1. The incidence of folic acid deficiency is high in patients with various psychiatric disorders
including depression, dementia and schizophrenia. 2. 2. In epileptics on anticonvulsants, …

A random sample of 55 schizophrenic outpatients, 26 men and 29 women, treated with
neuroleptics was selected from our long term follow-up clinic. The patients rated their current …

Objective Lithium and benzodiazepines are widely used in the treatment of bipolar patients.
Yet studies of the effect of these drugs on sexual function are scarce. This study surveyed …

This study examined the effects of long-term lithium therapy on memory functions in 18 patients
suffering from bipolar affective disorder. Patients were retested on the Wechsler Memory …

… This hypothesis was further examined and confirmed by Ghadirian and Lehmannz3 in
their study of a manicdepressive patient who developed acute brain syndrome after 4 yr of …

Because of the similarities in the psychiatric symptoms of Cushing's syndrome and those of
major depression, and because the former generally remits when the hyperadrenalism is …

… A dexamethasone test (1 mg at bedtime with blood samples drawn at 8:00 am and 4:00 pm
… The normal range for 8:00 am cortisol is 248 to 690 nm/L. ACTH was determined using the …

Objective This study extends an earlier investigation on the link between familial traits and
eating disorders (EDs), and examines the extent to which selected eating attitudes and …

The relation between creativity and mental illness has been the object of significant interest
and research in psychiatry. However, both psychopathology and creativity are issues of …

This paper reviews systematic clinical studies suggesting memory and cognitive impairment
inpatients suffering from unipolar and bipolar affective disorders treated with lithium. A …