Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience articles from May 2008

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience archives from May 2008

Maternal infection during pregnancy and schizophrenia.(Editorial)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... For the 2007-2008 season, the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization has for the first time recommended that all pregnant women be vaccinated against influenza. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Is fetal brain monoamine oxidase inhibition the missing link between maternal smoking and conduct disorders?(Review Paper/Examen critique)(Report)
May 1, 2008... Smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness in the world today. Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE) is a particularly insidious form because so many of its associated health effects befall the unborn child and produce behavioural...

Enhanced rostral anterior cingulate cortex activation during cognitive control is related to orbitofrontal volume reduction in unipolar depression.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... Objective: In patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), enhanced activation of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) during conflict resolution has been demonstrated with the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI),...

Compensatory hyperactivations as markers of latent working memory dysfunctions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: an fMRI study.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... Objective: Behavioural studies have implicated working memory (WM) deficits in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, findings are inconsistent, which could be explained by compensation strategies used by a subgroup of OCD patients. To...

Frontal lobe hypoperfusion and depressive symptoms in Alzheimer disease.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... Background: Depressive symptoms of varying severity are prevalent in up to 63% of Alzheimer disease (AD) patients and often result in greater cognitive decline and increased caregiver burden. The current study aimed to determine the neural...

Variable cortisol circadian rhythms in children with autism and anticipatory stress.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... Objective: Autism is characterized by impairment in communication and social interaction, by repetitive behaviours and by difficulty in adapting to novel experiences. The objective of the current investigation was to replicate and extend our...

Failure of language lateralization in schizophrenia patients: an ERP study on early linguistic components.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... Objective: In line with Crow's hypothesis, altered hemispheric lateralization of language would cause the main symptoms of schizophrenia. The present experiment aimed to demonstrate the loss of the hemispheric specialization for linguistic...

Short telomeres in patients with chronic schizophrenia who show a poor response to treatment.(Brief Report/Rapport sommaire)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... Objective: Telomere shortening has been observed in many human diseases, including atherosclerosis, cancer, aging syndromes, Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia. The present study aimed to investigate the mean telomere lengths of patients...

Psychopharmacology for the clinician/Psychopharmacologie pratique.(Clinical report)
May 1, 2008... The information in this column is not intended as a definitive treatment strategy but as a suggested approach for clinicians treating patients with similar histories. Individual cases may vary and should be evaluated carefully before treatment...