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Verbetering

ISSUE 2008/9
18 september 2008
Editorial

Severe mental illness: cure and care?

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
I.P.M. Keet
New research

Prevalence and comorbidity of body dysmorphic disorder in psychiatric outpatients

ISSUE 2008/9
10 september 2008
D.J. Vinkers, Y.R. van Rood, N.J.A. van der Wee

background Body dysmorphic disorder (bdd) is a somatoform disorder, characterized by a patient's preoccupation with the belief that some aspect of his/her physical appearance is abnormal. The prevalence of bdd in the general population is 0.7 - 1....

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New research

The judge follows the advice of the psychiatrist; an investigation into the jurisprudence concerning compulsory admission requests and decisions under the Dutch Act on Special Admissions to Psychiatric Hospitals (Bopz)

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
T.E. Stikker, R.A. Schoevers, J.A. Swinkels, C.L. Mulder, W. van Tilburg

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background People are under the impression that there are differences between regions and between psychiatrists and judges in the criteria that are applied with regard to compulsory admission under the Dutch Act on Special Admissions to Ps...

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Review article

Prevention and treatment of somatic complications arising from the use of antipsychotics

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
W. Cahn, D. Ramlal, R. Bruggeman , L. de Haan, F.E. Scheepers, M.M. van Soest, J. Assies, C.J. Slooff

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background Antipsychotics are effective drugs that are prescribed frequently for a large group of patients. However, they also have many side-effects which can lead ultimately to serious somatic complications. These complications fall into...

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Review article

Antipsychotics in the treatment of Tourette disorder: a review

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
D.C. Cath, G. Meynen, J.L. de Jonge, A.J.L.M. van Balkom

background Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (gts) is a neuropsychiatric disorder, characterised by the presence of multiple motor and vocal tics. Some gts patients need pharmacological treatment. Patients who have a moderate to severe tic syndrome a...

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Case report

From psychiatric symptoms to paraneoplastic syndrome

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
S.T. de Bot, L.D.A. Dorresteijn, C.A. Haaxma, A.C. Kappelle, B.P.C. van de Warrenburg

summary Two patients, a 38-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, were admitted to a psychiatric ward. The first patient suffered from a mood disorder, personality changes and complained of several, hitherto unexplained physical symptoms. Finally t...

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Case report

Thiamine deficiency caused by malnutrition: a rare cause?

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
P.G. Jong Baw, M.M. van Veen, H.W. Hoek

summary A 50-year-old man was admitted to our psychiatric clinic with symptoms of depression, comorbid neurological disturbances and cardiomyopathy. The condition was diagnosed as beriberi and Korsakov's syndrome, on the basis of thiamine deficien...

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Case report

Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in older patients - case studies

ISSUE 2008/9
18 september 2008
G.J. Hendriks, M.M. van Rees, M.J.P.M. Verbraak, G.P.J. Keijsers, C.A.L. Hoogduin

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Five patients aged 64 to 74 years with obsessive-compulsive disorder were treated successfully, one with cognitive behavioural therapy and four with a combination of antidepressants and cognitive behavioural therapy. The current multidisci...

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Abstract

Interactie tussen genen en tabaks- en cannabisgebruik bij schizofrenie?

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
J. de Decoster, B. van Winkel
Abstract

Convergerende en divergente patronen van erfelijkheid bij ADHD en verslaving

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
J. Bovendeerd, P-J. Carpentier
Letter to the editor

Reaction on 'The attractive but illusory autonomy of a monistic explanatory model for the psychopathology'

ISSUE 2008/9
2 september 2008
S. Velleman