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Depression and Disability in Chronic Kidney Disease in Nigeria: A Case-Control Study

Joachim Azegbeobor & Victor Olufolahan Lasebikan · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aim: The main purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression and disability in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients and to determine any association between stage of CKD and depression in the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Methods: One hundred and sixt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/26218

Examining the Impact of Patient-Reported Hope for Improvement and Patient Satisfaction with Clinician/Treatment on the Outcome of Major Depressive Disorder Treatment

Waguih William IsHak, Jennice Vilhauer, Richard Kwock, Fan Wu, Sherif Gohar, Katherine Collison, Shannon Nicole Thomas, Lancer Naghdechi & David Elashoff · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aims: This analysis aims at examining if patient-reported variables such as hope for improvement and patient satisfaction with clinician/treatment could influence the outcome major depressive disorder (MDD) treatment, namely depression remission, in the Sequenced Treatment Altern...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/26203

Twenty Year and Still Isolated Form of Restless Arm with Hypometabolism of Brain in Caudate Bilaterally

Koçer Abdulkadir, Varoğlu Asuman, Sanlısoy Buket, Özcan Muhammed Emin & Varoğlu Erhan · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

We reported a patient with restless arm but without any other extremity involvement during 20 year period. There was hypometabolism of brain in caudate bilaterally. Interestingly, the restlessness had not progressed to involve other hand or his legs during this long time period....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/25810

Alcohol, Substance Use and Psychosocial Competence of Adolescents in Selected Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Survey

Catherine Abbo, Elialilia S. Okello, Wilson Muhwezi, Grace Akello & Emilio Ovuga · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aims: 1) To determine the nature and extent of alcohol and substance use and 2) To describe the relationship between alcohol use and psychosocial competence among secondary school youths in Northern and Central Uganda. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Place and Dur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/25387

Alzheimer’s Disease Management: Current Therapy and Recent Drug Development

Mohammad Yaseen Abbasi & Md. Shamshir Alam · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Alzheimer’s disease is an age-related central nervous disorder that has created daunting challenges for the treating physicians, the families and the society. Alzheimer’s disease, a leading neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, is a major cause of dementia in the developed and de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/24771

Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Associated with Spinal Ischemic Stroke in the Thoracic Region of the Spinal Cord – A Case Report

E. Viteva & O. Chaneva · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

We present a case report of a 69-year old man with spinal ischemic stroke and spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (sSAH) in the thoracic region. The first complaint was low back pain, which was followed by retention of urine, inferior paraplegia and distal hypesthesia below Th7-8 derm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/25903

Self Esteem and Psychological Distress among Patients with Tuberculosis and Fracture in Selected Hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria: A Comparative Study

Andrew Orovwigho, Emmanuel Olose, Richard Uwakwe, Donald Chukwujekwu, Chinyere Aguocha & Monday Igwe · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Background: Diagnosis of tuberculosis and lower limb fracture and treatment can affect a patient‘s’- psychological well being. Psychological problems can affect the overall well being of the patient and make palliation of physical symptoms more difficult. Psychological symptoms r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/24624

Subjective Experiences of Antipsychotic Treatment: A Comparison of First- and Second-generation Medications among Patients with Schizophrenia

Nisha Warikoo, Subho Chakrabarti & Sandeep Grover · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aims: The patient’s perspective of antipsychotic treatment has been a relatively neglected area of research. Whether subjective experiences of antipsychotic treatment are better among patients on second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), than those on first-generation antipsychoti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/24769

Relevance of Brain Stem and Visual Evoked Potentials in Diagnosis of Central Demyelination in Guillain Barre Syndrome

Geetanjali Sharma · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Aims: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune mediated demyelination polyradiculo-neuropathy. Clinical features include progressive symmetrical ascending muscle weakness of more than two limbs, areflexia with or without sensory, autonomic and brainstem abnormalities. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/24399

Community Services for Psychiatric Adolescents: When Planning a Residential or Semi-residential Treatment

Michela Gatta, Paola Tomadini, Lara Del Col, Paolo C. Testa, Andrea Spoto & Pier Antonio Battistella · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2016

Background: Adolescence psychopathology often represents a challenge in regards of the way it is treated, due to the shortage of public mental health resources like Wellbeing Centers and daily Services, that differ from hospitals. From our experience in a daily Semi-residential S...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2016/23329