Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition

2006 ◽  
pp. 109-122
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
General Medical Condition

scholarly journals Study of the Santal-Psychiatric Patients and their Belief Towards Mental Illness

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-81
Author(s):  
AA Mamun Hussain ◽  
Shahana Qais ◽  
MMR Khan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
General Medical Condition ◽  
Major Mental Disorder

This study aims at finding the presence of psychiatric illness of the santals, an ethnic minorities of the northern part of Bangladesh and their belief towards mental illness. Among the 77 patients, 39 (50.64%) were male and 38 (49.35%) were female. The majority of the respondents were in between the age of 16-35 years. Most (80%) believed that possession by Bonga/Kali caused the illness. In the present study, 45 (59.74%) had major mental disorder, 18 (23.37%) had minor mental disorders and 13 (16.88%) had psychotic disorder due to general medical condition (viz. Epilepsy). Observations suggest that change of awareness and perception regarding mental disorder, should be a high priority, as right mental health is one of the key component of total delivery of health care.TAJ 2011; 24(2): 76-81

scholarly journals Impact of Substance-Induced and General Medical Condition Exclusion Criteria on the Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders as Defined by the CIDI

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 898-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Sunderland ◽  
Tim Slade ◽  
Tracy M. Anderson ◽  
Lorna Peters
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Composite International Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
General Medical Condition ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Dsm Iv

Objectives: It has been previously argued that the methodology used by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview version 2.1 to assess the substance-induced and general medical condition exclusion criteria are inadequate. As a result prevalence estimates generated from epidemiological studies using this interview may be underestimated. The purpose of the current study was to examine the substance-induced and general medical condition exclusion criteria in the Australian National Survey for Mental Health and Well-being and determine the impact that they have on prevalence estimates of the common mental disorders. Method: Data from the 1997 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being were analysed. Frequencies were generated as an indication of how many respondents believed that their psychiatric symptoms were always due to a substance or general medical condition. New DSM-IV prevalence estimates were calculated ignoring the application of the substance-induced and general medical condition exclusion criteria and compared to standard DSM-IV prevalence estimates. Results: The effect of the substance-induced and general medical condition exclusion criteria on final prevalence rates were minimal, with approximately a 0.1% increase when the exclusions were ignored. This equates to a relative difference ranging from no difference for generalized anxiety disorder to an increase of 12% of the base prevalence estimate for agoraphobia. Conclusions: In surveys that use the Composite International Diagnostic Interview version 2.1 the substance-induced and general medical condition exclusion criteria have a minor impact on determining final case definition in the majority of mental disorders.

Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Jordaan ◽  
Dan J. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
General Medical Condition

Association between severity of schizophrenic symptoms and urinary retention

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 497-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Shiloh ◽  
A. Weizman ◽  
P. Dorfman-Etrog ◽  
N. Weizer ◽  
H. Munitz
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Retention ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽  
Temporal Correlation ◽  
Continuous Treatment ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
General Medical Condition ◽  
Haloperidol Treatment ◽  
Psychotic Exacerbation

SummaryA case is presented in which severe urinary retention (UR) occurred during an acute psychotic exacerbation of paranoid schizophrenia. The voiding dysfunction was apparent during continuous treatment with unchanged doses of haloperidol, and it completely resolved with the remission of the psychotic symptoms. A clear temporal correlation was evident between the patient’s mental status, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) score and the degree of the UR as assessed by quantitatively measuring the total daily postvoiding urine residues. We could not relate the UR to any apparent general medical condition or to the haloperidol treatment. The presented data suggests that UR in schizophrenic patients might be the end-result of various psychosis-related mechanisms.

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