Affective Symptoms - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Associations between multiple dimensions of schizotypy and sociodemographic variables in a nonpsychiatric sample of young adults.

29 Sep 2009 In several prior studies, self-reported schizotypy has been documented to vary by gender, age, race/ethnicity, and measures of social engagement. In this study, undergraduate students participated in an online survey, and data from 825 students were ... Read more...

The psychotomimetic effects of short-term sensory deprivation.

29 Sep 2009 People experiencing sensory deprivation often report perceptual disturbances such as hallucinations, especially over extended periods of time. However, there is little evidence concerning short-term sensory deprivation and whether its effects differ ... Read more...

[The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS]

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: This study analyzes the German version of the teacher rated Symptom Checklist for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (FBB-HKS) which is part of the Diagnostic System of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (DISYPS-KJ). ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Affective Symptoms - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Associations between multiple dimensions of schizotypy and sociodemographic variables in a nonpsychiatric sample of young adults. 29 Sep 2009
• The psychotomimetic effects of short-term sensory deprivation. 29 Sep 2009
• [The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS] 30 Aug 2009
• Negative reinforcement eating expectancies, emotion dysregulation, and symptoms of bulimia nervosa. 30 Aug 2009
• Deficits in emotional awareness in schizophrenia and their relationship with other measures of functioning. 30 Aug 2009
• Impaired self-reflection in psychiatric disorders among adults: a proposal for the existence of a network of semi independent functions. 14 Jul 2009
• Mental health treatment patterns in perinatally HIV-infected youth and controls. 11 Jul 2009
• Modulation of long-term memory by arousal in alexithymia: the role of interpretation. 30 Jun 2009
• Personality dimensions among women with an eating disorder: towards reconceptualizing DSM. 29 Jun 2009
• Alexithymia, absorption, and cognitive failures in depersonalization disorder: a comparison to posttraumatic stress disorder and healthy volunteers. 29 Jun 2009
• Adult strabismus and social phobia: a case-controlled study. 30 May 2009
• Neurological disability, psychological distress, and health-related quality of life in MS patients within the first three years after diagnosis. 30 May 2009
• Affect and alexithymia determine choice among valued objects. 30 May 2009
• Behavioral problems and cognitive performance at 5 years of age after very preterm birth: the EPIPAGE Study. 30 May 2009
• Effect of maternal psychopathology on behavioral problems in preschool children exposed to terrorism: use of generalized estimating equations to integrate multiple informant reports. 30 May 2009
• Demographic and perinatal factors for behavioral problems among children aged 4-9 in Taiwan. 20 May 2009
• Emotional and behavioral changes in parents of children affected by hemolytic-uremic syndrome associated with verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli: a qualitative analysis. 29 Apr 2009
• Social relationships and negative emotional traits are associated with central adiposity and arterial stiffness in healthy adolescents. 29 Apr 2009
• [Attention deficit/hyperactive disorders in children and adolescents as assessed by parents] 29 Apr 2009
• [Early onset bipolar disorders] 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Affective Symptoms'

Definition: Mood or emotional responses dissonant with or inappropriate to the behavior and/or stimulus.

Descriptor UI: D000342

Alternative terms: Affective Symptoms; Affective Symptom; Symptom, Affective; Symptoms, Affective; Alexithymia; Alexithymias; Emotional Disturbances; Disturbance, Emotional; Disturbances, Emotional; Emotional Disturbance;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.145.126.100;

Online Note: use AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS to search AFFECTIVE DISTURBANCES 1969-80

History Note: 81; was AFFECTIVE DISTURBANCES 1969-80

Technical Notes: human only; do not confuse with AFFECTIVE DISORDERS: read MeSH definitions & follow text