Morphologic differences of occipital region in patients with schizophrenia and migraine headache using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and visual evoked potentials (VEPs).

Aim To compare morphologic variations of occipital sulci patterns in patients with schizophrenia and migraine headache regarding gender and laterality using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and visual evoked potentials (VEPs) as well as damage of visual pathway in patients with schizophrenia. Methods This study included 80 patients. Brain scans and visual evoked potential responses recorded over the occipital cortex were performed to analyze the occipital region of both hemispheres.

Mental health status can reflect disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: A significant number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) link the start of illness with psychological trauma or severe stress. Impaired mental health (IMH), defined as depression and anxiety with psychoneuroimmunological factors, can play a significant role in RA. The main objective of this research was to investigate the mutual correlation of IMH and RA activity, estimated by the laboratory and clinical parameters in RA patients.

Correlation between moca and mmse for the assessment of cognition in schizophrenia.

Introduction: Schizophrenia (Sch) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder associated with impairment of cognitive function as a central feature, which is confirmed by a number of studies performed on patients suffering from Sch, where clinical symptoms and social functioning of patients are consequences of neurocognitive deficits.

Goal: The goal of this study was to assess the clinical usability of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as a screening instrument for cognitive impairment in schizophrenic patients, alone and in correlation with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).

Material And Methods: This clinical prospective study included 30 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Prevalence of neurotic, somatoform and stress induced disorders in relation to the seasons and climatic factors during the 2010/2011.

Introduction: Psychiatric disorders have been considered to have seasonal variation for a long time.

Goal: The goal of this research is to study the admissions rate of neurotic and somatoform disorders, as well as stress induced disorder in relation to season and climatic factors during 2010/2011.

Material And Method: The research was conducted at the Psychiatric Clinic, Clinical Center of University in Sarajevo.

Admission rate of patients with most common psychiatric disorders in relation to seasons and climatic factors during 2010/2011.

Introduction: Climate and its impact on human health and mental illness have been in the focus of the research since years in the field.

Aim: The aim of the research is to study the admissions rate to the psychiatric clinic in correlation to seasons and climate.

Material And Method: The research was conducted in a Psychiatric clinic of the Clinical Center in Sarajevo.

The frequency of depression and the comorbidity of psychotic disorders at day hospital of psychiatric clinic, clinical center of sarajevo university.

Introduction: Numerous epidemiological international studies as well as knowledge based on clinical experience show high prevalence and the importance of the psychiatric comorbidity with depressive and anxiety disorders.

Goal: The aim of this study is to analyze prevalence of comorbid anxiety disorders and depression in subjects at the Day Hospital of the Psychiatric Clinic, Clinical Center of Sarajevo University (CCUS) and examine the demographic profile of the patients.

Material And Methods: Study involved 230 randomly selected patients (aged between 18 and 65 years, N=230, who were hospitalized at the Day Hospital of the Psychiatric Clinic of Clinical center of University of Sarajevo from January 1(st) to December 31(st) 2011) and who were interviewed by the Structural Clinical Interview (SCID) which generated ICD-X diagnoses and assessment of the comorbidity.

Epileptic psychoses - evaluation of clinical aspects.

Epileptic psychoses as the most complex psychopathological phenomena represent unexplored states for prognosis. Clinical trials, conveyed in order to found risk factors still are not consistent in their conclusions. By this research results of all biological, clinical, psychological and social, as well as demographic factors will contribute to opportunity to find variables which could finally prevent these conditions.

Models of treatment with antipsychotics of the schizophrenic patients.

The aim of this study were to determine which antipsychotic are currently in use, to establish which doses are administrated to patients, to find out is there a practice of proscribing simultaneously more then one antipsychotic drug, to determine whether antipsychotic are proscribed in divided doses, to establish whether there is, besides antipsychotics, treatment with other medicaments (co-administration), especially with antiparkinsonics. The research (study) is epidemiological-clinical prospective, descriptive and analytical and it was conducted at University hospitals in Sarajevo, Tuzla and Mostar. Criteria for inclusion, non-inclusion and exclusion from the study were precisely defined as a mean for formation of sample.

Obesity biological and psychological aspect.

There is no unique pattern to deal with obesity unless is presented as complex of biological and psychological factors. A lot of studies deal with only one side of it. This work shows both sides and discusses about all relevant factors, which are involved in pathogenesis of obesity.

Frequency of the antipsychotic therapy acute side effects in the treatment of acute psychosis.

Antipsychotic drugs produce a wide spectrum of physiological actions. Some of these effects differ among the various classes of antipsychotics. This medications have indications in the treatment of acute psychotic disorders.

Sertraline and alprazolam in the treatment of panic desorder.

A compared, 12 week, placebo controlled study, with fixed dose, outpatient study of patients diagnosed with panic disorder with and without agoraphobia according to ICD-10, was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sertraline and alprazolam. The study included 40 patients, divided in two groups. We evaluated number of ICD-10-defined panic attacks, agoraphobia and anticipatory anxiety.

[Parental attitude to psychoactive drug use in adolescents].

Drug abuse is a problem worldwide, that destroys ones social, economical and family life. Our country is in a transition period and consist of postwar society. Therefore all risk factors for supstances abuse are present here such as social, economical, medical.

Comparing youth health in Sweden and Bosnia.

The Adolescence Medical Group in Sweden has performed a questionnaire every second year since 1990. The questionnaire is performed during school hours in seventh and ninth grade and also in the second grade in the upper secondary school (gymnasium). The questionnaire is completed anonymously.

[Analysis of the effect of the stress of war on schizophrenic psychosis].

Several experiments have shown an important relationship between schizophrenia and stress. People in Sarajevo and also, schizophrenic patients, who were in Sarajevo during the war, were exposed to frightful life experiences for over 1,300 days. The main goal of this investigation was evaluation of the course of schizophrenic psychosis in stress related war.

[Initial experience with human rights laws related to care of individuals with mental disorders].

This paper will review the patients in compulsory admission to treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Psychiatric Clinic in Sarajevo in the period from October 01 st, 2002 to October 01, 2003, following the adoption of the Law on Protection of Persons with Mental Disturbances. All the outstanding issues related to the enforcement of the law require caution and special attention and consultations with the incumbent Municipal courts responsible for the enforcement of the law.