Mystery illness among U.S. diplomats did not cause permanent brain damage
For several years, dozens of U.S. diplomats and intelligence agents have fallen ill with a perplexing array of symptoms that some politicians, intelligence analysts, and physicians have speculated may have been triggered by a so-called directed-energy weapon. Whatever caused these anomalous health incidents (AHIs), as the cases have been labeled by the U.S. government, it did not leave lasting brain damage, two new studies suggest.
“We hope these results will alleviate concerns about AHIs being associated with severe neurodegenerative changes in the brain,” says Carlo Pierpaoli, chief of the Laboratory on Quantit...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 18, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Evaluation of effect of brief-intensive cognitive behavior therapy on symptoms severity in relation with catastrophic cognition in patients with panic disorder: a randomized controlled trial
Conclusions: The study showed that brief-intensive CBT is an effective technique for reducing the severity of symptoms among PD patients. But, it was not effective to improve the cognitive level in PD patients at one month.Trial Registration: The study received ethical approval from the Duhok Directorate General of Health registered with the reference number 1808202 l-8-5 on August 18, 2021.PMID:38465410 | DOI:10.1080/03007995.2024.2328651 (Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion)
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - March 11, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Rasoul Sabri Piro Perjan Hashim Taha Source Type: research
Evaluation of effect of brief-intensive cognitive behavior therapy on symptoms severity in relation with catastrophic cognition in patients with panic disorder: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The study showed that brief-intensive CBT is an effective technique for reducing the severity of symptoms among PD patients. But, it was not effective to improve the cognitive level in PD patients at one month.PMID:38465410 | DOI:10.1080/03007995.2024.2328651 (Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion)
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - March 11, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Rasoul Sabri Piro Perjan Hashim Taha Source Type: research
Temperament Clusters in Patients With Panic Disorder in Relation to Character Maturity
CONCLUSION: This study enabled a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of patients by exploring the configuration of all temperament dimensions together rather than each temperament separately. Furthermore, we revealed that depending on the degree of character maturity, the psychological functioning might differ even within the same temperament cluster. These results imply that character maturity can complement inherently vulnerable temperament expression.PMID:38433416 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0142 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seolmin Kim Sumin Hong Doo-Heum Park Seung-Ho Ryu Jee Hyun Ha Hong Jun Jeon Source Type: research
Leptin, Nesfatin-1, Orexin-A, and Total Ghrelin Levels in Drug-Naive Panic Disorder
CONCLUSION: This study reports that PD, like other anxiety disorders, may affect serum nesfatin-1, leptin, orexin-A, and total ghrelin levels, and there may be a relationship between PD treatment and the levels of these neuropeptides. The variability of this relationship among the neuropeptides examined indicates that various factors other than treatment play a role in this process.PMID:38433413 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0309 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dilek Örüm Sevda Korkmaz Nevin İlhan Mehmet Hamdi Örüm Murad Atmaca Source Type: research
Temperament Clusters in Patients With Panic Disorder in Relation to Character Maturity
CONCLUSION: This study enabled a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of patients by exploring the configuration of all temperament dimensions together rather than each temperament separately. Furthermore, we revealed that depending on the degree of character maturity, the psychological functioning might differ even within the same temperament cluster. These results imply that character maturity can complement inherently vulnerable temperament expression.PMID:38433416 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0142 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seolmin Kim Sumin Hong Doo-Heum Park Seung-Ho Ryu Jee Hyun Ha Hong Jun Jeon Source Type: research
Leptin, Nesfatin-1, Orexin-A, and Total Ghrelin Levels in Drug-Naive Panic Disorder
CONCLUSION: This study reports that PD, like other anxiety disorders, may affect serum nesfatin-1, leptin, orexin-A, and total ghrelin levels, and there may be a relationship between PD treatment and the levels of these neuropeptides. The variability of this relationship among the neuropeptides examined indicates that various factors other than treatment play a role in this process.PMID:38433413 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0309 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dilek Örüm Sevda Korkmaz Nevin İlhan Mehmet Hamdi Örüm Murad Atmaca Source Type: research
Temperament Clusters in Patients With Panic Disorder in Relation to Character Maturity
CONCLUSION: This study enabled a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of patients by exploring the configuration of all temperament dimensions together rather than each temperament separately. Furthermore, we revealed that depending on the degree of character maturity, the psychological functioning might differ even within the same temperament cluster. These results imply that character maturity can complement inherently vulnerable temperament expression.PMID:38433416 | PMC:PMC10910162 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0142 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seolmin Kim Sumin Hong Doo-Heum Park Seung-Ho Ryu Jee Hyun Ha Hong Jun Jeon Source Type: research
Leptin, Nesfatin-1, Orexin-A, and Total Ghrelin Levels in Drug-Naive Panic Disorder
CONCLUSION: This study reports that PD, like other anxiety disorders, may affect serum nesfatin-1, leptin, orexin-A, and total ghrelin levels, and there may be a relationship between PD treatment and the levels of these neuropeptides. The variability of this relationship among the neuropeptides examined indicates that various factors other than treatment play a role in this process.PMID:38433413 | PMC:PMC10910167 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0309 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dilek Örüm Sevda Korkmaz Nevin İlhan Mehmet Hamdi Örüm Murad Atmaca Source Type: research
Temperament Clusters in Patients With Panic Disorder in Relation to Character Maturity
CONCLUSION: This study enabled a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of patients by exploring the configuration of all temperament dimensions together rather than each temperament separately. Furthermore, we revealed that depending on the degree of character maturity, the psychological functioning might differ even within the same temperament cluster. These results imply that character maturity can complement inherently vulnerable temperament expression.PMID:38433416 | PMC:PMC10910162 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0142 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seolmin Kim Sumin Hong Doo-Heum Park Seung-Ho Ryu Jee Hyun Ha Hong Jun Jeon Source Type: research
Leptin, Nesfatin-1, Orexin-A, and Total Ghrelin Levels in Drug-Naive Panic Disorder
CONCLUSION: This study reports that PD, like other anxiety disorders, may affect serum nesfatin-1, leptin, orexin-A, and total ghrelin levels, and there may be a relationship between PD treatment and the levels of these neuropeptides. The variability of this relationship among the neuropeptides examined indicates that various factors other than treatment play a role in this process.PMID:38433413 | PMC:PMC10910167 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0309 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dilek Örüm Sevda Korkmaz Nevin İlhan Mehmet Hamdi Örüm Murad Atmaca Source Type: research
