Religiosity and Chance Beliefs in Persons with DSM-IV Pathological Gambling Enrolled in a Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

This study follows up one in which was derived a two-item screening questionnaire for pathological gambling. In the previous study, the two-item screening questionnaire had sensitivity of .99 and specificity of .91. In this study, testing 295 men (116 pathological gamblers and 179 controls) and 128 women (30 pathological gamblers and 98 controls), sensitivity was 1.00 and specificity .85. In the previous study, the predictive value of a positive result was .92 and of a negative result .99. In this sample, the predictive value of a positive result was .78 and of a negative result 1.00. These results indicate the two questions represent a useful screening device for a DSM-IV diagnosis of pathological gambling.

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A prospective follow-up study of younger and older subjects with pathological gambling

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.043 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 256 ◽

pp. 162-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Donald W. Black ◽

William Coryell ◽

Brett McCormick ◽

Martha Shaw ◽

Jeff Allen

Keyword(s):

Pathological Gambling ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Older Subjects

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Diagnostic Crossover and Outcome Predictors in Eating Disorders According to DSM-IV and DSM-V Proposed Criteria: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study

Psychosomatic Medicine ◽

10.1097/psy.0b013e31820a1838 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 73 (3) ◽

pp. 270-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 112

Author(s):

Giovanni Castellini ◽

Carolina Lo Sauro ◽

Edoardo Mannucci ◽

Claudia Ravaldi ◽

Carlo Maria Rotella ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Outcome Predictors ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Dsm V ◽

Dsm Iv

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Gender differences and outcome in schizophrenia: a 2-year follow-up study in a large community sample

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2003.06.001 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 282-284 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

J. Usall ◽

S. Ochoa ◽

S. Araya ◽

M. Márquez ◽

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Community Sample ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Outcome ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Large Community ◽

Short Term Outcome ◽

Dsm Iv ◽

Length Of Hospitalization

AbstractThis study examined gender differences in the short-term (2 years) course of schizophrenia in a sample of 200 schizophrenic (DSM-IV criteria) outpatients (74 women and 126 men). Number and length of hospitalizations during the prospective follow-up were recorded. After 2 years, men were found to have more hospitalizations and longer stays than women. Among subjects who had at least one hospitalization (12 women and 38 men), men had greater length of hospitalization. In conclusion, schizophrenic women had a significantly better short-term outcome.

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Thyroid status in lithium-treated bipolar disorder patients: An one-year follow-up study - Estudio de un año de seguimiento del estado de la tiroides en pacientes con trastorno bipolar tratados con litio Estudio de un año de seguimiento del estado de la tiroides en pacientes con trastorno bipolar tratados con litio)

Salud Mental ◽

10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2014.017 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 139

Author(s):

Gülsüm Cantürk ◽

Nurhan Fistikci ◽

Omer Saatcioglu ◽

Evrim Erten ◽

Seda Öner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Thyroid Status ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Dsm Iv ◽

One Year ◽

Trastorno Bipolar

Objetivo. En este estudio de seguimiento se determinarán los cambios hormonales que se producen en pacientes eutiroideos con trastorno bipolar en tratamiento con litio durante un periodo de un año. Método. Para el estudio se seleccionaron de forma consecutiva 23 pacientes con trastorno bipolar tipo I sin prevalencia concomitante de otros trastornos del eje I, y fueron seguidos durante un año. En todos los pacientes se compararon los niveles de las hormonas tiroideas y el volumen de la glándula tiroides con las del grupo control sano pareado por sexo y compuesto de sujetos de 25 años de edad. La evaluación se hizo por medio de: una hoja de datos de las características sociodemográficas y clínicas, la Escala de Valoración de Hamilton para la Evaluación de la Depresión (HDRS), la Escala de Young para la Evaluación de la Manía (YMRS), Entrevistas clínicas estructuradas para los trastornos del eje I del DSM-IV (SCID-I y SCID-I/NP). A los pacientes y al grupo control se les midieron los niveles iniciales de las hormonas tiroideas y el volumen de la glándula tiroides, a la vez que se les comparó la línea base del volumen de la glándula tiroides. Al inicio del estudio se determinó la línea base de los niveles de litio en los pacientes. Al sexto mes, se reexaminaron las hormonas tiroideas y, al cabo del primer año, los niveles hormonales tiroideos y de litio. Resultados. Los niveles de las hormonas tiroideas no sufrieron cambios en ningún paciente durante todo el seguimiento. Dichos niveles se midieron dentro de los intervalos normales. No se detectó ninguna correlación entre los niveles de TSH y la duración de la enfermedad, ni con la duración del tratamiento con litio, ni entre los volúmenes iniciales de las glándulas tiroideas con los niveles iniciales de TSH. Conclusión. El litio puede administrarse con seguridad en pacientes bipolares que se hayan sometido antes a este tratamiento, y a los cuales no les produzca problemas tiroideos durante un periodo significativo de tiempo.

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A Follow-up Study of Patients with DSM-IV Schizophreniform Disorder

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/070674370204700109 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 58-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Iulian Iancu ◽

Pinhas N Dannon ◽

Reuven Ziv ◽

Elie Lepkifker

Keyword(s):

Schizophreniform Disorder ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Dsm Iv

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Outcomes of Patients with Parkinson Disease and Pathological Gambling

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ◽

10.1017/s0317167100010489 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 473-477 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

A. Bharmal ◽

C. Lu ◽

J. Quickfall ◽

D. Crockford ◽

O. Suchowersky

Keyword(s):

Parkinson Disease ◽

Pathological Gambling ◽

Gambling Behavior ◽

Patient Demographics ◽

Dopamine Agonist Therapy ◽

Full Remission ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Dsm Iv

Objective:To determine the outcomes of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) with pathological gambling (PG) from one Canadian Movement Disorders Clinic.Methods:Assessments were performed in-person during routine clinic visits of all patients currently followed by one neurologist (OS). Pathological gambling was defined according to DSM-IV-TR criteria. Chart review was performed to obtain details on medication use, dosages, and patient demographics. Follow-up of patients with PG collected information on gambling behavior, PG management interventions, medications, treatment, and psychosocial outcomes.Results:146 patients were surveyed with an overall prevalence of PG of 4.1% (6/146). The rate of pathological gambling for those patients on dopamine agonist therapy (DA) was 8.1% (6/74). Only patients who were recreational gamblers prior to starting DA developed PG. All PG patients discontinued, decreased, or switched to another DA, and experienced a partial or full remission of PG. 3 (50%) patients described financial losses of $100,000 or more, and 75% (3/4) patients described significant marital stresses. At follow-up (August 2008), 4 of the 6 patients with PG continued to gamble in a controlled fashion despite medication changes. No significant difference in levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD) pre- and post-PG were observed; however, the relative amount of DA was decreased (p= 0.0593), while levodopa was relatively increased (p= 0.5277). Despite control of PG, patients still experience financial and marital strains.Conclusions:DA (in combination with levodopa) was associated with a significantly higher prevalence of PG in PD, particularly in patients who were recreational gamblers previously. Despite control of PG, patients continued to experience significant financial and marital stresses that should be regularly enquired upon in follow-up care and managed appropriately.

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Electron Microscopy of Human Gallstones

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100065523 ◽

1971 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

pp. 296-297

Author(s):

C. Wolpers ◽

R. Blaschke

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Bile Pigment ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Triclinic Crystal System ◽

X Ray ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Infra Red ◽

Main Components

Scanning microscopy was used to study the surface of human gallstones and the surface of fractures. The specimens were obtained by operation, washed with water, dried at room temperature and shadowcasted with carbon and aluminum. Most of the specimens belong to patients from a series of X-ray follow-up study, examined during the last twenty years. So it was possible to evaluate approximately the age of these gallstones and to get information on the intensity of growing and solving.Cholesterol, a group of bile pigment substances and different salts of calcium, are the main components of human gallstones. By X-ray diffraction technique, infra-red spectroscopy and by chemical analysis it was demonstrated that all three components can be found in any gallstone. In the presence of water cholesterol crystallizes in pane-like plates of the triclinic crystal system.

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