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Nonlinear Methods for the Investigation of Psychotic Disorders
The basic aspects of nonlinear dynamics theory’s utility and impact on understanding psychotic disorders are reviewed and discussed in this chapter....
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Brain metabolite levels in remitted psychotic depression with consideration of effects of antipsychotic medication
BackgroundThe neurobiology of psychotic depression is not well understood and can be confounded by antipsychotics. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy...
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Psychotic Disorders (“Schizophrenia”)
After reading the chapter, the reader should be able to name the symptoms of schizophrenia as well as its treatment options and to classify different...
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QEEG and ERP Biomarkers of Psychotic and Mood Disorders and Their Treatment Response
Electroencephalography (EEG) is widely accessible and can be relatively easily applied in clinical settings. This chapter is focused on selected...
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Neuronal pentraxin-2 (NPTX2) serum levels during an acute psychotic episode in patients with schizophrenia
BackgroundNeuronal pentraxin-2 (NPTX2, an immediate-early gene), which regulates synapse activity and neuroplasticity, plays an essential role in the...
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Blood and CSF anti-neuronal antibodies testing in psychotic syndromes: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary psychiatric hospital
A Consensus of Psychoimmunology Experts ( Pollak et al., 2019) established a set of red flags and proposed diagnostic criteria for psychosis of...
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A Pilot Study of Adolescents with Psychotic Experiences: Potential Cerebellar Circuitry Disruption Early Along the Psychosis Spectrum
A berrant connectivity in the cerebellum has been found in psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia corresponding with cognitive and motor deficits...
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Psychotic Disorders in the Veterans of Local Wars
Objectives. To determine the frequency of leading psychopathological syndromes, dynamics, and comorbidities of schizophrenia and other endogenous...
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Genetic Basis of Psychotic Illnesses: A Comprehensive Overview
Psychotic illness is a major health burden at the present world. Common psychotic disorders like autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia...
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Brain volume in chronic ketamine users — relationship to sub-threshold psychotic symptoms and relevance to schizophrenia
RationaleKetamine may model aspects of schizophrenia arising through NMDA receptor activity deficits. Although acute ketamine can induce effects...
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Psychotic Disorders in Epilepsy: Do They Differ from Primary Psychosis?
Any attempt to compare the definitions of symptoms listed for “primary psychoses” with those adopted in studies of psychoses in patients with...
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Consumption of Cannabis: A Risk Factor or a Therapeutic Agent for Patients with Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a complex disorder signified by both positive and negative symptoms that include delusion, apathy, and cognitive dysfunction....
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Quantitative EEG in Patients with Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness with a diverse clinical picture. Diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms as well as their duration over...
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Implementation of CYP2D6 copy-number imputation panel and frequency of key pharmacogenetic variants in Finnish individuals with a psychotic disorder
We demonstrate that CYP2D6 copy-number variation (CNV) can be imputed using existing imputation algorithms. Additionally, we report frequencies of...
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Inter-rater reliability of subthreshold psychotic symptoms in individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
BackgroundPathways leading to psychosis in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) have been the focus of intensive research during the last two...
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Religious hallucinations in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia and their association with religious co**
Purposeto evaluate the relationship between religious hallucinations and religious co** among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia.
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Evidence of innate immune dysfunction in first-episode psychosis patients with accompanying mood disorder
BackgroundInflammation and increases in inflammatory cytokines are common findings in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar...
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Efficacy of low-dose risperidone in combination with sertraline in first-episode drug-naïve patients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled open-label study
ObjectiveDespite advances in pharmacology, the treatment of schizophrenia (SZ) remains a challenge due to relapse after antipsychotic discontinuation...
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Neuroimaging (Resting-State fMRI) and Neuropsychological Characteristics of Non-Converted Patients from a Group at Clinical High Risk for Schizophrenia
The aim of the present study was, within the framework of the concept of “clinical high risk for psychosis,” to identify functional characteristics...