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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-14515.
Author : Stylianopoulou, F; Fameli, M; Brountzos, E; Contopoulos, A N.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Greece.
Title : Neonatal neural organizing effects of exogenous corticosteroids on sexual differentiation of the brain in the female rat.
Source : Hormones & Behavior. Vol 17(3) 332-341, Sep 1983.
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Administered testosterone propionate (TP), desoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA), or vehicle neonatally to 47 female Long-Evans rats. Parameters expressing the reproductive physiology and behavior of the adult Ss were studied through measures of reproductive physiology and sexual behavior testing. It was found that neonatal administration of TP produced the expected "defeminization" and "masculinization" of the brain, affecting both the reproductive behavior and cyclicity of these Ss. In contrast, neonatal administration of DOCA did not affect cyclicity although it defeminized and maculinized sexual behavior, albeit to a lesser degree than TP. Results suggest a dichotomy in the neuroregulation of reproductive physiology and sexual behavior. Results support the hypothesis that gonadotropin release and sexual behavior are controlled by 2 anatomically distinct brain areas. They also suggest that brain processes affecting sexual behavior have a higher sensitivity than those affecting reproduction. (25 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-14514.
Author : Stylianopoulou, F.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Greece.
Title : Effect of maternal adrenocorticotropin injections on the differentiation of sexual behavior of the offspring.
Source : Hormones & Behavior. Vol 17(3) 324-331, Sep 1983.
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17 female Long-Evans rats were administered daily injections of ACTH or vehicle during the last third of their pregnancy. Offspring were later tested for sexual behavior. Female offspring of ACTH-treated mothers ( n = 27) had increased anogenital distance at birth, but no effect on sexual differentiation could be detected in the adult animals: They had normal cyclic reproductive function and female lordotic sexual behavior. The prenatal ACTH treatment demasculinized the males ( n = 24), who showed decreased ability for complete male copulatory behavior. The demasculinizing effect of prenatal corticosteriods was, however, particularly pronounced in certain litters, while not affecting others at all. The effects of prenatal corticoids (released either by ACTH administration or by maternal stress) to produce a deficit in adult male sexual behavior could be related to diminished fetal testosterone levels during an early organizational state. (23 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-13051.
Author : Ierodiakonou, C S.
Institution : Aristotelian U of Thessaloniki, Teaching Hosp of Alexandroupolis Psychiatric Dept, Greece.
Title : Psychotherapeutic possibilities in a rural community mental health center in Greece.
Source : American Journal of Psychotherapy. Vol 37(4) 544-551, Oct 1983.
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Describes the experiences encountered in an experimental community mental health center covering a rural population of 160,000 in a rather secluded district in Greece and cultural conditions favoring or hindering a psychotherapeutic approach. The Greek conception of the physician as a protective and supportive figure helped an initial positive transference, especially if consultative or family therapy was decided, but it produced resistances for a deeper individual psychotherapeutic process. Somatization, a common defense in this population, was a problem that was helped with the installation of an inpatient psychiatric unit in the local general hospital. (7 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-09711.
Author : Rinieris, P; Rabavilas, A; Lykouras, E; Stefanis, C.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hospital Dept of Psychiatry, Greece.
Title : Neuroses and ABO blood types.
Source : Neuropsychobiology. Vol 9(1) 16-18, Jan-Feb 1983.
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Determined ABO blood type in 220 patients: 72 with obsessive-compulsive neurosis (OCN), 73 with phobic neurosis (PN), 75 with hysteria, and 600 individuals drawn from the general population. Results show (1) a positive association between OCN and blood type A and a negative association between OCN and blood type O, (2) a positive association between PN and blood type O and a negative association between PN and blood type A, and (3) a positive association between hysteria and blood type A and a negative association between the former and blood type O. Findings support the view that hereditary factors in neurotics may influence the clinical form of their neuroses. (10 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-09644.
Author : Frangos, E; et al.
Institution : State Mental Hosp of Athens, Dept of Psychiatry, Greece.
Title : Psychotic depressive disorder: A separate entity?.
Source : Journal of Affective Disorders. Vol 5(3) 259-265, Aug 1983.
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Compared 2 groups of patients suffering from primary unipolar major depressive disorder: 145 with psychotic disorders and 119 without, to elucidate whether psychotic depressive disorder represents a distinct subtype or a severe variation of the illness. Except for more frequent appearance of psychomotor disturbances among the psychotic depressives, no demographic, family history, and course variables were found to distinguish between the groups. These findings are compatible with the view that psychotic depressive disorder is a severe variant of major depressive illness. (10 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-07342.
Author : Dimitriou, Evangelos C.
Institution : Aristotelian U of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Title : A behavioral approach to marital therapy: A Greek experiment.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 39(3) 144-153, Jul 1983.
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Discusses the techniques used and some of the problems encountered in the behavioral treatment of 14 married couples. In all cases, neurotic symptomatology was present at least in the spouse who first sought treatment. The most frequent areas of reported conflict were impaired communication, frequent arguments, sexual difficulties, and childcare problems. The main objective of treatment was improved communication, and Ss participated in identifying desired and undesired behaviors and creating behavioral contracts. Treatment lasted 8-12 sessions, and outcome was considered excellent in 4 couples and satisfactory in 7 others. Factors associated with outcome included the number and ages of the couple's children, number of years married, presence of alcohol abuse, and perceptions of the degree of behavior disturbance in the S's spouse. (6 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-04854.
Author : Manos, Nikolas; Gkiouzepas, John; Lavrentiadis, Gregory.
Institution : Aristotelian U of Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece.
Title : The value of the psychosocial approach in the treatment of long-term hospitalized patients.
Source : Hospital & Community Psychiatry. Vol 34(5) 456-458, May 1983.
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Compared the functioning of 55 chronic psychotic patients (mean age 49.93) after they had received psychosocial treatment for nearly 5 yrs, with their functioning 3 mo after this treatment had been replaced with pharmacotherapy and custodial care. Results indicate that in only 3 mo, the removal of the therapeutic milieu, without any change in the patient-staff ratio, led to the deterioration of Ss' functioning. Patients deteriorated in all spheres, including psychotic symptomatology, psychotic behavior, anxiety, depression, withdrawal, social competence, social interest, and personal neatness. (11 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-04650.
Author : Christodoulou, G N; Georgala, S; Vareltzides, A; Catsarou, A.
Institution : Eginition Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Lithium in seborrheic dermatitis.
Source : Psychiatric Journal of the University of Ottawa. Vol 8(1) 27-29, Mar 1983.
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Administered 30 mg/day Li-sub-2CO-sub-3 and an Li placebo for 15 days to 15 nonpsychiatric patients (19-40 yrs old) with seborrheic dermatitis in a double-blind crossover design. Findings show that the placebo was significantly superior to Li. However, this does not indicate that psychological factors are not involved in the pathogenesis of seborrheic dermatitis. Selection of psychoactive drug may not have been appropriate, and treatment duration and Li dosage may have been inadequate. The fact that no patient deteriorated suggests that psychological factors are operative. (10 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-03441.
Author : Kafetzopoulos, Evangelos; Papadopoulos, George.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens Medical School, Greece.
Title : Turning behavior after unilateral lesion of the subthalamic nucleus in the rat.
Source : Behavioural Brain Research. Vol 8(2) 217-223, May 1983.
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Unilateral stereotaxis lesions of the subthalamic nucleus of 10 male Wistar rats with kainic acid induced transient spontaneous ipsiversive turning, which was present for several days and could be blocked by haloperidol (2 mg/kg, ip). After the 20th postoperative day, when no spontaneous turning activity was present, apomorphine or amphetamine induced ipsiversive turning, while haloperidol induced contraversive turning. Findings suggest that the subthalamic nucleus is involved in the dopaminergic mechanisms mediating turning behavior of rats. (27 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-01925.
Author : Hartocollis, Peter.
Institution : U Patras School of Medicine, Greece.
Title : Psychoanalysis abroad: A report from Greece.
Source : Psychoanalytic Quarterly. Vol 52(2) 250-253, Apr 1983.
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Presents a brief history of psychoanalysis in Greece and its current acceptance by most Greeks. It was not until after World War II that Freud's basic works were translated and senior analysts from abroad visited Athens to lecture. One reason for the slow development of the psychoanalytic movement in Greece was that many students who went abroad to study did not return to Greece. There is confusion among many lay persons about the differences between psychoanalysis and other kinds of therapy.

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Accession Number Journal Article: 71-01576.
Author : Agathonos, Helen.
Institution : Inst of Child Health, Athens, Greece.
Title :
Institution :al child abuse in Greece: Some preliminary findings.
Source : Child Abuse & Neglect. Vol 7(1) 71-74, 1983.
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Reports on a long-term study on child abuse and neglect in Greece being conducted at the Institute of Child Health. A multidisciplinary team is trying a system of therapeutic intervention to families, evaluating the adequacy of child protection as it is used in cases of child abuse and neglect, and examining the efficacy of the law. During a 1-yr period, 5 boys with either minor or major handicaps who were cared for in institutions were referred to the program. Two of them died from the abusive incident. A study of the circumstances of the injury, and of the conditions in Greek institutions, supports the idea that institutional and family child abuse share many common characteristics. (French abstract) (7 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 70-13004.
Author : Christodoulou, G N; Alevizos, B H; Konstantakakis, E.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Peptic ulcer in adults: Psychopathological, environmental, characterological and hereditary factors.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 39(1) 55-62, Jan 1983.
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34 17-35 yr old male duodenal ulcer patients were compared to 37 healthy controls and to 36 hospitalized controls suffering from illness unrelated to the gastrointestinal tract. Patients and controls were administered a battery of tests, including the Eysenck Personality Inventory, Hopkins Symptom Checklist, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory. The parameters that significantly differentiated the ulcer patients from either one or both groups of controls were neuroticism, trait and state anxiety, guilt, general psychopathology, and stressful life events. Additionally, more than 50% of ulcer patients had at least 1 1st-degree relative with peptic ulcer. These observations indicate that psychopathological, psychosocial, characterological, and hereditary factors are important pathogenetic contributors in peptic ulcer. (19 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 70-03844.
Author : Manos, Nikolas.
Institution : Aristotelian U of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Title : Free psychotherapy: The therapist's and the patient's view.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 37(3) 137-143, Nov 1982.
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In the free psychotherapy clinic, 28 19-37 yr old patients and 8 therapists in training were asked about the influence that the nonpayment of a fee had on the treatment process and the therapist her/himself. Results indicate that although some of the negative effects described by previous authors were also present in this study, both patients and therapists overall felt that nonpayment of a fee had no influence on the treatment or the therapist and that it even had some positive aspects. (13 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 70-03529.
Author : Frangos, Elias; Athanassenas, George.
Institution : State Mental Hosp of Athens, 3rd Psychiatric Dept, Daphne, Greece.
Title : Differences in lateral brain ventricular size among various types of chronic schizophrenics: Evidence based on a CT study.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 66(6) 459-463, Dec 1982.
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Data from a study by the present authors et al (1982), based on computerized tomography (CT) of the brain in 70 chronic schizophrenics, indicated that a severe degree of lateral brain enlargement was present in a great proportion. No correlation was found between lateral ventricular enlargement and age of patients, length of illness, duration of hospitalization, or ECS treatment. To elucidate whether other factors (i.e., type of disease) are likely to correlate with the enlargement these patients (70 chronic schizophrenics aged 22-50) were divided into 3 subgroups: hebephrenics, paranoids, and undifferentiated. Comparison of the mean values of ventricular brain ratio of the groups showed that paranoids presented a statistically greater enlargement than hebephrenics. There was no significant difference between undifferentiated and hebephrenics. The difference between undifferentiated and paranoids approached significance. This study provides evidence that there exists a difference between the type of schizophrenia in CT images, a finding that may suggest degrees of underlying disease process. (10 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 70-01258.
Author : Nakou, Sheena; Adam, Helen; Stathacopoulou, Nella; Agathonos, Helen.
Institution : "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hosp, Inst of Child Health, Athens, Greece.
Title : Health status of abused and neglected children and their siblings.
Source : Child Abuse & Neglect. Vol 6(3) 279-284, 1982.
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Studied 50 Greek children who had been neglected or physically abused by 1 or both parents, along with their families. 18 children were in single-child families. The other 32 children, including 2 sets of twins, had 53 siblings. In comparison with their siblings, the abused children were more frequently the result of an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy. They had a higher incidence of perinatal problems and more illnesses in the 1st yr of life. Almost half had feeding problems, their nutritional status was often poorer than that of their siblings, and they were characterized by their parents as being more difficult than the other children. In some cases, there was evidence of a lesser degree of neglect or abuse in the siblings. More than twice as many boys as girls were abused, although there were more girls than boys among the siblings. It is suggested that this reflects the higher value and, as a result, higher expectations that Greek culture places on male children. (8 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 70-01225.
Author : Agathonos, Helen; Stathacopoulou, Nella; Adam, Helen; Nakou, Sheena.
Institution : "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hosp, Inst of Child Health, Athens, Greece.
Title : Child abuse and neglect in Greece: Sociomedical aspects.
Source : Child Abuse & Neglect. Vol 6(3) 307-311, 1982.
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36 boys and 18 girls (aged newborn to 10 yrs) who had been abused and neglected served as Ss. Half of the Ss were admitted for medical reasons, and abuse or neglect were secondary findings. The medical findings included bruises and fractures, head injuries, knife wounds, and failure to thrive. Many Ss were "difficult children," unwanted pregnancies, difficult pregnancies and deliveries, and half of them were separated from their mothers during the 1st mo of life due to illness. The families were characteristic of multiproblem families of low social level. Almost all parents were young when married, and half were unemployed or had unsteady employment. In most cases, the parents were socially isolated and had poor relations with their families of origin. Most mothers and half of the fathers had an unhappy childhood, while almost half of the mothers had a psychiatric problem. In general, findings are in accordance with data gathered in other nations. Nevertheless, there were some characteristics that seem to be of relevance within the Greek ethnic and cultural context. (French abstract) (5 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-13041.
Author : Kazis, A; Karlovasitou, A; Xafenias, D.
Institution : Aristotelian U of Thessaloniki, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Hosp, Greece.
Title : Temporal slow activity of the EEG in old age.
Source : Archiv fur Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten. Vol 231(6) 547-554, Aug 1982.
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2,035 inpatients (aged 60-92 yrs) were divided into 4 groups: asymptomatic Ss with or without neurological or computerized tomographic abnormalities, and Ss with clinical semeiology due to cerebrovascular accident or other organic cerebral lesions. Temporal slow activity (TSA) was more frequent on the left side of the brain and in Ss with transient ischemic attacks. Generalized angiopathy was more frequently found in Ss with than without TSA. Findings support the view of the dependence of TSA on circulatory disturbances of the brain, which are frequently subclinical. (13 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-12849.
Author : Mantonakis, J E; Jemos, J J; Christodoulou, George N; Lykouras, Eleftherios P.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens Eginition Hosp, Dept of Psychiatry, Greece.
Title : Short-term social prognosis of schizophrenia.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 66(4) 306-310, Oct 1982.
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Two groups of schizophrenic adults with diametrically opposed illness outcomes were compared, 14 mo after discharge, with respect to 21 parameters. The 1st group comprised patients who relapsed and were readmitted to the hospital, and the 2nd group comprised patients who achieved satisfactory occupational rehabilitation (SOR) in the community. SOR was positively and relapse negatively associated with the following parameters: compliance to maintenance pharmacotherapy, satisfactory work record, compulsory admission into hospital, living apart from parents or spouse after discharge, illness precipitated by stressful events, longer duration of hospitalization, and more advanced age at onset of illness. The authors express the view that awareness of the parameters influencing short-term social outcome might contribute to a more efficient management of schizophrenic patients. (12 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-05933.
Author : Boulougouris, J C; et al.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Epidemic faintness: A psychophysiological investigation.
Source : Psychiatria Clinica. Vol 14(4) 215-225, 1981.
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Conducted a psychophysiological assessment of 16 women who fainted during an epidemic (mean age 30.2 yrs) and 16 healthy matched controls (mean age 31.4 yrs). Ss were chosen from among 250 fainting telephone operators (of a total of 990 working at the center). Heart rate, skin conductance level, number of spontaneous fluctuations, and pulse volume were measured at rest and during periods of auditory and visual stimulation. All Ss completed rating scales on anxiety, depression, and level of discomfort experienced during the experimental procedure; the Eysenck Personality Inventory; and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Findings support the notion that the fainting episodes represent a form of transitory anxiety attack in response to environmental stress and were unrelated to either hysteria or anxiety state. (19 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-05712.
Author : Christodoulou, George N; Malliara-Loulakaki, S.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Delusional misidentification syndromes and cerebral "dysrhythmia.".
Source : Psychiatria Clinica. Vol 14(4) 245-251, 1981.
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21 17-64 yr old patients with delusional misidentification syndromes (11 with the Capgras syndrome, 7 with the Fregoli syndrome, 2 with the intermetamorphosis syndrome, and 1 with the subjective doubles syndrome) underwent EEG. Findings reveal a high abundance and severity of abnormalities. Results are discussed within the framework of a dysrhythmic contribution to the pathogenesis of these syndromes. (30 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-04063.
Author : Christodoulou, George N; Lykouras, Eleftherios P.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens, Eginition Hospital Dept of Psychiatry, Greece.
Title : Abrupt lithium discontinuation in manic-depressive patients.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 65(5) 310-314, May 1982.
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Prophylactic Li was abruptly discontinued (under double-blind conditions using placebo) in 18 manic-depressive patients (18-70 yrs old) for 15 days. Following Li withdrawal, tremor of hands, polyuria, general muscular weakness, polydipsia, and dryness of mouth were significantly reduced. No withdrawal symptoms were noted. Three patients relapsed within 4 days of Li discontinuation. The possibility of a rebound phenomenon produced by Li is considered. (10 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Literature Review: 69-03853.
Author : Soldatos, Constantin R; Kales, Anthony.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens Eginition Hosp, Sleep Research Unit, Greece.
Title : Sleep disorders: Research in psychopathology and its practical implications.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 65(6) 381-387, Jun 1982.
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Summarizes research indicating a primary role of psychopathology in the etiology of certain sleep disorders. Chronic insomnia is associated with high levels of psychopathology and a personality profile characterized by internalization of emotions. Also, a greater number of stressful life events occurs at the year of onset of insomnia. Sleep-walking and night terrors in adults are similarly associated with high levels of pyschopathology. Sleepwalkers show a high incidence of personality disorders with generally active, outward behavioral patterns; whereas night terror sufferers are mostly anxious, depressed, and phobic with an inhibition of outward expression of aggression. A series of therapeutic recommendations is presented for the effective management of patients with sleep disorders. (26 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-03817.
Author : Lyketsos, G; et al.
Institution : Dromokaiton Mental Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Psychological characteristics of hypertensive and ulcer patients.
Source : Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Vol 26(2) 255-262, 1982.
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51 hypertensive or duodenal ulcer patients were compared with 29 physically ill patients at admission and discharge on personality traits and states of anxiety and depression. Both the hypertensive and ulcer Ss were less dominant and more anxious than the control group at admission, while depression differentiated only the hypertensive group. Hypertensive Ss were more depressed and more anxious than ulcer patients at admission. At discharge, both experimental groups remained less dominant than the control group, and the hypertensives remained more anxious and more depressed than the ulcer and control groups. Low dominance was correlated with high blood pressure, and high extrapunitiveness was correlated with EKG abnormality in hypertensive Ss. Results are discussed with respect to the role of aggression and low dominance in these psychosomatic disorders. (23 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-01301.
Author : Agathonos, Helen; Valaes, Timos.
Institution : Inst of Child Health, Section of Family Relations, Athens, Greece.
Title : Families of children with Down's Syndrome, in Greece.
Source : Journal of Comparative Family Studies. Vol 13(2) 221-229, Sum 1982.
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Interviewed 88 mothers or guardians of 89 children (aged 4-14 yrs) with Down's syndrome to investigate the ways a Greek family functions with a retarded child. A 2nd interview was conducted 5 yrs later with 49 of the original families. 25 families with normal children served as controls. 68% of the families with retarded children were nuclear, contradicting the authors' hypothesis that most Greeks have extended families to whom they can turn for help. 15% of the mothers of retarded children felt that the child interfered too much with their household duties. 35% of mothers were severely depressed, lonely, or guilty because of their child's handicap. The most significant variables in the functioning of all the families were the personality of the mother and those of the normal children. (French & Spanish abstracts) (3 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 69-01150.
Author : Frangos, Elias; et al.
Institution : State Mental Hosp of Athens, Dept of Psychiatry, Daphni, Greece.
Title : HLA antigens in schizophrenia: No difference between patients with and without evidence of brain atrophy.
Source : British Journal of Psychiatry. Vol 140 607-610, Jun 1982.
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The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) distribution was studied in 56 chronic schizophrenic inpatients (mean age 41.3 yrs) with or without brain atrophy determined by computer-automated tomography, and compared with that of 200 controls. There was no difference in the incidence of HLA-A-sub-2 in the whole sample, and an increase in those without brain atrophy (by comparison with controls) failed to reach statistical significance. A decrease of Bw35 in the whole sample, more prominent in those without brain atrophy, again failed to be significant after multiplying the probability by the number of antigens studied. (14 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 68-13265.
Author : Stefanis, Costas N; Alevizos, B H; Papadimitriou, G N.
Institution : Athens U, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Antidepressant effect of Ro 11-1163, a new MAO inhibitor.
Source : International Pharmacopsychiatry. Vol 17(1) 43-48, 1982.
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Ro 11-1163, a benzamide derivative, was given to 11 depressed patients (aged 23-48 yrs) for 6 wks. 10 Ss showed improvement on the Beck Depression Inventory and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression as early as the 2nd day at doses of 100-400 mg/day. No serious side effects were noted, except for a transient agitation and insomnia. (5 ref)

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Accession Number Literature Review: 68-12794.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens Medical School, Eginition Hospital Dept of Psychiatry, Greece.
Title : The "myth" of involutional melancholia.
Source : Neuropsychobiology. Vol 8(3) 140-143, May-Jun 1982.
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Previous studies have questioned the validity of involutional melancholia as a distinct nosological entity. A review of the literature suggests that the evidence thus far is inconclusive either for or against retaining the traditional concept of involutional melancholia as a distinct disease entity. (22 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 68-12790.
Author : Rabavilas, Andreas D; et al.
Institution : Eginition Hosp, Dept of Psychiatry, Athens, Greece.
Title : Synchrony of subjective and psychophysiological responses in involutional depression.
Source : Neuropsychobiology. Vol 8(3) 156-161, May-Jun 1982.
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Investigated the synchronous changes of subjective and autonomic responses to neutral and stress stimulation in 12 patients (mean age 51.4 yrs) with involutional depression and in 12 normal Ss (mean age 50.5 yrs). The stimuli were individually determined during a pretest interview (e.g., the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Leyton Obsessional Inventory) and consisted of neutral, emotionally loaded, and mental-task testing periods of equal duration presented at random. GSR, heart rate, and finger plethysmography measures were taken, and subjective anxiety experienced during stimulation was rated by Ss on a 5-point scale. Results suggest that measures of synchrony between subjective and autonomic response systems may differentiate (1) patients from controls and (2) certain types of emotional stimuli from others in patients. Implications for the qualitative differentiation of the arousal associated with emotional stimuli are discussed. (11 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 68-10543.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis; Stefanis, Costas N; Lykouras, E; Varsou, E.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Subtypes of schizophrenia and ABO blood types.
Source : Neuropsychobiology. Vol 8(2) 57-59, Mar-Apr 1982.
Abstract :
Studied hebephrenic and paranoid patients with respect to their ABO phenotype. Determination of blood types was carried out in 430 patients with hebephrenic schizophrenia, 340 patients with paranoid schizophrenia, and 600 normal controls. No significant association was detected between any of the ABO blood phenotypes and affliction either with hebephrenic or paranoid schizophrenia; therefore, no differences in heritability with regard to blood type can be supported. (6 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 68-08499.
Author : Papageorgiou, C; et al.
Institution : Alexandra Hosp, Dept of Clinical Therapeutics, Athens, Greece.
Title : Relation of personality and emotional factors to myocardial ischemia, methodology and first observations.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 36(2) 92-97, 1981.
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Conducted a study on the influence of psychological factors on coronary heart disease in 180 patients. In-depth examinations concerned with factors such as personality structure, psychiatric or psychological abnormalities regarding living conditions, emotional factors, and habits were conducted with each S. Data were compared with those of 20 controls. Significant factors for heart disease patients were "recent emotionally charged events," "psychotraumatic events," "professional difficulties," "general frustrations," and "family environment." Ss also fell into Type A and Type B classifications. (21 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 68-08262.
Author : Destounis, Nicholas.
Institution : Hellenic Society of Psychosomatic Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Title : Schizophrenia--a psycho-social approach.
Source : Dynamische Psychiatrie. Vol 14(4-5) 301-305, 1981.
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Reviews psychosocial theories on the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia and suggests that psychodynamic studies of schizophrenia should include only the psychological life experiences of the patient. Although psychodynamic studies have revealed nothing that can be considered absolutely specific to schizophrenics, certain constellations of circumstances, events, or factors (which often begin in early childhood) emerge more frequently in schizophrenics than in the normal individual. (German abstract) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 68-03816.
Author : Batrinos, Menelaos L; et al.
Institution : U Athens Medical School, Greece.
Title : Prolactin in impotent men.
Source : Psychoneuroendocrinology. Vol 6(4) 341-345, Dec 1981.
Abstract :
Measured serum prolactin and testosterone in 57 19-65 yr old males who presented solely with impotence and/or disturbance of libido. Among Ss with impotence and/or disturbance of libido, a percentage had pituitary damage that may have been inadvertently overlooked. Sexual dysfunction in patients with pituitary adenoma was not necessarily associated with abnormal basal prolactin secretion. Testosterone concentration did not seem to be reduced in otherwise healthy impotent men. (14 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 67-08276.
Author : Tsiantis, J; Blackburn, I M; Lyketsos, G C.
Institution : Dromokaiton Mental Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Changes in the hostility of schizophrenic patients during treatment.
Source : British Journal of Medical Psychology. Vol 54(3) 251-258, Sep 1981.
Abstract :
A study of 24 newly admitted schizophrenic patients (aged 17-54 yrs) during 8 wks of treatment indicated high intro- and extrapunitiveness at admission which decreased concurrently with psychopathology. Measures included the Hostility and Direction of Hostility Questionnaire, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, In-patient Multidimensional Psychiatric Rating Scale, and Systematic Nursing Observation of Psychopathology. The larger change was in intropunitiveness, resulting in an increase in the original predominance of extrapunitiveness. Measures of hostility were not predictive of response to treatment. Comparisons between the schizophrenic group and 16 depressed patients indicated that at admission the schizophrenic Ss were less intropunitive and more extrapunitive than the depressed Ss; these differences disappeared after 8 wks of treatment. This finding supports the psychodynamic view of projective and introjective mechanisms in these 2 illness groups. (27 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 67-06157.
Author : Lyketsos, George.
Institution : Dromokaition Hosp, Psychiatry Dept, Athens, Greece.
Title : The ancient Greek tragedy as a means of psychotherapy for mental patients.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 34(4) 241-247, 1980.
Abstract :
Describes the use of classical drama in psychotherapy and the beneficial effects observed with this method in an Athenian mental hospital where it has been used since 1959. Aristotle's view that manics can successfully empathize with tragic heroes and benefit from the sentiments of relief and pleasure that they derive from the events in the tragedy is explored. The author quotes participants in this 6-9 mo learning process in support of this theory. It is concluded that ancient drama is not merely a recreational activity for mental patients for it has a psychotherapeutic effect produced by the power of plot and language. (12 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-13324.
Author : Christodoulou, George N; et al.
Institution : Eginition Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Effects of lithium on memory.
Source : American Journal of Psychiatry. Vol 138(6) 847-848, Jun 1981.
Abstract :
Data from 18 patients with recurrent affective disorders reinforce the notion that prophylactic lithium produces memory dysfunction in such patients. In most cases the side effect was reversible. It is concluded that the benefit derived from this treatment outweighs the difficulties. (10 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-10933.
Author : Manos, Nikolas; Gkiouzepas, J.
Institution : Aristotelian U of Salonika, Greece.
Title : Discontinuing antiparkinson medication in chronic schizophrenics: At what cost to the patient?.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 63(1) 28-32, Jan 1981.
Abstract :
In a study of 100 chronic schizophrenic patients, withdrawal of antiparkinson (AP) medication showed that 44% of the 75 Ss who constituted the placebo group (vs none of the Ss on active AP medication) complained strongly of debilitating extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) and another 22.6% (vs 8.7% of the Ss on active AP medication) displayed disturbing psychotic symptomatology related to EPS. (9 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-10480.
Author : Frangos, E; et al.
Institution : State Mental Hosp of Athens, Greece.
Title : Seasonality of the episodes of recurrent affective psychoses: Possible prophylactic interventions.
Source : Journal of Affective Disorders. Vol 2(4) 239-247, Dec 1980.
Abstract :
Provides evidence for seasonal variations of the episodes of recurrent affective psychoses (depressive or manic) in 533 patients admitted to an Athens, Greece, mental hospital during the past 50 yrs. Due allowance was made for different socio-cultural and climate factors in Greece that might be relevant in the phenomenon of seasonality. Statistically significant seasonal variation with peaks in spring was found for both depressive and manic episodes of various subgroups of Ss. (17 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-10450.
Author : Alevizos, B H; Stefanis, Costas N.
Institution : U Athens, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Enzyme activity of G-6-PD, g-GT and lysozyme in white cells of schizophrenics.
Source : Neuropsychobiology. Vol 6(6) 333-340, 1980.
Abstract :
Studied the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) in red and white blood cells, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GT), and lysozyme in serum and white blood cells in 22 drug-free schizophrenic patients and 17 healthy volunteers (15-50 yrs old). The enzyme activities were reduced in the white cells of schizophrenics compared with controls. The differences in activity of G-6-PD in red cells and of GT and lysozyme in serum between the 2 groups were not significant. These low enzyme activity levels might provide a further basis for interpreting the reported functional deficiency in neutrophils of schizophrenics. Possible mechanisms of biological abnormalities in schizophrenia are discussed. (40 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-08167.
Author : Paschalis, C; Pavlou, A; Papadimitriou, A.
Institution : Red Cross Hosp, Dept of Neurology, Athens, Greece.
Title : A stepped forty-eight hour manic-depressive cycle.
Source : British Journal of Psychiatry. Vol 137 332-336, Oct 1980.
Abstract :
Describes a 78-yr-old male patient with an almost 48-hr manic-depressive cycle but with a daily shift of the switching time, the latter having itself a cycle of 5 days. The mood change always occurred gradually and during the day, never at night. Between manic and depressive phases there was a difference in the frequency of the EEG alpha rhythm. S responded well to lithium treatment. (26 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-03814.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis M; Rabavilas, Andreas D; Christodoulou, George N; Stefanis, Costas N.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Phobic neurosis and ABO blood types.
Source : Comprehensive Psychiatry. Vol 21(3) 245-249, May-Jun 1980.
Abstract :
Examined the incidences of ABO blood types in 73 phobic patients by sex (35 female and 38 male) and by whether phobias were related to external, internal, or both external and internal stimuli. Results indicate that a significantly higher incidence of type O and a significantly lower incidence of type A were present in the phobic group, but that sex and type of phobia (internal or external stimuli) were not related to blood group. (6 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 367>
Accession Number Journal Article: 66-01664.
Author : Philippopoulos, George S.
Institution : Athens U School of Medicine, Greece.
Title : Psychodynamic approach to the most common psychiatric disorders in the elderly.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 32(1-4) 241-248, 1979.
Abstract :
Considers whether or not psychological factors alone should be incriminated for the protean clinical manifestations of the elderly's numerous psychiatric disorders. Data for 12 elderly Greek patients are reviewed, and it is suggested that a multifactorial pathogenesis should be taken into consideration. (15 ref)

< 368>
Accession Number Journal Article: 66-01474.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis M; Christodoulou, G N; Stefanis, Costas N.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Neuroticism and ABO blood types.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 61(5) 473-476, May 1980.
Abstract :
Tested the hypothesis that phenotype O is associated with personality traits that render the individual less prone to developing neurotic symptoms. 502 18-65 yr old Greek Ss with varying levels of education completed a psychiatric interview and the Eysenck and Maudsley Personality Inventories, and provided blood samples. Their ABO distribution was compared with that of a representative sample of the Greek population. Results failed to support the hypothesis since Ss' blood phenotype did not differentiate them with respect to their mean neuroticism score. (7 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-01470.
Author : Philippopoulos, George S.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece.
Title : The analysis of a case of dysmorfophobia: Psychopathology and psychodynamics.
Source : Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Vol 24(5) 397-401, Aug 1979.
Abstract :
Presents the case of an 18-yr-old Greek female diagnosed as having dysmorfophobia and successfully treated by psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy. The psychodynamics of the disorder are explored. The case was considered to be a transitional or potential emotional disturbance, since no specific psychopathology was found and none of the symptoms dominated the clinical picture. (French abstract) (5 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-01386.
Author : Rabavilas, Andreas D,; et al.
Institution : National Capodistrian U of Athens Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Relation of obsessional traits to anxiety in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 33(3) 155-159, 1980.
Abstract :
The obsessional personality traits and state and trait anxiety, measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Leyton Obsessional Inventory, were correlated in 15 Ss (mean age 35.6 yrs) with ulcerative colitis and 15 Ss (mean age 36.2 yrs) with anxiety neurosis. Results suggest that Ss with ulcerative colitis demonstrated strong positive trends, contrary to neurotics who showed negative or very weak correlations, during the active period of their illness. Hypotheses concerning the different association of anxiety to obsessionality between the 2 groups are presented. (14 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 66-01364.
Author : Christodoulou, G N; et al.
Institution : Athens U, Greece.
Title : Peptic ulcer in childhood: Psychological factors.
Source : Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Vol 32(1-4) 297-301, 1979.
Abstract :
30 6-16 yr old children (20 females and 10 males) with primary peptic ulcers, matched in pairs for age, sex, and socioeconomic standard with 30 ulcer-free controls, were administered the Rorschach test, the WISC, and psychiatric interviews. With 1 exception, all Ss suffered from duodenal ulcer; 3 males had personalities with psychopathic elements, 7 Ss had nicknames, 5 suffered from psychiatric disorders, 3 had attempted suicide, and 3 had had homosexual experiences. These parameters were negative in all controls. Ss also had lower mean IQ, worse scholastic adaptation, more anxious and overprotective parents, higher frequency of faddishness in food, and lower frequency of nail-biting than controls. Psychotraumatic events had preceded the onset of ulcer symptomatology in 11 cases. (14 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 65-12953.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis M; Stefanis, Costas N; Lykouras, E P; Varsou, E K.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Affective disorders and ABO blood types.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 60(3) 272-278, 1979.
Abstract :
Results of the present study with 190 inpatients provide evidence of (a) a positive association between bipolar affective disorder and blood type O and a corresponding negative association between the former and blood type A, (b) a positive association between unipolar affective disorder and blood type O, and (c) a positive association between involutional depression and blood type A and a corresponding negative association between the former and blood types B and O. Sex did not appear to modify the ABO blood types' distribution in Ss with bipolar or unipolar affective disorder or involutional depression, and the same held for early- or late-onset of the illness in Ss with bipolar or unipolar affective disorder. Findings do not support the validity of the bipolar-unipolar distinction of affective disorders and provide evidence in favor of the view that involutional depression is a genetically distinct nosological entity. (27 ref) American Psychological Assn,

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Accession Number Journal Article: 65-08549.
Author : Manos, Nikolas; Gkiouzepas, John; Logothetis, John.
Institution : Aristotelian U of Salonika Medical School, Greece.
Title : The need for continuous use of antiparkinsonian medication with chronic schizophrenic patients receiving long-term neuroleptic therapy.
Source : American Journal of Psychiatry. Vol 138(2) 184-188, Feb 1981.
Abstract :
In a double-blind 6-wk study, 98 chronic schizophrenic patients (mean age 44.2 yrs) receiving long-term neuroleptic treatment and trihexyphenidyl were either switched to placebo or continued on trihexyphenidyl. 51 of the 75 Ss given placebo vs 1 of the 23 Ss who continued on active trihexyphenidyl developed severe worsening of extrapyramidal signs, necessitating early termination from the study. 21 of the placebo Ss vs 2 of the trihexyphenidyl Ss developed less severe worsening. Furthermore, 50 of the placebo Ss but only 2 of the trihexyphenidyl Ss had psychotic or other severe physical symptoms related to withdrawal of prestudy antiparkinsonian medication. It is concluded that these data support the need for continuous use of antiparkinsonian medication in the long-term neuroleptic therapy of chronic schizophrenic patients. (20 ref)

< 374>
Accession Number Journal Article: 65-08506.
Author : Rabavilas, Andrew D; Boulougouris, John C; Perissaki, Cleopatra.
Institution : Eginition Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Therapist qualities related to outcome with exposure in vivo in neurotic patients.
Source : Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry. Vol 10(4) 293-294, Dec 1979.
Abstract :
A retrospective evaluation of certain therapist qualities relative to therapeutic change was conducted on 36 phobic and obsessive-compulsive patients (aged 22-43 yrs) who were treated with flooding. Most variables concerning the therapist's style of conducting the treatment were significantly related to outcome; these included warmth, acceptance, respect, interest, and liking. It is suggested that a long-term interaction effect may operate between the therapist's style and exposure in vivo. (5 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 375>
Accession Number Journal Article: 65-06029.
Author : Rabavilas, Andrew D; Boulougouris, John C; Perissaki, Cleopatra; Stefanis, Costas N.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Pre-morbid personality traits and responsiveness to flooding in obsessive-compulsive patients.
Source : Behaviour Research & Therapy. Vol 17(6) 575-580, 1979.
Abstract :
Carried out clinical and psychophysiological assessments before and after completion of flooding treatment in 2 groups of 6 obsessive-compulsive patients (Eysenck Personality Inventory and Leyton Obsessional Inventory), matched for age and duration of the illness but differing in premorbid obsessional personality traits. Ss with these traits demonstrated a specific autonomic sensitivity to flooding, probably related to either the reduction of anxiety after treatment or to certain qualities of the treatment itself. Significant changes after treatment regarding neutral stimuli and attitude ratings of untreated obsessional manifestations suggested a more global response to flooding in such patients. (13 ref)

< 376>
Accession Number Journal Article: 65-05718.
Author : Christodoulou, G N.
Institution : Athens U, Greece.
Title : Pseudocyesis.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Belgica. Vol 78(2) 224-234, Mar-Apr 1978.
Abstract :
The psychiatric literature on pseudocyesis (false pregnancy) is reviewed, and 4 new cases are described and discussed. The psychopathological significance of insecurity feelings is discussed, and it is formulated that an insecurity-produced nonconscious motive aiming at an important benefit contributes to the strong wish for a child shared by all 4 patients. The condition may relapse, as shown in one case, or precipitate a severe depressive illness, as demonstrated in another. Prompt diagnosis, full support, and responsible and tactful handling are essential in dealing with a condition as delicate as pseudocyesis. The need for close cooperation between gynecologist, psychiatrist, and psychiatric social worker is stressed. (French, Dutch, German, Italian, & Spanish summaries) (13 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 65-05611.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis M; et al.
Institution : Athens U, Greece.
Title : Thyroid function in primary depression.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Belgica. Vol 78(2) 248-255, Mar-Apr 1978.
Abstract :
The thyroid function of 20 female inpatients with primary depression was investigated by the following tests: serum thyroxine, in vitro radioactive triodothyronine uptake, free-thyroxine index, thyroidal -sup-1-sup-3-sup-1I uptake and 48 hrs protein-bound -sup-1-sup-3-sup-1I. The values of serum thyroxine and free-thyroxine index of the patients were significantly decreased, compared to those of 240 euthyroid controls, and for 5 Ss they were below normal limits. These findings point to decreased thyroid activity in primary depression. The possibility of implication of a common neurochemical mechanism in both primary depression and thyroid hypoactivity is discussed. (French, Dutch, German, Italian & Spanish summaries) (29 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 378>
Accession Number Journal Article: 65-05601.
Author : Perissaki, Cleopatra; Rabavilas, Andrew D; Stefanis, Costas N.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Looking differences in relation to examiner's attitude in paranoid patients and normal controls.
Source : Psychiatria Clinica. Vol 12(2) 97-104, 1979.
Abstract :
Investigated differences in amount and pattern of looking during interviews with 20 male paranoid patients and 20 normal controls in relation to a female examiner's change of attitude, as indicated by change in the tone of her voice. Results indicate that the patients did not follow the decreased looking model suggested for schizophrenics in other studies. Patients showed a significant order effect, a higher overall amount of looking, and an opposite pattern of looking across interviews as compared to controls. It is suggested that patients may have difficulties in regulating their visual behavior according to examiner's attitude, resulting in a "stereotyped" pattern of looking. Findings are discussed with reference to visual information processing. (17 ref)

< 379>
Accession Number Journal Article: 65-03415.
Author : Lyketsos, G C; Blackburn, Ivy M; Mouzaki, D.
Institution : Dromokaiton Mental Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Personality variables and dysthymic symptoms: A comparison between a Greek and a British sample.
Source : Psychological Medicine. Vol 9(4) 753-758, Nov 1979.
Abstract :
The States of Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Personality Deviance Scales of G. A. Foulds (1976) were administered to a representative Greek sample of 106 males and 114 females aged 20-65 yrs from 6 counties and belonging to all social classes. There were highly significant differences from British norms for anxiety and depression combined, for extrapunitiveness, intropunitiveness, and dominance. Within the Greek sample, males were more dominant than females, but females were more intropunitive, anxious, depressed, and dysthymic. Results indicate the importance of the interaction between states and traits in population morbidity and the need for local norms. (18 ref)

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Accession Number Journal Article: 65-02918.
Author : Rabavilas, Andrew D; Boulougouris, John C; Perissaki, Cleopatra; Stefanis, Costas N.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : The effect of peripheral beta-blockade on psychophysiologic responses in obsessional neurotics.
Source : Comprehensive Psychiatry. Vol 20(4) 378-383, Jul-Aug 1979.
Abstract :
The effects of practolol on GSR, heart rate, and subjective anxiety were examined in 12 21-54 yr old obsessive-compulsive patients, using 2 groups in a crossover design. Group 1 had a psychophysiological assessment before practolol administration. After 4 drug-free days, Ss received 2 150-mg doses/day for 3 consecutive days, followed by another assessment. Group 2 received the same procedure, but in reverse order. Randomly administered testing periods required 2 fantasy periods of 1 min each, visualizing either a neutral scene or that of the main obsession or compulsion; 2 talking periods of 1 min each, listening to the experimenter describe a neutral scene or the disastrous consequences of the obsession or compulsion; and 1 "practice" session of 1 min, where S was asked to touch a "contaminating" object or rehearse aloud his/her distressing thoughts. The autonomic accompaniments of obsessive-compulsive symptoms responded favorably to practolol, but the clinical variables did not. Subjective anxiety appeared to be affected only by the order of drug administration. These comparatively negative findings are discussed with respect to the more favorable early literature. (13 ref)

< 381>
Accession Number Journal Article: 65-01832.
Author : Economou, S G; Stefanis, Costas N.
Institution : Eginition Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Electrooculographic (EOG) findings in manic-depressive illness.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 60(2) 155-162, Aug 1979.
Abstract :
Compared with 15 controls (mean age 50.4 yrs), EOG ratios were low in 20 depressive (mean age 47 yrs) and high in 12 manic (mean age 37.8 yrs) patients. Appropriate treatment (tricyclics to depressives and haloperidol to manics) restored EOG ratio values to control levels. Observed EOG changes in manic-depressive illness are discussed in terms of their origin and the involvement of a neuroendocrine, dopamine-controlled mechanism is postulated. (18 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 382>
Accession Number Journal Article: 64-12662.
Author : Rinieris, P M; et al.
Institution : Eginition Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Anxiety and thyroid activity in psychiatric patients.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Belgica. Vol 79(1) 75-81, Jan-Feb 1979.
Abstract :
Investigation of possible correlations between scores on the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and the free-thyroxine index or the serum thyroxine values in 41 schizophrenics, 25 psychotic depressives, and 20 neurotic depressives revealed only a weak correlation between the anxiety score and the serum thyroxine values in the neurotic depressives. (French, Dutch, German, Italian, & Spanish summaries) (14 ref)

< 383>
Accession Number Journal Article: 64-10772.
Author : Vassiliou, George.
Institution : Athenian Inst of Anthropos, Greece.
Title : On the rights of the mentally ill: A Hellenic view.
Source : Mental Health & Society. Vol 3(5-6) 326-328, 1976.
Abstract :
Argues against the view that malfunctioning persons have "the right to be schizophrenic." The development of milieu-specific systems intervention approaches through which all social institutions will be educated and assisted to function preventively on all levels is recommended. (4 ref)

< 384>
Accession Number Journal Article: 64-08528.
Author : Frangos, E; Christodoulides, H.
Institution : State Hosp for Mental Diseases, Athens, Greece.
Title : Clinical observations on the treatment of tardive dyskinesia with haloperidol.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Belgica. Vol 75(1) 19-32, Jan 1975.
Abstract :
Haloperidol was administered over 4 mo to 5 males and 5 females with tardive dyskinesia. During the 1st 4 wks, Ss remained under their previous drug treatment (mainly phenothiazines and antiparkinsonism drugs). For the next 4 wks (P1), all Ss were given placebo tablets. During the 15-wk treatment period, Ss were given 8 mg haloperidol daily for the 1st 2 wks, then the dosage was gradually increased to 15 mg/day. This period was followed by 2 wks of placebo (P2). No changes occurred during the initial period, but during P1 the frequency and intensity of lingual-labial-masticatory movements increased in 5 Ss. Haloperidol produced virtual disappearance of dyskinetic symptoms in 4 Ss, reduction of peristomal movements in 3 Ss, and no changes in the other 3 Ss. During P2, peristomal movements appeared in the 3 Ss who had been almost completely relieved, but intensity and frequency were reduced over pretreatment. Other Ss showed an increase in the frequency and intensity of abnormal movements. It is concluded that haloperidol may be recommended for maintenance treatment of tardive dyskinesia. (French, Flemish, German, Italian, & Spanish summaries) (10 ref)

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< 386>
Accession Number Journal Article: 64-01405.
Author : Rassidakis, N C; et al.
Institution : U Athens, Greece.
Title : A contribution to the study of the personality of cancer patients: A preliminary report.
Source : Transnational Mental Health Research Newsletter. Vol 20(1) 10-12, Spr 1978.
Abstract :
To continue the authors' psychosomatic research program, the personality characteristics of 25 malignant cancer patients and 25 noncancer patients were examined to determine features unique to cancer patients. Questionnaire, TAT, and clinical findings showed that cancer patients, compared to noncancer patients, tended more (a) to be welcoming of the psychological examination despite their unawareness of their cancer; (b) to come from disturbed or overprotective homes; (c) to feel interpersonally isolated, submissive, anxious, oversensitive, defeatist, unexpressive, and sexually awkward or inept; (d) to have their illness preceded by divorce or death of a beloved person; and (e) to yield TAT findings indicating poor self-image, rejecting parents, inadequate ego, guilt, anxiety, immaturity, inefficient defenses, inexpressiveness, indeciveness, unrealism, pessimism, dependency, self-destructiveness, and poor sexual relationships. Although the sample is small, the results are striking in their vivid separation of cancer from noncancer patients and in their similarity to other researchers' findings.

< 387>
Accession Number Journal Article: 63-12250.
Author : Panayiotopoulos, Chrysostomos R.
Institution : U Athens Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Self-induced pattern-sensitive epilepsy.
Source : Archives of Neurology. Vol 36(1) 48-50, Jan 1979.
Abstract :
Presents the case of a 13-yr-old girl in whom self-induced pattern-sensitive epilepsy was observed. The case resembles those of patients who induce seizures in themselves by light stimulation. The close relationship between photosensitive and pattern-sensitive epilepsy is emphasized. (8 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 388>
Accession Number Journal Article: 63-12239.
Author : Malliara-Loulakaki, S; Christodoulou, G N; Gargoulas, A; Papaloukas, A.
Institution : U Athens, Greece.
Title : Electroencephalographic findings in children with primary duodenal ulcer.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Belgica. Vol 77(6) 701-706, Nov-Dec 1977.
Abstract :
Compared the EEG records of 18 6-16 yr old children with primary duodenal ulcers to those of 15 controls. 10 Ss had abnormal EEGs in contrast to 6 of the controls' EEGs, and the patients had more marked EEG abnormalities. The findings support the notion that neurophysiological factors are related to the pathogenesis of primary duodenal ulcer in childhood. However, the small sample and the fact that the 2 groups were not clearly differentiated by severity of EEG abnormalities call for caution in the interpretation of the findings. (French, Flemish, German, Italian & Spanish summaries) (6 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 389>
Accession Number Journal Article: 63-08141.
Author : Tsamparlakis, J; Alexadis, J; Stavropoulos, A.
Institution : Ophthalmiatrion Eye Hosp, Athens, Greece.
Title : Visual development in successfully treated cases of congenital glaucoma.
Source : Child: Care, Health & Development. Vol 5(6) 431-438, Nov-Dec 1979.
Abstract :
Assessed visual functions in 10 8-18 yr old children after 1 or more operations for congenital glaucoma. Results show that Ss' visual development can affect the child's medical, social, and educational progress. (9 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 390>
Accession Number Journal Article: 63-07746.
Author : Bazas, Theodore; Jemos, Jiannis; Stefanis, Costos; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios.
Institution : U Athens Medical School, Greece.
Title : Incidence and seasonal variation of suicide mortality in Greece.
Source : Comprehensive Psychiatry. Vol 20(1) 15-20, Jan-Feb 1979.
Abstract :
Purports to be the 1st population-based study of suicide in Greece, investigating the variables of age, sex, urban or rural residence, and seasonal and secular trends. The mortality rate is found to be the lowest in Europe, with clear seasonal variations. (33 ref)

< 391>
Accession Number Journal Article: 63-07722.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis M; et al.
Institution : Athens U, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Free-thyroxine index in mania and depression.
Source : Comprehensive Psychiatry. Vol 19(6) 561-564, Nov-Dec 1978.
Abstract :
Examined thyroid function in 40 female inpatients diagnosed as primary affective disorder (15 mania, 25 depression) and compared the results with values obtained from 240 patients hospitalized for somatic illnesses. Following admission, all experimental patients remained drug-free for 1 wk, except for 10 mg of diazepam every evening. Thyroid function was measured after this week, together with a rating scale-interview evaluation of mania or depression. Thyroid function tests included serum thyroxine and in vitro radioactive triiodothyronine uptake; multiplied together, these provided the free-thyroxine index values. For the 15 manic patients, only one had serum thyroxine and free-thyroxine index below normal limits, while 5 of the 25 depressed patients displayed values below normal. Values for both groups were lower than those of the controls, although only the difference between controls and depressed patients was statistically significant. These results are discussed in the light of recently reported findings that implicate dopamine in the release of thyrotropin-releasing hormone and in the neurochemical mechanism of the affective disorders. (19 ref) American Psychological Assn,

< 392>
Accession Number Journal Article: 63-01132.
Author : Rinieris, Pantelis M; et al.
Institution : Athens U Medical School, Eginition Hosp, Greece.
Title : Free-thyroxine index in psychotic and neurotic depression.
Source : Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Vol 58(1) 56-60, Jul 1978.
Abstract :
Compared free-thyroxine index (FTI) values in Ss with psychotic and neurotic depression. The mean FTI value of 25 psychotic depressive patients was significantly lower than that of an age- and sex-matched group of 20 neurotic depressives. These findings support the view that psychotic and neurotic depression are differentiated with respect to their clinical expression and their biological substrate. Comparison of FTI values of each group of depressives with a group of 240 euthyroid Ss hospitalized for various somatic illnesses revealed a lower mean FTI value in the group of psychotic depressives. The neurotic depressives were not differentiated from the group of euthyroid Ss. The decreased thyroid activity in psychotic depression is interpreted in the light of recent findings implicating catecholamines in both the release of hypothalamic hormones and the neurochemical mechanism of the affective disorders. (23 ref)

< 393>
Accession Number Journal Article: 63-00643.
Author : Moschovakis, A; et al.
Institution : U Athens Medical School, Greece.
Title : Cannabis interferes with nest-building behavior in mice.
Source : Psychopharmacology. Vol 58(2) 181-183, 1978.
Abstract :
Nest-building behavior has never been used to answer questions concerning the psychotomimetic effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In this study, several fractions of cannabis and tobacco pyrolysis products were tested consecutively in the same procedure. The following drugs were injected ip under a saline-drug-saline schedule: dextroamphetamine (6 mg/kg), pentobarbital (25 mg/kg), THC (10, 5, 2.5 mg/kg), the cannabis fractions designated I-sub(S ) (water soluble products), II-sub(S ) (nonsoluble, nonvolatile products), III-sub(S ) (what is inhaled by a hashish smoker), and analogous fractions of tobacco pyrolysis products designated III-sub(B ) (what is inhaled by a common tobacco smoker), II-sub(B), and I-sub(B). The effects of THC (10 mg/kg), II-sub(S), and III-sub(S ) were similar in disrupting the normal behavioral pattern. Amphetamine, THC (5 mg/kg), and II-sub(B ) disrupted normal behavior as well. The similarity of the effects of II-sub(S ) and III-sub(S ) was unexpected in view of the different contents of cannabinoids in these fractions. Also unexpected was the similarity of the effects of THC (10 mg/kg) and III-sub(S ) (40 mg/kg containing 7% THC), as well as the activity of fraction III-sub(B). (15 ref)
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