CLINICAL CASE OF ACUTE PSYCHOTIC DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH POSCOVATE SYNDROME

With the spread of yoga, meditation, and other Eastern spiritual practices in Western countries, clinical cases of “physio kundalini syndrome” have begun to emerge. In this article I presented a case that, despite having common elements with a psychotic disorder, can be considered a typical clinical case of awakening of kundalini, since the patient was apparently able to solve his health problems without any medical intervention and says he is perfectly integrated into the community.

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North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study

10.1093/med/9780190625085.003.0045 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Nikhil Gupta ◽

Vinod H. Srihari

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

High Risk ◽

Psychotic Disorder ◽

Study Design ◽

North American ◽

Clinical Case ◽

Design Study ◽

Study Intervention ◽

Landmark Study

This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study on schizophrenia. The question studied was “In patients identified clinically to be at high risk for psychosis, which variables (or their combinations) best predict conversion to schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder?” Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study design, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. This study demonstrates that presence of some characteristics can better prognosticate conversion of a prodromal state to a psychotic disorder. Finally, the chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.

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Behavioral disorders: Within the limits of psychiatry or neurology? About a case

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1375 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S744-S744

Author(s):

P. De Jaime Ruiz ◽

J. Fernández Logroño

Keyword(s):

Internal Medicine ◽

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Psychotic Disorder ◽

Clinical Case ◽

Waking State ◽

Competing Interest ◽

The Moment ◽

Depressive Reaction

It has been a clinical case of a polimorphic psychotic disorder in a male of 26-year-old, affected by brain palsy, previously with adequate cognitive function, undergoing remarkable confusional fluctuations and a waking state apparently well-preserved. As possible comorbidities or triggers we could count on a tonsillitis and/or a depressive reaction a few days before. Serious consideration must be given to a differential diagnosis with an encephalitis but, despite the presence of an intermittent febricula, it was rejected by both units: internal medicine and neurology, after performing some complementary tests, albeit some more specific tests are still pending. His psychiatric background was also checked, which initially was orientated as a questionable bipolar disorder. At all events, symptoms stopped progressively until, almost complete remittance in the moment he was discharged from the hospital. He recovered his normal functionality. The treatment given was risperidon 2 mL/day, quetiapin 50 mg/8 h and baclofen 10 mg/12 h. This can be used as an example of how many difficulties we usually found to catalogue an acute disorder in first phases, even to encompass the clinical profile within the limits of psychiatry or neurology.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Doctor, can one see worms in a scan? Clinical case of headache attributed to psychotic disorder

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.01.1061 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

pp. S319

Author(s):

A. Cabral ◽

M. Roque ◽

V. Domingues ◽

A. Craveiro ◽

H. Rita ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychotic Disorder ◽

Clinical Case

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The Variable Nature of Stuttering: A Clinical Case Study

NSSLHA Journal ◽

10.1044/nsshla_22_29 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

pp. 29-35

Author(s):

Jennifer Gutierrez ◽

Anthony Caruso

Keyword(s):

Clinical Case ◽

Clinical Case Study ◽

Variable Nature

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Abstract #522: Calcitirol Mediated Hypercalcemia in A Patient with Silicone Granulomas dueto Cosmetic Injections: Clinical Case

Endocrine Practice ◽

10.1016/s1530-891x(20)42658-8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 108-109

Author(s):

Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra ◽

Arti Patel ◽

Mrunalini Deshmukh

Keyword(s):

Clinical Case

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Case Formulation and Design of Behavioral Treatment Programs

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.19.3.164 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 164-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Stephen N. Haynes ◽

Andrew E. Williams

Keyword(s):

Functional Analysis ◽

Behavior Problems ◽

Behavioral Treatment ◽

Clinical Case ◽

Relative Magnitude ◽

Mechanisms Of Action ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Case Formulation ◽

Functional Relations ◽

Causal Variables

Summary: We review the rationale for behavioral clinical case formulations and emphasize the role of the functional analysis in the design of individualized treatments. Standardized treatments may not be optimally effective for clients who have multiple behavior problems. These problems can affect each other in complex ways and each behavior problem can be influenced by multiple, interacting causal variables. The mechanisms of action of standardized treatments may not always address the most important causal variables for a client's behavior problems. The functional analysis integrates judgments about the client's behavior problems, important causal variables, and functional relations among variables. The functional analysis aids treatment decisions by helping the clinician estimate the relative magnitude of effect of each causal variable on the client's behavior problems, so that the most effective treatments can be selected. The parameters of, and issues associated with, a functional analysis and Functional Analytic Clinical Case Models (FACCM) are illustrated with a clinical case. The task of selecting the best treatment for a client is complicated because treatments differ in their level of specificity and have unequally weighted mechanisms of action. Further, a treatment's mechanism of action is often unknown.

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