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  1. Several antipsychotic agents are known to prolong the QT interval in a dose dependent manner. Corrected QT interval (QTc) exceeding a threshold value of 450 ms may be associated with an increased risk of life ...

    Authors: Michela Sala, Alessandro Vicentini, Paolo Brambilla, Cristina Montomoli, Jigar RS Jogia, Eduardo Caverzasi, Alberto Bonzano, Marco Piccinelli, Francesco Barale and Gaetano M De Ferrari
    Citation: Annals of General Psychiatry 2005 4:1
  2. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between dexamethasone suppression test, personality disorder, stressful life events and depression.

    Authors: KN Fountoulakis, A Iacovides, F Fotiou, M Karamouzis, A Demetriadou and G Kaprinis
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:15
  3. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often results in a number of short- and long-time side effects including memory impairment for past and current events, which can last for several months after ECT treatment. It...

    Authors: Milan Dragovic, Lindsay Allet and Aleksandar Janca
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:14
  4. It has been suggested that lithium increases choline concentrations, although previous human studies examining this possibility using 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) have had mixed results: some found...

    Authors: Ren H Wu, Tina O'Donnell, Michele Ulrich, Sheila J Asghar, Christopher C Hanstock and Peter H Silverstone
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:13
  5. The world population is aging rapidly. Whilst this dramatic demographic change is a desirable and welcome phenomenon, particularly in view of people's increasing longevity, it's social, financial and health co...

    Authors: Nicola T Lautenschlager, Osvaldo P Almeida, Leon Flicker and Aleksandar Janca
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:12
  6. Decreasing hospital admissions is important for improving outcomes for people with schizophrenia and for reducing cost of hospitalization, the largest expenditure in treating this persistent and severe mental ...

    Authors: Haya Ascher-Svanum, Baojin Zhu, Douglas Faries and Frank R Ernst
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:11
  7. Peritraumatic response, as currently assessed by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnostic criterion A2, has weak positive predictive value (PPV) with respect to PTSD diagnosis. Research suggests that in...

    Authors: H S Bracha, Andrew E Williams, Stephen N Haynes, Edward S Kubany, Tyler C Ralston and Jennifer M Yamashita
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:8
  8. Perception of complex sound is a process carried out in everyday life situations and contributes in the way one perceives reality. Attempting to explain sound perception and how it affects human beings is comp...

    Authors: Stefanos A Iakovides, Vassiliki TH Iliadou, Vassiliki TH Bizeli, Stergios G Kaprinis, Konstantinos N Fountoulakis and George S Kaprinis
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:6
  9. With the introduction of newer atypical antipsychotic agents, a question emerged, concerning their use as complementary pharmacotherapy or even as monotherapy in mental disorders other than psychosis.

    Authors: Konstantinos N Fountoulakis, Ioannis Nimatoudis, Apostolos Iacovides and George Kaprinis
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:4
  10. Fluoxetine was the first molecule of a new generation of antidepressants, the Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). It is recurrently the paradigm for the development of any new therapy in the trea...

    Authors: Andrea Rossi, Alessandra Barraco and Pietro Donda
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:2
  11. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a major limitation of older antipsychotics. Newer antipsychotics have various other side effects such as weight gain, hyperglycemia, etc. In a previous study we have shown that an in...

    Authors: Chara A Zika, Ioannis Nicolaou, Antonis Gavalas, George V Rekatas, Ekaterini Tani and Vassilis J Demopoulos
    Citation: Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 3:1