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View article: Non-compliance as ethical dilemma for kidney transplantation
Non-compliance as ethical dilemma for kidney transplantation Open
Introduction Allocating a kidney transplant to a non-compliant recipient could present a triple damage: to the donor (and family of a deceased donor), for the recipient (who will experience rejection) and for another potential recipient on…
View article: Unethical psychiatrist’s communication toward patients serving a prison sentence – a case report
Unethical psychiatrist’s communication toward patients serving a prison sentence – a case report Open
Introduction An institutional ethical committee receives patients’ complaints regarding ethical side of physicians’ work, behavior and communication. Objectives This case report presents an example of unethical communication by a psychiatr…
View article: Salivary cortisol response to psychosocial stress in patients with first-episode psychosis
Salivary cortisol response to psychosocial stress in patients with first-episode psychosis Open
Patients with FEP respond differently to stressful stimuli than controls, as shown by the increased baseline salivary cortisol and blunted cortisol response, possibly indicating a greater vulnerability to psychosocial stress.
View article: INTEGRATION OF COMPLEMENTARY BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: RESEARCH PROTOCOL OF A PROSPECTIVE FOLLOW UP STUDY
INTEGRATION OF COMPLEMENTARY BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: RESEARCH PROTOCOL OF A PROSPECTIVE FOLLOW UP STUDY Open
The influence of cannabis use on the occurrence, clinical course and the treatment of the first psychotic episode (FEP) is well documented. However, the exact link is still not clearly established. The aim of this article is to review and …
View article: INTEGRATION OF COMPLEMENTARY BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: RESEARCH PROTOCOL OF A PROSPECTIVE FOLLOW UP STUDY
INTEGRATION OF COMPLEMENTARY BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: RESEARCH PROTOCOL OF A PROSPECTIVE FOLLOW UP STUDY Open
In this project, we recruited a sample of 150 patients with first episode of psychosis with schizophrenia features (FEP) and 100 healthy controls. We assessed the differences between these two groups, as well as the changes between the acu…
View article: Impact of Environmental Influence and Vulnerability to Stress in the Development of First Psychotic Episode
Impact of Environmental Influence and Vulnerability to Stress in the Development of First Psychotic Episode Open
Introduction Some findings in patients with first psychotic episode (FEP) could be related to alterations of stress responses. Alterations of stress response are reflected in the alterations of the HPA axis. Objective To assess the differe…
View article: IMPACT OF STRESS RESPONSE IN DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: AN OVERVIEW OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
IMPACT OF STRESS RESPONSE IN DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: AN OVERVIEW OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS Open
Given the heterogeneity of current results, there is no solid evidence for uniform alterations of stress response found in persons with FEP in suggestive of schizophrenia that may serve as a marker of vulnerability to stress and possibly p…
View article: Impact of vulnerability to stress in the development and course of first psychotic episode
Impact of vulnerability to stress in the development and course of first psychotic episode Open
Introduction The stress diathesis hypothesis is one of the leading models of etiology of psychotic disorders. Cortisol is one of the most researched stress hormone; yet its role in first psychotic episode is currently subject of many resea…