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Objective:To investigate the personality traits of patients with anxious depression and the relationship between personality traits and clinical symptoms.Methods:From December 2011 to October 2014, 177 first-episode untreated patients with depression from the psychiatric department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University and 185 healthy controls(HC group) recruited by the community were included.All patients were divided into anxious depression group ( n=92) and non-anxious depression group ( n=85) according to whether the anxiety/somatization factor score ≥7.The simplified version of Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and the Hamilton depression scale-17 (HAMD-17) were used to assess all the subjects.Statistical analyses were conducted in SPSS 21.0.Analysis of covariance was used to compare the differences of the scores on personality dimensions among the three groups.The relationship between personality dimensions and anxious depression was confirmed by Logistic regression, linear regression analysis and generalized linear models. Results:The differences of the scores on the four dimensions of neuroticism ( F=108.863, P<0.01), extraversion ( F=86.357, P<0.01), agreeableness ( F=50.615, P<0.01), and conscientiousness ( F=24.730, P<0.01) among the three groups were statistically significant.Further pairwise comparision showed, the score of neuroticisms was higher in the anxious depression group(43.05±8.92) and non-anxious depression group(39.85±7.21) than that in the HC group (30.16±6.25)( P<0.01, Bonferroni corrected). The scores of extroversion (31.22±6.33, 32.61±6.83), agreeableness (38.66±5.80, 39.46±6.19) and conscientiousness (39.75±6.89, 38.85±7.26) were lower in the anxious depression group and non-anxious depression group than those in the HC group (40.29±5.37, 44.79±4.68, 44.09±5.66, all P<0.01, Bonferroni corrected). The score of neuroticisms in anxious depression group was higher than that in non-anxious depression group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01, Bonferroni corrected). Logistic regression analysis with age, gender and years of education controlled showed that the score of neuroticism ( B=0.082, OR=1.085, 95% CI=1.020-1.154, P=0.009) and conscientiousness ( B=0.060, OR=1.062, 95% CI=1.006-1.120, P=0.028) were risk factors for anxiety symptoms in patients with depression.Linear regression analysis showed that the scores on neuroticism had positive predictive effects on the anxiety/somatization factor score ( B=0.055, 95% CI=0.021-0.089, P=0.002) and cognitive impairment factor score ( B=0.074, 95% CI=0.023-0.125, P=0.005) in the anxious depression group. Conclusion:Compared to non-anxious depression, patients with anxious depression show higher level of neuroticism, and the level of neuroticism can positively predict the symptoms of anxiety and cognitive impairment.The high level of neuroticism and conscientiousness may be risk factors for the occurrence of anxiety symptoms in patients with depressed.
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Amisulpride,a kind of the second generation antipsychotics,was marketed in China in 2010.A series of clinical research and experience before and after listed,especially the data based on Chinese population,provided evidence for the generalization and application of amisulpride.In order to optimize the clinical application of amisulpride,and improve the prognosis of patients,Expert Advice on the Practical Use of Amisulpride in the Treatment of Schizophrenia is presented here.This advice is based on the recent evidence and clinical experience,for guiding the clinical medication of amisulpride.
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Objective To explore the big five personality characteristics of the first-episode, treatment-naive major depressive disorder. Method Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was used to assess the personality. A comparison was conducted between 112 first-episode, treatment-naive major depressive disorder (MDD) patients and 99 sex-, age- and education level-matched healthy controls (HC). The Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) was used to evaluate patients’symptom. Result Compared with HC, the neuroticism score in MDD group was significantly higher, while the extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness were significantly lower. Lo?gistic regression analysis showed that MDD was significantly associated with higher neuroticism (OR=1.106, 95%CI:1.029~1.189, P=0.006) and lower extraversion (OR=0.809, 95%CI: 0.733~0.893, P<0.001) and agreeableness (OR=0.870, 95%CI:0.794~0.953, P=0.003). Linear regression showed that the HAMD score was significantly associated with higher neuroticism (B=0.121, P=0.003). The onset age of MDD was significantly associated with conscientiousness (B=0.015, P=0.001). Conclusion This study confirms that the personality of MDD is different from HC. Higher neuroticism is an important personality facets in treatment-naive patients with first-episode MDD. The low conscientiousness might associate with early age of depression onset.
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Objective To explore the features of white matter in DTI in patients with asymptomatic mild traumat?ic brain injury(mTBI)and their correlation with the cognitive features. Methods The DTI data and cognitive function data were obtained from 36 mTBI patients and 36 health controls. The fractional anisotropy (FA) pictures were ana?lyzed by voxel-based analysis. The FA value differences of the two groups were analyzed by using t test. The values of FA were extracted from the abnormal regions of mTBI patients. Correlation analyses were performed on the association of extracted FA value with P300 latency,P300 amplitude,the scores of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Scale, Hamilton Depression Scale, Hamilton Anxiey Scale,age and education(P>0.05). Results Compared with controls, mTBI patients had significant reduction of FA in the right medial frontal gyrus, bilateral postcentral gyrus, left precune?us, right posterior cingutate and right superior temporal gyrus(P<0.01,FDR correction). There were no significant correlations between extracted FA value and all clinical characteristics in mTBI patients. Conclusions Patients with mTBI have white matter microstructural damage and cognitive impairment.
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Objective To investigated cerebral structural connectivity and its relationship to neuroleptic-na?ve individuals with first episode early-onset schizophrenia using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) which could demonstrate the white matter integrity . Methods We recruited subjects with first episode DSM-Ⅳearly-onset schizophrenia who had never been exposed to antipsychotic medication(n=19) and sex ,age-matched healthy volunteers (n= 19) .All subjects received DTI and structural magnetic resonance imaging scans .Voxel-based analysis was performed to investigate brain regions fractional anisotropy (FA) values .Results Statistics revealed that schizophrenia patients showed significant FA reduction in left inferior frontal gyrus ,left temporal gyrus ,left occipital lobe and right middle temporal gyrus as compared to healthy subjects .Conclusion Deficits of white matter integrity in widespread brain regions of the first episode neuroleptic-na?ve early-onset schizophrenia patients .The presence of white matter abnormalities in the early-onset patients is suggestive of being related to the etilology of schizophrenia .
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Objective: To develop the Chinese version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) and evaluate its reliability and validity. Methods: Three investigators assessed 10 dementia cases together with the NPI-Q to evaluate the inter-rater reliability. Eighty-six dementia cases and 30 healthy controls were assessed with the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease (BEHAVE-AD), the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and NPI-Q to evaluate the criterion validity. A subgroup of 30 dementia cases was tested with the NPI-Q again 24 h later to evaluate the test-retest reliability. Results: (1) Internal consistency. Cronbach's a coefficient of the severity subscale was 0.589, mean inter-item correlation coefficient of the severity subscale was 0.107. Cronbach's α coeffi-cient of the distress subscale was 0.612, and the mean inter-item correlation coefficient of the distress subscale was 0.114. (2) Inter-rater reliability. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of the severity subscale was 0.97, and ICC of the distress subscale was 0.94. (3) Test-retest reliability. The test-retest correlation coefficient of the severi-ty subscale was 0.89, and the test-retest correlation coefficient of the distress subscale was 0.86. (4) Criterion va-lidity. The severity subscale total score was correlated significantly with BEHAVE-AD (r=0.70, P <0.001) and BPRS(r=0.40, P<0.001) total score; the distress subscale total score was correlated significantly with the global ratings in part 2 of BEHAVE-AD (r=0.76, P<0.001) . (5) The severity subscale total score in demen-tia group was significantly higher than that in control group (median: 10 vs.1.5, P <0.001). The distress sub-scale total score in dementia group was significantly higher than that in control group (median: 10 vs 0; P< 0.001) . (6) Exploratory factor analysis identified 4 common factors, including psychosis, abnormal behavior,discontrol and affective symptoms, which explained 58.3% of total variance. All of the items loaded were between 0.596 and 0.803 on their conrresponding factor. Conclusion: The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of NPI-Q meet the psychometrics properties, and deserves to conduct further study in larger samples.
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Objective To explore whether the polymorphism of human frizzled 3 (rs2241802 ,rs2323019,rs352203) is associated with schizophrenia in Yunnan Han population. Methods PCR-RELP was used to detect the polymorphism of human frizzled 3 (rs2241802 ,rs2323019, rs352203 ) in 153 patients and 100 controls. All patients were evaluated with positive and negative symptom scale(PANSS). Following a linkage disequilibrium test in the 3 loci ,association analysis was carried out between the polymorphism, including haplotype,and schizophrenia in all samples. Results No significant difference of genotype and allele frequency of the 3 loci were observed in 2 groups. There was no difference in genotype and allele frequency of rs2241802 ,rs2323019,rs352203 in Han samples (P＞0.05) . The polymorphisms of the 3 loci had been observed no difference in case-sibling control study of normal group. A-A-C haplotype and G-A-C haplotype were observed with a higher frequency in both samples (P＜0.05). There was no difference in patients and controls in PANSS scores (P ＞ 0.05 ). Conclusions There is no association between polymorphisms of human frizzled 3 ( rs2241802, rs2323019, rs352203 ) and schizophrenia in Han. A-A-C and G-A-C haplotype might possibly associate with schizophrenia in Yunnan Han population.
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Objective To investigate the effect of acute or chronic administration of eseitalopram(ESC)on behavior of mice,which suffered from chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS).Methods Mice were exposured to CUMS for 8 weeks,then the behavior of mice were investigated every 2 weeks,and the effect of acute and chronic administration of escitalopram on behavior was compared.Results (1)The body weight of all stressed mice were lighter than control group(18.5±1.1)g from 2nd to 8th week(P＜0.01).After chronic administration of escitalopram,the body weight of cms+Cesc group(18.5±0.6)g were increased relative to other stressed groups(P＜0.01).(2)In open-field test for 15min,the total distance and central distance of stressed groups were further,and numbers of rear were more than control group(P＜0.05)from 2nd to 4th week,but then these indexes were decreased from 6th to 8th week(P＜0.05).After chronic administration,the total distance(57.4±11.0)m,central distance(12.0±3.0)m and numbers of rear(74.2±6.1)of cms+Cesc group increased(P＜0.05).(3)In sucrose preference test,the preference percentage of stressed groups was less than control group(P＜0.05)from 6th to 8th week at 8th week,the preference percentage of cms + Cesc group((79.0±2.7)%)was more than other stressed groups(P＜0.05).(4)In forced swimming test,compared with control group,immobility time of stressed groups became longer from 4th to 8th week..After chronic administration,immobility time of cms + Cesc group((124.7±8.00)s)was shorter than other stressed groups.(5)After acute administration,the behavior of cms + Aesc group was not different relative to pure stressed group(P＞0.05).Conclusion Chronic administration of escitalopram show up efficacy on depression behavior of CUMS mice,but acute administration is ineffective.
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BACKGROUND: Family factor is the main reason for children's psychological and behavioral problems. Seen from the view of systemic family theory, in any circumstances, children's behavioral problems reflect various interpersonal systemic networks among society, school, family, relatives and friends and the relationship of complicated interactions among individuals.Family therapy is an important way to cure children's behavioral problems.OBJECTIVE: To observe whether systemic family rehabilitation is adequate for intervening in children's behavioral problems.DESIGN: Cluster sampling; Contrast observationSETTING: Department of Psychiatry, Kunming Medical College.PARTICIPANTS: A total of 276 students in grade four from Mingtong primary school of Kunming City were selected along with their parents from May 2004 to March 2005. A survey was conducted on students and their parents according to the principle of cluster sampling.METHODS: Self-rating family dynamics scale was used to investigate the characteristics of family dynamics of 276 students in grade four. Achenbach child behavior checklist for parents was adopted to investigate the situation of their children' s behaviors. 57 cases of children with behavioral problems were detected out, and took the families in which the whole family members voluntarily participated in the intervention as interventional group and the families in which any one of the family members did not want to participate in the intervention as abnormal control group. The students and their parents in interventional group were treated with 4-month systemic therapy. 4 months later, resent the above rating scales.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of family dynamics and children's behaviors between interventional group and abnormal control group before and after intervention.RESULTS: After intervention, changes of family dynamics and children's behaviors in interventional group had taken place, which had statistical difference. The changes as follows: family atmosphere changed from "depressive and hostile" to "harmonious, pleasant, equal and exoteric"; the degree of individuation of family members changed from low level to high; disease concept changed from "regarding the patients as helpless victims" to "regarding them as helpful doers", which realize "softening of disease concept". The total scores of Achenbach child behavior checklist for parents decreased [The scores of questionnaire for fathers before and after intervention were (42.20±22.58) and (28.95±21.90) respectively, and scores of questionnaire for mothers before and after intervention were (50.95±14.60) and (36.40-±15.36) respectively, P ＜ 0.05]. There was no significant difference between the changes of children's behaviors assessed by fathers and mothers in abnormal control group [The scores of questionnaire for fathers before and after intervention were (38.32±17.30) and (37.57±16.45) respectively, and scores of questionnaire for mothers before and after intervention were (45.54±16.02) and (40.14±17.95) respectively, P ＞ 0.05].CONCLUSION: Using the idea and technique of systemic family therapy ,it is feasible and effective to intervene in children's behavioral problems by family therapy.
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Objective:To explore the brain function asymmetry characters of the patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).Methods:The study examined the ear advantage of 58 healthy subjects, 115 patients with MDD using two kinds of rhyming words by the method of focused attention. Results:1.In healthy group, no ear advantage was found in true words test, but appeared significant right ear (left-hemisphere) advantage in pseudo-words test. 2.In MDD group, there was also no ear advantage in true words test, but appeared enhanced right ear (left-hemisphere) advantage in pseudo-words test. There was a significant difference between the MDD and healthy subjects. Among patient group, 3. by true words test, no ear advantage was found in those with a comorbid anxiety disorder, but those without comorbid anxiety appeared right ear advantage. By pseudo-word test, both patients with or without comorbid anxiety appeared right ear (left-hemisphere) advantage, and those without had larger advantage. there was a significant difference between this two groups. 4.HAMD, HAMA and SCL-90 ratings had no relation to asymmetry scores of true words or that of pseudo-words.Conclusions:1. both healthy control and MDD patients have no ear advantage for process and cognition of true words in, but as for that of pseudo-words, both of them appear right ear (left-hemisphere) advantage, with the MDD patients have greater advantage. 2.The patients with or without a comorbid anxiety disorder were different in response, patients with comorbid anxiety appear more close to normal control. 4. Asymmetry scores don’t correlate significantly with the scores of HAMD, HAMA or SCL-90. 5.The pseudo-words is the better choice as stimuli for dichotic listening test.
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To probe into psycho-social factors related to relap se of heroin addict and to find main factor of effect on relapse． 186 cases of heroin addict had been devised into first and relapse group． Addict condition, family condition, motive of drug abuse and MMPI of addict had been studied． The results showed that relapse group were early and long time user, most of them with intravenous, the times per day of use, dosage and fee more then first drug abuse group． The motivation of relapse was strong dependent． Psychological dependent and release of depression and adolescence are high danger factor of relapse． Rehabilitation measure must be personal depend on cause of relapse of Individual．
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Objective To explore the prevalence and correlated factors of behavior problems among primary students.Methods Rutter Child Behavior Check list was applied to 956 primary students.Results Primary students with behavior disorder accounted for 30.4%: antisocial type(A) 12.8%,neurotic type 10.0% and mixed types(M) 7.6%.The main correlated factors included sex,rapport of family,the time spent with family members and friendship.Conclusion Parents,teachers and government should pay more attention to the primary students with behavior disorder.