Arterial Hypertension and Health-Related Quality of Life.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of awareness of arterial hypertension on quality of life in hypertensive patients in Greece.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective observational study that included 189 aware hypertensive patients on treatment with antihypertensive therapy. Patients were ambulatory men or women ≥18 years old, with diagnosed essential hypertension.

Two Versus One High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Session per Day for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.

Objectives: High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) has proven antidepressant effects, but the optimal frequency of sessions remains unclear.

Methods: We conducted a 3-week, sham-controlled trial to assess the antidepressant efficacy of 1 active HF-rTMS session per day (A1 group) compared with 2 per day (A2 group) and equivalent sham sessions (once a day, S1 group; twice a day, S2 group) in patients with treatment-resistant major depression with a subsequent 2-week follow-up period. One hundred seventy-seven patients were screened, of whom 105 met eligibility criteria and 98 consented and were randomized.

Greek college students and psychopathology: new insights.

Background: College students' mental health problems include depression, anxiety, panic disorders, phobias and obsessive compulsive thoughts.

Aims: To investigate Greek college students' psychopathology.

Methods: During the initial evaluation, 638 college students were assessed through the following psychometric questionnaires: (a) Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ); (b) The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90); (c) The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI); (d) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

The psychometric properties of the Greek version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in cancer patients receiving palliative care.

Objectives: To validate the Greek version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) in a sample of cancer patients.

Design: The scale was administered twice, with a 3-day interval, to 99 eligible patients with cancer. Together with the Greek version of STAI scale, the patients also completed the anxiety subscale from the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD).

The influence of cancer impact on patients' preparatory grief.

The aims of this study were to investigate the preparatory grief and traumatic distress in advanced cancer patients in a palliative care unit. A total of 94 advanced cancer patients completed the Preparatory Grief in Advanced Cancer Patients (PGAC) scale and the Greek version of the Impact of Events Scale- Revised (IES-R-Gr). The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group was used to measure patients' performance status.

The involvement of substance P in the induction of aggressive behavior.

Aggression is a complex social behavior that involves a similarly complex neurochemical background. The involvement of substance P (SP) and its potent tachykinin receptor (NK1) in the induction of both defensive rage and predatory attack appears to be a consistent finding. However, an overall understanding of the nature of the SP involvement in the induction of aggressive behavior has not yet been fully achieved.

Jacksonian seizure in a manic patient treated with rTMS.

This is a report of a jacksonian seizure in a non-psychotic manic patient who was treated with right prefrontal high frequency rTMS concomitant to pharmacotherapy.

Quality of life and psychological symptoms in Greek postmenopausal women: association with hormone therapy.

Quality of life (QoL) in menopause is influenced by many parameters, including vasomotor symptoms, psychological status and culture. The aim of the present study was to examine the association of hormone therapy (HT) with QoL and psychological symptoms in Greek postmenopausal women. The study assessed 216 postmenopausal women (mean age 54.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in a patient suffering from comorbid depression and panic disorder following a myocardial infarction.

Application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation was effective and safe in treating a 55-year-old man with comorbid depression and panic disorder, which occurred 6 months after a myocardial infarction.

Life before death: identifying preparatory grief through the development of a new measurement in advanced cancer patients (PGAC).

Goals Of Work: This paper describes the development of a self-rating scale to measure preparatory grief in advanced cancer patients.

Patients And Methods: The Preparatory Grief in Advanced Cancer patients (PGAC) instrument incorporates seven multi-items scales. The final sample consisted of 200 patients.

Induction of mania by rTMS: report of two cases.

There is some evidence that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may be effective in treating depression. Using an intensive methodology of rTMS in two drug-resistant patients, we observed a good antidepressant effect, but also, induction of manic symptoms.