BACKGROUND Musical hallucinations(MH)involve the false perception of music in the absence of external stimuli which links with different etiologies.The pathomechanisms of MH encompass various conditions.The etiologica...
Supported by This study was supported by the Suzhou Municipal Sci-Tech Bureau Program,No.SS202070;Scientific and Technological Program of Suzhou,No.SS202069;Suzhou clinical Medical Center for mood disorders,No.Szlcyxzx202109;Suzhou Clinical Key Disciplines for Geriatric Psychiatry,No.SZXK202116;Suzhou Key Technologies Program,No.SKY2021063;Jiangsu Province social development project,No.BE2020764;Research Project of Jiangsu Commission of Health,No.M2020031;Elderly Health Research Project of Jiangsu Commission of Health,No.LR2022015 and No.LKZ2023020.
BACKGROUND There are systematic differences in clinical features between women and men with schizophrenia(SCZ).The regulation of sex hormones may play a potential role in abnormal neurodevelopment in SCZ.Brain-derived...
National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82172061;the Key Research and Development Plan in Jiangsu,No.BE2022677;and the 16th Batch of Six Talent Peak Projects in Jiangsu,No.WSN-166.
BACKGROUND Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis(CTX)is a rare autosomal recessive lipid-storage disorder caused by mutations in CYP27A1.Psychiatric manifestations in CTX are rare and nonspecific,and they often lead to consi...
supported by: HunanProvincial Department of Education Research InnovationGeneral Project: Research on The Strategy of ImprovingCollege Students’ Health Literacy under the Background ofHealthy China (CX20211027).
An increasing number of studies have suggested that increased physical activity is associated with less mental illness.However,the relationship between exercise and psychotic experiences(PEs)is still unknown.The purpo...
With the advent of technological advancements and the widespread Internet connectivity during the last couple of decades,social media platforms(such as Facebook,Twitter,and Instagram)have consumed a large proportion o...
BACKGROUND Delusional parasitosis is characterized by a false belief of being infested with parasites,insects,or worms.This illness is observed in patients with Parkinson’s disease and is usually related to dopaminer...
BACKGROUND The subsequent waves of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)pandemic have represented a dramatic health emergency characterized by significant consequences on mental health.Diachr...
the mediatization of the CoVID-19 pandemic has created a lot of stress leading sometimes to mental health issues.We present a case of a thirty-year-old woman with no history of psychotic disease but some vulnerabiliti...
The case of a 67-year-old man,who had a year-and-a-half long psychotherapy with the author of this article,is presented to illustrate the process of negotiation between client and therapist about the meaning of his sy...
Limbic encephalitis represents a cluster of autoimmune disorders,with inflammation in the medial temporal lobe characterised by subacute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms such as anxiety,affective symptoms,psychosis,...