[Validation of screening method based on EEG analysis for the risk assessment of psychiatric and behavioral disorders: a pilot study].

Objective: To assess the validity of the screening method based on EEG analysis using predictive analytics algorithms with the calculation of linear discriminant functions (LDFs), in comparison with a classification system based on psychometric self-report scales.

Material And Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study with partial blinding involving healthy volunteers was conducted at two investigational sites. The calculated scores of LDFs used to assess risks of impulsivity, depression and anxiety acted as quantitative characteristics of subjects' mental state.

[Dichotomous classification of autism spectrum disorders: syndromal and non-syndromal forms].

In foreign literature on research into the etiopathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), the division of this group of diseases into two forms is getting more and more frequent. These two forms are 'syndromal' and 'non-syndromal' forms of autistic disorders. The literature review aims to cover the issues of the dichotomous classification of ASDs based on the genetic and molecular psychiatric views on the etiopathogenesis of this group of diseases.

[The efficacy of sulpiride in patients with anxiety disorders depending on the serum serotonin concentrations].

Objective: The efficacy of sulpiride in patients with anxiety disorders depending on the serum serotonin concentrations was evaluated.

Material And Methods: We examined 132 patients with anxiety disorders. The higher levels of serotonin were found in 81 (61.