A 12-week double-blind multi-centre study of paroxetine and imipramine in hospitalized depressed patients.

Fifty-seven inpatients with major depression (DSM-III-R) entered a 12-week study comparing paroxetine and imipramine. Trends (not reaching statistical significance) in favour of paroxetine were seen on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The UKU Side Effect Rating Scale showed a significant difference in favour of paroxetine on reduced salivation.

Fragile X speech phonology in Finnish.

Fragile X syndrome is a recently discovered relatively common syndrome linked with an anomaly of the X chromosome and causing handicaps of cognitive development especially in males. In the present phonological analysis we will discuss the sound patterns of two Finnish fragile X speakers, a five (borderline intelligence)- and an eight (mildly mentally retarded)-year-old boy. The fragile X syndrome is not necessarily linked with any anomalies of speech organs.

Münchausen syndrome: a review and two case reports.

In the light of the pertinent literature, 2 illustrative cases of the Münchausen syndrome are presented. In both patients there had been dynamically significant losses in the oedipal age leading to an intense feeling of being rejected. Both patients also exhibited problems of dependence, perfectionistic attitudes toward the self, and fear of social failure.