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Een spook in de ggz...?

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
Paul Hodiamont
New research

Personality disorders by the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (pdq-r) in bipolar patients

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
E.A.M. Knoppert-van der Klein, C.A.L. Hoogduin

The prevalence of personality disorders in bipolar patients varies widely as reported in the literature. The Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (pdq-r) is a selfreport instrument for dsm-iii-rpersonality disorders with high sensitivity a...

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New research

The evaluation of the complaint procedures of the Act on formal admissions to psychiatric hospitals

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
H.A.R.M.T. Teijssen, J. Legemaate

In 1994 the Act on formal admissions to psychiatric hospitals came into force. The main provisions of the Act have been evaluated in 1995/1996. The evaluation of the complaint procedures reveals that only few hospitals have drawn up regulations wh...

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Review article

Prevalence and course of obsessive and compulsive behaviour in children and adolescents: A review of literature

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
R.R.J.M. Vermeiren, D. Deboutte

In this article, an overview is given of the literature concerning the epidemiology and prognosis of ocd(obsessive compulsive disorder) in children and adolescents. The importance of early recognition of these problems is stressed. ocdin children ...

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Review article

Schizophrenia: a diminished risk of cancer?

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
J.F. von Gleich, H. Knegtering

This article focuses on the incidence of cancer in schizophrenic patients. We review the relevant studies, which show a diminished risk of cancer. This is partly a methodological artifact, but also appears to be a genuine phenomenon. Such is the c...

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Short report

Increase in the number of involuntary admissions

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
H.L.I. Nijman, J.M.L.G. á Campo, D.P. Ravelli

In the present study, the involuntary admission frequencies before and after the introduction of new legislation (the Law bopz) were investigated. In comparison with the overall admission frequencies a significant increase in the number of involun...

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Short report

Dimensions of affectivity in depression and anxiety

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
M.T.G. Boon, F.P.M.L. Peeters

Dimensions of affectivity receive increasing scientific and clinical attention especially in depression and anxiety. In a previous article, theoretical backgrounds of and a self-report instrument (panas) for measuring these dimensions (positive an...

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Case report

Primary polydipsia as a cause for hyponatraemia, a case report

ISSUE 1999/2
17 februari 2004
A.A.M. Ermens, A.J.W. ter Mors, L.T. Vlasveld

A woman with a history of psychiatric illness is brought into the emergency ward of a hospital after the occurrence of several insults and overt signs of coma. Laboratory investigation shows a severe hyponatraemia. A diagnosis of primary polydipsi...

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