Periods of recovery were examined in patients with and without deficit syndrome schizophrenia.
Fifty-six patients with schizophrenia were studied, 39 of whom were divided into deficit …

This longitudinal study was designed to provide data on sex differences in the course of
schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Ninety-seven participants (43 women and 54 men) …

Background: Many severely depressed patients do not benefit from or tolerate existing
treatments. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been reported to benefit …

The severity and profile of cognitive dysfunction in first episode schizophrenia and psychotic
affective disorders were compared before and after antipsychotic treatment. Parallel …

Objective: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is being investigated as a
potential treatment for depression. Few studies have addressed the neurocognitive effects of a …

The authors describe a program to reduce the use of physical restraint on three psychiatric
units of a university hospital. One component of the program involved interviewing patients to …

Abnormalities in the integration of emotion and cognition have long been considered
hallmark characteristics of schizophrenia. Study authors used a well-established emotional …

Recent psychiatric research and treatment initiatives have tended to move away from traditional
diagnostic categories and have focused instead on transdiagnostic phenomena, such …

Objective: It is generally believed by the field of psychiatry that women with schizophrenia
have better outcomes and higher rates of recovery than their male counterparts, because …

OBJECTIVE: This research addresses the following questions: what is the prevalence and
severity of first-rank symptoms (FRS) during an extended period of time in patients with …