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Acute dystonia in a patient with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Konstantinos Kontoangelos, Antonis Maillis, Maria Maltezou, Sofia Tsiori, Charalambos C. PapageorgiouThe 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (di George syndrome) is one of the most prevalent genetic disorders. The clinical features of the syndrome are distinct facial appearance…
Behavioral phenotype and autism spectrum disorders in Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Lucia Parisi, Teresa Di Filippo, Michele RoccellaCornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a congenital disorder characterized by distinctive facial features, growth retardation, limb abnormalities, intellectual disability, and…
Bipolar mood tendency and frontal activation using a multichannel near infrared spectroscopy
Toru Uehara, Yoko IshigeThis study aims to examine the association of frontal functioning with subclinical bipolar spectrum by a newly developed convenient method. We investigated subclinical bipolar…
High rates of same-sex attraction/gender nonconformity in the offspring of mothers with thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy: proposal of prenatal thyroid model
Osman SabuncuogluBoth youngsters and adults with same-sex attraction are at greater risk for negative health outcomes. Despite mounting efforts to determine the biological background, a…
Testing brief intervention and phone contact among subjects with suicidal behavior: a randomized controlled trial in French Polynesia in the frames of the World Health Organization/Suicide Trends in At-Risk Territories study
Stéphane Amadéo, Moerani Rereao, Aurelia Malogne, Patrick Favro, Ngoc Lam Nguyen, Louis Jehel, Allison Milner, Kairi Kolves, Diego De LeoThe World Health Organization Suicide trends in at-risk territories study is a multi-site regional research program operating first in French Polynesia and countries of the…
Reactions of psychiatric patients to telepsychiatry
Robbie Campbell, Jennifer O'Gorman, Zack Z. CernovskyTelepsychiatry could offer a viable medical service to remote or isolated social communities if it does not generate adverse reactions such as delusional ideation, particularly in…
