Skin-picking Disorder (SPD) or Excoriation Disorder is an Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder where one compulsively picks at his skin. Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder is commonly seen to be associated with Schizophrenia
{"title":"Skin Excoriation Disorder with Comorbid Schizophrenia","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.08.01.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.08.01.01","url":null,"abstract":"Skin-picking Disorder (SPD) or Excoriation Disorder is an Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder where one compulsively picks at his skin. Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder is commonly seen to be associated with Schizophrenia","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45218571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We conducted two experiments: first in Alzheimer’s Center in Warsaw and second in two Welfare Houses in Toruń. In April 2018 Alzheimer’s Center in Warsaw accepted bridge lessons for their patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. We checked if MCI patients could learn new skills and play a simple version of the game bridge. Thirteen out of twenty patient -volunteers played one year every 3 hours a week. Patients and the control group were tested with MMSE initially and after one year. An average loss of MMSE results in the „playing group” was more than two and a half times lower than in the control. In 2019 we applied bridge lessons to patients of Welfare Houses, mostly MCI. Initially and after 20 weeks of intervention, we checked them with MMSE, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and PERMA. Unlucky, due to COVID-19, we couldn’t complete the MMSE results. In effect, depression, initially close to pathological, almost disappeared, and well-being rose significantly. In both experiments, social relations were created within playing tables, what’s surprising, especially in the Alzheimers Center case. Playing bridge has been accepted there as one of the essential therapies.
{"title":"Playing Bridge Dementia Prevention or Therapy As Well","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.04.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.04.02","url":null,"abstract":"We conducted two experiments: first in Alzheimer’s Center in Warsaw and second in two Welfare Houses in Toruń. In April 2018 Alzheimer’s Center in Warsaw accepted bridge lessons for their patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. We checked if MCI patients could learn new skills and play a simple version of the game bridge. Thirteen out of twenty patient -volunteers played one year every 3 hours a week. Patients and the control group were tested with MMSE initially and after one year. An average loss of MMSE results in the „playing group” was more than two and a half times lower than in the control. In 2019 we applied bridge lessons to patients of Welfare Houses, mostly MCI. Initially and after 20 weeks of intervention, we checked them with MMSE, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and PERMA. Unlucky, due to COVID-19, we couldn’t complete the MMSE results. In effect, depression, initially close to pathological, almost disappeared, and well-being rose significantly. In both experiments, social relations were created within playing tables, what’s surprising, especially in the Alzheimers Center case. Playing bridge has been accepted there as one of the essential therapies.","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69508924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The World Health Organization (WHO), in 1969, defines rehabilitation as part of the medical assistance in charge of developing the functional and psychological capacities of the individual and activating their compensation mechanisms, in order to allow them to lead an autonomous and dynamic existence. The objective is measured in functional parameters, in the restoration of their mobility, personal care, manual dexterity and communication [1].
{"title":"Rehabilitation For Hospitalized Patients With Schizophrenia","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.04.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.04.01","url":null,"abstract":"The World Health Organization (WHO), in 1969, defines rehabilitation as part of the medical assistance in charge of developing the functional and psychological capacities of the individual and activating their compensation mechanisms, in order to allow them to lead an autonomous and dynamic existence. The objective is measured in functional parameters, in the restoration of their mobility, personal care, manual dexterity and communication [1].","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47197316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anorexia nervosa is one of the most widespread psychopathological disorders of the 21st century. At the center of this pathological condition, we find an existential suffering expressed through the body. The author, with the aid of the phenomenological and psychoanalytical perspective, defines the body of the anorexic subject as a dead body, a body without desire. Through the rejection of food, the anorexic subject rejects the other of language, locking himself in a spiral of pure jouissance that distances him from the world. In existential terms, the closure to the world represents the crucial element of the clinic of anorexia, a closure that is expressed through a loss of desire. The anorexic subject thus appears interested in preserving only the physiological dimension of the body, rejecting the affective-pulsional part. Following the difference made by Merleau-Ponty between corpe propre and corps objectif, the author observes how anorexia is characterized by a logic focused on having a body, rejecting the dimension of being a body. The final part of the article also discusses the position of the anorexic subject with respect to the dimension of space and time from a phenomenological perspective.
{"title":"The Body in Anorexia: Gaze, Denial and Jouissance","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.03.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.03.04","url":null,"abstract":"Anorexia nervosa is one of the most widespread psychopathological disorders of the 21st century. At the center of this pathological condition, we find an existential suffering expressed through the body. The author, with the aid of the phenomenological and psychoanalytical perspective, defines the body of the anorexic subject as a dead body, a body without desire. Through the rejection of food, the anorexic subject rejects the other of language, locking himself in a spiral of pure jouissance that distances him from the world. In existential terms, the closure to the world represents the crucial element of the clinic of anorexia, a closure that is expressed through a loss of desire. The anorexic subject thus appears interested in preserving only the physiological dimension of the body, rejecting the affective-pulsional part. Following the difference made by Merleau-Ponty between corpe propre and corps objectif, the author observes how anorexia is characterized by a logic focused on having a body, rejecting the dimension of being a body. The final part of the article also discusses the position of the anorexic subject with respect to the dimension of space and time from a phenomenological perspective.","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44216231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this study is to investigate the similarities and the differences of the psychological reactions during the economic and the health crisis (Covid-19). In total 818 Greek citizens, 408 during the financial and 410 during health crisis, 611 female and 207 male, of median age of 24 years, participated in the study. The participants older than 30 years old found to suffer less psychological strain than the younger ones, and the age effect was larger during health than financial crisis. Women were more prone than men to report health-related symptoms at ages less than 30 years old and they characterized by larger shame and psychopathology scores. During the ongoing health crisis, shame had not a direct somatization effect. It is suggested that interventions aiming to improve the management of shame feelings will reduce the induced psychological tension as well as the consequent occurrence of somatization symptoms.
{"title":"The Shame and Psychopathology Effect on Somatization. A comparative Study Between Financial and Health Crisis Periods","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.03.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.03.03","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to investigate the similarities and the differences of the psychological reactions during the economic and the health crisis (Covid-19). In total 818 Greek citizens, 408 during the financial and 410 during health crisis, 611 female and 207 male, of median age of 24 years, participated in the study. The participants older than 30 years old found to suffer less psychological strain than the younger ones, and the age effect was larger during health than financial crisis. Women were more prone than men to report health-related symptoms at ages less than 30 years old and they characterized by larger shame and psychopathology scores. During the ongoing health crisis, shame had not a direct somatization effect. It is suggested that interventions aiming to improve the management of shame feelings will reduce the induced psychological tension as well as the consequent occurrence of somatization symptoms.","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47424172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a complex chronic condition, characterized by periods of extreme fatigue, for which an underlying medical condition has previously not been identified. Many of the symptoms of CFS/ME, are, though, similar to those with vitamin B12 deficiency. In contrast to nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency, the majority of individuals with CFS have been shown to have functional vitamin B12 deficiency as well as functional vitamin B2 deficiency. This functional B12 deficiency occurred despite elevated serum B12 being found, and hence presents as Paradoxical vitamin B12 deficiency. As such, CFS due to functional B2 deficiency presents as Paradoxical B12 deficiency. Maintenance of vitamin B12 functional activity is critically dependent upon functional B2 sufficiency, and hence resolution of CFS there must first be resolution of functional B2 deficiency before treatment with vitamin B12 can be effective.
{"title":"Functional Vitamin B12 deficiency in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.3.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.3.01","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a complex chronic condition, characterized by periods of extreme fatigue, for which an underlying medical condition has previously not been identified. Many of the symptoms of CFS/ME, are, though, similar to those with vitamin B12 deficiency. In contrast to nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency, the majority of individuals with CFS have been shown to have functional vitamin B12 deficiency as well as functional vitamin B2 deficiency. This functional B12 deficiency occurred despite elevated serum B12 being found, and hence presents as Paradoxical vitamin B12 deficiency. As such, CFS due to functional B2 deficiency presents as Paradoxical B12 deficiency. Maintenance of vitamin B12 functional activity is critically dependent upon functional B2 sufficiency, and hence resolution of CFS there must first be resolution of functional B2 deficiency before treatment with vitamin B12 can be effective.","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45940619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
It has been known for some time that an absolute deficiency in vitamin B12 is often associated with sleep disorders in children. The mechanism for the sleep disorders, though, is not generally stated. We have identified a cohort of children, who suffered from long term sleep disorders, who were characterized by elevated serum vitamin B12 levels. Retrospective Organic Acid Analysis of the urine of the children identified many markers of functional vitamin B12 deficiency, despite the elevated serum B12. As such the children may have paradoxical B12 in which serum levels of vitamin B12 were normal or elevated, however they had elevated markers of functional vitamin B12 deficiency. This functional vitamin B12 deficiency appeared to be the result of functional vitamin B2 deficiency. The mechanism is discussed. Effective treatment required resolution of the functional vitamin B2 deficiency as well as high dose vitamin B12 administration.
{"title":"Functional Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Sleep Disorders in Children","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.3.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.3.02","url":null,"abstract":"It has been known for some time that an absolute deficiency in vitamin B12 is often associated with sleep disorders in children. The mechanism for the sleep disorders, though, is not generally stated. We have identified a cohort of children, who suffered from long term sleep disorders, who were characterized by elevated serum vitamin B12 levels. Retrospective Organic Acid Analysis of the urine of the children identified many markers of functional vitamin B12 deficiency, despite the elevated serum B12. As such the children may have paradoxical B12 in which serum levels of vitamin B12 were normal or elevated, however they had elevated markers of functional vitamin B12 deficiency. This functional vitamin B12 deficiency appeared to be the result of functional vitamin B2 deficiency. The mechanism is discussed. Effective treatment required resolution of the functional vitamin B2 deficiency as well as high dose vitamin B12 administration.","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44393427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Since the 1980’s there has been an acceleration of interest by neuroscientists in the Auditory Problems of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The focus of study has largely shifted from attempting a differential diagnosis between the symptoms of ASD and of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), towards an improved understanding of APD and its impact on the lives and wellness of people with this disorder. A large amount of research data has accumulated, and sheds light on the manner in which auditory brain potentials of children with ASD differ from those of the neurotypical learner. This article will offer a summarised overview of this data, and will discuss how this body of evidence is informing and directing our intervention strategies, both clinical and educational. The author will further summarise the most recently published research papers on the impact of Auditory Integration Training (AIT)– the Bérard Method (also named Filtered Sound Training - FST), The statistical significance and implications of this data for the planning of intervention programmes to remediate auditory problems of children with ASD will be discussed. In conclusion some new insights into the breadth of the impact of auditory processing problems on the social, emotional, learning, language and well-being of children with ASD will be mentioned. (208 words)
{"title":"Does Evidence Inform Intervention by Professionals? Reporting on Research into Auditory Stimulation for Auditory Processing Disorders in Children with ASD and Related Disorders","authors":"Rosalie Elizabeth Seymour","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.02.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.02.10","url":null,"abstract":"Since the 1980’s there has been an acceleration of interest by neuroscientists in the Auditory Problems of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The focus of study has largely shifted from attempting a differential diagnosis between the symptoms of ASD and of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), towards an improved understanding of APD and its impact on the lives and wellness of people with this disorder. A large amount of research data has accumulated, and sheds light on the manner in which auditory brain potentials of children with ASD differ from those of the neurotypical learner. This article will offer a summarised overview of this data, and will discuss how this body of evidence is informing and directing our intervention strategies, both clinical and educational. The author will further summarise the most recently published research papers on the impact of Auditory Integration Training (AIT)– the Bérard Method (also named Filtered Sound Training - FST), The statistical significance and implications of this data for the planning of intervention programmes to remediate auditory problems of children with ASD will be discussed. In conclusion some new insights into the breadth of the impact of auditory processing problems on the social, emotional, learning, language and well-being of children with ASD will be mentioned. (208 words)","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42899597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: History taking (HT) is the basis for medical practice. Although its format lacks a standard, many HT Instruments (HTI) were developed, applied, and automated throughout history. Objective: To build a history line about HTI development, its pros and cons. Method: We accessed medline and lilacs database through the bvs search engine, using HT equivalents in english, portuguese, french, spanish, and german. Original papers and reviews about HTI aiming general practice were selected, and their content comprehensively analyzed and discussed, following PRISMA guidelines. Results: From 24904 initial entries about HT since 1900, 105 were selected for analysis. First HTI was identified before the 1st World War, mainly as mental screening tools. Later, other general practices HTI were developed, integrating statistical and branching reasoning. Two advantages were consistently reported about clinician time saving and improvement on information gathering. However, their use did not become widespread, restricted to research scenarios and specific guidelines for clinical intervention. Conclusions: HTI benefits may result from ht systematization, and it is not clear if clinical time-saving results in economic and quality of care improvement. However, the systematization of HT and the use of computational processing power may help medical practice and should not be overlooked. Better comprehension of the diagnostic HT clinical act will help comprehend how HTI may be useful for clinical practice, reasoning and doctor patient relationship.
{"title":"Structured Solutions For Medical History Taking: A Historical Review","authors":"H. Neto, M. Cavalcanti, D. T. Correia","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.02.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.02.11","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: History taking (HT) is the basis for medical practice. Although its format lacks a standard, many HT Instruments (HTI) were developed, applied, and automated throughout history. Objective: To build a history line about HTI development, its pros and cons. Method: We accessed medline and lilacs database through the bvs search engine, using HT equivalents in english, portuguese, french, spanish, and german. Original papers and reviews about HTI aiming general practice were selected, and their content comprehensively analyzed and discussed, following PRISMA guidelines. Results: From 24904 initial entries about HT since 1900, 105 were selected for analysis. First HTI was identified before the 1st World War, mainly as mental screening tools. Later, other general practices HTI were developed, integrating statistical and branching reasoning. Two advantages were consistently reported about clinician time saving and improvement on information gathering. However, their use did not become widespread, restricted to research scenarios and specific guidelines for clinical intervention. Conclusions: HTI benefits may result from ht systematization, and it is not clear if clinical time-saving results in economic and quality of care improvement. However, the systematization of HT and the use of computational processing power may help medical practice and should not be overlooked. Better comprehension of the diagnostic HT clinical act will help comprehend how HTI may be useful for clinical practice, reasoning and doctor patient relationship.","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49203782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
COVID-19 cost almost 700,000 (seven hundred thousand) deaths in the Unites States and low vaccination rates are widely seen as undermining individual and community protection. The objective of the study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States. The study evaluated the effect of red-blue political affiliation, and the effect of the US state’s average educational aptitude scores and per capita income on states vaccination rates. The study found that states with concomitantly lower income along with lower educational aptitude scores are less vaccinated while the states with higher income have higher vaccination rates even among those with lower educational aptitude scores. These findings stayed significant after adjusting for red-blue political affiliation where states with red political affiliation have lower vaccination rates. Further study is needed to evaluate how to stop online misinformation among states with low income and low educational aptitude scores; and whether such an effort will increase overall vaccination rates in the United States.
{"title":"Decoding State Vaccination Rate Using Educational Aptitude, Income, and Political Affiliation","authors":"","doi":"10.33140/ijp.07.02.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33140/ijp.07.02.05","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 cost almost 700,000 (seven hundred thousand) deaths in the Unites States and low vaccination rates are widely seen as undermining individual and community protection. The objective of the study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States. The study evaluated the effect of red-blue political affiliation, and the effect of the US state’s average educational aptitude scores and per capita income on states vaccination rates. The study found that states with concomitantly lower income along with lower educational aptitude scores are less vaccinated while the states with higher income have higher vaccination rates even among those with lower educational aptitude scores. These findings stayed significant after adjusting for red-blue political affiliation where states with red political affiliation have lower vaccination rates. Further study is needed to evaluate how to stop online misinformation among states with low income and low educational aptitude scores; and whether such an effort will increase overall vaccination rates in the United States.","PeriodicalId":78321,"journal":{"name":"International journal of psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43886999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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