Methodological Problems of Using Platelet MAO in Psychiatric Research

Monoamine Oxidase and Its Selective Inhibitors - Modern Trends in Pharmacopsychiatry ◽

10.1159/000407524 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 265-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

L. Demisch ◽

P. Kaczmarczyk ◽

P. Gebhart

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Research ◽

Platelet Mao ◽

Methodological Problems

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Present status of psychiatric research in Italy

Psychiatry and Psychobiology ◽

10.1017/s0767399x00000791 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 139-144

Author(s):

D. Kemali

Keyword(s):

Clinical Psychopharmacology ◽

Hla Antigens ◽

Psychiatric Research ◽

Platelet Mao ◽

Recent Developments ◽

Mao Activity ◽

Platelet Mao Activity ◽

Psychiatric Department ◽

Fluid Levels

SummaryA brief outline is provided of the recent developments of psychiatric research in Italy. In the field of psychiatric epidemiology, the contributions by the Psychiatric Department of Verona University and the Chair of Mental Hygiene of Pavia University, based on the application of the psychiatric register, are summarized. On the clinical side, emphasis is laid on the research on schizoaffective disorders by the Naples group and on the course and outcome of depression by the Pisa group. In the framework of psychobiological research, the studies carried out in the Psychiatric Department of Milan University on the role of HLA antigens as genetic markers of vulnerability to schizophrenia are mentioned, as well as those by the Naples group on cerebrospinal fluid levels of noradrenaline and on platelet MAO activity in schizophrenics.Finally, in the field of clinical psychopharmacology, the interest of Italian researchers in the topics of prediction of response to psychotropic drugs (especially lithium) and of monitoring of antidepressant plasma levels is emphasized.

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Theoretical and Methodological Problems of a 10-Year Follow-Up Program Evaluation Study

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.18.3.229 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 229-241 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kurt A. Heller ◽

Ralph Reimann

Keyword(s):

Program Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Studies ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Control Groups ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Long Term Study ◽

Partial Inclusion ◽

Methodological Problems

Summary In this paper, conceptual and methodological problems of school program evaluation are discussed. The data were collected in conjunction with a 10 year cross-sectional/longitudinal investigation with partial inclusion of control groups. The experiences and conclusions resulting from this long-term study are revealing not only from the vantage point of the scientific evaluation of new scholastic models, but are also valuable for program evaluation studies in general, particularly in the field of gifted education.

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