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Short report

Comparison of populations of residential-psychotherapy units

ISSUE 2001/10
30 januari 2004
M.A. Franchimont, G.W. Tremonti

In a few residential-psychotherapy units a joint outcome study is being conducted. One of its aims is the comparison of treatment outcomes. For this purpose it must be worked out whether the units treat the same types of patient. This was done by ...

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Editorial

Ouderenpsychiatrie en de zomer van 2001

ISSUE 2001/10
3 februari 2004
P. Eikelenboom
New research

Comorbidity of self-mutilative behavior and dissociative symptoms in female psychiatric inpatients

ISSUE 2001/10
30 januari 2004
D. Bracke, K. van Leeuwen, L. Verhofstadt-Denève

background dsm-iv(Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th edition) and recent research describe the comorbidity of self-mutilative behavior and dissociative symptoms and the role of traumatic experiences as a risk for both sympt...

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New research

Personality disorders in patients admitted to an epilepsy clinic

ISSUE 2001/10
30 januari 2004
J.L.H. van der Peet, W.A.M. Swinkels, I.J. Duijsens

background The impression exists that there is a difference in the presence of psychiatric complains between patients with epilepsy, patients with psychogenic pseudo-epileptic attacks (ppeas) and patients with a combination of epilepsy and ppeas. ...

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Review article

Guidelines for risk assessment in forensic psychiatric diagnostics: theory and practice

ISSUE 2001/10
30 januari 2004
E.F.J.M. Brand, G.J.M. Diks

background Forensic risk assessment is a hard task that has to be done a great number of times each year.
aim To recommend which (set of) instruments can be used in forensic assessment.
method First, guidelines for forensic assessment and risk ass...

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Review article

Attachment and psychopathology: reflective functioning

ISSUE 2001/10
30 januari 2004
N.J. Nicolai

background In the theory of the British researcher Fonagy disturbances in reflective functioning or mentalisation play a pivotal role in the development of personality disorders. Especially childhood sexual and physical abuse has a negative impact...

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Short report

The place of clozapine in the treatment of schizophrenia

ISSUE 2001/10
30 januari 2004
P.F.J. Schulte

Even after the introduction of the new atypical antipsychotics clozapine as yet has an unequalled superior efficacy in refractory schizophrenia. Unfortunately, it has also some rare but dangerous side-effects. Nevertheless, the overall mortality i...

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Case report

Diversity in symptomatology and course of the bipolar manic episode

ISSUE 2001/10
30 januari 2004
A.C.M. Vergouwen, M.W.J. Koopmans, T. Kuipers

The diversity in symptomatology and the possibility of a chronic course after the acute phase of the bipolar manic episode is illustrated with two cases. Other symptoms than the alterations of mood and hyperactivity may predominate the clinical pi...

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Letter to the editor

Reactie op 'Gewichtstoename en antipsychotica'

ISSUE 2001/10
3 februari 2004
D. Cohen