Decision-making, interoceptive awareness and mindful attention awareness in male patients with alcohol use disorder.

Introduction: Decision-making deficits in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) may be partly related to their decreased interoceptive awareness (IA), which is associated with some aspects of mindfulness.

Methods: 52 abstinent male inpatients with AUD (current severity: moderate or severe) and 52 healthy male volunteers performed the heart rate tracking task and a computerised version of the Iowa gambling task (IGT). Trait mindfulness was evaluated with the mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS).

Acute sleep deprivation immediately increases serum GDNF, BDNF and VEGF levels in healthy subjects.

Acute sleep deprivation upregulates hippocampal neurogenesis. Neurotrophic factors such as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are mediators of neuronal plasticity and neurogenesis. These neurotrophins are involved in sleep and sleep disorders and are associated with sleep deprivation.

Interoceptive Awareness, Decision-Making and Impulsiveness in Male Patients with Alcohol or Opioid Use Disorder.

Background: The present study was prepared on the assumption that interoceptive awareness (IA) and decision-making processes are implicated in addiction, and that somatic feedback plays an important role in decision-making.

Methods: The study participants included 80 abstinent male inpatients with alcohol use disorder (=40) or opioid use disorder (=40) according to DSM-5 criteria (current severity: moderate or severe), along with 40 healthy male volunteers. All participants performed the heart rate tracking task as an objective physiological performance measure of IA and a computerized version of the Iowa gambling task (IGT) as a validated measure of decision-making.

[Manic Shift Due to the Use of Bupropion in Bipolar Depression:Two Case Reports].

Bupropion is a selective norepinephrine and dopamine reuptakeinhibitor. It is used in the treatment of depression and nicotineaddiction. When compared to the other antidepressants, bupropion hasa relatively lower risk of triggering shift to hypomania or mania in bipolardepression treatment.

The association of temperament with nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy.

ABSRACT We aimed to investigate the relationship between affective temperaments and the severity of nausea and vomiting symptoms in early pregnancy (NVP). The pregnant women who did ( = 187) or did not report ( = 71) any nausea and vomiting at three consecutive assessments with the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis Scoring Index (PUQE) ( = 71) were examined. Affective temperamental traits were assessed by Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego auto-questionnaire (TEMPS-A).

Serum agouti-related protein (AgRP) levels in bipolar disorder: Could AgRP be a state marker for mania?

Orexigenic and anorexigenic peptides, especially agouti-related protein (AgRP) and leptin, play important roles in the regulation of energy homeostasis in bipolar disorder. AgRP regulates energy metabolism by increasing appetite and decreasing energy expenditure. The resting energy expenditures of patients with manic bipolar disorder are higher than those of controls.

Alcohol and Psychoactive Substance Use among University Students in Edirne and Related Parameters.

Introduction: Alcohol and psychoactive substance use and their effects are an important issue among adolescents and young adults. Different results have been reported about the frequency of alcohol and psychoactive substance use among university students in studies conducted both in Turkey and in different places worldwide.

Methods: The frequency of alcohol and psychoactive substance use among Trakya University students (n=1385) and the related parameters were studied cross-sectionally using a self-reporting questionnaire.

Evaluation of Interoceptive Awareness in Alcohol-Addicted Patients.

Introduction: Interoceptive awareness (IA) is defined as an ability to accurately perceive interoceptive processes, which comprise receiving, processing, and integrating body-relevant signals together with external stimuli. Interoceptive processes affect the motivated approach or avoidance behavior toward stimuli. Alcohol and other substances have effects on the autonomic system that result in altered interoceptive processes.

Impact of Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome Prior to Open Heart Surgery on Psychiatric Status.

Objective: The incidence of depression and anxiety is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this study is to determine whether experiencing acute coronary syndrome prior to open heart surgery affects patients in terms of depression, hopelessness, anxiety, fear of death and quality of life.

Methods: The study included 63 patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery between January 2015 and January 2016.

Peripheral blood mRNA expressions of stress biomarkers in manic episode and subsequent remission.

Theoretical models of the neuroprogressive nature of bipolar disorder (BD) are based on the hypothesis that it is an accelerated aging disease, with the allostatic load playing a major role. Glucocorticoids, oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokines and neurotrophins play important roles in BD. The messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expressions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), glucocorticoid receptor (GR), heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were examined in the peripheral blood of 20 adult male, drug-free BD patients during manic and remission periods and in 20 adult male, healthy controls.

A Case of Acute Psychosis Following Energy Drink Consumption.

Interest in energy drinks is increasing every day. Energy drink consumption is increasing proportionally. Users often utilize these drinks in order to enjoy, have fun and to increase performance and attention.