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Slovenia, unfortunately, ranks top in the European and world suicide rates. In the group of children and adolescents under the age of 18 years, there are 15–20 suicides a year. Suicides are extremely rare in childhood. In the majority of adolescents who committed suicide the decision was impulsive, although one could also find an undiagnosed and/or untreated psychiatric disorder in … Preberite več >>

The article reviews cognitive impairment and mental disorders in Parkinson’s disease, which often accompany movement disorders and contribute to patients disability. Specific clinical picture as well as pharmacological treatment of depression, anxiety, dementia, psychosis, and delirium in parkinsonism is described.… Preberite več >>

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is rare, but potentially fatal complication of treatment with neuroleptics and other psychotropic drugs. The authors review the relevant literature and discuss the incidence and possible etiology of this disorder. Most studies have confirmed the role of dopamine and other neuromediators in the etiology of neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome include previous episodes … Preberite več >>

Violence is becoming increasingly present in modern society. Its consequences are manifested in a large number of injuries and premature deaths and thus violence is becoming a great problem for public health. My decision to undertake this research was spurred by the fact that violent behaviour among adolescents is increasingly present in Slovenia and because of the influence of the … Preberite več >>

Neuroleptics were discovered by chance in 1950. Since then, a substantial body of clinical experiences has been collected. The understanding of mechanisms of their action stimulated the development of new theories about the causes of mental disorders. Neuroleptics are symptomatic drugs, because they do not affect the principal causes of mental disorders. The authors give a brief historical review of … Preberite več >>

The article presents some old and modern concepts of folie à deux, as well as the epidemiology, etiology, prognosis and course of this disorder. The basic principles of diagnosis and treatment, and some therapeutic dilemmas are outlined. The author calls attention to a nosologic connection of this disorder with reactive psychosis, pointing out that further research of folie à deux … Preberite več >>

Early descriptions of various disorders, now recognized as part of Lyme borreliosis, included various psychiatric symptoms. Although they occur frequently in Lyme disease patients, they are poorly documented in the literature. After dissemination to the central nervous system, Borrelia burgdorferi may remain quiescent for months to years before producing symptoms. The most frequent psychiatric manifestations of Lyme disease include irritability, … Preberite več >>

In the present study, depression and anxiety were evaluated in a sample of 81 secondary school-aged adolescents, hospitalised at the Adolescent Department, Centre for Mental Health, Ljubljana. The results were compared with those obtained in a control group of 122 secondary school students. The purpose of the study was to identify risk factors for adolescent anxiety and depressive disorders. Data … Preberite več >>

Modern medicine has been paying increasing attention to eating disorders. The official classification of the diseases deals only with those clinical entities which are related to serious mental and physical problems. Eating disorders encountered in practice range from transient, reactive forms to fixed disease processes affecting all organic systems. Somatic complications of eating disorders are well known to physicians in … Preberite več >>

In this paper the author presents the classification of affective disorders, proceeds with the importance of basic genetic research, bit does not refer to the epidemiological studies. Different methods of genetic mapping and some problems connected with it are discussed. Three hypotheses about the location of a single major locus for affective disorders are presented, i.e. the chromosome X, 11 … Preberite več >>

Eight females with anorexia nervosa under treatment, and seven women with a past history of this disorder were evaluated by a directed interview. They were found to share several characteristic symptoms. Although the patients studied were in remission, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements revealed a notable deviation of their body weight from normal (average 19%), low Q index (mean 1.66, … Preberite več >>

The issue of mental health in children with mental retardation began to be addressed more closely after the recent introduction of the term »dual diagnosis« denoting the coincidence of mental illness and mental retardation. At pre­sent, there is still much vagueness regarding the recognition of mental illness, possible causes and factors influencing the development of men­tal illness and the medical … Preberite več >>