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D. Wiersma, F.J. Nienhuis, R. Giel, A. de Jong, C.J. Slooff

Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders

ISSUE 1995/9

16 maart 2004

In the present study 63 out of 82 (76%) subjects were followed-up 15 years after their first non-affective psychosis with a standardized interview, containing psychopathological measures (PSE) as well as observational measures (SANS). Of the origi...

A neuropsychological approach to alexithymia

ISSUE 1995/9

16 maart 2004

B. Bermond

The alexithymia concept refers to the incapacity to experience emotional feelings which is assumed to result in psychosomatic complaints. Although often used in the literature the concept of alexithymia is still ill-defined. This has resulted in c...

No smoke without fire. Smoking considered from a psychiatric perspective

C.A.G. van Houten

Smoking is a public health problem for which psychiatrists show increasing interest. For the development and the continuation of the smoking habit both psychosocial factors and the neuroregulating effects of nicotine are important. Nicotine is a p...

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy of diabetespatients; borderland between psychiatry and internal medicine

R.E. Breuk, W. van Tilburg

Specialists of internal medicine should take into account that poor metabolic control is often related to behavioural problems of diabetes patients. Specialists of internal medicine should consider sending the frequently poorly controlled group of...

Did the Flemish composer Peter Benoit suffer from a bipolar disorder?

E. Baeck

During the series of concerts he conducted for the World Exposition at Antwerp in 1885 the Flemish composer P. Benoit had a break-down which is attributed by all his biographers to excess of work and duties. However, scrutiny of his life events, h...

Negative symptoms: a unidimensional construct related to frontal lobe deficits

M.G. Vollema, G.J. Geurtsen, T. Kuipers

In this study strong evidence was found for the unidimensionality of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Forty-six schizophrenic patients were rated on the negative subscale of the Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), after which a fa...

The Inventory for Déjà vu Experiences Assessment (IDEA)

H.N. Sno, H.F.A. Schalken, F. de Jonghe, M.W.J. Koeter

In this article the development, utility, reliability and validity of the Inventory for Déjà vu Experiences Assessment (IDEA) are described. The IDEA is a 23-item self- administered questionnaire consisting of a general section of 9 questions and ...

Everyday psychiatric symptoms as presenting symptoms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

F.B. van der Wurff, W.A. van Gool, A. Hijdra

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rapidly progressive and invariably fatal dementing illness. The presenting symptoms can be difficult to differentiate from psychiatric disorders and other organic mental disorders. We describe three patients who illu...

DSM-IV: the decline of the term `organic'

L. Zegerius, M.D. Waldinger

The term `organic' is no longer used in DSM-IV because, according to the members of the `DSM-IV Workgroup on Organic Mental Disorders', it incorrectly implies that `nonorganic' mental disorders do not have a biological basis. The disorders, in DSM...

The relationship between excerpts of recorded music and values of depressed patients

H. Smeijsters, G. Wijzenbeek, N. van Nieuwenhuijzen

This article is an account of the results of a research into the relation between excerpts of music and values with depressive patients. At the first stage of the research, a list of values and a questionnaire were drawn up and excerpts of music w...

Prediction of the risk of reoffending in TBS

M.F.M. Verhagen, M.W.G. Philipse

This article is concerned with the question how the risk of reoffending in mentally disordered offenders can be predicted. First, an outline is given of the Dutch legal and therapeutic context calling for such a prediction, the judical treatment-m...

The course of depression in the elderly

A.T.F. Beekman, M.L. Stek, D.J.H. Deeg

In this review the course of depression in elderly patients treated at psychiatric in- or outpatient clinics is compared to results of studies carried out among community- dwelling elderly. With psychiatric treatment 50%-80% of elderly depressed p...

Compulsive) crying - a psychiatric symptom?

P. Naarding, R.C. van der Mast

Untill today, not much is known about the physiology of `normal' crying. There seems to be a widespread cerebral circuit involved in the mechanism of crying. Therefore, so called pathological crying can be seen in many neurological disorders and i...

Schizophrenia and Electrodermal activity: A review

M. Merckelbach, H. Nijman, D.P. Ravelli, L. Kenemans

The present article reviews recent studies concerned with electrodermal activity in schizophrenia. These studies have yielded two robust findings. The first finding is that a large proportion of schizophrenic patients fail to display an electroder...

Territorial aspects of paranoid psychosis

T. Kuipers

Patients with paranoid variants of psychotic disorders without exception show specific interpersonal problems. In this article some of these problems are described from a sociobiological perspective. The author uses the term `territory' to illustr...

Diagnosis: Structural defect in casu the Asperger-syndrome

C. Verhagen-Redtenbacher, J.H. Jessurum

This article tries to show why it is necessary to discern the syndrome of Asperger within the scala of the pervasive developmental disorders. The basis of the syndrome is a deficit in the possibility of relating to other people. This deficit is no...

Light therapy and melatonin for sleep/wake rhythm disorders

J. Beullens

During the past decade the efficacy of light therapy and melatonin therapy for affective and sleep/wake rhythm disorders has been studied profoundly. The core problem in sleep/wake rhythm disorders is a disturbance of the circadian rhythms. Sleep/...

Psychopharmocological treatment of traumatized refugees

J.G.B.M. Rohlof

The number of refugees in the Netherlands is increasing considerably. Many of them are traumatised by events in the country of origin and during the flight from that country. Trauma treatment generally consists of psychotherapy (exposure and copin...

Partial hospitalization at night, an alternative in the care for young chronic psychotic patients

M. De Hert, L. Billiet, E. Thys, V. Vercruyssen, J. Peuskens

Worldwide partial hospitalization at night seems to be an uncommon practice. In Belgium partial hospitalization at night is included in the programmation of psychiatric facilities. The `Brussels Nighthospital' is an active rehabilitation service f...

The dimensional structure of the Expanded Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

P.M.A.J. Dingemans, D.H. Linszen, M.E. Lenior, R. Smeets

In a sample of consecutively admitted psychiatric adult patients a five component structure was found in the BPRS-E of which four components were interpretable. Component scales were analyzed with regard to intercorrelations (low), and internal co...

An introduction to the multiaxial scheme of the ICD-10. A critical consideration

P.C.A.M. den Boer, A. de Jong, R. Giel, J.A. Jenner

In 1993 the WHO Collaborating Centre Department of Social Psychiatry of the State University Groningen and the Academical Hospital Groningen have been participating in an international field trial with respect to the draft version of a multiaxial ...

Contacts with the police in the 7x24 hours psychiatric services

C.A.Th. Rijnders, E.M. Kuijper

Police officials take a growing part in the referrals to the outreaching Emergency Psychiatry Team (EPT). In 1989, in The Hague 26% of all patients who needed help from the EPT were admitted by the police. This large group corresponds with the nat...

The treatment design of a young schizophrenic adolescent

L.A.J. van Iersel-Hamakers, G.H.F van der Most

This case-study describes the treatment-design of a young schizophrenic adolescent, based on a diagnostic model, in which attention is directed to both psychodynamic and psychiatric aspects. The five elements of the treatment-plan, skill-training,...

The working of De Schalm; evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation programme