Studies show high comorbidity between post-traumatic stress disorder and psychotic symptoms. Despite this fact, there has been only one published study of the neurobiology of this enigmatic disorder. This preliminary study examines the relationship between psychotic symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia by measuring smooth pursuit eye movement (SPEM) in subjects with PTSD and secondary psychotic symptoms, schizophrenia, and healthy controls. The results show that PTSD with secondary psychotic symptoms is associated with a SPEM deficit that is different from the SPEM deficit associated with schizophrenia.
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J Prim Care Community Health
January 2025
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Aim: To investigate the detection and initial management of first psychotic episodes, as well as established schizophrenia, within the primary care of the Andalusian Health System.
Background: Delay in detecting and treating psychosis is associated with slower recovery, higher relapse risk, and poorer long-term outcomes. Often, psychotic episodes go unnoticed for years before a diagnosis is established.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Family Medicine, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, SAU.
In the growing field of geriatric psychiatry, the "3 Ds"-depression, dementia, and delirium-are a complex clinical challenge, especially in patients with medical comorbidities. This is a case report of a 96-year-old Saudi woman with chronic kidney disease, heart failure, and recurrent hyponatremia presented with worsening sleep, depression, persecutory delusions, and hallucinations following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay for urinary tract infection. Examination revealed cognitive decline and depressive symptoms, with sodium at 123 mmol/L.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, India.
Background: Clomipramine, a Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA), is known for its efficacy in treating Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, it is associated with several side effects, including urinary retention. This case report discusses the case of a 20-year-old male with OCD who developed urinary retention following clomipramine administration.
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February 2025
University. Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, Grenoble, France.
Introduction: A key factor influencing the duration of untreated psychosis is that young individuals typically do not seek help during their initial psychotic experiences. This online study aimed to explore the efficacy of preventive video interventions providing information on psychosis on the attitudes towards seeking mental health care among young adults from the general population.
Methods: Participants (N = 147) were randomised to one of the following online conditions: a short 3-min video of an empowered patient or of a psychiatrist describing different aspects of mental illness, a short control video or no video.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
January 2025
Department of Clinical Sciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Umea University, Umea, Sweden.
Predictors for the pharmacological effect of ADHD medication in children and adolescents are lacking. This study examined clinically relevant factors in a large (N = 638) prospective cohort reflecting real-world evidence. Children and adolescents aged 6-17 diagnosed with ADHD were evaluated at baseline and three months following ADHD medication initiation.
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