Behavioral Symptoms - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Worldwide genetic variation in dopamine and serotonin pathway genes: implications for association studies.

3 Oct 2008 The dopamine and serotonin systems are two of the most important neurotransmitter pathways in the human nervous system and their roles in controlling behavior and mental status are well accepted. Genes from both systems have been widely implicated ... Read more...

Factors associated with traumatic symptoms and internalizing problems among adolescents who experienced a traumatic event.

29 Sep 2008 The aim of the present study was to identify factors that are related to the traumatic symptoms and problem behavior among adolescents who experienced the New Years fire in 2001 in Volendam, The Netherlands. Three groups of factors were considered: ... Read more...

Apathy and disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia: Insights into their neural correlates.

31 Aug 2008 BACKGROUND: Aberrant social behavior is a defining symptom of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and may eventually occur in all syndromes composing the FTD spectrum. Two main behavioral abnormalities have been described: apathy and disinhibition, but ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Behavioral Symptoms'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Worldwide genetic variation in dopamine and serotonin pathway genes: implications for association studies. 3 Oct 2008
• Factors associated with traumatic symptoms and internalizing problems among adolescents who experienced a traumatic event. 29 Sep 2008
• Apathy and disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia: Insights into their neural correlates. 31 Aug 2008
• Quantitation of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. 30 Aug 2008
• [Non-motor disorders in Parkinson's disease] 30 Aug 2008
• Co-occurring conditions associated with FMR1 gene variations: findings from a national parent survey. 13 Aug 2008
• Childhood CNS vasculitis: a treatable cause of new neurological deficit in children. 13 Jul 2008
• The putative role of neuropeptide autoantibodies in anorexia nervosa. 29 Jun 2008
• Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer disease and related disorders: why do treatments work in clinical practice but not in the randomized trials? 29 Jun 2008
• The course of psychiatric and behavioral symptoms and the use of psychotropic medication in patients with dementia in Norwegian nursing homes--a 12-month follow-up study. 29 Jun 2008
• A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of aripiprazole for the treatment of psychosis in nursing home patients with Alzheimer disease. 29 Jun 2008
• Apathy associated with Alzheimer disease: use of dextroamphetamine challenge. 29 Jun 2008
• Concurrent validity of neuropsychiatric subgroups on caregiver burden in Alzheimer disease patients. 29 Jun 2008
• Nonpharmacological treatment of inappropriate sexual behavior in dementia: the case of the pink panther. 29 Jun 2008
• Neuropsychiatric morbidity in adolescent and adult succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency patients. 29 Jun 2008
• [Recognition of autism spectrum disorders in adults] 12 Jun 2008
• [Autism spectrum disorders in adults] 12 Jun 2008
• Neuropsychological and psychiatric changes after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a randomised, multicentre study. 2 Jun 2008
• Mosaic FMR1 deletion causes fragile X syndrome and can lead to molecular misdiagnosis: a case report and review of the literature. 13 May 2008
• Delineation of a critical region on chromosome 18 for the del(18)(q12.2q21.1) syndrome. 13 May 2008

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Technical information about 'Behavioral Symptoms'

Definition: Observable manifestations of impaired psychological functioning.

Descriptor UI: D001526

Alternative terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Behavioral Symptom; Symptom, Behavioral; Symptoms, Behavioral;

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;

History Note: 98; use explode 1970-97

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with BEHAVIOR: read MeSH definitions