BACKGROUND
Most of our social interactions involve perception of emotional information from the faces of other people. Furthermore, such emotional processes are thought to be aberrant in a range of… (More)
Recent studies showed that a polymorphism (T to C nucleotide substitution) in the 3' flanking region of the human CLOCK gene is associated with diurnal preferences of human healthy subjects, with… (More)
BACKGROUND
Diffusion tensor imaging allows the study of integrity of white matter (WM) tracts. Literature suggests that WM integrity could be altered in bipolar disorder. Heterogeneity of brain… (More)
Primary care companion to the Journal of clinical…
2009
BACKGROUND
The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) plays a major role in the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); functional neuroimaging studies indicate that OCD symptoms are associated… (More)
Psychiatric chronotherapeutics is the controlled exposure to environmental stimuli that act on biological rhythms in order to achieve therapeutic effects in the treatment of psychiatric conditions.… (More)
BACKGROUND
Patients affected by schizophrenia show deficits in social cognition, with abnormal performance on tasks targeting theory of mind (ToM) and empathy (Emp). Brain imaging studies suggested… (More)
BACKGROUND
Mood disorders are associated with the highest increase of attempted and completed suicide. Suicidality in major depressive disorder and in schizophrenia has been associated with reduced… (More)
Depression with psychotic features has been shown to respond to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) is a prime target for SSRIs. A functional… (More)
We investigated the possible effect of the 3111T/C CLOCK gene polymorphism on sleep disorders in a sample of 620 patients affected by major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BP). We… (More)
BACKGROUND
Bright artificial light improves non-seasonal depression. Preliminary observations suggest that sunlight could share this effect.
METHODS
Length of hospitalization was recorded for a… (More)