Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews - Volume 20, Issue 1, 2024

Havana syndrome cases increased in Cuba at the end of 2016 and early 2017, and the consequences ranged from minor to severe health concerns. In almost all affected individuals, symptoms like difficulty-concentrating, visual issues, brain-fog, memory problems, tinnitus, and sleep-related complaints were reported. Some initial studies pointed the causative possibility towards energy weapons, ultrasound, microwave Read More

Autism, a neurodevelopment disorder that was regarded as insignificant in the past is thereby now recognized as a major problem with an increasing prevalence over the past 50 years affecting 1 out of every 160 children worldwide. Recent accumulating evidence indicates that autism is a consequence of the fusion of environmental, genetic, and epigenetic components. Due to the lack of effective pharmacotherapy, alt Read More

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the level of anxiety as well as the attitude toward disease and mitigation strategies in people with non-psychotic mental disorders and healthy controls. Methods: A case-control study (1:4) was conducted during a self-isolation regimen in Moscow. Cases were adult patients with NPMD admitted to the Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry. Sex and age-matched c Read More

Background: Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders in children. Increasing evidence suggests an association between omega-3 fatty acid and ADHD. We aimed to investigate the effects of 6-month omega- 3 fatty acid supplementation on the fatty-acid profile of erythrocytes and on the clinical severity of ADHD symptoms in children. Methods: Recruitme Read More

Background: The development of mobile Internet technology has brought great changes and convenience in our daily life. However, it has also arisen a series of mental health problems, especially problematic mobile phone use (PMPU). Objective: This study aimed to explore the relationship between social exclusion and PMPU among Chinese college students, as well as the mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfact Read More

Introduction: Lithium is an effective mood stabilizer. In patients with bipolar disorder using long-term lithium, discontinuation of lithium can lead to severe clinical outcomes such as lithium-induced discontinuation refractoriness. We present two clinical cases of lithium- induced discontinuation refractoriness. Case Presentation: We present two female patients with a good long-term response to lithium. Both patients did not have Read More

Background: Organic disorder remains one of the most pressing issues in practical psychiatry, especially a disorder dominated by persistent or recurrent delusions. The difficulty for practitioners is often due to the older age of patients and the burden of concomitant therapeutic diseases. Modern and potentially promising pharmacological drugs developed in recent years include partial agonists of D2 and D3 receptors. Cur Read More