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Filosofie en evidencebased medicine

ISSUE 2006/4
6 april 2006
J. Vandenberghe
New research

Comparison of two treatment strategies in inpatients with a depressive disorder: a double-blind study of imipramine followed by lithium addition versus fluvoxamine followed by lithium addition

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
T.K. Birkenhäger, W.W. van den Broek, P.G. Mulder, J.A. Bruijn, P. Moleman

background There is still uncertainty regarding the best treatment option for depressed inpatients and the best strategy to follow if patient response is insufficient.
aim To compare the efficacy of imipramine and fluvoxamine in depressed inpatien...

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Review article

Setting up mental health care in developing countries. A description of intervention and policy options at several levels

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
P. Ventevogel, J.T.V.M. de Jong

background In developing countries psychiatric disorders are a major cause of disability and reduced economic productivity.
aim To present an overview of intervention and policy options in mental health care in developing countries.
method We sear...

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Review article

Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis: genetic risk factors and an immuno-toxic explanatory model

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
W.F. Scholte

background Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic used in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia, causes agranulocytosis in 0.8% of patients. The risk factors for clozapine-induced agranulocytosis (cia) and the underlying mechanisms are unclear.
a...

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Essay

ADHD, a 'fashion' that won't go out of fashion

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
E.H. Nieweg

background This article reviews the older Dutch literature on what is now known as adhd (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
method Because this older literature is not included in electronic databases, it was traced, in a systematic and as...

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Short report

Is there a big role for the little brain in psychiatry?

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
D.J.L.G. Schutter

The cerebellum is a structure situated in the posterior cranial fossa. It has long been assumed that the cerebellum is concerned primarily with motor-related functions. However recent research has demonstrated that the cerebellum also plays a role...

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Case report

Bálint's syndrome: seeing blind. A case study

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
K.M. Koorengevel, F.R.J. Verhey

Bálint's syndrome consists of simultanagnosia, ocular apraxia and optical ataxia. Although various disorders may underlie this syndrome,the most frequent is Alzheimer's disease in its early stages. Because so few people are familiar with this synd...

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Case report

Acute psychiatric symptomatology in Wegener's granulomatosis. A case study

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
L. Peeters, P. Igodt

A 69-year-old man presented with a manic episode but in fact was found to be suffering from Wegener's granulomatosis, a systemic disease that can attack the central nervous system. This case study demonstrates that in rare cases acute psychiatric ...

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Case report

Glucose abnormalities in a 14-year old patient treated with a second generation antipsychotic. A case study

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
K. Lauwers, M. De Hert, L. de Rijdt, J. Peuskens

The increased risk of diabetes mellitus in adult patients treated with second generation antipsychotics is a topic that has been vigorously debated in recent years. However, a literature search indicates that only very limited information is avail...

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Abstract

Muziektherapie bij schizofrenie en andere chronische psychiatrische stoornissen

ISSUE 2006/4
10 april 2006
D. Timmer, L. de Haan
Abstract

Escitalopram niet effectiever dan citalopram bij matige en ernstige depressie

ISSUE 2006/4
10 april 2006
A. Neven
Letter to the editor

Reactie op 'Schizofrenie en migratie'

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
J. Hartman, D. Warndorff
Letter to the editor

Reactie op ' 'Evidence-based medicine' in de Nederlandstalige psychiatrische, psychologische en psychotherapeutische vakliteratuur: opvallend aanwezig?' Opvallend afwezig

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
D. Bos
Letter to the editor

Reactie op 'Over het belang van publiek-private samenwerking'

ISSUE 2006/4
15 juni 2006
J. Rübsaam