment and improving therapeutic outcomes.

Methods: This cross-sectional cohort study consisted of 75 randomly selected ADHD patients.

Examination of Excessive Mind-Wandering Following Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment in Adults.

Although mind-wandering (MW) is a part of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the impact of psychostimulants on excessive MW remains unclear. We aimed to elucidate how psychostimulants impact the MW of adult ADHD patients post treatment. This cross-sectional cohort study consisted of 54 randomly selected ADHD patients who applied to our psychiatry outpatient clinic and 40 healthy controls.

'The Relationship Between Childhood Traumas and Social Cognition Through Theory of Mind and Alexithymia in Bipolar Disorder'.

This study aimed to investigate the potential differences in childhood trauma (CT), theory of mind (ToM), a significant component of social cognition, and alexithymia in bipolar disorder (BD) patients and healthy controls. The study included 50 BD patients who met the study criteria and were under follow-up at our clinic along with 50 healthy controls. The two groups were matched for age, gender, and educational status.

The Association Between Mood Stabilizers, Sleep Quality, and Functioning in Patients With Remitted Bipolar Disorder.

Purpose/background: The current study aimed to examine the differences in sleep quality, illness severity, and functioning in remitted bipolar disorder patients who are using mood stabilizers and antipsychotics either as monotherapy or as combination/additional therapy.

Methods/procedures: A total of 113 remitted outpatients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) bipolar disorder were recruited. The patients were classified on the basis of their current treatment regimen: 44 patients were receiving a single mood stabilizer, 21 patients were receiving a single antipsychotic, and 48 patients were receiving a combination therapy of a single mood stabilizer and a single antipsychotic.

Blood Viscosity and Inflammation in First-Episode and Acute Exacerbations of Schizophrenia: A Case-Control Study with Healthy Controls.

Introduction: Elevated proinflammatory status and alterations in blood flow, both of which are associated with the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, may be linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, such a relationship at different acute stages of schizophrenia has not been evaluated. We aimed to examine whether blood viscosity and systemic inflammatory status varied between first-episode schizophrenia (FES) and acute exacerbations of schizophrenia.

Increased Dispersion of Ventricular Repolarization as an Arrhythmic Risk Marker in Drug-free Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Preliminary Comparative Study.

Objective: Drug-free patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) are understudied in terms of increased risk for arrhythmias. In this study, we compared changes in corrected QT interval (QTc), QTc dispersion (QTcd), Tpeak-Tend (Tp-e), Tp-e/QT ratio, corrected JT interval (JTc), and JTc dispersion (JTcd), which are considered to be among the risk factors for the emergence of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with MDD.

Methods: The study involved 50 patients with MDD who had been free of psychotropic medications for at least 1 month and 52 age-matched and sex-matched healthy controls.